Todd Bridges wants divorce official after recent word that he and Bettijo Hirschi were splitting up

Todd Bridges has taken steps to marque his divided from Bettijo Hirschi authoritative aft announcing successful January that helium and his spouse had separated.

The erstwhile “Diff’rent Strokes” actor, 60, filed paperwork asking to extremity his matrimony Tuesday successful Arizona, Us Weekly reported Thursday. This volition beryllium the 2nd divorcement for some parties.

A typical for Bridges didn’t respond instantly to The Times’ petition for confirmation and comment.

Bridges announced successful January that helium and Hirschi were heading their abstracted ways aft getting joined successful 2022. At the time, helium called the determination a “difficult” 1 for him.

“This was not an casual choice, and it comes with a dense heart, but besides with emotion and gratitude for the beingness we shared,” helium said successful a connection to The Times. “I convey God for the clip we’ve had together, the lessons we’ve learned, and the household we’ve built. Even successful this play of change, I spot He is guiding america some toward healing, peace, and caller beginnings.”

Bridges said astatine the clip that helium would “continue to assistance my erstwhile spouse up successful prayer, wishing them joyousness and fulfillment successful the chapters ahead.”

The 2 met successful January 2022; they joined 9 months later, aft a little engagement. Hirschi told Tamron Hall past twelvemonth that a person who wrote a caller dating illustration for her showed it to Bridges arsenic “market research.” The person past told Hirschi that Bridges wanted to get successful touch.

“She’s a batch similar my mom,” Bridges told Hall.

During a contentious spousal enactment quality successful 2025, Hirschi described the “Everybody Hates Chris” seasoned arsenic “semi-retired,” Us Weekly reported successful February. The documents came arsenic portion of a conflict Hirschi fought with archetypal hubby Heath Hirschi aft marrying Bridges. At the time, Us said that Bettijo was claiming monthly expenses of astir $16,550 and said Bridges made lone “about $700” a period successful 2024 unless helium obtained “contract work.”

The Hirschis, who divorced successful 2020, stock 4 children, 2 of them minors, the outlet said. Heath Hirschi wanted retired of paying $2,700 a period successful spousal enactment payments aft his ex joined idiosyncratic his ineligible squad called a “well-known Hollywood actor.” Us said that successful December 2025, the tribunal revised the erstwhile couple’s statement to $1,206 per period successful kid support, with $43,401.96 owed for unpaid past support.

Bridges, meanwhile, has astir a twelve acting credits since 2020, according to IMDb, which besides says helium worked connected respective caller projects successful assorted stages of production.

He besides has 2 big offspring: Daughter Bo is from a erstwhile narration with Amanda Rushing; helium shares lad Spencir, 27, with his archetypal wife. Spencir Bridges was, similar his dad, a kid actor, with roles successful the 2007 movie “Daddy Day Camp” and, successful 2005, the TV bid “ER.” Spencir’s astir caller acting credits were successful 2009 erstwhile helium appeared successful the bid “iCarly” and successful the TV movie “The Three Gifts.”

Todd Bridges is the past surviving archetypal formed subordinate of the deed sitcom “Diff’rent Strokes,” which ran from 1978 to 1986. Conrad Bain played Phillip Drummond, a affluent Park Avenue businessman and begetter of Kimberly (Dana Plato). Drummond adopted sons Arnold (Gary Coleman) and Willis (Bridges), who were from Harlem. The quality of housekeeper Edna Garrett, played by Charlotte Rae, was spun disconnected successful 1979 into a 2nd deed series, “Facts of Life,” which ran until 1988.

Plato, who played Bain’s girl Kimberly, died successful 1999 from an overdose erstwhile she was 34. Bain died of earthy causes successful January 2013, astatine property 89, portion Rae died successful August 2018 astatine 92.

Gary Coleman died successful May 2010 astatine property 42 aft suffering a encephalon hemorrhage successful an accidental autumn astatine his location successful Utah.