Kristi Noem's cross-dressing husband Bryon breaks his silence on divorce to say he welcomes the chance to tell his side of the story in court

Kristi Noem’s crossdressing husband has broken his silence on his impending divorce from the former Department of Homeland Security boss. 

‘Bryon is saddened that the marriage is ending and hopes for a private and amicable resolution,’ Bryon Noem, 56, said in a statement issued through his attorney Tim Bottum.

‘If court proceedings become necessary, Bryon will welcome the opportunity to truthfully share his perspective. Bryon’s priority is to protect the family and move forward as loving parents and grandparents.’

The statement comes after it was finally confirmed late Monday that former DHS Secretary Kristi, 54, was divorcing her husband of 34 years.

Papers citing ‘irreconcilable differences’ were drawn up on April 6 – six days after a bombshell Daily Mail report revealing how dad-of-three Bryon liked to dress in women’s clothes to chat online with busty bimbo models.

Bryon accepted service on April 8 but the documents were not filed at the Hamlin County Circuit Court in Kristi’s home state of South Dakota until Monday morning.

It came as little surprise, however, that the couple are calling it quits after Kristi’s mom Corrine Arnold, 78, let slip to the Daily Mail in July that her daughter had hired a lawyer and started divorce proceedings.

'I feel bad, sick that they’re getting a divorce, but what else can you do?’ Corrine said. 'The way that I brought up my kids, I know that they don’t just jump into big decisions.

Kristi Noem's crossdressing husband, Bryon Noem, issued a statement on Wednesday about his impending divorce, saying he is 'saddened that the marriage is ending' 

Bryon's secret double life as a crossdresser was exposed when the Daily Mail published photos of him with enormous fake breasts

‘It took a long time for her to figure it out.'

Law firm Loos, Sabers & Smith, based out of Rapid City, said the former South Dakota governor would not be commenting on the split.

‘Kristi Noem has filed for the dissolution of her marriage to Bryon Noem,’ the firm said in a statement.

‘She has great faith in the South Dakota judicial system and will reserve any further comments for the legal process.'

Kristi, for her part, has filed for divorce under ‘irreconcilable differences’ which doesn’t seek to pin blame for the split on either spouse.

But the two-page filing says that if the estranged couple fail to reach a settlement she ‘reserves the right to amend the Complaint to assert additional fact-based grounds for divorce.’

Those grounds could include adultery, extreme cruelty, willful desertion, willful neglect, habitual intemperance and conviction of a felony.

Weeks after Kristi left her DHS post in March, photos published by the Daily Mail revealed Bryon posing in tight pink shorts and a flesh-colored crop top stretched over enormous fake breasts.

Our reporting went on to describe how Bryon enjoyed smutty online chats with multiple women from the 'bimbofication’ scene which features buxom fetish models with exaggerated Barbie-doll looks.

Bryon, pictured supporting his wife back in March during a congressional hearing scrutinizing her aggressive immigration enforcement tactics, has been married to Kristi since 1992

Bryon, pictured above taking out the trash just after days after the Daily Mail exposed his fetish pics, said he welcomes the chance to tell his side of the story in court as the divorce proceedings get underway

Bryon's secret double life was exposed when the Daily Mail published photos of him posing with massive fake books and tight pink shorts

Bryon had sent at least $25,000 to his various busty babes and promised to make one his bimbo bride.

Another model said she worked out who he was after accidentally calling him and hearing a voicemail greeting for Noem Insurance, Bryon’s business.

A spokesman for Kristi at the time said she was 'devastated' and that the family had been 'blindsided' by the revelations.

President Donald Trump reacted to the Daily Mail’s revelations with shock: 'Wow, well, I feel badly for the family if that's the case, that's too bad.'

By July, Bryon had left the couple's home in Castlewood, South Dakota, and was living about 20 miles away.

Kristi and insurance mogul Bryon wed in 1992 and have three children: Kassidy, 31, Kennedy, 29, and Booker, 23.

Kristi, pictured over the weekend attending the Buffalo Roundup in Custer, South Dakota, filed for divorce after 34 years of marriage

Kristi and insurance mogul Bryon married in 1992 but their marriage has been dogged for years by reports that the petite pol was having an alleged affair with her longtime adviser Corey Lewandowski (pictured above)

But their marriage has been dogged for years by reports that the petite pol was having an alleged affair with her longtime adviser Corey Lewandowski.

Kristi, now US Special Envoy for the Shield of the Americas, and Lewandowski have long denied affair allegations, which were first reported by the Daily Mail in September 2023.

We have published ample evidence of their close relationship since then, including photographs of the pair enjoying a cozy lunch date in August in Minnesota.

Sources described them as 'closer than ever.' One said: 'Whatever the future holds, they are devoted to one another.'

During a congressional hearing in March, shortly before her removal, Kristi refused to say under oath whether she had an affair with Lewandowski.

Bryon, who was there to support his wife while she was grilled over the deaths of several US citizens who were killed while protesting ICE, sat stone-faced behind her.