Backstreet Boys' AJ McLean Shows Off Ripped Physique successful New Pics

AJ McLean and Rochelle DeAnna McLean are not playing games erstwhile it comes to their relationship.

And due to the fact that of that, the Backstreet Boys singer and his woman of more than a decennary person decided to separate—for now. "Marriage is hard, but worthy it," they told E! News in a connection March 27. "We person mutually decided to abstracted temporarily to enactment connected ourselves, and connected our matrimony with the anticipation of gathering a stronger future."

"The program is to travel backmost unneurotic and proceed to nurture our emotion for 1 another, and our family," their connection continued. "We inquire for respect and privateness astatine this time."

The pair—who got married successful Dec. 2011 astatine the Beverly Hills Hotel—share 2 children together Elliott, 10, and Lyric, 6.

In betwixt performing Backstreet Boys' biggest hits astir the world, AJ competed connected play 29 of Dancing With the Stars in 2020 with spouse Cheryl Burke. 

"She's my superhero," helium told Us Weekly after the September 2020 performance. "She has been done hellhole and backmost with me. If determination was an grant for everything that she does connected the daily, she deserves them all. The top reward that I get from her connected the regular is conscionable a changeless affirmation of love. She's ever determination for me, it doesn't substance what it is. She's precise supportive. She's a large listener. We person astonishing conversations—sometimes until the wee hours of the morning."

And portion the vocalist admitted to not ever being the easiest husband, helium expressed gratitude for Rochelle's support.