Shannon kelley and mary lou retton
Shannon kelley and mary lou retton
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Mary Lou Retton Is 'Excited' for a New Chapter But 'Scared' to Date Again After Secret Divorce
Mary Lou Retton is opening up about her divorce from ex-husband Shannon Kelley.
The retired Olympic gold-medal-winning gymnast revealed her split from her husband of 27 years publicly for the first time on Monday night’s episode of Dancing with the Stars before being eliminated. Now, she says, she’s ready for a new chapter.
“I’m on a really good path, and I’m happy with my life,” Retton, 50, tells PEOPLE exclusively. “I’m really excited for what this new chapter is going to bring instead of being that scared person that I was a couple of months ago.
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I really have done a full turnaround.”
Retton, who wed Kelley in 1990, says that “there wasn’t one defining moment” that led to their divorce, which was finalized in February.
“It was that we grew apart,” she says.
Though Retton felt lonely throughout the process, she says she had the support of the couple’s fo