The Valley‘s Michelle Saniei Shares Rare Update on Surprise Relationship with Dr. Dre (Exclusive)

The Bravo star was first seen on a dinner date with the music mogul in April

Michelle Saniei; Dr. Dre.Credit : Rich Polk/Bravo; Linnea Stephan/BFA.com/Shutterstock

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Michelle Saniei confirms she is still dating Dr. Dre after being photographed holding hands in April
Saniei was last linked to boyfriend Aaron Nosler before they split in July 2025
The Bravo star says she’s keeping things “super private” with the rapper and music exec

The Valley‘s Michelle Saniei is loving life these days.

In a new interview with PEOPLE, the Bravo star, 37, confirmed that she is still dating rapper and music exec Dr. Dre, 61. They were first photographed together holding hands while leaving Nobu Malibu on Saturday, April 25.

“We’re spending time together and we love being in each other’s company,” Saniei tells PEOPLE, and adds that they met through a mutual friend.

When asked what her Valley costars and ex-husband Jesse Lally think of the situation, she said, “For now we’re just keeping everything super private. I’m just living my life.”

Days after the sighting, Lally told TMZ that he “did not get a heads up” about the couple’s relationship and saw the images for the first time “on social media the same way as everyone else.”

Jesse Lally and Michelle Saniei in 2021.Tibrina Hobson/Getty

Saniei and Lally, who married in 2018 and share 6-year-old daughter Isabella, announced their split in March 2024. They finalized their divorce in October 2025.

While speaking with PEOPLE on June 15, Saniei said she had no regrets about her decision to split from Lally.

“I think in the beginning you get so scared, ‘Did I make the right choice and is this best for myself and my child?’ But now looking back, I feel like everything I did was the best decision for myself and for my daughter and I have no regrets on that part,” she says. “I’m truly happy with where life is taking me.”

When asked about co-parenting, she says she only sees Lally when necessary. “I try not to really have a relationship with him unless it has to be about our daughter. We won’t text, we won’t see each other unless like Isabella has a school function, then we’ll go and we’ll sit next to each other,” Saniei says. “We definitely have our moments. He still makes me upset at times and it’s hard to navigate, but I just focus on myself. Don’t get me wrong, we definitely fight here and there, but we’re much better than before.”

Saniei was last romantically linked to boyfriend Aaron Nosler, whom she dated for a year following her divorce.

As for Dr. Dre, whose real name is Andre Young, the Beats CEO and Death Row Records co-founder was married to attorney Nicole Young from 1996 until 2021. They share son Truice and daughter Truly. He is also a father to eight other children from different relationships.

Five months after filing for divorce, Young accused Dr. Dre of abuse, claiming in court documents obtained by PEOPLE at the time that he “held a gun to my head” twice and “punched me in the head/face” during their decades-long marriage.

“Andre has verbally and emotionally decimated my personhood to the extent that I currently suffer from post-traumatic stress syndrome,” she said in the documents, filed in the Superior Court of California.

Dr. Dre has denied the allegations.

In December 2021, he agreed to pay Young $100 million in their divorce settlement. At the time, he had a net worth of $820 million.

Saniei and Dr. Dre have kept their relationship off social media and he has not appeared on this season of The Valley.

New episodes of The Valley air Wednesdays at 8 p.m. ET on Bravo.