Simon Baker, 51 and Rebecca Rigg, 53 have separated from each other after 29 years of marriage. Baker’s Representative Susan Patricola confirmed this to the USA TODAY, on Friday.
Further through the reports, we got to know that the pair split in the month of April, when the COVID-19 was on its peak. Simon in an interview with the media expressed that, ‘We remain close friends and our three children will always be the most important focus of our lives’.
The couple tied the knot in October 1998 and share three children together: daughter Stella, 27, and sons Claude, 22, and Harry, 19. Though they were never spotted together after 2015.
The actor is well known for his work in CBS starring The Mentalist in which he played the role of psychic Patrick Jane. The Australian origin actor, further decided to spend more time with family. “It will feel so good to be able to spend more time at home,” he told the Australian outlet. “More than anything I want to dedicate my time to my family.”
Baker addressed Rigg “the greatest woman any man could ever hope to make a life with,” adding that “marrying her was the best decision I ever made.”
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