Cory Wharton revealed the one thing he wanted for his 34th birthday in an Instagram post shared on March 5. “Only thing I wanted for my 34th birthday is to be around my girls on a beach somewhere & We made that happen. Our first day in hawaii was amazing. The older I get the more I realize, to appreciate the small things in life,” he wrote.
Wharton added that he was grateful for his three daughters, Ryder, Maya, and Mila, two of whom he shares with his girlfriend Taylor Selfridge. “My purpose on this earth is so much greater than myself now and I see that! I can’t wait to watch my little ones grow up to become very successful women, in whatever field they choose to be in,” he continued.
In the Instagram carousel, Wharton shared pictures of his smiling daughters and Selfridge as they stood on a gorgeous beach. Another frame showed his daughter Maya going down a water slide with what looked like Wharton catching her at the bottom.
Wharton’s “Challenge” co-star Josh Martinez commented, “Happy Birthday bud! What a life.” His ex-girlfriend Cheyenne Floyd, whom he shares Ryder with, wrote, “Happy Birthday! Hope you guys have a great trip.”
Cory Wharton & Cheyenne Floyd Do Their Best to Co-Parent
When Wharton found out that he was Ryder’s father in 2017, he told Us Weekly that his whole world changed. “Now I’m doing everything for my daughter, instead of for myself. I had to put somebody before myself for the first time. I feel like I’ve got my power pack, like I’m untouchable with my kid,” he said.
Wharton, who met Floyd during “The Challenge: Rivals III” in 2016, worked together to co-parent Ryder. “It’s actually great. She’s seeing other people. I’m seeing other people. Our main focus is Ryder. Me and her are best friends now. I fell into the perfect position,” he said to Us Weekly.
In 2023, Floyd told E! News that communication was the key to peaceful co-parenting with Wharton, and they involve their respective partners, Zach Davis and Selfridge. “The four of us will get together and have coparent check ins and run different topics by each other or different issues that have come up and say, ‘How do you guys handle in your house versus how we handled in our house?'” she shared.
Floyd admitted to E! News that raising Ryder wasn’t always easy and she’s had some rough patches with Wharton, which she admitted was sometimes her fault. “Zach’s had to tell me I’m in the wrong before and I just don’t like hearing that I’m wrong,” she said. However, she added, “I’m growing.”
Wharton Wants to Add to His Growing Family
After welcoming three daughters, Wharton is not done having kids and he told The U.S. Sun in 2023 that he wants at least two more. “I want a boy. You guys know I need my boy. So it needs to happen,” he said.
Wharton shared that his oldest daughter Ryder has no interest in sports but he’ll encourage whatever hobbies she gravitates toward. “We’re going to get her a singing coach. We’re going to get her in the best dancing, whatever it may be,” he said to The U.S. Sun.
As for Floyd, she and her husband Davis are also looking to expand their family of four. “We actually have been trying to get pregnant. And just send us good baby vibes, and hopefully we’re able to get pregnant soon,” she told People in 2024.
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‘The Challenge’ Star Cory Wharton Had One Birthday Wish: ‘We Made That Happen’