Melinda French Gates recently opened up about her divorce from Bill Gates in her first tell-all interview since their split. Microsoft co-founder Bill Gates and Melinda had announced in May last year that they were getting divorced after 27 years of marriage.
In her interview with CBS News on Thursday, Melinda recalled crying for days and questioning herself about how she would move forward following the split.
“Well, I think it’s really important to say, look, I had a lot of tears for many days. I mean, days where I’m literally laying on the floor and the carpet, you know, this close to me, thinking, ‘How can this be? How can I get up? How am I gonna move forward?'” she said.
“And days I certainly was angry. I mean, this is painful stuff. And at the end of the day though, I started on this journey of healing, and I feel like I’m starting to get to the other side. And I do feel like I’m turning a page in the chapter now. I mean, it’s 2022 and I’m actually really excited about what’s to come and life ahead for me,” she added.
Melinda admitted that she and Bill Gates are “friendly at this point” and continue to have a working relationship.
Bill Gates and Melinda Gates got married in 1994. They have three children together. In their divorce statement, the couple had said, “We have raised three incredible children and built a foundation that works all over the world to enable all people to lead healthy, productive lives.”
