The Real Housewives of Salt Lake City’s Britani Bateman is giving Us an exclusive update on her relationship status with notoriously on-again, off-again boyfriend Jared Osmond.
“You know, it’s always complicated,” Britani, 55, exclusively told Us on Thursday, August 27, while promoting her cabaret show titled What About Me? at 54 Below in New York City, running on Sunday, August 30, Monday, August 31 and Wednesday, September 2.
“Just literally, when I think that never, ever, ever, ever, ever again, I’m like, ‘Okay,’ and then we’ll start talking again,” she confessed. “Like, never say never. I’ve learned to never say never. In fact, he was supposed to be here today. Like, that’s how never say never.”
She continued, “It’s so hard. It’s so hard because we love each other, and whether we’re actually right for each other — I don’t know. And again, people only see a little slice of the relationship – the toxic part, sadly. So they don’t see all the good. So I don’t know. Right now, no. Right now we’re not together.”
This February, Britani confirmed that she split from Jared, 55, again via an Instagram video featuring the better moments of their up-and-down romance.
The reality TV personality, who said she decided to include the video montage to “show the world our relationship,” added at the time that she was “walking away from something and someone I truly love.”
“My heart is broken,” she added in February.
Jared responded to Britani’s public announcement in a statement sent exclusively to Us at the time, admitting he was “surprised” by the video.
“I was alarmed to see what looked like a eulogy to me today on her Instagram,” he said at the time. “I don’t truly understand her mindset. I love that girl. I’ll love her forever.”
“Right now we’re not together because I called it quits again,” Briani told Us of their relationship status on Thursday. “And yet, we might start talking again. I mean, I’ve learned to never say never. That’s what I’m saying.”
Britani went on to admit that the pair have broken up “50” times at this point, “literally,” before dishing on her family’s dynamic with her on-again, off-again love.
“They have every reason to be guarded and protective, and they love Jared,” she dished. “So you know, he’s really — really, he’s a great dad. I mean, he’s such a good dad. He’s so good to my kids. And he calls my dad ‘dad,’ so yeah, my family loves him. He’s done wonderful things for my family and for me and for my kids. So you know, it’s hard not to love the guy.” (Britani’s daughters have alleged their mom prioritizes men over her children. The reality TV star was estranged from her children for some time, though they have since reconciled.)
“I’ll be able to speak to that more and to why my daughters and I were estranged a little bit,” she continued. “You know, maybe this season but definitely, like, next year, when everything has cooled down a little bit in that department.”
Meanwhile, Britani is admittedly “dating up a storm,” focusing on her cabaret return via her beloved show What About Me? and preparing for the release of her upcoming book, due out next year, which has had a variety of name iterations.
“It’s called, well, it’s had lots of names,” she told Us. “What’s it called right now? Dating Fight Club, because … it’s Britani’s dating secrets … I use a spreadsheet and I do two or three dates a night to keep it efficient. And then you get bumped up if date number one goes well, like a coffee date. You get bumped up to date number two, which is dinner … I know it sounds nuts, but it really works. It’s a system that works, and then I have traits, you know, traits as the column, and a guy has to hit all the boxes.”
She continued, “And I was just on Fire Island, which was amazing … There was such beautiful energy on Fire Island, both in Cherry Grove and in the Pines, and I just felt so much love. I did my show What About Me? at the very end — the kick off the Ting Ting Ting Tour on Fire Island, and the end I did my single drop party as well [for] ‘What About Me?’ I sang it live for the first time. So, so much fun.”
All six seasons of The Real Housewives of Salt Lake City are available for streaming on Peacock. RHOSLC season 7 premieres on Wednesday, September 16, at 8pm EST on Bravo and available to stream on Peacock at 6 an EST the following day.
