Bravo personality Jeff Lewis is opening up about the end of his relationship with his ex-partner, Gage Edwards.
While recording the November 27 episode of Nick Viall’s podcast, “The Viall Files,” Lewis shared why he believed he and Edwards, who share an 8-year-old daughter, Monroe, ended their 10 year relationship in 2019.
He explained that he was focused on his career as a interior designer, as opposed to his personal life.
“I had no balance whatsoever. And that is really, truly the reason, truly, why my long-term relationship failed is because we weren’t investing in the relationship. It was all about chasing work, chasing money,” said Lewis.
He also said that both he and Edwards had “a fear of scarcity.”
“We were always afraid to turn down business. But when we did that, we took on too much. At the toil of our relationship,” said Lewis to Viall.
Jeff Lewis Spoke About His Relationship in 2019
BravoTV.com reported that Lewis discussed his split from Edwards during a February 2019 episode of his radio show, “Jeff Lewis Live.” According to Lewis, he is “90 percent responsible for” their breakup.
“I turned on him. I pushed him away. All I can tell you, it was my worst year. I experienced great loss,” said Lewis.
According to BravoTV.com, Lewis was referencing his falling out with his former assistant Jenni Pulos and his grandmother’s 2018 death.
“There was great loss, great loss, and I did not handle it well. And I self-destructed, I really did. I didn’t even recognize myself, frankly. And so by the time that I tried to correct the situation, which wasn’t until January 1 of this year, it was too late. That is the truth. I take responsibility,” continued Lewis on his radio show.
In addition, Lewis said he had a “fear of commitment,” which led him to feel hesitant about getting married to Edwards.
“We’ve had a lot of communication in the last month, and he told me, which I didn’t know this, that he really wanted to get married in year five or six of our relationship,” said Lewis. “And I never knew that because that was never communicated to me, and apparently that was really important to him. So there’s all these things that are coming up now, but it just feels too late.”
Jeff Lewis Discussed Parallel Parenting With His Ex-Partner
Lewis opened up about parenting his daughter with Edwards during the November 2024 “Viall Files” episode. Lewis described his daughter as “good at school,” “stubborn” and “strong.”
He said, however, that his daughter recently took issue with him because he criticized her behavior. According to Lewis, “She was misbehaving and she wasn’t listening.” Lewis said he told his daughter, “Today wasn’t great for you. I’m going to rate you a five out of 10.”
Lewis then said Edwards was not happy about his comment regarding Monroe.
“He sent me a not so nice text about it and then he put me on a group text with her therapist,” said Lewis.
Lewis also said that he and Edwards practice “parallel parenting.”
“There’s no co-parenting happening between he and I,” said Lewis on Viall’s podcast.
He also joked that his daughter does not have a favorite parent.
“Honestly, I think she dislikes both of us. And I understand why,” said Lewis with a laugh during the podcast.
Lewis mentioned that he and his husband have shared custody of their daughter in a July 2024 episode of his podcast, “Jeff Lewis Has Issues.” He said that the former couple decided to opt for a “week on week off” schedule during the summer. Lewis said that Monroe was not happy about the situation and was emotional about not seeing both her fathers for a week.
“Gage and I have created a situation for her that I feel very guilty about. And it’s affecting her. We started a new custody schedule,” said Lewis.
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Bravo Star Explains Why His Relationship Ended After 10 Years