Jessica Alba Shares Message About 'Healing' and Building a 'Good Life' After Confirming Split from Husband Cash Warren

Mar. 15, 2025

Jessica Alba on Sept. 12, 2024.Photo:Mark Von Holden/Variety via Getty

Mark Von Holden/Variety via Getty

Jessica Albais sharing optimistic messages on social media, days after sheconfirmedthat she and husbandCash Warrenhave separated.

Alba shared the message to her Stories and added a simple comment in addition to the blurb, writing, “This,” in her own post.

Alba and Warren, 46, first met on the set of her 2005 superhero movieFantastic Four; Warren worked on the film’s crew. The pairmarried in May 2008and sharethree children: daughtersHonor, 16, andHaven, 13, and sonHayes, 7. Reports first circulated that the pair werenearing a divorceon Jan. 8. Alba confirmed the news herself in anInstagram postshe shared on Jan. 16 after a source told PEOPLE on Jan. 15 thatAlba retained a divorce lawyer.

Jessica Alba’s Instagram Story on Jan. 21, 2025.Jessica Alba/Instagram

Jessica Alba/Instagram

“I’ve been on a journey of self realization and transformation for years - both as an individual and in partnership with Cash,” she wrote in that Jan. 16 post. “I’m proud of how we’ve grown as a couple and in our marriage over the last 20 years and it’s now time for us to embark on a new chapter of growth and evolution as individuals.”

“We are moving forward with love and kindness and respect for each other and will forever be family. Our children remain our highest priority and we request privacy at this time,” Alba added at that time.

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A source told PEOPLE on Jan. 8 that Alba and Warren remain “friends and all about the kids” as they navigate ending their marriage. “No matter what’s going on right now, it seems they will remain close,” the source said. “If they’re filing for divorce, it’s not because of some hateful drama. They still look happy together.”

“Jess has mentioned over the years though that it’s hard to keep the spark,” the source added at that time.

Alba and Warren were seen spending time together as recently as Jan. 3, when she shared photos of their entire family together at Universal Studios in Hollywood, Calif., tocelebrate their youngest son Hayes' birthday

source: people.com