Shannon Elizabeth quietly separated from her husband, Simon Borchert, several months ago.
Shannon Elizabeth split from her husband last year.
The American Pie actress sparked speculation about the state of her relationship with Simon Borchert – who she married in 2021 after six years together – when she announced this week she was joining adults-only subscription site OnlyFans, and she’s now confirmed they went their separate ways several months ago.
Shannon told Us Weekly magazine: “I’ve been separated since September of last year, and this has been a thoughtful, ongoing process-not something that happened in the past few days.
“The meaningful pieces are already behind me, and only the formalities remain.”
The 52-year-old star is “genuinely excited” about what the future holds for her.
She added: “This is a new chapter for me, and it’s one I’m genuinely excited about. I feel stronger, clearer, and happier than I have in a very long time.”
According to the publication, Shannon quietly filed for divorce from the conservationist shortly before announcing she was joining Only Fans.
The actress explained earlier this week she had joined OnlyFans to show off her “sexy side”.
She told People magazine: “I’ve spent my entire career working in Hollywood, where other people controlled the narrative and the outcome of my career.
“This new chapter is about changing that, showing off a more sexy side no one has seen, and being closer to my fans.”
OnlyFans will allow Shannon to easily connect with her audience and legion of fans.
She continued: “I’m choosing OnlyFans because it allows me to connect directly with my audience, create on my own terms, and just be free. I really do think this is the future.”
Shannon shot to fame playing the highly attractive foreign exchange student Nadia in the 1999 comedy film American Pie, in which a group of high school pals try to lose their virginity before graduation.
And the actress – who reprised her alter ego for the sequel in 2001 – was thrilled to be cast in the Paul Weitz-directed movie after a tough audition process
Shannon recently recalled to Fox News Digital: “The audition process for ‘American Pie’ was difficult. I was scared. I was really scared. And in the audition, it was the opposite of what you saw in the movie. I had to dance for Jason [Biggs] instead of him dancing for me.
“I’d never done anything that big. But I was auditioning a lot at the time, and I was so excited when I got the role.”
Shannon said the role was easy to play.
She explained: “Because I had done so much modelling, and you do a lot of underwear shoots and bathing suits and things like that, I think falling into the role of Nadia… it felt like I was doing another modelling shoot in a way.
“I didn’t think of her as anything else. I was just playing a character. I wasn’t really thinking too much about it. I was playing the character that’s on the page.”
Shannon Elizabeth confirms marriage is over
