Celebrity Big Brother and Diff'rent Strokes star Todd Bridges' estranged wife, Bettijo B. Hirschi, once suggested that God brought them together. That revelation made it all the more shocking when Bridges announced on January 14, 2026, that he and Hirschi, an art director and creative strategist, had separated after three years of marriage. "After much prayer and reflection, my spouse and I have made the difficult decision to separate," Bridges told People. "This was not an easy choice, and it comes with a heavy heart, but also with love and gratitude for the life we shared." The actor explained that he would forever be grateful for "the time we've had together, the lessons we've learned and the family we've built," though he felt it was best that they go their separate ways. Child Star Documentaries That Are Worth the Watch: 'Quiet on Set' and More The former couple originally got together in 2022 after a mutual friend enlisted Bridges to help spruce up Hirschi's online dating profile. They were engaged a few months later and tied the knot before the end of 2022. Keep scrolling to look back on what Hirschi said about her marriage to Bridges. Todd Bridges and Bettijo B. Hirschi Met Through a Mutual Friend Todd Bridges and Bettijo B. Hirschi were both previously married. Bridges shares two children, son Spencir and daughter Bo, with his ex-wife, Dori Smith, while Hirschi has four children from a previous marriage. They revealed on The Tamron Hall Show in December 2024 that they were introduced through a mutual friend named Mandy. This friend put them in touch while helping Hirschi create a profile on dating apps. "I had such bad experiences on the apps," she admitted. "After six months, I was like, I'm good. I'd rather be just alone. I'm OK. No thank you!" However, Mandy refused to let Hirschi give up on love and enlisted Bridges for his advice on how to make the profile more appealing to eligible guys. Courtesy The Tamron Hall Show/YouTube "Unbeknownst to me, [my friend] decided to make me a profile on some other app," Hirschi remembered. "I think Todd may have been the only single guy she knew or something! She was using him as market research." She went on, "She was sending [Todd] pictures of me, saying, 'What do you think? Do we need to do something different with her hair?' ... She texted me and said, 'You need to message my friend [Bridges], he wants to hear from you!' ... She wrote the text too so I just copy and pasted." Host Tamron Hall joked, "Everybody needs a friend like this friend!" Todd Bridges and Bettijo B. Hirschi Both Experienced Heartbreak Before Getting Together Bettijo B. Hirschi acknowledged to People in 2022 that she and Todd Bridges "both went through a lot before finding each other." They both were divorced and, according to Hirschi, were reluctant to keep searching for love. "We kind of both had given up on finding something this great, and we were super surprised to be able to have it kind of given to us, and we feel like God had a hand in bringing us together," she confessed. "We feel so blessed." Bettijo B. Hirschi Designed Her Own Wedding Dress Todd Bridges proposed to Bettijo B. Hirschi on a romantic beachside evening only six months after they met. They got married in front of around 70 guests at Greystone Mansion & Gardens in Beverly Hills in September 2022, per People. Hirschi used her design background to create her dream wedding dress after briefly considering buying something off the rack. Gary Coleman Doc: The Biggest Revelations About His Tragic Life and Death "I tried to find something off-the-rack that I could wear, and I just wasn't seeing what I wanted because I wanted more coverage," she told People. "I like classic beauty channeling from older eras, like Audrey Hepburn. So that's what I was really inspired by." Hirschi went on, "It was all satin, and it was a fitted bodice with a square neck. And then I have long legs, so I did a split skirt that was kind of like a wrap. And then for the ceremony, I had an 80-inch satin train and then a 200-inch-long veil." The newlyweds shared their first dance to Etta James' version of "At Last" and later honeymooned in Hawaii. Bettijo B. Hirschi Described Herself and Todd Bridges as an 'Interfaith Couple' Bettijo B. Hirschi and Todd Bridges bonded over their shared faith in God even though they came from different Christian backgrounds. During their 2024 appearance on The Tamron Hall Show, Hirschi described herself and Bridges as an "interfaith couple." "The type of Christianity, it's pretty different," Hirschi told host Tamron Hall. "My church has a lot of ... I don't like to call them rules because as a kid I saw them as rules, but now I see them as stuff that really does help me in my life." She added, "What struck me with Todd is that we have a very similar idea of who God is." Bettijo B. Hirschi Said She and Todd Bridges Both Feel God Communicates With Them In that 2024 Tamron Hall Show interview, Bettijo B. Hirschi expanded on