Brandi Glanville is opening up in regards to the darkest chapter of her life — one that almost broke her bodily, emotionally and financially.
In a w unique interview with Us Weekly, the 52-year-old former Actual Housewives of Beverly Hills star revealed that she hasn’t felt “regular” in two years. “I’ve by no means felt suicidal earlier than, [but earlier this summer], I didn’t need to be right here,” Glanville informed the outlet. “And if it wasn’t for my children, I don’t know that I’d be right here.”
Glanville — who shares sons Mason and Jake with ex-husband Eddie Cibrian — had been on the prime of her actuality TV comeback, contemporary off The Actual Housewives Final Ladies Journey: Ex-Wives Membership and The Traitors, when she signed on for season 4 of RHUGT in Morocco in early 2023. However her momentum got here to a halt after accusations of sexual misconduct from costar Caroline Manzo. (In court docket paperwork, an government producer acknowledged that Manzo felt “disrespected” by Glanville however mentioned she didn’t “sexually violate” her.)
Returning residence, Glanville slipped right into a deep melancholy — after which found she had contracted a parasite whereas filming. “Nearly instantly upon touchdown, my cellphone began blowing up about these articles that had been incorrect and never true about what occurred in Morocco with Caroline, and I instantly took on a ton of tension,” she informed Us. “And I used to be simply attempting to get my head round what was occurring and why it was occurring. I used to be on the sofa in a fetal place for 4 months.”
When she started to reemerge socially, scary signs appeared. “My face began, like, shifting round and doing issues. I began to lose my eyesight in my left eye. It’s insane,” she mentioned. “At first, my face was blowing up and getting actually swollen. Then it began sinking in, and I felt like one thing was simply consuming me from the within. I’m like, ‘It’s consuming my flesh.’”
Over the previous two years, she’s battled grey spots, extreme complications, fluid draining from her ear into her mouth, and a “sunken-in” face. She’s seen 21 medical doctors, spent no less than $130,000 — a lot of it out of pocket — and is now financially strained. “I’m paying the minimal on my bank cards. I’ve exhausted my financial savings,” she informed Us. “At my age, I really feel like such a loser in a manner, as a result of I used to be caring for all the pieces. I used to be collectively. I had nice credit score. Now I’m scared about each little factor.”
With the assistance of healthcare strategist Rachel Strauss, Glanville is working to get her payments decreased and organized into manageable cost plans. She’s additionally began a multiphase remedy with infectious illness specialist Dr. Michael R. Scoma, starting with weeks of IV antibiotics through a PICC line.
