When talking about her failed marriage, the star of 'The Real Housewives of Beverly Hills' admits that she is mourning and reminiscing about the fun she used to have with her estranged husband.
- May 12, 2022
AceShowbiz - Erika Jayne was the one who ended her marriage to Tom Girardi, but it does not mean she is over it. In a new interview for season 12 of "The Real Housewives of Beverly Hills", the Bravo reality TV show's star admitted that she still experiences "moments of sadness" over the end of her marriage to her estranged husband.
In the interview, the 50-year-old TV personality opened up about her feelings on the failed marriage. "I still am mourning that marriage," she confessed to Us Weekly, "I think that gets lost in the sensationalized version of it all. This was someone I was married to for over 20 years and was with, like, 23 [years]. It's difficult."
"There are real moments of sadness, real moments of -- like when the holidays came around, you know, for Christmas, I would just remember how much fun we would have," Erika further explained. "But what are you going to do with that? These things happen in life. They happen to everyone; everyone's mourning something."
Erika filed for divorce from Tom back in November 2020. One month later, Us Weekly confirmed that the estranged couple was involved in a class action lawsuit. His company was accused of misusing funds for plane crash victims. Later, he was put under a conservatorship and was placed in a memory care facility. Since then, the two have been embroiled in a legal drama.
Recalling the situation, Erika revealed having a really hard time. "I am front and center. I am the face of this instead of the lawyers that worked at the firm and referring attorneys and, you know, law funding people -- instead they point to me," she told the outlet, "For my mental health, it's been hard. No doubt. But again, I couldn't lose and I was just going to fight it out every way possible and still am."
"[It's] very hard, very difficult to be asked the same questions over and over [and] give the same answer, but yet no one's really listening," the "Dancing with the Stars" alum elaborated further. "So yes, I get really frustrated and very explosive just, like, trying so hard to, you know, I wish that that would've been over, but it wasn't because what would we be talking about?"
Though so, Erika stated that she is still in touch with Tom from "time to time." She explained, "Of course [I take his calls]. He's not well, and so he's in a state of decline and sometimes it's good and sometimes [he thinks] I'm someone else. So it's fine."
