Real Housewife of Beverly Hills’ Adrienne Maloof is about to be a single “housewife,” in so much as that term applies to a woman who thinks you should wash raw chicken with dish soap to get it clean. Adrienne’s husband of nine years, plastic surgeon Paul Nassif, has filed for a legal separation. Despite the amount that this couple regularly bickered and seemed unable to exchange even basic niceties with each other, sources on the RHOBH set call it a surprise, and say that they had no clue it was coming. Radar reports that Adrienne and Paul had an “open relationship” in the past months in a vain attempt to save their marriage. That of course didn’t work, since they were seeing other people and unable to communicate without arguing constantly. This marks the third breakup among the RHOBH cast in so many seasons. Season three is filming now, and will supposedly capture the moment when these two split. Here’s more, thanks to Radar, which also reports that Paul has moved out of the enormous mansion they shared with their three boys and their staff. Couldn’t Paul have just retired to another wing or to the guest house or something? Here’s more:
Adrienne Maloof and her husband filed for separation on Monday, but RadarOnline.com has exclusively learned the couple were having issues for a long time and even had an open marriage.
The Real Housewives of Beverly Hills star’s estranged hubby Dr. Paul Nassif has already moved out of the family mansion, but friends of the couple are not surprised by the split and even say they saw it coming.
“Adrienne and Paul have pretty much had an open marriage for quite some time,” a close pal exclusively told RadarOnline.com.
“They both knew of indiscretions the other had, and both would get jealous, but their marriage had become so broken it was the only option for them.”
After nine years of marriage, Adrienne exclusively told RadarOnline.com: “I’m so sorry that this is happening, but my children are my life and sometimes we need to do what’s best for them. It’s an unfortunate situation, but I have to have my kids’ best interest at heart.”
The cast of the hit Bravo show is taping tonight and insiders say Adrienne’s divorce is sure to play a key role in the new season.
“Everyone involved in the show knew Adrienne and Paul weren’t happy with each other and quickly on their way to a divorce,” the source continued.
“Having an open marriage was not a solution but they were desperate to keep it together for the children.”
While the source maintains an open marriage existed between Adrienne and Paul, they note that neither is actually ending the marriage because of a new relationship.
[From Radar Online]
These two seemed miserable with each other from the moment we saw them on the show. I’m surprised they lasted this long, honestly. At times Adrienne treated Paul with contempt, and while I haven’t watched the show in a while I thought their bickering seemed mutual. There’s a difference between mild disagreements and deep constant rifts that end up making a couple hate each other. I don’t see Adrienne hooking up with someone for a while, although she might try to get something going for the sake of the show. She just seems like she would be a lot happier without a man.
After I wrote this story, Radar came out with the news that Adrienne has an iron clad prenup that will protect her family fortune, and that she plans to file for sole custody of their three boys together. Will this get interesting? I doubt it. Adrienne throws a lot of money around, but she’s ultimately low on drama apart from Paul. She’ll probably sneer, roll her eyes, they’ll sign some paperwork and be done with it.
Adrienne and Paul are shown in May, June and July. (July photos are the candids outside.) Credit: WENN.com
I don’t really care for them. I watched the show and yes they bickered a lot, but I thought that was just their dynamic. It was surprising to me as well though.
i only know him because he’s a great plastic surgeon
How do you mean great? She looks like she fell into a mixmaster
Ha!There must be a template they all use, because all these women look alike.
She has said that he isn’t her plastic surgeon. For peaceful marriage reasons.
She doesn’t use her husband, as she stated on a reunion show. Thank god, cause I can’t imagine who would lay claim to the hideous way her far has morphed over the last few years.
” Fell into a mixmaster” bahahaha! Priceless 😀
The first season it was cute bickering. The second season it wasn’t cute bickering. It was clear something had changed. And she didn’t seem happy last season. So I guess this doesn’t surprise me.
True. They even called themselves “The Bickersons” I think it was mostly her seething at him, though
They both have huge nostrils!
This made me LOL.
Ya, both of their noses look artificially similar in shape
Love him, meh her.
Ditto. She’s cold and mannish looking. She always treated Paul like dirt.
About 1-1/2 years ago, a good friend of mine was on vacation w/ her husband in Beverly Hills and saw Adrienne walk in the hotel bar late one night and meet a young guy.
Business meeting?
I feel like you get the behavior you reward and she was impatient and intolerant of his every step. I am not surprised…He was probably sick of never being good enough.
BTW: I think she looks much prettier without 10 pounds of make-up on.
I noted how good they both look…but especially her in these pics. She looks younger..her hair isn’t all poofed up and she looks fabulous in that last shot. Sorry they split. He is really sweet it seems…and yeah..she’s intolerant of most of what he says and does…but they were a cute couple. She’s got bucks…and so does he…so I doubt either will suffer much except where the children are concerned.
quite honestly, watching kate gosselin and adrienne treat their men like crap always reminded me to keep my bitchiness in check no matter how annoying my husband can be sometimes because husbands do have their breaking points. Not that I consistently act like a bitch but my husband has a “FIRE, Ready…oh yeah…Aim?” approach to life and I’m very organized so…yeah it clashes sometimes. Adrienne, you won’t realize what you gave up until you are sitting alone with your piles of money(debt?) on a saturday night e-stalking Paul on facebook/twitter as he takes a romantic, adoring new wife on holiday stating that “he’s never felt more loved or appreciated”.
Paul seems like such a great guy.
I agree that you don’t need to be bitchy to your spouse (man or woman), there’s also something to be said for speaking up when your spouse isn’t treating you or the marriage right. As a far too tolerant wife for far too long, I’ve now decided that it would be much better to be alone on a Saturday night than sitting next to a man who just makes me miserable.
Thank you Holl for writing that. Really made me think about being less of a bitch to my own husband. ::Think about it::
Damn! Did she ask her plastic surgeon to give her “The Jocelyn Wildestein Appeal?”
I wonder now if she will still get all that free botox, filler and plastic surgery or he will make her pay for it?
This isn’t a surprise. They never seemed like they cared for one another.
What took so long is probably getting the financial ducks in a row (separation of marriage assets – from the date of separation, which can be the date on which they agreed to separate, or the date of filing); possibly him securing another place to live; and working out (or attempting to work out) custody and visitation prior to filing.
She treated him like a dog and would barely let him touch her. I think she only married him because she was aging and still wanted to have children. Her sons have broken her husband’s nose 2-3 times with rough play and she laughs at him and basically calls him a whimp.
she’s going for sole custody?
I saw them out to lunch with their kids once in LA. though they did sit next to each other they did have two nannies with them and Adrienne returned her food TWICE. and and Paul kept getting up to talk to the waiter…super bizarre. But anyways, glad he is free of her…she never was nice to him.
Yeah, it’s one thing to bicker but they never seemed to like being with one another. I thought it was strange when I was used to watch the show. Then again none of the couples seem that in love to be honest.
She’s probably very difficult and a handful…for ANYONE! He’s better off without her and who wants to have a bickering relationship? Good for them they are splitting.
Awww I thought they were funny together. But no one male or female wants to be w a person that constantly is critical of you. That leads to feelings of low self esteem than desperate to validate yourself bc your still in love, than it just turns to petty anger, than a big F this. I like them both hope they find love again.