REAL Housewives of Orange County star Noella Bergener made a dramatic entrance on her series debut.
The former model and a mom-of-two joined the cast of RHOC as the news of her shocking separation from James Bergener in December 2021.
Who is Noella Bergener?
Born on June 14, 1985, Noella Bergener is a model for numerous magazines including Esquire and Flirt.
Noella was one of the younger castmates on series 16 of The Real Housewives of Orange County.
She has two kids, one girl named Coco from a previous relationship and a boy named James Jr. from her most recent marriage.
Noella is also the first black cast member of RHOC, and has a net worth of approximately $1 million.
When did Noella Bergener join Real Housewives of Orange County?
The social justice-minded and outspoken mom has appeared on the show in the past joined the cast for Season 16, along with RHOC newbie Dr. Jen Armstrong.
In a Bravo exclusive interview, she said: “I’m a true California girl,” a mom to “two amazing kiddos and to my dogs,” but she notes, “once a model, always a model.”
She adds: “Orange County… they’ve not seen somebody like me before.
“I am a biracial, liberal, bisexual, bilingual woman who’s very proud and very outspoken.”
She also said she’s politically minded and is: “definitely trying to emphasize everything with the Black Lives Matter movement,” by using her platform to promote Black-owned businesses.
She joined the show as a full-time cast member in December 2021.
Who is Noella Bergener’s husband, Bobby Schubenski?
On Friday, October 13, 2023, Noella Bergener announced that she got engaged to her log-time boyfriend, Bobby Schubenski.
He is a bass player and a co-owner of a clothing company named Blackcraft Cult.
He was previously engaged to retired professional wrestler, Milena Roucka, who was known in the WWE as Rosa Mendes. They have a seven-year-old daughter named Jordan.
Who has Noella Bergener dated?
Noella Bergener tied the knot to lawyer James Bergener in June 2020.
Noella first turned heads on the season premiere admitting that they have a sex dungeon and revealed that James, who controls all of the family’s finances, was reportedly in up to $6 million in debt.
Towards the end of the episode, viewers learn that James has filed for a divorce.
She told Shannon Beador, her closest ally on the show: “He made an error and he needs to repair it, but I never thought that this would be the end of our marriage.”
“And I never thought that that would mean that I’m a single mom with our son.”
James, however, told a different side of the story claiming his wife changed upon joining the RHOC cast.
He said: “As filming got closer and closer, though, she changed. Her sole focus became the show. We rarely spoke, and when we did, we’d end up in fights.”
