00:00Today, Contributor suddenly separates from husband after just two years of marriage.
00:05Jill Martin and her husband are separating about a year after her breast cancer diagnosis.
00:11Today, Contributor Jill Martin and her husband, Eric Brooks, are in the process of ending
00:17their marriage about two years after tying the knot.
00:22The news of the couple's sudden separation was first reported earlier this week by Page
00:27Six, which cited an unnamed spokesperson for Martin, who said the two were quietly divorcing.
00:34They filed for divorce in early August and were nearly done with the process as of Wednesday,
00:40Sept. 4.
00:42Martin, 48, married the founder and managing partner of Ethos Capital on Sept. 10, 2022.
00:51They were first engaged to be married in 2019, then a meeting through a dating app.
00:56Though they broke off their plans shortly thereafter and separated after the need to.
01:02Live in different places amid the coronavirus pandemic put strain on their relationship.
01:08The TV personality and financier later reunited and were once again engaged.
01:14By late 2021, with their New York City wedding occurring one year later, a few months after
01:20her walk down the aisle, Martin revealed in an emotional essay, published online in
01:25July 2023 by Today, that she had been diagnosed with breast cancer.
01:31At the time, she urged early screenings and raised awareness about testing for the BRCA
01:37genes, one of which she learned she had.
01:40Martin publicly provided occasional updates on her cancer journey in the year that followed.
01:45In the wake of her diagnosis last year and her more recent separation from Brooks, a
01:50spokesperson for Martin told People that she's
01:53"...focused on getting healthy and making a difference, with a new business in the works,
01:59and a special plan in place for the Today show, Ignition of Breast Cancer Awareness
02:04Month, which is in October."
02:06Martin's spokesperson also told Page Six that Martin will be focused on her health
02:12and her family in the days ahead as she moves on from her marriage.
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