Bronwyn Newport is addressing her split from estranged husband Todd Bradley head-on.
A month after Page Six confirmed that Newport had separated from Bradley after nine years of marriage, the “Real Housewives of Salt Lake City” star revealed their breaking point.
After filming for the currently airing sixth season wrapped in June 2025, Newport told People magazine in an interview published Wednesday that she and Bradley spent a “quiet summer” together at home, mourning the loss of their father.
“During my life with my dad, he was really there for me and the whole family,” she explained. “It’s like the things we were struggling with while filming this season just weren’t there over the summer. We really understood each other and it was great.”
But watching the episode as it aired was an “eye-opening” experience for the Bravolebrity, who couldn’t deny that there was obvious tension between her and Bradley, who is 26 years her senior, as they navigate cheating rumors.
“It was as if this magical summer had never happened. We were right back to some of those issues,” she said, adding that she was also troubled by her own actions.
“I didn’t like how needy I was, and I didn’t like how upset and defensive I was. It wasn’t a relationship that I wanted to move forward with.”
Ms Newport said turning 40 in September and being married for the first time without a father also played a role in her decision to end her marriage. The milestone reminded her of a “very specific conversation” she had 15 years ago.
That’s when she told Bradley she wanted to break up with him, and the two then “quietly” and “slowly” began the process of breaking up.
After attending BravoCon alone in November, Newport knew he made the right decision, confessing that it was the “first time” he felt “okay” without a tech executive by his side.
“The pressure was trying to explain to him that I was living this life when he wasn’t around, and he didn’t get it,” she recalled, admitting that Bradley “hated the show.”
While she admitted appearing on the reality show had created a “strange dynamic” in their relationship, she clarified that “the cameras didn’t cause any problems for[them].”
Still, they captured the awkward relationship between couples at the time, which influenced the way Newport interacted with her co-stars.
She decided to “rip the Band-Aid off” and reveal the news to them while taping the Season 6 reunion in early December.
“The next time I went to meet the women was at the reunion, and I felt like they were entitled to that information because they had been through some of the breakdown of what was going on, and maybe a version of me that was more agitated, more defensive, more difficult to relate to,” Newport explained, adding that she wished she would stop talking about Bradley.
Newport said she was “not happy” with the breakup as it was “not what[she]wanted” but sees a “great” future ahead for both her and Bradley.
“I really care about Todd. It’s not something that goes away overnight. I want what’s best for him. I really want to be best friends with Todd,” she said. “We’ve been getting closer to that in recent weeks, so I think there’s going to be a lot more of that old-fashioned happiness and joy for both of us.”
Despite their split, Newport, who is mother to 20-year-old daughter Gwen from a previous relationship, revealed she still lives with Bradley.
“We may be the only people in the world who don’t have young nesting children, but we’re nesting for our dogs,” she said.
