The Bachelor alum Courtney Robertson is opening up about her decision to file for divorce from estranged husband Humberto Preciado.
“I really took marriage seriously. I never stepped out on my marriage,” Robertson, 43, claimed on the Saturday, July 11, episode of her “After Reality” podcast. “That was the scary part about getting married. Like, oh my God. I’m just going to be with one guy for the rest of my life.”
In her candid podcast episode, Robertson claimed Preciado, 47, had “inappropriate talk to women.”
“This is not what I signed up for. It was always [that] I was made to be crazy,” she alleged. “I feel the shame and I feel stupid. … I do as much as I can to show up as a wife. It’s not for a lack of trying.”
Robertson — who shares three children with Preciado — continued, “I can’t speak for him, but he’s like, ‘I’m going to be labeled a cheater.’ I’m like, ‘Well, you should have thought about that sooner.’”
Us Weekly has reached out to Preciado for comment on Robertson’s podcast.
When first announcing her split on Friday, July 10, Robertson — who appeared on season 16 of The Bachelor with Ben Flajnik in 2012 — said she made the decision to split from her husband “after learning information that irreparably damaged the trust in our marriage.”
“This has been one of the hardest seasons of my life, and as I continue to process everything, my focus remains on my three beautiful children,” she said in a statement to People. “They are, and always will be, my highest priority.”
In her latest podcast, Robertson said the split has taken a toll on her physical health, with her hair falling out.
“I’ve lost sight of who I was and my trust has been shattered to the point where I’m in the rebuilding phase,” she claimed. “I don’t want to coexist with anybody. I want to be happy.”
Robertson and Preciado connected via social media in 2019, seven years after her reality TV debut. (Most recently, she appeared on HGTV’s Bachelor Mansion Takeover to renovate the dating series’ iconic backdrop.)
“There was just a level of comfort and connection that I’ve never felt before,” Robertson exclusively told Us in December 2019 when recalling her love story. “I never believed in that feeling of when you know, you know until I met him. Nor have I been with someone that I so clearly wanted to start a family with.”
As a new chapter for Robertson and Preciado begins, the reality star hopes the pair can coparent successfully.
“I believe choosing peace and a healthy, stable environment for my children is the right path forward,” Robertson said when announcing her split. “I remain committed to coparenting with kindness and respect. I kindly ask for privacy as we navigate this next chapter, especially for the sake of our children. I’m grateful for the love and support I’ve received and am taking things one
