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Kim Zolciak-Biermann & Kroy Biemann: Divorcing
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In 2023, the couple announced that they were divorcing, with sources sayingtheir ongoing financial woes put pressure on their relationshipand caused them to split up. “They are a very tight-knit family and this isn’t easy for any of the children,” afriend told PEOPLE, adding that Zolciak-Biermann’s divorce filing had been “a long time” in the works.
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Ramona & Mario Singer: Divorced
Mario Singer and Ramona Singer.Myles Aronowitz/NBC/NBCU Photo Bank via Getty
You’ve been my rock through troubled times. You have been my ray of sunshine, when I could not see the light," Mario told her. Said Ramona: “You are the perfect man for me. You are a great husband, father, a great lover, and my best friend. … I can’t imagine my life without you. I truly love you forever and ever.”
Sadly, the Singers went their separate ways just three years later, after Mario was caught cheating. Their divorce was finalized in 2016, though they’ve come to be friends as they co-parent daughter Avery, 23.
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Tamra & Eddie Judge: Still Married
Tamra and Eddie Judgewed in June 2013, a little over a year after her contentious divorce from ex Simon Barney was finalized. Their nuptials aired on a three-partTamra’s OC Weddingspecial. But whenthey decided to renew their vows four years later, the two did so away from theRHOCcameras, heading to Eagle Beach in Aruba for the Caribbean’s largest vow renewal ceremony.
“It meant everything for Eddie and I to be able to ‘renew our I Do’s’ in such a picturesque setting, in the company of our family,” Tamra told PEOPLE in 2017. “Cheers to a lifetime of love and adventure, from the one happy island!”
In 2022, she said the two were still going strong. “He doesn’t bug me yet,“she told PEOPLE. “He’s a keeper.”
04of 12Shannon & David Beador: DivorcedBravoShannon Beadorwas given the shock of her life when her husband David Beador surprised her with a vow renewal in 2016 duringThe Real Housewives of Orange County’s eleventh season:Just a year prior, David’s infidelity nearly tore the couple apart. She ultimately forgave him, and the couple seemed to be going strong when David staged the surprise ceremony, which brought Shannon to tears.Ultimately, their problems were too much to overcome, and the two went their separate ways, ending their 17-year marriage.Their divorce was finalized in March 2018.
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Shannon & David Beador: Divorced
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Shannon Beadorwas given the shock of her life when her husband David Beador surprised her with a vow renewal in 2016 duringThe Real Housewives of Orange County’s eleventh season:Just a year prior, David’s infidelity nearly tore the couple apart. She ultimately forgave him, and the couple seemed to be going strong when David staged the surprise ceremony, which brought Shannon to tears.
Ultimately, their problems were too much to overcome, and the two went their separate ways, ending their 17-year marriage.Their divorce was finalized in March 2018.
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Braunwyn Windham-Burke & Sean Burke: Divorced
Braunwyn Windham-Burke and family at her March vow renewal.Braunwyn Windham-Burke/instagram
“I love the story of us,“Real Housewives of Orange CountystarBraunwyn Windham-Burke wrote about her 2020 vow renewal to Sean Burke, which was planned to commemorate 20 years of marriage.
It also celebrated their reunion after several months of living apart while they “redefined” their marriage.At the time, Windham-Burke said, “We’re finding a new normal. We’re renegotiating the terms of the contract when it comes to our marriage, for sure,” she added at the time. “We are [and] we will be married forever. We have 100 percent faith we are going to raise our kids and grandkids together.”
Windham-Burke has gone public with several new relationships, but at the beginning of 2023,she and girlfriend Jennifer Spinner pledged their commitment to each other with a Valentine’s Day ceremony in Vegas.
06of 12Vicki & Donn Gunvalson: DivorcedBravo"I want to move from this day forward to a new marriage,“Vicki Gunvalsontold her husband Donn onThe Real Housewives of Orange County’s fifth season, as the two celebrated their 15th wedding anniversary with a sunset vow renewal in the Turks & Caicos. “My love for you today is as strong as it’s been in a very long time.“It wasn’t strong enough, though. Less than a year later, in 2010, Vicki filed for divorce, telling viewers her “love tank” had been running on empty. Their split was finalized in 2014.
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Vicki & Donn Gunvalson: Divorced
“I want to move from this day forward to a new marriage,“Vicki Gunvalsontold her husband Donn onThe Real Housewives of Orange County’s fifth season, as the two celebrated their 15th wedding anniversary with a sunset vow renewal in the Turks & Caicos. “My love for you today is as strong as it’s been in a very long time.”
It wasn’t strong enough, though. Less than a year later, in 2010, Vicki filed for divorce, telling viewers her “love tank” had been running on empty. Their split was finalized in 2014.
07of 12Lisa Vanderpump & Ken Todd: Still MarriedBravoLisa Vanderpump and Ken Todd celebrated their 30-year wedding anniversary duringThe Real Housewives of Beverly Hills' third season back in 2013 with an over-the-top vow renewal ceremony.“30 years ago I stood at your side full of hopes and dreams … and you have managed to fulfill most of those hopes and dreams,” Vanderpump told Todd in the episode.Joining them for the romantic occasion? TheirRHOBHcast mates, children, family and beloved dog, Giggy. “I love you,” Todd told Vanderpump. “And always will.“The twowill ring in their 40th anniversary later this year.
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Lisa Vanderpump & Ken Todd: Still Married
Lisa Vanderpump and Ken Todd celebrated their 30-year wedding anniversary duringThe Real Housewives of Beverly Hills' third season back in 2013 with an over-the-top vow renewal ceremony.
“30 years ago I stood at your side full of hopes and dreams … and you have managed to fulfill most of those hopes and dreams,” Vanderpump told Todd in the episode.
Joining them for the romantic occasion? TheirRHOBHcast mates, children, family and beloved dog, Giggy. “I love you,” Todd told Vanderpump. “And always will.”
The twowill ring in their 40th anniversary later this year.
08of 12Cynthia Bailey & Peter Thomas: DivorcedBravoCynthia Bailey and Peter Thomasbarely made it down the aisle the first time, during the third season ofThe Real Housewives of Atlanta— what with Bailey’s sister and mother hiding their marriage certificate. So it was a sweet gesture when Thomas planned a surprise vow renewal for Bailey just two years later, in 2012.It all went down on the beach, during a cast trip to Anguilla., and at the time, Bailey called it “the most romantic wedding any woman could ever want or dream of.” Sadly, their dream became more of a nightmare:By March 2017, the couple had divorced.
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Cynthia Bailey & Peter Thomas: Divorced
Cynthia Bailey and Peter Thomasbarely made it down the aisle the first time, during the third season ofThe Real Housewives of Atlanta— what with Bailey’s sister and mother hiding their marriage certificate. So it was a sweet gesture when Thomas planned a surprise vow renewal for Bailey just two years later, in 2012.
It all went down on the beach, during a cast trip to Anguilla., and at the time, Bailey called it “the most romantic wedding any woman could ever want or dream of.” Sadly, their dream became more of a nightmare:By March 2017, the couple had divorced.
09of 12Karen Huger & Ray Huger: Still MarriedKaren Huger/InstagramTheReal Housewives of Potomacstar and her husband renewed their vows for their 25th anniversary in 2021. The two had been working on strengthening their marriage aftera couples therapy session in season 5 in which Ray had said he “thinks” he was still in love with Karen.“That hurt me more than anything physically he could have said about me, so that made me dig in deep and fight for our marriage,“she told Wendy Williams the following year, ahead of the renewal.Any concerns about the Housewives vow renewal curse,as Andy Cohen has put it? “I don’t believe in the curse,“she told E!. “I believe if your marriage is gonna end, it’s gonna end anyway.”
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Karen Huger & Ray Huger: Still Married
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TheReal Housewives of Potomacstar and her husband renewed their vows for their 25th anniversary in 2021. The two had been working on strengthening their marriage aftera couples therapy session in season 5 in which Ray had said he “thinks” he was still in love with Karen.
“That hurt me more than anything physically he could have said about me, so that made me dig in deep and fight for our marriage,“she told Wendy Williams the following year, ahead of the renewal.
Any concerns about the Housewives vow renewal curse,as Andy Cohen has put it? “I don’t believe in the curse,“she told E!. “I believe if your marriage is gonna end, it’s gonna end anyway.”
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Stephanie & Travis Hollman: Still Married
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11of 12Whitney Rose & Justin Rose: Still MarriedBravoReal Housewives of Salt Lake Citywasted no time getting to the vow renewals — the Roses' was filmed for the first episode of the entire series in 2020, something Whitney Rose says would have happened with or without the Bravo cameras on hand.“The vow renewal was happening regardless of the show,“Whitney toldEntertainment Tonight,alluding to the fact that she got pregnant while the two were still married to other people, and their first wedding was not “my dream wedding” as a result. “We already beat, like, every odd against us, right? So, here we are and it was important to us to celebrate that.”
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Whitney Rose & Justin Rose: Still Married
Real Housewives of Salt Lake Citywasted no time getting to the vow renewals — the Roses' was filmed for the first episode of the entire series in 2020, something Whitney Rose says would have happened with or without the Bravo cameras on hand.
“The vow renewal was happening regardless of the show,“Whitney toldEntertainment Tonight,alluding to the fact that she got pregnant while the two were still married to other people, and their first wedding was not “my dream wedding” as a result. “We already beat, like, every odd against us, right? So, here we are and it was important to us to celebrate that.”
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Lydia & Doug McLaughlin: Still Married
Lydia and Doug McLaughlin enjoy vow renewals so much, they’ve done them three times! TheReal Housewives of Orange Countypair — who first tied the knot on April 30, 2006 — walked down the aisle again for their seventh wedding anniversary, then again for year 10, and finally for year 13 in 2018.
“I know that Doug is my person, and we will be together until death do us apart… but why should we only celebrate our loveonce in our lifetime!” the mother of three wrote on her blog. “Marriage is a journey and one worth celebrating…. We had a wonderful day and I’m sure it is not our last vow renewal!”
source: people.com
