Gretchen Rossi and her longtime fiancé, Slade Smiley, are still going strong — and she has the items in her closet to prove it.
The Real Housewives of Orange County Season 19 friend has been in a relationship with Slade since RHOC Season 5, and have been engaged since RHOC Season 8 when Gretchen popped the question to him. The couple welcomed their daughter, Skylar Gray Smiley, into the world in 2019, and have been filled with smiles ever since.
In a recent closet tour with BravoTV.com, as seen in the video above, Gretchen showed off all of the items that she still has from her time on RHOC, including the special shoes from her engagement.
“I think these were the ones that I wore for my engagement to Slade,” she said, holding up a pair of satin high heels encrusted in rhinestones. “I love the bling… They’re white, they’re very wedding-esque.”
Gretchen still also has the dress that she proposed to Slade in. “It’s a custom-made dress,” she explained.
Inside Gretchen Rossi and Slade Smiley’s recent celebration
Gretchen and Slade most recently celebrated the 4th of July together with their soon-to-be 6-year-old daughter. Gretchen took to Instagram, where she posted a series of photos of her, Slade, and Skylar, fully decked out in red, white, and blue outfits and cowboy hats, while they celebrated the holiday with her extended family at Bass Lake.
“Had such a special 4th of July with the whole family at the lake! (Yes I went to Bass Lake),” she wrote in the caption of the post. “Nothing like barbecuing hot dogs and hamburgers, playing fun games on the lawn, having a margarita & laughing with the fam!”
Gretchen Rossi gushes over Slade Smiley on Father’s Day
One month prior, Gretchen celebrated Father’s Day with Slade. She took to Instagram at the time, when she posted a series of photos of Slade and Skylar, taken over the past few years, along with a tribute to Slade, giving insight into how he is as a father.
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“Slade, thank you for being the best Daddy in the whole wide world, & showing Skylar how a man should love and adore a woman,” she wrote in the caption of the post. “You are our protector and safe place. We couldn’t imagine doing this life without you and we wake up every day feeling so blessed to have you in our lives.”Â
Gretchen Rossi and Slade Smiley celebrate a major milestone for their daughter
Gretchen and Slade showed up for Skylar in the best way, when they attended her graduation from Kindergarten on June 4. Gretchen took to Instagram, where she posted a series of photos of Skylar at her graduation, along with photos of her and Slade surrounding her with love and support.
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“We are so proud of our girl!” she wrote in the caption of the post. “She lead the whole Graduation ceremony with a prayer! (and did it in front of a whole Adult audience). And my heart just melted when they all came out in their caps and gowns.”
Are Gretchen Rossi and Slade Smiley married?
No, Gretchen and Slade are not married. But in a recent interview with E! News, Gretchen admitted that she would be open to getting married on RHOC. “You never know,” Gretchen told the publication.
“Absolutely no reason for us not to,” Slade added.
Gretchen Rossi reveals why she has not gotten married to Slade Smiley
During a February appearance on Vanderpump Rules alum Scheana Shay’s podcast, Scheanigans with Scheana Shay, Gretchen explained why she has been engaged to Slade for a decade but the two have not yet said “I do.”
“Honestly, it’s really just been the timing of everything,” she said.
She noted that life had gotten “so busy” with work, which detoured their plans. Shortly after, they tried to get pregnant with Skylar. “And then I started trying to have a baby, and that was so much money just doing the whole IVF thing and all that for four and a half years,” she said. “And then after we had the baby, we were just busy being parents.”
Does Gretchen Rossi want more kids with Slade Smiley?
Gretchen would “love” to have another child with Slade. But, Gretchen admitted on the podcast that the timing might be off.
“I had her at 41,” Gretchen said of Skylar. “It was hard. I’m not gonna lie…We were older parents, so that was rough.”
She continued, admitting that they still had an egg “on ice.”
“I would love to have another baby, but honestly, I had the worst postpartum depression ever,” she revealed. “It was really, really hard on me. It was almost three years long. It wasn’t until I got on the hormone replacement therapy that I finally felt like myself again. But I would love to [have another child], but I would probably consider a surrogate.”
Learn more about Gretchen’s plans for the future with Slade.
