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"Pitch Perfect" stars Skylar Astin and Anna Camp are splitting up. What happened?
By Rebekah Kuschmider — Written on Apr 25, 2019
Another celebrity couple bites the dust: Anna Camp and Skylar Astin have announced that they are splitting up after three years of marriage. The pair met while filming Pitch Perfect and went from being friends to falling in love. There have been rumors of trouble between the couple for months as they have unfollowed each other on social media and haven’t appeared in public together since the fall of 2018. Now the couple has told fans that they are officially divorcing and have asked for privacy during this difficult time.
Who is Sklyar Astin? Read on for all the details.
1. Broadway star
Skylar Astin started out as a stage performer, with his breakout role in Spring Awakening on Broadway when he was in college. He then got roles in some indie films before getting his big break starring in the Pitch Perfect movies as Jesse, Anna Kendrick’s love interest. He has also appeared in episodes of Glee, Girls, House and Crazy Ex Girlfriend.
Astin in Spring Awakening on Broadway.
2. On set romance
Astin and Camp met on the set of Pitch Perfect in 2013. At the time, Camp was still married to her ex-husband Michael Mosley, though they were finishing up divorce proceedings. Astin and Camp became friends while filming the first Pitch Perfect movie and then really fell for one another working on Pitch Perfect 2. A source close to the couple back then told US Weekly that they "had a great connection and became friends, but nothing romantic happened until after she separated from her husband. They have amazing chemistry.” Camp later described it “We were friends first and just hit it off. He’s literally my best friend. He’s a magical person.”
Astin starred in Pitch Perfect.
3. Deeply in love
In 2016, Astin told PopSugar that he’d been in love with Camp from the moment he saw her and he couldn’t imagine a life without her. He said “I never saw an end of wanting to be in her life…I think that I just can’t imagine my life without her, so there’s nothing I’d rather do than marry her.”
The couple was very affectionate.
4. Wedding bells
The couple married in 2016 in California. In an interview about wedding planning, Camp said “I want the colors to feel very nature friendly, but very vibrant and lively. It’s fresh and also romantic. I want it to feel like you’re walking into Romeo and Juliet’s beautiful fantasy.” She went on to say that the groom had been very involved with planning the nuptials, saying “We do everything together. It’s really sweet.”
The couple wed in 2016.
5. Love grows
After a year of marriage, Camp indicated that everything was going well for the couple, telling People “This has been the fastest year of my life. We fall in love with each other more and more every day we’ve been together. And I know it sounds, like, gross, everyone’s probably gonna throw up about that, but it’s actually really true.” She went on to say “Knowing that I have my best friend and that we are totally committed to one another and just to have that comfort and that safety and that bond where you know you’ve found your person. The longer you stay with somebody, the closer you get, and it’s really the best thing in the world to have another person that loves you just as much as you love them.”
Anna and Skylar on their second anniversary.
6. Signs of trouble
But for all that professed undying love, there were signs that they weren’t as close as they once were. Sharp-eyed fans noticed that they weren’t appearing in one another’s social media posts regularly anymore, with only one post together in many months. Their last public appearance as a couple was back in October 2018 at a Disney event and a source close to the couple had told People that Astin had stopped wearing his wedding ring. They also listed their home for sale a month ago. The house is currently listed for $2.6 million.
Their last social media post together.
7. Split
On April 19th, the pair released a state announcing their divorce. “We can confirm that we have decided to separate, and this decision was made mutually and amicably. We kindly ask for privacy as we navigate this transition.” Camp filed papers citing “irreconcilable differences”.
Skylar is officially single.
No further details are known about what drove these two lovebirds apart.
Rebekah Kuschmider has been writing about celebrities, pop culture, entertainment, and politics since 2010. Her work has been seen at Ravishly, Babble, Scary Mommy, The Mid, Redbook online, and The Broad Side. She is the creator of the blog Stay at Home Pundit and she is a cohost of the weekly podcast The More Perfect Union.