Angie Katsanevas is breaking her silence about her relationship with estranged husband Shawn Trujillo.
The “Real Housewives of Salt Lake City” star confirmed to Page Six’s “Virtual Reali-Tea” that there “are some separations” in the show’s forthcoming seventh season — and promised fans will “watch it all play out” when the episodes begin airing later this month.
“I’ve been amazed at how many people are curious as to what’s going on in my personal life,” Katsanevas, 52, told us while promoting her new gig as host of the “GoDaddy School of Hustle” podcast. “The viewers fall in love with you, and your family, and your story.”
Multiple sources told Page Six in July that Katsanevas and Trujillo, 55, had separated after 27 years of marriage. The couple — who wed in 1999 — shares 15-year-old daughter, Elekra, as well as their business, Lunatic Fringe Salon.
Although they are no longer together romantically, Katsanevas told us that she and Trujillo will remain present in each other’s lives.
“Shawn and I are business partners, we’re family, we’re husband and wife of 30 years, we’re best friends,” she said. “Obviously, we are loving parents, and everything we’ve done, we have done together, and we will continue to do everything together moving forward.
“We talk a lot about the process this season on the show, and what the future looks like for us.”
As for how their daughter is handling the split, Katsanevas said that “nothing has changed for her.”
“We’re very present, loving parents,” she explained. “I think she just feels loved and supported and very strong and confident in who she is and who her parents are, and that she is surrounded by love.”
Unfortunately, Katsanevas is having a hard time finding that same support from her castmates. While she praised Heather Gay and Mary Cosby for being there for her in light of the news, the same couldn’t be said about Lisa Barlow and Meredith Marks.
Days after Katsanevas’ separation went public — and shortly after Page Six learned that Whitney Rose, 39, and her husband Justin Rose, 58, had also been “living separate lives” — Lisa posted a loved-up photo with her husband, John Barlow. Marks also penned a cryptic message on Threads about the “irony in karma,” leading fans to believe the two were throwing shade at their co-stars’ separations.
Katsanevas felt the posts were “poor timing” and “heartless.”
“I think when children and families are involved, that’s really nothing to make a post about,” she said. “You can hold your thoughts to yourself, or better yet, release a post in support of families, marriages and people with children.
“I think there’s a time and a place; I think it’s important to support your castmates when they’re down.”
Katsanevas said she has not heard from Lisa or Marks since her separation went public.
“The Real Housewives of Salt Lake City” returns on Wednesday, Sept. 16 at 9 p.m. ET on Bravo, with new episodes available to stream the next day on Peacock.
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