Heather Gay just dropped a bombshell about her ex-husband Billy, and it’s the kind of reveal that makes you lean in closer to the screen.
Heather Gay Says Ex-Husband Never Had Custody of Their Kids
In a sneak peek of “Real Housewives of Salt Lake City” season 6, episode 2, Heather gets unusually candid while reflecting on raising her three daughters, Georgia, Ashly, and Annabelle. Sitting by a campfire in Provo Canyon, she admits: “My husband never had custody of the children. He never had them overnight. I had them 100 percent of the time. And his involvement was, you know, fun dad visits once a week.”
For the first time, Heather paints a raw picture of single motherhood. “It was really, really, really hard … I couldn’t show them it was hard. I acted like it was perfect and normal … and I loved everything I was doing. But I was gritting my teeth the whole time. I’m exhausted, honestly,” she confesses.
Now, as her youngest, Annabelle, prepares to head to college, Heather admits she’s ready for the next chapter. “I can’t wait for it to happen,” she says. “It couldn’t happen soon enough. I just feel like she’s the last part of that era of my life, and I want it to be over with.”
Heather also connects her struggles to her Mormon upbringing, explaining that she felt enormous pressure to raise “perfect” kids while acting as both mom and dad. She’s been open about the guilt of divorce, calling it a “scarlet letter” in earlier interviews. But becoming a Housewife has helped her reclaim her independence.
“The Real Housewives of Salt Lake City” airs Tuesdays at 8/7c on Bravo.
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She’s lucky he did fun dad visits once a week. My ex husband married a bitch that is a real life evil step mother from Cinderella. Heather isn’t alone in being a parent that way.
I loved Heathers vulnerability and admission. I hope this next phase she enjoys and finds someone to share it with.