CANADIAN singer Avril Lavigne and her husband Chad Kroeger are parting ways.

    Lavigne announced the news on Instagram, writing that despite ending their marriage they remain “the best of friends.” Lavigne, 30, and Nickelback rocker Kroeger, 40, have been married for two years, having tied the knot in Canada in 2013.

    The announcement came just days after Lavigne’s first ex-husband Deryck Whibley got remarried to Ariana Cooper.

    Within a year of their married life, the couple were dogged by rumors their relationship was on the rocks. And the pair only added fuel to the fire when they started breaking their self-imposed “marriage rules” last year.

    “When you have something special, you can’t take it for granted and be careless with it,” Lavigne told People in 2013, explaining how she and Kroeger made it work. “We want to give it all the care and love and nurturing that we can.”

    The news of their split comes at a time when both singers are on the mend.

    In a People cover story in April, Lavigne disclosed her debilitating battle with Lyme disease and, at the time of the interview, shrugged off reports of marital strife, noting Kroeger was “very supportive” during her health scare and road to recovery.

    While Lavigne has been on the mend lately, Kroeger has fallen ill himself. After having a cyst removed from his vocal cords, Nickelback canceled the rest of their 2015 tour dates because, per a statement from the band, he “must remain on vocal rest as ordered by doctors for the next six to nine months in order to fully recuperate.” (SD-Agencies)