Celebrity Celebrity Family Celebrity Babies Jimmie Allen's Wife Unfollows Him on Instagram, Posts Cryptic Note After Split and Pregnancy News The country singer and his wife Alexis announced their separation — and that they are expecting their third child together — on Friday By Julia Moore Julia Moore Julia Moore is a TV writer-reporter at PEOPLE. A graduate of Northwestern University, she has been working at PEOPLE since 2022. People Editorial Guidelines Published on April 25, 2023 04:30PM EDT After announcing their separation, Jimmie Allen's wife Alexis has unfollowed the country singer on Instagram — and released a cryptic statement hinting at their impending divorce. "The silence is loud enough for me," the registered nurse, 27, wrote atop an all-black screen in a post on her Instagram Story Monday. By Tuesday, she no longer followed Allen on the app; however, the "Best Shot" singer still followed his wife. The cryptic note comes just days after the couple, who wed in 2020, revealed not only that they have split — but that they are also expecting their third child together. "After much thought and reflection in recent months, Lex & I have made the decision to separate," read the statement, which was shared on both Allen, 37, and his wife's Instagram pages. "As we navigate this life change, we can also share that we will be welcoming another child together later this year." "Our number one priority is and always will be ensuring that our children are healthy, happy and loved, and we remain committed to co-parenting with love and respect for one another," the statement continued. "In light of our growing family, we respectfully request privacy during this time." Alexis did not immediately respond to PEOPLE's request for comment. lexi allen/instagram Jimmie Allen and Alexis Gale's Relationship Timeline The former couple shares daughters Zara James, 17 months, and Naomi Bettie, 3. Allen is also dad to son Aadyn from a previous relationship. At last year's Academy of Country Music Awards, the singer told Entertainment Tonight that he and Alexis "feel outnumbered" by their children, and revealed they were not planning on expanding the family any further. Jimmie and Alexis Allen. Amy Sussman/Getty "I retired my jersey," Allen said, adding that his wife was "OK" with keeping their family as a fivesome. "We threw around the idea of maybe having another one in like four years, we thought about it, we tossed around the idea. And then we closed the idea." Appearing on the PEOPLE Every Day podcast the next day, Allen said that it was his wife's idea to stop after welcoming their second daughter. "Cause when it comes to babies, you know guys, we got the fun part ... women gotta carry the baby. Give birth to the baby." He added, "But I'm cool if she's done. My jerseys are retired, but then we did talk about maybe in a couple years having another one, but we'll kind of just see. Whatever happens, happens." In light of the couple's announcement last Friday, it seems Allen revoked that retirement, as the parents are set to expand once more to a family of six. 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. Alexis Gale Instagram The "Down Home" singer first met Alexis through his cousin in 2019. At the time, she was finishing up nursing school, and Allen helped her study for her licensing exams. "He took the time, right before he went on tour, to study with me even though he had no idea what he was doing," she previously told PEOPLE of her first impression of the country singer, who is also from her hometown of Milton, Delaware. "And it made me realize — this is someone who really cares about me, who cares about my future even though he's still working on his." Alexis added, "It just happened so fast and we just went full-in, all emotions. I have so much love for him, so much respect. I admire who he is to me and to everybody around him."