The Real Housewives of Orange County alum Vicki Gunvalson and her fiancé of two years, Steve Lodge, have called it quits. The former couple began dating in 2016 after meeting at a charity event. After three years of dating, Steve proposed to Vicki in April 2019. The pair initially planned on getting married in a small ceremony with just their children present last April but decided to postpone the wedding due to the ongoing COVID-19 pandemic.
Before Vicki's relationship with Steve, who slammed TomTom's vaccine policy, she was in an on-and-off romance with Brooks Ayers. Vicki's family and friends were unsure of her relationship with Brooks, as many of them believed he was only after money and fame. The couple had originally split in 2013 but got back together in 2014 after she learned that Brooks was diagnosed with cancer. However, two years later, he admitted to forging the documents after Vicki's RHOC castmates repeatedly said they didn't believe. The couple ended their relationship for good in the summer of 2015.
According to E! News, Vicki and Steve have gone their separate ways after five years together. Multiple sources have exclusively told the publication that the long-time couple was over, with one source reporting that Steve, who was running for governor, was the one who ended the relationship. An insider revealed that the pair had initially split in June but decided they wanted to reconcile. Clearly, their attempt to fix the relationship didn't work, as the pair officially broke up three months later. "Steve and Vicki had been living separately for much of the pandemic," the insider explained, nothing that "Steve had been living like he was a single man in Puerto Vallarta, while Vicki was in the U.S."
The couple met more than six years ago at a Boys & Girls Club charity event in Anaheim, California, which was filmed for the Bravo series. Shortly after meeting Steve, Vicki, who said costars would die from COVID-19 vaccine, realized she was open to marriage again following her divorce from Donn Gunvalson in 2014. At the time, when she and Steve were newly dating, Vicki was in a good place and was ready to finally be married again. Vicki also left RHOC in January 2020 after being on the reality series since season 1. Before the start of season 14, Vicki was demoted to "friend of" and officially departed the series before season 15 began filming. Despite leaving RHOC almost two years ago, Vicki will be making her reality TV comeback on season 2 of the upcoming Housewives all-stars special.
Vicki, who ruined Brianna's gender reveal, is single once again after another failed long-term relationship. Since her divorce from Donn, Vicki has been looking for someone who is emotionally, physically, and mentally. It seems The Real Housewives of Orange County alum's love tank is empty once again.
Source: E! News