Who Is ‘Special Forces’ Star Christie Pearce Rampone’s Ex-Husband?
Although Christie Pearce Rampone is one of the oldest recruits on this season of Special Forces: World’s Toughest Test, she’s been crushing the course. Considering Christie is a former professional soccer player, with Olympic titles and two World Cup wins under her belt, it’s no surprise that she’s excelled in the physical portion of the show.
However, Christie has also been through a lot in her past that prepared her for the mental toll. She was married to husband Chris Rampone for 16 years before they divorced in 2017 and things turned ugly. Scroll down for everything we know about her love life.
Who is Christie Pearce Rampone’s ex-husband?
Chris is a baseball coach. Although it’s unclear where he works today, his last known position was as the assistant coach at Monmouth University, a role he took on in 2005. Prior to that, he coached at Montclair State University in 2003 and 2004.
He also has experience in high school coaching at New Brunswick High School, Bayley-Ellard High School, and Roxbury High School. He played baseball at Georgia Southern University from 1990 to 1991, then at Montclair State, where he graduated from in 1994.
While it’s unclear how Chris and Christie met, he is from New Jersey, and she played at Monmouth in college. Plus, they’re both athletes, so there’s likely a connection there.
Why did Christie Pearce Rampone and Chris Rampone divorce?
Christie has not gotten into the specifics of her divorce, but she recently opened up to Decider about how messy things got during the proceedings.
“I’ve had some trauma in my life,” she admitted. “I’ve gone through some tough times. I’m divorced. Things didn’t go well. Unfortunately, I have a full restraining order on my ex-husband.”
She also added, “No one knows what goes on within your household and stuff. It was definitely taxing, not only playing into my 40s, but then going through a divorce once I retired.”
Christie previously admitted that having to travel so much for her sport was “tough” on the marriage. “We didn’t realize it until I came home and retired and realized that maybe we weren’t the best fit and the best environment for the kids,” she explained. “So we went our separate ways.”
Does Christie Pearce Rampone have kids?
Yes, Christie and Chris welcomed two children during their marriage. Their first daughter, Rylie, was born in 2005, followed by another daughter, Reece, in 2010.
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Who is Christie Pearce Rampone in a relationship with now?
After her divorce, Christie began dating Christy Holly, her coach in the Sky Blue FC organization.
On Valentine’s Day 2019, Christie announced that she and Christy were engaged. “This guy has changed my world and completes me 😘,” she wrote on X. “Yesterday I asked him to Marry us and now I have my forever Valentine. So excited to have a 2nd chance on the road to happiness, surrounded by friends and family 💚Happy Valentines Everyone ❤️.”
This guy has changed my world and completes me 😘 Yesterday I asked him to Marry us and now I have my forever Valentine. So excited to have a 2nd chance on the road to happiness, surrounded by friends and family 💚Happy Valentines Everyone ❤️ #valentines #roadtohappiness pic.twitter.com/urDkW7y9YJ
— Christie Pearce Rampone (@christierampone) February 14, 2019
Christy was an assistant coach for Sky Blue FC for three years before taking over as head coach in 2016, but he was asked to step down in 2017 amid players’ claims of verbal and emotional abuse. It’s also been reported that his relationship with Christie became a distraction in the locker room.
In 2020, Christy took on a new position as coach of the Racing Louisville Football Club in Kentucky. His contract was terminated in August 2021, and a 2022 investigation (the Yates Report) revealed that he had been accused of sexually assaulting one of his players, Erin Simon. His relationship with Christie was also referenced in the report.
According to the report, “A club staff member said the relationship made players feel that they did not ‘have anyone to talk to’ or ‘anyone to trust” because “‘everything’ players told Pearce Rampone ‘went back to’ Holly.” It was noted that Christy and other coaches investigated in the report had gotten into romantic relationships with their players, which sparked concern about how power imbalances were “desensitized” in the National Women’s Soccer League.
Christy has been banned from the NWSL for life following the investigation. It’s unclear whether Christy and Christie are still in a relationship.
Special Forces: World’s Toughest Test, Season 4, Thursdays, 9/8c, Fox
