Bringing Up Bates star Travis Clark appears to be mending his relationship with wife Katie Bates following his cheating scandal.
Clark, 25, took to Instagram on Monday, April 27, to share a carousel featuring several photos of his family, including Bates, also 25, their daughter, Hailey, 3, and son Harvey, 19 months. In one snap, Clark leaned in close to his wife as they smiled for a selfie. Another photo showed Bates sitting on a plane with their children.
“No one more undeserving … and that’s what makes me this grateful 🙏🏼🤎,” Clark captioned the post.
Fans and friends in the comments section gushed over Bates and Clark’s reunion.
“The most amazing story. A beautiful display of forgiveness,” one user commented, while another person wrote, “Very much deserving of grace and mercy and forgiveness.”
Clark made headlines in January when he admitted that he had cheated on his wife.
“This is hard to write, but I owe the truth and I owe an apology. I was unfaithful to my wife,” the nursing student wrote via his Instagram Story on January 16. “I had an affair and repeatedly broke her trust. There is no excuse for what I did. This was my failure and my responsibility alone. I know that words don’t begin to express the damage I caused or the depth of the hurt I’ve brought into her life, but I am truly sorry.”
Clark continued, “I’m sorry for the pain, humiliation and betrayal I caused my wife through my choices. I understand that an apology doesn’t repair what I broke and forgiveness is not something I deserve or can ask for.”
The reality star added that he planned to take responsibility for his actions by “getting help.”
“[I am] doing the work to change and become a more honest and accountable man, regardless of [the] outcome,” he concluded. “I ask for privacy and grace for Katie as she processes this in her own time.”
Bates later broke her silence on Clark’s admission, which came hours after Bates revealed that she had suffered a pregnancy loss.
“This is not how I imagined beginning this year or this new season of our lives,” Bates began in a lengthy Instagram statement on January 19. “This has been an incredibly painful time for me and for our family. As many now know, our marriage has been deeply hurt and my trust has been broken. Right now, I am taking life one day at a time and focusing on what matters most: our children, their future, and my own healing.”
The TV personality — who is one of Bringing Up Bates couple Gil and Kelly Jo Bates’ 19 children — continued, “After privately expressing deep regret and sorrow for his actions, Travis told me he felt it was important to publicly take accountability for what he has done, and I support his decision and desire for transparency.”
Katie added that she and Clark had been “working through” the situation “privately” and sought counsel together and individually.
“This is not a quick or easy process, and it is not one I am taking lightly,” she noted. “Every decision about our future will be made slowly and carefully, with what is best for our family and our children as the highest priority.”
Clark later shared in a March update that he was fighting to repair their marriage.
“I’ve been sitting in what I did for a couple months now, and I feel so much inside but it’s hard to find the right words,” he wrote via Instagram. “At the end of last year, I made decisions I deeply regret. I’m disappointed, ashamed, and honestly, disgusted with myself. The last couple months have been humbling. A lot of hard work, therapy, time with God. I know I’m not owed anything, but I am desperately fighting for my wife and my family every single day.”
