Ryan Lochte’s Messy Divorce Exposes the Depth of the ‘Betrayal'
After Ryan Lochte's international scandal at the 2016 Rio Olympics, he settled down with Kayla Rae Reid and started a family. It looked like the start of a fresh chapter for the controversial athlete, but now, his messy divorce is making headlines.
On June 28, Lochte's estranged wife shared with her Instagram followers how she's doing in the wake of their divorce. She wrote in the carousel, "Reminders I'm telling myself right now."
“You’re stepping into the best chapter of your life — you just have to heal first,” Reid posted and then added in another slide, “Sometimes God allows betrayal… because it leads to the breakthrough.”
A third image read, “Most people have no idea what I’ve endured. Ignore their opinions. Truth always reveals itself.”
Reid continued, "Divorce isn’t the end of my story. It’s the beginning of my rebirth. I didn’t choose to be broken, but I’m choosing to rebuild.”
The 33-year-old model filed for divorce on March 26, per court documents obtained by Page Six, but the relationship news wasn't revealed until June 4. Reid has hinted about an alleged affair by her ex, but there were also major financial discoveries in the legal filing.
The duo is $250,000 in debt, per Us Weekly, with an IRS balance of $99,696.09 from the 2021 and 2022 tax years, a 2024 lien from the Fletcher Park Owner’s Association in Gainesville, FL for $2,231.76, and a 2023 lien of $127,977.73 from Shands Teaching Hospital and Clinic. The retired swimmer also owes $39,720.15 for an additional hospital stay in February 2024.
Despite the personal setbacks, Reid is promising her social media friends that she's staging a major comeback.
"First you survive, then you thrive," she wrote in the caption of her post.
The couple, who married in 2018, share three children: Caiden, 7, Liv, 5, and Georgia, 23 months.