--- title: "Are Shannon Beador and John Janssen Back Together? Emily Simpson Thinks So" url: https://allabouttrh.com/2023/09/18/shannon-beador-john-janssen-dating/ type: post date: 2023-09-18 modified: 2023-09-17 markdown_url: https://allabouttrh.com/2023/09/18/shannon-beador-john-janssen-dating.md author: "Lara Sophia" --- # Are Shannon Beador and John Janssen Back Together? Emily Simpson Thinks So ## The status of Shannon Beador's relationship with her ex, John, is the talk of the town. Now, Emily Simpson has a theory on their relationship. Throughout season 17 of the *[Real Housewives of Orange County](https://allabouttrh.com/category/the-real-housewives-of-orange-county/)*, Shannon Beador's relationship with John Janssen has been a hot topic, with many of the OC Housewives voicing their concerns over the issues in Shannon and John's three-year relationship. While [Heather Dubrow](https://allabouttrh.com/category/the-real-housewives-of-orange-county/heather-dubrow/) took most of the heat for the chatter about Shannon and John's relationship, most, if not all, of the RHOC cast openly talked about the problems facing Shannon and John. ![RHOC Star Shannon Beador ‘Blindsided’ by Breakup With Boyfriend John Janssen](https://allabouttrh.com/wp-content/uploads/2023/01/shannon-beador-john-janssen-rhoc-split.png)RHOC Star Shannon Beador ‘Blindsided’ by Breakup With Boyfriend John Janssen [Shannon Beador and John Janssen split](https://allabouttrh.com/2023/07/29/rhocs-shannon-beador-john-janssen/) in late November after three and a half years of dating. The breakup came just a week after production wrapped on season 17 of RHOC. In January, Shannon told *[PEOPLE](https://people.com/tv/rhoc-shannon-beador-john-janssen-break-up-split-exclusive/)* that she ***"was blindsided by the breakup."*** ***"All I can do is repeat in my head what he said to me while we were filming,"*** Shannon Beador shared at the time. ***"We were in a great place. But seven days later, when the cameras were down, it was a completely different story. He told me he was done with the relationship. And to hear what he said to me then was absolutely devastating."*** ***"I've never loved anyone more in my life," ***she adds of John.*** "I was hopeful this was the man I was going to spend the rest of my life with. I wanted it to work out. I've never loved anyone like I've loved John. But clearly, he didn't feel the same way."*** Since splitting, Shannon and John spent several away from each other before reconnecting in April as friends. Shannon and John grabbed dinner with RHOC co-stars [Tamra Judge](https://allabouttrh.com/category/the-real-housewives-of-orange-county/tamra-barney/) and [Jennifer Pedranti](https://allabouttrh.com/category/the-real-housewives-of-orange-county/jennifer-pedranti/) at TAO in Los Angeles with their respective partners, Eddie Judge and [Ryan Boyajian](https://allabouttrh.com/2023/09/15/rhoc-vicki-indentifies-jennifer/). > [View this post on Instagram](https://www.instagram.com/p/CrV04hzuBKJ/?utm_source=ig_embed&utm_campaign=loading)[A post shared by Shannon Storms Beador (@shannonbeador)](https://www.instagram.com/p/CrV04hzuBKJ/?utm_source=ig_embed&utm_campaign=loading) Shannon shared a photo of the night out on Instagram and made sure to add the hashtag ***"#wearenotbacktogther."*** Over the last few months, Shannon and John have been [spotted out together all over Orange County](https://allabouttrh.com/2023/04/24/shannon-beador-john-janssen/), leaving Bravo fans dying to know the status of their relationship. While Shannon insists that she and John are just friends, Shannon's RHOC co-star [Emily Simspon](https://allabouttrh.com/category/the-real-housewives-of-orange-county/emily-simpson/) has a different theory. Earlier this month, Emily appeared on *[Watch What Happens Live With Andy Cohen](https://allabouttrh.com/category/wwhl/)*alongside co-star [Gina Kirschenheiter](https://allabouttrh.com/category/the-real-housewives-of-orange-county/gina-kirschenheiter/). During the appearance, the two played a game of “Truth or Emily Eats a Cucumber.”  [Andy Cohen](https://allabouttrh.com/category/wwhl/andy-cohen/) asked Emily: ***“What do you think was the biggest red flag in Shannon and John’s relationship?”*** She replied, ***“Oh, my God. There are so many. I mean, they break up all the time.”*** Gina added: ***“The fact that they’re not together.”*** Emily then interjected, ***“No, but I think they are together,”*** to which a confused Gina asked: ***“Oh, they are today?”***  ***“I think so,”*** Emily said. ![Shannon Beador denies talking about Gina Kirschenhieter behind her back on this week](https://allabouttrh.com/wp-content/uploads/2023/08/Screen-Shot-2023-08-31-at-7.25.33-AM.png)Shannon Beador denies talking about Gina Kirschenhieter behind her back on this week's episode of RHOC This piqued Andy's interest, who began to pepper Emily. ***“Oh really? And they’re pretending to not be together so they don’t get any heat?”*** he asked. The 47-year-old replied, ***“I don’t know. Maybe. I’m going to eat some more cucumber.”***  Check out the clip below! *The Real Housewives of Orange County* airs on Wednesdays at 8 p.m. on Bravo. ## Do you think Shannon and John are back together? Sound off below!