Reacher star Alan Ritchson splits from wife after 20 years of marriage
Actor Alan Ritchson and his wife, Catherine, have announced their separation after 20 years of marriage. The couple shared a joint statement emphasizing their commitment to co-parenting their three sons and requested privacy during this transition.
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Reacher star Alan Ritchson has announced that he and his high school sweetheart, Catherine Ritchson, have separated after 20 years of marriage.
Alan Ritchson poses for a portrait to promote Reacher on Feb 17, 2025, in New York. (Photo by Matt Licari/Invision/AP)
American actor Alan Ritchson, 43, and his wife, Catherine Ritchson, 42, have split after 20 years of marriage.
The high school sweethearts still have “love and respect” for each other, and their main focus now is co-parenting their sons, Calem, 13, Edan, 12, and 10-year-old Amory.
Taking to Instagram on Sunday (Sep 13), the former couple shared a joint statement, which read: “After twenty years together, Cat and I have decided to end our marriage and continue alongside one another in a different way.
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