Guy Pearce Tweets Sweet Messages to Wife of 18 Years After Confirming Their Split

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The actor confirmed his separation on Twitter.

After 18 years of marriage and 20 years together, Guy Pearce confirmed on Monday that he and his wife Kate Mestitz have separated.


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"Rumors are true I'm afraid. Kate and I parted ways back in January," the 48-year-old actor tweeted. "Sorry to be boring but we couldn't be closer. We'll love each other forever."

Pearce then shared a sweet flashback photo of him and Mestitz smiling. 

Posting another image of his estranged wife, he tweeted: "The best 20+ years of my life - with this beautiful lady....."

Pearce and Mestitz were married in 1997 after meeting 17 years prior at Geelong College. They never had children.


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