Erika Jayne and Tom Girardi’s Divorce, Legal Woes: Everything We Know

Pat the … divorce papers. After Erika Jayne went to courtroom to finish her marriage to Tom Girardi, Bravo followers have been shocked to study that what appeared like one of many strongest {couples} in Actual Housewives historical past was not so picture-perfect in spite of everything.

The Actual Housewives of Beverly Hills star introduced in November 2020 that she and the powerhouse legal professional had known as it quits after 21 years of marriage. A supply later advised Us Weekly solely, “Erika and Tom had an unconventional marriage, spending a whole lot of time aside.”

Erika, who shares grownup son Tommy with ex-husband Thomas Zizzo, met Tom within the late Nineties whereas waitressing at one in every of his favourite West Hollywood scorching spots, Chasen’s. One yr later, she determined to offer him her telephone quantity, and he subsequently reached out to her by means of his secretary.

“I advised her, ’Inform Mr. Girardi if he desires to take me out on a date, he must name me himself and ask me and provides me sufficient time to organize,’” the Bravo character recalled in her 2018 memoir, Fairly Mess. “You understand how males are, particularly if they’re profitable. They count on you to drop all the pieces immediately. That’s not how I work, I don’t care who you might be.”

Six months into their relationship, Erika and the lawyer bought engaged. They married in January 1999.

“For the primary 10 years of our marriage, I used to be by Tom’s facet,” the “XXPEN$IVE” singer mentioned in a February 2017 episode of RHOBH. “I used to be even the primary girl of a pair authorized organizations. Think about that!”

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As a result of Tom’s high-power job, he has solely made a couple of appearances on the fact collection since Erika joined the forged in 2015. It’s probably that their divorce will play out throughout season 11, which started filming in early October 2020.

“Persons are at all times like, ‘Oh, you guys don’t see one another quite a bit.’ However after we do see one another, it’s 100%, full-on consideration,” the previous Chicago star mentioned within the February 2017 episode. “That is what individuals don’t perceive. It’s not a detriment to the connection. It’s truly useful. It’s higher than somebody being in your face on a regular basis and also you’re not even current.”

Scroll down for all the pieces we all know to date concerning the Girardis’ divorce.

That is an ongoing article that was initially printed in November 2020 and final up to date on Saturday, January 29.