Soap star Cameron Mathison was not expecting to divorce estranged wife Vanessa Mathison. "It was a tricky time when we separated and there [were] a lot of specific conditions that made it really tough," Cameron, 56, said during a Monday, September 9, appearance on Jennie Garth's "I Choose" podcast, noting that the split "was a surprise" for him. Months after their separation, the devastating L.A. wildfires helped the former couple get to a better place.