Katie Bates Moves Forward After Travis Clark Affair Admission
Katie Bates said on May 17 that she and Travis Clark are preparing to move to a new home after his affair admission five months earlier. The move comes after months of therapy, prayer and hard conversations for the family of four, with Bates saying the goal is a healthier environment rather than a quick fix.
May 17 move plan
Bates wrote, "Life has looked different lately, but I’m really excited for what’s ahead." She also said, "The last few months have honestly been a lot heavier and more life changing than I ever expected them to be. There’s been a lot of hard conversations, a lot of therapy, a lot of praying, and a lot of figuring out what is healthiest for our family moving forward."
She added, "I know from the outside this move might not fully make sense to everyone, but it’s something we’ve spent a lot of time praying through and processing together." Bates said, "It’s not about running or pretending a new place magically fixes everything… life doesn’t work like that."
Hailey and Harvey
Katie and Clark share two children, Hailey, 3, and Harvey, 19 months. Bates said the family has been trying to make decisions that support "healing, peace, spiritual growth, and a healthy environment" as they move ahead.
Their current home is in Knoxville, Tennessee, but Bates has not shared where the new home will be. For parents of two young children, that leaves the practical change clear and the destination private.
March 3 and May 4 posts
The move follows a March 3 post from Clark in which he said, "The last couple months have been humbling." He wrote that he was fighting for his wife and family every single day and described "a lot of hard work, therapy, time with God."
Bates also posted a video on May 4 about therapy and fresh starts, saying, "One of the things I'm learning in therapy right now is the value of a fresh start, whatever that ends up looking like for us." She added, "At the end of the day, we're just trying to do the next right thing and what's best for our family."
That is the real read on this move: it is not a reset button, but a practical step after five months of public repair work and private strain. Bates has put the decision in the language of stability, and for this family, that is the part that will shape what comes next.
