Lisa Hochstein’s boyfriend, Jody Glidden, called off his wedding just before his first sighting with the “Real Housewives of Miami” star, Page Six has exclusively learned.
Glidden and ex-fiancée Rabia met via a dating app and began seeing each other in 2017, multiple insiders tell us.
During their five-year relationship, they “grew as a couple, fell in love with each other’s families and experienced the greatest love of [their] lives,” according to their wedding website, seen by Page Six.
They got engaged in a boat in Paris overlooking the Eiffel Tower in September 2021.
We can confirm that Glidden, 50, has a 14-year-old daughter from a previous marriage, whom we’re told Rabia helped raise.
Though Glidden and Rabia did not have children together, we’re told they spoke of starting a family once they were married.
Multiple insiders say the former couple spent two years renovating the Miami house that was recently featured in an episode of “RHOM” as being Glidden’s newly renovated home, which previously belonged to cast member Adriana de Moura.
Their wedding was set to take place in the South of France on Sept. 3, 2022, with a welcome party scheduled for Sept. 1.
Multiple insiders tell us Glidden called off the nuptials only a few days before they were set to say “I do,” leaving everyone shocked. However, a source close to the tech entrepreneur maintains that he and Rabia ended their relationship “a month before the wedding.”
Multiple insiders say the wedding party and dozens of guests “still went on the trip to show support since they both seemed heartbroken.”
But the source close to Glidden insists some of his closest friends “didn’t even book their flights because they had so much notice.”
Multiple insiders tell us Glidden assured everyone that he and Rabia were taking a break to sort through their issues and would reschedule their wedding for a later date. We’re told they were intimate and acted like a couple the entire time they were in Provence.
Page Six has seen photos of Glidden, Rabia and Glidden’s daughter together in France on Aug. 30, Aug. 31 and Sept. 1, 2022.
On Sept. 3, 2022 — what would have been their wedding day — we’re told Glidden flew back to Miami alone, leaving his daughter with Rabia so the teen could still enjoy her vacation.
Page Six has also seen photos of Glidden’s daughter in France on that day.
Security camera footage taken at around 2:30 a.m. on Sept. 4, 2022, shows Glidden and Hochstein arriving back to the $52 million Star Island mansion she shared with estranged husband Dr. Lenny Hochstein after an apparent night out.
Multiple insiders say Glidden told Rabia he met Lisa, 41, the day he got back to Miami — but she didn’t believe him.
Meanwhile, the source close to Glidden claims the “reason” he “left” Rabia “wasn’t Lisa.”
Multiple insiders tell us the “RHOM” star allegedly informed friends that she and Glidden began dating in July 2022, but they were not seen canoodling until December of that year.
Lisa did not immediately respond to our requests for comment.
We’re told despite Glidden and Rabia turning to couples’ therapy after their breakup, he kicked her out of his house as soon as she and his daughter returned from France.
“At that point it had become clear he was checked out, and there was no hope of reconciliation,” an insider tells Page Six.
Multiple sources tell us Lisa knew about Glidden’s engagement and allegedly saw Rabia’s belongings and photos on the walls throughout the residence, which he has put up for sale.
Meanwhile, the Bravolebrity moved into a $32,000-per-month condo in Miami Beach — which we’re told Glidden helps pay for — in September.
“We all felt so bad because it seemed like Rabia went into a depression while Jody was out parading around town with Lisa,” one person close to the pair tells us, adding that Glidden loves talking about his newfound fame and notoriety.
Lenny, 57, filed for divorce from Lisa in May 2022 after 12 years of marriage. They share two children: son Logan, 8, and daughter Elle, 4.
Lisa accused Lenny of cheating on her with his “mistress,” Katharina Mazepa, to whom he proposed in July.
Glidden and Rabia did not immediately respond to our requests for comment.
