‘RHOSLC’ Heather Gay’s Ex-Husband: How He’s Connected to Howard Hughes

The Real Housewives of Salt Lake City is here — and in a big way. We’ve met the new ladies we’ll be watching every Wednesday night, and now, well, we all have some questions.

Heather Gay has already emerged as one of the show’s breakout stars. She’s got no filter (though probably a few fillers) and lots of facial expressions that will be plastered all over the internet soon enough. We’ve learned about her family and her business and her ties to some major historical figures, especially via her ex-husband.

“I am a purebred, pedigreed, pioneer Mormon,” she explained in her interview, saying that her ancestors came across the plains as pioneers and settled in Utah. “I married a Mormon man, I had three Mormon daughters, every descendant in our line is Mormon.”

She goes on to say, “I married into a family of extreme wealth,” and she ain’t joking. “Howard Hughes comes in, hires my grandfather-in-law as his driver and henchman. Howard Hughes loved the Mormons and when he passed, the Gay family inherited a huge portion of his estate. The Gay family is worth billions, so I basically married into Mormon royalty. But it all came crashing down when we got divorced five years ago. In the Mormon church, divorce is not an option.” Heather and her ex-husband were married for 11 years, and says she is still dealing with pain from the split, telling Page Six, “I didn’t know how to function. I’m still having a very, very difficult time.”

But since her divorce, Heather has done more than ok for herself. She is the co-owner of Beauty Lab + Laser, a comedic medical practice that is now valued at more than $20 million dollars. And while we’re sure to learn more about her family life this season, we’ll also get to see her thriving in her luxurious life — with a healthy dose of drama mixed in too, of course.

The Real Housewives of Saly Lake City airs Wednesday at 10pm ET/PT on Bravo. 

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