This post contains spoilers fromThe Real Housewives Ultimate Girls Trip Ex-Wives Club.
Vicki Gunvalsonwent througha very public split from ex-fiancé Steve Lodge— but now, fans get to get to see the aftermath of that breakup onThe Real Housewives Ultimate Girls Trip Ex-Wives Club.
Ahead of the Peacock hit’s second season premiere on Thursday, Vicki told PEOPLE exclusively “it was really hard” to film the series after her separation.
“It was so weird because when I left [to film the show], he was in my bed that morning. He was acting weird all week before,” Vicki, 60, recalled at the event, which was held at The Bowery Terrace in NYC. “I was like, ‘Are you going to leave me while I’m on this trip?’ And he’s like, ‘No, I’m not going anywhere. You’re paranoid, it’s all in your head. Go have a good time. Knock them dead.'”
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However, in the season 2 premiere, Vicki told castmatesDorinda Medley,Tamra JudgeandTaylor Armstrongat Bluestone Manor that they had broken up just before she arrived. Though she initially took Lodge at his word when he claimed there was no one else involved, she soon learned of his alleged affair upon returning to California. (Steve previouslydenied all cheating claims.)
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“Come to find out he had been having an affair, while he’s sleeping with me and going to my family with me. I’m supporting his governorship,” Vicki said. “He’s a liar and he’s a cheater, and he’s a bad guy. And I just wanted to make it work.”
Vicki Gunvalson and Steve Lodge.Charles Sykes/Bravo/NBCU Photo Bank/NBCUniversal via Getty
Vicki had been with Lodge for five years buttheir relationship endedin September 2021.
FellowRHUGTstarPhaedra Parksrevealed in the season 2 premiere that Vicki is “the only person you really didn’t get a lot of time with” during filming because of everything she was going through.
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Fortunately for theReal Housewives of Orange Countyalum, she is currently in a much better place withher new Texan boyfriend.
“Fast forward six months, and I’m super happy,” she said. “We’re taking it very slow.”
The Real Housewives Ultimate Girls Trip Ex-Wives Clubairs Thursdays on Peacock.
source: people.com
