The Truth About Jeff Probst's Wife

May 2024 ยท 2 minute read

Lisa Ann Russell is a former actor and model. She modeled for Revlon and had a guest appearance on "Saved by the Bell: The College Years," which is where she met Mark-Paul Gosselaar. She married Gosselaar in 1996 and had two children with him, Michael in 2004 and Ava in 2006. They divorced in 2011. She married Jeff Probst later that same year, per People.

In a 2012 interview on "Larry King Live," Jeff said he loved being married because, "I married the right person. I've always thought I'd have this family, and this great family unit because that's what I came from. And then one day I met this woman and it happened. And she had two kids from her marriage ..."

During that interview, Jeff also talked about co-parenting with Gosselaar. "They were together almost 20 years," he said. "They had a long marriage and they raised these two young kids. They raised them with the kind of love that โ€” the kids they see me, and he's now remarried, his wife โ€” they just see us as two more parents." In fact, the kids even call Jeff "dad."

In an appearance on "Rachael Ray," Jeff called Michael and Ava his kids, saying, "We're a blended family, so they are technically ... they are my stepkids โ€” I think of them as mine, which is crazy ... but I always have to remember they have a dad."

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