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Michelle Saniei opened up about her split from Aaron Nosler after last week’s premiere of The Valley season three.
As her ex-husband, Jesse Lally, 45, recalled being blamed for the breakup being made public and lashed out at Aaron, suggesting he was “weak,” Michelle, 37, admitted that she did not see the split coming as she revealed what played out between her and Aaron, 39, in the months that followed the breakup and shared how her and Jesse’s five-year-old daughter, Isabella, handled the news.
“I was very surprised, because I didn’t see any signs. I thought he was really happy. I was very happy. [And] he was the one that had the conversation with me that I should move in, and I’m like, ‘Really think about this,'” Michelle recalled on the April 1 episode of The Valley: After Show.
While Michelle did say that Aaron had been “nitpicking every single thing” about her and complaining that she didn’t “go to the gym enough,” she insisted that she didn’t “know what happened” between them as she applauded Aaron for his handling of the split.
“He was very proper in that he left the house, and he went to live with his mom for a couple months while I found a place, so Isabella and I were totally fine alone, and I was very grateful for that,” she noted.
That said, Isabella was understandably saddened by the breakup.
“I remember she cried. We actually went to Jesse’s house for an hour, and all of us hung out. And then a few days later, she was totally fine,” Michelle explained.
In his own segment, Jesse revealed that Michelle had told him about the breakup on a Monday, and by Wednesday, the split had made headlines.
“She asked me not to say anything to anybody. I didn’t even tell [Lacy Nicole] … [Then] she calls me and blamed me for being the source, and I’m like, ‘Michelle, you deleted him from your Instagram and deleted all of his photos. People notice that stuff,'” he shared.
Following the breakup, Jesse said Michelle and Aaron sat down with Isabella and broke the news to her.
“Isabella called me in absolute, like, she was so sad,” he remembered.
According to Jesse, he appreciated Aaron being “a man” and continuing to respond to Isabella’s FaceTime calls and audio messages.
“Eventually, that will end. But I really appreciated how much he stepped up to the plate after they moved out. It was a very big thing for him to do,” he admitted.
Still, Jesse didn’t like how Aaron welcomed Isabella into his home, only to change his mind about his future with her and Michelle.
“Only the strongest man can accept being a stepfather and being a provider for a child, and he’s not f*cking strong. He’s a weak man,” Jesse said. “I appreciate the fact that he wants to create a stable relationship with my daughter, but how dare you let her move into your house and have a life with you and then have a retroactive list?”
Also on the After Show, after Brittany Cartwright, 37, described Michelle as a “fitness model” and “extremely beautiful,” and Lala Kent, 35, said she had “a** for days,” Janet Caperna asked, “What is wrong with [Aaron]?”
“Can you imagine having Michelle and losing her?” she wondered.
Meanwhile, Janet’s husband, Jason Caperna, suspected that Aaron simply didn’t feel that Michelle was “The One.”
“I think what it really boiled down to is he just didn’t feel like she was the person that he was ultimately going to call his wife … It was getting really serious. They just moved in together. He sees like, ‘Okay, if this keeps on going, it’s going to be harder and harder,’” he explained.
The Valley season three airs Wednesdays at 8/7c on Bravo.