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Ryan Lochte’s Fiancée Says She’s Not a Homewrecker
Ryan Lochte‘s fiancée, Molly Gillihan, says it’s not fair for his ex-wife, Kayla Rae Reid, to call her a homewrecker … since there wasn’t much of a marriage to wreck when she entered his life.
TMZ’s own Charlie Neff sat down with Molly for a wide-ranging interview after Kayla blasted her to People … telling the outlet Molly was DMing Ryan before they split — and calling her behavior “quite sick.”
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Molly says the characterization of her as the other woman is totally unfair … because she says Kayla never said a single word about trying to work things out with Ryan … at least in Molly’s interactions with Kayla.
Plus, Molly adds, Ryan and Kayla were living apart when she met Ryan … which she says proves the home was “broken” long before she arrived on the scene.
Kayla filed for divorce from Ryan in March 2025 … and Molly insists she and Ryan went on their first date the following month — meaning there was no overlap between her romance with Ryan and his marriage to Kayla.
Molly and Ryan got engaged in June of this year … and they’ve moved to Missouri, where he’s coaching college swimmers.
Despite their differences, Molly says she feels a lot of sympathy for Kayla … because Ryan wasn’t a great husband to Kayla. She notes he’s a much better partner these days.
As we said, this isn’t the only topic of conversation we covered with Molly … she also dove deeper into her and Ryan’s relationship timeline — and defended him from Kayla’s claims that he’s not financially supporting their children.
Dive into the full interview, now available on YouTube.