*Jeannie Mai became visibly emotional on Wednesday’s episode of “The Real” while comparing her new relationship with rapper Jeezy to her failed marriage with ex-husband Freddy Harteis.
“I am not blaming my ex for the things that he barely came through to do,” Mai clarified on the show, PEOPLE reports. “My own standards were low,” Mai told co-hosts Loni Love, Adrienne Bailon Houghton and Tamera Mowry as well as guest-host Tisha Campbell.
“We can go into a whole counseling session on why I only gave myself the bare minimum,” Mai said before making clear she’s not solely placing the blame on her ex. She previously opened up about her marriage to Harteis.
“When [Harteis] said things like ‘good for you’ or ‘that’s cool,’ I’m like, that’s great, he supports me! That to me is my standard of support.”
However, Jeezy helped Mai recognize her worth.
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“I didn’t even know until my new relationship that something as basic…” Mai said as she began to cry.
“I’m not crying to feel bad. It was just so touchy. But even something as basic as like at his birthday party, he left his own birthday to drive me to the airport,” Mai said of the “Put On” rapper. “He was like ‘are you kidding?’ I want to see you off.’”
“You can blame [your exes] but just be mindful of your standards,” Mai told the audience.
Jeezy is Mai’s first relationship since her divorce from Harteis after 10 years of marriage. During an episode of “The Real” in August, she said getting to know Jeezy “has been one of the most beautiful experiences of my life.”
She went on to praise him for being “introspective, passionate, incredibly deep,” adding “he’s a visionary, he’s a great leader, he’s an amazing servant to his community.”
Scroll up and watch Jeannie tell it via the YouTube clip above.
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