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Todd Bridges, 60, files for divorce again.

Diff'rnt Strokes star Todd Bridges has filed divorce papers in his split from spouse Bettijo B. Hirschi in Maricopa County, Arizona.Bridges, 60, and Hirschi tie...

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April 3, 2026

Diff'rnt Strokes star Todd Bridges has filed divorce papers in his split from spouse Bettijo B. Hirschi in Maricopa County, .

Bridges, 60, and Hirschi , .

Bridges said in legal docs reviewed by Us Weekly that he and Hirschi tried to 'resolve' their differences, but ultimately came to the conclusion that the 'marriage is broken beyond repair.'

Bridges publicly announced he and Hirschi had parted ways in a statement he released in January.

'After much prayer and reflection, my spouse and I have made the difficult decision to separate,' the actor, who played Willis Jackson on Diff'rnt Strokes, said in a Petition for Dissolution of Marriage Without Minor Children.

Daily Mail has reached out to Hirschi and representatives for Bridges for further comment on the story.

Diff'rnt Strokes star Todd Bridges has filed divorce papers in his split from spouse Bettijo B. Hirschi in Arizona. Pictured in 2022

He added, 'This was not an easy choice, and it comes with a heavy heart, but also with love and gratitude for the life we shared.'

Bridges publicly announced he and Hirschi had parted ways in a statement in January

Bridges seen at an NAACP event on April 22, 2023 in LaPlace, Louisiana

The actor, who played Willis Jackson on Diff'rnt Strokes, pictured with late costars Gary Coleman and Dana Plato

'I was supposed to actually be setting her up with someone else, but it didn't go that way. When I met her, I was like, "I'm not going to set her up with anyone else. I want her for myself."'

'I think Todd may have been the only single guy she knew or something,' Hirschi said. 'She was using him as market research.'

Hirschi continued: 'She was sending him 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, he wants to hear from you!" She wrote the text too, so I just copy and pasted.'

Hirschi said that she and the actor shared a mutual interest in spirituality.

'What really struck me about Todd is that we have a very similar idea of who God is and what he's like and how he interacts with us,' Hirschi said. 'We hear [God] similarly. I feel like God speaks to me directly too.

'I remember telling my parents, "He has a very similar understanding of God that feels very much like the faith that I have."'

Todd Bridges, 60, files for divorce again.

'I think Todd may have been the only single guy she knew or something,' Hirschi said. 'She was using him as market research.'

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