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 instructed the outlet. “And if it wasn’t for my youngsters, 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 high of her actuality TV comeback, contemporary off The Actual Housewives Final Women 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 dwelling, Glanville slipped right into a deep despair — after which found she had contracted a parasite whereas filming. “Virtually 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 instructed Us. “And I used to be simply attempting to get my head round what was taking place and why it was taking place. I used to be on the sofa in a fetal place for 4 months.”
When she started to reemerge socially, horrifying signs appeared. “My face began, like, transferring 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 docs, spent at the very least $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 instructed Us. “At my age, I really feel like such a loser in a approach, as a result of I used to be caring for all the things. 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 lowered and organized into manageable fee plans. She’s additionally began a multiphase remedy with infectious illness specialist Dr. Michael R. Scoma, starting with weeks of IV antibiotics by way of a PICC line.
