"Diff&x27;rent Strokes" star Todd Bridges files for divorce from wife after 3 years of marriage Wesley StenzelSat, April 4, 2026 at 7:14 PM UTC 25 Todd Bridges and his wife, Bettijo B. HirschiCredit: Christopher Willard/ABC via GettyKey points Todd Bridges filed for divorce from photographer and designer Bettijo B. Hirschi. The Diff'rent Strokes actor married Hirschi in September 2022. "I have a lot of respect for what we shared and will always value that," Bridges told PEOPLE. Todd Bridges is ending his marriage.
"Diff'rent Strokes" star Todd Bridges files for divorce from wife after 3 years of marriage
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Todd Bridges and his wife, Bettijo B. HirschiCredit: Christopher Willard/ABC via GettyKey points -
Todd Bridges filed for divorce from photographer and designer Bettijo B. Hirschi.
The Diff'rent Strokes actor married Hirschi in September 2022.
"I have a lot of respect for what we shared and will always value that," Bridges told PEOPLE.
Todd Bridges is ending his marriage.
The Diff'rent Strokes star filed for divorce from his wife, photographer and designer Bettijo B. Hirschi, after three years of marriage, per court records reviewed by Entertainment Weekly.
Bridges filed a Petition for Dissolution of Marriage (Divorce) Without Minor Children on Tuesday, according to Maricopa County Superior Court records in Arizona.
EW has reached out to representatives for Bridges and Hirschi for comment.
Todd Bridges in 2023Credit: Erika Goldring/Getty
"As I shared some time ago, we made the decision to separate, and that hasn't been easy for either of us," Bridges told PEOPLE in a statement. "I've now officially filed for divorce. It's a deeply personal decision, but one I feel is necessary so we can both truly move forward."
Bridges continued, "I have a lot of respect for what we shared and will always value that. I sincerely wish her nothing but the best. I appreciate everyone's understanding and continued privacy as we close this chapter of our lives."
The actor previously announced the couple's separation in January. "After much prayer and reflection, my spouse and I have made the difficult decision to separate," Bridges told PEOPLE at the time. "This was not an easy choice, and it comes with a heavy heart, but also with love and gratitude for the life we shared."
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Bridges added, "I thank God for the time we've had together, the lessons we've learned, and the family we've built. Even in this season of change, I trust He is guiding us both toward healing, peace, and new beginnings."
Hirschi revealed in 2024 that the couple met in 2022 through a mutual friend who was trying to get her to use a dating app and wanted Bridges to weigh in on Hirschi's profile.
"Unbeknownst to me, she had decided to make me a profile on some other app, and I think Todd might have been the only single guy she knew," Hirschi explained on Tamron Hall. "She was using him as market research. She was sending him pictures of me and saying, 'Do we need to do something different with her hair? What should we do?'"
Hirschi added that her friend was responsible for the initial correspondence between her and Bridges. "She texted me and said, 'You need to message my friend. He wants to hear from you. Here's his number,'" she recalled. "And she wrote the text, too. I just and pasted."
Todd Bridges in 'Diff'rent Strokes'Credit: Gary Null/NBCU Photo Bank/NBCUniversal via Getty
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Bridges proposed six months after they met, and they married in September 2022. The actor, who has two children, and Hirschi, who has four children, blended their families and started a podcast together titled Dang.
The Everybody Hates Chris actor was previously married to Dori Smith from 1998 to 2012. Hirschi was also previously married, noting that she had been "divorced for a while" during her appearance on Tamron Hall.
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