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‘Real Housewives Of Orange County’ Star Gina Kirschenheiter Explains What Really Happened The Night Of Her DUI
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Aug. 23 2019, Updated 5:05 p.m. ET
Gina Kirschenheiter described the night of her DUI arrest in a preview for the upcoming season of The Real Housewives of Orange County. The mom-of-three was arrested in February and plead guilty on July 9.
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“I am doing really well, which is why I’m so bummed that I made such a stupid decision to get in the damn car and drive that night,” Gina, 35, told her dad during a FaceTime call.
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“I’ve been having a hell of a beginning to this year,” she told cameras.
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As RHOC fans know, Gina is also been dealing with drama with her estranged husband Matthew. She currently has a restraining order against the father of her children following a domestic violence dispute.
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“The night of the DUI I went to a local mom event. I was there shopping for leggings and drinking wine and I wanted to go home,” the mom-of-two explained. “I got in the car. I should of never have driven. I got pulled over.”
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Gina broke down in tears on the call with her dad. “It’s my worst defining moment, ever,” she told him.
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“I hope that the kids don’t think bad of me,” she added. “I want my kids to not remember what I did wrong but what I did about it after I did that thing wrong.”
Gina was issued a plea deal in her DUI case and on July 9 she plead guilty. She was sentenced to three years probation, 20 hours of community service, a six-month alcohol offender program and a $140 fine.