Kelly Bensimon has revealed why she called off her wedding to fiancé Scott Litner just four days before she walked down the aisle.
The Real Housewives of New York alum, 56, who previously said she wanted a “sexy” and “unique” wedding dress, called off her wedding because Litner refused to sign a prenuptial agreement, which she called “the ultimate red flag.”
“I haven’t gotten this far in business or in life to start making bad decisions because of one man,” she said. Us weekly.
‘He, of all people, should have understood the need to protect each other before we get married. I’m really surprised he turned down a prenup.
The reality star has a reported net worth of $10 million.
Bensimon said Litner, who is an estate advisor, “thought he would enter into this union with no legal protections in place, that he would leave everything up to faith.”
Kelly Bensimon has revealed why she called off her wedding to fiancé Scott Litner, just four days before she was set to walk down the aisle.
The Real Housewives of New York alum, 56, called off her wedding because Litner refused to sign a prenuptial agreement, which she called “the biggest red flag.”
In a separate statement, she told the outlet: ‘Kelly is disappointed by this turn of events.
“She was looking forward to an exciting new chapter in her life with Scott when it all became clear to her on Tuesday afternoon.”
Bensimon originally announced she was canceling her wedding in a statement shared with Page six on Tuesday.
“I have decided that my two daughters are my priority and I will not go ahead with this wedding,” the note said.
A source close to Kelly said People who is now taking time to focus on herself.
The reality TV personality and financier had been preparing for a June 29 ceremony.
Kelly and Scott were supposed to have two ceremonies: a backyard wedding in Boston for their closest loved ones and then a larger party in the Hamptons.
The couple got engaged last summer over the Fourth of July weekend, when the financier popped the question on a trip to Lake Geneva, Wisconsin, where the reality TV personality vacationed as a child.
A rep for the star said Page six at the time: “Kelly is happily engaged and looking forward to this new beginning.”
Bensimon was previously married to Gilles Bensimon, a photographer, from 1997 to 2006 and they share daughters Sea, 26, and Teddy, 24 in July.
Litner has been married twice and also has children.
Scott proposed to her on a speedboat while she was wearing a tiny lilac bikini, catching her completely off guard.
‘Scott proposed to me, literally in Wisconsin, near where I grew up. “I grew up in Rockford, Illinois, and he proposed to me in Lake Geneva, Wisconsin,” he told DailyMail.com.
Last December the real estate agent said People on her then-fiancé: ‘When I met him, I didn’t even say anything. I was speechless, which is unlike me, I always have something to say.’
Kelly Bensimon called off her wedding to fiancé Scott Litner, just four days before she walked down the aisle; Kelly photographed in May
The reality TV personality and financier had been preparing for a ceremony on June 29; Pictured with Scott in February.
Kelly and Scott were supposed to have two ceremonies: a backyard wedding for their closest loved ones and a larger party in the Hamptons.
“I have decided that my two daughters are my priority and I will not be moving forward with this wedding,” Kelly shared in a statement; In the photo she is with her daughters, Sea, 26, and Teddy, 23.
Litner proposed in July 2023 with a large five-carat emerald-cut diamond ring custom made by New York City jeweler Material Good.
She gushed: ‘He blew me away. He’s just a really special human being.’
According to Page Six, Kelly was scheduled to pick up her three wedding dresses at Kleinfeld’s on Tuesday afternoon.
Earlier this month, she shared with the outlet: ‘I’m getting married later in life and I never thought this would happen. I simply wouldn’t change this day or the days before.
And she recently returned from a mini bachelorette trip at Sandals Dunn River in Jamaica with her daughters.