{"id":262975,"date":"2026-09-14T14:43:50","date_gmt":"2026-09-14T14:43:50","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/entertainment.runfyers.com\/index.php\/2026\/09\/14\/alan-ritchson-catherine-ritchson-separating-after-20-years-of-marriage\/"},"modified":"2026-09-14T14:43:50","modified_gmt":"2026-09-14T14:43:50","slug":"alan-ritchson-catherine-ritchson-separating-after-20-years-of-marriage","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/entertainment.runfyers.com\/index.php\/2026\/09\/14\/alan-ritchson-catherine-ritchson-separating-after-20-years-of-marriage\/","title":{"rendered":"Alan Ritchson &#038; Catherine Ritchson: Separating After 20 Years of Marriage"},"content":{"rendered":"<p> <br \/>\n<\/p>\n<div>\n<p><span class=\"span-reading-time rt-reading-time\" style=\"display: block;\"><span class=\"rt-label rt-prefix\">Reading Time: <\/span> <span class=\"rt-time\"> 2<\/span> <span class=\"rt-label rt-postfix\">minutes<\/span><\/span><\/p>\n<p>Beloved actor Alan Ritchson is undergoing a major life change.<\/p>\n<p>The week of the <em>Reacher <\/em>Season 4 finale (and the <em>Neagley <\/em>premiere), he has some personal news.<\/p>\n<p>After 20 years of marriage, he and wife Catherine Ritchson are separating.<\/p>\n<p>It sounds like they really tried to make it work.<\/p>\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-large\"><noscript><\/noscript><img fetchpriority=\"high\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"683\" height=\"1024\" src=\"https:\/\/cdn.thehollywoodgossip.com\/uploads\/2026\/09\/0914_alanritchson_catherineritchson_01-683x1024.jpg\" alt=\"Catherine Ritchson and Alan Ritchsin together in 2026.\" class=\"wp-image-562937 lazyload\" srcset=\"https:\/\/cdn.thehollywoodgossip.com\/uploads\/2026\/09\/0914_alanritchson_catherineritchson_01-683x1024.jpg 683w, https:\/\/cdn.thehollywoodgossip.com\/uploads\/2026\/09\/0914_alanritchson_catherineritchson_01-200x300.jpg 200w, https:\/\/cdn.thehollywoodgossip.com\/uploads\/2026\/09\/0914_alanritchson_catherineritchson_01-768x1152.jpg 768w, https:\/\/cdn.thehollywoodgossip.com\/uploads\/2026\/09\/0914_alanritchson_catherineritchson_01-1366x2048.jpg 1366w, https:\/\/cdn.thehollywoodgossip.com\/uploads\/2026\/09\/0914_alanritchson_catherineritchson_01-640x960.jpg 640w, https:\/\/cdn.thehollywoodgossip.com\/uploads\/2026\/09\/0914_alanritchson_catherineritchson_01-720x1080.jpg 720w, https:\/\/cdn.thehollywoodgossip.com\/uploads\/2026\/09\/0914_alanritchson_catherineritchson_01-800x1200.jpg 800w, https:\/\/cdn.thehollywoodgossip.com\/uploads\/2026\/09\/0914_alanritchson_catherineritchson_01-scaled.jpg 1707w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 760px) calc(100vw - 20px), 720px\" data-pin-media=\"https:\/\/cdn.thehollywoodgossip.com\/uploads\/2026\/09\/0914_alanritchson_catherineritchson_01-scaled.jpg\" loading=\"lazy\" data-trellis-processed=\"1\"\/><figcaption class=\"wp-element-caption\">Catherine Ritchson and Alan Ritchson attends the Lionsgate\u2019s \u201cOrdinary Angels\u201d New York Premiere on February 19, 2024.<span class=\"image-caption-credit\"> (Photo Credit: Michael Loccisano\/Getty Images)<\/span><\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\" id=\"h-it-s-over-for-alan-and-catherine-ritchson-after-20-years-of-marriage\">It\u2019s over for Alan and Catherine Ritchson after 20 years of marriage<\/h2>\n<p>On Saturday, September 12, Alan Ritchson and Catherine Ritchson shared a join <a href=\"https:\/\/www.instagram.com\/alanritchson\/p\/DdMtBZmnzEG\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">Instagram<\/a> post.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cAfter twenty years together, Cat and I have decided to end our marriage,\u201d he began.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cAnd,\u201d the post continued, \u201ccontinue alongside one another in a different way.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>The Ritchsons affirmed: \u201cWe grew up together. We built a life and a family together.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>Referring to Calem, Edan, and Amory, they wrote: \u201cAnd we are raising three incredible boys who will always be the center of our world.\u201d<\/p>\n<blockquote class=\"instagram-media\" data-instgrm-permalink=\"https:\/\/www.instagram.com\/p\/DdMtBZmnzEG\/?utm_source=ig_embed&amp;utm_campaign=loading\" data-instgrm-version=\"14\" style=\" background:#FFF; border:0; border-radius:3px; box-shadow:0 0 1px 0 rgba(0,0,0,0.5),0 1px 10px 0 rgba(0,0,0,0.15); margin: 1px; max-width:540px; min-width:326px; padding:0; width:99.375%; width:-webkit-calc(100% - 2px); width:calc(100% - 2px);\"\/>\n<p>The Ritchsons emphasized that \u201cnothing can diminish\u201d their many years together.<\/p>\n<p>Nor can anything take away from \u201cthe love and respect we will always share.\u201d That\u2019s good!<\/p>\n<p>\u201cThe best gift we can give one another \u2014 and our boys \u2014 right now is friendship, grace, and a commitment to becoming the strongest co-parents we can be,\u201d the now-former couple expressed.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cWe also want to give each other room to grow into the people we are becoming,\u201d the statement explained.<\/p>\n<p>Deactivating comments to avoid \u201cthe whole world weighing in,\u201d they very understandably asked for both \u201cprivacy and compassion.\u201d That sounds very reasonable.<\/p>\n<figure class=\"wp-block-embed is-type-video is-provider-youtube wp-block-embed-youtube wp-embed-aspect-16-9 wp-has-aspect-ratio\">\n<div class=\"wp-block-embed__wrapper\">\n<div class=\"thg-ytf\" data-ytid=\"7PEM79gQWYA\"><noscript><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/i.ytimg.com\/vi\/7PEM79gQWYA\/hqdefault.jpg\" alt=\"\u2018Reacher' Star Alan Ritchson and Wife Catherine Ritchson Break Up After 20 Years of Marriage\" loading=\"lazy\" width=\"480\" height=\"360\"\/><\/noscript><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/i.ytimg.com\/vi\/7PEM79gQWYA\/hqdefault.jpg\" alt=\"\u2018Reacher' Star Alan Ritchson and Wife Catherine Ritchson Break Up After 20 Years of Marriage\" loading=\"lazy\" width=\"480\" height=\"360\" class=\"lazyload\" data-trellis-processed=\"1\"\/><button type=\"button\" aria-label=\"Play video: \u2018Reacher' Star Alan Ritchson and Wife Catherine Ritchson Break Up After 20 Years of Marriage\"><svg viewbox=\"0 0 68 48\" width=\"68\" height=\"48\" aria-hidden=\"true\"><path d=\"M66.5 7.7a8 8 0 0 0-5.6-5.7C56 .7 34 .7 34 .7s-22 0-26.9 1.3A8 8 0 0 0 1.5 7.7 83 83 0 0 0 .2 24a83 83 0 0 0 1.3 16.3 8 8 0 0 0 5.6 5.7C12 47.3 34 47.3 34 47.3s22 0 26.9-1.3a8 8 0 0 0 5.6-5.7A83 83 0 0 0 67.8 24a83 83 0 0 0-1.3-16.3z\" fill=\"#f00\"\/><path d=\"M27 34l18-10-18-10z\" fill=\"#fff\"\/><\/svg><\/button><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/figure>\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\" id=\"h-it-sounds-like-they-spent-the-past-year-trying-to-make-it-work\">It sounds like they spent the past year trying to make it work<\/h2>\n<p>According to <em><a href=\"https:\/\/www.tmz.com\/2026\/09\/12\/alan-ritchson-and-wife-separating\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">TMZ<\/a><\/em>, Alan Ritchson \u201cactually filed for divorce in December\u201d of 2025.<\/p>\n<p>However, the same report alleges that they then \u201creconciled in March.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>Some reconciliations stick. Others do not.<\/p>\n<p>It\u2019s clear that they still have a tremendous amount of love for each other.<\/p>\n<p>Similarly, it is clear that they tried their hardest to make the relationship work. It did not.<\/p>\n<blockquote class=\"instagram-media\" data-instgrm-permalink=\"https:\/\/www.instagram.com\/p\/Db_OqmEFhxl\/?utm_source=ig_embed&amp;utm_campaign=loading\" data-instgrm-version=\"14\" style=\" background:#FFF; border:0; border-radius:3px; box-shadow:0 0 1px 0 rgba(0,0,0,0.5),0 1px 10px 0 rgba(0,0,0,0.15); margin: 1px; max-width:540px; min-width:326px; padding:0; width:99.375%; width:-webkit-calc(100% - 2px); width:calc(100% - 2px);\"\/>\n<p>Alan and Catherine married in May of 2006. And that was only after having met in high school and reconnected years later.<\/p>\n<p>Though many of us have followed Ritchson\u2019s acting career for years (he\u2019s portrayed both Aquaman and Hawk in live-action adaptations of DC Comics properties, and to be honest we\u2019d <em>love<\/em> to see him portray Orion in the Gunnverse), we can acknowledge that it has really taken off in recent years.<\/p>\n<p>Additionally, some loud and deeply weird people have likely targeted Ritchson and his family with more harassment than we can imagine.<\/p>\n<p>(And we can imagine a lot, considering that a Trump-worshiping neighbor appeared to<a href=\"https:\/\/www.thehollywoodgossip.com\/2026\/03\/alan-ritchson-neighbor-fight-motorcycle-what-happened\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\"> ambush him on the street<\/a> when he was with his children earlier this year.)<\/p>\n<p>We wish the entire Ritchson family the best with whatever comes next. 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