Ryan Lochtes ex-wife says marriage was ticking time bomb and reveals ultimatum before divorce

Former Playboy model Kayla Reid opened up on serious allegations of substance abuse and infidelity after her divorce with retired U.S.Olympic swimmer Ryan Lochte was finalized last month.

During an interview with People, Reid explained that she gave Lochte an ultimatum — “rehab or divorce” — after she “found the use of substances” around their children, Caiden, 9, Liv, 7, and 3-year-old Georgia.Reid, who married Lochte in 2018, said the breaking point in their marriage came in 2024 when she allegedly found evidence of his doing cocaine in daughter Liv’s bedroom and saw him using nitrous oxide (also known as whippets) in front of one of their girls in their garage.Reid said Lochte’s drinking continued despite outpatient rehab.By mid-January 2025, Reid claimed she sat Lochte down with their therapist and gave him an “ultimatum” to seek inpatient treatment for 30 days, followed by an “all-intensive marital boot camp” that they would both attend.“He screamed, said he wasn’t going to rehab, he didn’t have a problem,” Reid, 35, recalled.“I called the attorney and filed for divorce.”Reid also remembered two instances when Lochte allegedly cheated on her — the first being late in her pregnancy with their son Caiden in 2017, when someone sent her photos of Lochte snuggled up with another woman at a friend’s wedding.The second instance came in 2023, while she was pregnant with Georgia, when she discovered a sultry selfie on Lochte’s phone from a woman at his gym.Lochte, 42, has “adamantly” denied “ever using drugs in front of or around” their children but acknowledged “I used drugs in my home,” according to People.Reid, who works as a realtor in Gainesville, filed for divorce from Lochte last March.

In her interview with People, she claimed Lochte tried to push her to sign an NDA and accept a proposed $25,000 in exchange for custody of the kids before they ultimately settled.Reid currently has primary custody of their...