The photos we’re referring to are here and here. One is below.

We’ve seen Adrienne Maloof and her now estranged husband, plastic surgeon Paul Nassif, bickering on Real Housewives of Beverly Hills before they inevitably filed for divorce. They had a contentious relationship, although they tried to play it off on the show like they enjoyed that dynamic. It looks like the truth might be a lot more ominous. New photos of Adrienne have emerged, posted on her personal chef’s Facebook, showing some horrific-looking bruises on Adrienne’s back and sides. Her chef, the humorless Bernie Guzman, included captions that leave no doubt as to whom he considers responsible. He writes “Now you know….Everyone else needs to know. It’s a secret I have kept….he must be stopped.”

Bernie is of course referring to Paul. In late September, Adrienne was granted a temporary restraining order against Paul after she alleged that he choked one of their sons. Both Paul and Adrienne have also accused each other of physical and verbal abuse. The press played down Paul’s alleged abuse of Adrienne, although it may have been very serious judging by these photos. Here’s the report, thanks to Radar:

Shocking photos of Adrienne Maloof with multiple bruises on her back have surfaced and RadarOnline.com has the shots that show the dark marks on the Real Housewives of Beverly Hills star.

The photos of Adrienne are taken from behind and show her nude from the waist up with red welts on her arms and across her back.

She is wearing her hair in a pony tail and the large marks are visible in several places on her back.

The photos were posted on Adrienne’s personal chef Bernie Guzman’s Facebook page and he wrote “Now you know….Everyone else needs to know. It’s a secret I have kept….he must be stopped.

“Adrienne did not put me up to this…..I feel everyone needs to know. I’m sure she will be relieved everyone knows.”

Adrienne and her estrange husband, Dr. Paul Nassif, have been locked in a nasty divorce battle and Guzman claims that the pictures were part of the court documents submitted two weeks ago.

“Now you know who and what he really is,” Guzman wrote and said “Adrienne Maloof was pushed to the ground. Punched and beaten. He is a beast.”

As RadarOnline.com previously reported, Adrienne claimed in her court documents that she was a victim of domestic violence at the hands of her husband.

Maloof said in her sworn declaration: “Paul Nassif has often shoved me to the ground, pulled my hair and yelled at me. Most recently, in July 2012, he shoved me to the ground with enough force that I hit my head on the floor when I fell. I immediately jumped up because I knew that if I stayed down I could be kicked. He grabbed my hair and pulled. I grabbed his hair, trying to get him off of me.”

In the documents Guzman also alleged that he observed “Paul drinking large amounts of alcohol and in particular, scotch on a daily basis. While at the residence Paul had a nightly habit of drinking one-and-a-half highball glasses full of scotch without ice or water…..When Paul drinks, Paul tends to fight with Adrienne. I have overheard many arguments between Adrienne and Paul and during some arguments I have heard Adrienne say, ‘Get off me. Get away from me.’”

[From Radar Online]

It’s possible Adrienne told Bernie he could post these photos, but I’m thinking she’s probably embarrassed they got out. She has the facade of a woman who has her life and businesses under control and who isn’t easily rattled. I don’t see her wanting these photos to get out. I feel for her. What is it with these abusive relationships on RHOBH? Taylor Armstrong went through some horrific abuse at the hands of her husband, who went on to commit suicide. I never thought that Paul was abusive to Adrienne, he seemed like too nice of a guy, but I believe it now.

Paul’s lawyer. Marty Singer, has responded to these photos by saying “Any suggestion that the photos show my client struck Adrienne Maloof is a complete fabrication. No physical assault ever occurred. I can’t speculate how these marks occurred. I know the woman does martial arts.” Why would she ask her chef to take photos of her injuries if they were just from kickboxing? Who gets injured like this from martial arts?

Here’s one of the photos. It’s tough to look at.

Paul and Adrienne are shown in April. Adrienne is shown on 8-21-12 launching her shoes for Belk at an event in Las Vegas. Credit: FameFlynet and WENN.com

This story came out a couple of days ago, and we considered covering it then. I kind of pushed it to the back of my mind and in the interim I’ve seen a ton of stories about Teresa. She seems to be everywhere, and she’s still earning tabloid covers that I’m convinced are bought and paid for by Bravo. (Full disclosure: none of us watched the current fourth season of RHONJ. I have seen the first season and part of the second.)

As you may know, Teresa was in a feud with her sister-in-law, Melissa Gorga, after Teresa tried to claim Melissa used to be a stripper. I feel like we’ve been hearing this story for months, and we basically have, but the episode finally aired where Teresa confronted Melissa. (Supposedly Melissa did work at a gentleman’s club but just as a bartender for a week only.) That was the season finale on Sunday and we still have the crazy screaming reunion to look forward to. So now Melissa and Teresa hate each other more than they used to. Teresa is also fighting with fellow castmember Jacqueline Laurita, I guess over this whole strippergate fiasco along with the fact that Teresa is a narcissistic combative bitch. Teresa told Anderson Cooper that Jacqueline is texting her so much lately she may “go to the cops” while Jacqueline tweeted in response that “Teresa shouldn’t go on TV to say I’m threatening her unless she wants a defamation suit against her.” Jacqueline later backed down and tweeted that she was “having a moment. It’s all good now.”

So what is going to happen with Teresa, the one who freaks out and schemes and fights the most? The one whose husband is basically a mobster, who has served jailtime, who cheats on her, and who has defrauded creditors by filing for bankruptcy and hiding assets while continuing to live large? She’ll probably get a spin off of course, since she knows how to bring the drama:

Teresa Giudice is the one you love to hate or hate to love on The Real Housewives of New Jersey, so brace yourselves, because RadarOnline.com has exclusively learned the Giudice family could be getting their own breakout show on Bravo.

Always feuding with someone — most recently fingered by Jacqueline Laurita for exposing Teresa’s sister-in-law Melissa Gorga’s alleged stripper past — Teresa and her husband Joe have tackled run-ins with the law, bankruptcy, cheating scandals and plenty of public backlash.

“All the drama and crazy things that Teresa and Joe have done is what makes them perfect candidates for their own breakout show,” a source close to the situation exclusively tells RadarOnline.com.

“They’re in talks right now and the show would include the whole Giudice side of the family, which would explain why we saw more of Joe’s brother Pete and his wife Sheila in last Housewives season.”

However, the source notes one large hiccup that could put a kink in the Giudice’s plan; Joe’s impending fraud charges that he’s facing up to 10 years in prison for.

Joe will stand trial for fraudulently obtaining a phony driver’s license after he was accused of using his brother’s identification to get a new license when his own was suspended due to a DUI.

“With Joe’s possible jail time they’re trying to iron out how this show would work, but they’re definitely pushing forward on it,” the insider said.

The source says Bravo has exhausted all the drama they can get out of the current New Jersey cast, so their best option is a spin-off with the popular characters.

“People are starting to bore with the same old cat fights every episode so they need to change it up,” the source said.

“And those Giudices will do anything to earn a dollar!!!”

[From Radar]

I could go into all the reasons why this is wrong, but I pretty much explained it all in the intro. Hopefully this will fall through and the Giudice’s infamy will run its course. These shows wouldn’t exist and we wouldn’t talk about them without people like Teresa. I’m surprised to know they exist.

There is plenty more news about Teresa and RHONJ, particularly about the reunion show that promises to be explosive. I won’t get into all that except to share this video preview. I love how crazy Teresa looks when she tries to screw up her face. (In the first video at :45, and Radar has a priceless photo here.) She’s had so much Botox she looks like a lizard.

Reunion preview.

Clip: Teresa and Jacqueline argue about strippergate

Clip: Teresa calls Caroline fat

I’m starting to believe that Kelsey Grammer is obsessed with his ex-wife, Camille. That would explain why he talks about her in every single interview and continues to go over the details of their split over two and a half years ago. The guy needs to move on, but he’s harping on it for whatever reason: a psychological need, an urge for publicity or maybe an annoying combination of both.

Anyway Kelsey was a guest on The Anderson Cooper show recently and his full interview airs today. He got talking about his favorite subject, Camille, and instead of apologizing to Camille for making her go to the Tony Awards with him before he broke up with her unceremoniously, after his mistress had been living with him for several months, he made it sound like he was doing her a favor. He did admit he made a mistake, but he never said Camille’s name and he apologized to his mistress more than to Camille. Here are some details from the interview:

Anderson: I’ve got to ask you one question and I don’t want to dwell on this but I was a big Real Housewives watcher. Did you ever regret any of those scenes you were in? Because some of them were very awkward like when Camille went and visited you backstage there was this really awkward scene and I felt for you in that scene. I wondered if that was one of those things, you know what I regret the cameras being there.
Kelsey: Yeah, yeah. Oh sure. Well thanks. I was trying to pretend things were normal for the sake of letting her have that moment for the sake of somehow letting her have that moment. It was just ill advised. It was the wrong decision and I should have come home from England when I first met Kayte and just said, ‘Listen I’ve met somebody and this hasn’t been working for a long time.’ I regret not doing that. I thought I could do something nice, some parting thing and so it was very painful and uncomfortable. It was uncomfortable for Kayte, it was uncomfortable for all of us.

Anderson: Is there anything you’ve done in your life that you now look back on and regret? That was one of the Twitter questions.
Kelsey: Ooh, boy. There is a ton of things actually that I do regret but I can’t spend my life apologizing. There are several things I regret. I regret that I didn’t spend more time with my daughter Greer. I regret that I didn’t tell Kayte I love her as often as I should but I’m still working on it so it’s okay. We make mistakes in life hopefully with people that know how to forgive. There is an old Chekhov saying, since we are forgiven it’s foolish if you can not forgive.

[Received via e-mail from The Anderson Cooper show]

Kelsey bugs me so much with his excuses and justifications, but at least he knows on some level that what he did was wrong. He’ll probably never grasp what a total a-hole he was, since he continues to be one.

The Anderson Cooper show sent us more details from Kelsey’s interview, and there’s a real gem when he discusses the tattoo of his new wife’s name, Kayte, he got on his hip. He admitted it was Kayte’s idea (which he’s said before) but as for whether Kayte would ever get Kelsey’s name tattooed on her body, Kelsey only said “she’s thinking about it now,” and that “she wants to a white one that’s sort of clear, very subtle.” Do you think this golddigger has a whole game plan worked out and that she’s going to dump Kelsey in a couple of years? I do, at least I’m hoping.

Update: Camille has responded to this, and to the many other recent interviews Kelsey has done about her. She’s shown at lot of restraint in my opinion. She told Radar:

“Kelsey and I shared a life together and have two beautiful children together, and I just wish he would stop the constant barrage of negativity towards me as it’s bad for our children and our respective families. I would hope that Kelsey would say something positive about our life together, so we can be amicable. I have absolutely no ill will towards Kelsey, I keep focused on what is ahead and I don’t look back. I have happy memories about my time with Kelsey, yes, there were sad times, but I focus on the positive times for the sake of our children. I’m just not a negative person.”

Kelsey is shown in January, July and August. Credit: WENN.com and FameFlynet

We heard that RHOBH’s bickering couple Paul and Adrienne had filed for a formal separation, and then we heard that they were possibly considering a reconciliation. So it’s surprising to me on one hand to learn that Adrienne Maloof and Paul Nassif are officially divorcing, but on the other it seemed inevitable if you saw them interacting on screen. These two couldn’t agree on the simplest things and barely seemed to share a word without arguing. It really seemed like Adrienne detested Paul. So now they’re splitting, and will join the countless other reality show couples who just couldn’t make it work. Paul has filed for divorce, and given the fact that he was the one who initially filed for a separation, I would guess he’s the one pushing to get out. Here’s the story, thanks to TMZ:

“Real Housewives of Beverly Hills” star Dr. Paul Nassif has filed for divorce from his wife Adrienne Maloof … TMZ has learned.

We broke the story … Dr. Paul originally filed for legal separation back in July. The divorce docs filed this morning cite irreconcilable differences.

As TMZ previously reported … Dr. Paul — repped by powerhouse attorney Lisa Helfend Meyer — made it clear in the separation docs there is a prenup in place. He also stated he wants joint legal and physical custody of the couple’s children. Paul’s divorce petition reaffirms that he wants joint custody and acknowledges the prenup. Fact is … they both have their own money.

Adrienne had planned on filing divorce papers simultaneously with Paul … but backed out at the last minute. It’s unclear if Maloof will ever file the papers … because it would serve no real purpose.

The couple married in 2002, they have three boys together.

[From TMZ]

This would be sad in another context, but overall it just makes me sigh. I do hope that they each get a lot of counseling so that they don’t repeat the same mistakes with their next relationship, but let’s be real – there’s a reason second and third marriages have an even higher failure rate than first ones. They’re both destined to make someone else miserable after a brief period of really good sex. I would say that at least we won’t have to see it on television this time, but that might not be the case. Adrienne is now in talks with NBC about getting her own reality show. It might not follow her personal life, though. It’s said to be a reality-show competition which “will focus on Adrienne and her brothers and the Maloof family businesses. The show is in the early planning stages but it will be a competition-style reality show based around family businesses.” Reality Tea has more on the potential show, which is still in the early stages, and it sounds a little like “Shark Tank,” but not as cut and dried. I really love “Shark Tank” and I would probably watch this.

These photos are from 6-1, 5-14, and 3-26-12. Credit: WENN.com

These are some photos from last night’s “pre-opening party for Kyle Richards’ new Beverly Hills Boutique”. I didn’t know Kyle was a boutique owner, nor did I know that boutiques get “pre-opening parties” – wouldn’t it just be an opening party? I guess the boutique isn’t ready, but they just decided to throw a party anyway. As you can see, Brandi Glanville was in attendance. She’s really the only one I have any interest in, so she gets to be the headliner of this little photo set. I think Brandi looks pretty good here – I would style her differently, but she’s an attractive woman with a nice figure. I would fluff up her hair, maybe cut off a few inches and go a couple of shades darker with the “honey/caramel” tones. In any case, I expect to see LeAnn Rimes in this whole outfit in just a few weeks. Count on it! As for any Brandi news – she was tweeting about going on a second date with a dude a few days ago, but a day later she tweeted, “No new hot man I swear, just single and dating and very happy and busy.” She sounds like she doing well.

My mom really likes Kyle and although I don’t watch RHOBH, my general impression of Kyle is that she’s a grown-up Mean Girl. Tell me I’m wrong, I don’t mind.

I’ve been looking through the Camille Grammer photos trying to figure out if she actually chopped off her hair or if it’s just pulled back. I think it’s just pulled back. But she should seriously try a shorter, choppier look – it kind of suits her.

More photos… is it just me or do all of these ladies have ridiculous Botox-faces?

Photos courtesy of Fame/Flynet and WENN.

I’m sorry I didn’t get to this story earlier, but I did want to see how everything was playing out with Bravo and Brandi Glanville and everything. Last week, Radar had a suspicious report about Brandi’s potential “promotion” on Real Housewives of Beverly Hills. There had been reports that Brandi would be made a full cast member, a full-time “Real Housewife”. And then “sources” told Radar that Bravo wanted Brandi and Eddie Cibrian’s sons to appear on the show, and Eddie and LeAnn had put their feet (hooves) down. I talked about it in this post – including my take on the hypocrisy of LeAnn and Eddie, who call the paparazzi regularly for “candid” photo-ops of themselves with Mason and Jake. Anyway, Brandi had a fit on Twitter regarding the Radar story, and a Bravo source ended up going to E! to talk about the situation:

Don’t worry, catfight lovers, Brandi Glanville’s not going anywhere. As we anxiously wait for another season of Real Housewives of Beverly Hills—and mourn the departure of Camille Grammer—we learn that at least one feisty blonde will remain on the reality series, despite rumors that she was dropped.

Contrary to reports she was being sacked because her kids can’t appear on the show, Glanville’s always-entertaining presence on Real Housewives isn’t being cut down.

“She’s a full-time Housewife,” a RHOBH source tells E! News. “Bravo is fully supportive of Brandi and understands that Eddie [Cibrian] won’t let her kids be shot for the show. It has zero impact on her involvement with the show.”

Brandi also confirms that these rumors are false by tweeting, “Dear @radar_online u have no idea what ur talking about ur story is ALL wrong! As usual.”

“Funny no one really knew or knows my work status and after on talk woith my ex husband its splattered all over the internet #leakmuch?” she wrote.

[From E! News]

To be fair to original Radar report (which seems to have been leaked by Camp NEIGH!), they didn’t say Brandi was fired from RHOBH, they only said she wasn’t getting promoted to the full-time cast. A source also confirmed Brandi’s full-time casting to RumorFix, and the source (totally Brandi) says: “Eddie is going to fight Brandi about having them in the background on the show… They are constantly doing photo ops and interviews that include the kids and Brandi does nothing. She is going to fight back but Bravo isn’t involved, it’s all good with them. Eddie and LeAnn are always doing staged photo ops and interviews – Brandi just wants to see the kids when she has them.”

It’s also totally worth it to check out Brandi’s Twitter – go here to see it. She was on a tear after that Radar report (“well someone is still being a dick but its not Bravo”) and she’s been tweeting about going to family therapy with LeAnn, Eddie and the boys.

Brandi was also at the Kentucky Derby! I’m not sure how I feel about animal print at the Derby. Keep it floral, ladies!

Brandi Glanville on WhoSay

Photos courtesy of Fame/Flynet, WENN, Brandi’s Twitter.

I don’t know how I missed these photos of Brandi Glanville- they’re dated from March 29, and the event was “A Night of A Billion Reality Stars”. I’m also including some photos of Brandi at the bottom of the post from her appearance on the red carpet premiere of Alvin and the Chipmunks: Chipwrecked, also from March. Anyway, we have new Brandi Glanville news! Sources tell Radar that Brandi will be “promoted” to a fulltime cast member on Real Housewives of Beverly Hills (nevermind that she doesn’t actually live in Beverly Hills, right?).

The drama in the 90210 is about to really up the ante! Real Housewives of Beverly Hills resident bad girl, Brandi Glanville, has been given a promotion by Bravo executives and is now a full time castmember.

Filming began recently for season three of the hit franchise and Glanville, who had a minor role previously, is getting more than her fair share of the camera time.

“Producers love Brandi,” a source tells RadarOnline.com. “She’s gorgeous, she’s funny, outspoken and outrageous, she makes for great TV. They’ve offered her a full time role and she will be included in the promotional cast photos and will have her own introductory segment at the beginning of the credits. Brandi is absolutely thrilled. She’s been really popular on the show, even though she was just a minor castmember, and producers decided it was definitely worth giving her more air time.

“You can expect plenty of drama and ‘oh no’ moments! Brandi really knows how to bring it and she’s going to add some real glamour and sparkle to the new season.”

Brandi’s promotion isn’t the only change viewers can expect. As RadarOnline.com exclusively revealed, music mogul, David Foster’s fourth wife, Yolanda Hadid has signed up for the new season, replacing Kelsey Grammer’s ex-wife, Camille.

[From Radar]

Even though Bravo seems to be pushing this Yolanda Hadid person as the “new villain” after Camille got fired/quit, I tend to think that Brandi will probably become the person that people either love to hate or just plain love. CB just mentioned that it seems like the producers are trying to phase out Taylor Armstrong because viewers haven’t responded well to her story line (her late husband, money problems, etc). Of course, they may try to phase Taylor out because she’s a Botox-monster and that makes people uncomfortable. So, another option is that Brandi will become “the Taylor” of the show. In any case, Brandi has gotten a lot of press and attention for RHOBH, and it makes sense that producers want to increase her screen time and story lines. I hope that’s what Brandi wants too.

Photos courtesy of WENN.

Call with Camille is aired around 2:00 into this video

Camille Grammer has been dating a lawyer named Dimitri Charalambopoulos, whom she’s been bringing with her on her latest press tour. Camille claims that she wasn’t re-upped for this upcoming third season of RHOBH because she refuses to let cameras film her personal life with Dimitri or with her kids. However, Camille still brings Dmitri with her everywhere, including to events and posing on the red carpet. She’s serious about him and outlets are reporting that she’s ready to marry the guy.

Camille is so head over heels for Dimitri that she’s trying to stomp out the competition. We have another glimpse of the conniving Camile, the one we saw in full
force in season one, in a new audiotape of her threatening the mother of the Dimitri’s child. Radar Online has all the details, including audio of the tape (above) aired during a video deposition in Dimitri’s custody case. Apparently Camille was trying to keep Dmitiri’s ex, Lisa, from going to the press with something personal about her or Dimitri, so she told Lisa in no uncertain terms that she would ruin her legally if she tried. Here’s more:

During a videotaped deposition Dimitri was asked to listen to a phone call that took place between Camille and his baby mama, Lisa, in which Camille threatens her if she goes to the press. “If you go to the press, I have lawyers that are beyond what you can imagine and they will pull stuff on you and you will be so mortified about your life and your family and what you have done. You don’t want to do that to Marcus. I will desecrate you, believe me, and that I can do, so be careful what you say and what you do because my defamation attorneys are huge..they will hunt down and research every nook and cranny of your life,” Camille says during the phone call. It’s unclear when the phone call took place, or who recorded it.

In the video, Dimitri, wearing a black hoody and white t-shirt, is asked if he recognizes Camille’s voice when he hears it and responds yes, and after listening to it asks, “Is there a reason I have to listen to all of this?”

Lisa’s attorney asks Dimitri if he thinks it’s ok that Camille threatens his ex and his son, and he replies, “I’m not going to answer that because I didn’t hear the rest of the conversation and I don’t want to hear the whole conversation…I didn’t hear a threat and I don’t know what that conversation was about and it was a little snippet and that has absolutely nothing to do with this…I didn’t hear a threat, it sounded more like a rebuttal.”

Dimitri then storms out of the deposition after refussing to discuss the phone conversation further.

[From Radar Online]

Ironically, the first part of the video involves Dimitri and his lawyer trying to make sure that the deposition isn’t videotaped on the interviewer’s phone, even though they’re aware that the deposition is being taped in an official capacity. As a lawyer, Dimitri knows when not to address something, although you could tell that he was incredibly exasperated when he’s made to listen to that tape of Camille bitching out his ex. This makes me wonder whether this is a new side to Camille that Dimitri hasn’t heard before. (Unless he’s watched RHOBH.) Is he going to second guess their relationship now? He’s giving her the benefit of the doubt here, but these two have had a whirlwind relationship. Maybe he’s starting to realize what Camille is capable of.

Photo credit: WENN.com

Camille Grammer has confirmed that she won’t be returning to “The Real Housewives of Beverly Hills” for their upcoming third season. Her initial statements confirming the news were vague, and it was hard to tell why talks broke down with producers. Camille told US Weekly that “I can’t say too much at this moment, but we couldn’t get it worked out… I guess the producers and I couldn’t come to an agreement.” To E!, Camille clarified that her disagreement with producers was over how much she was willing to expose on the show. Given how hard Camille worked this past season to reform the narcissistic villainous image she had in season one, I would bet that she wasn’t willing to start bringing the drama again and that’s why she was cut. It’s not like they disagreed over her salary since she doesn’t need the money at all. Here’s why Camille told E!:

“I was not fired,” Camille exclusively tells E! News. “I didn’t want to expose my personal life so much anymore. I had done that and was over that. I care very much for my family and children and that show tends to take me away from them. I really want to focus on them right now.”

Of her decision to quit the show, Camille explains, “I just chose to keep most things private in general. I’m in a good place and I’ve had such an interesting experience and such a learning experience being on this show. I’ve really enjoyed my time working with the girls and I will miss the camaraderie. I enjoyed the producers and Bravo. I’m upset about that part.”

Camille says leaving the show “was something I needed to do. At this time in my life I need to focus on my family.”

Another reason she left the successful franchise? Her relationship with Dimitri Charalambopoulos. “The past is the past and I’m in a really good place right now. I have a wonderful boyfriend who is kind and even tempered and there are certain things I just want to keep private. But it’s not all about him.”

Camille admits she’s going to miss her Real Housewives co-stars and recently spent time with them in Las Vegas. “I will miss the good times we shared. I was just with them in Vegas and we were talking about how sad it is.”

Camille also opened up about her divorce from Kelsey Grammer, saying, “I’m glad my ex settled for 50-50 [custody] and that’s positive for me and my children.”

So what’s next for Camille? “We’ll see. I don’t know. All things are possible. There’s stuff I can’t talk about this minute,” she says. “Reality is a possibility but all things are possible. I’m in a really good place and I’m all about my family. It is a personal decision. I was not fired.”

[From E! Online]

I’m not sure how much of a role Camille had this last season because I didn’t catch all of it. I know she was involved in an ongoing argument with Taylor, and that she confronted her about the abuse that Taylor suffered from her then-living husband. Other than that it seemed like Camille was much more subdued than she was last year. A lot of people suggested that she saw how poorly she came across the first year and took pains to be nicer and more normal this season. Reality TV needs catty villains and in-fighting to work, and Camille just wasn’t playing into it as much. I guess I’m not surprised that she’s bowing out.

Photo credit: WENN.com

“Real Housewives of Beverly Hills’” Brandi Glanville has long been the subject of plastic surgery rumors. She’s a lovely woman, although you can tell by looking at her that she’s had Botox and fillers. I’m currently in a rural-ish area on the east coast, but I have friends in more urban ares that have had injectables, and I’ve written here about considering it. It does seem much more common in California. I think if I was living in a city again and a girlfriend recommended a dermatologist that there are times when I would have gotten it done. Now that I’ve been writing about celebrities for a while, and watching their frozen faces try to emote, I’m cautiously staying away. That’s just to say that I understand how it’s easier to get those procedures when all your friends are doing it, it’s accessible, and has somehow become the new “normal.” Looking in from the outside, it does look bizarre and unnatural.

In a new interview in Shape, Brandi explains that she has had Botox and fillers, and admits that it’s difficult to get older. I especially like what she says about how she’s in the dating pool with much younger women and feels the pressure to look younger. Here’s part of what Brandi said, thanks to Radar:

The gorgeous Real Housewives of Beverly Hills star opens up to SHAPE in an exclusive new interview, revealing all of her plastic surgery secrets, as well as how she copes with all of the criticism.

“Having grown up modeling, I’m very self-aware of my physical appearance,” explains the mother of Eddie Cibrian’s children. “It’s hard to grow older, especially in this town where everyone is perfect! They’re all 20 years old and gorgeous, and I’m now in the same dating pool as them, yikes, it’s really hard! This town makes you insecure.”

In addition to lasers and photo facials to deal with her issue of adult acne and Melasma, the 39-year-old beauty dmits that she gets a little more help looking fabulous.

“And yes, I’ll cop to a few plastic surgery procedures like Botox and fillers,” she admits. “I think everyone should do what makes them feel good but remember: Less is more!”

Although she is enjoying her life in the public eye, Brandi admits that not everyone is a fan of hers.

“People have said horrible things like I’m ‘plastic’ and I’m a bad mom. I think after three years of hearing it I have just developed a thick skin,” she says. “I think it’s human nature, and I know what they say isn’t true so I’ve learned to not take it to heart.”

[From Radar]

There’s more with Brandi at Shape.com, including Brandi’s diet and exercise plan. She just says she tries to achieve balance with her diet, and that she has had the same Pilates trainer for the past nine years, whom she sees three times a week. She also always takes the stairs instead of using elevators, which is great advice that I never seem to follow.

As far as the Botox and fillers stuff, it’s nice that Brandi is admitting it and not trying to fudge like she hasn’t done it or has only had facials or something. I think Brandi should lay off for a while. Too much of that can result in a very unnatural look that doesn’t look “normal” outside of certain pockets of the US where everyone does it. She’s only 39 and the Botox has the effect of making women look older than they are.

This week’s Enquirer has the news that Bruce Willis’ very pregnant wife, Emma Hemming, is considering joining RHOBH at the insistence of her good friend, Sylvester Stallone’s wife Jennifer Flavin. Hemming is also close friends with Brandi Glanville from their modeling days. The Enquirer quotes a source show says “Jen [Flavin] thinks the two of them together can ‘take over’ the show – and she loves that their hubbies are friends too.” Stallone is supposedly supportive while Bruce Willis is the hold out. Bruce is “wary because Emma is about to become a first-time mom. He’s also not thrilled about having a reality TV crew following them everywhere.” I can’t imagine Bruce greenlighting this in any way, and I hope it’s not true. If it is, it’s a surefire way to muck up his marriage.

Brandi is shown in August at a TAO beach house event. She’s also shown on 2/21/12 at a spray tan place. Credit: WENN.com