Tearful WWE star felt like a ‘failure’ over heartbreaking divorce

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WWE superstar Charlotte Flair fought back tears as she opened up about her divorce for the first time.

The SmackDown star, who is preparing to face WWE Women’s Champion Tiffany Stratton at WrestleMania 41 in a couple of weeks, split from fellow wrestler Andrade last year while she was recovering from a devastating injury.

Charlotte and Andrade got married in May 2022, while court records show she filed for divorce in June 2024, with the separation being finalised four months later.

During an appearance on Sheri, she was asked by host Sherri Shephard how she ‘handled’ her injury rehab while going through the heartbreak of divorce.

‘I didn’t,’ she admitted as she became emotional. ‘I felt like I was failing at my job. I felt like I was failing in my personal life and the embarrassment of being divorced again and being compared to my father.’

Charlotte – who was married twice before Andrade – then paused for a moment, visibly overwhelmed, and said she needed to ‘gather’ herself.

Charlotte Flair has tearfully opened up about her divorce for the first time (Picture: FOX/ Sherri)

‘When I made the decision to file for divorce, the only thing I kept thinking was I just didn’t want anyone to know,’ she recalled.

She also noted how her comeback at the Royal Rumble and upcoming WrestleMania return hasn’t been a ‘redemption story’ on-screen even though it’s felt that way for her.

‘For me it’s a redemption story for me because everything I have feared or been scared of or embarrassed of, publicly, because everyone has an opinion, even though they don’t know the facts,’ she pointed out.

The 14-time world champion – whose real name is Ashley Fliehr – noted that she learned to ‘take a moment, take a breather’ and ‘start over’, while she kept the divorce a secret for months until after the Royal Rumble.

‘I was able to keep the divorce a secret until I came back, won the Royal Rumble, and then I was on Monday Night Raw, “Hearing from Charlotte Flair after her Rumble win and epic return,”‘ she said.

Charlotte filed for divorce after two years of marriage (Picture: Slaven Vlasic/Getty Images for Smile Train)