Emily Simpson Says Shane Simpson Marriage Got ‘Better’ After ‘Real Housewives of Orange County’

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Real Housewives of Orange County star Emily Simpson has seen an improvement in her and Shane Simpson’s marriage since she joined the main cast of the Bravo series in 2018.“Going into the show five years ago, Shane was not a fan of being on the show at all.

And he made that very clear to me,” Emily, 47, exclusively told Us Weekly on Tuesday, July 25, while promoting the current season of RHOC. “He was like, ‘I don’t wanna film, I don’t wanna be on a show.

I don’t want you to be on a show.’ But he ultimately said, ‘But it’s up to you.’”The Bravolebrity continued: “Here we are five years later, and I feel like our relationship has done nothing but get better.

And, so, I think he’s embraced that and realized that you can just have fun with it and be yourself.”Emily explained that Shane — whom she wed in 2009 — initially had concerns that the reality series would be “detrimental” to their marriage and their three children: daughter Annabelle, 10, and twin sons Luke and Keller, 7. (Shane also has two daughters, Shelby and Chanel, from his first marriage.)Although appearing on RHOC didn’t strain their relationship as Shane feared, Emily admitted that viewers were critical of her husband’s persona on the show at first.“He was very careful about what he said, even though he came across as a big d—k,” she said. “I think he just wasn’t comfortable. … I think people are more open to understanding our relationship and our marriage [now], when before, people were very judgmental.