Shannon Elizabeth finalizes divorce from Simon Borchert after OnlyFans success
Shannon Elizabeth has finalized her divorce from her second husband, Simon Borchert, after a “difficult” separationPage Six can completely reveal.
“Today isn’t about the end of a marriage,” the actress instructed us on Monday. “There are moments in life whenever you understand that letting go may be exhilarating, that closing one chapter creates area for a completely new one, and getting into that feels extremely liberating.
“I’m embracing what comes next with a full heart and a renewed sense of purpose. I’ve never felt more inspired, more creative or more connected to who I truly love.”
Elizabeth, who wed Borchert in 2021, joined OnlyFans on April 16 — simply two days after she filed for divorce.
“I’m excited to be stepping back into development and conversations around new projects in Hollywood while also continuing to use my OnlyFans page as a space where I can genuinely connect with fans in a more personal and authentic way,” the “American Pie” star instructed us.
“Between entertainment, digital content and the work of the Shannon Elizabeth Foundation — which will always be closest to my heart — I honestly feel more energized about the future than ever before.”
Elizabeth, 52, added, “Sometimes, the hardest transitions lead you exactly where you were meant to go.”
The actress, who lives in South Africa, filed for divorce on April 14 after she and Borchert, a fellow conservationist, quietly separated in September 2025.
“The actual filing just happened because we had to come to a settlement first, and I think it works a bit differently here,” she instructed Page Six in a May 5 interview.
“If we didn’t come to a settlement first, it could be tied up in court for 10 years,” she defined. “But now that we came to a settlement first… it should be quick at this point.”
Elizabeth instructed us that becoming a member of OnlyFans — which she insisted she did not begin desirous about till her first husband-turned-manager, Joe Reitman, first made the suggestion in November 2025 — was serving to her heal from the painful breakup.
“From September to the end of March, at least, it was really, really, really difficult. It was very emotional, and it was just figuring out how to restart everything and kind of just starting from scratch, to be honest. So it was, ‘Well, now what?'” she mentioned throughout our interview.
But “moving to [her] next chapter” so shortly after formally ending her relationship with Borchert made her really feel as if a “weight” had been “lifted.”
Elizabeth, who earned a whopping $1 million in her first week on the subscription-based social media platformrevealed that she could be placing not less than a part of that cash towards housing.
“I haven’t figured out where I’m going to live and if I’m going to buy, if I’m going to rent, what can I do?” she shared.
“I know I’m going to stay out in South Africa because there’s a lot of work to do still with the charity and all. And I love it here! I have such a great friend group here. So my first thing is figuring out where I’m going to stay and get my own place again. Everything’s been in storage since, like, September, so I need all my stuff out of storage.”
The “Scary Movie” star hopes OnlyFans will permit her the monetary freedom to be extra selective in regards to the performing roles she takes on and “move more into directing and producing as well.”
Elizabeth additionally sees the platform as a technique to deliver consciousness and funds to her basis.
The group is devoted to defending endangered species and their habitats by conservation, schooling, advocacy and neighborhood assist.
