Cameron Mathison has split from his wife after more than 20 years of marriage.
Cameron Mathison has split from his wife
The ‘General Hospital’ actor and his spouse Vanessa – who are parents to Lucas, 21, and 18-year-old Leila – revealed on Wednesday (31.07.24), just four days after their 22nd wedding anniversary, that they have decided to “part ways” but will always be thankful for the time they spent together.
They said in a joint statement: “After 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.
“Our children have been and will continue to be our highest priority, and we will forever share in our devotion and love for them.”
The former couple have parted on amicable terms and “wish the best” for one another’s futures.
They added: “We remain friends, and both wish the best for one another. We sincerely appreciate your respect for our family’s privacy during this transition.”
The 54-year-old actor took part in ‘Dancing With the Stars’ in 2007 and he recently admitted he asked producers for a different partner after was was paired with “very beautiful” professional Edita Sliwinska because he and Vanessa, 57, were going through a “bit of a challenge” at the time.
He told Cheryl Burke on her ‘Sex, Lies and Spray Tans’ podcast: “I watched the show, so I knew Edyta. She’s a very beautiful woman, and I don’t even know if Edyta knows this, I actually called Dina Katz, who’s my dear friend now, who at the time was casting director, I called her and I said, ‘Listen, I’m so happy that you’ve offered me the show. I can’t wait. I’m in. Just do me a favour. Put me with anybody but Edyta.’
“Because I knew my wife and I, we were going through a little bit of a challenge at that time, and Edyta didn’t wear a lot of clothes.”
But Cameron went ahead with Edyta and they finished in fifth place, though he acknowledged things were “really hard” on his wife back home at the time.
He said: “Vanessa was a trooper. We’d recently gone through a bunch of stuff, and it wasn’t great timing and I was off in LA spending time with this beautiful woman, dressed up, against her, sweating with her five hours a day rehearsing, and then doing all the press and touring stuff together, and it was really hard.”
