Months after their split, Mary Fitzgerald said Jason Oppenheim is still ‘madly in love’ with ex Chrishell Stause.
In an interview with Us Weekly the Selling Sunset star, 40, discussed the former couple, along with her husband Romain Bonnet, 28.
‘He still loves her. He’s madly in love with her,’ the blonde beauty said unequivocally when asked if she was surprised that the two broke up.
Revelation: Mary Fitzgerald said Jason Oppenheim is still ‘madly in love’ with ex Chrishell Stause during a new interview with her husband Romain Bonnet; seen in Beverly Hills in December
‘I was surprised,’ she admitted before adding, ‘It’s sad because I love them together.’
Jason and Chrishell had a short-lived romance, as they went public with their relationship in July 2021 but called it quits just months later in December.
The breakup was amicable, with both parties taking to social media to gush over each other after announcing that they were going their separate ways.
The Dancing with the Stars alum was the one to reveal the reason for the split, sharing that they had different wants in regards to starting a family.
Whirlwind timeline: Jason and Chrishell had a short-lived romance, as they went public with their relationship in July 2021 but called it quits just months later in December
‘Men have the luxury of time that women don’t and that’s just the way it goes,’ the Kentucky-born star said at the time.
Jason referred to her as ‘one of the best things that has ever happened to me’ in a long message typed over a photo of the two.
Mary, who was once romantically involved with Oppenheim, said that she’d spoken ‘at length’ the to the real estate mogul about his relationship with Stause.
‘I know that he was going back and forth because kids — to him — that’s something he’s never wanted,’ she told the publication.
Still friends: The breakup was amicable, with both parties taking to social media to gush over each other after announcing that they were going their separate ways
Her husband Romain added his thoughts: ‘He loved [Chrishell] so much. … I think that, in his head, it was like, “Yeah, I think I could [have kids] because of the way I feel [about her].”‘
On the topic of Jason having children Fitzgerald noted, ‘I think he was trying to make sure, like, that [he had] an option if he was able to get himself on board with it. He just realized it’s not for him.’
The Netflix star continued, ‘I think, at the end of the day, he didn’t feel it was right.
‘But they’re mutually OK with it. They’re still really good friends. And I think they would wish it would’ve worked out because they both love each other very, very much, but they just want different things as far as a family life.’
Romain, who married Mary in 2019, added: ‘They split for the good of each other because he knew couldn’t give her what she wanted. And she knew that he couldn’t give it to her. So, even though they love [each other] so much, at the end of the day, they [couldn’t make it work].’
Coming soon! The former soap opera actress is releasing a memoir on February 8 called Under Construction: Because Living My Best Life Took a Little Work
Last year Chrishell opened up about starting the process of freezing her eggs, and she said she’s keeping her options open when it comes to creating a family.
Speaking with People she said she’d love to find the right partner ‘but if it doesn’t [happen], I feel like I can do it on my own.
‘That’s something that seems scary, but it also seems a little freeing, knowing that I’m not tied down to this idea that I only have this finite amount of time to figure it out.’
The former soap opera actress is releasing a memoir on February 8 called Under Construction: Because Living My Best Life Took a Little Work.
Sweet words: Jason referred to her as ‘one of the best things that has ever happened to me’ in a long message typed over a photo of the two