Whitney Rose is best known for The Real Housewives of Salt Lake City. However, she’s recently been making headlines for the drama surrounding her marriage to Justin Rose rather than the reality show. Amid the ongoing drama, the reality star has revealed her biggest fear about divorce.
Whitney Rose opens up about the emotional struggle behind her separation from Justin
The RHOSLC star recently spoke exclusively with Us about her life and career. She also discussed her relationship with Justin Rose and the emotional struggles behind their separation.
Rose said, “It was a slow process for me because it’s scary to think that you want to change your life, right? Like a divorce, I didn’t take [it] lightly. A separation, I didn’t take lightly, and people have to understand it. Even just moving into the guest bedroom was a huge step for me.”
“It was just time, and I think as time went on, and once we did separate and started nesting, and having time away from each other, I gained clarity on myself, our marriage, our family dynamic, and I think that divorce doesn’t always have to be a bad thing,” she added.
For context, The Real Housewives of Salt Lake City star Whitney Rose and her husband, Justin Rose, decided to separate after nearly 17 years of marriage. The 40-year-old reality star filed for divorce from Justin in Utah on October 6, 2026. However, the couple had already begun living separately in May 2026, several months before Whitney filed for divorce.
Before the TV star, her cousin and RHOSLC co-star Heather Gay had also reacted to the divorce news. According to Gay, the couple’s decision to call it quits came as a “shock.” Although the news shocked fans, Whitney described the split from her estranged husband as a “natural evolution” of their relationship.
