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‘RHOC’ star Carmella Garcia confirms split from boyfriend of 10 years: ‘I was never enough for him’

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Nungesser, S., Real, E., & Murphy, D. (2026, September 17). ‘RHOC’ star Carmella Garcia confirms split from boyfriend of 10 years: ‘I was never enough for him’. New York Post. https://pagesix.com/2026/09/17/entertainment/rhoc-star-carmella-garcia-confirms-split-from-boyfriend-of-10-years/

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New York Post · collected 2026-09-17 · by Samantha Nungesser, Evan Real, Danny Murphy

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Carmella Garcia, a star from "Real Housewives of Orange County," announced her breakup with boyfriend Danny Hampel after ten years together. She revealed during an interview that she ended the relationship due to continued dishonesty and discovered inappropriate behavior by Hampel shortly after filming for the show concluded. The article focuses on Garcia's emotional journey, including her struggle to prioritize herself despite the difficulty of separating from a long-term partner who had been around her children.
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Carmella Garcia, a star on Bravo's Real Housewives of Orange County, confirmed her split from her boyfriend of 10 years, Danny Hampel, in an interview with Page Six’s "Virtual Reali-Tea" on Thursday. The couple had dated for a decade before Garcia decided to end the relationship months ago. She cited feeling a range of emotions but emphasized that she needed to prioritize herself after discovering he had done something she described as “gravely inappropriate.” Earlier in the season, Garcia shared on the show that Hampel had cheated on her four years prior. Despite wanting forgiveness, she found it difficult due to ongoing dishonesty and a lack of trust, ultimately leading her to decide that the relationship was no longer healthy for her.

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Samantha Nungesser
25 article(s) here · 1 carrying a prediction
🔮 The “Real Housewives of New York City” newbie exclusively told Page Six’s “Virtual Reali-Tea” why she wouldn’t want Stewart, whom she described as her “best friend,” to join the hit Bravo show in a full-time capacity.
🔮 Porsha Williams confirmed Erin Lichy was “acting up” at Dorinda Medley’s party featured in the “Real Housewives Ultimate Girls Trip: Roaring 20th” finale.
🔮 “I made mistakes and I will take responsibility for my own actions.”
🔮 However, they broke up in May 2026 after nearly three years of dating.
🔮 Toye said she was “not impressed” by the mansion, stating that her boss and friend, Martha Stewart, would think it was a “dump.”
🔮 Whether or not that will last remains to be seen.
🔮 “They’re constantly trying to get info that they can throw up on the show, instead of just being themselves and acting like themselves, and not be higher than mighty.”
🔮 The reality TV icons, whose Palm Beach-based spinoff will premiere later this month, made their way up to the stage, where they delivered an iconic acceptance speech. Want to watch from home?Philo
🔮 De Lesseps — who has had a busy year of filming “The Golden Life” and Bravo’s “Real Housewives Ultimate Girls Trip: Roaring 20th” — will also embark on The Love Tour, her new Countess Cabaret show that’s themed around the single.
🔮 It looks like Austen Kroll and Salley Carson’s will-they-won’t-they romance will continue into “Southern Charm” Season 12.
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Evan Real
12 article(s) here · 1 carrying a prediction
🔮 So I just kind of assessed what I could see.”
🔮 “Real Housewives” star Carole Radziwill insisted Monday that she’s a hard-nosed parking enforcer in her SoHo neighborhood — even as she’s racked up thousands of dollars in tickets herself.
🔮 The “Summer House” star, 41, was asked during an exclusive interview with Page Six’s “Virtual Reali-Tea” Thursday whether he and his former fiancée would ever rekindle their relationship.
🔮 “I made mistakes and I will take responsibility for my own actions.”
🔮 Glanville explained that she “started” her “Real Housewives” journey with Richards when she joined “RHOBH” in Season 2, recalling how Richards would let her drop her son off at her house to hang out with her youngest daughter, Portia Umansky, when she needed a babysitter.
🔮 “If I could change it for him, I would, but I can’t.
🔮 During Tuesday night’s episode of “The Real Housewives of New York City,” Taank shockingly asked Carole Radziwill if Carolyn — who died in a plane crash alongside her husband, John F. Kennedy Jr., in 1999 — was a “bitch.”
🔮 The two women, along with Sai De Silva, were the only cast members from the reboot asked back for Season 16, which features three new Real Housewives and the return of OG star Carole Radziwill.
🔮 In her confessional, Gaither says she would do things differently if she could go back.
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Danny Murphy
12 article(s) here · 1 carrying a prediction
🔮 So I just kind of assessed what I could see.”
🔮 “Real Housewives” star Carole Radziwill insisted Monday that she’s a hard-nosed parking enforcer in her SoHo neighborhood — even as she’s racked up thousands of dollars in tickets herself.
🔮 The “Summer House” star, 41, was asked during an exclusive interview with Page Six’s “Virtual Reali-Tea” Thursday whether he and his former fiancée would ever rekindle their relationship.
🔮 “I made mistakes and I will take responsibility for my own actions.”
🔮 Glanville explained that she “started” her “Real Housewives” journey with Richards when she joined “RHOBH” in Season 2, recalling how Richards would let her drop her son off at her house to hang out with her youngest daughter, Portia Umansky, when she needed a babysitter.
🔮 “If I could change it for him, I would, but I can’t.
🔮 During Tuesday night’s episode of “The Real Housewives of New York City,” Taank shockingly asked Carole Radziwill if Carolyn — who died in a plane crash alongside her husband, John F. Kennedy Jr., in 1999 — was a “bitch.”
🔮 The two women, along with Sai De Silva, were the only cast members from the reboot asked back for Season 16, which features three new Real Housewives and the return of OG star Carole Radziwill.
🔮 In her confessional, Gaither says she would do things differently if she could go back.
Also by Danny Murphy
Nothing else under this byline is closely related to this article, so these are simply their most recent.
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Garcia PERSON · 6× Hampel PERSON · 3× Carmella Garcia PERSON · 1× Danny Hampel PERSON · 1× Jason PERSON · 1× Jax PERSON · 1× Jennifer Pedranti PERSON · 1× NFL ORG · 1× Page Six’s ORG · 1× Tamra Judge PERSON · 1×

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“It was a very difficult situation because it was somebody that I loved very deeply, and I truly did want to get to a place of forgiveness, but I oftentimes ignore my intuition and there was just something deep down that I felt like I just didn’t trust,” she said.
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🔮 “If I could change it for him, I would, but I can’t.

Claims (24 extracted, 1 hedged)

Carmella Garcia and her boyfriend, Danny Hampel, have broken up after 10 years of dating. asserted
Garcia → break → dating
The “Real Housewives of Orange County” star confirmed she “called it quits” with Hampel, a general contractor, “months ago” while speaking exclusively to Page Six’s “Virtual Reali-Tea” Thursday. asserted
she → confirm → Tea
“I feel a range of emotions,” Garcia, 44, told us. asserted
Garcia → feel → us
“I feel sad. asserted
I → feel → ?
But, at the end of the day, I needed to put myself first.” asserted
I → need → myself
Garcia — who joined “RHOC” this season for its milestone 20th season — has been open about her relationship struggles on the show, sharing in Episode 6 that Hampel had cheated on her four years ago. asserted
Hampel → join → her
Although the luxury real estate agent did not reveal the exact reason why she broke up with Hampel, she did say she discovered he had done something “gravely inappropriate” soon after they wrapped filming. asserted
they → reveal → filming
“It was a very difficult situation because it was somebody that I loved very deeply, and I truly did want to get to a place of forgiveness, but I oftentimes ignore my intuition and there was just something deep down that I felt like I just didn’t trust,” she said. asserted
she → love → that
“The dishonesty just continued and I called it quits.” asserted
I → continue → it
Garcia shared that her sons from her previous marriage — Jason, 17, and Jax, 15 — have “struggled” the most with her decision, but acknowledged that it was “not a healthy” relationship to show her children. asserted
it → share → children
“I have to be enough for myself and for him and for my children, and I was never enough for him,” she said. asserted
she → have → him
“That’s an issue that I feel like is his issue.” asserted
I → ’ → that
“If I could change it for him, I would, but I can’t. uncertain
I → change → him
The ship was sinking and I needed to save myself.” asserted
I → sink → myself
Garcia said the “hardest part” of the breakup has been watching their relationship back on the show, noting that co-stars Jennifer Pedranti and Tamra Judge have been “amazing” support systems. asserted
Pedranti → say → systems
As for whether she’s ready to start dating again, Garcia said she was initially hesitant, but she’s since hired a “team of therapists” to help her work through some of her own issues. asserted
her → ’ → issues
“I’ve struggled over the years [with] suppressing pain, and I felt like this is exactly where I needed to be,” she said. asserted
she → struggle → pain
“I needed to walk through it, and the only way through it is straight through it.” asserted
way → need → it
Garcia shares four children with her ex-husband, former NFL quarterback Jeff Garcia. asserted
Garcia → share → husband
In addition to their aforementioned sons, they also share daughters Presley, 18, and Faith, 14. asserted
they → share → daughters
The pair tied the knot in 2007, before publicly announcing their separation in 2020. asserted
pair → tie → 2020
However, they still remain legally married. asserted
they → remain → ?
“The Real Housewives of Orange County” airs Thursday nights at 8 p.m. ET on Bravo, with new episodes available to stream the next day on Peacock. Conversation Your voice matters. asserted
voice → air → Conversation
Discussions are moderated for civility. asserted
Discussions → moderate → civility
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