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‘RHOC’ Star Shannon Beador Says Her Husband’s Cheating Contributed To Her 40-LB Weight Gain
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Oct. 3 2017, Published 4:38 p.m. ET
Real Housewives of Orange County star Shannon Beador has not had it easy lately. She finally broke down in a recent heart-to-heart with her mother as she talked about the stress in her life that has caused her to gain 40 pounds.
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Shannon has been publicly battling her weight for a while now. So much so that her friends were concerned for her well-being and said that she was “in a really dark place.”
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She became prone to violent meltdowns, and even blamed her feud with fellow RHOC star Vicki Gunvalson for adding on the extra pounds.
But in a recent sit-down with her mother on the hit reality show, Shannon finally came to terms about the real root of her weight gain—and the fragile state of her marriage.
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“I know that my husband David is disgusted with the whole thing,” she tearily admitted.
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“When I look at myself in the mirror, I don’t like what I see. This is why David is growing apart from me,” she continued.
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Then she confessed that David’s past affair is also still affecting her. “I have thoughts about that affair and think, ‘Will I ever get over it?’ Before I was able to forget about the affair because everything was great. It’s like a vicious cycle.”
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