Bronwyn Newport admits she still loves Todd after separation but says she’s “too tired” to keep going in circles
Bronwyn Newport is opening up about the emotional gray area she’s living in after separating from Todd Bradley — and it’s clear this isn’t a clean break or a simple ending.
During a new appearance on SiriusXM’s Let’s Talk Off Camera With Kelly Ripa, the Real Housewives of Salt Lake City star described a relationship that’s technically paused, but emotionally still very much alive.
“Todd and I are tricky. We’ve been together for a long time,” Bronwyn said. “I do really love Todd.”
That’s what makes the situation harder. According to Bronwyn, the past year hit them with more than they expected: her mother’s illness, the death of her father, and the emotional weight of turning 40 all stacked on top of long-standing relationship strain.
The moment that pushed her to finally separate came quietly.
“I woke up tired,” she said, recalling the morning after her birthday. “I had this lightbulb moment of thinking, I don’t want to go around and around and around again.”
Then RHOSLC started airing — forcing her to relive arguments with Todd on screen in real time. While she insists the show didn’t cause the split, watching it back didn’t exactly help.
Now the two remain deeply intertwined, which makes moving forward complicated.
“Todd and I are separated, and it’s very difficult because our lives are so intertwined and so intermeshed after all this time together,” she explained. “And I hear him saying… he wants to understand and he wants to do differently and he wants to make it right. And there is a huge part of me that wants that for him.”
She admitted part of her still wants reconciliation. But another part feels exhausted by the idea of having to explain what should already be understood.
“I do want us to be together. I’d love to just smooth it over and move forward,” Bronwyn said. “There’s also a part of me that feels like some things you shouldn’t have to explain. Some things you shouldn’t have to ask for.”
That internal tug-of-war is where she’s stuck.
“I think I’m being very difficult for Todd right now because I don’t know what I want next,” she confessed. “I think I just want some space and some time to think about it.”
Todd, according to Bronwyn, wants to return to the closeness they once had and is willing to change to get there. The question is whether those changes would actually last — or whether she’s already emotionally past the point of return.
“I think as a 40-year-old woman,” she concluded, “I don’t wanna have to tell someone how to fix things with me.”