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Tyler StanalandandBrittany Snow’sdecision to split last year didn’t come as a shock to one of hisSelling the OCcostars.
Polly Brindle, an Oppenheim Group agent in Orange County who appears on theSelling Sunsetspinoff, said the news had been in “the cards for a while” during an appearance on the Sept. 12 episode of the podcastReality Life with Kate Casey.
Stanaland and Snow, whotied the knotin 2020, separated last September andfinalized their divorcein July. Season 2 of Selling the OC, which premiered Sept. 8, includes some ofthe split’s emotional aftermathfrom Stanaland’s side.
“The revelations that came out in season 1, I don’t think that helps the situation,” Brindle continued. “I mean, it wasn’t a surprise to his close friends. Maybe it was a surprise to other people in the office who aren’t as close with him. He is a very private person. And I, you know, respect that fully. So I wasn’t surprised, no.”
Stanaland and thePitch Perfectstar broke up less than a month after the first season ofSelling the OChit Netflix in August 2022.PEOPLE reportedthat the couple experienced marriage troubles after Stanaland revealed cast member Kayla Cardona attempted to kiss him off-camera — an incident one insider called the “final straw” in their relationship.
In season 2, Brindle reveals she and the newly single realtor shared a smooch in the office.
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Brindle says the moment was “cute,” but the pair laughed it off during a call the following day.
“It was just like, ‘Oh, that happened.’ And nothing changed in our friendship. It was never an indication that something was going to happen like it was a drunken snog. And other people in the office knew immediately; it wasn’t a secret. So to have that kind of used against us and blow up in this kind of big expose thing, it was like, what are you talking about? This is not the same thing as what you did a year and a half ago.”
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The show’s second season also seesStanaland navigating his close friendship with fellow agent Alex Hall, whose connection with Stanaland has “always been there,” according to Brindle.
Brindle says she and Stanaland each called Hall the morning after their kiss to clarify what happened.
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Ahead of last week’sSelling the OCseason 2 premiere,Stanaland told PEOPLEhe’s “picking up the pieces” after his divorce from Snow.
“It’s one of those things where time heals all wounds, and you see me as I’m going through it and picking up the pieces and finding my feet again,” he explained. “But luckily, I had great people around me and dove into work. I think I’m still healing, in certain ways from it, but I keep saying divorce doesn’t have to be a bad thing. You learn and grow from it.”
source: people.com
