Julia Lemigova believes that Larsa Pippen’s apparent jealous streak could’ve caused her split from Marcus Jordan.
“Relationships are a hard thing. And we all know Larsa is very jealous,” the “Real Housewives of Miami” star, 51, exclusively tells Pvnew’s “Virtual Reali-Tea” podcast during a joint interview with castmate Adriana de Moura.
The former Miss USSR claims that she experienced this side of Pippen, 49, herself.
The onlyFans creator allegedly became irate after Lemigova — who made history as the first openly gay “Real Housewife” when “Miami” was rebooted in 2021 — asked Jordan, 33, to snap a few pics of her on his phone during BravoCon 2023 in Las Vegas last fall.
“I mean, how jealous she got when she saw my picture on Marcus’ phone? Oh my God, and it was like the most innocent thing,” recalls Lemigova, who is married to tennis legend Martina Navratilova.
“And it created a wave, so who knows? Maybe she’s seen a picture of somebody else?”
The model clarifies that she is “just speculating,” but doesn’t know what else could’ve contributed to Pippen and Jordan’s demise after just over a year of dating.
“I hope, if it’s true, she’s not too heartbroken because — even though we have our differences — if the breakup is true I feel really, really bad for her because she was really in love,” Lemigova says of her noted onscreen adversary.
“And they seemed really cute together. He was such a gentle, nice guy. It came as a shock.”
Pvnew confirmed on Monday that Pippen and Jordan called it quits after scrubbing each other from their respective social media accounts over the weekend.
An insider exclusively told us that the two “are taking space from each other” due to “tension” in their relationship allegedly “incited” by Marcus’ dad, Michael Jordan, “publicly denouncing it.”
“Marcus said Michael was joking when he said he didn’t approve, but it really mortified Larsa,” the source explained.
Michael’s feud with Larsa’s ex-husband, Scottie Pippen — the NBA superstar’s former Chicago Bulls teammate — also allegedly made things more difficult for the pair.
“The history between Michael and Scottie made things complicated, even if Larsa and Marcus did their best to make it a non-issue,” the insider said.
However, another source asserted that family matters did not factor into the duo’s decision to part ways.
“They have decided to take some time apart to reevaluate their relationship,” the second insider stressed, adding that the breakup “has nothing to do with any family input, but solely for their personal growth.”
Larsa and Marcus first sparked dating rumors in September 2022 after being seen out to dinner. Though they initially denied their relationship for several months, they went Instagram-official in January 2023.
“The Real Housewives of Miami” airs Wednesdays at 9 p.m. ET on Bravo.
