Deadliest Catch Captain Jake Anderson’s wife Jenna has truly been his port in the storm. Jake, a regular on the intense crab fishing Discovery Channel show since Season 3 in 2007, met the love of his life two years later, and they’re still going strong.
Fans have seen the vulnerable Jake, now 44, go from co-star Sig Hansen’s greenhorn to captain of his own ship while Jenna has provided constant emotional support. Jake has needed her after his journey from alcoholism to recovery. He’s also suffered a couple of shocking family deaths. Jake’s sister Chelsea Dawn Anderson passed away from complications of pneumonia in 2009 at age 37. Tragically, Jake’s father Keith Anderson disappeared in 2010, with his skeletal remains found in the woods of Washington state two years later. Keith’s cause of death is still a mystery.
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A Deadliest Catch teaser has revealed that Jake will be in peril on the Season 21 premiere airing Friday, Aug. 1, 2025. A preview showed Jake and his Titan Explorer crew might have to abandon ship! While the fisherman always faces choppy waters, however, his marriage couldn’t be more solid.
Read on for more on Jake and Jenna Anderson’s life together.
According to Heavy, Jake first encountered Jenna in 2009 at a festival in Seattle. He was already famous due to Deadliest Catch, and recalled, “I was doing shipyard duty, and they had a festival going… All these people were coming up to get autographs. I had just walked out, and Jenna came up. Her family had jumped off the boat to come and get autographs from us. I autographed [to her], ‘You’re beautiful.'”
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Jenna’s nieces urged the beauty to give Jake her phone number, so she did. Jake recalled, “I was trying to stay out of trouble, so I was living on the boat. I wasn’t going out and spending money; I was trying to save my money. She started calling me, and I started calling her, for a few weeks. We fell in love.”
What does Jake’s wife do for a living?
Jenna is likely a stay-at-home mom, as there have been no reports of a profession. However, in 2016, she was on social media promoting merchandise with the insignia of Jake’s former vessel, the F/V Saga.
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Jake married Jenna in May 2012 after three years of togetherness.
Who officiated their wedding?
Jake’s mentor was reportedly a big part of the ceremony. Deadliest Catch Captain Johnathan Hillstrand spilled the beans on Twitter (now X) at the time about Jake and Jenna’s nuptials, revealing that Sig Hansen had officiated the wedding.
Jenna told TLC, “It was nearing sunset, and we arrived to the lookout point before dusk, up high in the clouds when no one else was around. We began kissing and hugging each other, appreciating being away from the family for a moment, and he began to tell me how much he loved me and how wonderful the previous three years had been.”
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Jenna noted, “As he was doing this, I began shaking and praying to myself, ‘I really hope he’s about to propose.’ Before I knew it, he got down on one knee and asked me to marry him. I screamed with excitement, saying, ‘Yes, yes, of course I will. I love you!’ I jumped on him, not even giving him the opportunity to pull out the ring.”
How has Jake celebrated his marriage?
Jake hailed Jenna’s birthday in 2024, writing on Instagram as a photo caption of them, “HAPPY BIRTHDAY TO MY WONDERFULLY BEAUTIFUL WIFE.” For their 11th wedding anniversary in 2023, he wrote, “11 years today I married the most beautiful woman inside and out. Love you Jenna. We went to Outback and s**t our pants.”
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Yes, they share three kids: eldest son, Aiden, born in January 2015, daughter Cadence, born in June 2017 and son, Luka, who came into the world in March 2020. Deadliest Catch fans saw the drama around Jenna giving birth to first child Aiden on camera. “I’m a wreck,” Jake admitted. As he helped his wife prepare the nursery, he said, “Whatever mama wants, Mama gets…A lot of times I curse about my job but I would never have what I have now [without it].”
On Facebook, Jake told Jenna about Aiden’s birth, “I’m so proud of you,” and she replied, ‘Best experience ever!”
As for Luka, the couple’s youngest son had a health issue that caused seizures, but he’s no longer having them now.
How has Jake credited Jenna for helping him?
In a 2023, Mother’s Day message, Jake wrote to Jenna, “I love you Jenna Anderson your the best mom! My mom Donna Anderson and I never thought we would get to see the day where I had children of my own. We both tragically assumed I would die of alcoholism long before. Mom I love you so dearly and have always said, ‘I’ve been to hell, but then my mom came and picked me up.’ You both are my rocks.”
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Where do Jake and Jenna Anderson live?
As Deadliest Catch fans have seen, Jake has a grueling travel schedule, but he, Jenna, and the kids live in Seattle, Washington.
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