Fleur Shomo has issued a public statement regarding her apparently now ex-husband Caleb‘s decision to publicly announce his new chapter as a “proudly gay man”. The aforementioned Beartooth vocalist, etc. issued this statement announcing his sexual orientation yesterday, May 23rd. In it, he detailed how he has spent years wrestling with his thoughts and reconciling with his sexuality.
Fleur and Caleb married in 2012. Following Caleb‘s aforementioned statement yesterday, Fleur took to Instagram as well shortly after to share her thoughts on her husband’s announcement. In her statement, she pledged her continued support for Caleb, while also speaking of the confusion and hurt that came with navigating the situation across the past few months. She also confirmed that the chain of events has led to the end of their nearly 14-year marriage. She stated:
“Not really sure how to start this cause does anything even need to be said? But I guess I’ll just dive right in.
The past few months have been a very disorientating and hurtful time to navigate. For both of us. But I will always want to love, protect and support Caleb. I have cared more about his well being over the years than anything else in the world.
To see the confusion and pain he went through and the highs and lows and wanting to help but not knowing how. You never want anything more for your person than for them to just be ok. You also ask yourself constantly if you’re a bad person for wondering wtf this means for your world & the anger you also feel. I am the only person that is having to deal with the duality of this situation. To support him whilst losing everything has been incredibly hard to figure out. You can love and support your person through the hardest time in their life, whilst also be completely demolished & lose yourself at the same time.
You question everything. But I have learned the one thing I don’t need to question is our history. No matter what anyone will say, I know it.
I have always wanted nothing more than for Caleb to be happy. Trying to help him go through this without having any idea what to do, has been a learning curve we never expected to experience together. The isolation of not being able to talk to people about this has been profound, as it has not been my story to share. My mental health has suffered & I have had moments where I have not felt or acted like myself. For those that have known & been there, thank you. I’ll never be able to repay your kindness.
Our nearly 14yrs of marriage was wonderful and full of so much fun, adventure & love. Nobody will know anything about our marriage like we do. And no one can ever truly know what depths of love exist between two people unless they are those people. I already miss it & my husband more than anything. Our story was a good one. And now it’s done.
I hope anyone in the world going through this finds hope & courage & I hope the fans can continue to support Caleb.
For now I’m going to keep focusing on what I can control & continue living my life trying to achieve what I want to achieve. And if I keep saying hi to as many dogs as possible along the way, then I’m sure things will slowly get better, day by day, piece by small piece, bird by bird.”
Caleb‘s announcement yesterday followed months of speculation and rumors that emerged in the wake of his band’s video for their single “Free“. That clip saw Caleb sporting a radical makeover, with the song and his commentary that followed regarding it finding him speaking of striving to be entirely honest with himself and embarking upon the “next chapter” of his life.
Caleb‘s dramatic change in appearance depicted in that video was also met with backlash from some as well however, and it would appear that the increased scrutiny and uglier comments seemingly leading him to go dark on his personal social media accounts for several months until returning in mid-May.
