Alaskan Bush People stars Gabriel and Raquell Brown have reportedly separated after seven years of marriage.
TMZ reported on Friday, July 31, that Gabriel, 36, and Raquell quietly chose to end their marriage this past spring and have been living apart ever since. Per the outlet, the couple faced financial pressure as well as differences over Gabriel’s priorities. (They share two daughters and a son.)
Us has reached out to Gabriel for comment.
Alaskan Bush People chronicled Gabriel and Raquell’s courtship once they were introduced by Gabe’s sister Rain Brown in 2018. The former couple tied the knot privately in 2019 and later filmed a second reception to air on Alaskan Bush People the following year.
In that 2020 wedding episode of Alaskan Bush People, Gabriel reflected on what it meant to exchange vows with Raquell in front of the extended Brown family.
“It’s just a wonderful moment. This feeling, it’s everything I ever dreamed of,” he said at the time. “This day is going to go down in the history books as one of the best days of my life.”
As his bride walked down the aisle, the episode cut away to Gabriel explaining, “All of my nervousness, the pre-wedding jitters and all of that, it just stopped as soon as I saw Raquell walking down the aisle. It was like I was coming through a storm on a dark night and all of a sudden I pulled into a nice, safe harbor.”
Gabriel and Raquell frequently charmed fans throughout their marriage with their sweet couples content via social media.
Months after their private wedding, Gabriel penned a loving tribute to his bride, writing, “When two people meet, and two souls touch. In one look, love is felt. As time goes on, and that love grows into something more, becoming hard to describe I call that blessed. That’s what I feel for Raquell. If you have someone like that in your life cherish them, and never give up on them. If not not just hold on. Love will come to you. God bless us all.”
Raquell shared own ode to Gabriel in November 2024 with a heartwarming video where she promised their love would be “always” and “forever.”
Gabriel’s reported separation from Raquell is occurring at the same time as his brother, Noah Brown, is going through a contentious divorce from his wife, Rhain Brown. Us exclusively reported on July 21 that Noah and Rhain’s divorce proceedings have been plagued with disputes over financial difficulties and child custody disagreements. (Noah, 31, and Rhain, 34, share two children — Elijah, 7, and Adam, 4.)
The family also suffered a tragic loss when Noah and Gabriel’s brother, Matt Brown, was found dead at age 43 in May after going missing in Washington days earlier. The family appealed for the public’s help in locating Matt before Bear Brown confirmed that Noah had identified their sibling’s body when it was pulled from the Okanogan River.
“I would ask people to please, please be respectful to my family and to my mom. Please watch the comments that you leave, guys,” Bear, 39, asked at the time. “Sometimes words can hurt more than fists can … In one of [Matt’s] last videos, he was talking about how negative people were on his posts. You guys should keep in mind that people on the other side of your screen, people you are watching a video of, are real people too.”
