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Erika Jayne encourages Shannon Beador to stop drinking amid her current life struggles. The RHOBH star also believes RHOC fans are “worn down” by Alexis Bellino’s antics.
Real Housewives of Beverly Hills star Erika Jayne appeared on Tamra Judge and Teddi Mellencamp‘s podcast earlier this month, where she opened up about using alcohol to cope with her estranged husband Tom Girardi’s legal drama and the end of their marriage.
The 53-year-old opened up about her struggles while expressing concern over Shannon Beador‘s decision to keep drinking following her September 2023 DUI and hit-and-run arrest.
“I would prefer not to see her drinking while she’s in such a terrible time,” Erika Jayne said of Shannon on Two Ts in a Pod. “I think that that’s counterproductive. So when I see her order a cocktail, I’m like, ‘God, don’t do that,’ if you’re in a bad place.”
According to the Pretty Mess singer, she is concerned about Shannon due to her own experience of leaning on alcohol to cope.
“I was trying to die. I was trying to hurt myself. I was really trying to not wake up and not hear it anymore,” she shared. “I was tired, so I didn’t care. I don’t know what she is feeling. But that’s true, I wanted it to stop — all of it.”
“I made choices to numb myself, bad choices, and I know this, which is why I continue to stay in therapy,” she added.
Meanwhile, Erika also noted that she feels Real Housewives of Orange County viewers are tiring of Alexis Bellino‘s season 18 antics.
On Two Ts in a Pod, the RHOBH star also addressed Alexis’ season 18 behavior, including her threatening to leak videos John Janssen has from the night of Shannon’s DUI.
Since returning to RHOC, Alexis has not only called out her co-stars for giving Shannon too much sympathy following her DUI, but she also threatened to release video footage John has from the night of her DUI. The video footage allegedly shows Shannon almost running over John’s daughter as she attempted to leave his Orange County home.
“I could see why she would wear you down. I mean, I think — look, you know what, you are not the only person. The whole audience is worn down by this woman. And I say that with love and kindness,” Erika said. “They are. You can see it. If you’re feeling it, we’re feeling it, imagine what everybody else is feeling.”
The Real Housewives of Orange County airs on Bravo Thursdays at 9 p.m. ET.
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Interesting Kunty can apparently recognize a fellow lush when she sees one. I guess it's sort of like gaydar (for drunks).
I am not only worn down by the Alexis pseudo saga but also by Shannon's whining self-pitying.
Interesting that Tamra has been unusually quiet since she realized so many people find her annoying and hateful.
Erikunty pay those victims back that $25Million, guilty as her husband.
Whoa! Kunty hasn''t been charged with anything … why should she pay those people? Does a doctor's wife pay a family in a medical malpractice suit? Of course not.
When you take stolen money or items, then its not yours to keep or the doctors wife (or the lawyer’s wife) to keep. She’s still married and still going to be on the hook for half (at least). Whoa! I said it and not sorry ZFs about it.
But it hasn’t been determined/proven that the money or items came from stolen money. That’s the problem. As I said, Tom made hundreds of millions legitimately and most of her “stuff was purchased over the course of a 20 yr. marriage. The earrings are apparently an exception (which she did give up).
Tom GiFRAUDi has been PROVEN GUILTY in court of stealing VICTIMS/clients monies. Catch Up. Erikunty lost her diamonds today AND is going to LOSE a lot more. You can’t keep STOLEN goods. No doctor’s wife, No actress, No lawyer’s soon-to-be-ex-wife. #NOTsorry Erikunty is a gold-digging con and will soon be a convict, no dementia there.
Yeah but many think she knew or at least suspected what he was doing and profited while looking the other way. I just remember that one scene during Covid when she said that he's busy as usual and then stopped and corrected herself and said he's not because the courts are closed. A few scenes later she said that she wakes every morning with a feeling of dread. It stayed with me because what happened next explained a lot.
Yeah, her attitude at times was questionable (but she’s human and IF she TRULY didn’t know anything then she has to be careful in her words and actions) … also a bad attitude isn’t legally incriminating. Also, she wasn’t a partner, and more importantly, Tom made hundreds of millions of dollars legitimately, so who’s to say what was spent on what? Like what’s next, bleed Tom Jr.’s account? Or should Mikey or her glam team have to give up some of his money that Kunty has paid him/them? The list of those who benefitted would be endless.
Hi kettle, it's me the pot. I just want you to know that you are black – just in case you forgot.
"And I say that with love and kindness"…yeah, not really a EJ thing but I do agree with her advise to both ladies. Given her own experience with alcohol during the sordid Girardi theft from injured and damaged clients, she knows what it's like to use alcohol to self medicate. Hopefully, Shannon will listen. It's a dark place to go to… and hopefully Jugs will wise up too.
I agree