Kelly Bensimon Speaks Out After Calling Off Her Wedding to Scott Litner

Kelly Bensimon is opening up about her decision to call off her wedding.

The 56-year-old Real Housewives of New York City star says she’s “better off” since ending her engagement to Scott Litner just days ahead of their wedding, via Daily Mail.

“I’m obviously extremely disappointed, but it’s not something that just happened,” she said to the outlet.

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She said she decided to call it off because he refused to sign a prenuptial agreement.

“It’s like when you’re a single parent, whether you have thousands in your account or you have a 100 million in your account, women are going to need to protect themselves, and I’m just not going to take a risk,” she explained.

“It’s about having personal respect and value, which I have,” she added.

“I’m raising two girls, who are really important to me. But the prenup is really important because it talks about more than just your own personal value. It’s about having personal respect and value, which I have,” she went on to say.

She shares two daughters, Sea Bensimon, 26, and Teddy Bensimon, 24, with her ex-husband, Gilles Bensimon. They were married between 1997 and 2007.

She also said she has connected with “so many women who have gone through similar situations.”

The couple got engaged last year during a Fourth of July vacation, and were expected to tie the knot in Boston on June 29. Find out what she did days before calling off the wedding.