Braunwyn Windham-Burke, ex Sean argue over courting ‘double requirements’

Braunwyn Windham-Burke and her estranged husband, Sean Burke, don’t see eye to eye on quite a lot of issues — and courting appears to be one in all them.

Sitting down solely with Web page Six from their shared residence in Newport Seaside, Calif., the exes — plus Braunwyn’s girlfriend, Jennifer Spinner — argue over some obvious “double requirements” that plague their post-split dynamic.

“There’s instances once we’re one huge blissful household and there’s different instances the place it’s, like, let’s not be in the identical room collectively,” the “Actual Housewives of Orange County” alum begins, confessing that Sean’s earlier relationship was a significant difficulty for her.

“I actually hated his ex-girlfriend. I actually disliked that woman,” she says of the unnamed girl, additional alleging, “She was, like, cyberstalking me and nearly younger sufficient to be my daughter.”

Sensing a heated change, Spinner — who typically performs “referee” between Braunwyn and Sean — then chimes in to say, “OK, we don’t want to do this.”

Nevertheless, Braunwyn is compelled to clarify her disdain for Sean’s previous flame. 

“That was a tough one as a result of he by no means informed me about it,” she claims. “I discovered from our youngsters, I discovered from our housekeeper. So, for me, I at all times wish to know issues. I’m an over-sharer … I’d quite know greater than not, so I believe we conflict rather a lot about that.”

Sean, for his half, stays perturbed by Braunwyn’s staunch aversion to the person. 

“I dated a lady who’s 28 for slightly bit. That was it …This ended months in the past,” he says earlier than addressing his ex straight: “It’s nonetheless happening on this girl’s head. Nonetheless obtained actual property in your thoughts.”

Braunwyn, 45 — who got here out as a lesbian in December 2020 — lastly filed for divorce in October 2022 after an prolonged separation from Sean.

Whereas she wholly embraced her sexual identification by courting a succession of ladies, Sean claims his post-split love life suffered due to his soon-to-be ex-spouse.

“One of many greatest causes I hadn’t had a relationship or date is as a result of I couldn’t have anyone across the youngsters,” says the dad of seven. 

“And never having somebody across the youngsters is a direct dealbreaker for me. And Braunwyn was like, ‘You possibly can’t for 9 months or a yr have any individual across the youngsters.’”

In the meantime, Braunwyn maintains, “That’s not what I mentioned.” 

Regardless, Sean was initially unnerved that concessions have been seemingly made for Spinner, 38.

The Germany native — who spends ample time in New York Metropolis, however is gearing up for an April transfer to Franklin, Tenn., with Braunwyn and her kids — met the complete brood mere weeks after they started courting in the summertime of 2022.  

The previous couple shares Bella, 22, Rowan, 20, Jacob, 17, twins Caden and Curren, 9, Koa, 8, and Hazel, 5. 

“I used to be actually like, ‘Nicely, what the hell? So now you want any individual, six weeks she’s in?’” Sean says, recalling his response to Spinner’s early introduction. 

“Seems on this case, Jen is a good particular person. However I used to be not that cool with it instantly, like, ‘Oh cool, right here you might be.’”

Spinner agrees with Sean’s account. 

“He’s proper and we’ve talked about double requirements,” she says, turning to Braunwyn: “You and I’ve had quite a lot of conversations across the double customary and that it’s unfair to carry Sean to requirements that you simply don’t uphold.”

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However Braunwyn insists that she desires to see Sean transfer on. 

“I wish to see Sean with somebody that makes him blissful,” she says. “Not [someone] that I’m going to select, however I’d such as you to be with somebody good.”

Braunwyn provides, “I don’t have a lot that I’m asking for, simply somebody good. That’s all. Age-appropriate could be nice.”

Sean predicts “points” will come up as soon as the household settles into their new life down south. The plan is for Sean to remain on the Tennessee residence when Spinner and Braunwyn are away, a type of “nesting” the household has turn out to be accustomed to for the reason that separation. 

“I do have quite a lot of empathy for Sean’s [future] girlfriend in relation to managing Braunwyn,” quips Spinner, who exchanged vows along with her in a “pretend” Las Vegas wedding ceremony on Valentine’s Day. 

When requested to explain his splendid companion, Sean assures Web page Six that that he’s “going so far any individual who’s older than” his youngsters. 

“It’s extra about the place any individual is of their life than it’s precisely how previous they’re,” the businessman clarifies. 

“However ideally, I’m with any individual who can deal with all of this and be part of the children’ lives and I don’t plan on stopping that. And might deal with [Braunwyn].” 

Braunwyn means that she solely desires the most effective for Sean as she nonetheless affectionately calls him as her “particular person.” 

“He’s nonetheless my first cellphone name and he’s nonetheless my particular person — for something. And I’ll say that,” she says, her eyes glistening with tears. “I like Sean. I imply, 28 years [after meeting him], sure, I’ll at all times love him.” 

Spinner factors out that “one might combat as a lot as you guys” if there nonetheless wasn’t love.

The pair is now working by way of extra emotional turmoil as they take steps to finalize their divorce. A authorized dissolution is incumbent on agreements reached over custody and spousal help. 

Regardless of this intense interval, Sean applauds Braunwyn for the strides she’s made in her sobriety and as a proud member of the LGBTQIA+ neighborhood. (She introduced she was homosexual shortly after publicly admitting her alcoholism; she’s been sober for greater than three years.)

“Braunwyn popping out however getting sober on the similar time have been two huge issues to occur, like, instantly,” he says. “As a lot as I combat with Braunwyn, she’s in a significantly better place proper now and the sobriety factor isn’t one thing to be pushed underneath a rug.”

To emphasise his message, Sean shifts his physique to face Braunwyn. 

“I believe it’s wonderful that you simply’re in a position to accomplish that,” he tells her. “There’s going to be quite a lot of bumps alongside the way in which. We’re nonetheless on that rocky highway stuffed with potholes, however we’re going to get there.”