‘RHORI’: Are Kelsey Swanson & Her Boyfriend Still Together?
Kelsey Swanson’s unconventional relationship on The Real Housewives of Rhode Island has had viewers in a chokehold. Since the premiere episode, Kelsey has been open about her 10-year romance with an older man who spends half the year with another woman in Miami.
Being with this man has afforded Kelsey a luxurious lifestyle, allowing her to live in a massive mansion without having to work. However, Kelsey’s boyfriend, who is already a father to adult children, made it clear to her that he won’t have more kids, which is something Kelsey has always wanted.
This has left Kelsey grappling with whether or not it makes sense for her to stay in this relationship. So, where do things stand now? Scroll down for everything we know.
Are Kelsey Swanson and her boyfriend still together?
Kelsey and her boyfriend, who is speculated to be John Caprio, do not appear to still be together. In a preview for the upcoming episode of RHORI, Alicia Carmody asks Kelsey how she’s doing “after the breakup.” While the specifications of what she meant by this are not clear right now, the writing has been on the wall for several episodes now, as Kelsey has been open about how she was considering ending the relationship.
“I want to have kids. I want to get married,” she previously admitted. “And I feel like, you know, I’ll never get that where I’m at.” Kelsey also began contemplating how she could provide for herself by doing hair and makeup, which is something she’d been passionate about for years.
There has even been online chatter that Kelsey and her boyfriend actually broke up before filming for the show even began, although Kelsey has not confirmed that.
Who is John Caprio?
While Kelsey still has not revealed the identity of her older boyfriend, fans did some major digging and found photos and videos of her with John at a wedding in 2024. DeuxMoi also reported that Kelsey’s boyfriend is the son of a “very well-known” judge in Rhode Island, and John’s father is the late Frank Caprio, a judge who starred on Caught in Providence.
John seemingly broke his silence on the speculation via his family’s law firm. His daughter Sophia, who works for the firm, appeared in a video set to Real Housewives music. In the clip, she picked seeds out of a lemon wedge, just like Kelsey did on an episode of the show.
“No comment. Just counsel,” the video was captioned. John and Sophia both would not comment on the relationship when asked by the Providence Journal.
Who is Kelsey Swanson’s other boyfriend?
Meanwhile, Kelsey had a second relationship of her own while she was seeing her boyfriend. She introduced viewers to Billy L’Europa on a recent episode of RHORI and explained, “Whenever I’m at, like, a function or event that has to do with my friends, I feel like my boyfriend’s never interested. But Bill’s very eager to show our relationship in public and claim me as his.”
Kelsey insisted that she was always very clear with Billy about her situation and admitted she was keeping him at “arm’s length” until she figured out what was going on in her relationship.
While Kelsey did not share too much about Billy, she did note that he is “very successful,” although she noted that he wouldn’t be able to provide her with the same lifestyle that her other boyfriend did.
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