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Bronwyn Newport’s husband, Todd Bradley, was perhaps more puzzled than anyone about why she wanted to squash her ongoing beef with Lisa Barlow on The Real Housewives of Salt Lake City.
As seen on RHOSLC Season 6, Episode 3, Bronwyn sat down with Todd to discuss her friendship statuses among the group.
“People say things in the heat of the moment that’s really hard to come back from,” she explained, before referencing Lisa, specifically. “And I think you know some things have been said that are really gonna be hard for me to move on from.”
Todd replied, “I don’t know why you bother with her at all,” which prompted Bronwyn to elaborate, “Because it bothers me when people don’t like me.”
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That’s when he gave his wife some tough love, interjecting, “A lot of people don’t like you.”Â
Stunned by his statement, Bronwyn asked exactly to whom he was referring, and Todd cited the “mean” social media comments she’d received, before pivoting back to Lisa.
“Let it go,” he advised Bronwyn. “Walk away when you see her.”
Why Bronwyn Newport wanted to reconcile with Lisa Barlow
Bronwyn was already at odds with Lisa when Season 6 kicked off, as the two clashed over everything from her $4 million anniversary necklace from Todd (and their marriage, in general) to Lisa’s legal issues. (Both topics arose again later in the episode, with no resolution.)
Despite Todd’s insistence that she cut ties with Lisa completely, Bronwyn admitted that, for some reason, she still “can’t help but overthink,” adding, “I wanna fix it, I wanna make it right, make it easy…”
Todd interjected once again to ask why she won’t just give up, to which Bronwyn replied, “Because then it’s easier for everybody else. I don’t want to feel uncomfortable.”
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Still perplexed, he responded, “All the s–t she drove, had said about you, had written about you, it’s unforgivable. Completely unforgivable.”
So, Bronwyn asked him, “How do I get to a place of she can loudly dislike me, and it doesn’t make me crazy?”
When he bluntly answered, “I doubt that you do,” she sarcastically quipped, “That’s helpful.”
Bronwyn Newport shares Todd Bradley marriage updates
In a confessional from RHOSLC’s Sept. 30 episode, Bronwyn opened up about how “a lot has changed” for them in the roughly four months since they filmed the RHOSLC Season 5 reunion in New York City.
“The Newport-Bradley household is totally flipped,” she said. “The biggest takeaway from New York was Todd’s willingness to see what people were saying about how he speaks to me and acknowledge it. Since then, I think Todd does make a significant effort, and if I’m being totally honest, Todd’s made more changes than I’ve made since New York. I’m still the same old me.”
In addition to her daughter Gwen’s boyfriend, Bronwyn and Todd have also welcomed some other newcomers into their home.
“It’s been really intense the last couple months because, due to some health challenges, both of my parents moved in with me,” she continued. “My dad has had Alzheimer’s for over 10 years. And my mom had a brain tumor. She had emergency surgery and is going to be fine and recover. But my dad needs round-the-clock 24-hour care, so we moved him into memory care, but my mom stayed with me and is maybe staying indefinitely.”
During their Episode 3 sitdown, Bronwyn credited Todd with supporting her and her family through the major life transitions.
“I couldn’t have done that without you,” she told him. “You’ve really stepped up financially and are taking care of stuff for them in the interim while they figure out their house and their logistics. … I know that’s not what you wanted to do. And I know you’ve changed plans and changed travel and changed your meetings, and it means a lot to me.”
As Todd acknowledged, “Yeah, it’s been a rough start to the year. You’ve taken on a lot.”
As the two navigate their new chapter on Season 6, find out what else Bronwyn spilled about Todd’s reaction to her latest RHOSLC drama.
