Ryan Lochte’s estranged wife, Kayla Rae Reid, appeared to accuse the Olympic swimmer of ‘betrayal’ as she opened up on how their marriage and divorce left her ‘broken’.
Reid announced earlier this month that she had filed for divorce from the six-time gold medalist in March, after seven years of marriage.
At the time, the former Playboy playmate branded the divorce ‘painful’ and referenced ‘trials we didn’t choose or see coming’, while Lochte said he was ‘deeply grateful for the life we’ve built together’.
But neither revealed exactly what led to their marriage becoming ‘irretrievably broken’.
As revealed by the Daily Mail, however, the couple owe nearly $270,000 in various debts, while they are also fighting over the custody of their three children – Caiden Zane, seven, Liv Rae, five, and Georgia June, one.
Ryan Lochte’s estranged wife, Kayla Rae Reid, appeared to accuse the Olympian of ‘betrayal’
Lochte and Reid are said to have met in 2016 before getting engaged that same year
Kayla, seen in 2016 at Playboy Midsummer Night’s Dream party, was previously a Playmate
Now, Reid has taken to social media to post more cryptic comments about the divorce, including that she is ‘stepping into the best chapter of her life’.
The former Playboy playmate posted a series of pictures and videos alongside ‘reminders’ of what she is ‘telling herself right now’.
‘Sometimes God allows the betrayal… because it leads to the breakthrough,’ one read.
‘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.’
She added: ‘You’re stepping into the best chapter of your life – you just have to heal first… most people have no idea what I’ve endured.
‘Ignore their opinions. Truth always reveals itself.’
Kayla’s petition for divorce, filed in north central Florida’s Alachua County, asked the court for ‘sole parenting responsibility’ or at least ‘ultimate decision-making authority’ and ‘majority timesharing,’ Daily Mail previously reported.
‘Wife is fit and proper to assume sole parental responsibility for the minor children of the parties. Shared parental responsibility would be detrimental to the children,’ her lawyers wrote.
Lochte poses with his gold medal from the 2016 Olympics, where he medaled in the 4×200m freestyle relay
Kayla’s petition for divorce, filed in Florida, asked the court for ‘sole parenting responsibility’
However, Lochte responded by insisting it was in the best interests of Caiden, Liv and Georgia for their parents to share custody.
But his April 28 counter-petition, prepared by attorney Justin Jacobson, also included multiple errors when it came to details of their birthdays and places of birth.
Lochte said all three were born in May but – as Kayla pointed out in a subsequent filing – Caiden was born June 8, 2017, Liv was born June 17, 2019, and Georgia was born June 21, 2023.
The gold medalist swimmer and former Playboy Playmate tied the knot in Palm Springs, California, in January 2018, after previously going public with their relationship in 2016.
