After revealing that she is a lesbian and now dating a woman, The real housewives of Orange County cast member Braunwyn Windham-Burke says she “would be heartbroken” if her husband Sean Burke moved on with someone else.
During a question and answer session by fans in their Instagram story on Saturday, January 2, the couple, who married 20 years ago and share seven children, surprised fans by appearing together to answer burning questions about the future of your relationship. Braunwyn reiterated that they are “finding a new normal”. When asked, “Will you be okay if Sean ends up falling in love with someone else and decides to try it?” she wrote, “No, I’m going to be heartbroken.”
“Am I going to go out with other people? I don’t know. Probably,” said Sean, 47. “But I don’t know when.”
Braunwyn, 43, said: “Difficult to date during a pandemic!”
When asked if he is hurt that his wife has a girlfriend, he replied, “Am I hurt? Yes! It’s kind of boring. It’s hard to find out. But yes, it’s boring.”
A fan asked, “Do you think it’s hypocritical to have a girlfriend, but not wanting Sean too? [sic]? “
“Yes, absolutely. That’s why we’re in therapy. We’re working on it. We can’t find this out alone!” Braunwyn replied, while Sean laughed. “I mean, this is very … this is difficult and we are working on it.”
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Following concerned fan messages, Sean later wrote in Twitter, “I feel the support !, But I will just say that you are misinterpreting this. B and I have been together for 24 years. We are best friends. Of course I can date, and of course it will hurt. There is so much, so fast, that we are just finding out for ourselves. “
In September, rumors of a breakup around Braunwyn and Sean emerged after she shared a Zoom seminar on co-parents, which featured a divorce expert. Also that month, his 18-year-old daughter Rowan, her second oldest son, wrote on Instagram, “F – k. You. Mom.” Braunwyn later posted on his Instagram story, “Our family asks for your understanding while we work in some challenging circumstances.”
In October, the reality star said Entertainment Tonight that she and Sean no longer lived together and that they were “redefining what marriage means to us”. She said Us Weekly, “He’s still as close to the kids as he was before. It’s just that he sleeps somewhere else at night.”
“I don’t think that children [have] any clue as to what’s going on, “she told the magazine.” In fact, their father is spending more quality time with them. The older kids are fine with that because Rowan wants, you know, wants some space now, too. “
In November, Braunwyn and Sean celebrated their birthday with the rest of their children.
In early December, Braunwyn declared herself a lesbian and shared a photo of a woman she was dating, called Kris. In his Instagram story on Saturday, the reality show star said he sees his girlfriend “about twice a week” and may appear on The real housewives of Orange County.
In mid-December, Braunwyn wrote on Instagram: “We know it can be impossible, but we will try to make this ‘open’ marriage work.”
Braunwyn and Sean have been through marriage turmoil before, and in a 2019 episode of RHOC, she also revealed that the two have sex with three “every now and then”.
On that year’s post-series program, she said, “We fought for our family because Sean and I almost divorced. We went through infidelity. We took that path and Sean and I came back stronger.”
“I cheated on Sean,” Braunwyn revealed during the special. “We broke up. I took the kids. He was with someone else too. We were separated, we were in two different houses. I went to Hawaii; I took the kids, enrolled them in school. I told Sean that it was over. Just no. I wanted to be a single mother more. He traveled 25 days a month. “
Braunwyn also said that she dated a man while in Hawaii, but kept “a lot of PG”. She said that she and Sean were reconciled after a few months and that he proposed again.
Despite the drama, Braunwyn and Sean gave a show of unity during the holiday season. The two shared family photos and she also posted a photo of the two walking and playing together. She wrote: “And good night everyone! #Christmaseve # 2020 #bestfriends #ourway #keepitweird”