"It's more than just a prenup," the 'Real Housewives' alum said in a new interview about women protecting themselves Kristina Bumphrey/Variety via Getty is opening up about . The alum, 56, called off her June 29 wedding to financier four days before the ceremony after “he refused to sign a prenuptial agreement.” Now, Bensimon told in an interview published on Saturday, July 20, that the situation was not “something that just happened.
” She said it was "building up over time and the prenup was a big deal for me." "It's like when you're a single parent, whether you have thousands in your account or you have a 100 million in your account, women are going to need to protect themselves, and I'm just not going to take a risk," she said. Amanda Edwards/Getty Related: Bensimon feels that her transparency surrounding the prenup has "opened a lot of doors.
" "It's about having personal respect and value, which I have. I'm raising two girls, who are really important to me. But the prenup is really important because it talks about more than just your own personal value," she told the outlet, noting that "the biggest takeaway from this is just about protecting myself and my friends and being a solid female that people can come to.
" The TV personality shares with her ex-husband Gilles Bensimon. Speaking of the perception people have of her after seeing her battling it out with and on the small screen, she said, "They're like, 'Oh, she's a bitch.' I'm not a bitch.
" "I'm super honest .