The Bachelorette’s Ryan Sutter Assures Fans Wife Trista Is Fine Amid Absence

Beloved “The Bach­e­lorette” alum Ryan Sut­ter recent­ly addressed online spec­u­la­tion regard­ing his wife Tris­ta’s where­abouts. The longest-stand­ing cou­ple in the Bach­e­lor fran­chise, mar­ried since 2003, Ryan and Trista have cap­ti­vat­ed fans for years.

Ryan’s social media posts express­ing he missed Trista sparked a fren­zy of online the­o­ries, with some fans jump­ing to con­cern­ing con­clu­sions. Ryan’s lat­est post clar­i­fies that Trista is sim­ply off the grid, attend­ing to a per­son­al matter.

“Out of con­cern, some fans spec­u­lat­ed Trista had passed away, while oth­ers assumed mar­i­tal trou­ble or a midlife cri­sis,” Ryan shared, address­ing the rumors. The unex­pect­ed online atten­tion felt “strange” as he sim­ply aimed to express his feelings.

The Sut­ters, par­ents to Maxwell and Blakesley, have main­tained a low­er pro­file in recent years. Their last pub­lic appear­ance was Ger­ry Turn­er and There­sa Nist’s “Gold­en Bach­e­lor” wed­ding in Jan­u­ary 2024.

Fans have the­o­rized Tris­ta’s absence could be due to film­ing a real­i­ty show like “The Trai­tors” or “Spe­cial Forces.” How­ev­er, the cou­ple has remained tight-lipped about the reason.

Despite the rumors, Ryan’s love and sup­port for Trista remain unwa­ver­ing. He expressed his desire to “sup­port and encour­age” her when­ev­er she’s ready to return to the pub­lic eye.