Why Jennifer Pedranti Says It's "Frustrating" to Co-Parent with Ex-Husband Will Pedranti
RHOC cast member Jennifer Pedranti's ex is also dating "a really good friend" of hers.
When viewers first met Jennifer Pedranti on Season 17 of The Real Housewives of Orange County, she was still navigating her split from ex Will Pedranti.
The pair shares five children — Harrison, Dawson, Greyson, Everleigh, and Dominic Pedranti — together, and Jennifer has since gotten engaged to longtime beau Ryan Boyajian. On Season 18 of RHOC, Jennifer is facing the consequences of her recent eviction, which she said happened because her ex-husband wasn't paying the rent on time.
During a catch-up with BravoTV.com in July 2024, Jennifer opened up about where she stands with her ex today.
"Co-parenting with my ex is non-existent," she shared. "It's truly non-existent, and I'm never going to stop trying to change that."
Though both Jennifer and Will are in different relationships now, she said that they're struggling to get on the same page because she leads a very public life now.
"My ex is very serious with a really good friend of mine. I loved her, like I knew her before. Great girl," Jennifer said. "So for me, it's so frustrating watching why the four of us, who have nine children between us, are not doing a better job being co-parents."
"But, you know what, they live very private lives; they are very religious," she continued. "They don't align with my new life."
As a result, Ryan and her ex aren't on the best of terms, either.
"So Ryan and Will, [there's] nothing," she said. "And, I have to say, Ryan has picked up way more slack than he should have, and, so, there's frustration for Ryan."
Jennifer Pedranti opens up about blending her family with Ryan Boyajian's
Upon her eviction, Jennifer and her five kids moved into Ryan's home. It marked the first time that Jennifer had lived with Ryan, who shares a son and a daughter with his ex-wife.
Jennifer told BravoTV.com that blending their combined brood of seven kids together under one roof "was an adjustment."
"Blending families is not easy, and Ryan and I are together going on four years now. But, you move in with someone, and you think you know how they parent, and then you realize you parent very different," she explained. "So, there is an adjustment period. We definitely went through an adjustment period."
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-Reporting by Tina Santomauro
