Steve Bannon's Failed Marriages,Trump's Former Strategist Was Unlucky In Love, Thrice Divorced

Donald Trump's former strategist, Steve Bannon, was married three times, and all three of his marriages ended in divorce. Steve is a father to three kids.

By Siddhi Chatterjee Last Updated: Apr 7, 2026 | 00:53:16 IST

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Steve Bannon has been one of the most controversial and also influential people in the history of modern American politics. He has been a former chief strategist to US President, Donald Trump. However, do you know, Steve actually had a complex married life as all three of his marriages ended in divorce. At one end, Steve dominated the headlines due to his career in politics, his marriage history has always been a hush hush conversation.

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Donald Trump's former political strategist, Steve Bannon, was married three times, and at the moment, he is not married. Well, he was married during different phases of his life. For the unversed, Steve was earlier a Navy officer, then became an investment banker, media executive and then became a political strategist. However, he had three different marriages, which all ended up in divorce?

Steve Bannon was first married to Cathleen Houff, with whom he had a daughter

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Back in the 1970s, Steve Bannon was married to Cathleen Houff, who was his first wife. The pair then had a daughter whom they named, Maureen back in 1988. The ex-pair then opted for separation, and very few details are known about Steve Bannon's ex-wife, Cathleen Houff. This is because she has reportedly maintained a very private life and has been away from the media glare. Steve Bannon got married to Cathleen Houff way before he entered the political domain. Back then, he was still building his career brick by brick. Maureen is Steve's eldest child among the three children that he has with his three different wives. Cathleen was in Steve's life when he had not even become a top political strategist.

Steve Bannon's second wife, Mary Louise Piccard, had filed domestic violence charges against him

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Steve Bannon, after divorcing his first wife, Cathleen Houff, found love in Mary Louise Piccard for the second time. He got married to Mary, who is a former investment banker. It was in April 1995 that the ex-pair had got married and reportedly were blessed with twin daughters just days post their wedding. According to unverified reports on the social media, Mary had reportedly pressed domestic violence case on Steve.

Steve Bannon had denied domestic violence reported claims by ex-wife, Mary Louise Piccard 

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Steve Bannon's second wife, Mary Louise Piccard, had reported an incident that led to charges against Steve, and the case was later dropped as he had reportedly not come to court. BollywoodShaadis could not verify the facts of the information independently. However, Steve and Mary's divorce had drawn a lot of attention because of claims made in varied court filings. It claimed that their divorce drew widespread attention because it addressed disagreements related to their kids' upbringing. However, the marriage of Steve and Mary remained one of the most scrutinised chapters in the eyes of the public as details related to what was going on in their personal lives was out everywhere.

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Steve Bannon's third marriage with Diane Clohesy also did not work

Steve Bannon, after divorcing Cathleen Houff and Mary Louise Piccard, found love for the third time in Diane Clohesy. The ex-pair reportedly dated for many years. She has been a former American model and was also a consultant. According to varied reports, Steve and Diane had married in 2006 after being in a relationship like for many years. Steve Bannon's third ex-wife, Diane Clohesy, had carved a niche for herself in the modelling world. However, reports allege that Diane had drug addiction and was struggling with the same. Steve had shown support to her, but her ex-partner in 2009 had opted for a divorce.

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