Braunwyn Windham-Burke gave a candid interview about her open marriage to husband Sean Burke while appearing on the April 13 episode of the “PEOPLE Every Day” podcast.
Just days after her breakup from former girlfriend Kris was confirmed, the “Real Housewives of Orange County” cast member explained that when it comes to the dynamic between herself and Sean, their relationship has “has been a day-by-day process.”
“Some days have been great and some days have been really hard,” Braunwyn explained to the host.
Braunwyn Windham-Burke And Sean Burke Want To Stay Married
“We are doing our best to navigate something that I’ve never seen done before. We do want to stay married, we do want to stay parents, we are best friends. And some days that seems very attainable, and some days it doesn’t,” she admitted.
Throughout the couple’s 20 years of marriage, Braunwyn and Sean welcomed seven children. However, after celebrating their milestone anniversary on “The Real Housewives of Orange County” last year, Braunwyn confirmed she was not only an alcoholic, but also a lesbian.
Braunwyn Windham-Burke Recalls Coming Out To Husband Sean Burke
“Sean and I had a very good, long, honest conversation, and I was like, ‘I want to be with a woman. This is what I want,'” Braunwyn recalled of her reveal. “We had known that I was bisexual for a long time, but some things had happened … I was sober, I was doing inventory, and I had, for the first time in my life, been with a woman, sober. … And I was like, I’m not straight at all. I know this now.”
Braunwyn Windham-Burke Isn’t Sure Where Her Marriage Stands
Although Braunwyn said she’s frequently asked about the status of her marriage to Sean, she’s not sure how to answer the question.
“We don’t know. We truly don’t know,” she confessed. “I can tell you how I am today, but yesterday was very different. Yesterday was a very hard day in our house for us. Today’s a little bit better; we went on a trip and that was great. So we are navigating something in real time, and we’re not making any big decisions. “
Braunwyn Windham-Burke Was ‘In Love’ With Girlfriend Kris
“I had a relationship with a girlfriend that was platonic, but I fell in love with her,” Braunwyn said of Kris. “And a lot of things were happening in my marriage at the time. Sean had someone else in our home, I had feelings for another woman, a lot of things were occurring off-camera at that time. And it basically kind of blew up.”
“The Real Housewives of Orange County” season 16 has not yet begun filming, nor has an official cast for the upcoming episodes been named.