It seems love is in the air for Real Housewives of New York star Ramona Singer, who has been dating a mystery man named “Bill” for more than six months, according to her ex-husband.
In a stunningly candid interview with , Ramona’s ex Mario Singer claimed his ex-wife had been quietly dating a new man – adding that the relationship had gotten so serious that he was preparing to meet him in person .
“I’m going to meet Ramona’s new boyfriend for dinner tonight, his name is Bill,” Mario shared at New York’s Shanghai Lounge, where he and Ramona celebrated the launch of BachBoss, their daughter Avery’s new concierge business.
But while friends of the 66-year-old former RHONY star described their new romance as “hot and intense”, they say she is keen to keep her new beau under wraps while he finalizes his divorce.
Love is in the air for Real Housewives of New York star Ramona Singer, whose ex-husband Mario says he’s been dating a mystery man named “Bill” for over six months
The 66-year-old former reality star split from her ex-husband Mario (seen together in 2014) after catching him having an affair with a woman almost 30 years his junior
After a bitter split, the former spouses have found common ground – and reunited on Wednesday night to celebrate the launch of daughter Avery’s new business
“He’s awaiting his divorce so she won’t tell any of her friends her last name,” a close friend told , adding, “They were very hot and heavy in Miami in November.”
Ramona’s reluctance to share details about their romance may well explain why the reality star firmly denied all rumors of a relationship during the same launch event, telling : “I have a lot of great men in my life. I haven’t found the one yet, but I know I will.”
She also gave some advice to anyone else who is still looking for the perfect partner.
“Don’t just wait for the right man, the knight in shining armor,” she said. “It is important that you are happy first, and then it will come.
“You have to manifest what you want. I started manifesting all the traits I wanted and now I find them in the men I date.
“My friends used to laugh at me for having a list of 20 traits, but now I find it. It’s all about what you send out.’
Mario – who was married to Ramona for 22 years before their romance ended in a bitter breakup when she caught him cheating with his “mistress” Kasey Dexter – also shared that his own relationship with the former reality star has skyrocketed that he regularly sleeps over when he’s in New York.
On that occasion, however, he admitted that he had to look for other accommodations and hinted that her new boyfriend may have stayed with Ramona instead: “I stay with her when I’m in New York … but not this time .”
Ramona and Mario (seen together July 2014), 69, were married 22 years before she found out he was having an affair with Kasey Dexter
Kasey and Mario (pictured) reportedly started seeing each other in 2013 but split shortly after their affair was made public a few months later. In 2014, they rekindled their romance
Though Mario has managed to mend ties with his ex-wife, who has reportedly amassed a $16 million fortune through her business RMS Fashions, he didn’t hold back when it came to cracking jokes about the style of the man she’s tended to be.
Admitting he doesn’t know exactly what “Bill” is doing but assumes he’s wealthy, he quipped, “Knowing Ramona, I would believe that.”
Mario and Ramona famously split in 2014 after it was revealed on the popular Bravo show that he had a long affair with Kasey, who is almost 30 years his junior.
The businessman was first accused of having a secret affair with his younger ‘lover’ in 2013 – but in February 2014 it was alleged they went their separate ways before reuniting just months later.
Ramona reportedly discovered that her husband had rekindled his romance with Kasey in July 2014 — and promptly “thrown” him out of their home — with The Real Housewife admitting in 2015 that she had been “traumatized” by his infidelity.
“I was traumatized and had to take a lot of medication to deal with his infidelity,” she admitted during an appearance on Watch What Happens Live.
Ramona’s friends Dorinda Medley, Candace Bushnell and Anna Rothschild have been on the job to support her and Avery – who has just launched a new concierge service called BachBoss
The former reality star also recalled the moment she caught her husband with Kasey at their home in Hamptons, saying, “I had a feeling that girl would be there. She was in the kitchen.
“He was so shocked to see me… It was such an awkward, horrible moment. It was actually like something out of a horror movie. It was a horror picture.’
After Ramona and Mario ended their marriage, he moved to Boca Raton with Kasey and the two lived there together for five years before breaking up when the businessman discovered she was having an affair with another man.
Earlier this year, Ramona dismissed Luann de Lesseps’ claims that she had a new boyfriend and claimed her co-star was so happy with a new boyfriend, telling Page Six: “I haven’t seen or been with Luann in a while spoken to him. Luann is out of touch.’
The denial came after de Lesseps mentioned at a Q&A in Boston that Singer was enjoying a romance with a new man and was very happy.