Danny Booko apologized to his wife Nia Sanchez Booko on Instagram after recent “The Valley” episodes showed a volatile fight that played out with microphones still on. Hours later, he canceled his appearance on “Watch What Happens Live” with Andy Cohen, with C
Danny Booko didn’t wait long to address what played out on “The Valley.” On Wednesday, May 20, the 42-year-old posted a public apology to his wife, Nia Sanchez Booko, saying he was embarrassed by the way he behaved and taking responsibility for how he took his stress out on her.
“To the person I love most, my beautiful wife [Nia Sanchez Booko], I am so sorry,” Danny wrote via Instagram. “Watching these last few episodes back hasn’t been easy.”
The couple’s tension unfolded across recent episodes when Danny felt Nia. 36. wasn’t devoting enough time to help him prepare for a drag competition. Their fight. Danny said. spilled into something even more uncomfortable to watch—because both of them reminded each other they were still wearing microphones during Wednesday’s episode.
“It was a difficult season of life and a version of myself that I’m embarrassed by and not proud of,” Danny wrote. “A short fuse, stress, alcohol and lack of sleep are never a good combination, but that’s not an excuse. I should never have taken any of it out on [Nia].”
He linked the pressure to filming the Bravo series while balancing family life, writing that “balancing parenthood and life” created a stressful environment for his family. Then he turned directly to his wife.
“I love, honor, and respect you deeply, and I did not show that in some of these moments,” Danny wrote. “Nia, I love you so much. I’m grateful for you, our family, and this beautiful, chaotic life we’ve built together. I thank God for you every day.”
The timing of that apology mattered. Danny’s public statement went out hours before he was scheduled to be interviewed on “Watch What Happens Live with Andy Cohen” alongside Luke Broderick. Andy Cohen confirmed on air that Danny had pulled out. and said it wasn’t because of backlash from the recent episodes. Danny was replaced on the show by costar Tom Schwartz.
“[Danny] booked a job and had to cancel to work,” Cohen, 57, explained. “I believe him because if he canceled because he was scared to come here, we would have heard from our publicist that he’s not up for it.”
Cohen added, “Listen, he’s coming to the reunion so he’s going to deal with it!”
For “The Valley” viewers, the apology landed right as more details of Danny and Nia’s conflict were being shown. On Wednesday’s “After Show. ” Danny insisted that his blowup with Nia was not related to the fact that they welcomed their fourth baby. daughter Adelaide. last summer. “This is number four,” Danny said. “You think I haven’t done this three other times?. I know exactly how to support my wife.”.
Nia, in turn, pushed back on the idea that the argument reflected how they communicate in their marriage. “One thing with me and Daniel. in our relationship in general. yes. we have tense moments; yes. we can be short with each other. ” she said. “Sometimes we’re in this beautiful season where everything is really good, and sometimes it’s not. And what people will see through this window of time is. there were so many tense moments. and we were short with each other and had short fuses a lot.”.
She continued, “That doesn’t mean that we have a bad relationship. It just means that we were having hard moments. And we’ll keep working on it, because we’re in it for the long run. And we’ve been together for a long time. And we know that those moments don’t define our entire relationship.”
“The Valley” airs on Bravo Wednesdays at 8 p.m. ET.
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