Soap star Cameron Mathison was not expecting to divorce estranged wife Vanessa Mathison.

“It was a tricky time when we separated and there [were] a lot of specific conditions that made it really tough,” Cameron, 56, said during a Monday, September 9, appearance on Jennie Garth’s “I Choose” podcast, noting that the split “was a surprise” for him.

Months after their separation, the devastating L.A. wildfires helped the former couple get to a better place.

“We had been separated for about a year and a half officially at that point — maybe a little bit longer — but [it] still felt very fresh,” he explained.

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The General Hospital actor noted that he and Vanessa are “still working through stuff” following their split, but living together after the January

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