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It looks like Shannon Beador may be having second thoughts about her explosive takedown of Katie Ginella.
After calling Katie “worse than Alexis Bellino” and “worse than Tamra Judge” during a fiery confrontation on The Real Housewives of Orange County, Shannon is now softening, just a little. In a new interview with Us Weekly, the 61-year-old reality star admitted she might have been a bit too harsh.
“Well, I think you might see me very soon say maybe they’re equal,” Shannon teased, when asked if she still stands by her scathing comparison.
The drama unfolded after Katie, 41, admitted to secretly recording Shannon during a cast photo shoot, a move that clearly struck a nerve.
“I was very, very shocked and it’s just an odd thing [what] she did,” Shannon said. “I was trying to help her and give her advice so that she could make things OK with everyone. This is the bottom line. There is no positive explanation or positive intention when you secretly record someone.”
The confrontation aired during Thursday night’s episode, where tensions boiled over at Heather Dubrow’s extravagant birthday bash. Cameras captured Shannon’s fury in real time.
“You are the most evil person I have ever met,” she told Katie. “This girl … worse than Alexis Bellino. Worse than Tamra Judge. We’re done.”
Despite the betrayal, Shannon revealed she has no plans to take legal action against Katie.
“I’m not going to do that. It takes so much out of you to do something like that, but it crossed a line, and I felt very violated,” she said. “I don’t like that some people are trying to focus on my behavior that day.”
Katie has since apologized, claiming she only recorded the interaction after Shannon interrupted a business Zoom call. According to Tamra Judge, Shannon showed up “two hours late” to the shoot, angry that Alexis was present, and began “screaming and cussing” into her phone—while Katie was on a work call with her husband.
Whether Shannon truly makes peace with Katie or just settles for a truce, fans can expect more fireworks as the season continues.
Catch all the drama on The Real Housewives of Orange County, Thursdays at 9 p.m. ET on Bravo.
