Former Real Housewives Of Orange County star Braunwyn Windham-Burke and girlfriend Victoria Brito have parted ways.
The 44-year-old reality star and the younger model split earlier this week, sources told TMZ.
The two dated almost nine months after Braunwyn came out as a lesbian in 2020.
It’s over: Braunwyn Windham-Burke has split from girlfriend Victoria Brito (L), TMZ reported on Friday; seen together in Beverly Hills in April
According to sources close to the exes, they have split over distance and work issues.
The two reportedly found that the relationship didn’t work out while Victoria was in Mexico for work while Braunwyn was back in Orange County, California.
Even though Victoria wasn’t on a business trip, the long-distance relationship was still difficult for the two as the model resides in New York City while Braunwyn resides in Southern California with her family.
They apparently decided that with their work schedules and the distance, they couldn’t make enough time for each other.
The sources also claimed that the couple’s initial honeymoon atmosphere quickly faded.
Long distance: The couple reportedly decided to separate while Victoria was in Mexico for work and Braunwyn was back home with her family in Orange County, California; seen in NYC in May
Too far: Victoria was also based in New York City, which added to her long-distance issues; Seen in Miami, Florida in November 2021
Braunwyn – who became the first openly gay housewife on one of Bravo’s shows in the franchise – and Victoria began their romance last November, before making it official with a PDA-filled trip to the beach the following month.
Although the romantic part of their marriage seems to be gone, Braunwyn and her husband Sean Burke have remained married so far.
The couple, who tied the knot in 2000, have eight children together: Bella, 21; mountain ash, 20; Jacob, 16; the twins Caden and Curran, nine; koa, seven; and Hazel, four.
On Thursday, before the news broke, Braunwyn took to her Instagram Stories to address her sober journey.
“When I sobered up I was like, ‘OK, now I’m not going to drink and everything will be easy,'” she said in an Insta Stories video filmed from her bed. “I didn’t realize what kind of shit was coming my way.
“Every time I think it can’t get any worse, it does,” Braunwyn continued. “When does this end? I have these moments like, “I didn’t sober up because it was so hard.”
Family: Braunwyn, who came out as a lesbian in 2020, is still married to her husband Sean Burke, with whom she shares eight children; Seen June 15th in NYC
But she ended her clip by defiantly saying, “I’m not going to drink.”
In June, the reality star told Us Weekly that seeing one of her parents dating new people was “hard” for her daughter Bella, although she stressed her daughter’s problem was “not with the fact that I am with a woman because we are a very open family.’
In June, she told Page Six that her husband Sean and Victoria had a “friendly” relationship, although they weren’t close.
“Sean and Victoria were hanging out, they’re friendly,” Braunwyn explained. “But it’s not like we’re one big happy family. You both have respect for each other and that has to be it.