The source adds that Gina, who officially split from ex-husband Matt Kirschenheiter during the summer of 2019, is “really excited about this move and she is looking forward to this next chapter.”
Gina’s new romance comes just over a year after she officially separated from husband Matt Kirschenheiter. The two were together for 11 years and married for eight before filing for divorce. In June 2019, Matt was arrested and subsequently charged with domestic violence.
The former couple shares sons three kids: Sons, Nicholas (7) and Luca (4) as well as daughter Sienna, (5).
Gina made her new romance Instagram official on Monday, September 30. She posted a photo of herself with Mullen with the caption: “Always find a reason to laugh. It may not add years to your life but will surely add life to your years.”
Gina previously admitted that she's hopeful that Mullen makes a future appearance on RHOC.
“I’m hopeful that maybe he would film, but I don’t want to put anything on anyone they’re not comfortable doing,” she explained to Us Weekly back in October 2019. “This is such a new world to him. So I really only want him to do it if he’s comfortable doing that. We’ll see how that goes.”
Despite being in a new relationship, Gina dished about her relationship with her ex-husband Matt Kirschenheiter in a separate interview with PEOPLE Now. The Bravo reality star revealed that she has compassion for the father of her three children as they navigate their divorce
“There is a part of my heart that feels bad for Matt because he wasn’t really a part of this to begin with and he’s not a monster,” Gina said. “It’s an emotional time, and people make mistakes. He’s made a lot of them, obviously.”
Part of the reason Gina said she can stay so optimistic is that she and Matt “don’t really communicate.”
“We communicate through a website, but it’s good for us,” she said. “It’s actually helping us to stay in bounds and have a healthy relationship moving forward. I’m hopeful that in the future, things will get better and it won’t always be like this.”
As far as co-parenting, she told PEOPLE Now, “Matt and I being away from each other is the best thing for our children.”
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