“The Valley” star Jesse Lally’s love life is going strong even as he navigates his divorce from his estranged wife and castmate Michelle Saniei Lally.
“I’m so happy right now,” he said on Page Six’s “Virtual Reali-Tea” podcast with Lacey Nicole, who is dating the philanthropist. “We’ve been great friends, but we recently started dating. She’s a really great person and a beautiful soul.”
The pair made their red carpet debut last week at friend Jared Lipscomb’s charity event in Los Angeles to raise money for the Leukemia and Lymphoma Society.
Jesse shared photos from the party, including one with Nicole, and wrote, “I love seeing my friends Sparkle every chance I get. @jaredlips Thank you for always being a light! F$CK Gun.”
The high-end real estate agent looked dapper in a tan suit with a white shirt, the top button undone, showing off his tanned and chiseled chest. Meanwhile, Nicole shocked in a metallic gold ensemble that exposed her belly button.
Although they looked like a Hollywood power couple, Jesse says he was drawn to Nicole’s down-to-earth personality.
“Talk about grounding,” he said, raving that the blonde bombshell “definitely definitely grounds me, because she doesn’t let anything good get away from me.”
Still, he’s not ready to call Nicole his girlfriend.
“It’s just something new and I don’t want to put any labels on it or anything,” he explained, adding that they are taking things slowly. “It’s really fun to be able to spend time with someone again.”
Meanwhile, Jesse’s soon-to-be ex-spouse Michelle (with whom he has a young daughter named Isabella) has started dating handsome financial advisor Aaron Nosler, who has already secured her boyfriend spot. .
According to Jesse, he and Nicole recently spent time with Michelle and Nosler at Isabella’s birthday party, where the four got along great.
“We’re now at a place where she attended Isabella’s birthday and Michelle and her boyfriend attended Isabella’s birthday. And we had a big group of people. ” he shares. “Well, that’s good. We all got together.”
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Jesse and Michelle announced their plans to divorce in March, days before the premiere of Bravo’s hit Vanderpump Rules spinoff, The Valley. However, in September 2023, just days after cameras dropped on the first season of the unscripted series, they decided to separate.
“I was very angry about the whole situation, and Michelle was doing her thing,” he says, recalling his emotional state at the beginning of the breakup.
Jesse has stated that he “didn’t feel ready to date” until later. “At first, I felt like he was cheating,” he elaborates. “And I started to feel shame. ‘We’re going through this and Isabella is alone.’ We should be there for her in that moment.” .”
Jesse prioritized spending time with his daughter rather than focusing on meeting women. “After her separation, she spent a lot of time with him and we didn’t start dating for a while,” he emphasizes.
After settling into a healthier co-parenting relationship with Michelle, the Bravolebrity told “Virtual Reali-Tea” that she finally felt ready to explore her options.
“It’s a long road to get there. We all know that separation can be very traumatic and confusing, and there are financial issues and this and that,” he admits. “At first it was all about that, just trying to make sense of everything, like, ‘Where did you go? Who were you with?’
Jesse continues. “And all of a sudden it gets a little bit easier and you start to realize that all we have to do is focus on Isabella.”
The father-of-one is thrilled that he and Michelle have found happiness with other people, but he’s even more excited that his young daughter is adapting so easily to their evolving dynamic. ing.
“She was like, ‘Oh, daddy has an iPad and mommy has a tipi or tent or whatever, so she can go to daddy’s house,'” he says. “Fortunately, she overcame that challenge.”
“The Valley” airs Tuesdays at 9pm ET on Bravo.
