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Jake Anderson and his wife of 13 years, Jenna Anderson, are getting divorced.
The fisherman shares the news in the season 22 premiere of Deadliest Catch.
They share three children.
Deadliest Catch star Jake Anderson and his wife, Jenna Anderson, are calling it quits after 13 years of marriage.
The fisherman, 45, opens up about their divorce during the season 22 premiere of the Discovery Channel show, which airs on Friday.
“Well, after 17 years being together, 13 years married, Jenna and I have decided to call it quits,” Jake says in the episode, Entertainment Weekly can confirm. At the time filming took place in fall 2025, Jake revealed that the pair had already been separated for eight months.
“It’s due to a lot of things,” he continues. “The major one is that I’m gone too much. Crab fishing. But I got three little ones that need to eat, that have to go to school, that have to have doctor’s appointments, and I don’t have a job. I gotta figure out something.”
The couple shares sons Aiden, 11, and Luka, 6, and daughter Cadence, 8.
EW reached out to Jake for further comment.
Since it debut on April 12, 2005, Deadliest Catch has taken viewers inside what’s touted as the deadliest job on Earth: crab fishing in the Bering Sea. Jake, a Seattle-based captain, has been a part of the show since 2007.
In the season 22 premiere episode, Jake attempts to rebuild his career amid his split from Jenna. During a meeting with an attorney, he receives concerning news about his ownership stake in the Titan Explorer, a fishing vessel he captained.
“I don’t want you investing any more money in your ownership interest in the Titan Explorer because that can end up being an asset that needs to be divided in the case,” the lawyer tells him.
Jake decides to step in as captain of the Cornelia Marie, an iconic vessel formerly led by the late Phil Harris.
“It’s a good boat. I’ve worked on it before,” Jake recalls in the episode. “I was young, had just met Jenna, was getting yelled at all the time. Life was hard for me. I mean, there was a lot of things that were going on back then that I don’t really wanna go back to, but one thing that was good was that I got to fish with Phil.”
Jake Anderson
Credit: Discovery Channel
Jake reportedly met Jenna at a festival in Washington state in 2009 when she approached him for an autograph. After they exchanged numbers, they began talking and sparked a connection. They tied the knot in 2012.
Jake has been open about his past struggles with addiction and how Jenna has supported his recovery.
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According to PEOPLE, Jake praised his now estranged wife in a 2023 Mother’s Day tribute on Instagram.
“I love you Jenna Anderson your [sic] the best mom! My mom Donna Anderson and I never thought we would get to see the day where I had children of my own,” he wrote. “We both tragically assumed I would die of alcoholism long before. Mom I love you so dearly and have always said, ‘I’ve been to hell, but then my mom came and picked me up.’ You both are my rocks.”
Jake has faced many personal tragedies on the show, including the 2009 death of his sister Chelsea Anderson of pneumonia, the 2010 disappearance and 2012 death of his father Keith Anderson, and the 2024 death of his uncle and mentor Nick Mavar.
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