Martha Stewart’s Ex Charles Simonyi is Still Married to the “Lisa” He Left the Business Tycoon For

Martha Stewart is one of the most successful and influential media personalities in the entertainment industry. Founder of Martha Stewart Living Omnimedia, which focuses on home and hospitality, the retail businesswoman has garnered success through various business ventures. Stewart hosted two syndicated television shows, Martha Stewart Living from 1993 to 2004 and The Martha Stewart Show from 2005 to 2012.

Stewart served five months in federal prison after being convicted of felony charges related to the ImClone stock trading case in 2004. Following her conviction, everyone speculated that her empire would come to an end. Stewart proved them wrong and rejoined the board of directors of the Martha Stewart Living Omnimedia in 2011. The recently released documentary Martha explores the life and career of the media personality, giving the audience an insight into her personal life.

Martha explores Martha Stewart’s relationship with Charles Simonyi

Directed by R.J. Cutler, Martha, a documentary, explores the ups and downs of media personality and retail businesswoman Martha Stewart. The documentary follows Stewart’s life after she was released from prison in 2005, and how she finally found a way to stand back up.

Apart from her career, one thing that was deeply affected by her conviction was her relationship with billionaire and software designer Charles Simonyi. According to People Magazine, the two of them dated in the 1990s to early 2000s and were regarded as a power couple. The duo remained together while Stewart served in federal prison for five months and resumed their romance once she was released in 2005. However, she revealed that Simonyi only visited her once during her sentence.

But in 2008, the couple decided to go their separate ways. Stewart, however, describes her ex as a total genius and their breakup as her second divorce. In her documentary, the media personality recalled,

We started to go everywhere together. It was a different kind of life. He had his own jet; he was building a boat in Germany, and I started working on the boat with him.

The media personality notes that their connection was due to their desire to think and work together, and her life became less exciting after she was released. The reason is that she no longer has the authority to do all the things she wanted to or could do before. This strained their relationship, and Simonyi telling Stewart that he was going to get married to Lisa was the final straw. Stewart asked Simonyi, ‘Lisa Who?’

In her documentary, she revealed that the software developer also told her that Lisa’s parents don’t want him to speak to her ever again. She stated,

I thought that was the most horrible thing a person could do. How can a man who spent 15 years with me just do that? What a stupid thing to do to someone that you actually cared about.

Charles Simonyi married Lisa in November 2008, six months after splitting up from the lifestyle icon. The documentary does not go into detail about his story but stays around Stewart’s life.

Martha Stewart has NO regrets

Martha Stewart’s ex is still married to Lisa Persdotter, the woman he decided to marry after breaking up with Stewart. According to the Business Insider, Lisa is the daughter of a Swedish millionaire. The couple has two children and is settled in Washington State.

Despite being with someone for 15 years and still standing at the other corner while watching them marry someone else, Stewart admits that she has no regrets in her life. In an interview with E! News, she said,

I could have just been a miserable, has-been housewife. But I didn’t let that happen to myself. And I’m so happy I didn’t.

She also shared with the publication that she is open to finding a partner. She said that she knows a lot of eligible men, but pointed out that they want a woman to take care of them, and she is not in a position to do so. Stewart added that she works too much, noting that work has taken precedence over romance.

Two red flags that she mentioned during the conversation were ‘bad breath and lack of generosity’.

Martha is streaming on Netflix.