Mike Shouhed, Jessica Parido: 'Shahs Of Sunset' Chose Fame Over Marriage? [VIDEO]
Mike Shouhed and Jessica Parido appear to be in a war of words.
Following Parido's divorce filing in Nov. 2015, at which point she accused her husband of cheating, Shouhed denied being unfaithful during their marriage, claiming he cheated prior to their engagement. The Shahs Of Sunset star also said his split from Parido has been extremely difficult.
"This divorce was very hard on me. Emotionally, physically, mentally," Shouhed told Page Six in February. "I spent many, many days, that turned into weeks and months, staying at home and reflecting on my life. Focusing on myself. A lot of thinking, reading, meditating, yoga."
Plus, he added, "It’s been very hard on me to watch Jessica move on and find a new boyfriend and really publicly announce that she’s moved on. I feel that she did all those things because she was hurt and she wanted to hurt me."
Now, weeks later, Parido has appared on Nik Richie's Podcast, where she spoke of their relationship, claiming that while she will always love him, she feels the show came between them.
"I love him, and I always will love him. Always," she told Richie, via Popdust. "I was with him for five years, I met him at 21-years old. I didn’t know my head from my ass when I met him, and he really did teach me a lot and we grew up and we built something together."
"Because it was in the media and so public it put such a pressure on us and I really do blame that as one of the biggest reasons we’re not together today," she continued. "I would tell him… the show is going to be the end of us. Because it brings people into your life, and they give opinions and they don’t know anything about you. So it really puts a pressure on your relationship that if you’re not in that life, you’ll never be able to understand."
For more of Mike Shouhed and Jessica Pardio, tune into the fifth season of Shahs Of Sunset on Sundays at 9 p.m. on Bravo.
