Monday, November 9, 2026

Amanda Seyfried Cuddles Estranged Husband Thomas Sadoski in New Photo After Saying Divorce Should Be ‘Boring’ (Video)

Exes don’t usually post each other with their arms wrapped around one another. Amanda Seyfried did on Sunday. Two months after she and Thomas Sadoski announced they’d separated, she put up a black-and-white photo of the two of them hugging, both smiling, and tagged him. [1][2]

The photo followed another Story she had shared, a quote that put a name on what she seems to be doing: “The most radical thing we can do is make divorce boring.” [1][2]

Black-and-white Instagram Story of Amanda Seyfried and Thomas Sadoski hugging and smiling outdoors
Amanda Seyfried’s new cuddle photo with Thomas Sadoski (Instagram, via Page Six), then E! News’ look back at the couple. SP-branded edit.

WHAT DID AMANDA SEYFRIED POST ABOUT THOMAS SADOSKI?

Seyfried posted two Instagram Stories on Sunday, Nov. 8. The first reposted a quote from Olivia Howell. Page Six calls Howell a clinical hypnotherapist and Us Weekly calls her a relationship and divorce consultant: [1][2]

“The most radical thing we can do is make divorce boring. Make it normal. Make it accessible. Because the system thrives on confusion and stigma, on making you believe you’re the first one to ever walk this road. But when divorce becomes just another life transition — like a wedding, like a graduation — the patriarchy loses one of its most effective weapons.”

The next Story was the photo: the two of them in black and white, arms around each other, both smiling, with Sadoski tagged. Page Six went with “cuddles” in its headline. [1][2]

The Olivia Howell quote about making divorce boring, reposted to Amanda Seyfried's Instagram Story

Related: the same Sunday she walked a red carpet in NYC: Amanda Seyfried’s tiny white bow dress at Netflix’s Steps premiere.

THE SAME DAY: CINDERELLA ON THE PURPLE CARPET

Seyfried was very much in public that Sunday. Netflix held the world premiere of its animated film Steps in New York that night, and she showed up in a short white mini with one oversized bow. Netflix’s own post called her “Cinderella herself.” [3]

So on the day she was back on a red carpet alone, her Instagram showed fans that she and her ex are still on good terms.

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Amanda Seyfried at Netflix’s Steps premiere in New York, Nov. 8, 2026. SP-branded (from our Steps premiere story).

WHY DID AMANDA SEYFRIED AND THOMAS SADOSKI SPLIT?

Neither of them has given a reason. They confirmed the separation on Sept. 15 in a joint statement to People: “We have been separated for a while, and it’s proven to be the right move for us and our family unit. We’ve got each other forever — and it’s GOOD.” [4][5]

An unnamed source talked to the Daily Mail a few days later, and Page Six repeated the claims. According to the source, the “dynamic shifted” because Sadoski “was left at home with the kids so he worked less and less,” Seyfried became “the worker bee of the family,” and he “was stuck with the young kids on the farm in upstate New York.” “He was isolated,” the insider said. Neither Seyfried nor Sadoski has confirmed any of it. The same source also said the couple have “kept things very civil and have been geniuses about co-parenting.” [6]

On the day the split news broke, she had already posted Sadoski with her bearded dragon, Romeo, captioned “#reptiledad,” along with a quote: “There’s really not a difficult thing unless you decide it’s a difficult thing.” [4]

E! News frame: the couple's joint statement, 'We've got each other forever and it's good'
The Instagram quote Seyfried posted around the split news, shown in E! News' report
Amanda Seyfried and Thomas Sadoski on the Emmys red carpet, from E! News' report
E! News on the split: the statement, the red carpets and Sadoski on how they eloped. Footage: E! News (@enews). SP-branded.

Embed: E! News (@enews), split report: https://x.com/enews/status/2100018162120982747

HOW THEY MET: A PLAY, A MARRIED CO-STAR AND A SECRET ELOPEMENT

They met in May 2015 playing a couple in the off-Broadway play The Way We Get By. Us Weekly notes that Seyfried was dating Justin Long at the time, and Sadoski was married to casting director Kimberly Hope. They divorced later that year. [2][4]

They reconnected on the 2017 film The Last Word. “[He] never flirted, never disrespected his wife,” Seyfried told PorterEdit in 2018. “That was another reason why I thought, later on, that I could marry him.” [2]

They eloped in March 2017. “We just took off into the country with an officiant and just the two of us, and we did our thing,” Sadoski said on The Late Late Show with James Corden. They have two children, daughter Nina, 9, and son Thomas, 6. [4][1]

Amanda Seyfried and Thomas Sadoski at The Crowded Room premiere, June 2023 (Page Six/GC Images)
Seyfried and Sadoski at an event in April 2018 (Page Six/Penske Media via Getty)
Seyfried and Sadoski close at a Tiffany & Co. dinner in January (Page Six/Getty Images for Searchlight)
Amanda Seyfried and Thomas Sadoski at the Tribeca Festival, from E! News' report
Thomas Sadoski and Amanda Seyfried on the TIME100 red carpet, from E! News' report

Related: another Hollywood marriage that just ended: Margaret Qualley and Jack Antonoff file for divorce.

HER ONE CO-PARENTING RULE (AND THE ROLE SHE’S STILL TAKING)

In October, Seyfried told WWD that where a project films now decides whether she takes it. “Things that shoot in New York, in New Jersey — that’s very important. If it’s shooting in Spain, we’re not going to do it, because right now, the kids are a specific age, and my ex-husband’s working, and I just want us all to be within the neighborhood of each other to keep things feeling safe and cozy.” [7][8]

She said that “definitely, definitely filters a lot,” but there is one exception: “The Jennifer’s Body sequel is definitely on my calendar for next year.” [8]

Back in January, she told Vogue that Sadoski “sacrifices a lot for me.” [2]

Amanda Seyfried speaking to The Hollywood Reporter at the Academy Museum Gala in October
Amanda Seyfried at the Academy Museum Gala in October, a month after the split. The Hollywood Reporter interview, via @miztwetty. SP-branded.

THE TAKE

Divorces in Hollywood usually play out through leaks, lawyers and unfollows. Seyfried keeps doing the opposite: a reptile-dad selfie on split day, a co-parenting rule that rules out Spain, and now a tight black-and-white hug with a “make divorce boring” quote posted just before it. If boring is what she’s aiming for, she’s pulling it off in the least boring way possible.

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FAQ

Are Amanda Seyfried and Thomas Sadoski divorced?

They have separated. They confirmed it on Sept. 15, 2026, saying they had “been separated for a while.” Seyfried called him “my ex-husband” in her October WWD interview, and Page Six writes about their “divorce.” [1][4][8]

What did Amanda Seyfried post about her divorce?

On Nov. 8, 2026, she reposted Olivia Howell’s quote, “The most radical thing we can do is make divorce boring,” and then posted a black-and-white photo of herself hugging Sadoski. [1][2]

Why did Amanda Seyfried and Thomas Sadoski break up?

They haven’t said. An unnamed source told the Daily Mail that their “dynamic shifted” as her career took off and he spent more time at home with the kids. [6]

How long were Amanda Seyfried and Thomas Sadoski married?

About nine years. They eloped in March 2017. [4]

Do Amanda Seyfried and Thomas Sadoski have kids?

Yes, daughter Nina, 9, and son Thomas, 6. [1]

SOURCES

[1] Page Six, Tamantha Ryan, Nov. 9, 2026: https://pagesix.com/2026/11/09/celebrity-news/amanda-seyfried-cuddles-estranged-husband-thomas-sadoski-as-she-shares-insight-into-their-boring-divorce/

[2] Us Weekly, Tufayel Ahmed, Nov. 9, 2026: https://www.usmagazine.com/celebrity-news/news/amanda-seyfried-posts-about-boring-divorce-photo-with-ex/

[3] Scandal Planet, Steps premiere (Nov. 8, 2026), sourced to Netflix/Just Jared/AP: https://scandalplanet.com/amanda-seyfried-steps-premiere-2026/

[4] Page Six, Antoinette Bueno, Sept. 15, 2026: https://pagesix.com/2026/09/15/celebrity-news/amanda-seyfried-and-thomas-sadoski-split-after-9-years-of-marriage/

[5] E! News (@enews) on X, Sept. 16, 2026: https://x.com/enews/status/2100018162120982747

[6] Page Six, Sept. 18, 2026 (citing Daily Mail source): https://pagesix.com/2026/09/18/celebrity-news/how-amanda-seyfried-thomas-sadoskis-dynamic-shifted-before-split-news/

[7] Page Six, Oct. 21, 2026 (WWD interview): https://pagesix.com/2026/10/21/parents/amanda-seyfried-gives-rare-insight-into-co-parenting-with-ex-thomas-sadoski-after-split/

[8] People (WWD interview): https://people.com/amanda-seyfried-rare-comments-coparenting-thomas-sadoski-12186208 · EW via AOL: https://www.aol.com/articles/amanda-seyfried-makes-rare-ex-170042000.html

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