Dorinda Medley Speaks Out About Jules Wainstein's Divorce: “It Was Completely Unexpected”

Jules Wainstein is currently dealing with a nasty ongoing divorce from her estranged husband Michael Wainstein. During the Real Housewives of New York City Season 8 reunion special, Bethenny Frankel made accusations that a mutual friend told her that Jules only joined the show to then get divorced public ally, which Jules denied and shut down the rumors.

Though there's been some chatter among the cast prior to and during the reunion about when exactly Jules knew her divorce was coming, her close friend and RHONY castmate Dorinda Medley said the news took her by surprise. "It's hard. Listen, she's at the start of a divorce," Dorinda told The Daily Dish on the red carpet of the premiere of Oxygen's Strut in New York on Monday. "I know not everybody believes this, but it was completely unexpected. She truly thought [they were] gonna be together, and she's got two very young children. No one wants to be a young, single mother. It's not easy. So she's focused on that."

Luckily, Jules can always count on Dorinda for support during this difficult time. "I wish her well. I'm very close to her. I talk to her every day," Dorinda said. "And I just want her to know that I stand by her. And she'll come out of it just fine."

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