--- title: "Shannon Beador Talks Post DUI Shame; Calls Tamra Judge ‘Cruel" url: https://allabouttrh.com/2024/08/12/shannon-beador-dui-tamra-judge-rhoc/ type: post date: 2024-08-12 modified: 2024-08-12 markdown_url: https://allabouttrh.com/2024/08/12/shannon-beador-dui-tamra-judge-rhoc.md author: "Lara Sophia" --- # Shannon Beador Talks Post DUI Shame; Calls Tamra Judge ‘Cruel ## Real Housewives of Orange County star Shannon Beador discusses the aftermath of her DUI and her fractured relationship with Tamra Judge. Shannon Beador recently chatted with *[Extra TV](https://extratv.com/)* about her life post-DUI and her former friend [Tamra Judge](https://allabouttrh.com/category/the-real-housewives-of-orange-county/tamra-barney/)'s cruelty. In September 2023, Shannon was [arrested for DUI and a hit-and-run](https://allabouttrh.com/2024/07/03/rhoc-shannon-beador-dui-promo/)after she drove her car into a home. When asked if it has been difficult for her to [watch season 18](https://allabouttrh.com/2024/07/17/rhoc-season-18-taglines/) of the *Real Housewives of Orange County*, [Shannon Beador](https://allabouttrh.com/category/the-real-housewives-of-orange-county/shannon-beador-rhoc/)responded,*** “I’ll tell you, the episode that is airing right now, it was a really brutal, brutal night for me." *** ![Shannon Beador](https://allabouttrh.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/07/rhoc-shannon-beador-season-18-1200x668.png)Shannon Beador's title card for season 18 of 'The Real Housewives of Orange County.' She continued, ***"And I’ll be honest — it was the hardest night that I had in my 10 years of filming. I don’t want to sound like a victim, so it’s like I feel like I’m walking a fine line, but I mean, all it has shown me is that I am a survivor, and I’m able to make positive change even in, you know, such a dark place.”*** As for all the headlines and [stories surrounding her DUI](https://allabouttrh.com/2024/07/12/tamra-judge-shannon-beador-rehab/), Shannon said: ***“I’m trying to set an example for my daughters and to get a DUI… I mean, I was physically injured and broke bones, and to do all of that when I’m 60 years old, I mean, it was just the most humiliating. And I mean, most importantly, I didn’t hurt anybody, and that is what I’m grateful for because I don’t know how I would have handled that.”*** The 60-year-old RHOC star continued, ***"I still do have shame and guilt, but it’s a hard thing to not think about. I feel horribly guilty, and I’m very ashamed of myself for what I did.”*** Shannon then noted that she doesn't ever see herself reconciling with Tamra Judge after she showed her no sympathy post-DUI and instead was nothing but cruel. ![Tamra Judge and Shannon Beador celebrate the season premiere of the Real Housewives of Orange County on WWHL.](https://allabouttrh.com/wp-content/uploads/2018/07/watch-what-happens-live-season-15-gallery-15115-09-1024x684.jpg)Tamra Judge and Shannon Beador celebrate the season premiere of the Real Housewives of Orange County on WWHL. ***“Tamra has this narrative that she just keeps repeating, saying, ‘Shannon has an issue with alcohol.’ And she is correct that I was using alcohol to cope, and I’ve openly admitted that multiple times. The problem is that there’s a new narrative now, and Tamra seems to be stuck in the past. She knows absolutely nothing about what I’ve done and what I’m working on, and what I continue to work on.”*** ***“She can continue to be unkind and cruel. I’m just not interested anymore,” ***Shannon added. ***“We’ve had this history, 10 years, of up-down, up-down, and I always go back. It’s not healthy for me to enter a toxic friendship, and that shows growth within me to say, ‘I’m going to create a boundary, and we’re not going to be friends anymore.’”*** [The Real Housewives of Orange County ](https://allabouttrh.com/category/the-real-housewives-of-orange-county/)airs on Bravo Thursdays at 9 p.m. ET. ## Thoughts on this all? Sound off in the comments!