From Fox News · Lori Bashian · · 1m 20s
Alan Ritchson and Catherine end a 20-year marriage
The Reacher star and his wife are divorcing after two decades, three sons, and a reconciliation that did not hold.
In brief
The Reacher star and his wife are divorcing after two decades, three sons, and a reconciliation that did not hold. Ritchson and Catherine are ending a 20-year marriage, but they are framing it as a shift into co-parenting rather than a rupture. Originally reported by Fox News.
A joint post, a quiet ending
Alan Ritchson, 43, and his wife Catherine announced on Instagram that they are ending their marriage after 20 years together.
“decided to end our marriage and continue alongside one another in a different way”
Three boys at the center
They said the life and family they built stands on its own, and that their three sons remain the point of everything that comes next.
“We grew up together. We built a life and a family together.”
Co-parents, not combatants
The couple said they plan to move forward with friendship and grace, giving each other room to grow into who they are becoming.
“friendship, grace and a commitment to becoming the strongest co-parents we can be”
A request for privacy
They asked followers to let the family get through this without public commentary, saying the timing is hard enough on their sons.
“Change is hard enough without the whole world weighing in”
Filed, reconciled, then over
TMZ reports court documents show Ritchson filed for divorce in December and the pair reconciled in March, months before the September announcement.
High school to Jack Reacher
They met as teenagers, reconnected in college, and married in May 2006. Ritchson went from Smallville and Blue Mountain State to his career-defining role on Reacher in 2022.
“It's not 'Dad TV', it's 'family TV'”
The essence
Ritchson and Catherine are ending a 20-year marriage, but they are framing it as a shift into co-parenting rather than a rupture.
