In new court docs, former Bachelorette star DeAnna Pappas revealed her monthly salary as a flight attendant, giving a glimpse into what life is like nearly 17 years after appearing on reality television, Us Weekly can exclusively report.
On Thursday, June 12, Pappas, 43, filed an income and expense declaration as part of her bitter divorce battle with her ex-husband, Stephen Stagliano.
Pappas, who starred in season 4 of The Bachelorette in 2008, currently works for a company named Sun Air Jets in Los Angeles.
She has worked at the job since 2011. Pappas, who has an associate’s degree, said her income last month was $12,604, but her average monthly income comes to $13,865.
She receives another $1,500 from Stagliano in spousal support. She listed having $36,911 in the bank and another $20,000 in assets.
Pappas, who shares two children with her ex, said her monthly expenses come to $13,892. The bills include $4,500 on rent, $150 on health care, $750 on groceries, $500 on eating out, $155 on cell phone, $200 on laundry and cleaning, $500 on clothes and $300 on auto expenses.
The filing revealed Pappas spends another $250 on charitable contributions, puts $800 into her retirement account and another $1,100 on debts she is working to pay off.
The debts include $17,619 owed on a Visa and another $323 owed on a Mastercard.
Pappas’ ex filed his own income and expense declaration in the case. In his April filing, he said he was unemployed after having been the CEO of a gaming company.
He told the court, “As of April 2025, I have no income. I am actively looking for a job, and DeAnna’s constantly changing work schedule and her drinking has made it incredibly difficult to do so.”
At the time, Pappas denied she had any issue with drinking.
As Us first reported, Pappas was arrested on February 27 on a misdemeanor charge after an incident with her ex at her home during a custody exchange.
She was released from custody hours later. No charges were ever filed against Pappas over the incident.
Pappas filed for a restraining order against her ex but dropped it weeks later.
Earlier this month, Pappas admitted that she violated an agreement she reached with Stagliano when she drank around their children.
The former Bachelorette star told the court she has been sober for over 60 days and asked that it reinstate the custody deal.
“Since my recovery began, Stephen has denied me regular access to the children,” Pappas said. “Although he acknowledged I was testing clean and participating in recovery, he unilaterally withdrew parenting time after my April 3, 2025, missed test without any basis to continue doing so,” she said.
“He has made inconsistent offers agreeing to visits and then canceling at the last minute,” she said.
In response, Stagliano said he was supportive of his ex’s “early recovery efforts” but said that her negative tests for the past couple of months did not prove “sustained sobriety.”
The exes attended a mediation on June 12 but were unable to hash out a deal.
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