{"id":591208,"date":"2026-08-12T18:48:09","date_gmt":"2026-08-12T18:48:09","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/ie\/591208\/"},"modified":"2026-08-12T18:48:09","modified_gmt":"2026-08-12T18:48:09","slug":"country-star-lisa-mchugh-announces-split-from-husband-nathan-khan","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/ie\/591208\/","title":{"rendered":"Country star Lisa McHugh announces split from husband Nathan Khan"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>Country singer-songwriter Lisa McHugh has announced she has split from her husband Nathan Khan after what she has described as \u201ca challenging\u201d year.<\/p>\n<p class=\"\">At the time, the singer-songwriter said she had been diagnosed with Functional Neurological Disorder (FND) after \u201can incredibly scary\u201d and \u201cvery difficult&#8221; few weeks spent in the hospital.<\/p>\n<p class=\"\">FND is a condition that affects how the brain and nervous system function, leading to a range of neurological symptoms. These symptoms can include limb weakness, paralysis, seizures, walking difficulties, spasms, and sensory issues.<\/p>\n<p class=\"\">Unlike other neurological disorders, FND is not caused by structural damage to the brain but rather by changes in how brain networks work.<\/p>\n<p class=\"\">Sharing a life update on social media on Wednesday, McHugh confirmed her split from her husband Nathan Khan.<\/p>\n<p class=\"\">\u201cI\u2019ve thought long and hard about whether to share this, but I feel the time is right to say that Nathan and I separated a number of months ago,\u201d she wrote.<\/p>\n<p class=\"\">\u201cI chose to keep this part of our lives private until now, mainly because I wanted to protect our two beautiful kids from as much outside noise as possible, no matter how well-intended, while they navigate what is such a huge change and an incredibly vulnerable time in their little lives.<\/p>\n<p class=\"\">\u201cAnyone who knows me knows that they are my whole world, and making sure they feel loved, safe, secure, and supported through all of this has been, and always will be, my absolute priority.<\/p>\n<p class=\"\">\u201cFor their sake, I won\u2019t be discussing the circumstances surrounding our separation or commenting any further on what is a deeply personal family matter.<\/p>\n<p><img decoding=\"async\" loading=\"lazy\" src=\"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/ie\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/08\/5190622_2_articleinline_Screenshot_202025-11-22_20at_2010.45.02.jpg\" alt=\"Lisa McHugh on the Late Late Show in 2025.\" title=\"Lisa McHugh on the Late Late Show in 2025.\" class=\"card-img\"\/>Lisa McHugh on the Late Late Show in 2025.<\/p>\n<p class=\"\">\u201cI really hope people can understand and respect that decision, both online and as we go about our everyday lives, particularly when the kids are with us.<\/p>\n<p class=\"\">\u201cNathan and I will always share the most important job we\u2019ll ever have, being Mum and Dad, and that\u2019s where my focus will remain.\u201d\u00a0<\/p>\n<p class=\"\">McHugh went on to explain that the last year has brought about \u201ca lot of challenges and change\u201d for her and her family, and said she is grateful for the amount of kindness, love and support that has been shown to her family throughout it all.<\/p>\n<p class=\"\">\u201cIt has meant more than I could ever properly put into words,\u201d she wrote.<\/p>\n<p class=\"\">\u201cFor now, my focus is on the kids, continuing with the career I love, and slowly building this next chapter of our lives. There\u2019s still a lot to navigate, and we\u2019re taking everything one day at a time, but I\u2019m hopeful about what the future holds and focused on creating a happy and secure future for them.<\/p>\n<p class=\"\">\u201cThank you, as always, for all the love and support, and for giving us the time and space to continue finding our way through this change as a family.\u201d<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"Country singer-songwriter Lisa McHugh has announced she has split from her husband Nathan Khan after what she has&hellip;\n","protected":false},"author":2,"featured_media":591209,"comment_status":"","ping_status":"","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[32],"tags":[321,93,61,60,19930],"class_list":["post-591208","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","category-celebrities","tag-celebrities","tag-entertainment","tag-ie","tag-ireland","tag-this-much-i-know-column-shape-i"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/ie\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/591208","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/ie\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/ie\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/ie\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/2"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/ie\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=591208"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/ie\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/591208\/revisions"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/ie\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/591209"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/ie\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=591208"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/ie\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=591208"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/ie\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=591208"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}