Inside Justin Hartley and Chrishell Stause’s Split: What Really Went Wrong
From red-carpet romance to shock split: The Traitors and Selling Sunset star Chrishell Stause and Tracker heartthrob Justin Hartley dated for four years, spent two more engaged, and married in October 2017—only for Hartley to file for divorce two years later.
Quick refresher time: Chrishell Stause and Justin Hartley went from red carpets to divorce headlines, and now both have moved on while Hartley barrels into Tracker season 3 with Jensen Ackles back in the mix. Here is the full arc, because the details matter.
Chrishell and Justin: how it actually went down
- They dated for four years, got engaged for roughly two of those, and married in October 2017.
- Hartley filed for divorce in November 2019, citing irreconcilable differences. His filing listed July 8 as the date of separation.
- The divorce was finalized in 2021.
- Stause was in the middle of filming Selling Sunset when it all blew up, and the split blindsided her — she has said she learned about the filing via text and only 45 minutes before everyone else did.
- Neither has ever laid out a definitive reason. At the time, outlets reported they had been struggling for a while, and another report framed it as a mismatch in priorities: she was ready to put down roots; he was zeroed in on work.
"Don't believe everything you read."
— Justin Hartley, asked about the split on Radio Andy
The short version: fans were stunned because, publicly, they had looked steady. The long version: the real why is still unknown.
Are they single now? Nope
Chrishell took a beat before jumping back in. She started dating Australian musician G Flip in 2021 and married them in May 2023.
Hartley first met Sofia Pernas back in 2015, but that spark turned into an actual relationship later. After his divorce from Stause was finalized in 2021, he and Pernas quietly married that same year. He keeps most of that side of life off the grid, though he did team up with his wife on Tracker for a guest spot and told USA Today he is having the time of his life on the show, partly because he gets to share it with the people he loves. For the record: they like to travel and they have a dog.
Tracker season 3: Hartley and Jensen Ackles are back
Good news if you enjoyed their dynamic: both Justin Hartley and Jensen Ackles return in Tracker season 3. Per Entertainment Weekly's early peek, the premiere throws Colter Shaw (Hartley) and his brother Russell (Ackles) together in a full-on bar brawl reunion — not exactly a gentle family catch-up.
The new season is cranking up the pressure on Colter. After season 2 dropped some heavy reveals and some gut-punch secrets, the brothers have years of baggage to unpack. Expect the show to push them to sort out old wounds while facing fresh ones. Do they finally get on the same page, or does the truth just wedge them farther apart?
Tracker season 3 premieres October 19 on CBS, with new episodes rolling out weekly.