The smirk that says I got my family back: Paula Broadwell runs errands at home as her brother reveals she is 'incredibly sorry' for affair with Petraeus

  • Broadwell 'has been devastated by scandal and accept responsibility'
  • Returned to North Carolina home with husband Scott and sons on Sunday
  • Friend pictured embracing Mr Broadwell as he sticks by shamed wife
  • Had been seen arm in arm on Saturday night after returning from an evening out while staying with her brother in Washington DC

By Hugo Gye, James Nye and Lydia Warren

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The brother of David Petraeus' biographer-turned-mistress, Paula Broadwell, has revealed how she is 'incredibly sorry' for hurting her family and has acknowledged she made a mistake.

Stephen Kranz spoke out after his sister returned to her home in Charlotte, North Carolina with her husband Scott and their young sons after hiding out at his Washington D.C. mansion for a week.

'She's been devastated by this,' Kranz told People Magazine.

'She is filled with guilt and shame for what she's done and she's incredibly sorry for the pain she's caused her husband, her family, Petraseus's family. She accepts responsibility for her actions and knows she made a mistake.'

Regret: Paula Broadwell is pictured leaving her home in Charlotte, North Carolina on Monday afternoon

Regret: Paula Broadwell is pictured leaving her home in Charlotte, North Carolina on Monday afternoon

Reunited: Broadwell moved back in with her doctor husband Scott over the weekend

Reunited: Broadwell moved back in with her doctor husband Scott over the weekend

He added that she is now committed to repairing the damage to her family and protecting her children from the furore following the months-long affair and Petraeus' resignation.

It comes as her husband Scott was pictured embracing a friend in the doorway of their home the day after returning with his shamed wife - in a sign he is getting much-needed support from loved ones.

 

Broadwell was also pictured on Monday during the school run and as she carried out errands, suggesting she is attempting to get back to normality after the massive military scandal.

As the family returned home on Sunday, they were welcomed by a group of friends and neighbours, and a close friend - who did not want to be named - said Broadwell was overwhelmed by the support.

Support: A friend embraces Scott Broadwell at his Charlotte, North Carolina home on Monday - a week after the nation learned of his wife's affair with CIA boss, David Petraeus

Support: A friend embraces Scott Broadwell at his Charlotte, North Carolina home on Monday - a week after the nation learned of his wife's affair with CIA boss, David Petraeus

Routine: Dr. Scott Broadwell, a radiologist, and his wife (seen top right) leave their home on Monday

Routine: Dr. Scott Broadwell, a radiologist, and his wife (seen top right) leave their home on Monday

BROADWELL HITS PHOTOGRAPHER

Paula Broadwell hit a female photographer in the face with her car door as she fought her way through the media scrum surrounding her house.

After closing the door, David Petraeus' former mistress suddenly reopened it, striking Nell Redmond above her left eye.

Redmond, a freelancer for the Associated Press, had a visible cut but said she was otherwise unhurt.

She added that she did not believe Broadwell hit her intentionally.

Mrs Broadwell maintained her stony silence after being confronted by a number of reporters when she pulled up in an SUV, according to WSOC-TV.

Her husband Scott refused to comment, but appeared happy to joke about the media circus which has surrounded his family since November 9 - the day Petraeus resigned.

Broadwell was wearing large sunglasses and showed no emotion as she tried to hide her face from waiting photographers.

Scott was asked: 'Is there anything at all you'd like to say, Scott? Now's your chance, this is it.'

But after pausing for a moment, he simply replied: 'No comment at this time.'

Paula Broadwell
Paula Broadwell

Looking forward: Broadwell has told friends she is sorry for the hurt the affair has caused her family

Heading out: Broadwell has been seen outside her home several times since returning from D.C. on Sunday

Heading out: Broadwell has been seen outside her home several times since returning from D.C. on Sunday

Family: Stephen Kranz spoke out about his sister after she left his Washington D.C. home, pictured

Family: Stephen Kranz spoke out about his sister after she left his Washington D.C. home, pictured

He later returned to the driveway to take groceries out of the car and joked with reporters, saying: 'I'll be out here Tuesday taking out trash, if you want to shoot that.'

The doctor revealed that the family would be releasing a statement soon, but did not elaborate on when it would be.

The couple were seen in public for the first time on Saturday night returning to her brother's $2.3million home after apparently going out for dinner in the Washington area.

Looking stern and taking the lead from her husband, Mrs Broadwell did not speak to the gathered news reporters as she marched into her sibling's home.

It was the first time that Paula had been seen since Tuesday evening, when she was photographed wearing a hot pink top in the kitchen of her brother's home.

Back to normality: Paula Broadwell, David Petraeus' former mistress who led to his resignation from the CIA, leaves her home in Charlotte, North Carolina with her children on Monday morning

Back to normality: Paula Broadwell, David Petraeus' former mistress who led to his resignation from the CIA, leaves her home in Charlotte, North Carolina with her children on Monday morning

Paula Boradwell
Paula Boradwell

'Regret': Broadwell returned to the family home on Sunday night and is said to be sorry for the affair

Heading out: Photographers swarmed Broadwell's home as she left for the school run on Monday morning

Heading out: Photographers swarmed Broadwell's home as she left for the school run on Monday morning

She had been holed up there since returning from what was supposed to be a romantic get-away with Scott to celebrate her 40th birthday - which was curtailed when news of the Petraeus affair broke.

Friends and family of the pair told reporters in the wake of the affair revelations that the Broadwells had built a happy home in Charlotte, where they live with their two sons, Lucien 6, and Landon, 4.

The radiologist works at a hospital in the southern city and the 43-year-old and his wife 'love to do Crossfit, run, ski and surf together.' according to a biography of Paula Broadwell published by the University of Denver.

In January, while promoting her biography of Petraeus, Mrs Broadwell told the Charlotte Observer that she met Scott in Germany and described them both as 'adventure junkies.'

Homecoming: Paula Broadwell carries her son into her house in Charlotte, North Carolina on Sunday evening

Homecoming: Paula Broadwell carries her son into her house in Charlotte, North Carolina on Sunday evening

Family: Scott and Paula Broadwell took their two sons into their home after more than a week in hiding

Family: Scott and Paula Broadwell took their two sons into their home after more than a week in hiding

Back to life: Dr. Scott Broadwell carries grocery bags from their car outside their home on Sunday night

Back to life: Dr. Scott Broadwell carries grocery bags from their car outside their home on Sunday night

At an alumni event for the University of Denver in October, Broadwell said it was 'very difficult to start a family' when the two of them were on active duty.

'We had decided before we got married that every other move would be the other person’s choice, since we are both very career-oriented,' said Paula Broadwell at the event. according to the Daily Beast

'And he chose Colorado, he chose Denver.'

They moved into their $800,000 two-story brick home in Charlotte's Dilworth suburb in 2009 and Scott became an employee of Charlotte Radiology at the same time.

Affair: David Petraeus is pictured with Paula Broadwell, his biographer and former mistress

Affair: David Petraeus is pictured with Paula Broadwell, his biographer and former mistress

Paula Broadwell arrives back at her brother's Washington D.C. home with husband Scott

Earlier: Paula Broadwell arrives back at her brother's Washington DC home with husband Scott on Saturday

In the January interview with the Charlotte Observer Broadwell said that when she was abroad with Petraeus in Afghanistan, Scott and her mother took care of their two sons.

Scott Broadwell and his wife have also been involved in a number of groups that work to benefit veterans of the armed forces.

Since the affair broke, their home has been empty and visible on the driveway is power-washed writing, which reads in a flourishing font: ‘Dad loves Mom.’

Paula Broadwell's affair with Petraeus was exposed after she sent a series of messages to Florida socialite Jill Kelley, apparently warning her off her lover.

Solidarity: Friends arrive at the Broadwell's home on Sunday night to show their support for the family

Solidarity: Friends arrive at the Broadwell's home on Sunday night to show their support for the family

Inundated: Reporters descend on friends of the Broadwells as they leave their home on Sunday night

Inundated: Reporters descend on friends of the Broadwells as they leave their home on Sunday night

Speaking out: Friends revealed that Broadwell deeply regrets hurting her family and hopes to move forward

Speaking out: Friends revealed that Broadwell deeply regrets hurting her family and hopes to move forward

Hiding Out: Paula Broadwell was photographed on Tuesday evening from the kitchen of her brother Stephen Kranz's Washington D.C. house
Hiding Out: Paula Broadwell was photographed on Tuesday evening from the kitchen of her brother Stephen Kranz's Washington D.C. house

Found! Paula Broadwell was photographed on Tuesday inside her brother's Washington D.C. house

The messages, which have been described as 'kind of cat-fight stuff', had been sent anonymously to an account shared by Mrs Kelley and her husband, but FBI investigators traced them to Broadwell.

In one of the emails from Broadwell to Kelley, she accused the Florida housewife of touching 'him' underneath a table and another email asked if Kelley's husband was aware of her actions, according to the Wall Street Journal.

In another, the biographer of the former CIA director was apparently aggressive towards Mrs Kelley, saying: 'Who do you think you are?'

She also accused the socialite, a Petraeus family friend, of 'parad[ing] around the base', adding: 'You need to take it down a notch.'

Deception: Paula Broadwell is married to a radiologist, Scott Broadwell (left), and they have two young sons together, while Petraeus has been married to Holly for 38 years. They have two grown children
Deception: Paula Broadwell is married to a radiologist, Scott Broadwell (left), and they have two young sons together, while Petraeus has been married to Holly for 38 years. They have two grown children

Deception: Paula Broadwell is married to a radiologist, Scott Broadwell (left), and they have two young sons together, while Petraeus has been married to Holly for 38 years. They have two grown children

Insult: A photograph in June 2011 shows Broadwell watching as Petraeus and his wife Holly arrive for a Senate Select Intelligence Committee hearing on Petraeus' nomination to be director of the CIA

Insult: A photograph in June 2011 shows Broadwell watching as Petraeus and his wife Holly arrive for a Senate Select Intelligence Committee hearing on Petraeus' nomination to be director of the CIA

Kelley has denied being any more than friends with Petraeus and released a statement saying: 'We and our family have been friends with Gen. Petraeus for over five years.

'We respect his family’s privacy and want the same for us and our three children.'

It also emerged that Broadwell sent an email anonymously to General John Allen, who has been accused of swapping thousands of 'inappropriate' emails with Kelley. It was traced back to Petraeus' mistress and he discussed it with Kelley, it is claimed.

In fact the bombshell of the illict affair that rocked the nation broke when Broadwell and her husband were enjoying a two-day break at the Middleton Inn in Little Washington, Virginia.

Happier times: Paula and Scott Broadwell live in Charlotte, North Carolina and have two young sons

Happier times: Paula and Scott Broadwell live in Charlotte, North Carolina and have two young sons

Permanent: A message that was pressure-washed into the driveway remains at Paula Broadwell's home in Charlotte, North Carolina

Permanent: A message that was pressure-washed into the driveway remains at Paula Broadwell's home in Charlotte, North Carolina

No one home: The home of Paula and Scott Broadwell in Charlotte has been vacant since the scandal broke

No one home: The home of Paula and Scott Broadwell in Charlotte has been vacant since the scandal broke

Sources told the Washingtonian.com that the couple had enjoyed 'strenuous' bike rides, champagne and cozy dinners since arriving at the luxury inn last Thursday evening - the day before the scandal hit the news.

The couple reportedly joined other guests at the Inn for breakfast - but by the time they returned from a romantic dinner last Friday evening, they were described to the magazine as 'not being in very good moods'.

They left abruptly last Saturday morning and were allegedly on their way to DC. A party had also been planned for Mrs Broadwell's birthday on Saturday night - but it was cancelled.

Paula Broadwell's affair with Petraeus was exposed after she sent a series of messages to Florida socialite Jill Kelly, apparently warning her off her lover.

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MRS PETREAUS NEEDS A MAKE OVER AND LOOSE 60 POUNDS

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For heavens sake, can't you leave them alone to sort out their affairs.

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I doubt very much their marriage will survive as the trust is gone, unless her husband is a besotted fool and would forgive her for anything. Given another chance an adulterer will do it again.

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she appears about as devasted as a lottery winner...

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"'I'll be out here Tuesday taking out trash ..." said Scott. Looks like Paula will be getting thrown out after all.

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So that little word 'sorry' makes it alright then... Till the next time lol! This is a woman who puts herself before her children and family. He should think on.

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I'm curious - if hubby's a radiologist, why's he wearing theatre scrubs?- Teresa, Cape Town~~~Most radiologists work in hospitals, and most hospital personnel wear scrubs.

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I'm curious - if hubby's a radiologist, why's he wearing theatre scrubs?

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She is sorry because she was caught out!! I hate women like this!!

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Never mind the Broadwell show. Remember Mrs Strauss-Kahn? She stood by her man in public, then took her leave in the dead of night.

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