Ruth Post: Where is Ian McShane’s ex-wife now?

Ruth Post is a former model and also the ex-wife of English Actor McShane. Ruth Post’s ex-husband gained massive popularity for his television performances, particularly as the main character in the BBC series Lovejoy, Al Swearengen in Deadwood, as well as Mr. Wednesday in American Gods and Blackbeard in Pirates of the Caribbean: On Stranger Tides. Aside from being an actor, he is also a producer and director.

Ruth Post: Bio Summary

Who is Ian McShane’s ex-wife Ruth Post?

Ruth Post is the Second wife of Ian McShane. Before Ruth, the actor was married to Suzan Farmer, an English film and television actress. Farmer and McShane got married and divorced in the 1990s. After their marriage came to an end, the American Gods actor meet the model and they started a relationship that lead to marriage. According to sources, McShane and his ex-wife Post first met in Manchester through his friendship with soccer star George Best.

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Their relationship started as a long-distance relationship for about two years before deciding to make things more official by exchanging their vows. This couple tied their wedding knot at Kensington Registry Office, London, on Jun 8, 1968. Everything was going well for the actor and his new wife, they even had two children together-  Morgan McShane(a social worker) and Kate McShane (now in fashion).

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In 1995 McShane’s second wife Ruth Post told a newspaper that her ex-husband was a “tight-fisted skinflint”, who “has neglected all his responsibilities as a father and been a lousy dad”, Independent reported. “I was away working and had a lifestyle that didn’t suit being a terrific parent,” The Pirates of the Caribbean actor admitted, although he seems to have resolved things with his two children now.

Ruth Post’s ex-husband McShane revealed “I’ve had a great relationship with my kids for the past 10 years. We laugh about it now, but there are so many misunderstood areas – people split up, your children have to take sides and a lot of miscommunication goes on. But I think it’s been sorted out now.“

Ian McShane had an Affair

Unfortunately, things took a different turn after about a decade of marriage. Ruth Post and Ian McShane called their marriage a quit in March 1977. The actor began a five-year affair with Dutch model and actress Sylvia Kristel after meeting her on the set of The Fifth Musketeer. The affair ended his marriage to his second wife Ruth Post.

The Hollywood actor recalled his failed marriages-“My first wife was delightful. She was the queen of the Hammer Horror movies, but I never saw her for two years. It was the Sixties… My second marriage was to a girl I met in Manchester, kept a long-distance relationship going for two years, then we got married… disaster.“

Where is Ian McShane’s ex-wife Ruth now?

After their marriage came to end, the model went completely out of the limelight. She has not granted any interviews or made any headlines in recent years. It is unclear where exactly Ruth Post is as of 2023. Her ex-husband has also not spoken much about her in recent years. It is also unclear if Ruth got marriage after her marriage with the actor came to an end.

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However, McShane on the other hand moved on very quickly. On 30 August 1980, McShane married Gwen Humble. In 2022, the British actor and his American wife celebrated their 42nd wedding anniversary together. They live in Venice, California.

In a 2017 interview, the actor told The Times the secret to their long marriage. He said- “I really like her and I still get a kick out of looking at her.” Through their daughter Kate, McShane and Post are grandparents. They have three grandchildren, Oscar, aged 10, Biba, aged six, and four-year-old Raphael.