After 25 years of marriage, gospel singer Tina Campbell and her husband Teddy Campbell are ending their union. Teddy filed for divorce in Los Angeles County Superior Court on April 13, citing irreconcilable differences. Court documents reveal the couple had already been living separately since June 2024, making the filing the formal close of a chapter that had quietly been winding down for nearly a year.
Tina, born Trecina Campbell, rose to national prominence as one half of the contemporary gospel duo Mary Mary, which she formed with her sister Erica Campbell in 1998. The group broke through with their crossover singles Shackles (Praise You) and Walking, earning a devoted following that stretched far beyond traditional gospel audiences. Teddy, a gospel musician in his own right, was perhaps best known outside the church world for his tenure as the drummer for the in-house band on The Tonight Show during Jay Leno’s run as host.
The two married on August 12, 2000, and built a blended family over the years. They share five children together including two minors, a 13-year-old and a 16-year-old. Teddy has requested parenting time with the younger children as part of the divorce proceedings. Spousal support has been listed as a matter for future determination, and the documents indicate there is no shared quasi-community property between the two.
A marriage tested and rebuilt
The road to this point was not a straight one. In 2014, the couple found themselves at the center of a very public infidelity scandal when Teddy was accused of cheating. The fallout played out in real time on their WeTV reality series Mary Mary, which documented the duo’s personal and professional lives from 2012 through 2017. Tina did not shy away from the cameras during that period, allowing viewers into some of the rawest moments of her grief and fury.
The woman at the center of the affair had reportedly been part of Tina’s inner circle, someone who had once worked for her and held a deeply personal role in the family’s life. The betrayal, layered with that closeness, made the situation especially devastating for Tina, who spoke about it openly in the years that followed, including during a televised interview in 2015 where she described the emotional destruction the experience had caused.
Despite everything, the couple chose to stay together. They leaned into their faith, pursued reconciliation, and for years appeared to have come out the other side with their marriage intact. Tina spoke frequently in public forums about forgiveness and the hard work of rebuilding trust, framing her experience as a testimony rather than a cautionary tale.
A new season begins
Now, more than a decade after that crisis, the marriage is officially coming to an end. What led to the June 2024 separation has not been made public, and neither Tina nor Teddy has addressed the filing directly. The silence feels intentional, a contrast to the transparency that once defined how this couple handled their struggles.
For Tina, who has always worn her faith and her vulnerability in equal measure, this is undeniably a significant moment. She has spent much of her career reminding audiences that gospel music is not the absence of pain but the presence of something stronger moving through it. Whatever comes next, she has already proven she knows how to walk through fire.
Mary Mary as a duo has continued its legacy as one of gospel music’s most enduring acts, and that part of Tina’s story shows no signs of slowing down.
