Kelly Bensimon has hit one other house run within the recreation of affection.
The “Actual Housewives of New York Metropolis” alum, 53, tells Web page Six in an unique interview that she is courting an “wonderful athlete” — months after her rumored romance with New York Yankees legend Alex “A-Rod” Rodriguez.
“I’m not single. I’ve a boyfriend and he’s unimaginable. He’s an incredible athlete,” Bensimon says, taking part in coy on the id of her new thriller man.
“[He’s] very, very sensible. So I really feel actually blessed to know him and I’m actually excited to see the place it goes with him,” she provides, additional gushing, “He’s very, very proficient in sports activities. I find it irresistible. So thrilling!”
Bensimon was linked to Rodriguez, 46, in November 2021 following his break up from Jennifer Lopez that spring.
Web page Six completely reported on the time that the 2 had engaged in flirtations over textual content.
“I’ve recognized A-Rod for a very long time. There was a rumor about us courting a very long time in the past and I’ve met him a number of instances,” Bensimon explains in our newest interview.
“He was single. I used to be single. He’s a nice texter.”
The OG Bravo star — who now works as a Douglas Elliman actual property agent along with her personal workforce representing multimillion-dollar properties in New York, the Hamptons and South Florida — confirms a earlier assertion from Rodriguez’s rep that her exchanges with the athlete-turned-real property investor have been for “enterprise functions.”
Nevertheless, Bensimon means that the 2 mentioned extra than simply listings and rates of interest.
“We have been engaged on some tasks collectively, along with him being an incredible texter. And I simply suppose he’s an important man … He’s been nothing however charming, partaking, candy [and he’s a] good father,” she says of Rodriguez, who shares daughters Natasha, 17, and Ella, 13, with ex-wife Cynthia Scurtis.
“So I actually have lots of respect for him,” she provides.
The “I Can Make You Sizzling!” creator additionally has sufficient respect for her new beau to not parade their relationship on actuality TV, ought to she be chosen to take part within the forthcoming “RHONY: Legacy” collection.
“I’ve all the time been very non-public, as you realize. I don’t discuss my boyfriends, even my ex-husband [Gilles Bensimon],” she says, noting that she hardly talked about the famed trend photographer all through her three-season run on “RHONY” from 2009 to 2011.
“I stored him very non-public for apparent causes. I don’t like to take advantage of males. It’s actually not my enterprise mannequin.”
Quite, the previous mannequin — who shares daughters Sea, 24, and Teddy, 22, with Gilles, 78 — likes to “have fun” males and “snuggle with” them.
“I’m very joyful proper now. I’ve met lots of actually unbelievable males in my life and I similar to to maintain all of that the place it belongs,” she says, including with fun, “… in mattress!”