The Real Housewives of Orange County star Braunwyn Windham-Burke has come out as a lesbian. This announcement comes while more details of Braunwyn's marriage continue to surface. At the moment, the RHOC star is going through an amicable separation from husband Sean Burke. She had previously revealed that they no longer live together.
The RHOC fans have watched Braunwyn becoming more and more transparent about her marriage during her time on the show. On her first season, she revealed the threesomes she and her husband took part in, and she also locked lips with former housewife Tamra Judge. Over the summer, there were reports that the longtime couple was headed for a divorce after 21 years of marriage and seven children together. However, by the fall, Braunwyn revealed that she and Sean were "redefining" their marriage by living separately. She also teased about having a "special someone" in her life who was not her husband. At the time, she admitted to dating someone else but was adamant that she hadn't been with any other men outside of her husband.
Now, Bravo star Braunwyn Windham-Burke has proudly come out of the closet and identified herself as a lesbian. “I like women. I’m gay,” she revealed to GLAAD on December 2. She added, “I’m a member of the LGBTQ+ community. It has taken me 42 years to say that but I am so proud of where I am right now." Braunwyn went on to explain how joyful she feels about coming out. "I’m so happy where I am," she said. "To be able to be comfortable in my own skin after so long is just so nice.” The wife and mother went on to express how free she feels to finally share her truth: "I’m just now starting to feel like I’m becoming the woman I’m supposed to be. This isn’t something that’s new… I’ve always known it, but it took me, personally, 42 years to be comfortable in my own skin to say that.”
As it turns out, Brauwyn's RHOC kiss with Tamra Judge was a defining moment for her to come to terms with her sexuality. She explained, “When we were getting ready for the reunion, I was talking to a producer that I trust a lot. His name was James, and he said, ‘How do you feel about this? Was it a drunken mistake or is this part of who you are?’ And I said, ‘This is who I am.'” She opened up about how she used her reality TV stardom to tease her sexuality. "When I went to the reunion last year I kind of started baby-stepping into, ‘This is who I am. I like women.’ I was testing the waters with my friends, my cast, my family."
After she saw how well her slow coming out was being received on The Real Housewives of Orange County, Braunwyn started to feel braver about sharing her truth. She also went on to reveal that she and Sean "plan on staying married."
Source: GLAAD
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