Gina Kirschenheiter.Photo: Jesse Grant/Getty
Gina Kirschenheiteris still working on letting go after her divorce from ex-husbandMatt Kirschenheiter.
The duo revisited some of Gina’s old outfits, including her 2002 prom dress. But coming across the dress she wore during her 2010 wedding sparked an emotional reaction from her.
Upon taking the dress out of its box, Heather, 53, asked whether Gina, 37, wanted her daughter to wear it someday.
“I guess I always just thought about it, like, something, not necessarily maybe [my daughter] Sienna would wear it. But maybe her or the grandchildren would have something like their baptism gowns or something made out of it,” she told Heather through a shaky voice. “I guess that just kind of makes me sad.”
Added Gina, “Even though I’m so happy and everything is the way it should be — I don’t have any regrets or doubts where I am now, it still doesn’t make it not sad.”
“It’s just a dress, you know?” Gina added. “You’re going to make some other bride very happy and hot, but happy.”
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In a confessional, Gina also opened up about why the dress made her so emotional.
“I never thought anything would be different than what was going to be my future on the day that I wore that dress,” she said. “Letting go of this dress represents me letting go of this life that I thought I was going to have. It’s just hard to let it go.”
Gina filed for divorce from Matt, 37, in April 2018 after eight years of marriage. Though theybriefly rekindledtheir love, the now-exes proceeded forward with the separation after they were involved in an intense argument in June 2019.
Gina and Matt Kirschenheiter.Gina Kirschenheiter/Instagram
Last April, Matt pleaded guilty after Ginamade a victim’s impact statementin his case.
Gina has been dating Travis Mullen since mid-2019. During her recent appearance on PEOPLE’sReality Check, she revealed how happy she was in the relationship.
“I’m really happy. I’m consistently happy,” she said. “I think that’s powerful and that’s amazing. It’s something I’ve never felt before. Like, I’m consistently happy and I feel loved. It’s great.”
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source: people.com
