Katie Cassidy.Photo: Astrid Stawiarz/Getty
FormerArrowstarKatie Cassidyis embracing a new chapter of lifeafter divorcingher ex-husband, Matthew Rogers.
“I didn’t have a choice,” the 35-year-old told PEOPLE at the Taste of the Future Luncheon in Beverly Hills on March 24. “I was on a show, living in Vancouver until November 2019.I was marriedand that show lasted for two years.”
First spotted publicly together in December 2016, Cassidy and Rogerstied the knotin December 2017. The duo later celebrated with awedding ceremonyin Sunset Key, Florida the following year.
However, their marriage was short-lived, with the upcomingAgent Gameactressfiling for divorcein January 2020, citing irreconcilable differences. The exes thenfinalized their divorcein March 2021.
Though she tried to keep her spirits up, Cassidy — who is the daughter of the latePartridge FamilystarDavid Cassidy— admitted that going through a split during theCOVID-19 pandemicwas especially hard to navigate.
Matthew Rodgers and Katie Cassidy (right).Alberto E. Rodriguez/Getty Images
After taking some time to heal her broken heart, and as restrictions from the pandemic slowly get lifted, Cassidy is now ready to find her perfect match.
“I have been dating, yes,” Cassidy revealed. “It’s fun. It was weird during the pandemic, but also again, I think I needed that pause and reset to heal.”
“I think if I’m supposed to meet someone, I’ll meet them naturally, organically,” she continued. “The way the world, [the] universe wants it to be.”
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She also hopes others can learn from her breakup in order to find peace in their own lives and move on with their next chapters, just as she’s done.
“I choose happiness,” said Cassidy, who just released a new NFT with former NBA starMetta World Peace. “I’m sure people place past judgment, but they don’t know what I’ve gone through and I don’t know what they’ve gone through.”
“I think people just should be happy and so I encourage everyone — men, women — there’s a lot of people who are stuck in relationships when they’re not happy because they don’t like the idea or the look of what divorce is,” she continued. “It’s okay. Everyone should just choose happiness.”
source: people.com
