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'Reacher' Star Alan Ritchson and Wife Catherine End 20-Year Marriage
Alan Ritchson and his wife Catherine announced Saturday they are ending their marriage, months after briefly reconciling following a December divorce filing.
"Reacher" star Alan Ritchson and his wife of 20 years, Catherine, announced Saturday that they are ending their marriage, releasing a joint statement on Instagram that framed the split as an amicable transition rather than a bitter breakup.
"After twenty years together, Cat and I have decided to end our marriage and continue alongside one another in a different way," the couple wrote, according to Just Jared's report. "We grew up together. We built a life and a family together. And we are raising three incredible boys who will always be the center of our world."
A Second Ending
The announcement is not entirely a surprise. Ritchson filed for divorce in December, only for the couple to reconcile in March, according to TMZ's reporting. Saturday's statement suggests that reconciliation ultimately did not hold, though both parties struck a notably warm tone in describing the decision to part ways for good.
THE BEST GIFT WE CAN GIVE ONE ANOTHER — AND OUR BOYS — RIGHT NOW IS FRIENDSHIP
"Nothing can diminish what these years have meant to us — or the love and respect we will always share," the statement continued. "The best gift we can give one another — and our boys — right now is friendship, grace, and a commitment to becoming the strongest co-parents we can be."
The Family
Alan and Catherine Ritchson married in 2006 and share three sons: Calem, 13, Edan, 12, and Amory, 10. The couple's statement emphasized continued co-parenting as their shared priority going forward, a framing increasingly common among celebrity separations seeking to shield children from public speculation.
What's Next
Ritchson, 43, is currently one of the biggest names in streaming action television, having spent the past several years starring as Jack Reacher in Amazon's hit adaptation of Lee Child's novels. He has not commented beyond the joint statement, and no divorce filing had been publicly confirmed as of Saturday evening. The couple's relationship timeline, first documented by outlets covering Ritchson's rise to fame, dates back to the pair meeting as teenagers.