Alan Ritchson and Catherine Ritchson are closing a chapter.
The Reacher actor and his wife announced they have broken up after 20 years of marriage, with the couple—who first met as teenagers—sharing the news in a joint statement.
“After twenty years together, Cat and I have decided to end our marriage and continue alongside one another in a different way,” the pair began in a Sept. 12 Instagram post. “We grew up together. We built a life and family together. And we are raising three incredible boys who will always be the center of our world.”
Alan and Catherine—who share sons Calem, 13, Edan, 12, and Amory, 10—continued, “Nothing can diminish what these years have meant to us—or the love and respect we will always share.”
The two went on to emphasize that their main focus is co-parenting their kids along with prioritizing their own personal growth as individuals.
“The best gift we can give one another—and our boys—right now is friendship, grace and commitment to becoming the strongest co-parents we can be,” the statement continued. “We also want to give each other room to grow into the people we are becoming.”
