Finding Common Ground off Camera
The Real Housewives of Orange County stars, Heather Dubrow and Alexis Bellino, have opened up about a surprising connection they discovered off-camera. In an interview with E! News published on June 1, the beginning of Pride Month, Dubrow shared that she and Bellino found common ground through their LGBTQIA+ children.
According to Dubrow, although they had known each other for a long time and didn’t always see eye-to-eye, having LGBTQIA+ kids brought them closer.
Ace Dubrow Comes Out
In March 2023, Heather Dubrow revealed that her youngest child had come out as transgender and had changed his name to Ace. Reflecting back, she mentioned sharing a beach picture with “Ace” written in the sand on Instagram.
We love you, our youngest son, Ace ♥️
, she wrote in the caption. This supportive post quickly gained attention and praise from her followers.
Likewise, Miles’ Story
Similarly, in October 2022, Alexis Bellino shared the big news about her child’s transition on social media. Along with a selfie with Miles, she wrote: Hey world, this is Miles. My transgender son.
Miles’ coming out post highlighted how he wanted to use his voice to address any questions or hate comments. Bellino expressed pride as Miles took control of his narrative.
The Dubrow Family Dynamics
Ace isn’t the only child in the Dubrow family who is part of the LGBTQ+ community. In June 2020, Heather’s eldest daughter Max came out as bisexual. About a year later, their daughter Kat, came out as a lesbian through their family group chat.
Speaking to People about it, Heather recalled finding out from Kat in their group chat and referring to it as a total mom fail. Kat decided to drop in our family group text, ‘By the way, I’m a lesbian,’ And I didn’t see it
, she said.
The Power of Communication
Opening up further about her family dynamics in interviews over time, Heather emphasized how proud she was of her children and their open communication. I came from a family that was very 1950s and no one ever talked about anything… I knew if I were lucky enough to have a family, I would be the opposite of that.
A Shared Mission on RHOC
Heather explained that she returned to RHOC in 2021 because she believed it would be a great platform to showcase her family’s unity and perhaps initiate conversations within other families. She said: I thought ‘Hey, we’ve got this great platform… maybe start conversations in other people’s families?’
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