Whitney Rose has officially filed for divorce from Justin Rose after more than 16 years of marriage.
The “Real Housewives of Salt Lake City” star, 40, submitted the paperwork in the Third District Court, Salt Lake Department on Tuesday, according to court records. She also filed a proposed parenting plan as part of the proceedings. In Utah, many divorce documents are classified as private, limiting what details become public.
The filing comes less than two weeks after reports first surfaced that the couple had been living separately. The outlet exclusively revealed on July 22 that Whitney and Justin, 58, were “living separate lives,” with sources claiming they were rarely seen together even when occupying the same space. “They are never together, even when they’re in the same place, like the gym,” one insider claimed at the time.
Multiple sources indicated the pair, who wed in November 2009 and share two children, had each vented “frustrations” about their marriage to close family and friends. One informant alleged they were merely “existing” as a couple “for the sake of the kids.” Another claimed Whitney was barely present at their shared home before Season 7 began filming in late February.
The Roses’ marriage had faced scrutiny for years, intensifying after a pivotal moment in Season 2. Justin was fired from his senior executive role at LifeVantage Corporation shortly after the couple’s infamous “Love Is Art” scene aired, in which cameras captured them stripping to their underwear and covering each other in body paint. He remained unemployed for a year, and Whitney has acknowledged that the career change significantly affected their relationship and household dynamic.
During Season 4, she told castmate Angie Katsanevas that she and Justin — who was not wearing his wedding ring at the time — were undecided about continuing their marriage. Financial stress in recent years also contributed to the breakdown, sources previously indicated.
Despite the mounting speculation, Whitney repeatedly denied impending divorce. In January 2025, she told Andy Cohen on “Watch What Happens Live” that split rumors “have been circulating for five years now,” while Justin sat in the audience. “Not going anywhere,” she insisted of her husband.
That public reassurance contrasted sharply with her social media activity. On July 21, Whitney posted a summer photo dump crediting “time with my family, Bobbie & Brooks, sunrises, sunsets, food, golf, friends, mountains, sunshine [and] healing” as sources of “the deepest sense of happiness and joy” — notably omitting any mention of Justin.
The couple are parents to daughter Bobbie, 16, and son Brooks, 13. Justin also has three sons from his first marriage. Whitney has juggled her family responsibilities with launching multiple ventures including Wild Rose Beauty, Sōl People, Prism and the “Wild Rose Podcast.”
Justin currently serves as president of Awakend, a wellness company. His transition to this role followed the extended period of unemployment that began after his LifeVantage departure.
The origins of Whitney and Justin’s relationship carried their own complications. They began their romance when he was her boss, and both were still married to other people at the time. The affair resulted in both being “excommunicated from the Mormon church,” a storyline that has followed them throughout their reality television tenure.
The Rose split marks the second high-profile separation among the RHOSLC cast in a matter of days. The outlet broke news of Angie Katsanevas’ separation from Shawn Trujillo just two days before the initial Rose reports emerged, prompting one source to observe: “This show is so bad on relationships.”
Reps for the Roses and for Bravo did not immediately respond to requests for comment on the divorce filing.
Whitney’s legal move formalizes what had been weeks of intense speculation, transforming the private marital struggles that played out across multiple seasons into a court-documented separation. The filing sets in motion custody arrangements and asset divisions that will unfold under Utah’s partially sealed divorce procedures.