John Stamos 'took a long time' to get over divorce from Rebecca Romijn: 'Broke my heart'
John Stamos has shared emotional details about his divorce from Rebecca Romijn, describing the split as heartbreaking and admitting it took him a long time to recover. He also reflected on his relationship with her second husband, Jerry O'Connell, showing unexpected warmth years later. The actor has repeatedly stated he did not want the marriage to end. Sources confirm the divorce’s deep impact on him but differ on whether he has fully reconciled with O'Connell.
What changed
New primary-source interviews (June 2026) confirm Stamos’ lingering emotional pain and his later positive remarks about O'Connell, expanding on previously reported divorce details.
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John Stamos opens up on painful divorce from Rebecca Romijn: 'Broke my heart'
confidence 92%John Stamos has shared emotional details about his divorce from Rebecca Romijn, describing the split as heartbreaking and admitting it took him a long time to recover. He also reflected on his relationship with her second husband, Jerry O'Connell, showing unexpected warmth years later. The actor has repeatedly stated he did not want the marriage to end. Sources confirm the divorce’s deep impact on him but differ on whether he has fully reconciled with O'Connell.
What's confirmed:
- John Stamos has said the divorce from Rebecca Romijn 'broke my heart' and that it 'took me a long time to get over it'.
- Stamos has repeatedly stated he 'didn’t want to get divorced' from Romijn, describing the separation as painful.
- Years after the divorce, Stamos has expressed praise for Romijn’s second husband, Jerry O'Connell, calling him 'very, very funny and very charming' during a recent encounter.
- Stamos’ divorce from Romijn is confirmed as emotionally difficult, with multiple sources citing his reluctance to end the marriage.
Still unconfirmed:
- Stamos allegedly had a 'run-in' with O'Connell, though details remain unspecified and unconfirmed beyond a single source.
- The timing or circumstances of the alleged encounter with O'Connell are not clearly defined in any primary source.