Olivia Culpo Names Sister Aurora’s Boyfriend a ‘Flavor of the Month’

Olivia Culpo jokingly called her sister Aurora‘s new boyfriend, Paul Bernona ‘flavor of the month’ just weeks before he attended her wedding festivities.

Olivia, 32, joked about Bernon on the Wednesday, July 3, episode of Auroras’Barely filteredpodcast. Her performance was recorded in early June, weeks before she and the San Francisco 49ers were set to star Christian McCaffrey28, tied the knot in Watch Hill, Rhode Island.

Despite Olivia’s jokes, Bernon, 45, joined in Aurora at pre-wedding events, but not during the actual ceremony, a source said We weekly on July 1. Days earlier, Us exclusively confirmed that Aurora, 35, was dating Bethenny Frankel‘s ex for two months.

On “Barely Filtered,” Olivia and Aurora jokingly discussed the prospect of Bernon attending the June 29 wedding.

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“He’s not invited to the wedding,” Olivia stated, to which Aurora replied, “Rude.”

“No,” Olivia said, “it’s rude to invite someone I’ve never met.”

Aurora, who didn’t list Bernon as her plus-one, then asked if she could bring her “special friend” to the wedding.

“Yeah, okay. Flavor of the month,” Olivia said. “Not interested.”

When Aurora reminded Olivia that Bernon was going to listen to the podcast, Olivia apologized to him and assured, “Sorry, it’s not a reflection of you, it’s a reflection of my sister.”

However, Aurora, one of her sister’s bridesmaids, ultimately agreed about not inviting Bernon to the former Miss USA’s big day. She “didn’t want to take away” Olivia and McCaffrey, nor did she want Bernon to feel “uncomfortable” with her family. He and her children: son Remi, 5, and daughter Solei, 3, with former husband Michael ‘Mikey’ Bortone – are still getting to know each other.

‘Her family got to know him and thinks he’s a very nice person’normal ‘man’, according to a source told earlier Us. “They have a lot in common: he is from Boston and Aurora is from a nearby area. Aurora has been spending time with him in Boston lately.”

The insider also said that Bernon and Aurora “met online” and “also had friends in common, so it worked out well.”

In May, Us exclusively confirmed that Bernon and Frankel, 53, were calling it quits after six years together. At the time, a mutual friend said “it just wouldn’t work” between the couple, who went their separate ways in March. “They are so different – ​​he is an under-the-radar guy,” the source added.

Aurora filed to end her three-year marriage to Bortone, 50, in April 2022 after allegations surfaced that he had been unfaithful.