Kristi Noem’s divorce from Bryon finalised after 34 years of marriage
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Former US Homeland Security Secretary Kristi Noem has filed for divorce from her husband of 34 years, Bryon Noem, citing irreconcilable differences. The filing came in April, shortly after the Daily Mail exposed Bryon's secret crossdressing and explicit online exchanges with adult content models. The divorce was finalised in court documents this week, marking the end of a marriage already strained by reports of Kristi's alleged affair with political operative Corey Lewandowski, which emerged publicly in 2023.
The 56-year-old Bryon has since moved approximately 20 miles from the family ranch and largely disappeared from public view in their hometown of Castlewood, South Dakota. Kristi, now 54, has maintained a low profile locally whilst taking on new professional roles including a position as special envoy for the Shield of the Americas and strategic adviser to a Canadian mining company. Local sources indicate she has focused on ranch work and has made only occasional public appearances at state events, whilst observers note her continued close relationship with the still-married Lewandowski.
- Kristi Noem files for divorce from husband Bryon after 34-year marriage
- Split follows exposure of Bryon's crossdressing and alleged affair scandal
- Kristi maintains low profile whilst pursuing new professional opportunities
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Kristi Noem’s marriage to Bryon Noem is the subject of a divorce filing in Hamlin County, South Dakota, after 34 years together. The filing cites irreconcilable differences. Although the supplied headline says the divorce has been finalised, the reports describe a filing and do not establish that a court has issued a final decree.
The couple married in 1992 and have longstanding ties to Castlewood. The Daily Mail reported in July that they had separated, citing an account from Noem’s mother, Corinne Arnold. Arnold said her daughter told her at a family birthday gathering in April that she intended to divorce Bryon and had hired a lawyer. According to the same account, Bryon had moved to a home about 20 miles away. Those details come from family and local sources quoted by the newspaper; the supplied reports do not include the court documents themselves.
The marriage had attracted public attention before the filing. In 2023, the Daily Mail reported an alleged affair involving Kristi Noem and political adviser Corey Lewandowski. More recently, it published claims about Bryon Noem’s private online exchanges and photographs. Neither report establishes what led to the couple’s decision to separate, and the timing alone does not show that the more recent publication caused the divorce.
Kristi Noem, a former South Dakota governor and former US homeland security secretary, has continued to make public appearances in the state. She posted photographs from a pheasant hunting event and the Buffalo Roundup in Custer. A Castlewood resident told the Daily Mail that Noem had otherwise kept a low profile locally in recent months. The reports provide no account from either Kristi or Bryon Noem about the divorce, and no confirmed date on which it became final.
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The two supplied source reports are identical. They offer no differing account or emphasis. Both describe a divorce filing, while the supplied headline describes the divorce as finalised.
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Originally published by Daily Mail as “Kristi Noem is back in the saddle as a single woman after filing for divorce as she and Corey Lewandowski are ‘closer than ever’ and crossdressing Byron has all but vanished”.