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Who is Southern Charm star Thomas Ravenel’s ex fiancée Heather Mascoe?
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Who is Heather Mascoe?
News broke in March that the former Southern Charm star Ravenel was expecting a child with Heather after ending a custody battle with his ex Kathryn Dennis.
He had been in an on-again-off-again relationship with Heather, who is a nurse, since last summer, according to the .
The disgraced reality star reportedly fought to keep Heather's pregnancy under wraps and claimed that they weren't together, but are "really good friends."
He said: "That's how I'd put our relationship, really good friends. She's happy and I'm happy."
But months after the denial, the reported that Thomas had described himself as happily engaged to Heather and had no plans to sign a prenup agreement with his fiancée.
He reportedly told friends he feels he doesn't need a prenup with this one.
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Why did they end their engagement?
A source gave the reason for their breakup : “Thomas and Heather clashed over the design of his Aiken house. They argued over every detail of the renovation. She wanted to make every room a playroom for the kids. She tried to take over the design.
"That, along with them being incompatible as a couple, led to the breakup…they’re better off as friends."
When did they have their baby?
Thomas and Heather welcomed their little boy to the world on June 29.
"We've named him Jonathan Jackson Ravenel and he was born by C-section on June 29, 7lbs 4oz and 20.25inches long," Thomas told the Daily Mail.
"We are both very happy. Heather is a phenomenal mom and they're both doing well."
Jonathan is his third child.
The former South Carolina treasurer also talked about how he told his two children - Kensie, 6, and Saint, 4, with Kathryn Dennis - about their new little brother.
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"It's kind of difficult to explain to them, you know, 'This is your half-brother – different mothers, same father,'" he told the Daily Mail.
"They were a little confused. In the end, I just told them, 'You'll understand when you're older!'"
"But they've Face-Timed with the baby and they're very excited to meet him.
"They're getting ready to spend the week with their mother so we're hoping they'll meet him after that."
Heather herself also has two children - a son, 12, and a daughter, 13 - with prolific Charleston restaurateur Leo Chiagkouris, the site claimed.
Why was Thomas Ravenel fired from Southern Charm?
Thomas was axed from Southern Charm after his former nanny accused him of sexually assaulting her.
Dawn Ledwell claimed Thomas tried to kiss her after returning to his Charleston home drunk in January 2015.
Thomas pleaded guilty to third-degree assault and battery, admitting in court that he had tried to kiss Dawn.
He said: “Your honor, on the night of the incident I did attempt to kiss her and in so doing I grabbed her arm and that was wrong, and I am much appreciative of the opportunity to apologize to her in court today.”
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Thomas avoided going to jail by paying a $500 fine.
The reality star was also accused of sexually assaulting a separate woman he met on Tinder in 2015 and reportedly settled with her for $200,000.
He served as South Carolina state treasurer for six months in 2007 before being indicted on federal cocaine distribution charges.
He resigned in July 2007 and was sentenced to 10 months in prison for the charges.
Who did Thomas Ravenel date before Heather?
Thomas was married to Southern Charm's Kathryn Dennis - who is now believed to be dating a football player.
After Dennis and Ravenel separated, the two were embroiled in a nasty custody battle over their young children, hurling shocking accusations against each other in court.
After three years of battling in court, they finally agreed to joint custody.
Earlier this year, fans speculated their romance might have rekindled.
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Kathryn commented about the rumors when a fan account posted a meme about the couple's alleged romance.
The meme read: "When you get good news that Southern Charm has finally started filming, but bad news that these two are officially back together: [picture of Kathryn and Thomas]".
But Kathryn set the record straight when she commented: "Not true."
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Talk of a rekindled romance began in January when Kathryn of herself leaning into Thomas while accompanied by two friends, captioning it: "I'm nobody's Bond girl."
Thomas also insisted they're simply co-parenting amicably.
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He replied to a fan on Twitter: "No, we’re doing some things together because it makes the kids very happy to see us getting along.
"And in this matter, our interests are perfectly aligned."
The rumors came just one month after the estranged couple spent Christmas together with their kids.
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