Mia Thornton Continues To Spill The Tea On Split From Gordon Thornton
Mia Thornton continues to clear the air about her split from Gordon Thornton after 11 years of marriage.
During Sunday night's (Dec. 10) episode of "Watch What Happens Live" hosted by Andy Cohen, the "Real Housewives of Potomac" star gave more insight into why her marriage to Gordon didn't have a fairytale ending, as reported by PEOPLE.
Mia took the high road and decided not to "point the finger" at herself or Gordon, suggesting that their relationship ended mutually.
“I just think it’s just a sequence of events over the past couple of years that put a strain on a marriage,” she told Cohen.
Mia has found a new man following her break-up with Gordon, leading fans to speculate if she is engaged. While attending BravoCon in November, she was spotted wearing a rock on her finger, but Mia told Cohen, "I'm not engaged, I am committed."
Although she insists her relationship with Gordon ended mutually, Mia recently said his demanding career and their family's finances played a huge role in the dissolution of their marriage, as reported by Bravo.
During episode five of the reality show, Mia said in a confessional, "Gordon had gotten to a point where he wasn't listening to me, and I want Gordon to retire."
“We have recently gone through a financial change with our business, and having to downsize, and having to navigate a lot," Mia told a therapist in the episode.
"The relationship between Gordon and I has changed," she continued. "Ever since Gordon was voted out of the family business, he's been working a lot more because we were expanding our portfolio with other partnership groups, so it is causing a lot of tension inside of our marriage. And, to me, spending time with the kids and having balance is so much better than us always working and then we look up and our kids are grown."
Mia said in a confessional during the episode, " Gordon had gotten to a point where he wasn't listening to me, and I want Gordon to retire."
On the other hand, Gordon said his primary motivation is to provide for his family.
"I set goals, and then I don't let anything get in the way. I go get it. I wanted to get to a certain economic level, so that [Mia] and the kids would be set no matter what happened to me," he noted. "I was almost there, so I was really pushing hard to get those last few nuggets."
In September, the couple split after 11 years of marriage. They share two kids: a son, Jeremiah Carter, 8, and daughter Juliana, 6. Additionally, they each have one child from their previous relationships.