Mike Wolfe Trades Wife For Younger ‘Playboy’ Model

American Pickers star Mike Wolfe has consistently lost fans for the past few years. It started when his reality show fired his childhood friend Frank Fritz. Ratings have cratered on the show, and fans are finding more they don’t like about Mike. One of the new complaints is how he seems to have traded his wife in for a younger Playboy model.

Here is what you need to know about Mike and his dating life.

Mike Wolfe Went Through A Messy Divorce
Mike Wolfe went through a rough divorce in 2021. He and his ex-wife, Jodi Faeth, had been married since 2012, and Jodi filed for divorce. Jodi listed “irreconcilable differences” and said they had been separated since June 2020. The filing stated that Jodi believed that “all hopes of reconciliation are exhausted” and she and Mike were “unable to successfully live together.”

Mike and Jodi had one daughter, who was living with her mother at the time of the divorce filing. Mike was shown to be worth $15 million at the time of the divorce, and it was reported that the court ordered him to pay Jodi $634,000 in alimony (via Celebrity Dig).

Jodi received ownership of their $2 million marital home in Nashville and another residence in North Carolina, while Mike retained sole ownership of over 13 other properties spread across Tennessee and Iowa, respectively. Mike also agreed to pay Jodi an additional $5 million. On top of that, Jodi also received equity in their Nashville antique store and other businesses they owned.

Finally, Jodi was the primary residential parent to their nine-year-old daughter Charlie, and Mike paid $2,100 a month in child support.

Mike Wolfe’s New Girlfriend Is A Much-Younger Former Playboy Model
Jodi was 50 when she filed for divorce from Mike, who is now 60. Since his divorce, Mike began dating Leticia Cline. The former model is 46, and she reportedly bonded with Mike over their love of motorcycles (via The Express).

Cline is also a journalist who ran for mayor of Cave City, Kentucky, and modeled for Playboy. In 2008, she starred in the reality TV show Beauty and the Geek. According to reports, Mike met her while he was still married to Jodi, and they were seen together in 2018.

However, the two reportedly started dating a year after his separation. They are rarely seen together on social media and keep their relationship mostly private. They did open up online when Cline posted an Instagram message to Mike on his 60th birthday.

She wrote, “You will forever be my greatest adventure and the home my heart will always seek.”

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