Gabrielle Gagnon, the wife of former Dateline NBC journalist Chris Hansen, has drawn renewed attention as the release of A24’s Primetime puts Hansen’s career and personal life back under the spotlight.
Details about her professional background are limited in publicly available sources. Gagnon has also appeared alongside Hansen publicly. The episode listing identifies both Hansen and Gabrielle as guests.
The film, which opened in US theatres on September 25, stars Robert Pattinson as Hansen and is inspired by the making of To Catch a Predator. The film is set in 2006, when Hansen was working on the controversial NBC series, according to the official Primetime website. A May 2026 profile reported that Gagnon joined Cameo in 2024 and has used the platform to offer personalized video messages. The same report said Hansen and Gagnon became engaged in December 2020 and married in 2021. Mary Joan filed for divorce in June 2018, with their marriage coming to an end, according to TV Insider . On September 23, 2026, the couple appeared together on the podcast Jeff Lewis Has Issues, where they discussed the new movie and their life together.
Hansen had previously been married to Mary Joan Hansen.
The film fictionalizes events surrounding the rise of To Catch a Predator, while Hansen’s real-life marriage and a 2011 affair controversy have also resurfaced in coverage. Hansen was accused in 2011 of having an affair with Florida television reporter Kristyn Caddell while he was married to Mary Joan. The renewed interest in Hansen’s personal life comes partly from the attention surrounding Primetime. At the time, a person described as close to Hansen denied the allegations, saying the two were longtime friends.
Hansen has publicly criticized the movie and said he was not involved in its production. After finally watching the film, he described it as “bizarre” and “detached from reality,” according to PEOPLE’s report.
