Reacher star Alan Ritchson and his wife Catherine Ritchson have ended their marriage after twenty years
The couple, who have three children, made the announcement in an Instagram post on Saturday, September 12. “After twenty years, Cat and I have decided to end our marriage and continue alongside one another in a different way,” the post said.
We grew up together. We built a life and a family together. And we are raising three boys who will always be the center of our world,” the statement continued, referring to their sons Calem, 13, Edan, 12 and Amory, 10.
The former couple emphasized that their love and respect for each other will never diminish as they continue to co-parent their children.
Three days before the announcement, Catherine shared an Instagram post detailing her recent solo trip along with a quote by artist Dan Flavin’s former assistant: “It is what it is and it ain’t nothing else… One might not think of [Flavin’s use of] light as a matter of fact, but I do. It is, as I said, as plain and open and direct an art as you will ever find.”
One month before that, Catherine and the boys went with Alan to Philadelphia because he was filming season 4 of Reacher.
Alan is 43 years old. Catherine is 42. They first met in a high school dance class in Florida. They stayed in touch during college. Started dating. They got married in 2006.
In their divorce announcement post they said that they “want to give each other the room to grow into the people we are becoming.”
“Change is hard enough, without the whole world weighing in. We hope, for the sake of our boys, that you will allow our family to move through this chapter with privacy and compassion. Thank you for supporting us as we continue making the health and happiness of our family our priority,” the statement ended.
