Kelly Bensimon is revealing why she determined to name off her engagement to Scott Litner simply 4 days earlier than they have been set to stroll down the aisle.
The previous Actual Housewives of New York Metropolis star, 56, completely instructed Us Weekly that Litner, who works as a wealth administration marketing consultant, refused to signal a prenup, which she stated was “the final word purple flag.”
She added, “I haven’t come this far in enterprise and life to start out making poor selections due to a person. He of all individuals ought to have understood the necessity to defend one another earlier than we tied the knot. I’m actually shocked he refused a prenup.”
In keeping with Bensimon, Litner “thought that I might enter this union with out authorized protections in place, that I would depart all the things to religion.”
Information broke on Tuesday, June 25, that Bensimon and Litner ended their relationship 4 days forward of their wedding ceremony in Boston. Her rep instructed Us that she was “taking a second to herself” earlier than opening up concerning the breakup.
In a subsequent assertion, the rep instructed Us, “Kelly is disenchanted by this flip of occasions. She was trying ahead to an thrilling new chapter in her life along with Scott when all the things turned clear to her late on Tuesday afternoon.” (Us has reached out to Litner for remark.)
Whereas she gained’t be strolling down the aisle, the Bravo alum is popping her deal with her household, together with daughters Sea, 26, and Teddy, 24, together with her ex-husband, Gilles Bensimon, from whom she cut up in 2007. “I’ve determined that my two daughters are my precedence and I gained’t be transferring ahead with this wedding ceremony,” she instructed Web page Six on Tuesday.
Scott Litner and Kelly Bensimon. Jennifer Graylock/INSTARimages
Kelly and Litner bought engaged throughout a 4th of July vacation trip in Lake Geneva, Wisconsin, final yr. “We hopped on a ship and I used to be driving him round [my hometown] and he was like, ‘Go to your favourite spot,’” Kelly completely instructed Us of how her now-ex popped the query in August 2023. “Then he requested me to marry him. I [was in] a pink bikini … completely not ready. … It was very actual and I believe that there’s a whole lot of these weddings and proposals that are actually Instagrammable and delightful … however it was simply very real.”
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On the time, Bensimon famous that they have been planning to take their engagement photographs in Montauk, New York. “We simply spent a whole lot of time there and we had a very nice time there final summer season. So I used to be like, ‘You already know, that’s a very good spot to do it with good individuals and identical to good vibes,’” Kelly added. “Not, like, being a marriage picture or an engagement picture however a reminiscence of all of my mates. That’s actually the core of who I’m. It’s simply actually making these sturdy connections and persevering with them on.”
Kelly Killoren Bensimon chooses a marriage robe at Kleinfeld on Could 30, 2024 in New York Metropolis. Sara Jaye/Getty Photos for ABA
The pair have been set to wed in an intimate Massachusetts ceremony earlier than internet hosting a bigger celebratory occasion within the Hamptons. Kelly joked in a December 2023 interview with Folks that she was changing into a “complete bridezilla” planning her nuptials. “When this primary began I used to be like, I’m going to be so relaxed about this. I’m going to be like, the best bride ever.’ However then I began doing it,” she acknowledged.
With reporting by Leanne Aciz Stanton
