The morning show world shattered on Friday. Dylan Dreyer dropped a bombshell that no one saw coming. The beloved ‘Today’ meteorologist announced her separation from husband Brian Fichera after 12 years of marriage. But eagle-eyed fans had been picking up the clues for months.
The TODAY show’s Dylan Dreyer announced on Friday, July 18, that she and her husband, Brian Fichera, have separated after 12 years of marriage. The Instagram post thanked fans for their support before revealing the devastating news. The Post is told that Dreyer and Fichera have “been separated for months,” but remain friends and are still living together while co-parenting their kids. What seemed like a sudden announcement had actually been brewing beneath the surface.
Dylan Dreyer Vanishing Act on Social Media Exposed the Cracks in Their Marriage
The most telling sign wasn’t what Dreyer posted. It was what she didn’t post. While Fichera is mostly missing from her Instagram posts this year, Dreyer wrote “Happy Father’s Day Bri!!” in a June 15 caption featuring a family selfie. That rare appearance of Brian sparked immediate reactions from concerned followers. The comments section revealed fans had been watching. They noticed his absence. They missed seeing his face.
‘Today’ co-host Dylan Dreyer splits from husband Brian Fichera after 13 years of marriage https://t.co/hQ6h2VicVt pic.twitter.com/Sh0hT510Tv
— New York Post (@nypost) July 18, 2025
Brian Fichera had become a ghost on Dylan’s social media. The cameraman who once featured regularly in family photos had vanished from her feed. Their anniversary posts became repetitive. The same couch photos year after year. Even Dylan admitted the stagnation herself, mentioning how Brian pointed out her repeated posts. What looked like consistency was actually a relationship stuck in neutral.
The Father’s Day post became an unintentional farewell. Fans celebrated seeing Brian again after his long absence. Comments poured in expressing relief at his rare appearance. “It’s nice to see your smiling face again, it’s been a while,” wrote one follower. Another missed his posts entirely. The digital disappearance had been noticed. The writing was on the Instagram wall.
Despite the apparently already months-long separation, the pair spent July 4th together as a family, per another of Dreyer’s Instagram posts showing their visit to the Macy’s fireworks show she hosts for the network. They’re maintaining appearances for their three sons. Co-parenting through the storm. But the social media silence spoke louder than any announcement could. Sometimes what’s missing from the picture tells the real story.
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