‘Real Housewives of Orange County’ star Vicki Gunvalson, Brooks Ayers split

On Monday night’s new episode of “The Real Housewives of Orange County,” you are going to see Vicki Gunvalson and Brooks Ayers have a lengthy discussion when it comes to his cancer battle, and a change in his treatment. While you see them try to get through this struggle as a couple, know that in the present they are not actually together anymore. The couple reminded viewers in a statement (per Us Weekly) that the scenes that you see in this episode were actually filmed a little earlier this year:

“After much prayer, thought, counseling, and consideration, we have decided to end our four year relationship … We both wish nothing but a great future for each other. We have come to realize that one can indeed love someone in their heart, but that the time may come for their lives to take separate paths. Though the remaining episodes of Season 10 of The Real Housewives of Orange County will show us as a couple, the filming took place in January 2015 through May 2015. There will be no further statements or interviews regarding our relationship as we choose to move on with our lives. Though we choose to live our lives in the public eye, we thank you for your understanding and ask privacy during this difficult time.”

These two certainly have had plenty of ups and downs over the years, and this is also not the first time that the couple has split. We’ll have to see just what the future holds for the two of them moving forward, but it’s clear that these are two people who seem to want their privacy now.