By Molly Claire Goddard
3:07am PDT, Oct 10, 2025
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Life just keeps getting better for
Bozoma Saint John. The marketing exec recently got engaged — in spite of her fears that her relationship might not "survive the scrutiny" that comes with starring on
The Real Housewives of Beverly Hills. During an exclusive chat with
Wonderwall.com, the businesswoman opened up about her second season on the Bravo show, the support she's received from her fiancé, welcoming
Rachel Zoe to the cast, breaking the rules in her partnership with
Violife and more.
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Getting hitched
Keely Watson proposed to Bozoma Saint John — who lost her first husband to cancer in 2013 — with an 8.43-carat diamond ring in August. She knew early in their relationship that things were different. "I've dated in the past. Obviously, they weren't serious enough for me to be doing anything extra with. I didn't talk about that part of my life publicly because as a widow, a single mom and as someone whose child really loves her father, I didn't want to tarnish him and his image in our home," she says. "When I began dating Keeley, I knew almost immediately that this was very different. One of the turning points was when I decided to do Housewives. I was concerned about whether or not the relationship would survive the scrutiny of the show because I wasn't willing to hide it. When I told him that I planned to talk about our relationship on the show, he was like, 'Yeah, that makes sense. Of course, because why wouldn't you?'"
Returning to 'The Real Housewives of Beverly Hills'
Bozoma Saint John became a fan favorite during Season 14 of
The Real Housewives of Beverly Hills. Luckily, she has no fear of the reality television world. "I remember at the last reunion,
Andy Cohen asked me, 'How did you feel this season? What did you think?' I was like, 'I loved it. I'm excited!' Everybody started laughing at me," she says. "
Kyle Richards was the one who was laughing the most and the loudest. She was like, 'Said no one ever!' I'm just like, 'What are you talking about? I had a fantastic time!' I watched back last season and I meant everything I said. I have no regrets about it. That was my mindset going into this season. I am who I am. These are layers of myself that already existed. But I'm just opening up to the world to see."
Welcoming Rachel Zoe
Bozoma Saint John and the ladies of the 90210 will be joined by
Rachel Zoe for the highly anticipated 15th season of the long-running reality show. "I knew Rachel already," the
On Brand With Jimmy Fallon cohost says. "She's one of those people that knows exactly who she is and she's not deviating from it. She's as fabulous as you think she is. She has the chops like you think she does. There is nothing about that woman that is not authentically her. She's not going to pretend like she's something else when she's not."
Breaking the rules
Bozoma Saint John is teaming up with
Violife, America's No. 1 dairy-free cheese brand, to promote the idea that it's okay to break our own diet rules every once in a while. "It's really a freedom message. It's a liberation message too, because we do put all of these labels on ourselves," she says. "We try to fit in a box — even though we say we don't want to — but we try our best thinking that. Sometimes it's not even an external pressure, it's our own pressure — whether that is in terms of what you're looking for in your relationships, what you're looking for in your career, what you're looking for in your life or what you're looking for in your diet."
