Click to email this to a friend (Opens in new window) The newest “Real Housewives of Orange County” addition is getting ready for a divorce battle. Gina Kirschenheiter’s estranged husband Matthew filed court documents for joint legal and physical custody of their three children, according to The Blast. Matthew agreed to pay Gina spousal support in his papers, but asked to keep everything he owned before the marriage and his post-separation earnings. When Gina filed for divorce on April 2, she asked for joint legal custody and sole physical custody of Nicholas, 6, Sienna, 4, and Luca, 3. Gina and Matthew tied the knot on May 15, 2010. But she claimed that they separated on March 30, 2018, while Matthew listed April 3, 2018, as their date of separation. The estranged couple had an odd living arrangement in the months leading to their separation, as Matthew lived in a Los Angeles apartment during the week and traveled to be with his family in Orange County on the weekends. Gina even told Tamra Judge that she had no idea where his apartment was located in Los Angeles, as she had never seen it. He also did not want to film for the Bravo show at his employer’s request. Despite their pending divorce, the couple recently celebrated Nicholas’ birthday together.<doc-sep>Gina Kirschenheiter's morality was called into question on Monday's all-new Real Housewives of Orange County after she admitted to her castmates that she didn't believe in God Gina Kirschenheiter‘s morality was called into question on Monday’s all-new Real Housewives of Orange County after she admitted to her castmates that she didn’t believe in God. The mother of three found herself in the center of a heated discussion at a group dinner with Orange County Housewives Vicki Gunvalson, Tamra Judge, Shannon Beador, and Kelly Dodd — all four women grilling Gina about her and husband Matt Kirschenheiter’s decision to divorce after eight years of marriage. Get push notifications with news, features and more. Of course, Gunvalson, Judge, Beador, and Dodd know the pains of divorce. Each have gone through (or in Beador’s case, are still in the process of going through) vicious battles with their exes. Most of those have played out in front of the RHOC cameras, the Housewives shedding tear after tear as they try to navigate through the emotional and financial strains their divorces brought. That’s why all were hoping Gina might reconsider ending her marriage. But Gina remained steadfast in her opinion that she and Matt wouldn’t go there. “We truly are best friends, but we aren’t in love,” Gina said, insisting that their divorce would be amicable. “What’s wrong with just saying, ‘Our marriage didn’t fail, it’s just ending?’ ” RELATED: RHOC‘s Gina Kirschenheiter Reveals Why She’s Not Divorced Yet The Real Housewives of Orange County - Season 13 Gina Kirschenheiter | Credit: John Tsiavis/Bravo As Gina has said before, she and Matt — who met before they graduated college and have been together for 11 years — still care about one another. The Long Island natives just realized, after moving to California, that they weren’t meant for forever. But they’ll still remain in one another’s lives, co-parenting sons Nicholas, 6, and Luca, 3, as well as daughter Sienna, 4. “I’m not in pain,” Gina told to her reality TV costars. “I don’t think I’m going to experience the pain because even though Matt and I aren’t right for each other, I know who I married and I know who he is. … I will be fine. … [Matt] actually really is a good man.” Money concerns brought up by Beador didn’t even sway Gina. “We are not about money,” Gina said. “I would give up my alimony to save my family dynamic. Matt would pay me double to save my family dynamic. That’s who we are and who we will always be. This will never be an issue of money. I don’t have assets. I have one humble home. And I get that and I respect [what’s going on with you], but I’m not in that situation.” No matter how loud her protests, though, Gunvalson wasn’t buying it. “You’re so nonchalant about getting divorced. It bothers me. … You’re like flippant about it,” Gunvalson said. “You’re not experiencing the pain yet. It’s not pretty.” The O.G. of the O.C. then started to harp on the religious vow associated with marriage. “You took up matrimony. You went in front of God and said, ‘I will marry you ’til death do us part,’ ” Gunvalson said. That’s when Gina dropped the bomb: “I don’t believe in God.” “I believe in a higher power,” she clarified. “I believe in a god, I don’t know who he is. I’ve never met him. I believe in a god, I don’t believe in anyone’s particular god.” The Real Housewives of Orange County - Season 13 Vicki Gunvalson | Credit: John Tsiavis/Bravo As one can imagine, Gunvalson didn’t take that lightly. “You don’t believe in God? Are you serious?” she asked. “That might be missing,” the Coto Insurance maven continued, telling Gina that believing in yourself was not enough. “That’s why you’re in the place you’re in. … You don’t have a moral compass inside your soul.” “I’ve never heard someone be so flippant about God,” Gunvalson confessed to audiences. “She better hope she’s right that there’s no God because if she’s wrong, she’s going to pay for it for eternity. That’s a long time.” Though Judge and company tried to stand up for Gina, she still seemed upset by Gunvalson’s words. “I’m not in a bad place, I’m in a good place,” she said. “That’s a ridiculous thing to say. You’re so stupid, you sound like an idiot right now. … My morals are in check and I don’t have morals because I believe in a certain god or I’m following a certain set of rules. I just have morals because I’m trying to be a good person.” Gunvalson only doubled down. “Wait until you try to date someone and you have three kids and they don’t like your kids,” she said. “Then what? Then what are you going to do?” That’s what pushed Gina over the edge. She stormed away from the table in tears, telling the ladies, “I will literally battle this for the day I die for my children. So back off.” “Because of what they’ve gone through in their past, they think that they know more than me,” she told audiences. “Every married couple is different, every divorced couple is different, everybody going through a divorce is different. So shut up.” Distraught, Gina called Matt, telling him, “I’m so upset. I need you to talk to me right now. This is too much and they’re so mean. I just can’t. I just get upset because we’re not right for each other and that’s just not good enough for anybody.” Eventually, Emily Simpson came to her support, and reminded Gina that this wasn’t worth the battle. “Every single person at that table has been through what you’ve been through and it conjures up a lot of emotions,” said Simpson, a former divorce attorney. “You can listen to their story and their advice and you can say, ‘Thank you for sharing.’ ” RELATED VIDEO: Vicki Gunvalson Reveals She’s Picked Out Her Third Engagement Ring: “I’m on Pinterest!” Returning to the table, a calmed-down Gina said she was sorry for being so upset — an apology that was gladly accepted by Gunvalson. “It’s really none of our business but we kind of feel that we want to mother you a little bit because we care for you,” Gunvalson said. While Gina was away, though, Gunvalson’s words were a little harsher. “There’s no abuse? There’s no adultery? There’s no addiction?” she said, questioning Gina’s marriage. “Somebody’s having an affair.”<doc-sep>The Real Housewives of Orange County newbie Gina Kirschenheiter and her ex-husband, Matt, make divorce look fun! RadarOnline.com has exclusively learned the pair are still having sex together — months after their divorce! “They are taking co-parenting to a whole new level and it is working for them,” a close friend of the 34-year-old blonde beauty told Radar. “Gina and Matt are super amicable," continued the source. "They are still sleeping together from time to time and she even says this on an upcoming episode of the show.” Article continues below advertisement In a recent cheeky Instagram post, the Long Island native shared a photo of herself cuddled next to Matt and their three kids, Nicholas, 5, Sienna, 4, and Luca, 2. In the caption, she wrote: “It’s a girl! Please welcome the newest addition to our family. Hilda Kirschenheiter the German Shepherd. For the record I was against this and unanimously overruled. Also, please excuse my PJ’s and no makeup as Sunday’s are fun days and family days but also scrub the toilet days in the Kirschenheiter household.” As Radar was first to report, Gina filed for divorce from her husband of seven years on April 2, citing “irreconcilable differences” as the reason for their split. Do you think that Gina and Matt should just get back together? Tell us your thoughts in the comments below! We pay for juicy info! Do you have a story for RadarOnline.com? Email us at tips@radaronline.com, or call us at (866) ON-RADAR (667-2327) any time, day or night. Get the exclusive celebrity scoop on all the stars you love before any of your friends by subscribing to our new podcast Straight Shuter below!<doc-sep>
The Real Housewives of Orange County are still getting to know newcomer Gina Kirschenheiter. And in recent episodes of this season, it's become clear that they still have a lot to learn about the new girl in town. Gina's news about her plans to divorce her husband, Matt Kirschenheiter, has had the RHOC ladies scratching their heads since she has admitted that they still have a good relationship and nothing catastrophic happened to break them up. Kelly Dodd broke it down for us during an interview with The Daily Dish earlier this season in July. "She says that she still has sex with him, she's still attracted to him, they're good friends. I mean, we were kind of dumbfounded, like why are you getting divorced?" Kelly explained. "I got divorced because I wasn't getting along with my husband [ex Michael Dodd], wasn't having sex with my husband, and I wasn't attracted to him. If I had all those three things, I would never be divorced." Even though she doesn't necessarily understand Gina's reasons for wanting to call it quits with her husband, Kelly said that she will continue to support her new friend, even offering up some advice as someone who recently went through a divorce herself. "Do it now, girl, that you're young because it doesn't get easier when you get older," Kelly shared. "Maybe she's not telling us everything that's really going on, but if that's what she wants to do, that's her business, not mine." As for whether the other RHOC ladies were also showing their support for Gina while discussing her divorce at what turned out to be a disastrous dinner at Vicki Gunvalson's house in Monday night's episode (clip above), Kelly said during the Watch What Happens Live with Andy Cohen After Show on Monday that she believes they were just looking out for her. "Well, I think they have good intentions. They've been through a divorce. They're older, of course, and they've been through things," she said. "They want her to succeed in her marriage. So they're like, 'OK, you've got to try, however that is.' But I think they have good intentions, yes." Unfortunately, Gina doesn't exactly see it that way. "Obviously opening up to Vicki has prompted a response of immediate judgment and ridicule. Not only is she non-understanding, but she doesn't even try to see my standpoint at all," Gina wrote in her latest blog on Bravotv.com. "If the other women don't understand my decision that’s their problem, not mine. If they want to believe something else is going on, so be it. I cannot be concerned with the negative judgments of others regarding on my life. I will make my own decisions for my own family, and I will stand by them. Vicki doesn't understand my decision. It was super disappointing to not be heard." Gina filed for divorce from Matt on April 2, citing irreconcilable differences. They were married for seven years and have three children together: Nicholas, 5, Sienna, 4, and Luca, 2. We'll find out a little bit more about why Gina's divorce seems to have had a profound effect on Vicki in next Monday night's episode of RHOC at 9/8c. Watch a preview, below.