Chris Harrison splits with his wife
The man best known for helping single people find love is now single himself.
Chris Harrison, host of ABC’s hit reality dating shows “The Bachelor” and “The Bachelorette,” has separated from his wife Gwen. The couple, who had been together for 18 years, confirmed to People magazine that they decided to split “after much heartfelt consideration.”
“Though we have made this incredibly difficult decision to separate, our love and mutual respect remain, and we look forward to sharing in the lives of our wonderful children” – the two said in a joint statement.
The couple have two children – Joshua, 9, and Taylor, 7.
Harrison hosts the new season of “The Bachelorette,” which premieres on May 14.
Chris Harrison.
The break-up curse of “The Bachelor” has stuck its host. Chris Harrison, who has been hosting the reality TV dating show since 2002 and and its spin-offs “The Bachelorette” since 2003, has just announced that he and his wife, Gwen, are separating after 18 years of marriage.
The estranged couple confirmed the news through a joint statement released Thursday, April 3. “Though we have made this incredibly difficult decision to separate, our love and mutual respect remain, and we look forward to sharing in the lives of our wonderful children” – so they said.
Chris and Gwen met as students at Oklahoma City University. They have two children together, 9-year-old son Joshua and 7-year-old daughter Taylor. According to In Touch Weekly, they have been separated for a while now, but “they are still really close and remain the best of friends.”
An inside source added: “They’ve been taking turns with their kids so they can both see them as much as possible.” The insider also ruled out third party involvement. “It has been really amicable, with no other parties involved” – the source stated, “and Chris has been a total professional while filming ‘The Bachelorette’.”
Back in February 2010, Harrison was accused by “Bachelor” contestant Rozlyn Papa of making a pass at a producer’s wife while taping the show in New Zealand. The 40-year-old TV host has since brushed off the allegation by calling it “a cheap shot.” He insisted to PEOPLE: “I had nothing to hide. My wife was there.”
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“The Bachelor” host Chris Harrison and his wife, Gwen Jones, announced their decision to split after 18 years of marriage Thursday, People reports.
“Though we have made this incredibly difficult decision to separate, our love and mutual respect remain, and we look forward to sharing in the lives of our wonderful children” – the couple tells the magazine in a joint statement.
Harrison and Jones have a son, Joshua, 9, and a daughter, Taylor, 7.
Harrison, 40, has been the longtime host of the reality TV dating show and its offshoot, “The Bachelorette,” which premieres May 14.
Though the news may be shocking for fans of the show, the couple has actually been separated for some time, sources tell In Touch magazine.
“They are still really close and remain the best of friends” – a source tells the magazine. “They’ve been taking turns with their kids so they can both see them as much as possible.
“It has been really amicable, with no other parties involved, and Chris has been a total professional while filming ‘The Bachelorette.’ ”
Last February, Harrison was accused of inappropriately hitting on a producer’s wife by show contestant Rozlyn Papa, but the host brushed off the “cheap shot,” telling People that he had “nothing to hide.”
“My wife was there” – he added.
Harrison and Jones were high school sweethearts, E! News reports.