Erika Jayne “The Real Housewives of Beverly Hills” star splits with husband after 21 years

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LOS ANGELES, CALIFORNIA – OCTOBER 02: In this image released on October 2, Erika Jayne attends Rihanna’s Savage X Fenty Show Vol. 2 presented by Amazon Prime Video at the Los Angeles Convention Center in Los Angeles, California; and broadcast on October 2, 2020. (Photo by Jerritt Clark/Getty Images for Savage X Fenty Show Vol. 2 Presented by Amazon Prime Video)

Erika Jayne, Singer and “The Real Housewives of Beverly Hills” cast member has announced that her 21-year marriage to Tom Girardi has come to an end.

Erika revealed this in a statement on Wednesday. “After much consideration I have decided to end my marriage to Tom Girardi. This is not a step taken lightly or easily,”

Asked that her privacy and Tom’s be respected by others, she said, “I have great love and respect for Tom and for our years and the lives we built together. It is my absolute wish to proceed through this process with respect and with the privacy that both Tom and I deserve. I request that others give us that privacy as well.”

Erika Girardi and Thomas Girardi attend The Sherman Brothers Disney Music – The 7th Annual Concert Extraordinaire – Los Angeles Lawyers Philharmonic on June 18, 2016 at Walt Disney Concert Hall in Los Angeles, USA. (Photo by Steve Eichner)

According to her 2018 memoir, “Pretty Mess,” the couple met at a restaurant where Jayne was a server and Girardi a frequent customer.

The age difference — she is 49 and he is 81 — is something she has addressed on “The Real Housewives.”

“I’ve dealt with this forever, the younger woman that married the wealthier, older man,” she said on one episode of the Bravo reality series. “I’m tired of having to justify my 20-year marriage.”