Jo Koyis embracing his friendship with ex-girlfriendChelsea Handler.
While attending the carpet for his new movieEaster Sunday, Koy, 51, shared where he and Handler, 47, stand after their breakup last month.
“We’re great friends and that’s how it will always be,” Koy toldEntertainment Tonight. “I’ll always champion for her and she’ll always champion for me — and we’re gonna win, everyone wins.”
The standup comedian also added that going back to being friends feels “great.” He explained to the outlet, “It’s always been that way, so it’s the next chapter.”
This is not the first time the actor has spoken about the former couple’s renewned friendship. Right after the break last month, Koy spoke toTMZon how they were doing.
“Everything’s good. We’re taking a break,” Koy said. “We’re great friends, we’ve always been great friends. The love is still there.”
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Asked whether the two exes are still in touch, Koy said, ‘Yeah … but all love. That’s all." He then refrained from revealing who pulled the plug on the relationship, calling it a “private” matter.
Koy was also asked whether he was ready to “jump back into the dating pool.” To that, Koy laughed and said he was “just going to concentrate on this movie thing right now.”
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Handlerannounced the couple’s spliton Instagram on July 18, sharinga videothat was meant to be posted on their one-year anniversary.
“It is with a heavy heart to announce that we have decided together that it is best for us to take a break from our relationship right now,” the formerChelseahost wrote. “I know many of you were invested in our love, and I wanted to express to you how much that meant to both of us. How much it still means. And how much I now believe in love for each one of us. This man blew my heart open with love and because of him, my life experience has changed forever.”
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The best-selling author said Koy “blew my creativity open, my lust for working hard again, being on the road again.” Handler additionally credited Koy for having “reminded me who I was and always have been.”
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Inhis own breakup post, Koy said the former couple “will always remain great friends and will always have love for one another.”
“I’m her biggest fan and I can’t wait for you all to see what she has in store for the future,” he added. “Keep killing it Chelsea! Mahal kita!”
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A mutual friend introduced Handler and Koy to each other more than 20 years ago. Thereafter, Koy would go on to make frequent appearances on Handler’s E! late-night seriesChelsea Lately, which aired from 2007 to 2014.
The pairsparked dating rumorsin September 2021 after they were spotted getting cozy at a Los Angeles Dodgers game. Handler confirmed their relationship later that month, sharinga photo of the two kissingon Instagram. She latercalled Koy “the best boyfriend"she’s ever had.
Handler has sincecalled the pair’s breakup “painful.”
“I feel, you know, optimistic about the future now,” she said on theWe Can Do Hard Things with Glennon Doylepodcast last month. “I’ve changed so much and my love was so big that it just blew me open. And as painful as the ending of something like that is, I’m so well-versed in therapy and understanding that every door shutting is a new beginning and I do believe it.”
Easter Sundayopens on Friday.
source: people.com
