Ryan Lochte‘s girlfriend, Molly Gilihan, has the swimmer’s back 100%. In a new interview with Sean Hannity, Gilihan shed light on their headline-making relationship and also discussed how they’re moving past the swimmer’s previous drug use. According to Gilihan, her primary focus is honesty and transparency.
Gilihan spoke with Hannity about the “life [Lochte] was living” before they got together, saying the Olympian used to deal with “so much shame.” Continuing, Gilihan said that getting high was the only thing that made the swimmer feel better.
While Lochte has been open about his sobriety journey, Gilihan said that she wants complete honesty from her boyfriend should he ever find himself struggling with drugs in the future. “I just want to make sure he never gets to that point again, where he feels like he has to hide anything from me,” she said.
She added, “So, if he ever gets to the point where he wants to go out with a buddy and there’s cocaine there, and say he even does it, I want him to come home and tell me, and we tackle it together.”
Molly Gilihan Said She’s Scared That Ryan Lochte Will Hide Future Drug Use From Her
That wasn’t all Gilihan had to say. Elsewhere in the episode, she said she feared Lochte one day lying about potential struggles. “What scares me is him hiding it from me and thats what I’ve expressed,” she said.
According to Lochte, though, lying isn’t an option. “I don’t hide anything from her. She’s my best friend. We have an open phone policy. We have nothing to hide,” he told Hannity.
Ryan Lochte In The Middle Of A Messy Divorce With Estranged Wife, Kayla Reid Lochte
As the episode continued, Lochte said that he “never had” an open phone agreement with his estranged wife, Kayla Reid Lochte.
Don’t forget, in the summer of 2025, Kayla filed for divorce from her estranged husband, claiming it was one of the “hardest decisions” she’s had to make.
“I hold marriage in the highest regard, so this has been one of the most painful, revealing, and challenging seasons of my life. I’ve been hesitant to share until I could do so from a place of healing — not from fresh, open wounds,” she wrote online, according to The Blast.
She added, “I’ve come to the understanding that staying isn’t always the most loving decision someone can make. For me, leaving was an act of love — for those around me and for myself.”
Kayla Accused Her Estranged Husband Of Using Cocaine In Front Of Their Minor Children
According to a previous report from The Blast, Lochte opened up about pursuing sobriety after a previous car accident left him dealing with “depression, loneliness and feeling like I was giving up in life.”
He later revealed that he checked himself into a Florida recovery center. “The staff has been incredible. They helped me realize substance abuse isn’t a solution. It’s just a distraction that makes things worse,” he added.
His confession came weeks after Kayla said her estranged husband had an alleged “history of substance abuse.”
She also claimed that she once found “mostly empty baggies of cocaine” around their shared home, including in their children’s bedrooms and bathrooms.
Lochte Is Writing A Tell-All Memoir About His Life
Lochte’s reported struggles will be detailed in his upcoming tell-all memoir. In December 2025, the swimmer revealed that he was working on the project to inform the public about the man behind the medals.
“I went from a single guy who only cared about surfing and hanging out with his friends and family, who had barely kissed a girl until I was in college — I know — to becoming one of the world’s most eligible bachelors,” he said in a video, per The Blast.
“The parties, the glam, the celebrities, the life most people couldn’t fathom. I was on top of the world, and in an instant, I became the most hated person in the world,” he continued.
Before Lochte’s recent appearance on Hannity’s show, the swimmer had made headlines after it was revealed that he had taken an assistant coaching position at a Missouri college for $34/hour.
The reported $30,000 contract will run from August 2026 to June 2027 and also features bonus opportunities, such as an extra $750 for a Conference Championship and $500 for NCAA Championship qualifiers.
