The Real Housewives of Beverly Hills star Yolanda Foster has announced she's divorcing her latest husband of four years David Foster.

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Yolanda, 51, and David, 66, revealed the news of their split in an official Tuesday statement obtained by Us Weekly.

"We are grateful for the years we've spent together and believe wholeheartedly that we did our best," the pair told Us. "I hope that we can pave the road ahead of us with all we've learned and with the love and respect we will always have for one another."

According to multiple sources, the reality TV star's battle with Lyme disease "definitely took a huge toll" on their relationship in addition to David's busy schedule.

"David is always off traveling the world for work," a source said of the 16-time Grammy winner and music producer. "And Yolanda's entire life has become her bedroom. She has basically been sick since they first got married."

Yolanda has shared the ups and downs of her life with the public since being diagnosed with Lyme disease in 2012, just one year after she tied the knot with David.

"[Yolanda] just felt he wasn't there for her when she needed him most and he felt the same. It's so sad but the illness really did come between them," an insider added.

Yolanda posted her thoughts in a blog post on Bravo's website hours after announcing her second marriage is ending. Her post also followed the sixth-season premiere of The Real Housewives of Beverly Hills yesterday.

"It's good to be back! I just watched the first episode with my best friend of 22 years who's been by my side through this entire journey. Well, what can I say? Becoming chronically ill has definitely given me a greater understanding of human nature, and I've learned to accept people's lack of long-term compassion for others, while they live their busy lives," Yolanda explained.

"I have gone from being an outspoken multi-tasking social butterfly to a hostage of my debilitating disease. I might only be a shell of the woman I used to be, but my heart is still the same, and even though I can only do life one day at a time, I am at peace and have surrendered to my new normal--for now."

Yolanda wished her message to fans was more fun and glamorous, but she's accepted the cards life had dealt her.

"I'm extremely fortunate and grateful to have had the opportunity to travel to 11 countries, five states, and see 100+doctors, but the truth is that even though I have made great strides in the past six months, I have not found a cure yet," she wrote.

Fellow Housewives were shown being skeptical of Yolanda's condition, questioning whether she's been exaggerating the severity of her illness for attention.

"I could look at tonight's episode with mixed emotions, but I've grown apart from looking at what's NOT," Yolanda noted.

"I am blessed to have a voice and a platform that can bring awareness to not only my disease but to the most profound lesson of it all, which is to lead a life with compassion, kindness, and without judgement, for everyone you meet is fighting a battle you know nothing about."

Yolanda shares two daughters, models Gigi, 20, and Bella, 19, and a son, Anwar Hadid, 16, with her first husband Mohamed Hadid, a real estate entrepreneur whom she was hitched to from 1994 to 2000. David has five daughters from his previous marriages to Linda Thompson, Rebecca Dyer and B.J. Cook.


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