Heather Gay is the only The Real Housewives of Salt Lake City divorcée and she has talked about how she dealt with her divorce. Though she's touched on her split during the show, fans noticed that she has yet to identify who her ex-husband is. We did some digging and here's what we learned about him.
Heather is among the six ladies featured in The Real Housewives of Salt Lake City season 1. During her first scene, she boasted about being a "pedigreed, pioneer Morman" who married into royalty within the Mormon Church. However, after 11 years of marriage, Heather was shocked when her husband told her that he no longer wanted to be married to her. She lives her life as a single RHOSLC mother. She is raising her three daughters as she also manages her successful beauty spa. In RHOSLC season one episode three, she opened up about how sad she was when she was got divorced. As a devout Mormon, she grew up feeling that it was her responsibility to become a wife and mother. Now living as a single mother of three, Heather became emotional while sharing her disappointments.
So, just who is Heather's ex-husband? His name isn't mentioned on the show because he forbids his ex-wife and the production team from making his identity known. During an appearance on Watch What Happens Live!, Heather shared her ex's reaction to her being on reality television. "You know, he's been supportive in his own way," Heather said, as noted by Starcasm. She added, "But, like when it first came out, the trailers? He said, 'Housewives? Real classy. Thumbs-down emoji.' We know emojis can speak volumes, but that's what he said." Her comments made it clear that her ex was not in full support of her being featured on the show, along with their three teenage daughters.
On the show, Heather has shared that her ex supports her and their girls financially, but isn't present that often. "Our co-parenting is: I do the work and he pays the bills," she told show producers. When news of the new Real Housewives franchise first surfaced, there were theories circulating about who Heather's ex-husband actually was. BYU college quarterback Bret Engemann was reported as her former spouse. However, that rumor turned out to be completely false. The pro athlete is happily married to Angie Harrington, who was rumored to be a part of the show's cast. When the final list of housewives was announced, Angie wasn't a part of it, but somehow media mixed up her husband with Heather's ex-husband.
The exact name of Heather's former spouse is still a mystery, but many fans are certain that his identity will come to light in the future. If one thing's for certain, it's that RHOSLC fans will eventually find out who the mystery ex-spouse is.
Source: Starcasm