Brad Womack Shares The Last Time He Reached Out To Ex Emily Maynard

Brad Womack he revealed that he had contacted an ex-fiancée Emily Maynard “once” after their split.

“I’m a very, very respectful guy when it comes to situations and if someone’s in a relationship,” Womack, 52, said on the Monday, January 20, episode of the “Almost famous” a podcast. “I remember when I heard she got married, and I reached out and said, ‘Hey, I’m really happy for you.'”

Womack claimed that Maynard’s marriage i Tyler Johnson in 2014 was “exactly what she had wanted.” (Maynard, 38, and Jones welcomed children Jennings, Gibson, Gatlin, Nola and Jones in 2015, 2016, 2017, 2020 and 2022, respectively. She is also mother to daughter Ricki, 19, which she shared with the late fiancé Ricky Hendrick.)

“She had wanted a marriage, a beautiful family, and she has it all and then some,” Womack said.

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Womack called Maynard “absolutely fascinating,” extolling that she was “pure to the core, just an exceptional human being.”

“She’s a little shy,” Womack said. “I don’t think she needs much. And I mean that in such a complimentary way, where I think I’m kind of a sellout, I’ll do anything. I’m kidding.”

Womack said he admires the way Maynard “carries himself” noting that “what you see is what you get.”

Womack popped the question to Maynard during season 15 of The Bachelorwhich aired in 2011. Months after the finale aired, the pair ended their engagement in June 2011. Maynard went on to be The Bachelorette in 2012 and received an offer from Jeff Holm. Maynard and Holm announced their separation in October 2012.

“We realized very quickly that we were two different people once we got back into the real world,” Womack said Monday. “I think I’m a little rough around the edges and she’s very sophisticated. Again, I say that in a complimentary way. And when I look at her from the outside looking in and see the life she’s created and built, I couldn’t be happier.”

While Womack said his time with Maynard was “short,” he speculated that he “really enjoyed” his time with her. Womack added, “She has a pure soul, you know what I mean? I really enjoyed my time with her. Things don’t work out unfortunately, and here we are.”

Since his split with Maynard, Womack has been very tight-lipped about his relationship status. On January 1, Womack hard-launch romance with a woman named Gabriella.

“We have a lot of fun together. She is inherently a kind human being,” he gushed. “I’m very happy. We are very happy together at the moment.”