Mike Wolfe Trades Wife For Younger ‘Playboy’ Model
American Pickers star Mike Wolfe has consistently lost fans for the past few years. It started when his reality show fired his childhood friend Frank Fritz. Ratings have cratered on the show, and fans are finding more they don’t like about Mike. One of the new complaints is how he seems to have traded his wife in for a younger Playboy model.
Here is what you need to know about Mike and his dating life.
Mike Wolfe Went Through A Messy Divorce
Mike Wolfe went through a rough divorce in 2021. He and his ex-wife, Jodi Faeth, had been married since 2012, and Jodi filed for divorce. Jodi listed “irreconcilable differences” and said they had been separated since June 2020. The filing stated that Jodi believed that “all hopes of reconciliation are exhausted” and she and Mike were “unable to successfully live together.”
Mike and Jodi had one daughter, who was living with her mother at the time of the divorce filing. Mike was shown to be worth $15 million at the time of the divorce, and it was reported that the court ordered him to pay Jodi $634,000 in alimony (via Celebrity Dig).
Jodi received ownership of their $2 million marital home in Nashville and another residence in North Carolina, while Mike retained sole ownership of over 13 other properties spread across Tennessee and Iowa, respectively. Mike also agreed to pay Jodi an additional $5 million. On top of that, Jodi also received equity in their Nashville antique store and other businesses they owned.
Finally, Jodi was the primary residential parent to their nine-year-old daughter Charlie, and Mike paid $2,100 a month in child support.
Mike Wolfe’s New Girlfriend Is A Much-Younger Former Playboy Model
Jodi was 50 when she filed for divorce from Mike, who is now 60. Since his divorce, Mike began dating Leticia Cline. The former model is 46, and she reportedly bonded with Mike over their love of motorcycles (via The Express).
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Cline is also a journalist who ran for mayor of Cave City, Kentucky, and modeled for Playboy. In 2008, she starred in the reality TV show Beauty and the Geek. According to reports, Mike met her while he was still married to Jodi, and they were seen together in 2018.
However, the two reportedly started dating a year after his separation. They are rarely seen together on social media and keep their relationship mostly private. They did open up online when Cline posted an Instagram message to Mike on his 60th birthday.
She wrote, “You will forever be my greatest adventure and the home my heart will always seek.”
Are you surprised that Mike Wolfe is dating someone so much younger than he is? Let us know your thoughts in the comments below.
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Why would that be a problem? Love is ageless. My husband is almost 18 years younger than I.
You robbed the cradle and once you start showing your age he will toss you aside for a younger female,it is coming
You may feel good about having a younger man for your ego but you hurt his mom because she will have no grandchildren from him because of your age. Very selfish of you.
I’m lost¿
I think you twisted that wrong. she didn’t rob the cradle.
You go girl. I’m 72 and my boyfriend of one year is 53. We’re having a great time now until we’re not!!!
My late husband was 16 years older than me.
fr …seems like there trying to nail the guy to a cross for having a failed marriage that if what we read was true settled with her peacefully for a divorce and left her financially well off and a relationship grew after the fact with a grown ass woman that did some work for Playboy who cares …why does that specific thing matter???if she didn’t do Playboy everything would be cool???who wouldn’t do a shoot with Playboy???I might be crazy and I know some people just have there reasons but think that list is still very short…
He met the playboy model in 2018. He separated from his wife in 2000. Maybe the reason they couldn’t work things out was because of who he met in 2018. Put the pieces together. The puzzle is solved.
whatever makes mike wolf Happy from American Pickers 👍
more power to you
If we were talking about a 30 yr old man and a 15 yr old girl, then it would be “get your gun pops time to hunt.” But 46 and 60, hell if they’re happy let them alone.
Mike, you go boy. You settled with your ex in what looked like an equitable manner as well paying for your daughter’s care and needs
Love ended for whatever reason. You’re doing better than a lot of guys who just run out on their families and start new ones.