Kelly Bensimon calls off wedding just FOUR DAYS before ceremony after getting cold feet
Kelly Bensimon has called off her wedding to fiancé Scott Litner, just four days before she was set to walk down the aisle.
The 56-year-old Real Housewives of New York alum — who earlier this year said she wanted a 'sexy' and 'unique' wedding dress — announced the news in a statement shared with Page Six.
'I have decided that my two daughters are my priority and I won’t be moving forward with this wedding,' the note said.
A source close to Kelly told People that she is now taking time to focus on herself.
The reality television personality and financier had been preparing for a June 29 ceremony.
Kelly Bensimon has called off her wedding to fiancé Scott Litner, just four days before she was set to walk down the aisle; Kelly pictured in May
The reality television personality and financier had been preparing for a June 29 ceremony; pictured with Scott in February
Kelly and Scott were supposed to have two ceremonies — a backyard wedding in Boston for their closest loved ones and later a larger party in the Hamptons.
The couple got engaged last summer over Fourth of July weekend, when the financier popped the question on a trip to Lake Geneva, Wisconsin, where the reality television personality vacationed as a child.
A rep for the star told Page Six at the time: 'Kelly is happily engaged and looking forward to this new beginning.'
Bensimon was previously married to Gilles Bensimon, a photographer, from 1997 to 2006 and they share daughters Sea, 26, and Teddy, 24 in July.
Litner has been married twice and also has children.
Scott proposed on a speedboat while she was clad in a tiny lilac bikini, catching her completely off guard.
'Scott proposed to me, literally in Wisconsin near where I was raised. I was raised in Rockford, Illinois, and he proposed to me in Lake Geneva Wisconsin,' she explained to DailyMail.com.
Last December the real estate agent told People about her then-fiancé: 'When I first met him, I didn’t even say anything. I was speechless — which is not like me, I always have something to say.'
Kelly and Scott were supposed to have two ceremonies — a backyard wedding for their closest loved ones and a larger party in the Hamptons
'I have decided that my two daughters are my priority and I won’t be moving forward with this wedding,' Kelly shared in a statement; pictured with daughters, Sea, 26, and Teddy, 23
Litner proposed in July 2023 with a large five-carat, emerald-cut diamond ring that was custom made by New York City jeweler Material Good
She gushed, 'He blew me away. He’s just a really special human.'
According to Page Six, Kelly was scheduled to pick up her three wedding dresses from Kleinfeld’s on Tuesday afternoon.
Earlier this month, she shared with the outlet: 'I’m getting married later in life and I never thought this would happen. I just would not change this day and the leading up to it.'
And she recently returned from a mini bachelorette trip at Sandals Dunn’s River in Jamaica with her daughters.
