Savannah Guthrie Divorce: Why She Refuses to Spill the Gory Details
I suppose I should spell this out for you since you’re evidently dying to know why Savannah Guthrie is keeping her divorce under wraps. On the July 1 episode of Monica Lewinsky’s Reclaiming podcast, the Today show co-anchor finally deigned to address her 2009 split from first husband Mark Orchard. Her verdict? “It was horrible and sad and it broke my heart. It took me years to recover. I’m not blaming anyone, but I don’t really want to get into it,” she confessed (E! Online, July 2024).
If you picked up her memoir Mostly What God Does earlier this year, you’d recall the disclaimers about “some of it was too personal and too embarrassing.” Picture her feet scorching on hot pavement—yes, she used that analogy—yet refusing to detail how many blisters she suffered, because, dear reader, you don’t need that level of trauma diarizing. “I just don’t want to tell you why the pavement was so hot or how many blisters I had on my feet,” Guthrie explained, reminding everyone that discretion is still the better part of valor.
Now, I know you’re thinking: “She’s got a successful co-anchor gig, a loving husband, two kids—what’s to complain about?” Fair enough. She’s married to Michael Feldman since 2014 and balances life with daughters Vale, 10, and Charley, 8. But adversity doesn’t pause for a favorable Instagram grid. That’s why she drew a firm boundary around those years of heartache—and why she’s delighted interviews from Entertainment Tonight to The New York Times largely respected her wish (Entertainment Tonight, June 2024).
But let’s not stop there. While Savannah masterfully sidestepped the “gory details,” plenty of other A-listers have laid their splits bare lately. Oscar winner Marion Cotillard and Guillaume Canet shocked fans in June 2025 by announcing an 18-year split “by mutual agreement,” stressing they wanted to avoid “speculation, rumors and risky interpretations” (People Magazine, June 2025). Meanwhile, Katy Perry and Orlando Bloom quietly called off their engagement after nine years together—sources point to separate travels and diverging schedules as the tipping point (E! News, June 2025). Dermot Mulroney and Prima Apollinaare opted for mediation over litigation in their amicable divorce filing citing “irreconcilable differences,” proving you can break up without a courtroom spectacle (The Hollywood Reporter, June 2025). Aussie influencer Tammy Hembrow bluntly announced her divorce on TikTok just seven months after tying the knot, while Bachelor alumni Grant Ellis and Juliana Pasquarosa went their separate ways three months after the finale.
So, there you have it—a masterclass in setting boundaries from one of morning TV’s top talents, plus a roundup of other recent breakups. Glad I could clear that up for you without drowning you in unwanted detail.
Sources: Celebrity Storm and E! Online, Monica Lewinsky’s Reclaiming podcast; Entertainment Tonight; People Magazine; E! News; The Hollywood Reporter
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