Donn Gunvalson, Vicki Gunvalson and Brooks Ayers.Photo: getty (3)Vicki Gunvalsonis getting some things off her chest about past relationships.During Friday’s Right the Relationship panel atBravoCon2022, theReal Housewives of Orange Countyalum, 60, revealed her “biggest regret” in her love life afterfiling for divorcefrom her second husband Donn Gunvalson in 2010.“I divorced my husband for Brooks [Ayers] and it’s the biggest regret I ever had,” Vicki explained. “I will never, ever cheat again. It destroyed my family.“She and Donn were married from 1994 until their divorce was finalized in 2014. Vicki also shares son Michael Wolfsmith, 37, and daughter Briana Culberson, 35, with her first husband Michael J. Smith, to whom she was married from 1982 to 1991.Vicki and Brooksannounced their splitafter four years together through a joint statement in August 2015. The split came amid some drama that played out on season 10 ofRHOC.Vicki Gunvalson and Brooks Ayers.Amanda Edwards/GettyAfter claiming on the show that he had stage 3 non-Hodgkin’s lymphoma, Brooks confessed in a statement to E! News in November 2015 that heforged medical documentsfrom cancer hospital City of Hope, which previouslyclaimed he was never a patientthere.Brooks maintained that, although the documents were falsified, he was diagnosed with cancer.Vicki laterfiled a lawsuit against Brooksin 2019, alleging that he owed her $184,899 in unpaid loans dating as far back as 2011.The Coto Insurance founder later began datingSteve Lodgeand the pair got engaged in April 2019. In September 2021, PEOPLE confirmed they hadended their engagement. Vicki also confirmed the split on Instagram, writing: “The time has come for Steve and I to move forward or move on and we are …. moving on.““There is no fault with either person, we are just going in different directions. I wish him the best life has to offer and to be happy, and he has wished the same for me,” Vicki added.RELATED VIDEO:Vicki Gunvalson’s Ex Fiancé Steve Lodge Engaged to Orange County EducatorVicki, who revealed she’sdating a new guyin February, told PEOPLE she’s hoping to take another walk down the aisle — but she and her boyfriend don’t quite see eye-to-eye on that.“I absolutely want to be married again,” she said in June. “And I told him that, right out of the gate. I said, ‘You want to be married? You want to be committed?’ And he’s like, ‘I don’t want to be married again.'““Marriage is a big thing. You can’t just decide to get married after three or four months. So, I am at the belief that it takes anywhere from a year to a year and a half just to even know the person. So, we’re taking it slow. There is no rush. We enjoy each other,” Vicki added.Never miss a story — sign up forPEOPLE’s free daily newsletterto stay up to date on the best of what PEOPLE has to offer, from juicy celebrity news to compelling human interest stories.BravoCon 2022 is taking place through Sunday at the Jacob Javits Center in New York City.
Donn Gunvalson, Vicki Gunvalson and Brooks Ayers.Photo: getty (3)
Vicki Gunvalsonis getting some things off her chest about past relationships.During Friday’s Right the Relationship panel atBravoCon2022, theReal Housewives of Orange Countyalum, 60, revealed her “biggest regret” in her love life afterfiling for divorcefrom her second husband Donn Gunvalson in 2010.“I divorced my husband for Brooks [Ayers] and it’s the biggest regret I ever had,” Vicki explained. “I will never, ever cheat again. It destroyed my family.“She and Donn were married from 1994 until their divorce was finalized in 2014. Vicki also shares son Michael Wolfsmith, 37, and daughter Briana Culberson, 35, with her first husband Michael J. Smith, to whom she was married from 1982 to 1991.Vicki and Brooksannounced their splitafter four years together through a joint statement in August 2015. The split came amid some drama that played out on season 10 ofRHOC.Vicki Gunvalson and Brooks Ayers.Amanda Edwards/GettyAfter claiming on the show that he had stage 3 non-Hodgkin’s lymphoma, Brooks confessed in a statement to E! News in November 2015 that heforged medical documentsfrom cancer hospital City of Hope, which previouslyclaimed he was never a patientthere.Brooks maintained that, although the documents were falsified, he was diagnosed with cancer.Vicki laterfiled a lawsuit against Brooksin 2019, alleging that he owed her $184,899 in unpaid loans dating as far back as 2011.The Coto Insurance founder later began datingSteve Lodgeand the pair got engaged in April 2019. In September 2021, PEOPLE confirmed they hadended their engagement. Vicki also confirmed the split on Instagram, writing: “The time has come for Steve and I to move forward or move on and we are …. moving on.““There is no fault with either person, we are just going in different directions. I wish him the best life has to offer and to be happy, and he has wished the same for me,” Vicki added.RELATED VIDEO:Vicki Gunvalson’s Ex Fiancé Steve Lodge Engaged to Orange County EducatorVicki, who revealed she’sdating a new guyin February, told PEOPLE she’s hoping to take another walk down the aisle — but she and her boyfriend don’t quite see eye-to-eye on that.“I absolutely want to be married again,” she said in June. “And I told him that, right out of the gate. I said, ‘You want to be married? You want to be committed?’ And he’s like, ‘I don’t want to be married again.'““Marriage is a big thing. You can’t just decide to get married after three or four months. So, I am at the belief that it takes anywhere from a year to a year and a half just to even know the person. So, we’re taking it slow. There is no rush. We enjoy each other,” Vicki added.Never miss a story — sign up forPEOPLE’s free daily newsletterto stay up to date on the best of what PEOPLE has to offer, from juicy celebrity news to compelling human interest stories.BravoCon 2022 is taking place through Sunday at the Jacob Javits Center in New York City.
Vicki Gunvalsonis getting some things off her chest about past relationships.
During Friday’s Right the Relationship panel atBravoCon2022, theReal Housewives of Orange Countyalum, 60, revealed her “biggest regret” in her love life afterfiling for divorcefrom her second husband Donn Gunvalson in 2010.
“I divorced my husband for Brooks [Ayers] and it’s the biggest regret I ever had,” Vicki explained. “I will never, ever cheat again. It destroyed my family.”
She and Donn were married from 1994 until their divorce was finalized in 2014. Vicki also shares son Michael Wolfsmith, 37, and daughter Briana Culberson, 35, with her first husband Michael J. Smith, to whom she was married from 1982 to 1991.
Vicki and Brooksannounced their splitafter four years together through a joint statement in August 2015. The split came amid some drama that played out on season 10 ofRHOC.
Vicki Gunvalson and Brooks Ayers.Amanda Edwards/Getty
After claiming on the show that he had stage 3 non-Hodgkin’s lymphoma, Brooks confessed in a statement to E! News in November 2015 that heforged medical documentsfrom cancer hospital City of Hope, which previouslyclaimed he was never a patientthere.
Brooks maintained that, although the documents were falsified, he was diagnosed with cancer.
Vicki laterfiled a lawsuit against Brooksin 2019, alleging that he owed her $184,899 in unpaid loans dating as far back as 2011.
The Coto Insurance founder later began datingSteve Lodgeand the pair got engaged in April 2019. In September 2021, PEOPLE confirmed they hadended their engagement. Vicki also confirmed the split on Instagram, writing: “The time has come for Steve and I to move forward or move on and we are …. moving on.”
“There is no fault with either person, we are just going in different directions. I wish him the best life has to offer and to be happy, and he has wished the same for me,” Vicki added.
RELATED VIDEO:Vicki Gunvalson’s Ex Fiancé Steve Lodge Engaged to Orange County Educator
Vicki, who revealed she’sdating a new guyin February, told PEOPLE she’s hoping to take another walk down the aisle — but she and her boyfriend don’t quite see eye-to-eye on that.
“I absolutely want to be married again,” she said in June. “And I told him that, right out of the gate. I said, ‘You want to be married? You want to be committed?’ And he’s like, ‘I don’t want to be married again.'”
“Marriage is a big thing. You can’t just decide to get married after three or four months. So, I am at the belief that it takes anywhere from a year to a year and a half just to even know the person. So, we’re taking it slow. There is no rush. We enjoy each other,” Vicki added.
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BravoCon 2022 is taking place through Sunday at the Jacob Javits Center in New York City.
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