The Real Housewives of Rhode Island‘s Alicia Carmody is shedding new light on her nearly decade-long engagement to fiancé Bill “Billy” Kitsilis, including the real reason why they still haven’t gotten married.
During Episode 4, Alicia opened up about her issues with Billy’s proposed prenuptial agreement, and she had even more intel to offer on The Real Housewives of Rhode Island After Show. First of all, Alicia insisted that she is “obsessed” with her fiancé, before also clarifying that she is more than willing to sign a prenup.
“He came from nothing,” she explained of the lawyer and restaurateur. “His family was immigrants from Greece. He went to college and did it all himself. He’s worked so hard. He owns a lot of businesses, more than 10; he started with his family. And some stuff I don’t even know, you know? But he’s quiet, and I love that about him. He’s not flashy. So, I think that, like, he is so protective, and I respect that.”
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Alicia continued, “So I was like, I will sign a prenup. I don’t want to take away from what you did in the past. I don’t want your businesses with your family and your friends and everything, but, like, I just want something.”
As she previously shared on RHORI, her attorneys looked over the initial legal documents and informed her that Billy was “not even leaving [her] with a penny, nothing.” Alicia noted that he’d also refused to put her name on the family home they share with their 9-year-old daughter, Celina.
“So, I feel like I live rent-free,” she added on the After Show. “This is my problem. I don’t really pay for anything. I pay for my nails. …Â Deep down inside, I’m like, OK, like, you’re not working. But he didn’t really want you to work, Alicia.“
How the proposed prenup “caused a setback” with Alicia Carmody marrying Billy
“So, it wasn’t, like, an easy situation for me,” Alicia elaborated. “It kind of made me feel like, you don’t trust me.”
She went on to point out that she doesn’t “even spend his money” now, even though she really could be “buying f–kin’ whatever I want.”
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“I feel like people that know me and love me know that the reason why they love me the most is because they trust me,” Alicia said. “And the person that, like, I shared a daughter with didn’t trust me. So, I felt slighted by that. And that, like, caused a setback in our marriage. It’s made me feel like I’m not worthy enough.”
When castmate Jo-Ellen Tiberi theorized that it was Alicia’s “own insecurity” that was holding her back from walking down the aisle, she agreed that it was “probably” true. Regardless, Alicia had nothing but praise for her longtime fiancé. Â
“He’s the best guy,” she gushed. “He would die without me, and I would die without him.”
Why Alicia Carmody described herself as a “runaway bride” on RHORI
During RHORI‘s April 19 episode, Alicia also unpacked her financial arrangement with Billy, along with her history of getting cold feet when it comes to marriage.
“Billy is very much in control of my finances right now, and I hate having to ask him, now that I’m not working, for money,” she explained in a confessional. “From what I do remember as a little kid, my dad took everything we had, and we had no money. I get angry all over again.”
As she further told a producer, “I’ve always been a runaway bride. I was always in long-term relationships, just about to get engaged. … And then right before, I’d be like, you know what? I don’t think this is my forever. And I would break up with them. So, with Billy, like, I got the ring, I’m finally engaged, and now I still am hesitant on getting married because it’s like I think I need more from him. I need to feel more of a commitment before I make my commitment.”
Later, Alicia filled in her castmates on how she had been actively “growing” the Pizza Mamma business with Billy, before underscoring the fact that “none of it” was actually in her name. “I have all these ideas,” she said. “I want to show him, like, I can do it. Like, I am not just a girl that’s going to do your laundry all day.”
As Alicia summarized in an interview, “I hate asking Billy for money. I feel almost embarrassed, intimidated with the whole financial thing.”
As she navigates challenges in her relationship, find out what else is ahead for Alicia on RHORI Season 1.
