According to insiders, Kathy Griffin split from husband Randy Bick after he became too much of a homebody and no longer shared her enthusiasm for life.
Griffin, 63, filed for divorce in Los Angeles Superior Court last Thursday, citing “irreconcilable differences,” three years after the now-estranged couple tied the knot on New Year's Day 2020.
The pop culture personality reportedly felt divorce was the only option if she ever wanted to feel like herself again after becoming “estranged” from Bick, 45.
“Kathy was in love and still is in love with her ex, and as heartbroken as she is about how this all turned out, Kathy is loving life,” an insider told .
Kathy Griffin, 63, is said to be “heartbroken” after filing for divorce from marketing executive Randy Bick, 45
“Kathy hates that it ended this way, but she needed to be Kathy again and this was the only way she could get there,” a source told
“She always wants to have fun.” She wants to travel and do things with a man she loves and who has the same ambitions.
“Kathy is just over 60 but still feels like she is in her 30s and wants to enjoy life and has a fun and focused approach to life and Randy shared that with her.”
However, the source added, “Lately, Randy has been more content with being a homebody, and instead of growing together, they started to grow apart.”
“Kathy hates that it ended like this, but she had to be Kathy again and this was the only way she could get there.”
Griffin met the marketing executive, 18 years his junior, at a food and wine festival in 2011 before marrying in 2020 in a ceremony led by fellow comedian Lily Tomlin.
News of their split was announced last week, with Griffin listing the date of separation as December 22, 2023.
On December 29, TMZ broke the news that she had filed for divorce.
She confirmed the report on her Instagram with a post that simply read: “Well…s**t.” That sucks. -Kathy Griffin.'
Kathy Griffin turned to her friend Jane Fonda, 86, for support after her breakup
Griffin and Bick tied the knot on New Year's Day 2020 in a ceremony led by Lily Tomlin, 84
During Sunday's New Year's celebrations, she was clearly struggling with the breakup and told her social media followers that she had turned to her friend and actress Jane Fonda, 86, for support.
Alongside a picture of the couple, she wrote: “My friends will help me with this.” Last night I had to use the bat phone. I… “Fonda, this is Griffin. My heart is broken. I can't eat, I can't sleep.” Jane…”Come over here, boy. I'll make you something. You will eat and I will listen.
Griffin has spoken openly about her relationship with Bick, previously revealing that she didn't think it would become anything more than a one-night stand.
When she spoke to People in 2016, she revealed that her first impression was that he was a “man's man.”
The couple – pictured in November 2022 – met at a food and wine festival in 2011, with Griffin convinced the pair would just be a one-night stand
She added: “He's like a normal guy, you know, he's like a real guy. 'He's not a Hollywood guy.'
The divorce comes on the heels of a major health crisis for Griffin.
In August 2021, she announced that she had been diagnosed with stage 1 lung cancer despite never having smoked.
Thanks to a quick surgical procedure, she was reportedly cancer-free by November of that year.
has reached out to Griffin and Bick for comment.