Brandi Glanville blames facial disfigurement on stress from Caroline Manzo scandal
Brandi Glanville claims her face swelled from the stress she endured after being accused of s****lly a*saulting Caroline Manzo.
“I had health issues that affected my ability to speak, my ability to taste food. Basically, my face was swelling – like…I was in constant anaphylactic shock, and I saw seven doctors, and their response was that it was stress-induced angioedema.” , the “Real Housewives of Beverly Hills” alum told “Entertainment.” Tonight » Tuesday.
Angioedema “causes episodes of swelling in various parts of the body, such as the face, hands and airways,” and can be triggered by several factors, including stress, according to Medical News Today.
“I cried on my birthday. It was November 16. I cried all night and thought this was my new normal. I was just never going to look the same or feel the same. I was just going to be this giant pumpkin head and, like my mouth, even now I’m tired of talking,” she continued.
Glanville, 51, said her podcast, “Brandi Glanville Unfiltered,” was put on hiatus during her health issues because she “should just stop and take breaks” while recording. (It last released an episode in October 2023.)
The reality star shared that she was finally able to get help from plastic surgeon John Layke, who used a procedure called EmFace to stimulate her facial muscles.
“The idea behind this is that we place certain applicators on areas of the face, and we have facial muscles that pull our expressions down like in a frown or up in a smile, and so this technology will selectively contract the muscles that elevate the face,” the doctor told “ET.”
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Glanville first shared that she was hospitalized in October after her face “exploded like a basketball.”
“I collapsed at home this morning and my SON had to call 911 for help!” You have no idea the amount of stress I’m dealing with,” she tweeted at the time.
The scare came months after Page Six exclusively reported that Glanville was forced to leave “The Real Housewives Ultimate Girls Trip” early after allegedly kissing Manzo, 62, and touching the woman’s breast and vaginal area. “Real Housewives of New Jersey” alum without her consent on set. .
Glanville vehemently denied the claims, even going so far as to claim she was “set up by a fucking king” to create a storyline for the spinoff series.
Peac**k delayed the season premiere to August, although sources told us in November that it “probably would never air.”
“I think the ‘Girls Trips’ shows are the Wild West,” Glanville told “ET,” explaining, “They don’t know what they’re doing yet. We can’t work 19 hours a day and consume alcohol all day.
The “Traitors” alum clarified that producers “don’t force” the cast to drink, but noted that being “completely drunk” and “exhausted” is “not a safe environment for any of us.” us, and that’s what “Girls Trips” is.”
Bravo has not responded to Glanville’s claims.