BRAUNWYN Windham-Burke has claimed in an exclusive interview with The U.S. Sun that her ex Sean is struggling to deal with their divorce and still won’t hire a lawyer.
The Real Housewives of Orange County alum filed for divorce in October 2022 after nearly 23 years of marriage.
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The former couple recently reunited on February 4 to celebrate their daughter Hazel’s fifth birthday at a party hosted by Braunwyn’s girlfriend Jennifer Spinner.
Although they “make it work” and put their children first, behind the scenes, their divorce has been an ongoing battle.
Braunwyn, 45, has shared an update on their divorce proceedings.
“You know, it’s very frustrating. I think when you first start getting divorced, you don’t realize how long the process is,” the TV personality told The U.S. Sun in a new interview.
“Sean is having a harder time with the inevitability of this. I think he kind of likes the status quo of how things are.”
She continued: “He just hasn’t hired a lawyer yet or gotten on the paperwork.
“We’ve been together for 28 years now and there’s a comfortability that even though we’re not together romantically, we are still a family, and I think that that’s hard for him to imagine losing.
“He hasn’t sort of wanted to deal with the reality of what is actually happening.”
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The Bravo notable added: “I’m hoping that as time goes on he can see like, ‘It’s gonna be okay. Just because we’re not married doesn’t mean we’re not family.'”
Braunwyn and Sean, 49, split in July 2021, a year after the sobriety and recovery advocate came out as lesbian.
Together they share seven children: Bella, 22; Rowan, 20; Jacob, 17; twins Caden and Curren, 9; Koa, 8; and youngest Hazel.
DIVORCE UPDATE
Last month, the co-parents attended a court-ordered mediation appointment and were supposed to have a hearing at the end of January, but it’s been pushed back to April.
Braunwyn spilled details on the mediation appointment that’s normally part of divorces in the state of California.
“I honestly didn’t understand like the point of it. So mediation was like 10 minutes- ‘You guys agree on everything?’ We’re like ‘no.’ They’re like, ‘Okay, next,'” Braunwyn explained.
“So I was like, ‘Alright. Well, that was neat.’ … But mutually, we were like, ‘Yes, we’re here, but obviously we have some things we need to work out.'”
The mom of seven further explained that apart from the mediation appointment, the exes haven’t gone to couples therapy.
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“I’m in therapy on my own. I’ve asked for [couples therapy] a few times, but it’s just, I don’t know, something that Sean’s not comfortable with right now,” Braunwyn said.
The U.S. Sun previously broke the story about Braunwyn requesting $10,000 per month in spousal support and claimed Sean has become “increasingly aggressive” toward her in court docs filed in December.
In a filed income and expense declaration obtained by The U.S. Sun, Braunwyn admitted to having just $2,900 in cash and checking and savings accounts at the time.
The RHOC star elaborated on her financial predicament, especially after allegedly being fired from Real Housewives after two seasons (she was part of seasons 14 and 15).
“Sean has been in charge of our finances and my financial situation for 28 years, and I think it has been very hard for him to relinquish that,” Braunwyn admitted.
“That’s a big part of why I filed for divorce is because I want to stand on my own two feet and not have to like keep asking for money.
“I want to be able to be an independent woman.”
PLANNING AHEAD
The LGBTQ+ advocate has been in a relationship with Jennifer, who’s based in New York and works for a nonprofit organization, for six months.
Her 38-year-old girlfriend has been “getting along really well” with Sean and their children.
The family is working out a “nesting system” where the kids live in a “stable environment” in the pair’s shared family home.
Braunwyn hinted that the living situation might change in the future since she’s looking at homes in Franklin, Tennessee, to move in with Jen and relocate the “nesting” home.
She also previously told The U.S. Sun that an engagement could happen in months to come, despite still being legally married to her ex.
“I would for sure [propose],” Braunwyn gushed.
“For most of the relationships I’ve seen that are same sex, people take turns – they both propose.
“But, you know, I would love to have that moment.”
For now, Braunwyn is working on a secret TV project with a friend who was a producer on the Housewives about “nesting and blended families.”
More details will be announced once she’s able to share more.
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