Real Housewives of Dallas star Kary Brittingham announces divorce from husband of 12 years, Eduardo

Another Real Housewife is calling it quits on her marriage.

Real Housewives of Dallas star Kary Brittingham, 50, revealed she is divorcing her husband Eduardo during the show’s reunion special on Tuesday.

‘After the show finished, me and Eduardo had a real heart-to-heart talk and we decided we needed to go our separate ways,’ she told host Andy Cohen about the difficult decision to end her marriage of 12 years.

Split! Real Housewives of Dallas star Kary Brittingham, 50, revealed she is divorcing her husband Eduardo during the show’s reunion special on Tuesday

‘This was a really tough season for me and watching it back, I realized how much hurt and how much I was struggling in my life,’ she added.

‘As I watched that I realized how much in pain I was. My marriage was falling apart and I didn’t want to admit it,’ the reality television star admitted after wrapping production on season five of the hit series.

The pair share one daughter together: Isabella. Kary also has three children from her previous marriage: daughters Olivia and Sofia and son Alex.

‘We just told our kids right before coming to the reunion,’ the jewelry designer said during the episode.

12 years: 'After the show finished, me and Eduardo had a real heart-to-heart talk and we decided we needed to go our separate ways,' she told host Andy Cohen about the difficult decision to end her marriage of 12 years

12 years: ‘After the show finished, me and Eduardo had a real heart-to-heart talk and we decided we needed to go our separate ways,’ she told host Andy Cohen about the difficult decision to end her marriage of 12 years

Family: The pair share one daughter together: Isabella. Kary also has three children from her previous marriage: daughters Olivia and Sofia and son Alex. 'We just told our kids right before coming to the reunion,' the jewelry designer said during the episode

Family: The pair share one daughter together: Isabella. Kary also has three children from her previous marriage: daughters Olivia and Sofia and son Alex. ‘We just told our kids right before coming to the reunion,’ the jewelry designer said during the episode

‘This was a really tough season for me because I know me and Eduardo have not been in the best place for probably a couple years,’ she told People in an interview ahead of the reunion.

‘And I think that this year, especially with the pandemic and everything that happened, he was really busy with his work. I was trying to keep busy with my stuff. But at the end of the day, it was like something that it was really, really killing me inside more than I was expecting,’ she added.

Kary and her businessman husband wed in Careyes, Mexico, in 2009 and are still living together with their children.

‘The past year, it was more of a roommate situation than a marriage. And I’m very Latin, I’m very passionate. I need love. I need to feel loved and hugs. And I was not getting that anymore,’ she told the publication.

'In pain': As I watched that I realized how much in pain I was. My marriage was falling apart and I didn't want to admit it,' the reality television star admitted after wrapping production on season five of the hit series

‘In pain’: As I watched that I realized how much in pain I was. My marriage was falling apart and I didn’t want to admit it,’ the reality television star admitted after wrapping production on season five of the hit series

Living arrangements: Kary and her businessman husband wed in Careyes, Mexico, in 2009 and are still living together with their children

Living arrangements: Kary and her businessman husband wed in Careyes, Mexico, in 2009 and are still living together with their children

‘I just started feeling really empty and I just was not happy. Honestly, at the end of the day, life is short and with this pandemic and the older I get, the shorter it gets, and I just feel like I just wanted to move on and I need to be happy and he needs to be happy,’ she added about her decision.

Kary and Eduardo officially decided to split in January, but never revealed it publicly until now.

The media personality said it happened as a result of someone offering to buy their home: ‘I had a talk with Eduardo the next day after we got the offer. I said, “Listen, we need to talk about everything. Because if we sell the house this is a time to sell it and not move to the same place. It’s like, is it time to talk about our issues so we can kind of make the big decisions?”‘

‘I knew that I hadn’t been happy and I was just trying to pretend I was,’ she confessed to People.

Long time coming: 'This was a really tough season for me because I know me and Eduardo have not been in the best place for probably a couple years,' she told People ahead of the reunion

Long time coming: ‘This was a really tough season for me because I know me and Eduardo have not been in the best place for probably a couple years,’ she told People ahead of the reunion

Going public: Kary and Eduardo officially decided to split in January, but never revealed it publicly until now. The media personality said it happened as a result of someone offering to buy their home

Going public: Kary and Eduardo officially decided to split in January, but never revealed it publicly until now. The media personality said it happened as a result of someone offering to buy their home

Kary explained that she’s ‘definitely very scared’ about starting this next chapter in her life, but knew she made the right choice for her happiness. 

‘It’s a very scary time. In January, I literally would drive around in my car and just start bawling, crying. And I’m not a big crier. It was so obvious that I had so much inside of me. I was just really scared because I’m like, I don’t want to fail at this marriage. I didn’t want to fail at anything. And I’m scared. I mean, I am so lucky that I have my jewelry. And I had so much support from that. That has been amazing,’ she told the outlet.

‘I just have to really keep working hard and prove it to my kids and three daughters, especially, that no matter what age, no matter when you can still figure it out and make it, just keep thriving. I guess now more than ever, I’m having the drive to really make it happen. I’m determined to show everyone that I can do it,’ she continued.

Her interview ended on a hopeful note: ‘I feel like when you’re happier and when you’re happy with yourself, you’re just a better person.’

Cast: Brittingham joined the Real Housewives of Dallas during the show's fourth season in 2019. And according to a source, her castmates were caught completely off guard by the news

Cast: Brittingham joined the Real Housewives of Dallas during the show’s fourth season in 2019. And according to a source, her castmates were caught completely off guard by the news

Brittingham joined the Real Housewives of Dallas during the show’s fourth season in 2019. And according to a source, her castmates were caught completely off guard by the news.

‘Nobody knew it was coming. She kept it quiet the entire time, but it made sense once she told the women,’ the insider told US Weekly.

‘When you see her drinking a lot this season, it’s her letting loose from her personal life,’ they added.

Eduardo was M-I-A throughout the latest set of episodes, even skipping the big party in the show’s finale episode that was attended by all the other husbands.

Kary was forced to film the reunion virtually after testing positive for COVID-19. Part two airs Tuesday on Bravo.

MIA hubby: Eduardo was M-I-A throughout the latest set of episodes, even skipping the big party in the show's finale episode that was attended by all the other husbands

MIA hubby: Eduardo was M-I-A throughout the latest set of episodes, even skipping the big party in the show’s finale episode that was attended by all the other husbands