‘RHOM’s Alexia Nepola Tears Up Over Son Frankie & How Split From Husband Has Affected Him; Reveals Where She Stands With Dr. Nicole Martin-quang

Miami is on “Fyah,” with Bravo Fan Fest set to take over the city this week. The Real Housewives of Miami took a small break from filming Season 7 of their show to appear on the first of five Watch What Happens Live episodes recorded in front of a live audience.

Alexia Nepola is in for a different season as cameras pick up after she announced her separation from her husband Todd. The new season of RHOM will also go on without Dr. Nicole Martin after she and Nepola seemed to be on a good path forward following a rocky friendship.

“I actually called Nicole and I told her that I thought she was making the right decision for herself and for her family,” Nepola told Deadline of Dr. Martin’s exit from the show. “I was sad, because I always had the hope of being good friends with her on the show, because I felt like she and I had a lot of things in common, and we would be good friends one day. So I’m bummed that she didn’t come back, but I know that that was a good and right decision for her family.”

Amid filming of RHOM Season 7, a picture from the cast showed Nepola and bestie Marysol Patton absent, which had social media buzzing.

“Hmm… maybe people were taking the picture and that’s why we weren’t on it, or maybe they split up the groups, right? There’s so many things that could have happened. You guys are just gonna have to tune in and watch. Those trips are a lot!” she teased.

Amid her separation from her husband, Nepola teased that Todd is “not participating” in the show’s filming this season, adding, “It’s no secret that he does not love the show. You won’t see any of Todd. You’ll hear about Todd because everybody has an opinion about him, including myself. You’ll follow my journey, and you’ll see the highs and lows. It’s been an emotional roller coaster and all I can tell you is the girls have been there for me that you.”

Regarding her split from her husband, Nepola got emotional when asked how the separation had affected her family and how her son Frankie was especially saddened by it.

“Well, Frankie is all about family, so it’s hard,” Nepola told us amid tears. “He loves his family, and I feel like children with [a] brain injury, they need the structure, and he loves Todd. My kids just want to see me happy, whether it’s with Todd or not with Todd. It was really hard for all of us, but now we’re in a better place, but it was hard.”