Brandi Glanville claims her past drama with Caroline Manzo “ruined” her life.
“All my jobs were canceled,” Glanville, 52, recalled on the Thursday, April 10, episode of Tori Spelling’s “Misspelling” podcast. “The narrative when we got back from Morocco was I was fired for being inappropriate with Caroline Manzo, and I wasn’t.”
She added, “It’s ruined my life. Those [first] six months, I was in a fetal position on my couch, like, contemplating suicide [and I was] being called horrible things.”
News broke in January 2023 that Glanville and Manzo, 63, both left The Real Housewives Ultimate Girls Trip to Morocco early after Glanville allegedly kissed Manzo multiple times without her consent.
Brandi Glanville is speaking out about her physical changes, claiming her health issues were caused by stress from her The Real Housewives Ultimate Girls Trip incident involving Caroline Manzo. Glanville, 51, suffered sudden swelling to her lips and face, followed by shock, in August 2023. She was hospitalized that October. “I’ve had some health issues […]
“It went from ‘gave her a lap dance’ to ‘kissed her unwantingly’ to ‘sexually harrassed her’ and then to rape,” Glanville said on Friday, further denying the claims. “I was supposed to go to Australia after [UGT]. I had all these jobs lined up, and everything was canceled. I’m like, ‘Just wait for the show to air at least, like, come on.’”
According to Glanville, she also “lost her looks at the same time.” (Glanville has dealt with a mysterious medical condition for two years that has caused facial disfigurement.)
“Literally at 51, I started OnlyFans because I did not have income for six months,” the Real Housewives of Beverly Hills alum, who shares two sons with ex-husband Eddie Cibrian, recalled. “I was going through my savings, and so I started. I was making good money and then my face started being crazy, so then I couldn’t really even do that.”
Glanville continued, “It’s just been a really tough time, and then now, still not having a diagnosis [is the hardest] because it’s spreading.”
Brandi Glanville has threatened to take legal action against Bravo for allegedly causing her stress-induced issues. The Real Housewives of Beverly Hills alum, 51, took to social media on Tuesday, July 2, to share the news. “I’ve been left no choice but to sue Bravo,” she wrote via X. “This stress has ruined my health. […]
Regarding her UGT drama, Glanville previously told Us Weekly that she hoped Bravo would eventually air the footage. (The network, meanwhile, has not publicly revealed whether they plan to show the episodes.)
“I’ve been asking for it to air this whole entire time,” she exclusively told Us in April 2024. “We were having such a good show that there was no need for this to be a part of the story line. Just girls at a party having fun, everyone having fun, no one uncomfortable. If [Caroline] was uncomfortable, I feel bad for her.”
Manzo, meanwhile, named Bravo in a sexual harassment lawsuit in January 2024, claiming the network allowed cast members to harass one another for “good ratings.” Glanville was not listed as a defendant.
“Sadly, Brandi had to wake up to yet another lawsuit that includes defamatory, false accusations about her. While filming, Brandi followed what the producers asked of her, and there was no sexual assault,” Glanville’s lawyers told Us in a statement at the time. “She is innocent of these absurd accusations that have weighed on her mental and physical health for far too long without a word of support from Peacock, Shed or Bravo.”
Bravo didn’t address the accusations, having no comment when Us reached out at the time.
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