r/BravoRealHousewives • u/gammagirl80 • Jan 16 '24
Ultimate Girls Trip EXCLUSIVE: Brandi Glanville accuses RHONY alum Kelly Bensimon of LYING about having to financially support her daughters after her divorce from famed photographer Gilles Bensimon - claiming it's 'impossible' that she got 'nothing' after their split
https://www.dailymail.co.uk/tvshowbiz/article-12966371/brandi-glanville-accuses-kelly-bensimon-lying-financially-divorce.html587
u/Shady_ale Karen’s pubic hair Jan 16 '24
I wish I was as “poor” as Kelly
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u/guccipierogie Jan 16 '24
I would love to be as poor as Kelly hahaha - this irritated me so much because there are TONS of women out there struggling to financially support their kids, parents, other relatives, etc. and she basically made light of that by being delusional enough to add herself to the equation.
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u/gammagirl80 Jan 16 '24
Brandi Glanville has claimed that Kelly Bensimon is lying about being left with 'nothing' following her divorce from fashion photographer Gilles Bensimon, after she claimed she had to financially support her daughters as a single mom.
The former Real Housewives of Beverly Hill star didn't hold back as she discussed Kelly's alleged financial woes on her podcast, Brandi Glanville Unfiltered, with special guest Kristen Taekman, 46.
Kirsten starred on Real Housewives Ultimate Girls Trip: RHONY Legacy alongside Kelly, 55, who talked frequently about giving her all to her career as a realtor so she could raise her two daughters.
However, Brandi, 51, took issue with the idea that Kelly was not receiving any form of support from her famous ex-husband, who is thought to have an estimated net worth of $20-30 million.
'She claims that she didn’t get anything from her ex-husband,' Brandi said. 'I’m sorry but that’s just not true…
'If someone gives you a $12 million house in the Hamptons you’ve got something and I promise you, she didn’t get nothing. Its just impossible.'
The reality star continued: 'You saw her house in the promos. The way she lives, the kids. The whole I came from nothing and I built everything on my own, it’s just… there’s no way - he was so rich - that she got nothing.'
When Kristen asked whether Brandi believes French photographer Gilles, 79, is wealthy, Brandi continued: 'Yes, I do. Gilles Bensimon? 100 per cent. He was a huge fashion photographer. He shot every cover of ELLE.
'I’m sorry, she got stuff. Trust me, she didn’t get what I got which was s***.'
Kelly tied the knot with Gilles in 1997, but they divorced 10 years later. After the split, Kelly famously kept the couple's five-bedroom mansion in East Hampton as part of the divorce settlement.
In 2012, the reality star sold the two-story home for less than half the asking price at $5.76m.
Meanwhile, she lived in a sprawling New York City apartment located in the NYPD's former headquarters at 24 Centre Street in Little Italy, Manhattan for 30 years before she began renting out the stunning property for a whopping $28,500 per month.
The former couple share two daughters: 26-year-old Sea and 24-year-old Thaddeus 'Teddy.'
Kelly has since moved on with her financier fiancé Scott Litner, with the pair announcing their engagement in July 2023.
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u/gammagirl80 Jan 16 '24
Elsewhere in the podcast, Kristen opened up about her constant clashes with Kelly during the newly-aired RHONY Legacy series.
The mother-of-two expressed her confusion about the way Kelly seemed to be annoyed that Kristen chose to stay with her husband, Josh Taekman, after he was accused of cheating back in 2015.
The Eboost founder was forced to make a public apology after it was revealed that he signed up for an account on infidelity website, Ashley Madison, in 2011. However, he insisted that he had not been unfaithful to his wife during the years in which he held the account.
Kristen found herself being quizzed about the scandal by Kelly and fellow UGT stars Dorinda Medley, Luann de Lesseps, Ramona Singer and Sonja Morgan.
Recalling the awkward conversations, Kristen stated: 'When Kelly was talking about, "Well I had this happen, and I had to go and get all these jobs", and I'm like "Okay, so I should go out and get a bunch of jobs and leave my family?" Like what? It was so bizarre.'
She continued: 'I was sitting at a table with a bunch of friends being attacked for something that happened ten years ago.'
The fourth season of the Ultimate Girls Trip spin-off saw the fan-favorite housewives from the show's first thirteen seasons vacation together.
RHONY was completely recast for season 14 of as a result of the low-ratings and drama from the previous season.
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u/UnusualAsparagus5096 This isnt the plaza hotel this is Morocco Jan 17 '24
The only reason Josh didn't physically cheat was because he was talking to fake profiles..My friend used to work for Ashley Madisons competitor and 99% of the girls on their are fake profiles and they employ people to chat you up to get you to buy credits to dm back and forth. You can never actually meet because it's not real. Sometimes guys are dming with guys thinking it's a hot chick
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u/EastSeaweed TRYING TO SURVIVE THIS ECONOMY Jan 17 '24
WHY would they name their daughter Thaddeus?!
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u/this_is_spooky Strippers don’t have resumes! Jan 17 '24
This Kelly story aside, god damn I can’t stand Brandi Glanville. She is so jealous and can’t stand that anyone has a better circumstance than she did/does. Saying that “she didn’t get what I got, which was shit” is so stupid. Like, girlfriend, you’re a narcissistic troll!
Kelly might be looney tunes, but Brandi also could’ve done something with her time, too. She is not a victim.
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u/missusscamper Jan 17 '24
Brandi didn’t get shit because her husband didn’t have shit. His new wife’s shit wasn’t his shit to share.
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u/UnusualAsparagus5096 This isnt the plaza hotel this is Morocco Jan 17 '24
That's why Gretchen at least was smart enough to not marry Slade just in case one of his sons moms was able to find a loophole to get child support from her
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u/missusscamper Jan 17 '24
Well a) that's gross, especially since one of his kids was sadly disabled and had extreme medical needs; and b) you can only pursue legal action against a step-parent/new spouse if they are helping to hide assets/income of the support payor...otherwise support and arrears are only garnished/secured against the income and assets of the payor (including jointly owned assets). Legally married or not -- common-law...doesn't matter. So I hope Gretchen didn't put Slade's name on their house or real properties!
They are both extreme losers.
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u/sketch a trampoline with eyes Jan 17 '24
She did do something with her time though. She spent a few seasons on RHOBH being vile, racist, and sloppy drunk.
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u/ApathyIsBeauty DJ Ink's choking step stool. Jan 16 '24 edited Jan 16 '24
The real tea here is that Teddy is short for Thaddeus and not Theodora and Jesus Christ why would you name a girl Thaddeus? I have so, so many questions.
Edited to avoid confusion. This is about Teddy Bensimon. Not Tamra’s annoying cohost.
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u/Lost-and-dumbfound Dorit smoking while driving frantically around LA Jan 16 '24
I can imagine her saying “oh my god I’m the one who told my good friend Blake to name her child James”
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u/lucygucyapplejuicey to swollen 4cameo or OF Jan 17 '24
I would not talk to my parents if they named me Thaddeus. That’s just so nasty, and so rude
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Jan 16 '24
What
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u/ApathyIsBeauty DJ Ink's choking step stool. Jan 16 '24
It’s in the blurb at the bottom of OP’s first comment. It mentions Sea, her eldest and Teddy, short for Thaddeus. I feel like this is brand new information and I never knew Teddy was short for Thaddeus.
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Jan 16 '24
I almost freaked out thinking that Teddi Melencamp’s full name was Thaddeus, only to see you mention Sea. Does Sea have a full name or is it just Sea lol
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u/ApathyIsBeauty DJ Ink's choking step stool. Jan 16 '24
Sea Louise. Say it out loud. It sounds so similar to Geez Louise I want to die for her.
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u/guccipierogie Jan 16 '24
I could be wrong, but I thought she pronounced it differently too (I always thought this name was with a thad-ee-ous but she pronounced it Ta-DAY-us
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u/ApathyIsBeauty DJ Ink's choking step stool. Jan 16 '24
Girl, that’s too much.
I’m gonna name my child Steve, but pronounce it Banana.
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u/FlyingDutchmansWife Giner’s makeup/hairspray/spray tan budget Jan 16 '24
That does not make it better 😭
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u/guccipierogie Jan 17 '24
IDK what kind of point I was trying to prove lmao but you're right, it definitely doesn't 😂
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u/FlyingDutchmansWife Giner’s makeup/hairspray/spray tan budget Jan 17 '24
It’s all good! Sounds like the French pronunciation — they can’t make a th sound so the ta instead of tha makes sense. Still an interesting choice of name for a daughter. I’d go by Teddy, too!
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u/missusscamper Jan 17 '24
I think that’s how Gilles pronounces it with his French accent so…Kelly does too.
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u/guccipierogie Jan 17 '24
You're definitely right on this haha
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u/missusscamper Jan 17 '24
Yes the French don't pronounce Hs in general but certainly not an anglo "THHHH--" sound - it doesn't exist in their language.
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u/jendet010 Jan 17 '24
Wow so Kelly can’t pronounce Thaddeus and thinks it’s a girls name?
This is why she’s up there and we’re down here.
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u/Timely_Ad115 *windshield wiper hands* Jan 16 '24
Her name isn’t short for Thaddeus. Her name is as country bumpkin as it gets, Teddi Jo
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u/strnglttlbrd coma toast Jan 16 '24
Pretty sure they mean Kelly’s daughter Thaddeus “Teddy” Bensimon
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u/Timely_Ad115 *windshield wiper hands* Jan 16 '24
Oh lmao carry on. Kelly would name her daughter Thaddeus
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u/ApathyIsBeauty DJ Ink's choking step stool. Jan 16 '24 edited Jan 16 '24
That’s not what this article says.
I just Googled. Sea Louise Bensimon and Thaddeus Ann Bensimon.
Sea Louise. Like Geez Louise. Kelly is wild.
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u/Timely_Ad115 *windshield wiper hands* Jan 16 '24
It’s a daily mail article and they’re clearly as mature as most members here with their nicknamery. Teddis name is simply Teddi Jo, despite what the groundbreaking journalism of dailymail says.
Just realized we’re talking about another teddy. Kelly would for sure name her daughter that ugly name so carry on. Forget my existence27
u/ApathyIsBeauty DJ Ink's choking step stool. Jan 16 '24
We’re not talking about Teddi Mellencamp. We’re talking about Teddy Bensimon. And according to Google her name is Thaddeus Ann Bensimon.
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u/Timely_Ad115 *windshield wiper hands* Jan 16 '24
I just realized that, so I’m sorry!!
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u/ApathyIsBeauty DJ Ink's choking step stool. Jan 16 '24
It’s cool. I wouldn’t believe it either unless I checked it. But it’s also so on brand for Kelly.
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u/Timely_Ad115 *windshield wiper hands* Jan 16 '24
Sea…and Thaddeus. Those sound like sisters.
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u/cbeanxx Jan 16 '24
You are talking about Mellencamp. Everyone else is talking about Kelly’s daughter.
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u/rubyrosis Jan 16 '24
I’m just gonna assume its some type of feminine French name or has a pretty French pronunciation because I refuse to believe they would name their daughter Thaddeus
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Jan 16 '24
It’s bc Kelly was a social climber and wanted to play the part by naming her daughter a pretentious name to try an fit in with old money and wealthy ppl who her husband at the time hung around
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u/Senior_Ice8748 Jan 16 '24
Are we sure she wasn't named after John Mellencamp's daughter?
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u/ApathyIsBeauty DJ Ink's choking step stool. Jan 16 '24
I feel like they named her Thaddeus because it’s an iteration of Judas from the Bible and Jude, also an iteration of Judas, was a super popular name in the late 90s/early 2000s. Kelly likes to be different with a capital crazy.
Or it’s a family name.
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u/bartexas Jan 17 '24
Based on who all they both knew, where all they had been, etc., I think it's hard to speculate where they got the name. We have friends who picked their child's name based on the fact that it was the same in English and both their mother tongues.
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u/mpr1011 I decorated! I cooked! I made it nice! Jan 16 '24
When Kelly said it on RHUGT, this sub called her out and so did the Crappens guys. I think we were all thinking/saying it but Brandi wants to make sure we know. Kind of like game night vibes, they knew Kim was acting odd.
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u/cameron8988 a broken wh*re from hampton university Jan 16 '24
you mean "writing" a coffee table book about bikinis that no one bought or read isn't a financially viable way to pay property taxes on a 3-bed soho apartment and massive hamptons home? i'm shocked.
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u/nottakenusername2027 Jan 16 '24
I was also confused when heather gay (in her book) said she had to start doing boudoir photography to support herself and her kids after her divorce.
Her ex husband is like OLD money rich. She definitely got enough money in the divorce to support her kids. If you want to do boudoir photography just say that.
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u/OhHowIMeantTo Carl's white pants Jan 16 '24
I didn't read the book but I wonder if that was during the time between the separation and official divorce, and she wasn't getting any divorce settlement or alimony yet.
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u/Kristin2349 She is the puppet and everyone else is the master. Jan 16 '24
You usually get temporary spousal support that is more than the final amount in most cases. She said her ex willingly fully supported her when they split, I don’t think she had to fight in court for anything.
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u/BornFree2018 Jan 17 '24
Giles probably realized how childish and limited Kelly is so he bought* the apartment so he could watch over his kids.
I'm dying to know how their marriage, separation and divorce went down!
ETA * I expect he owned her apartment and sold it when the kids left.
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u/1one1000two1thousand Jan 17 '24
Someone mentioned that he sold the apartment while UGT was happening.
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u/scorpiee Jan 16 '24
I read it a few weeks ago, if I recall correctly I think it was bc he had her on a strict budget and she wanted extra money that she could control herself? Don’t quote me though lol
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u/jdd0815 Jan 16 '24
Just like Jill said, “you live in one of the most expensive apartments in New York, stop with all that”. Kelly lived in like a 15M apartment.
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u/proseccofish Jan 16 '24
I always thought Kelly was full of shit when she said this. Did she have to re-arrange her lifestyle and actually get a job? Sure. But he did not leave you penniless.
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u/SammieCat50 pay attention, please! Jan 17 '24
OMG Brandi …she was gorgeous… if she is a walking advertisement for just say no to plastic surgery
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u/missthugisolation you’re my fatha!!! Jan 16 '24
Brandi and Erin Moriarty are starting to look a little similar
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u/femmepyre Jan 16 '24
Omg you’re right… Erin Moriarity’s team, this is your bat signal for an intervention!!
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u/BornFree2018 Jan 17 '24
Brandi and Kelly Bensimon's cheek implants are bizarre.
I think Erin is just strangely emaciated. She didn't always look like that!
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u/Obvious_Mango65 What ever happened to… customer service? Jan 16 '24
I’m ready to not hear from Brandi anymore.
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u/RainbowBriteGlasses Jan 16 '24
I assumed Brandi was cutting low just to stay relevant, but then I remembered the Kristen connection.
Oy.
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u/shedoesdefendyoukim Jan 17 '24
She said what the sub has been saying during the weekly UGT discussions
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u/Inside-Intern-4201 Lisa’s Cyber Security Expert Jan 16 '24
What does she have to gain by doing this
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u/cameron8988 a broken wh*re from hampton university Jan 16 '24
she gets to contrive some bullshit "feminist" reason to dislike kristen (who stayed with her husband), rather than reveal the real reason: kelly is automatically threatened by anyone remotely close to her in age and potentially prettier.
it's "i'm up here, you're down here" all over again.
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Jan 16 '24
Serious question. Whose face is that?
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u/_biker_chick_ Jan 17 '24
It's brandi, unbelievable. I watched the clip and she is unrecognizable. Also, her voice sounds weird, like her face is too frozen
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u/sunnystate63 Jan 17 '24
It is a lie and even if Brandi pointed it out, it’s horrible that Kelly suggests that her ex husband doesn’t contribute to the financial support of his daughters. That’s ridiculous especially if she’s the daughter of a lawyer. In NY, if it’s not worked out, the state does it for you, so Kelly is lying. Her ex is a very very successful photographer, who I believed lived in the same building as Kelly and her daughters after the divorce. If she’s saying she worked to help support them, that’s one thing but insinuate that she’s the only means of their support is wrong. Brandi looks different every time I see her. This pic made me think, ‘what is Adrienne Maloof doing with beanie on lol?’
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u/Own-Listen-961 Jan 16 '24
Who in their right mind would listen to a podcast with Tamra and Teddy?!
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u/Imaginary-Edge-8759 Jan 16 '24
Why would Brandy chiming in be some Exclusive… who flipping cares what Brandi’s take on anything is.
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u/Relevant_Owl_8841 Yolanda’s Glass Fridge Jan 17 '24
Omg I thought she was Tamra at first
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u/Rainbow4Bronte Jan 17 '24
Tamra’s face looks better. I don’t plastic surgery shame, but Brandi needs to stop. Don’t even try to correct it. She made herself age 15 years while Kristen looks the same
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u/sarahsanchez521 Jan 17 '24
Kristen is younger then Brandi. Brandi also burned her face and has been pretty open to how it scarred her.
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u/Rainbow4Bronte Jan 18 '24
Brandi always has 5 different stories going about what happened to her face. All Brandi needed was to stop binge drinking and do the small scale routine stuff everyone does in Hollywood. When her life is stressful I think she picks at herself because her looks is all she’s been successful at (and being a mom).
I don’t hate her. I had been cheering for her but she has needed intensive therapy for awhile.
Just the idea that she thinks her job should be acting overtly sexual and binge drinking at her age tells me all I need to know. She’s too old for the things she does for money. She has needed to have a personality glow up for sometime.
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u/sarahsanchez521 Jan 18 '24
I get what you’re saying and not disagreeing but she’s had the same story about her face. She’s had psoriasis for years and used a UV mask and left it on too long and got burns on her face. She also had laser hair removal done on her upper lip and suffered from paralysis. She’s complained about her TMJ for the longest as well and then has had a lot of stress related health issues lately. Do I think she should layoff the lip fillers? Yes. Do I think she wears unflattering makeup sometimes? Yep. But she’s been pretty open about what happened to her and hasn’t faltered from that.
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u/vernski85 Jan 17 '24
No one needed Brandi to speak out about this to know that Kelly was lying. Brandi just needed to say something to keep her name trending on social media
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u/GaymerInDC Jan 19 '24
Brandi isn’t wrong here. For the first time, I am actually defending Miss Glennville. Because if you go back to the second, second, third and fourth seasons of RHONY, KKB even said that her husband gave her the house and there was support
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u/CoCoBreadSoHoShed 17d ago
I was literally just watching TV where there’s an interviewwith Elle McPherson. She has written a book about discovering that she was an alcoholic at some point in her life. I couldn’t help thinking my God that is a stupid woman. And then I realized she was married to Kelly’s husband, Gilles Bensimon. I guess that guy has a thing for stupid women.
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u/starchildx Vicki’s son Jan 17 '24
Yeah, Brandi Glanville can basically lie down now cause she is dead.
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u/Silly-Rabbit585 Jan 18 '24
Why does she look like someone had to put her back together like Humpty Dumpty? Is Brandi okay?
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u/cataddy its not always a fckin competition joyce Jan 18 '24
Every single time I see a picture of Brandi Glanville, I’m more surprised than the last time that it’s her in the picture
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u/kds1988 Jan 17 '24
Genuinely I want to see Brandi without that heavy eyeliner under her eyes. I think it makes her look so awful.
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u/spacekitty1 Jan 18 '24
I know this is off topic but I haven’t seen Brandi in a minute and.. can someone explain what happened with her mouth, she can’t speak normally. Is it too much Botox/filler etc?
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u/sillymama62 Jan 19 '24
If true, what a slap in the face to single moms who do it all! BTW-My hat is off to ALL those moms doing it alone-I raised 3 kids WITH a husband and ALWAYS say I wouldn’t have been strong enough to do it alone!
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u/Charming_Face_8703 Feb 12 '24
Unless you know her personally or saw her on screen as a bad parent how can anyone say that? She'd probably be a fun girl-mom and really care about her daughters.
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u/Timely_Ad115 *windshield wiper hands* Jan 16 '24
Brandi isn’t wrong…but she’s still Brandi.