Danny and Gretchen Bonaduce’s divorce was finalized on Wednesday. The 18-year marriage was the subject of the reality TV show “Breaking Bonaduce” and if you saw it, you know why this marriage couldn’t sustain. Danny Bonaduce is certifiable and an addict, and Gretchen was an enabler for most of their marriage. But she put up with a lot, and is getting paid a lot for it.
A Los Angeles judge has signed off on the amicable end to Danny Bonaduce’s nearly 18-year marriage.
Bonaduce will pay $16,000 a month to his ex-wife, Gretchen, for spousal and child support. The former couple will retain joint custody of their children, who are 14 and 7 years old.
[From Associated Press]
Danny and Gretchen got married on the same day they met. By that marker, eighteen years is an incredible feat. On the show, of which Gretchen was an producer, Gretchen appeared to be pretty normal and trying to fight for her marriage, for the kids. Danny, on the other hand was a clearly narcissistic jerk with major substance abuse problems. I thought he was putting on an act for the cameras, but evidently the guy is really that messed up.
And some lucky woman may get to put up with all that on TV again. In the divorce, Danny Bonaduce secured the rights to his next reality show, The Next Mrs. Bonaduce. Seriously. The worst thing about this concept is that there will be a line a mile long of women signing up for this show. There will be a screening process to cull the list of women wanting to be Danny Bonaduce’s insta-wife. Definitely one of the saddest reflections of celebrity-obsessed society, right there.
Danny Bonaduce and Gretchen Bonaduce are shown at the Prism Awards in LA on 4/24/07. Credit: WENN
He is so gross. I don’t understand HOW in the world he gets women. 😯
Any woman who signs up for this show and gets picked will get exactly what she deserves. Good luck, ladies!
That dress is hideous!
Ditto to everything everyone above me said. Add in the teeny peeny. Ugh.
Sweet baby Jesus! What the hell is she wearing! Is that a craft project?
ugh i feel bad for his kids. imagine that was your DAD
If she dressed like that, I can see why the marriage didn’t last.
I could care less about their marriage, but that dress is truly horrendous. And that purse looks like macrame. Did she look in a mirror and say, “Yes, I should appear in public wearing this. I look great.”? She’s an attractive enough woman, but who would ever know when she’s dressed like that? Good Lord.
I’ve always liked him, but the thought of dating him? Way too scary for me.
I hate it when people dye their hair red, and then proceed to wear the wrong makeup and clothes that clash like crazy, like pink and red. Gives me a headache.
I was hoping they’d work it out, but he’s such a douche. I love hearing him tell the story of their wedding.
He wanted to have sex with her, but she said she wouldn’t sleep with anyone unless she was married to him, so he said, “Let’s get married then” (of course he was drunk and drugged up). They did the quickie chapel thing, and the next morning he tried to weasel out of it, pretending he didn’t remember her name. She said, “The name’s Mrs. Bonaduce. Don’t forget it.”
She stuck it out for 18 years, she should get a huge settlement, some sort of medal and free therapy for life. But I agree with above posters– redheads who wear hot pink should have their Miss Clairol taken away.
sick.
Glad I’m not the only one who wanted to retch at the sight of the dress.
The same kind of women that will sign up to be the Next Mrs. Bonaduce are the same kind of women that sign up for the Bachelor year after year (really, how many Bachelors are married to the woman they picked?). Attention money-grubbers who are losers (let’s be realistic, like they are totally unable find someone and have to go on national teleivion to compete with 24 other women for one man??), simple as that.
I hated him as a kid on the Partridge family and he’s even worse as an adult. Go away has been child star!
Danny is crazy but real, unlike most of the doucebags in Hollywood. He has significant mental problems, but that’s part of his charm.
If you want to hate someone, hate Lief Garret and his gay eyeliner and doo rag. Has-been poser. At least Danny has a sense of humor.
Look past Gretchen’s flaming red hair and hideous dress and what do you see?
I see her sporting a black eye…looks like she took a Bonaduce beating before taking this public shot!
Both of them are A-holes and deserved each other, feel so sorry for the kids!!