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- Today I want to talk about learning to love yourself and how I think this could be the great antidote to our times and the frustration that many of us feel,” Ritchson said.
- “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 in a joint statement shared on Instagram on September 12.
- “Nothing can diminish what these years have meant to us — or the love and respect we will always share.” The couple also said they intended to remain committed to co-parenting their three sons and asked the public to give their family privacy as they navigate the transition.
Alan Ritchson is highlighting the importance of “learning to love yourself” following his separation from wife Catherine Ritchson.
On Sunday, the Reacher actor shared a video on Instagram in which he spoke about his own struggles with feeling “worthy of love” and encouraged others to embrace self-love.
“Here’s some post-sauna clarity for ya. Today I want to talk about learning to love yourself and how I think this could be the great antidote to our times and the frustration that many of us feel,” Ritchson said.
“You know, the world bombards us with so many messages, each day, about how we’re not quite enough, right?”
“If we just bought this thing or if we were not sober, we’d be more fun, more relational, we’d be better friends, you know? If we had this or that material thing, we’d be worth more to the world and more worthy of love, right? It’s kind of the message that capitalism teaches us, and it’s hard in Western cultures to get rid of that lie,” he added.
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Ritchson’s message came just days after he and Catherine announced that they were ending their marriage after 20 years together.
“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 in a joint statement shared on Instagram on September 12.
“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,” they added. “Nothing can diminish what these years have meant to us — or the love and respect we will always share.”
The couple also said they intended to remain committed to co-parenting their three sons and asked the public to give their family privacy as they navigate the transition.
Alan Ritchson, 43, is an American actor best known for playing Jack Reacher in the Prime Video series Reacher. He has also appeared as Arthur Curry/Aquaman in The CW superhero series Smallville.
Ritchson and Catherine married in May 2006 and have three sons. They announced the end of their marriage in September 2026 after two decades together.
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