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Mary Lou Retton Revealed Her Divorce from Shannon Kelley on Dancing with the Stars

Mary Lou Retton revealed on Dancing with the Stars in October 2018 that she and Shannon Kelley had divorced earlier that year.
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Mary Lou Retton disclosed in October 2018 that she and Shannon Kelley had divorced. During a conversation with her dance partner on Dancing with the Stars, she said the divorce was final in February 2018, after 27 years of marriage. Retton described the split as difficult and said it was something that had needed to happen.

When Mary Lou Retton and Shannon Kelley divorced

Retton said on Dancing with the Stars that the divorce was final in February 2018. The announcement came months later, during the show’s 27th season. Contemporary coverage described it as the first time she had spoken publicly about the divorce.

The Blast reported that Retton filed on November 14, 2017, citing court documents it said it had obtained. The outlet also reported that the couple reached a mediated settlement in February 2018; those filing and settlement details are reported by The Blast, rather than independently established here. The Blast’s report

What Retton said about the split

In remarks reproduced by Yahoo Entertainment, Retton said: “I went through a divorce. People don’t know this. It’s the first time I’ve said it publicly. After 27 years.” She also described the experience as hard and said she had felt alone. Retton added that the divorce was something that “really needed to happen for a long time,” and said, “We still love one another, but we weren’t great together anymore.” Yahoo Entertainment’s contemporaneous coverage

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These comments were part of a televised conversation with her dance partner, Sasha Farber. They convey Retton’s account of her experience; they do not establish private details about the marriage. The contemporaneous report reproduces her remarks, but a direct episode transcript or video is not available in the cited coverage.

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The couple’s marriage and Retton’s appearance on the show

Retton and Kelley married in 1990. USA Gymnastics’ archived biography records their wedding as December 29, 1990, while Biography.com gives the year and says they have four daughters. USA Gymnastics’ archived biography and Biography.com

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Retton is the 1984 Olympic women’s all-around gold medalist, according to USA Gymnastics. Her participation in Dancing with the Stars season 27 in 2018 placed the disclosure within the show’s coverage; the divorce itself had become final earlier that year.

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