Lana Del Rey‘s ‘jealousy’ has precipitated an explosive rift between her new husband Jeremy Dufrene and his longtime ex-fiancée, who has been banned from visiting their marital residence to see her daughter.
The singer-songwriter, 39, tied the knot with Louisiana-born Dufrene, 49, in entrance of a small gathering of household and buddies on Thursday on the bayou where they first met five years ago throughout considered one of his well-known swamp excursions.
Now, insiders have solely revealed Del Rey had been messaging the gator information all through the final 4 years of his 13-year relationship with Kelli Welsh, 45, whose friendship with Dufrene has broken down in the weeks since they began courting.
Welsh, who was blindsided by the information of their yard nuptials, was additionally mentioned to be unaware that Del Rey and Dufrene had boxed up the final of her belongings from the home they as soon as shared – together with her crystals as they carried her ‘vitality.’
‘Jeremy and Lana began speaking in 2019, however they by no means stopped,’ the insider informed DailyMail.com. ‘At one level, she messaged him on social media, and informed him that she was taking a break for some time, however he can name her anytime.
Lana Del Rey ‘s ‘jealousy’ has precipitated an explosive rift between her new husband Jeremy Dufrene and his longtime ex-fiancée Kelli Welsh
Insiders have solely revealed Del Rey, 39, had been messaging the gator information, 49, all through the final 4 years of his 13-year relationship with Welsh, 45
‘That is whereas he was engaged to Kelli. Lana knew that Jeremy was engaged. He was very sincere about this and had photographs of Kelli and the children on his personal social media.’
Welsh and Dufrene began courting as youngsters when she was 16 and he was 19, however they broke up after a 12 months.
He went on to marry his first spouse Gina, with whom he has two sons and a daughter.
Inside a 12 months of their marriage ending, he rekindled with Welsh in 2011 having maintained contact through the years.
He proposed in 2012, however the teenage sweethearts by no means married and ultimately break up final October. Dufrene additionally raised Welsh’s daughter Alana, now 20, as his personal. She nonetheless lives with him, whereas Welsh is now based mostly in Texas.
Their relationship has additionally change into estranged since he began courting Del Rey.
The supply claimed Welsh briefly moved to Texas to look after a sick relative, however ended up staying after the space drove them aside.
However previous to shifting, they went on a tenting journey collectively the place she informed him that she needed ‘extra out of the connection.’
Welsh’s friendship with Dufrene has damaged down within the weeks since he began courting Del Rey (pictured in 2018)
In accordance with the supply, Welsh had no concept that he was engaged to Lana and solely discovered that the 2 had married the morning after their marriage ceremony
’She needed to begin making actual true recollections with him, however Jeremy simply labored on a regular basis, 24/7′ the insider claimed. ‘He put work earlier than something, together with her.’
Del Rey lately moved into the house which he beforehand shared with Welsh, and the pair have since had all of Welsh’s belongings put into storage, with Welsh banned from visiting.
‘Jeremy informed Kelli that she was not allowed to go over to the home after he bought along with Lana, which was very upsetting to her,’ the supply mentioned.
‘Kelli’s organic daughter Alanna nonetheless lives there with Jeremy, who she considers to be her father. However he by no means adopted her.
‘What’s complicated is that Jeremy’s ex-wife Gina was all the time on the home along with her new husband. They have been one massive, blended household.
‘So, for Kelli to not be allowed doesn’t make sense. Jeremy expressed that Lana was jealous of her due to their lengthy historical past. So, when she moved into the home, they took all of Kelli’s belongings and put it into storage.
‘Lana was particularly eager on ridding the house of Kelli’s crystals. She informed Jeremy that the crystals carry a lot vitality and she or he wanted them gone.
‘She needed to simply begin a brand new life with him and didn’t need any items of his previous – particularly together with his ex of greater than a decade.’
‘Jeremy informed Kelli that she was not allowed to go over to the home after he bought along with Lana, which was very upsetting to her,’ the supply informed DailyMail.com
The insider continued: ‘Jeremy expressed that Lana was jealous of [Welsh] due to their lengthy historical past’
Del Rey first met Dufrene on considered one of his excursions again in 2019 and continued to message him within the years after
The Grammy nominee exchanged vows with Dufrene by the water in Des Allemandes, Louisiana, on Thursday, only one month after they have been first pictured collectively.
Regardless of tensions, the insider insisted the unlikely couple are very a lot in love – with the singer on good phrases together with his youngsters, who she lately flew by personal jet to her property in Los Angeles.
The supply mentioned: ‘She took him and all the children, plus all the child’s vital others, on a non-public jet to her residence in LA the place they stayed for every week.
‘She gave the children a spending allowance of $200 every. They clearly actually like her.’
They insisted Dufrene ‘didn’t marry her for her cash,’ however claimed Del Rey has been lavishing him with presents, together with three $3000 fits.
The couple exchanged vows by the water in Des Allemandes – on the identical bayou the place he operates his well-liked swamp boat excursions
‘He has by no means owned something that costly,’ they added.
‘Jeremy is getting used to dwelling like a king, however there isn’t any approach that he’ll stop his job and let anybody handle him. It’s humorous to see him all decked out although.
‘It could be hilarious to see him on the Met Gala along with her. May you think about?’
However regardless of Del Rey’s reported $30million fortune sufficient to purchase them an opulent A-list pad, the newlyweds plan to reside in his modest five-bedroom childhood residence that he demolished and rebuilt from the bottom up in 2020.
‘For most individuals, the realm that Jeremy lives in is a go nowhere city,’ the supply mentioned.
‘However Lana likes the truth that she will be able to exit within the city and folks have no idea who she is. They went to Walmart collectively they usually went to out to eat a few occasions and nobody has any thought she is known, and she or he likes this.’
The Summertime Unhappiness singer went public with Dufrene on August 25, once they have been noticed holding arms and having a romantic meal collectively in London after she carried out at Studying Competition.
The pair then attended Karen Elson’s wedding earlier this month alongside Taylor Swift and Travis Kelce.
On Monday, TMZ reported that the unlikely couple had picked up a marriage license.
The newlyweds first met when she carried out on the Buku Music + Artwork Mission in Louisiana in March 2019. She went on considered one of his excursions and shared a photograph of him kissing an alligator.
DailyMail.com beforehand revealed that the Grammy nominee did not instantly expose who she was to Dufrene as she discovered it ‘refreshing’ that the alligator fanatic had ‘no thought’ who she was.