RHONJ’s Jennifer Had ‘No Idea’ Husband Bill’s Affair Would Be Uncovered

Her largest secret. Jennifer Aydin by no means wished to go public with husband Invoice Aydin‘s prior affair — however Actual Housewives of New Jersey costar Margaret Josephs had different plans.

“I had no concept that I believed no one would ever discover out. … I by no means instructed anyone,” Jennifer, 44, instructed Us Weekly completely forward of the Tuesday, February 1, premiere of RHONJ. “No one knew — [not] my mom, my sister, my finest buddy, my cousin. Like, after I say I used to be taking it to the grave, I saved that secret inside. And it was very onerous for me to do, and I used to be in a position to do it for the larger good of my household.”

Jennifer stayed quiet about her marriage woes as a result of she wasn’t the one one who can be affected ought to the key get out. Nonetheless, she has no thought how Margaret, 54, realized concerning the plastic surgeon’s infidelity.

“When she saved saying ‘skeletons’ again and again, I did get an inkling that that may very well be it. And I did inform Invoice once we joined the present that if something ever did come out about it, that I used to be not going to shrink back from it,” the Bravo star, who joined the truth sequence throughout season 9 in 2018, defined. “I’m not gonna be the one to share the story, as a result of I might by no means do this on the expense of my very own youngsters. … On the finish of the day, it actually doesn’t matter that [Margaret] discovered. … However I really feel like she might have went about it otherwise.”

The couple met in 2001 and tied the knot one 12 months later. They went on to welcome 5 youngsters: son Justin, daughter Gabby, son Jacob, son Christian and daughter Olivia. Jennifer instructed Us that Invoice strayed exterior their marriage “proper earlier than” Christian was born, 11 years earlier than the drama performed out on RHONJ.

“I discovered just about 10 days earlier than I had Christian,” she recalled. “So, you understand, I used to be going by way of the method of letting it sink in whereas having to have a child and wanting my child to have all the blessings {that a} regular youngster would, like having his mommy and his daddy within the supply room. So I wished to undergo the motions of taking part in this recreation of life, so to talk, to attempt to placed on a courageous face for my youngsters.”

Jennifer remembered not wanting “inquiries to come up” from her dad and mom, her in-laws and even her different youngsters about Invoice if he wasn’t round to see their youngest son’s beginning. The TV persona clarified that her youngsters have since been instructed about their dad’s affair.

“Generally in life, it’s bizarre while you faux issues are a sure means,” she instructed Us. “There’s an attention-grabbing factor the place it manifests into being that [way]. So, as a result of I wasn’t nasty in direction of him and we had been taking part in the function of this comfortable household life — and naturally, he was so remorseful and, you understand, all the time petting me, making an attempt to kiss [and] care [for] me — after some time I used to be similar to, ‘You recognize what? Let’s simply faux this by no means occurred.’ And that’s what I did.”

The pair selected to not broach the subject once more, “even in arguments,” Jennifer stated. “That’s one of many the explanation why it was actually so onerous for me to course of all this whereas individuals are watching,” she added. “And I don’t imply simply the cameras. I imply my pals, my household, Margaret, and all the ladies, folks in my circle.”

In terms of the Macbeth Assortment designer, Jennifer famous that they’ve all the time had a “back-and-forth” relationship all through the Bravo sequence. Whereas she doesn’t understand how Margaret discovered about Invoice’s affair, Jennifer stated her costar “is aware of play this recreation very effectively.”

She continued: “[Margaret] knew so many particulars, and due to what we went by way of with Jackie [and Evan Goldschneider] final 12 months, I felt that no one would carry one thing to the desk except they’d concrete proof. … It’s like, why would you carry something to the desk in case you don’t have any receipts?”

Although unpacking the previous drama wasn’t one thing Jennifer wished to do, she additionally didn’t need to “deny it” as soon as it resurfaced.

“I signed as much as do the present to indicate my life: the nice, the dangerous, the ugly,” she instructed Us. “And … for folks to be taught from the journey. You recognize, not every little thing is black-and-white and simply because anyone does a foul factor doesn’t imply they’re a foul particular person.”

The Actual Housewives of New Jersey airs on Bravo Tuesdays at 8 p.m. ET.

With reporting by Christina Garibaldi

Supply: US Journal