Melinda French Gates doesnât view her divorce as a miscalculation.
The Pivotal Ventures founder shared her reaction to ex Bill Gates saying that their divorce was the âmistake I most regret.â
âYouâve clearly Googled more than I have,â Melinda told Elleâs 2025 Women of Impact issue with an eye roll in an interview published March 17, with the outlet noting it took place back in January, when Billâs comments started to make headlines. âLook, divorces are painful, and itâs not something I would wish on any family.â
The philanthropistâwho shares kids Jennifer Gates Nassar, 28, Rory Gates, 25, and Phoebe Gates, 22, with the Microsoft cofounderâadded that leaving her marriage was one of the most difficult, but important things that sheâs done in her life.
Melindaâs response comes after Bill admitted that ending his 27-year marriage in 2021 is âat the top of the listâ of the biggest mistakes in his life.
âThere are others but none that matter,â he told The Times in an interview published Jan. 25. âThe divorce thing was miserable for me and Melinda for at least two years.â
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