KELLY Bensimon has called off her wedding to Scott Litner just four days before the ceremony. The Real Housewives of New York alum, 56, said she wanted her two daughters Sea, 26, and Teddy, 24, to be a "priority." “I have decided that my two daughters are my priority and I won’t be moving forward with this wedding,” Kelly told Page Six .
The real estate agent shares her kids with fashion photographer Gilles Bensimon, who she was married to from 1997 to 2006. An insider close to Kelly told PEOPLE she’s taking time for herself to regroup during a difficult time. She called off the June 29 nuptials on Tuesday.
She was scheduled to pick up her three wedding dresses from Kleinfeld’s on Tuesday afternoon, Page Six reported. Scott proposed over the 4th of July weekend in 2023, while they were on vacation in Lake Geneva, Wisconsin. He got down on one knee during a boat ride and presented Kelly with a custom emerald-cut, five-carat diamond ring.
Kelly told E! News after the proposal that she “never thought that [she] could be so happy at this stage in [her] life.” "This is truly a new beginning. We have a romance that people write novels about," she added.
They had planned to host two celebrations for the big day, starting with an intimate ceremony at Scott's mother's home in Boston. They were due to have a bigger celebration with friends and family in the Hamptons at a later date. Scott has been married twice and has children.
Kelly previously gushed over Scott, saying .
