Pals of Tinsley Mortimer is glowing with rage after fiancé Scott Kluth dumped her after forcing her to choose between him and her TV show.
Insiders say that the founder of the Coupon Cabin claims that he does not like the media attention that her work with ‘The Real Housewives of New York’ brought – and he gave her an ultimatum by the end of 2019 and said that if she left the show, he would get married. her.
Mortimer agreed and moved to his hometown of Chicago – just telling us that Kluth had to drop her off casually last week without giving a reason.
“He tortured her. For years he would break up with her and come out to her again and break up with her again, ”claims one of Mortimer’s friends. ‘But when he proposed, she believed he meant it. She left her career, she left her livelihood, she left her house, and suddenly he was back at his old tricks and he stopped the engagement. ‘
The friend added: ‘He is afraid of dedication. He never had it in him to keep his promise to marry her. And he used her fame to promote his coupon company. ”
We are told that Kluth dumped the social star reality star after a fight last Friday.
Meanwhile, the informant said that he had sent a statement to People magazine, which Mortimer had barely given notice that the weekly of the celebrities would announce their split.
“The man who hates the press is running to People magazine,” the friend sniffed.
Kluth said in the statement: “After 14 months of engagement, Tinsley and I have ended our relationship and we have been living independently for the past few months.”
But the insider told us, “She did not want it.” They also said that the idea that they lived separately was misleading because they both traveled a large portion of that time. They said Mortimer was ‘blinded’ by the sudden split.
We are told that Mortimer’s “head is still turning” and that she does not yet know if she will move back to New York.
A Kluth spokesman said in a statement: “It is disappointing that Tinsley is misunderstanding the circumstances of their breakup, which took place months ago during this emotional time. As Scott has already said, he wishes nothing but the best for Tinsley and he wants to recover emotionally and move on. ”
Kluth proposed in November 2019 in an extensive spectacle with drones and a choir. They have suspended their wedding plans due to the pandemic.
She was previously married to Topper Mortimer from 2002 to 2010.