But when the 52-year-old found herself hospitalised, unable to speak or eat, she realised that something much more sinister was afoot.
GettyBrandi Glanville shot to fame on The Real Housewives of Beverly Hills[/caption] X.comOver the past two years, the 52-year-old’s face has become disfigured from angioedema[/caption] X“If it wasn’t for my sons, I’d be in a straitjacket… I don’t know where I would be,” she said[/caption]
The tissue deep within her skin had filled with fluid and sparked immense swelling.
Over the past two years, Brandi’s face has become disfigured from angioedema – and the mum-of-two has candidly shared the gory details with fans.
“I literally want to get a scalpel and cut my face open,” Brandi said.
She’s shelled out over £54,000 in search of answers, yet is still no closer to a diagnosis.
“I don’t know what it is and that’s scary. I need an answer.
Brandi initially claimed the swelling was triggered by stress after her Real Housewives co-star Caroline Manzo accused her of sexual assault while filming a holiday spin-off in Morocco seven months prior.
In December, she shocked followers with a selfie of her sunken face, claiming a doctor had diagnosed the disfigurement as the result of a facial ‘parasite’ possibly contracted during the Morocco trip.
I don’t know what it is and that’s scary. I need an answer. I need to get to the bottom of it because I don’t want to not wake up one day
Brandi GlanvilleAt a loss, she also enlisted the help of Dr Terry Dubrow, the host of TV show Botched, to perform the four biopsies on her face.
Brandi was also prescribed intravenous antibiotics and antifungal medication which seemed to help, but the telly star says she couldn’t afford to stay on them.
I just want an answer, even if it’s the worst answer in the world. I literally want to get a scalpel and cut my face open. It’s just frustrating
Brandi GlanvilleThe financial strain has also impacted her mental health, but she joked that she has “a good antidepressant” for that.
“If it wasn’t for my sons, I’d be in a straitjacket,” she said. “I don’t know where I would be. They are the reason I live. They’re my joy, my happiness, my everything.”
BRANDI'S BRAVO HISTORY
Brandi's had a tough go with Bravo.
The model-turned-reality star was brought on RHOBH as a “friend” for season 2 in 2011 after her divorce from actor Eddie Cibrian.
Brandi previously penned an exclusive article for The U.S. Sun about her painful split from the actor.
She was brought on as a full-time cast member from season 3 through 5, but was let go in 2015 after she made comments about Real Housewives of Miami star Joanna Krupa on Watch What Happens Live.
She was subsequently sued for defamation.
The reality stars settled the suit in 2017, and Brandi was ordered to pay up and publicly apologize to Joanna. Brandi said the suit cost her $500,000 in total.
Brandi returned to the show as a guest in the 6th, 9th and 10th seasons.
In 2022, Brandi, along with several other Housewives, appeared on The Real Housewives Ultimate Girls Trip.
In 2023, it was announced that Brandi would be returning for the 5th season of The Real Housewives Ultimate Girls Trip, which was set to premiere in 2024.
Brandi was removed from filming after an allegation of sexual abuse was made by Caroline Manzo, which Brandi denied.
That season of Ultimate Girls Trip has yet to hit the air.
Caroline sued Bravo, as well as Warner Brothers, and NBC Universal, who own the Bravo brand, over the alleged abuse, but did not pursue legal action against Brandi.
In a filing from the suit, obtained by The U.S. Sun, Bravo producer, Lisa Shannon claimed that Caroline told them she did not feel “sexually violated,” during the incident.
“At that point, Manzo revealed to us, for the first time, that she had suffered sexual trauma as a child and that Glanville’s actions that evening had triggered memories of that childhood trauma.
“She told us that she did not feel sexually violated, she felt ‘disrespected’ by Glanville.” the producer said in the filing.
She pointed to a filing in the Real Housewives of New Jersey‘s lawsuit against Bravo and NBC Universal.
“That’s why she’s not suing me, because I didn’t do anything wrong. And I think she’s suing Bravo, because she wants money.
“I think that Bravo hung me out to dry for a storyline, for a show, knowing that all of that press would cause me to lose other jobs, and it did, and they didn’t care. They don’t care about me.”
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