‘Distractify’ was the primary to verify Todd filed for divorce from Alexia in April 2024.
When Bravo followers first met Alexia Nepola (nee Echevarria) on The Actual Housewives of Miami, she seemingly had all of it: A loving husband, Herman Echevarria, a bustling profession because the CEO of her and Herman’s trend outlet, Venue Journal, and two adoring sons — Peter and Frankie.
Sadly, Alexia confronted some hardships on and off of RHOM. Earlier than the primary iteration of the sequence was canceled in 2013, she dealt together with her son, Frankie’s automotive accident that almost took his life. Off-camera, Alexia’s second husband, Herman, handed away in 2016, one yr after the couple filed for divorce.
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All through her difficult moments, Alexia remained devoted and open to discovering love once more. When she returned to RHOM for Season 4 following an eight-year hiatus, she seemingly discovered her match in her third husband—actual property investor and developer Todd Nepola. However because the couple’s marriage unraveled on the present, rumors started to swirl that hassle was brewing between them.
In April 2024, Distractify was the primary to report the breakup rumors about Todd and Alexia had been true. Todd filed for divorce from Alexia, stating the wedding was “irretrievably damaged.”
Alexia has said she had no concept she and Todd’s divorce was coming, particularly since they appeared very a lot in love. So, how did the couple’s romance finish in divorce papers? Right here’s Alexia and Todd’s full relationship timeline!
February 2018 — Alexia launched ‘RHOM’ followers to Todd Nepola after a yr of them relationship offline.
Whereas Alexia wasn’t formally a Housewives star in 2018, her standing as one of many OGs of Actual Housewives of Miami saved followers enthusiastic about her day-to-day on social media. In February 2018, Alexia shared together with her followers that she had a brand new man in her life — Todd. Alexia flaunted her new beau with photographs from a weekend getaway to Havana, Cuba.
“#weekendvibes,” Alexia captioned the picture with a coronary heart emoji.
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In accordance with The Every day Mail, the couple began relationship in 2017, although Alexia probably needed to maintain it below wraps. Todd made his presence in Alexia’s life clear from her first publish. Beneath a number of optimistic responses from Alexia’s followers, Todd wrote, “Most AMAZING Journey ever…… I liked experiencing Cuba with you – the Alexia means!”
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February 2019 — Alexia hinted at spending “perpetually” with Todd.
After giving Todd a spot on her Instagram grid (a privilege everybody doesn’t earn), Alexia continued sharing her and her boyfriend’s love, which included a number of extravagant journeys and lengthy weekends. On Valentine’s Day 2019, Alexia stated she was greater than able to have a lifetime with Todd, hinting that the couple would get married quickly.
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“I WANT THIS FOREVER❤️❤️❤️,” Alexia wrote in a Valentine’s Day tribute to Todd. “My pal, my associate, my coronary heart, my rock, the love of my life !!! Thanks for loving me and making it really easy to maintain falling increasingly in love with you.”
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December 2019 — Todd put a hoop on it.
Just a few months after Alexia needed to marry Todd, he proved they had been on the identical web page. On Dec. 15, 2019, Alexia posted a photograph of the couple carrying matching black outfits whereas kissing. Throughout the kiss, Alexia flaunted a beautiful diamond ring to verify they had been engaged.
“I SAID YES,” she wrote beneath the picture.
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November 2020 — Alexia expressed her pleasure for being “Mrs. Nepola.”
Alexia and Todd spent most of 2020 prepping for his or her 2021 marriage ceremony. On Nov. 17 of that yr, Alexia posted her anticipation for the marriage throughout Todd’s forty seventh birthday. In an Instagram reel, she praised Todd for giving her “a purpose to smile” and stated she didn’t need anybody else to take his place.
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“You’re my EVERYTHING, and there’s no one I might somewhat spend the remainder of my life with aside from you,” Alexia stated. “I’m impressed by the person you try to be… rising every single day, reaching for brand new heights, understanding, desires, and targets. I really like you and need you all of the goodness and abundance that God and the universe have to supply. Glad Birthday, Papi ❤️ Te Adoro, and I can’t wait to be your spouse.”
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August 2021 — Alexia and Todd delayed their marriage ceremony attributable to a household tragedy.
Alexia and Todd initially deliberate to marry on Aug. 25, 2021, three years after they began relationship. Sadly, unexpected circumstances pressured the couple to delay their marriage ceremony.
On Aug. 25, Alexia introduced through Instagram that her mom, Nancy, died of COVID-19 on the identical day of what would’ve been her marriage ceremony. In an Instagram publish, the Bravolebrity stated, “What was presupposed to be the happiest day of my life as we speak has turned out to be the saddest.” She additionally shared touching particulars about her mom’s legacy and affect on her life.
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December 2021 — The couple married in St. Barts months after the lack of Alexia’s mother.
Amid the lack of her mother, Nancy, Alexia moved ahead together with her and Todd’s nuptials a number of months later. On Dec. 16, 2021, the couple married on the Eden Resort in St. Barths. Throughout the ceremony, they exchanged gold marriage ceremony bands with their marriage ceremony date engraved inside.
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The St. Barths ceremony was personal, although the couple later celebrated with a yacht ceremony in Miami, amongst their household and Alexia’s RHOM co-stars. Nevertheless, once they stated “I Do,” they needed to make sure the day was all about them. The couple additionally paid tribute to Alexia’s late mom and father, in addition to Todd’s dad, who died of a stroke weeks after they filmed RHOM Season 4.
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“Our favourite second of the ceremony was when an enormous sea turtle got here above the water,” Alexia advised Us Weekly. “I knew there was a symbolic and non secular that means, and the universe was attempting to inform me one thing. Sea turtles symbolize longevity, peace, perseverance, therapeutic, steadfastness, knowledge, and emotional energy. I’m a sea turtle!”
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January 2022 — Todd and Alexia Nepola handle his points together with her son, Peter Rosello, Jr.
Earlier than their marriage ceremony, Todd and Alexia’s marriage performed out on Season 5 of RHOM. A part of Alexia’s storyline that season included her sons, Frankie and Peter, adjusting to life with their new father determine. Sadly, Alexia couldn’t get all the males in her life on one accord.
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In a Season 5 episode, Todd and Alexia’s eldest son, Peter, bought right into a heated dialogue after Todd accused Peter of not caring for his brother, Frankie, who has particular wants. The extraordinary argument induced friction between them and made followers suppose Todd didn’t care about Frankie’s emotions since he seemed to be speaking about him as if he wasn’t within the room.
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In accordance with RealityBlurb, Todd claimed manufacturing edited his and Peter’s argument to make it look like Frankie was within the room. In a prolonged Instagram publish, he additionally described the argument as “terrible” and felt the household wanted a therapist to chime in.
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December 2022 — Alexia celebrated the couple’s first marriage ceremony anniversary on Instagram.
Regardless of their public household drama, Alexia and Todd’s marriage turned 1 in December 2022. On Dec. 16, Alexia posted two photographs from their marriage ceremony day and mirrored on them reaching the numerous milestone.
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“How did it go so quick?” she requested in her caption. “I suppose that’s how love is. A yr can fly by identical to that – a yr of laughter, tears, and all of the moments in between. I hope you understand how grateful I’m for you and for our life collectively. I am going to at all times want you. Need you. Love you.. with my complete coronary heart & soul. Glad Anniversary, mi amor! I am so glad to have today to rejoice with you ❤️ Te amo para siempre.”
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November 2023 — Season 6 of ‘The Actual Housewives of Miami’ signaled Alexia and Todd had been having issues of their marriage.
By Season 6 of The Actual Housewives of Miami, Alexia and Todd had made it by way of their first yr of marriage and had been seemingly nonetheless in love within the new season. The couple even shared in a Season 6 episode that they’ve turn out to be comfy sufficient to take a “quantity two” in entrance of each other within the lavatory. If that’s not love, I don’t know what’s.
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Though Alexia and Todd had been seemingly doing tremendous, Alexia’s former pal and co-star, Adriana de Moura, painted a special image. Throughout the season, Adriana spilled tea given to her by her former spouse, Ana Quincoces, in regards to the couple’s relationship. Adriana claimed the couple’s funds had been out of order and had induced points inside their marriage.
“Somewhat fowl advised me one thing about [Alexia and Todd], stated that they’re having some monetary points,” Adriana advised her BFF Julia Lemigova in a December 2023 episode.
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March 2024 — Alexia defends her and Todd’s marriage on the ‘RHOM’ Season 6 reunion.
As Season 6 of RHOM glided by, rumors concerning Alexia and Todd’s marriage started to swirl even additional as Adriana remained steadfast in her perception that they had been getting divorced. Alexia defended her marriage on the RHOM Season 6 reunion.
Throughout the reunion, Andy Cohen requested Alexia if she and Todd had been planning on staying collectively. She confirmed they had been nonetheless very a lot collectively and volunteered to point out the forged receipts of her and Todd’s lease.
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In accordance with Alexia, the lease said the couple needed to depart Alexia’s rented Miami Seashore apartment as a result of the homeowners bought the constructing, not as a result of they had been broke. Regardless of her adamance that she and Todd’s marriage was tremendous, her final publish of them was on Valentine’s day 2024.
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April 11, 2024 — Todd shocks Alexia (and followers) by submitting for divorce.
Whereas Alexia defended her marriage to Todd till the tip, few Miami followers purchased what she was promoting. Nonetheless, many had been shocked when Distractify broke that Todd filed for divorce from Alexia. The Miami-Dade County court docket submitting occurred on April 11, 2024, a number of months shy of the couple’s third marriage ceremony anniversary.
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Neither Alexia nor Todd signed a prenup forward of their December 2021 marriage ceremony, regardless of their reported spectacular web worths. Todd didn’t straight acknowledge the cut up, however Alexia addressed it on her Instagram account. The day the submitting went public, the Frankie’s Magnificence Bar CEO said she was “shocked” Todd needed a divorce. In one other April 2024 publish, she stated she was targeted on her boys through the separation
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April 29, 2024 — Alexia responds to her and Todd Nepola’s divorce
After Todd’s divorce submitting went public, Alexia briefly stepped away from her podcast, Ay Por Favor. Fortunately, her bestie, Marysol Patton, led the cost. Nevertheless, three weeks into their authorized separation, Alexia returned to her podcast and addressed her emotions about her ex’s actions.
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The Cuban Barbie revealed she had been asking herself, “What went incorrect?” and believed she and Todd had been in a superb house earlier than his April submitting.
“I discover myself misplaced,” she stated on the podcast. “It has been very, very tough. It has been very painful, hurtful, and I am simply getting by way of it.”
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Alexia stated she was grieving her marriage, although she tried to concentrate on the “optimistic” moments of her and Todd’s two-year and three-month marriage and their seven-year relationship. And whereas she admits they presumably weren’t meant to be, Alexia stated she was nonetheless in love with Todd and knew he felt the identical.
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“I nonetheless love him, and we nonetheless love one another,” she stated. “It is not as a result of we do not love one another, nevertheless it’s simply very unhappy that I suppose, we could not work out a means to sort things. And that is why I used to be in such shock, as a result of I am a fighter.”
“I believed issues had been good,” she added. “So it has been actually surprising, and I am devastated. I am pretending to be OK, however I cry lots. I keep busy, which helps me lots. I simply can’t afford to be in mattress. That is not how I heal.”
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Whereas they might not have been perpetually, Todd and Alexia’s romance was one for the books!
The Actual Housewives of Miami Seasons 1-6 can be found to stream on Peacock.