{"id":2014930,"date":"2025-09-11T19:37:01","date_gmt":"2025-09-11T19:37:01","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/celebrity.land\/en\/?p=2014930"},"modified":"2025-09-11T19:37:01","modified_gmt":"2025-09-11T19:37:01","slug":"cameron-mathison-says-separation-from-wife-was-a-surprise","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/celebrity.land\/en\/cameron-mathison-says-separation-from-wife-was-a-surprise\/","title":{"rendered":"Cameron Mathison Says Separation From Wife Was \u2018A Surprise\u2019"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><\/p>\n<div>\n<p>Soap star <a rel=\"nofollow\" target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/www.usmagazine.com\/celebrities\/cameron-mathison\/\"><strong>Cameron Mathison<\/strong><\/a> was not expecting to divorce estranged wife <strong>Vanessa Mathison<\/strong>.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cIt was a tricky time when we separated and there [were] a lot of specific conditions that made it really tough,\u201d Cameron, 56, said during a Monday, September 9, appearance on <a rel=\"nofollow\" target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/podcasts.apple.com\/us\/podcast\/i-choose-me-with-jennie-garth\/id1740660211?i=1000725695449\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Jennie Garth\u2019s \u201cI Choose\u201d podcast<\/a>, noting that the split \u201cwas a surprise\u201d for him.<\/p>\n<p>Months after their separation, the devastating L.A. wildfires helped the former couple get to a better place.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cWe had been separated for about a year and a half officially at that point \u2014 maybe a little bit longer \u2014 but [it] still felt very fresh,\u201d he explained.<\/p>\n<div class=\"link-related article link-related__with-thumb\">\n\t\t\t<a rel=\"nofollow\" target=\"_blank\" class=\"article__thumbnail related-ab-test\" href=\"https:\/\/www.usmagazine.com\/celebrity-news\/news\/messiest-real-life-soap-opera-splits-steve-burton-and-more\/\" target=\"\" data-source=\"01\"><\/p>\n<figure class=\"article__figure\">\n<div style=\"padding-bottom:56.25%;\" class=\"ratio-based-placeholder\"><\/div>\n<\/figure>\n<p>\t\t<\/a><\/p>\n<div class=\"article__content\">\n<h3 class=\"article__title\">\n\t\t\t<a rel=\"nofollow\" target=\"_blank\" class=\"article__title-link related-ab-test\" href=\"https:\/\/www.usmagazine.com\/celebrity-news\/news\/messiest-real-life-soap-opera-splits-steve-burton-and-more\/\" target=\"\" data-source=\"01\"><br \/>\n    <span class=\"related-badge\">Related: <\/span><span class=\"related-title\">Real-Life Soap Opera Splits<\/span><\/a><br \/>\n\t\t<\/h3>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<p>\n\t\t\tMany soap opera stars have had messy breakups that resemble the plot of their respective shows. General Hospital star Steve Burton and then-wife Sheree Burton announced their split in May 2022. The pair, who share three children, McKenna, Jack and Brooklyn, called it quits after 23 years of marriage for a reason no one saw [\u2026]\t\t<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<p>The <a rel=\"nofollow\" target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/www.usmagazine.com\/shows\/general-hospital\/\"><em>General Hospital<\/em><\/a>\u00a0actor noted that he and Vanessa are \u201cstill working through stuff\u201d following their split, but living together after<a rel=\"nofollow\" target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/www.usmagazine.com\/celebrity-news\/news\/los-angeles-pacific-palisades-fire-which-stars-are-affected\/\"> the January fires<\/a> destroyed his home helped bridge the gap.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cWe have a lot of love for each other, but there was also a lot of pain at that time. I really feel \u2014 I think I can speak for Vanessa as well, because we\u2019ve talked about this \u2014 in that moment after the fire, I stayed in the kids\u2019 room in her place,\u201d Cameron continued. \u201cIt was as if going through that together just erased a lot of the negativity and just kind of shortened that [post-breakup] timeline.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>The two found a \u201creal place of love and care and support\u201d in the aftermath.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cWe were there for each other and cried and talked and hugged,\u201d he recalled. \u201cNot in a, \u2018Oh, we\u2019re going to get back together kind of way.\u2019 Just really close, nobody else knew what we were going through.\u201d<\/p>\n<div class=\"link-related article link-related__with-thumb\">\n\t\t\t<a rel=\"nofollow\" target=\"_blank\" class=\"article__thumbnail related-ab-test\" href=\"https:\/\/www.usmagazine.com\/celebrity-news\/pictures\/most-shocking-celebrity-splits\/\" target=\"\" data-source=\"00\"><\/p>\n<figure class=\"article__figure\">\n<div style=\"padding-bottom:56.25%;\" class=\"ratio-based-placeholder\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/07\/most-shocking-celebrity-splits-featured-image.jpg?crop=174px%2C0px%2C1760px%2C994px&amp;resize=400%2C225&amp;quality=40&amp;strip=all\" srcset=\"\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 480px) 400px, (max-width: 770px) calc(100vw - 6em), 200px\" alt=\"Most Shocking Celebrity Splits\" width=\"400\" height=\"225\" data-fallback-img=\"\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/07\/most-shocking-celebrity-splits-featured-image.jpg?quality=55&amp;strip=all\"\/><\/div>\n<\/figure>\n<p>\t\t<\/a><\/p>\n<div class=\"article__content\">\n<h3 class=\"article__title\">\n\t\t\t<a rel=\"nofollow\" target=\"_blank\" class=\"article__title-link related-ab-test\" href=\"https:\/\/www.usmagazine.com\/celebrity-news\/pictures\/most-shocking-celebrity-splits\/\" target=\"\" data-source=\"00\"><br \/>\n    <span class=\"related-badge\">Related: <\/span><span class=\"related-title\">Most Shocking Celebrity Splits<\/span><\/a><br \/>\n\t\t<\/h3>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<p>\n\t\t\tMany celebrity splits have rocked Hollywood over the years, including Gwyneth Paltrow and Chris Martin as well as\u00a0Channing Tatum and Jenna Dewan. Tatum and Dewan\u2019s love story began on the set of 2006\u2019s Step Up, where they costarred as onscreen love interests. The duo tied the knot in 2009 and welcomed daughter Everly in 2013. [\u2026]\t\t<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<p>Cameron and Vanessa married in 2002 and welcomed kids Lucas, now 22, and daughter Leila, 19, during their marriage. The couple<a rel=\"nofollow\" target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/www.usmagazine.com\/celebrity-news\/news\/cameron-mathison-and-wife-vanessa-announce-divorce\/\"> announced in July 2024 that they had split<\/a>.<\/p>\n<div id=\"news-block\">\n<div class=\"newsletter-form  \">\n<div class=\"newsletter-signup__success\" aria-live=\"polite\">\n<h3>Thank You!<\/h3>\n<p>You have successfully subscribed.<\/p>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<\/div><\/div>\n<p>\u201cAfter 22 years of marriage, we have made the difficult decision to part ways. We enter this new chapter with deep love, kindness, and respect for each other. We hold gratitude in our hearts for the wonderful years we shared together,\u201d they shared in a joint statement at the time. \u201cOur children have been and will continue to be our highest priority, and we will forever share in our devotion and love for them.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>Cameron told <em>Us Weekly<\/em> exclusively in March that he and Vanessa <a rel=\"nofollow\" target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/www.usmagazine.com\/celebrity-news\/news\/cameron-mathison-is-super-close-to-estranged-wife-after-separation\/\">are \u201cstill super close\u201d<\/a> despite their split.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cVanessa and I, we love each other,\u201d he added. \u201cMy wife and I had a beautiful 22-year relationship, and then things fell apart.\u201d<\/p>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<p><em> \u2018 The preceding article may include information circulated by third parties \u2019 <\/em><\/p>\n<p><em> \u2018 Some details of this article were extracted from the following source www.usmagazine.com \u2019 <\/em><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Soap star Cameron Mathison was not expecting to divorce estranged wife Vanessa Mathison. \u201cIt was a tricky time when we separated and there [were] a lot of specific conditions that made it really tough,\u201d Cameron, 56, said during a Monday, September 9, appearance on Jennie Garth\u2019s \u201cI Choose\u201d podcast, noting that the split \u201cwas a [&hellip;]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":2,"featured_media":2014931,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"om_disable_all_campaigns":false,"_jetpack_newsletter_access":"","_jetpack_dont_email_post_to_subs":false,"_jetpack_newsletter_tier_id":0,"_jetpack_memberships_contains_paywalled_content":false,"_jetpack_memberships_contains_paid_content":false,"jnews-multi-image_gallery":[],"jnews_single_post":[],"jnews_primary_category":[],"jnews_social_meta":[],"footnotes":""},"categories":[25177],"tags":[24003,37741,62543,21738,31297],"class_list":["post-2014930","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-celebrities","tag-celebrity-news","tag-celebrity-splits","tag-exes","tag-news","tag-splits"],"jetpack_featured_media_url":"https:\/\/celebrity.land\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/09\/Cameron-Mathison-Says-Separation-From-Wife-Was-\u2018A-Surprise.jpg","jetpack_sharing_enabled":true,"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/celebrity.land\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/2014930","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/celebrity.land\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/celebrity.land\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/celebrity.land\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/2"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/celebrity.land\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=2014930"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/celebrity.land\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/2014930\/revisions"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/celebrity.land\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/2014931"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/celebrity.land\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=2014930"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/celebrity.land\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=2014930"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/celebrity.land\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=2014930"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}