Another Real Housewife Down! O.C. Star Files for Divorce

Vicki Gunvalson splitting from hubby Donn after 16 years of marriage

By Marianne Garvey Oct 19, 2010 8:12 PMTags
THE REAL HOUSEWIVES OF ORANGE COUNTY, Vicki Gunvalson, Donn GunvalsoBravo/Isabella Vosmikova

Yet another Real Housewife is about to have her status revoked.

Real Housewives of Orange County star Vicki Gunvalson is busting up her marriage of 16 years to hubby Donn, E! News has confirmed.

What's her reason for the split?

The court docs are skimpy on details. But back in 2008 she described her marriage as "amazing" to E! News while admitting hat her husband had problems with filming the show and "100 percent" regretted signing up for it. 

"He's a vice president of a company. He has to go to work the next day, and he has people saying, 'Wow your wife really trashed ya again last night,' " Vicki said. "For a man, it's horrible. All I could say to him is, 'Honey, I love you. I'm sorry. Let's get past it.' "

Vicki, who ran a successful insurance and financial services agency before she was plucked from obscurity as one of the original Housewives on the mothership of the Bravo franchise, renewed her vows with Donn back in July of 2009, but it apparently didn't help.

According to court records, she filed to dissolve their union Monday in O.C. Superior Court.

That makes Vicki, 47, now 0-for-2 in the missus department. While she and Donn didn't have any children of their own, she has two from her first marriage.

"Donn has been an important part of my life and he will continue to be," she said in a statement posted to Twitter and Facebook. "Anyone who has gone through a divorce understands that this is a personal matter and a difficult time in our lives. Therefore we ask that you please respect our privacy at this time. I would also like to thank all of you for the outpouring of love and support that we have received."