Jeannie Mai Jenkins Is 'Trying to Save Her Marriage' Despite Husband Jeezy's Divorce Filing: Source

A source tells PEOPLE 'The Real' host is "hurt and devastated" by the rapper filing for divorce earlier this month

Jeannie Mai Jenkins is hoping to salvage her relationship with husband Jeezy after he filed for divorce earlier this month.

A source tells PEOPLE that The Real host, 44, is “hurt and devastated” by the rapper’s decision to end their marriage.

“She got married to stay married,” the insider reveals. “She's committed to trying to save her marriage.”

Related: Jeannie Mai Jenkins Said She Was 'Honored to Walk Beside' Her 'Love' Jeezy 9 Days Before Divorce Filing

A second source reveals that the problems between the pair escalated recently, sharing, “They’ve had issues for a long time, but things got really hard over the last few months.”

“He spends nearly all his time in Atlanta, and she was flying back and forth between there and LA,” the insider explains. “She was scaling back a bit and trying to spend more time in Atlanta to work on their issues.”

The source added: “She obviously knew they had problems, but she wasn’t expecting a divorce. Now she’s trying to figure out what her future looks like and where she’ll be living.”

Related: Jeezy Is Focused on Who He's 'Becoming' — Not Who's 'Coming with Me' — amid Jeannie Mai Jenkins Divorce

While Jenkins is hoping to work on their marriage, Jeezy, 45, posted to Instagram shortly after filing for divorce that he was focusing on himself.

"Too focused on who I'm becoming to focus on who's not coming with me," wrote Jeezy, who was married to Jenkins for two-and-a-half years.

In his filing, the Grammy-nominated star said the former couple — who had a prenuptial agreement in place — are "currently living in a bona fide state of separation," and that their marriage is "irretrievably broken" with "no hope for reconciliation."

The document also stated that Jeezy (né Jay Jenkins) wants to share joint legal custody of the pair's daughter, Monaco. (He's also dad to two children from previous relationships.)

Reps for each did not immediately respond to PEOPLE's request for comment. The Atlanta Journal-Constitution was first to report the news.

Related: Jeezy and Jeannie Mai Jenkins' Relationship Timeline

Nine days before the divorce news broke, Jenkins shared a sweet Instagram post that showed her and Monaco celebrating Jeezy making the New York Times Best Sellers list for his book, Adversity for Sale.

“Today I celebrate a remarkable milestone achieved by my husband, @jeezy, whose memoir ‘Adversity For Sale’ has soared to the New York Times bestsellers list," she wrote in its caption.

“This moment isn’t just a testament to your literary skills baby, but a recognition of your ability to inspire through the power of storytelling," continued Jenkins. "I’m endlessly grateful for your voice in this world. Honored to walk beside you my love🖤”

Never miss a story — sign up for PEOPLE's free daily newsletter to stay up-to-date on the best of what PEOPLE has to offer, from juicy celebrity news to compelling human interest stories.

Jenkins and Jeezy tied the knot in March 2021 at their home in Atlanta, and welcomed their daughter in January 2022.

The pair celebrated their two-year anniversary in March with a surprise trip to Vietnam that Jenkins organized for her husband as a “long-awaited adventure.”

“When Jeezy and I met, we bonded over the similarities and differences of our cultures,” she told PEOPLE at the time. “Now that we have a daughter, blending our worlds, it gives even more meaning to explore Vietnam together as a multicultural family.”

For more People news, make sure to sign up for our newsletter!

Read the original article on People.