Every ‘Real Housewives’ Couple Who Filed for Divorce After Appearing on TV

The reality TV curse spares no Real Housewives franchise. Several Real Housewives duos who have called it quits over the years renewed their vows on their respective franchise before they filed for divorce, contributing to a “reality TV curse.” Dorit Kemsley, for her part, told Us Weekly in April 2021 that Kyle Richards warned her not to say “I do” again on the show. “[Kyle told me] anyone that she knows that’s renewed their vows, like, their marriages went on to get divorced,” Dorit told Us, noting that her costar’s words have “stuck” with her. “Even though I’m a big believer that, you know, much like on Housewives, they say that there’s the marriage curse on Housewives and there’s divorce that happens when they join. I think if you have a strong marriage, then that’s what stands the test of time.” While Dorit and her husband, PK Kemsley, are still together, Kyle and Mauricio Umansky split in July 2023 after 27 years together. While they’ve yet to file for divorce, the estranged couple’s breakup news was one of the most surprising splits in Housewives history. For several years, The Real Housewives of Dallas was the only franchise without any splits (until The Real Housewives of Salt Lake City debuted in 2020). The franchise was rocked with its first post-show split in May 2021 when Kary Brittingham announced her divorce from Eduardo Brittingham at the season 5 reunion.  Keep scrolling to see which other Real Housewives couples have filed for divorce after an appearance on the show:

The Real Housewives of Beverly Hills alum and Phypers split in July 2025 after six years of marriage.

Phypers filed for divorce and cited irreconcilable differences as the reason behind the split. The news came just three months after the pair starred in a Bravo reality show about their family life titled Denise Richards & Her Wild Things.

Richards previously appeared on The Real Housewives of Beverly Hills for two seasons. Phypers would often film during family events.

Teddi announced in November 2024 that she decided to file for divorce from Arroyave after being married for 13 years. The pair share three children: Slate, Dove and Cruz.

“After a great deal of care and consideration, I have made the difficult decision to file for divorce,” she wrote via Instagram. “My priority is my children and ensuring that every care is taken with their privacy and wellbeing throughout this new chapter.”

She continued, “Making a public statement is not something I wanted to do, but in an effort to protect my family from undue speculation and rumors, I felt being open, honest and vulnerable was the best path forward.”

The Real Housewives of Miami stars called it quits in April 2024, Us Weekly confirmed.

Alexia and Todd were married for nearly three years before he filed for divorce. The breakup news came one month after the duo presented a united front on the RHOM season 6 reunion.

After more than a decade of marriage, Monique filed for divorce from the former NFL player in June 2023. 

While the Real Housewives of Potomac alum previously shut down split rumors in various social media posts in late 2022, ​the former couple, who share kids Christopher, Milani and Chase, admitted at the time that they were going through a rough patch. Monique and Chris' ups and downs were filmed for Love & Marriage: DC earlier that year.

After their first meeting was captured on season 3 of The Real Housewives of Atlanta, Zolciak and Biermann fell in love and documented their wedding on a spinoff titled Don’t Be Tardy for the Wedding. The special resulted in a new series — Don’t Be Tardy — and followed the birth of their four kids and Biermann adopting Zolciak’s eldest daughters from previous relationships, Brielle and Ariana.

Don’t Be Tardy was canceled in May 2021 after eight seasons and two years later, news broke that Zolciak and Biermann had filed for divorce after nearly 12 years of marriage.

“The financial burdens have been a strain on their relationship,” an insider told Us at the time. “Between the tax debt and other financial stresses, it’s been difficult. The tax debt was the straw that broke the camel’s back in their marriage.”

Pittman filed to end his marriage with the RHOA star in February 2023, eight years after they wed and three years after she joined the cast of the Bravo show. The pair, who share two kids, documented their marital woes on season 14 when he was caught “getting close with his assistant,” which Sidora noted on the series was “really hard” for her.

The Ultimate Girls Trip star filed for divorce from Sterling in March 2023 after nearly five years of marriage. At the time, she asked for legal and primary physical custody of the pair’s two sons, Mikey and Maverick.

Fans will recall Marcille married Sterling on season 11 of RHOA after leaving her relationship with the father of her daughter, Marley.

In July 2025, Marcille seemingly confirmed she had reconciled with Sterling after they attended Essence Fest together. “Happy Essence!” Marcille, 40, wrote via Instagram while sharing a clip from the annual music festival in New Orleans with Sterling. “I’m floating🌻 soft launch #ganggang #essencefest.”

Following her departure from RHOA, Bailey announced she and Hill had split after two years of marriage.

"LOVE is a beautiful thing. While we both will always have love for one another, we have decided to go our separate ways," the pair said in a joint statement in October 2022. "We are grateful that we remain good friends, and will always cherish the many memories we've shared together as husband and wife. Many of you have been on this journey with us from the very beginning, and we appreciate our family, friends and beloved fans for your positive support as we move forward and start new chapters. Thank you for your prayers and well wishes!"

Shortly after her debut season on RHOC wrapped in May 2022, news broke that the plastic surgeon filed for legal separation from her husband. Armstrong, who married Holliday in 2013, is seeking legal and physical custody of their three kids, asking that her former partner gets visitation.

After reports surfaced that Lenny was spotted partying with model Katharina Mazepa, Lisa’s husband confirmed that the twosome were filing for divorce after nearly 13 years of marriage. “It is true that I am seeing Katharina but none of this happened until after the decision was made to get divorced,” he said in a statement to Us in May 2022. “This is a very difficult time and I would ask for some privacy so that we can best take care of our children who mean the world to us.”

The Real Housewives of Miami stars, who wed in 2009, share son Logan and daughter Elle. Their messy split played out on season 5 of the Peacock show.

After appearing on The Real Housewives of Potomac for six years, Ashley announced her split from Michael.

"We have decided to separate. We are aware that there will be many speculative views as to why we have made this decision," the reality star told Bravo’s Daily Dish in April 2022. "People will be quick to assume that the causes were too much intrusion by reality TV into the most personal parts of our lives, age gap issues, cultural problems, or child-rearing differences. Pieces of all these may have affected our pure love for each other, but no one reason is the root cause of our mutual decision to go our separate ways."

She added: "We are now both at very different stages in our lives and have different goals for our futures. We both want the other to achieve true happiness and fulfillment and feel that we cannot do this together. We also know that true happiness can only be achieved by continuing to work together and putting our hearts and souls into raising our two beautiful boys, Dean and Dylan. They will always feel loved and supported, for they were truly created out of love."

Us confirmed in August 2021 that the RHOC star — who became a main cast member during season 16 — filed for legal separation from her husband after one year of marriage. James’ attorney later told Us that he filed for divorce that July. He claimed the proceedings were finalized in Puerto Rico in December 2021.

Two years after Kary joined the cast of RHOD during season 4, she announced her split from Eduardo. The twosome, who share daughter Isabella, wed in 2009. (Mary is also the mother of Sofia, Olivia and Alex from a previous relationship.)

“This was a really tough season for me and watching it back, I realized how much hurt and how much I was struggling in my life. As I watched it, I realized how in pain I was. My marriage was falling apart and I didn’t want to admit it,” she said through tears at the May 2021 reunion. “After the show finished, me and Eduardo had to have a real heart-to-heart talk and we decided we needed to go our separate ways. We just told our kids.”

The singer filed for divorce from her husband in November 2020.

"After much consideration, I have decided to end my marriage to Tom Girardi," the Real Housewives of Beverly Hills star said in a statement at the time. "This is not a step taken lightly or easily. I have great love and respect for Tom and for our years and the lives we built together. It is my absolute wish to proceed through this process with respect and with the privacy that both Tom and I deserved. I request others give us that privacy as well."

The Real Housewives of New Jersey stars split after 20 years of marriage, Us Weekly confirmed in December 2019. The news comes after Joe was released from ICE custody in October after serving 41 months in federal prison for fraud charges and sent to Italy. 

“Teresa and Joe talked about their future when she and the girls were in Italy and decided it was best for them to separate,” a source told Us after the split. “Neither of them wanted to be in a long-distance relationship.” The insider added, “Joe has been dating in Italy, Teresa is busy taking care of their girls right now. They harbor no ill will towards each other and will continue to coparent their kids."

In October 2019, the former baseball pro filed for divorce from the former Real Housewives of Orange County star just one day after they celebrated their five-year wedding anniversary. Us exclusively revealed at the time that Meghan accused Jim of cheating on her with their nanny, which he denied. The pair, who tied the knot in October 2014, share daughter Aspen and twin boys, Hayes and Hart.

Two years after secretly marrying Daly in between seasons 9 and 10 of RHOA, Moore announced their split in September 2019.

“It is with profound sadness that I regret to inform my fans that I am divorcing my husband Marc Daly,” she said in a statement to Us. “Due to recent and ongoing circumstances, I can no longer continue in the marriage. My sole concern and focus is and will always be my daughter, Brooklyn, my miracle baby. She was made in love and true commitment. I ask for our privacy to be respected moving forward.”

Moore and Daly welcomed their daughter, Brooklyn Doris, in November 2018.

In the months following their divorce announcement, however, Kenya has played coy about their status. She told Us in May 2020 that she isn’t ruling out having another kid with her estranged husband.

“I really feel, more and more, that I do [want to]. Time is ticking, and I want them to be close in age,” she said. “It’s a sensitive subject.”

While Gina was filming her first season of RHOC — season 13 — she split from her husband of seven years, Matthew. The pair have three children. “After careful consideration and deep thought, we have decided to end our legal marriage. With that said, we will never end our friendship and will forever remain family,” the couple said in an exclusive statement to Us Weekly in July 2018. “We are dedicated to raising our children together in a happy, healthy loving environment. We will be navigating this difficult process with respect and grace for one another. We kindly ask for others to treat us with this same respect and grace at we move through this family adjustment.” Matthew was never shown on the series.

In June 2019, Us confirmed that Gina and Matthew reconciled. “We’ll learn [on RHOC] why they split and how they found their way back to each other,” an insider explained to Us. “They’ve always been very amicable and friendly or contentious.”

The news came days after Gina shared a heartfelt tribute to Matthew via Instagram. “Thanks for being the best father to our kids, and the best friend a girl could ask for. Wouldn’t want to take on this crazy life with anyone else. Like you said, ‘I’m your person and you’re mine,’” she gushed on his birthday. 

Less than a month after Us confirmed their reunion, however, Gina filed for a restraining order against Matthew, two days after he was arrested on suspicions relating to domestic violence. He has not been formally charged with a crime. After the legal trouble made headlines, Us confirmed that they split again. 

The exes finalized their divorce in January 2020.

Engaged 20 times, divorced three. After their May 2018 nuptials were captured by Bravo cameras for season 9 of RHONJ, Us Weekly exclusively revealed Staub was served with divorce papers in September 2018. News of their split came a month after the twosome both filed temporary restraining orders against each other following an allegation altercation at her home.  

Parks filed for divorce from Nida in October 2014 after nearly five years of marriage and four seasons on RHOA. Parks and Nida, who share two sons, finalized their divorce in September 2017 after battling over spousal support and properties. Nida, who is currently serving his eight-year prison sentence after he pleaded guilty to fraud in 2014, got engaged to Sherien Almufti in 2016.

After bickering onscreen for nearly three full seasons of RHOBH, Adrienne and Paul called it quits after 10 years of marriage at the end of season 3, which aired in 2012. The pair, who share son Gavin and twin boys Christian and Collin, filed for legal separation in July 2012. The Botched doc later filed for divorce that August. After Adrienne accused Paul of abuse, which he denied, and an ongoing custody battle, their divorce was finalized in November 2012. The exes have seemingly patched up their relationship, as Paul told E! News in 2017 that they are “doing fantastic” and have learned to coparent their boys.

Sorry, my love! Yolanda shocked fans and her fellow Housewives when she revealed in December 2015 that her marriage to the music producer was dunzo amid her battle with Lyme disease. The duo, who tied the knot in 2011 after five years of dating, finalized their divorce in October 2017. Less than a year later, David got engaged to Katharine McPhee, who is 34 years younger than him.

David spoke about their split in his July 2020 documentary, David Foster: Off the Record.

“Probably more people know me from reality TV and from being married a lot of times than for my actual music. Well, let’s analyze,” he said. “Because I was married to Linda [Thompson} who was married to [Caitlyn] Jenner, who then married Kris Kardashian, and had the Jenner kids and the Kardashian kids and then I was married Yolanda Hadid, who had Gigi and Bella, and I was married to Rebecca [Dyer] and B.J. [Cook], where we had our own daughters, so it’s very, very complicated.”

He added that he will “never disclose” why he and Yolanda really called it quits.

“How can I leave a sick woman? The fact of the matter is, that is not the reason why I left,” he said. “It was for a different reason … but it had nothing to do with her being sick. I would get and still get, ‘I know you, you’re on The Real Housewives of Beverly Hills.’ And what I want to say is, ‘Hey, I got 16 f—king Grammys, OK? I’ve sold half a billion records. F—k that show.’”

Camille and Kelsey, who wed in 1997, announced their split at the end of season 1 of RHOBH, which aired in 2010. The Bravo star later accused the actor during an interview with the New York Post of encouraging her to join the series to keep her “preoccupied in California while he was off having his affair in New York.” Kelsey, who shares two children with Camille, later married the woman he allegedly had an affair with, flight attendant Katye Walsh. The Frasier alum and Walsh tied the knot two weeks after his divorce from Camille was finalized and welcomed three kids together. Camille, for her part, married businessman David C. Meyer in 2018.

After fighting back against split rumors during season 1 of RHOBH, Taylor filed for divorce from Russell in July 2011 and accused him of domestic violence. A month later, Russell died by suicide. The duo shared daughter Kennedy, and Taylor marred a lawyer named John H. Bluher in 2014.

Three years after Carlton’s one-season stint on RHOBH, David filed for divorce in November 2017. The twosome, who were married for 20 years, share three kids: Destiny and Mysteri and Cross. 

Love tank level: empty. Less than a year after Vicki and Donn’s vow renewal aired on season 5 of RHOC, the Coto Insurance founder filed for divorce after 17 years of marriage in October 2010. Donn claimed he was "completely taken aback" by Vicki’s filing and accused her of not treating him with “class or dignity” during the reunion the season 6 reunion special. 

Vicki announced her engagement to Steve Lodge in April 2019.

The limo ride from hell. Fans may remember Tamra telling Simon that she wants a divorce and calling him a “nasty, vile person” who can “go f—k“ himself in a limousine on their way to a party during season 5 of RHOC. Simon filed for divorce in January 2010 and accused her of “being verbally abusive and has committed acts of disloyalty and adultery,” according to docs obtained by Radar Online at the time. She denied all allegations and he was later arrested for alleged domestic violence, but the charges were dropped.

Their divorce was finalized in 2011 and while they agreed to share equal custody of their three kids, Spencer, Sophia and Sidney, Tamra has had an estranged relationship with Sidney since the split. Her youngest daughter spends the majority of her time with her dad and accused her mother of neglecting her in a lengthy Facebook post. Tamra married now-husband Eddie Judge in June 2013. 

In May 2020, the RHOC alum told Us exclusively that she and Simon were on better terms after he was diagnosed with cancer. Tamra and Sidney are also getting along better

“[Sidney] does not like to be talked about in the public eye, but let’s just say things are much better now,” she told Us. “We’ve all rallied together.”

Five years after Alexis’ RHOC exit, she split from her husband, Jim, after 13 years of marriage. According to the court documents obtained by Us Weekly, he filed for divorce in June 2018 and cited irreconcilable differences. The duo, who share son James and twin girls Mackenna and Melania, denied any “ill will” or “bad blood” between the two of them in a joint statement to Us Weekly at the time. Alexis’ former RHOC costars Tamra Judge and Shannon Beador, however, badmouthed the former couple, claiming Jim was “going to jail,” in the media. As a result, Jim sued the two women for more than $1 million. The lawsuit case is ongoing. 

Kelly and Michael called it quits for the second time in September 2017 after her first two seasons on RHOC. “We’ve had problems for years and I’ve had enough,” she told Daily Mail at the time. “I’m done with our marriage. It’s just a case where two people can’t get along. It’s best if we went our separate ways and concentrate on our daughter.” She previously filed for divorce from Michael in 2012. The pair, who were married for 11 years, share daughter Jolie. Their divorce was finalized in February 2018.

After appearing on RHOC for three seasons, Jeana and Matt split in 2007. The twosome, who were married for 23 years, share three kids. Matt was sentenced to a year in jail in October 2010 after he pleaded guilty for his second DUI, according to the OC Register. 

Jeana confirmed at BravoCon in November 2019 that their divorce was finally finalized after more than 20 years.

Less than a year later, news broke that Matt died in May 2020.

The pair’s tumultuous relationship, including David’s affair and and a subsequent vow renewal, was documented for four seasons on RHOC before Shannon announced that they split after 17 years of marriage during the season 12 reunion in November 2017. The twosome share three daughters. Their divorce was finalized in April 2019.

After starring on RHOC for seasons 4 and 5, Lynne filed for divorce from her husband, Frank, in 2012 after 22 years of marriage. Despite gushing to Bravo in September 2017 about her “new love,” Radar Online reported in January 2018 that her divorce case was dismissed after Frank never appeared in court or responded to her divorce filing. 

In April 2019, Lynne filed for divorce for a second time.

Frankel introduced Hoppy to fans during season 3 of RHONY. After the Skinny Girl creator found out she was pregnant and he popped the question, they starred on a spinoff series titled Bethenny Getting Married?, which was later renamed Bethenny Ever After, for three seasons from 2010 to 2012. Four years after they split in 2012, their divorce was finalized in July 2016 after years of financial and custody battles over their daughter,  Bryn. Two years later, Frankel requested another trial to gain primary custody of Bryn, Hoppy’s lawyer said he had “serious concerns” about the reality star’s “parental judgement” in August 2018, a week after Frankel’s on-off boyfriend Dennis Shields died of an alleged overdose. 

Luann and Alex split in 2009 after 16 years of marriage and two seasons of RHONY. Throughout RHONY’s run, multiple Housewives have claimed Luann and Alex had an open marriage, which the former countess has denied. Their former union made headlines again in July 2018 after Alex and their two children sued Luann over a breach in the pair’s divorce deal. 

It’s about Tom. Despite D’Agostino getting caught making out with another women at the Regency in New York City during season 8 of RHONY — and multiple warnings from other Housewives —  de Lesseps wed D’Agostino on New Years’ Eve 2016 in Palm Beach. After seven months of marriage, however, they called it quits. After de Lesseps was arrested on Christmas Eve in Palm Beach in 2017, she blamed her quick split from D’Agostino for her behavior. 

Perhaps one of the most shocking divorces in RHONY history, Ramona and Mario called it quits after six seasons of the series. Despite attempting to reconcile after Ramona filed for divorce in January 2014, she reportedly discovered Mario had reconnected with his mistress in August 2014 and proceeded with the paperwork. Their divorce was finalized in September 2016 after more than 20 years of marriage. They share one daughter, Avery.

The twosome proved to be on better terms in 2020 as the quarantined together amid the coronavirus pandemic.

After one season of RHONY in 2016, Jules announced her decision to split from Michael following eight years of marriage and two kids. She accused him of being unfaithful, and he claimed that she had assaulted him in 2012. They both denied the allegations. Jules was arrested in 2020 for allegedly battering Michael in front of their son, Jagger, and their daughter, Rio. She pleaded not guilty. They finalized their divorce later that year.

NeNe and Gregg got divorced in 2011 after 14 years of marriage and three seasons of RHOA. However, the duo, who share one son, later reconciled and documented their second nuptials on a RHOA spinoff, I Dream of NeNe: The Wedding, in 2013.

Fans saw Bailey and Thomas get engaged during season 3 of RHOA. The pair, who wed in 2010, called it quits in the summer of 2016 after six years of marriage. Their divorce was finalized in 2017 and the former model continued to document her life, including her rocky return to dating, on the series. 

Williams was married to the former football player for two years before they separated in 2013. She claimed at the time that she was “blindsided” by Stewart filing for divorce as she learned about filing on social media. After their divorce was finalized in 2013, it was reported that Williams got nearly nothing in their divorce settlement. Stewart, for his part, told Steve Harvey in October 2016 that he had “no regrets” about appearing on RHOA during season 5.

Two afters after Wu was a  full-time cast member on RHOA for seasons 1 and 2, her relationship with her husband of five years ended. The former backup dancer filed for divorce from Hartwell, with whom she shares one son, in August 2011. Their divorce was finalized in 2012. 

DeShawn only appeared on RHOA for one season in 2008, but it seems the damage was done. The former Bravo star got divorced from her husband, Eric, with whom she shares three sons, after 12 years of marriage in 2010. 

Charrisse and the retired NBA star filed for divorce during season 2 of RHOP, which aired in 2017. The Bravo personality admitted during an interview with The Daily Dish that May that Eddie predicted the series would affect their marriage. “When I told [Eddie], I said, ‘They want me to do this reality show’ — at the time we didn’t know it was Housewives, we were thinking maybe it could be Housewives — and so he said, ‘Well, if you do it, we’ll probably get a divorce,’” she recalled at the time. As of May 2018, their divorce was “still dragging [on],” according to Charrisse. 

After documenting their rocky romance and subsequent wedding on RHOM for two seasons, the twosome split in May 2017 after less than four years of marriage. Nine months after their divorce was finalized, the model got engaged to Douglas Nunes in March 2018. Krupa and Nunes wed in August 2018.

About a year after their Aspen nuptials were captured on a season 1 episode of RHOM, Patton and Pautesta-Herder split.

The infamous White House party crashers split in September 2011 after eight years of marriage, one year after RHODC aired its first and only season. Their divorce was finalized in August 2012. 

The duo split in 2010 after less than two years of marriage while RHODC was airing. Cat later claimed to Parade.com that her marriage from the photographer “fell apart” while shooting the show.

A fourth D.C. Housewives couple split in 2012 when Mary filed for divorce from Rich after 26 years of marriage. “It is with great sadness and a heavy heart that I have decided to end my 26-year marriage. While I have the deepest respect for my husband and wish him the very best, we have grown apart,” she said in a statement to Page Six two years after RHODC aired season 1. “My primary focus is an amicable process, ensuring the well-being of my five wonderful children and their happiness, which has been, and will always be, of paramount importance.”

Stacie and Jason separated in February 2012 after 14 years of marriage and one season of RHODC. They share two children.