‘MDLLA’ star Tracy Tutor reveals reason behind split from celeb trainer Erik Anderson: ‘It felt like a mini divorce’

Tracy Tutor says family matters contributed to her split from celebrity trainer Erik Anderson. 

The “Million Dollar Listing Los Angeles” star, 48, tells Page Six’s “Virtual Reali-Tea” podcast that she called it quits with Anderson — who is 21 years her junior at 27 —  because his desire to have children of his own didn’t align with her future plans. 

“Because of the big age gap, there is a time that he is obviously going to get to the place where he wants to have children and a family of his own,” says the mom of two, who shares teen daughters Juliet and Scarlet with ex-husband Jason Maltas. 

Tutor jokes that she “raised” Anderson, but sweetly asserts that he is “going to be an amazing husband and father” — for another family — one day. 

Tracy Tutor details her split from celebrity trainer Erik Anderson on Page Six’s “Virtual Reali-Tea” podcast. Page Six The “Million Dollar Listing Los Angeles” star called it quits with Anderson — who is 21 years her junior —  because his desire to have children of his own didn’t align with her future plans.  erikanderson33/Instagram

The real estate maven says dismantling their three-and-a-half-year relationship wasn’t easy, noting that she perhaps suppressed any notion that it wouldn’t work out in the long run because she thoroughly enjoyed dating him.  

“We had always talked about [his wanting children] and he was like, ‘But I’m not there yet.’ And so I sort of let that creep down the road probably a little bit longer than I should [have] because I wasn’t willing to face what life looked like without him if that makes sense,” she explains. 

“Listen, he was a great love and … we lived together, so it felt like a mini divorce.”

Tutor and Anderson have been able to maintain a friendship since breaking up in the summer of 2023.

“Because of the big age gap, there is a time that he is obviously going to get to the place where he wants to have children and a family of his own,” says the mom of two, who shares teen daughters Juliet and Scarlet with ex-husband Jason Maltas.  erikanderson33/Instagram Tutor jokes that she “raised” Anderson, but sweetly asserts that he is “going to be an amazing husband and father” — for another family — one day.  erikanderson33/Instagram

“He’s still my trainer,” she raves, emphasizing that she is a “better person” for knowing Anderson as a partner in romance, fitness and beyond. 

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“He got me focused, he got me healthy. I live a very different lifestyle post-Erik than I did pre-Erik. And honestly, I think it’s for the better. I take much better care of myself.”

While Tutor and Anderson are in a “great place” today, she wonders how reliving their separation — when Season 15 of “MDLLA” begins airing next month — will impact their dynamic. 

The real estate maven says dismantling her three-and-a-half-year relationship with the fitness pro wasn’t easy. “Listen, he was a great love and … we lived together, so it felt like a mini divorce,” she explains. erikanderson33/Instagram

“I think it’s going to be difficult for both of us to watch and I think he knows how painful it was for me and it was also [painful] for him. But it’s been … almost a year and we’ve been able to sort of mend fences and really that our friendship is worth working at,” she tells “Virtual Reali-Tea.” 

“Hopefully, the reliving of it won’t be as bad as I’m anticipating.”

Regardless, Tutor is looking forward to sharing her story with female viewers who are dating younger men and can relate to the challenges she faced with Anderson — most notably, the interference of his dream to become a father. 

“I think this piece for so many women out there who are dating younger men — which has become much more popular these days — I think it’s something that we all understand and have to sort of go through,” she says. 

Tutor and Anderson have been able to maintain a friendship since breaking up in the summer of 2023. erikanderson33/Instagram “He’s still my trainer,” she raves, emphasizing that she is a “better person” for knowing Anderson as a partner in romance, fitness and beyond.  erikanderson33/Instagram

Tutor is currently single but quips that she is on a “man break” after disappointing encounters with potential suitors via dating apps. 

“I’ve got to tell you, man, it is tough out there. Dating in LA is a bit of a disaster. I’ve been on a few dates and boy, do I have some stories. It’s wild. I did the dating app thing for a hot minute,” she says. “That is a disaster because people only post what they want to show and then you’re like, ‘You are not as it seems.’”

Tutor is, however, entertaining the idea of dipping her toes in the dating pools of Texas — where she has recently expanded her real estate business. 

“I think Texas has been really fun. There are some really nice gentlemen. There’s a lot of, like, opening of the doors and the standing when you exit the table and they pick you up in a car,” she enthuses. “Guys in LA are like, ‘I’ll meet you here for a drink,’ and that’s that. There’s some men in Texas.” 

Tutor is currently single but quips that she is on a “man break” after disappointing encounters with potential suitors via dating apps.  With no luck in Los Angeles, Tutor is entertaining the idea of dipping her toes in the dating pools of Texas — where she has recently expanded her real estate business.  Monica Schipper/Bravo via Getty Images

Tutor is looking for manners — and a mature age, she says, acknowledging her efforts to steer clear of younger guys.

“I think, ultimately, it’s time for me to consider a life partner, not a now partner. And so I’m skewing a little older now,” she tells us. “I’m really shooting for over 50 but late 30s, 40s creep in there every once in a while.” 

“Million Dollar Listing Los Angeles” Season 15 premieres Tuesday, July 9, at 9 p.m. ET on Bravo.