Mandy Moore's Rare Comment About Being "Betrothed" to Ex Ryan Adams
This is Mandy Moore looking back at her marriage to Ryan Adams.
Indeed, the This Is Us alum made a rare comment about the "Come Pick Me Up" singer while recalling how her now-husband Taylor Goldsmith had asked her father for her hand in marriage before their 2017 engagement. Mandy, 42, said her dad was impressed by Taylor's heartfelt gesture.
"I had been betrothed before, but that person did not ask my father," she shared on the May 19 episode of the That Was Us podcast, which she co-hosts with her former costars Sterling K. Brown and Chris Sullivan. "So I think my dad was very touched that it was done in the traditional way. My dad appreciates that."
"But I believe he also is super awkward," Mandy continued. "He was like, 'Oh gosh, you don’t have to ask for my permission!' As Taylor recounted it to me."
Mandy married Ryan in 2009 after two years of dating. The pair split nearly six years later and their divorce was finalized in 2016.
While the A Walk to Remember actress did not mention Ryan by name in the podcast, she's been open about her past relationship with the music producer—both personal and professional.
"I felt like I was drowning,” she shared during a 2019 appearance on Marc Maron's WTF podcast. "It was so untenable and unsustainable and it was so lonely. I was so sad. I was so lonely with him. I knew that this wasn't the rest of my life. I knew that this wasn't the person I was supposed to be with, I knew that I wasn't the person I was meant to be."
That same year, Mandy—along with a group of other women in music—spoke out against Ryan, discussing how the music producer impacted their careers and his alleged use of manipulation.
"Music was a point of control for him," she said in a New York Times interview. "He would always tell me, 'You're not a real musician, because you don't play an instrument.'"
Mandy added, "His controlling behavior essentially did block my ability to make new connections in the industry during a very pivotal and potentially lucrative time—my entire mid-to-late 20s."
Though Ryan initially denied the allegations at the time, he later issued an apology for his actions.
"There are no words to express how bad I feel about the ways I've mistreated people throughout my life and career,” he wrote in a 2020 letter. "All I can say is that I'm sorry. It's that simple. This period of isolation and reflection made me realize that I needed to make significant changes in my life."
As for Mandy, she became a mom after marrying Taylor in 2018. The couple are parents to sons Gus, 5, and Ozzie, 3, as well as daughter Lou, 20 months, with Mandy often singing her praises over the Dawes frontman's parenting skills.
"Super dad, super husband, super partner. He does all the things and I’m so grateful. Entertaining two active toddlers and working like crazy," she wrote in a 2024 Instagram post, "while I stay home with Lou is a rather exhausting feat and you make it look so easy. Can’t imagine doing this with anyone else. Thank goodness for you, T."
For a deeper look into the couple's family life, read on.
Mandy Moore and Taylor Goldsmith welcomed son August "Gus" Harrison in February 2021 and Oscar "Ozzie" Bennett Goldsmith in October 2022.
"I can't believe we get to do this parenthood journey together," Mandy wrote to her husband for Father's Day 2023. "The 3 of us are the luckiest to have you, T. Love you to the moon and Happy Father's Day!!!"
Mandy shared in a tribute to Taylor on Instagram, "You were writing songs about coaching Little League well before we got married so I had *some* inkling that being a Dad was something you would excel at but I truly had no idea just how exceptional and natural you'd be until we were in it."
"I marvel at all you bring to the table- your patience, your gentle nature, your willingness to change a diaper or get up with a crying baby without me ever asking or to run around and get in the dirt with a very active toddler at any moment," the actress continued in her message. "Your ability to get Gus to eat something he'd flat out refused with me or elicit Ozzie's immediate laughter, your music curation for our boys- which is TOP NOTCH… I could go on and on."
"We had an early Birthday bash with friends and family for Goosey," Mandy wrote on Instagram in February 2023. "2 years with the sweetest, goofiest guy has absolutely flown by. We're the luckiest folks around to be in your orbit, Gus Goldsmith."
"I have been quarantined with this guy for over 6 weeks and we still really like each other," Mandy shared on Instagram in April 2020.
"Me and my love," Mandy shared on Instagram when teasing another duet performance.
Whether performing music together or cuddling on the couch, these two make one cute couple.
The Dawes musician and the actress/singer collaborated on a song for This Is Us.
"@mandymooremm @siddkhoslamusic and I the day we recorded "Invisible Ink" from last night's episode of @nbcthisisus," Goldsmith wrote on Instagram in November 2018. So honored that Sidd asked me to help him write it and then to get to record it with my favorite human. Please go check it out on Spotify or Apple Music."
The two hike in Kilimanjaro National Park in August 2018.
The cute couple step out for the annual Communities in Schools Celebration in Los Angeles in May 2018.
"The look of two tired people who were awoken by the hotel fire alarm at midnight," Moore wrote on Instagram in September 2018. "Also the look of two people grateful for 24 hours together after being apart almost a month. It's always a worth a trip to see @dawestheband play a gig too.... you're in for a treat tonight, #portland."
The two attend the 2017 Emmy Awards.
"#FBF to Emmy Sunday when this guy flew across the country the morning of just to share the day with me," Moore wrote on Instagram.
Mandy shared this photo in honor of the couple's two-year anniversary in July 2017 with the caption: "The best 2 years. Never not smiling with you, T."
"So proud of this guy and the whole band for an absolutely electric hometown show last night," Moore wrote on Instagram in January 2016.
The This Is Us star is not afraid to rock a pair of heels and be a bit taller than her man. #couplegoals
The couple enjoyed a mini-vacay in San Francisco to see an iconic landmark.
As Ed Sheeran would say, "You can keep me inside the pocket of your ripped jeans." Or, according to Taylor, as a bookmark in your favorite book.
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