--- title: "Meredith Marks ‘Surprised’ By Jen Shah’s Guilty Plea; Thought it was ‘Risky’ For Jen to Film RHOSLC Amid Fraud Case" url: https://allabouttrh.com/2022/08/19/meredith-marks-surprised-by-jen-shahs-guilty-plea-thought-it-was-risky-for-jen-to-film-rhoslc-amid-fraud-case/ type: post date: 2022-08-19 modified: 2022-08-19 markdown_url: https://allabouttrh.com/2022/08/19/meredith-marks-surprised-by-jen-shahs-guilty-plea-thought-it-was-risky-for-jen-to-film-rhoslc-amid-fraud-case.md author: "Lara Sophia" --- # Meredith Marks ‘Surprised’ By Jen Shah’s Guilty Plea; Thought it was ‘Risky’ For Jen to Film RHOSLC Amid Fraud Case Bravo fans weren't the only ones shocked by Jen Shah's guilty plea. Turns out Jen's *Real Housewives of Salt Lake City* co-star Meredith Marks was just as *"surprised"* as everyone else. *“Obviously, I’m surprised. I think probably everybody’s surprised,”* Meredith admitted on the August 17 episode of the [#NoFilter with Zack Peter](https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=EKSM4if3BO4) podcast. *“I don’t think anyone was expecting that.”* Meredith then revealed that she hasn't talked to Jen since her guilty plea, but they have texted a bit. *“We’ve texted a little, but I have not had any conversations with her,”* she explained. *“I’ve been out of the country, and she’s now been getting her oldest son settled at medical school, and so I have not actually talked to her.”* Meanwhile, Meredith also noted that she thought it was* “risky”* for Jen to film RHOSLC amid her fraud case. *“Whether you are guilty or not, it is so easy to say something that could be spun to incriminate you,”* the reality star confessed. *“And I just think it’s kind of scary. I mean, I think it’s really gutsy that she stayed on. I do,” she continued. “I don’t think I could under those circumstances.”* *“There were a lot of really vicious comments, calling Jen a criminal and all these things,”* she continued. *“That may be the case if you want to say that now, but when someone hasn’t pleaded guilty and they haven’t had a trial, it’s not up to me or anybody other than the jury in that case — because it was slated to be a jury trial — to make that determination.”* *The Real Housewives of Salt Lake City* is expected to return in late 2023. ## Thoughts on this all? Sound off below! **[Follow](https://www.instagram.com/allabouttrh) **AllAboutTRH On **[Instagram.](https://www.instagram.com/AllAboutTRH)** **[Follow](https://www.twitter.com/allabouttrh) **AllAboutTRH On **[Twitter.](https://www.twitter.com/allabouttrh)****[Like](https://www.facebook.com/allabouttrh)** AllAboutTRH On **[Facebook.](https://www.facebook.com/allabouttrh)**