Merry and shiny! Braunwyn Windham-Burke and husband Sean Burke cuddled up with 5 of their seven youngsters for a Christmas photograph shoot days after she came out as a lesbian.
“Comfortable Vacation!! Thanks @stylemyholidays for creating this lovely, secure winter wonderland!!” Braunwyn, 43, captioned her holiday photo on Saturday, December 5, which additionally featured Santa. “We haven’t missed a 12 months with Santa in 20 years, and I used to be so excited after I found this magical place in my very own yard!!! #winterwonderland #familyiseverything #magical #rhoc #newportbeach #santa.”
Sean shared a second photograph from the festive shoot alongside the couple’s youngest youngsters, Jacob, 15, twins Caden and Curren, 7, Koa, 5, and Hazel, 2. The pair are also parents to daughters Bella, 20, and Rowan, 18, who weren’t within the images.
Braunwyn Windham-Burke, Sean Burke, and their household Courtesy of Braunwyn Windham-Burke/Instagram
“Comfortable Holidays! Apparently all of them made it on the ‘good’ checklist!” he captioned the snap.
After receiving damaging feedback on her household’s vacation photograph, Braunwyn clapped back at haters by posting an attractive photograph of herself on Instagram.
“Okay, you’ve all acquired lots of opinions about what’s happening in my life, so as a substitute of writing them on a cute Santa photograph with the youngsters, you’ll be able to write them right here,” she captioned the photo of herself carrying a black robe that confirmed off her slim determine on Sunday, December 6. “Get it out after which we will transfer on. #youdoyou ??❤️?.”
The Real Housewives of Orange County star’s feedback got here after she publicly introduced that she is a lesbian on Wednesday, December 2.
Braunwyn Windham-Burke Tommy Garcia/Bravo
“I’m nonetheless getting used to it … I knew I used to be drawn to ladies. I acquired married very younger and I by no means thought of it. So, to be 42 … I’m simply now beginning to really feel like I’m changing into the lady I used to be speculated to be,” Braunwyn advised GLAAD on the time. “So, for me to be dwelling fully authentically and say, ‘I’m a lesbian. That was who I’ve all the time been.’ This isn’t one thing that’s new ‘trigger that I feel is what lots of people will assume. ‘Oh, abruptly you’re one.’ No, I’ve all the time identified it. However it took me personally 42 years to be snug sufficient in my very own pores and skin to say that.”
Hours later, the fact star seemingly introduced fans to her girlfriend, Kris, sharing a photograph of the pair on social media. She posted a pic with the blonde lady alongside a rainbow flag and pink coronary heart emoji on her Instagram Story.
Sean, who has been married to Braunwyn since 2000, confirmed his help for his spouse on his Instagram Tales as nicely. “I like you. I’m happy with you. And I help you. At all times,” he wrote.
The mom of seven famous in her GLAAD interview that her husband of 20 years has met Kris and that “we go to events collectively” they usually have had her over to dinner together with her youngsters.
“It’s solely as bizarre as you make it,” she added.
Braunwyn advised Us Weekly completely in October that she was seeing someone “special” and that “issues are actually good in our home proper now.”
The Bravo star added: “I like Sean. Sean loves me. We’ve each intention of staying collectively. We’re very sincere in our communication. There are just a few issues that I’ve found about myself that I wanna discover a bit of extra and he’s very supportive.”
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