Amanda Seyfried shared an affectionate photograph with estranged husband Thomas Sadoski on November 8. The black-and-white image showed the actors smiling with their arms around one another.
The picture appeared in her Instagram Stories after she reposted a message about approaching divorce without shame. She tagged Sadoski but offered no further explanation of the photograph, according to Us Weekly.
The couple announced their separation on September 15 after nine years of marriage. In a joint statement to PEOPLE, they said they had already been apart for some time and believed the decision was right for their family.
Seyfried, 40, and Sadoski, 50, share daughter Nina, 9, and son Thomas Jr., 6. Their statement also included an assurance that they would remain connected: “We’ve got each other forever.”
Seyfried Shared Olivia Howell’s Message About Divorce Stigma
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“The most radical thing we can do is make divorce boring,” read the message Seyfried shared. Relationship and divorce consultant Olivia Howell wrote the original post, which called for the process to become more ordinary and accessible.
Howell argued that confusion and stigma can make people feel isolated when a marriage ends. She compared divorce with other major transitions, including weddings and graduations.
Seyfried had also shared a lighthearted picture of Sadoski on the day they announced their split. That Instagram Story showed him with a pet reptile and a caption calling him a “reptile dad.”
Sadoski Announced Their Elopement on Late-Night Television
The actors first met in 2015 while playing opposite each other in the off-Broadway production of The Way We Get By. They later reunited for The Last Word, began dating in 2016 and became engaged that September.
Sadoski revealed that they had married during his March 16, 2017, appearance on The Late Late Show With James Corden. He held up his wedding band and explained that they had eloped the previous Sunday, March 12, taking an officiant into the countryside for a private ceremony.
They wrote their own vows, then walked their dog and went out to dinner, as ELLE reported at the time. “It was just the two of us talking to each other,” Sadoski said of the ceremony. Nina arrived later that month, and the couple welcomed their son in September 2020.
Seyfried Moved Upstate Before Starting a Family
Seyfried’s attachment to upstate New York predates both the marriage and parenthood. In a November 2024 email interview with Forbes, she explained that she had moved there before starting a family and stayed because it offered privacy and a quieter life than the city.
Having that home base also made the demands of acting easier to accommodate, she said. She could enjoy a press event or a trip into the city knowing she would return to caring for animals on the farm. Learning to look after different species had taken practice, but she valued the responsibility.
She wanted her children to grow up treating animals kindly, supporting local farms and learning to grow vegetables. At the time, she described watching them discover that looking after pets could be both a responsibility and a pleasure.
She Is Choosing Acting Jobs That Keep Her Near the Children
In an October 21 interview with Women’s Wear Daily, covered by Entertainment Weekly, Seyfried said she was prioritizing projects in New York and New Jersey because Sadoski was also working and the children were young. She wanted everyone nearby to keep their lives feeling “safe and cozy,” even though that requirement ruled out many offers.
In her January 2026 Vogue profile, Seyfried had credited Sadoski with making sacrifices during a busy period that included The Housemaid and The Testament of Ann Lee. She wanted the children to understand that she enjoyed acting, even while missing time at home.
While filming Long Bright River in New York City, she had set a specific condition on her schedule: “I have to sleep with my kids Friday night, Saturday, Sunday.”