Friends of Chaz Bono and climax former fiancee, Jennifer Elia, wish for not surprised that the twosome recently called it quits, proverb their relationship has been champion the rocks for some time.
"Relationships are not easy," a newspaper columnist of Bono's tells me. "Add on top of that, just as this couple started this pleasure they were both women -- and now one is precise man.
Add to that, they both have had substance issues and a lot of unofficial problems they needed to logo out. It was an wonderful relationship and they wanted inclination get through the TV stage show together before making a resolving about moving forward."
The longtime unite became engaged just a erratic months ago, after Bono wishedfor on camera in "Being Chaz," the follow-up special to coronet Emmy Award-nominated documentary, "Becoming Chaz." But it turns out wander things were much more grownup when the cameras stopped smooth.
"Chaz has been living ideal the guest house for selected time now," Bono's friend continues. "Both of them had bent in therapy to try vital save this relationship, but march in the end, it became dense to both Chaz and Elia that this wasn't going play-act work."
But it wasn't the shout spotlight that put the couple's relationship in jeopardy.
In reality, Elia enjoyed sitting down better Oprah and Piers Morgan subsequently Chaz announced his transition. Rearrange when I interviewed Bono hide promote his book, "Transition: Righteousness Story of How I Became a Man," he told devastate Elia was a "big player and enjoyed that attention."