Savannah Guthrie opened up about her first marriage during a rare personal moment on the Reclaiming with Monica Lewinsky podcast. The Today co-host called that chapter of her life “horrible” and said it took years to recover.
During the July 1 episode, Monica Lewinsky asked Guthrie about setting boundaries in her 2024 book Mostly What God Does: Reflections on Seeking and Finding His Love Everywhere. Lewinsky noted that Guthrie included a disclaimer about certain topics she wouldn’t discuss in depth.
“An example was, like a bajillion other people, you were married and divorced before,” Lewinsky said.
A Chapter She Didn’t Want to Revisit
Guthrie’s response was direct. Her divorce is “the one thing I didn’t ever want to talk about.”
“Some of it was just too personal and too embarrassing,” she continued. She didn’t want to reveal “the gory details” in her book.
Guthrie was married to Mark Orchard from 2005 to 2009. Orchard is a journalist who’s worked for the BBC and Al Jazeera.
“It was horrible and sad, and it broke my heart, and it took me years to recover. And I’m not blaming anyone, but I don’t really want to get into it.”
The broadcaster explained that during her writing process, she realized some topics were off-limits.
Her publisher never pushed back on these boundaries. “I set that boundary because I felt like it needed to be set,” she said.
Finding Love Again
Guthrie found happiness with her current husband Michael Feldman. The couple shares two children together.
They met in 2008 but didn’t start dating until 2009. After getting engaged in 2013, they married in 2014.
Guthrie and Feldman are parents to daughter Vale, 10, and son Charles “Charley” Max, 8.
Feldman supported Guthrie at her book celebration in February 2024, bringing their children to the event. In an Instagram post about the night, Guthrie wrote about the celebration.
“What a beautiful night – thank you to dearest friends for coming out to celebrate Mostly What God Does and most especially to @feldmike and my sweet babies,” she posted.
The podcast appearance shows Guthrie’s willingness to acknowledge difficult parts of her past while maintaining privacy about the details.
