After nearly nine years of marriage, Dorit Kemsley and Paul “PK” Kemsley have made the decision to separate.
The announcement came on May 9, with the Real Housewives of Beverly Hills star, aged 47, and the English businessman, aged 56, revealing their separation through a joint statement posted on their respective Instagram Stories.
“We as a couple have been subject to a lot of speculation about our marriage,” the former couple wrote. “We have had our struggles over the last few years and continue to work through them as two people who love each other and share two amazing children together,”
“To safeguard our deep friendship and maintain a harmonious environment for our children we have made the mutual and difficult decision to take some time apart and reevaluate our relationship while we prioritize our children. We appreciate your love and support while we continue to do the work necessary throughout this journey,” the statement concluded. “With love, Dorit and PK.”
Dorit and PK exchanged vows in March 2015 and are parents to two children: daughter Phoenix and son Jagger. The news of their separation emerges subsequent to their denial of rumors suggesting they were spending time apart, as conveyed in a statement shared with PEOPLE in October 2023.
“We remain committed to working through these issues as a united couple for our family,” the Kemsleys said at the time. “We have not separated nor are we planning to do so. Rather, we are focused on healing, making changes and doing the things that many couples have to do at some point in their marriage.”
Throughout season 13 of RHOBH, the couple openly addressed the challenges within their marriage. From Dorit’s struggles with PTSD following a 2021 home invasion to PK’s frequent business travels, their relationship faced its share of ups and downs, all documented in front of the camera.
During the show’s reunion episode in March, Dorit asserted that the couple had managed to navigate through their difficulties.
“After we wrapped [filming], things got progressively worse,” she confessed. “And him and I were at probably an all-time bad.” Dorit even revealed that PK once briefly stayed in a hotel, but denied the couple had ever lived “separate lives.”
Despite “struggling” but “working through things,” she said that they were doing “better than ever” after he gave up alcohol to preserve their relationship.
“PK was drinking a lot and he’s a drinker. I just think that its very difficult to have clear-headed conversations when he’s drinking so much, so he gave up drinking,” she smiled, adding that at the time of filming PK had been sober for “49 days.”
“That was a very pivotal moment, so things are — knock on wood — as good as they can possibly be,” Dorit gushed.
