Donita Rose confirms split with husband of 12 years

We can only imagine the emotional hell that actress Donita Rose went through when she guested at last Tue’s episode of Mo Twister’s online podcast, The Good Times with Mo.

The former MTV VJ confirmed rumors that she and her husband have decided to part ways.

How did she confirm the split? A caller asked Rose about a photo posted by her husband on his Instagram account.

He was with another woman and it was captioned “#happy.”

Although Rose and her estranged husband, Eric Villarama, have been separated for two years, the photo still shocked her.

“I guess it made it official when the other day I found out that he came out with a photo with another woman,” she said. “We did talk about the photo the other day and he apologized to me.”

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She said that the experience was “devastating.” 

The hardest part for her was having a son, but she said that she takes comfort in knowing that sometimes, God works through adversity.

Rose and Villarama are both very vocal about their religion. 

“My take on this is that we want to use our life story as a testimony for others… to inspire them, to also to draw closer to God, love Him and be grateful,” she said about her experience.

Rose said that she is just starting to heal and move on but she can’t talk about it yet without breaking down. She promised to share her story when she is in a much better position.

“It’s not like I’m hiding the fact that we’re not together anymore. I’m just not ready,” she said

“I know you did your part,” said Mo who is good friends with both Rose and Villarama. 

Last year, it was reported that the couple went through a rough patch. 

P.S. If you’re still hungover with Mo’s interview with Baron, he mentioned him again in this episode. 

Jump to somewhere around  the 20-minute mark of the video if you want to hear what happened.



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