Brandi Glanville gushes over Kyle Richards' GoFundMe help
Brandi Glanville gushes over Kyle Richards after the Real Housewives of Beverly Hills star donated $500 to a friend’s GoFundMe for Glanville’s medical bills. In an exclusive Page Six Virtual Reali-Tea interview after her Special Forces elimination, Glanville said Richards “understands” her ordeal and called her Bravo peers a “sisterhood.”
Key Takeaways
- Kyle Richards donated $500 to Brandi Glanville’s medical GoFundMe.
- Glanville told Page Six she thinks Richards “understands” what she is going through.
- Leah McSweeney, Heather Gay, Vicki Gunvalson, and George Santos also each gave $500.
- The GoFundMe had raised $22,025 of its $28,000 goal at publication time.
- Glanville said her goal is to get better, pay donors back, and “just be happy.”
Why did Brandi Glanville gush over Kyle Richards?
After her elimination from the Season 5 premiere of Special Forces: World’s Toughest Test, Glanville, 53, spoke exclusively to Page Six’s Virtual Reali-Tea about the financial support she has received from fellow Real Housewives stars.
A friend launched the GoFundMe to help cover medical expenses tied to Glanville’s ongoing health issues. Richards’ donation carried extra weight because the pair started their RHOBH journey together when Glanville joined in Season 2.
Glanville recalled that Richards would let her drop her son off to hang out with Portia Umansky when she needed a babysitter. “I think that she understands what I’m going through,” she said.
Who else donated to Brandi Glanville’s GoFundMe?
Glanville said it “feels great” to see former co-stars rally around her amid her health battle. “I feel like we are a sisterhood,” she told Page Six. “We are a family at the end of the day.”
“They ride for me. And I’d do the same for them, for sure,” she added.
Also donating $500 were RHONY alum Leah McSweeney, RHOSLC star Heather Gay, RHOC star Vicki Gunvalson, and Special Forces co-star George Santos. RHOBH alum Eileen Davidson contributed $300, Camille Grammer $200, and RHOA alum Claudia Jordan $100.
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What is Brandi Glanville’s medical situation right now?
Glanville has been public about her facial disfigurement battle for the last couple of years. Medical bills for that fight have reportedly reached $7,000 a week, leaving her little choice but to accept help.
She admitted she “can’t even look” at the campaign because it causes “anxiety,” though her manager keeps her updated on who has donated. “My ultimate goal is to just get better and pay that all back and walk away and just be happy,” she said.
She previously broke down on her Unfiltered podcast, saying she felt “embarrassed” because she “never thought” she would have to ask for help. Earlier this month she shared diagnoses including highly resistant ESBL Klebsiella and Enterobacter with biofilm, Coccidioidomycosis (Valley fever), Demodex dermatitis, and mononucleosis, plus a “fungal ball” in her face that she will have to get removed.
At the time of Page Six’s report, the GoFundMe had raised $22,025 of its $28,000 goal. New episodes of Special Forces air Thursday nights at 9 p.m. ET on Fox.