# Alan Ritchson and Catherine end 20 years

> The Reacher star and his high school sweetheart are splitting, and the divorce paperwork is nine months older than the announcement.
- Title: Alan Ritchson and Catherine end 20 years · Page Six | Shortify
- Summary: The Reacher star and his high school sweetheart are splitting, and the divorce paperwork is nine months older than the announcement. The joint Instagram…
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- Source: Page Six — https://pagesix.com/2026/09/12/celebrity-news/reacher-star-alan-ritchson-wife-catherine-split-after-20-years-of-marriage
- Published: 2026-09-12T20:43:18+00:00
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## Twenty years, then a post
Alan Ritchson and his wife Catherine announced the end of their marriage in a joint Instagram statement on Saturday, after two decades together.

> After twenty years together, Cat and I have decided to end our marriage and continue alongside one another in a different way.
## Three boys at the center
The statement put sons Calem, Edan and Amory first, and said nothing about the marriage could be diminished by how it ended.

> We grew up together. We built a life and a family together.
## Friendship over fallout
Rather than trading blame, the two framed the next phase as co-parenting work and asked for room to grow into who they are becoming.

> 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.
## Please stop weighing in
They asked for privacy and compassion, especially for their sons, and named the family's health and happiness as the only priority.

> change is hard enough without the whole world weighing in
## Filed nine months earlier
Court records in Williamson County, Tennessee show Ritchson filed for divorce in December 2025, long before the September announcement.
## Ballet, cookies, then silence
They met in a high school ballet class and married in May 2006. He posted a tribute at 15 years, then let the 20th anniversary pass without one.

> 15 years ago today two kids got married.
## Key takeaway

The joint Instagram statement came in September 2026, but Ritchson filed for divorce back in December 2025, so the public announcement was the last step, not the first.