Shannon Storms Beador: Can Weather Any Storm

Summary

Podcast Summary: "Shannon Storms Beador: Can Weather Any Storm" on Let's Talk Off Camera with Kelly Ripa

Release Date: August 13, 2025

In this candid and engaging episode of "Let's Talk Off Camera with Kelly Ripa," host Kelly Ripa sits down with Shannon Storms Beador, a prominent cast member of "The Real Housewives of Orange County" (RHOC). The conversation delves deep into Shannon's personal journey, experiences on reality television, and her ongoing path to self-improvement.

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Introduction to Shannon Storms Beador

Kelly warmly welcomes Shannon, highlighting their longstanding friendship:
Kelly Ripa: "I feel like I know you. I know this is a one-way relationship, but I've known you for many, many years." [05:42]
Shannon Storms Beador: "Absolutely. All My Children was my favorite." [05:44]
The introduction sets a comfortable tone, emphasizing the personal bond between host and guest.

Personal Struggles and Growth

Shannon opens up about past challenges, including a DUI incident:
Shannon Storms Beador: "I put myself in a car when I had drank too much and I got a DUI. Like Tamara says, I play the victim. I'm not a victim here. I'm just trying to navigate through it." [01:18]
She discusses her commitment to self-improvement and therapy:
Shannon Storms Beador: "I went to a facility for 30 days, and it was an intensive outpatient program… So, I want to make it better." [18:14]
Shannon emphasizes the positive changes she's made since the DUI:
Shannon Storms Beador: "So many positive changes have been made by me since that DUI. I'm not in a toxic relationship anymore, and I'm working on myself." [33:41]

Memorable Moments on RHOC

One of the standout stories Shannon shares is her encounter with Justin Bieber on the show:
Kelly Ripa: "You know my fart story with Justin Bieber?" [01:18]
Shannon Storms Beador: (Details the incident)
The humorous anecdote highlights the unpredictable nature of reality TV and provides a lighthearted moment in the conversation.

Navigating Relationships with Fellow Cast Members

Shannon discusses the complex dynamics with other RHOC members, particularly addressing tensions with Tamara and Katie:
Shannon Storms Beador: "There was a lot of hurt… I have to look at the history and the historical patterns that we had." [19:56]
She reflects on being held to different standards:
Kelly Ripa: "I feel that Shannon has also at times been held to a different standard than everybody else." [38:18]
Shannon Storms Beador: "I would prefer to be known as a person to be held to a little bit of a different standard." [38:31]

Family and Personal Life

Shannon shares insights into her family life, highlighting her daughters' education and relationships:
Shannon Storms Beador: "One of my twins is in New York City at Parsons, studying fashion marketing, and her twin is in Paris right now at the American University of Paris." [10:16]
She expresses pride in her children's achievements and their resilience:
Shannon Storms Beador: "So I'm getting there… When my children do make mistakes, I help them get over it so that they don't beat themselves up." [34:38]

Challenges Behind the Scenes

A significant part of the discussion revolves around a controversial audio recording involving Katie:
Shannon Storms Beador: "Katie was out with Alexis Bellino and played the tape to her when I was in active litigation with John… it was just such a violation." [35:52]
She explains the emotional toll it took on her and her stance on personal integrity:
Shannon Storms Beador: "I am an honest person, but I have weird nightmares sometimes… I can never take one of those pills." [37:56]

Insights on Reality TV and Public Perception

Shannon offers her perspective on the realities of being on a long-running reality show:
Shannon Storms Beador: "What I'm so tired about is these new girls coming on, going, I've never seen the show before." [21:28]
She critiques fan blogs and the sensationalism present in public discourse:
Shannon Storms Beador: "The bloggers are never your friend. Their job is to sensationalize things and to create clickbait." [21:28]

Humorous Banter and Future Outlook

Towards the end of the episode, Kelly and Shannon engage in playful banter about hypothetical ideal husbands, showcasing Shannon's lighter side:
Kelly Ripa: "Your husband is worth billions of dollars. He just needs companionship…" [51:23]
Shannon Storms Beador: "I love that…" [51:28]
Shannon also reflects on the unique drama of the current RHOC season:
Shannon Storms Beador: "What I found that was so different about it this year is that the drama… things that wouldn't be scripted, they just fall out of the sky." [56:18]

Closing Remarks

Kelly wraps up the conversation by appreciating Shannon's openness and humor:
Kelly Ripa: "This has been delightful. Thank you for doing our podcast." [57:04]
Shannon Storms Beador: "It's been so much, like, literally, my stomach hurts from laughing." [57:10]

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Notable Quotes with Timestamps

• Shannon on personal accountability:
  "I'm just trying to navigate through it." [01:18]

• Shannon reflecting on personal growth:
  "So many positive changes have been made by me since that DUI." [33:41]

• Shannon discussing friendships on RHOC:
  "I've formed a genuine friendship with Jen Pedranti and I think that she is just a good girl and I've instantly clicked with her from day one." [47:23]

• Kelly addressing self-forgiveness:
  "Shame on you, Shannon, for not forgiving yourself." [34:24]

• Shannon on helping her children:
  "I help them get over it so that they don't beat themselves up." [34:38]

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Conclusion

This episode provides a comprehensive and heartfelt look into Shannon Storms Beador's life beyond the cameras. From personal struggles and professional challenges to the intricate dynamics of reality television, Shannon shares her journey with honesty and humor. Kelly Ripa skillfully navigates the conversation, allowing listeners to gain a deeper understanding of Shannon's resilience and commitment to personal growth.

For fans of RHOC and those interested in the unfiltered experiences of reality TV stars, this episode offers valuable insights and plenty of relatable moments.

Transcript

[Kelly Ripa]

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[Shannon Beador]

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[Shannon Beador]

Kelly I put myself in that position. I put myself in a relationship that wasn't healthy. I put myself in a car when I had drank too much and I got a dui. Like Tamara says, I play the victim. I'm not a victim here. I'm just. Just trying to navigate through it.

[Kelly Ripa]

Somebody got to cue me. Or do I cue myself yourself? Okay. You know my fart story with Justin Bieber?

[Shannon Beador]

No.

[Kelly Ripa]

Okay.

[Jan Chalet]

Should I be recording this?

[Kelly Ripa]

Yeah, sure.

[Shannon Beador]

So let's record the episode.

[Kelly Ripa]

So. So we are going to start recording the episode. Don't panic. It was at the height of Justin Bieber being, like, American teenage heartthrob. And Lola really brought Justin Bieber to the attention of our producers. She started, like, back when he was on YouTube saying, Do you know Justin Bieber? Can you book Justin Bieber on the show? Anyway, so Justin Bieber is now a bona fide star, and he's coming on our show. And I say to Lola, justin Bieber is coming on the show. And she's like, mommy, please, Mommy. I don't know why she's now my daughter's now Joan Crawford. So she's like, please, please, can. Can I, like, skip first period? It's first period of, like, second grade, third grade. I'm like, sure you can. So she and her best friend at the time came to the show, and I walked them into his dressing room. Cause I checked it first. I was like, is it okay if I bring the little girls in to say hi? And he's very gracious and he's lovely, and he's everything he is. And the girls come in and I was like, girls, this is Justin Bieber. And. And he's like, I'm a hugger. Can I give you a hug? And he gets up and he gives them a hug, and, like, he does, like, a group hug. Like, we do a group hug. And in the middle of this group hug, I smell the most vile fart that I've ever smelled in my life. Like, vile, disgusting. And I'm thinking to myself, I know I didn't do that. I have the institutional knowledge that that was not me. I couldn't create that smell if my life depended on it. I'm practically a vegetarian. And my eyes are, like, watering, and I back out, and I'm thinking, that is disgusting. Rancid. So then we back out, and I'm like, well, we don't want to trouble you. Thank you for your time. And we go back to my dressing room, and I go, how about that, girls? I was like, was that exciting? And they were like, yes. And they were, like, jumping up and down. They were so excited. And I go, were you nervous? And my daughter's friend goes, I was so nervous, I farted.

[Shannon Beador]

No.

[Kelly Ripa]

I was like, yeah, no shit. Are you sure? Are you sure you just farted? Do you have to poop? I'm pretty sure you have to poop. Do you want to check your underpants to see if maybe you did poop?

[Jan Chalet]

Oh, my gosh.

[Kelly Ripa]

But now Justin thinks it was you, so. Literally, because I was like, he is disgusting. Yeah, he's like, she is disgusting. Well, guess what? It wasn't him, and it wasn't me and it wasn't Lola. No.

[Jan Chalet]

Well, he listens to this. So now he.

[Kelly Ripa]

Yeah, we all know this is. I can't. Are we ready?

[Shannon Beador]

We're ready.

[Kelly Ripa]

We are back with another episode. Another. Yet another episode of let's Talk off camera. And right on cue, the cop. Sirens are blaring outside. Let's get talking. Let's talk over them today.

[Jan Chalet]

Let's do it.

[Kelly Ripa]

Let's talk. Do it. You know, if you are listening to this podcast, we film this in my son's former bedroom right here in the heart of New York City and the heart of every hospital on the Upper east side. So alarms, they will be a blaring. Now, if you're a Bravo fan, and I suspect if you listen to this here podcast, you probably are, we have a Real Housewife today who really embodies the spirit of. Of the OC the highs, the lows. She's absolutely hilarious, and her tagline this season is, gosh, so delicious. If I didn't know any better. Jan, I'd swear you wrote this. Even in the hardest of times, this storms will always weather it. Get it? Get it? That's right. We're talking about Real Housewife of Orange County, Shannon Storms Beador. Hi, Shannon Storms Beador. I feel like I know you. I know this is a one way relationship, but I've known you for many, many years.

[Shannon Beador]

Well, I've known you as well.

[Kelly Ripa]

Really?

[Shannon Beador]

Absolutely. All My Children was my favorite.

[Kelly Ripa]

What, when you were a baby? When we were both babies.

[Shannon Beador]

Oh, well, no, I'm way older than you.

[Kelly Ripa]

No, you look great. Whatever. Whatever you're doing, keep doing it. You look great. You look gorgeous.

[Shannon Beador]

You're very kind.

[Kelly Ripa]

Jan tells me you just came from a lymphatic drain session.

[Shannon Beador]

Yeah, massage. I get one once week now.

[Kelly Ripa]

Is it the one we saw in one of the episodes where you lay on that cockamamie device with your vagina?

[Shannon Beador]

No.

[Kelly Ripa]

Okay, good.

[Shannon Beador]

That would be something else. But I know I do all that stuff. I try it. But this is good. It like detoxes you, so I do it once a week.

[Kelly Ripa]

Jen was telling me before we logged on that you were just pulled over recently like you had another traffic incident. Is everything okay?

[Shannon Beador]

Oh, everything's fine. It was coming from an interview confessional and I got a new puppy. And when I was at a red light, my phone buzzed so I wasn't driving. I looked at it and it was one of those political texts and I put the phone down and a police officer pulled me over. In California now there's a no touch law where you can't touch your cell phone. But he pulled me over before that and I didn't know that that was even coming into play. So not a moving violation, but people like to report.

[Kelly Ripa]

Yeah, no, I am just glad everything is ok. Does that trigger like, did. Did that trigger you in any way? Were you like, did you like. Was there a moment you were where you were like, wait, am I okay?

[Shannon Beador]

I said what? I didn't do anything wrong. What did I do? And he said you were texting. I said I wasn't. I was at a red light, picked the phone up and put it down. So.

[Kelly Ripa]

All right, tell me about the Love Hotel. So it's you and Luann de Lesseps, right?

[Shannon Beador]

She's just kick in the pants.

[Kelly Ripa]

And then Giselle from Potomac and Ashley from Potomac.

[Shannon Beador]

Correct? Yes. So I was a last minute ad. I was in New York doing press for the premiere of Wheelhouse Voice of Orange county and Andy called me the next Day and said, we have a fun idea for you. Keep an open mind for it. And after my dui, I hadn't gone on a date for a year. And it was almost at that year mark. And I thought, you know what? This would be a really fun thing to do. Our show was airing at the time. So to have that diversion and go to Cabo San Lucas for a month, it was really nice for me. And I walked in saying, I'm not gonna meet a guy who wants to be on television. Come on. I've already been down that road before with people that wanna be famous and say they don't. So I went and then I ended up meeting someone that didn't work out well. Yeah.

[Kelly Ripa]

And what can you tell us about Earl? Jan and I think that maybe you have a bad picker and we want to start.

[Shannon Beador]

Well, she's, you know what? She said that to me earlier, but I explained to her that once I knew for sure that this wasn't going to work, I, I, I cut it off.

[Kelly Ripa]

You cut it off.

[Shannon Beador]

And I never looked back.

[Kelly Ripa]

Okay, good.

[Shannon Beador]

So in my past, I would have stayed forever. So that is, that is progress.

[Kelly Ripa]

That is progress. Yes, that is progress. But I still feel like Jan and I. And take this. I want you to take this with the generous spirit we are offering to you. We are super critical and we have like, great radar for people who are. I'm gonna say it. I'm gonna use bachelor language. I can't believe it. Who are in it for the wrong reasons. People who, like, I saw your ex coming a mile away. Not that I want him to sue me. Cause I suspect he's very litigious. But I saw that X coming a mile away. I was screaming at the tv. I was screaming run the entire time. What's happening? Is there an earthquake?

[Shannon Beador]

I'm taking the dogs outside. This is over here.

[Kelly Ripa]

It's an off camera podcast. You don't have to worry. Get outside.

[Shannon Beador]

Archie. Troy, let's go.

[Kelly Ripa]

Archie and Troy.

[Shannon Beador]

Well, it's a teaser, but I got a. The show brought in a dog psychic. Come on, Archie.

[Kelly Ripa]

A dog psychic.

[Shannon Beador]

Psychic. And she said, Archie wants a brother that looks like him. It's between 2 and 3. Get outside. So I adopted one. Okay, go. Bye.

[Kelly Ripa]

Bye.

[Jan Chalet]

So the psychic told you that he wanted a brother and you listened and got him a brother.

[Shannon Beador]

Right. And that was supposed to be between 2 and 3. So I went to this golden retriever rescue. This dog is one and a half. So he's a little puppy.

[Kelly Ripa]

Yeah. So he's Rambunctious. The handful is that one. Troy.

[Shannon Beador]

Troy. Troy for fight on. Spirit of Troy, USC Trojans.

[Kelly Ripa]

Oh, okay. There you go. I love that. I love that. Speaking of Trojans and graduating and living lives, you have twins who are 21, and then your eldest daughter lives in New York and she's 24.

[Shannon Beador]

She does. She just turned 24. She graduated a year ago from Baylor, and she works actually for NBC Sports.

[Kelly Ripa]

Oh, incredible.

[Shannon Beador]

She loves New York City. I thought she was going to be a Texan, but now she's. She said she had. There's a certain number of years before you become a New Yorker, but she's. That's her plan.

[Kelly Ripa]

Yeah, I. Well, listen, as somebody who moved to New York City when I was 18 years old, I have never looked back. This has been my home. I absolutely love it here. There are people that are born in New York, but then there are people like, I suspect maybe your daughter, like my producer Ashley here, like myself, we were born to be in New York. Like, we were born to be in New York. Like, it called to us in a way that most, like, other people are like, oh, New York's great for a weekend, but I wouldn't want to live there. So I think, like, I saw that little sparkle in her eye. Like, she really gets it.

[Shannon Beador]

Yeah, she loves it. And that's the one thing that I didn't do. But I know that had I moved to New York, I never would have left, so my life would have been different.

[Kelly Ripa]

Well, do you think you still might one day?

[Shannon Beador]

Oh, absolutely. We talk about it because. Or one of my twins is in New York City at Parsons, studying fashion marketing, and her twin is in Paris right now at the American University of Paris. So, like, they're all back there, so.

[Kelly Ripa]

You must be incredibly proud of them.

[Shannon Beador]

I really am. You know, I feel guilty a lot of times as a mom because I did go through a lot in the relationship category, and my kids were exposed to that. So, you know, you always worry as a mom, like, gosh, how have I made so many mistakes? Is it going to affect my children? But they're really good girls, so I'm very blessed.

[Kelly Ripa]

I do believe that, you know, kids require, like, kids really require just unconditional love, and they are very resilient. And, you know, and honestly, it's like when you were going. Let's call them your troubles. When you were going through your troubles. I think, like, I'm going to use.

[Shannon Beador]

That word, your troubles.

[Kelly Ripa]

It's a good sort of baseline for anything you're going through your troubles, kids at the ages your kids were, there's so much more invested in their friends than what's going on in their parents lives.

[Shannon Beador]

You are correct like that.

[Kelly Ripa]

I'm always like, be concerned with who your kids friends are. And like that's like what you got to look out for.

[Shannon Beador]

Right, Right. And I was a no sleepover person, really. Someone wanted to stay over at my house. That was okay. But I never. Nothing good happens at a sleepover and they get no sleep. So.

[Kelly Ripa]

That's right.

[Shannon Beador]

And I was very fortunate that after my divorce, especially after Covid, the kids, the girls stayed with me 100% of the time. So I didn't get. I didn't have to miss them all the time. So it was great.

[Kelly Ripa]

Of course. So you joined the OC in season nine, right? Was it season nine? Okay, so at the time you were married, you had young kids. What was the biggest surprise with joining this crew and what was the conversations that you had as a married couple before doing it?

[Shannon Beador]

Well, I didn't tell my ex husband that I was interviewing. I was approached and I watched the show and I thought, I'm about to be. Actually they called me and they said, can you send us a red carpet photo? I go, I can send you my Christmas card photo. And I faxed over Christmas card picture of my family and they go, we want to meet you. So I didn't even tell them because I thought, I'm going to be 50. They don't. They're not going to want me. And then they gave me a call back on the spot and I came home going, I wasn't really where I said it was going to be. And foreshadow because he had an affair, but he thought, oh, she having an affair. And they came down and met my family and you know, I got it. It was never on my radar, especially at that age, because I'm 61 now to be on a camera at that age. But it's been an amazing ride. It's been good and bad, but I'm blessed and I'm grateful for the platform and the job. It's been an adventure.

[Kelly Ripa]

Come look. She looks amazing. You look like you just said you're 61 and I don't believe that. I think you're lying.

[Shannon Beador]

Okay, well, yeah, put your readers on. No, no.

[Kelly Ripa]

You can put your face as close to the camera as you want. You look really good. You should be super happy. Yeah. So do you think that your husband and your ex liked being on camera a little too much?

[Shannon Beador]

You know I'm gonna have to say yes. But what was so ironic is that in both of those cases, I was always told, I hate this. This is toxic. I don't want to do it. But I think that in both cases, yeah, in the end, they. They enjoyed it. And Vicki Gonvilson always says, it's like you have a little sip of the Kool Aid and you. You want it. You keep wanting it.

[Kelly Ripa]

Right? Yeah. And so are you still friends with Vicki?

[Shannon Beador]

Absolutely. I was just with her. Where? I. I just saw her last week.

[Kelly Ripa]

Okay.

[Shannon Beador]

We were at a golf tournament together. Yeah, I was with her last week.

[Kelly Ripa]

You know, so Jan had thoughts on Tamara.

[Jan Chalet]

Yeah, I just, first of all, like, I loved it when the three of you were. Yeah, like, that was so fun. But obviously that one kaput. But my thought is. Is, like, I'm watching this season right now, and I feel like a lot of people are friends with her because they're scared of her. They don't want to be on her bad side.

[Shannon Beador]

I. I will agree with you, because when you're on her bad side, there are certain people over the years that go for the jugular, and it can be really nasty. I. I will call people out on things that I believe that they're doing wrong, but I don't put character damaging labels. I don't think on people. Although I'm not on Katie, I do call her a liar.

[Kelly Ripa]

Well, we're going to get into Katie in a minute.

[Shannon Beador]

We were.

[Kelly Ripa]

We're going to. Because that's a whole other thing that I want to get into. But with Tamara, I feel. And I actually feel this. I don't think they're as much afraid of her because nobody really seems afraid of anybody in that group besides your. I mean, besides, like, the fact that the husbands and the ex husbands all seem freakishly litigious. That's all I'm going to say. I've never seen a pack of husbands. Sue. Sue. I am, like, the lawsuits that are filed. I'm nervous doing this podcast. That's why I'm keeping it general. General husbands and boyfriends and exes seem litigious. There, I said it just generally, allegedly. But I think that people are giving Tamara grace this season because she is in therapy and because she does seem to be, like, trying, trying. And I know there are certain things she can't help herself with. She cannot help but say so and so showed me a video or so and so told me about this, and, like, she implicates everyone that was there. Like, for me, it's like you either. You either. You either say it in real time or you never say it. You either hold onto the information and take it to your grave or. Or you go to say you one on one and say, I just want you to know this is happening, like, maybe off camera. Right. Like, to me, that's the humane and normal thing to do. But I think she really is in therapy to try to break herself of these deeply ingrained habits.

[Shannon Beador]

Well, I mean, I can't comment on her mental health, but I can say I hope she gets the help she needs. I've been in therapy for years. You know, I. After my DUI, I went to a facility for 30 days, and it was an intensive outpatient program here in Newport Beach. It's one of the top trauma facilities. And so I went every day from like 9 until 6. It was therapy, therapy every single hour. And I really learned a lot. And I continue on with people at that facility. And when I came out of it, trying to say, you know, because I wanted to figure out why I make toxic choices in my life and I didn't get any grace from her. So, you know, I. When I realize that I'm going down a wrong path, I want to make it better. So that's why I did what I did. So, you know, I. This season, you know, there is. I don't want to create tension. Alexis is gone, thank goodness. But. And I'm sure she'll get more gigs because she's a very famous television star. But anyways, you know, I don't want people to feel this tension. So I get to a place with Tamara where we can be together in the same room. But as far as me becoming a healthier person, I have to look at the history and the historical patterns that we had. And there was a lot of hurt. And so after last season, the attacks that happened 100% of the time when I filmed with her, I'm not. I'm not eager and waiting, and people may call me a jerk. I don't know if I can say asshole.

[Kelly Ripa]

You can say asshole. We say it all the time.

[Shannon Beador]

They could call me an asshole, but I have to think about what's healthiest for me. So I'm doing the best I can.

[Jan Chalet]

Yeah, I thought she came after you way too hard. I know she was claiming she was doing as a friend, but I think she came way too hard at you. About the drinking last year. I just thought it was. It was who.

[Shannon Beador]

Who was the one that was drunk. It's such hypocrisy because there are two times that I have been completely drunk in 11 years on the show. So I willingly admit that there were periods of my life, because misery or whatever, that I was using alcohol to cope. I. And now I don't do that if I have issues that I'm upset about. I have different coping mechanisms today, and I've admitted that. But I'm not an alcoholic and I'm very aware of alcohol in my relationship with it.

[Kelly Ripa]

I do feel like there's something I'm going to. I'm going to say this with regards to Katie. I do think that when a show becomes like a juggernaut and people are watching it a lot and you are casting people into the show, sometimes it's people that, I don't want to use the word fans of the show, but people that are very invested in the show, in the storylines, they understand how it works. They come armed with a lot of knowledge about you, and you may know nothing about them. And I feel in general, with regards to all facets of reality tv, people know too much and are interacting with fan blogs way too much. It's. I, I don't understand this at all.

[Shannon Beador]

I, for instance, I don't look at all that kind of stuff because it's just hurtful. A lot of people vents, and for whatever reason, they're unkind. But. And the bloggers are never your friend. Their job is to sensationalize things and to create clickbait and, you know, you can't get sucked in to that sort of thing. I, I do think that, my goodness, our show, this is season 19. It's been on for 19 years. What I'm so tired about is these new girls coming on, going, I've never seen the show before.

[Kelly Ripa]

Right, of course you have. Yes, you have. Yes.

[Shannon Beador]

Admit, admit the truth. And I had seen the show, but when I came in, in my first scene to meet all the ladies, I said, you, you're. You're not going to like Vicki. Because I didn't like her on the show.

[Kelly Ripa]

Right.

[Shannon Beador]

But walk in, pretend you're meeting him for the first time. And I ended up bonding with Vicki the most. So you got to just walk in and say, I don't know these people. I'm meeting them for the first time.

[Kelly Ripa]

Would I like Vicki?

[Shannon Beador]

You would. I'm telling you, she's just kind of a train wreck in the best way possible, really. She just makes. She says things that make no sense. Yeah. I was meeting her for dinner with Jeff Lewis a couple months ago in L. A at some sushi restaurant. She showed up at the one in Brentwood. It's just, that's just what she does. It's just like she's got this kooky nester that keeps you laughing.

[Jan Chalet]

So do you feel like with these new girls, they come in and they feel like they have to like drop bombs and stir things up just to be relevant like that. They're like they're actually creating a storyline so that they have to be on the show.

[Shannon Beador]

Yes.

[Kelly Ripa]

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[Jan Chalet]

So do you feel like with these new girls, they come in and they feel like they have to like drop bombs and stir things up just to be relevant like that? They're like, they're actually creating a storyline so that they have to be on the show?

[Shannon Beador]

Yes. At the beginning, when I was much more reactive, new girls would come and they knew that if they went after me, I'd be reactive. So that would make them relevant on the show. So I do believe that they come in like that. I'll never forget. I don't know what season it was, but don't get mad at me. Megan. Megan King Edmonds called me right before we started filming. She goes, I'm gonna try and get pregnant this season. What's your storyline gonna be? And I go, I'm gonna be Shannon Beador. And when people get tired of that, I'll walk off into the sunset. Like, I don't know, I don't like to. I like to do things off the cuff.

[Kelly Ripa]

And so it's like, like actually being real in reality as opposed to contrived reality. Yeah.

[Shannon Beador]

Yes.

[Kelly Ripa]

So it like, is there a person that you feel has been the most egregious towards you? Let's put a pin in Tamra. Is there somebody else that has really come at you in a way that you find unforgivable?

[Shannon Beador]

Well, this is gonna bite me in the ass. But Kelly Dodd, you know, sometimes she's been a wonderful friend to me, and then other times, depending on her mood, she goes for the jugular as well. So, you know, I just kind of keep at peace with her. And, you know, I don't wanna fight. I don't like to. I don't like to fight, but I will fight.

[Kelly Ripa]

You don't strike me as a confrontational person. And I am. I am like, I am, believe it or not, Albert. So calm down and don't get upset. I Am a very non confrontational person.

[Shannon Beador]

Albert just laughed out loud. Is that out loud?

[Kelly Ripa]

I am, but when provoked, I come back immediately. And hard when provoked. But it like you have to provoke me. I am. Like I am. You and I have Italian fights. We have Italian fights. That doesn't count. That's what I meant. That doesn't count. I'm talking about in the world, in life. Like, have you ever seen me? No, we don't because we have Italian fights. But I am like you. Like, if you come at me, I will come right back to you. And in real time. You're not going to read about it. You're not going to read a text about it. You're not going to. Nobody's going to say, well, you know what so and so said as soon as you left the restaurant. I say it in real time. And I feel like you are like that as well.

[Shannon Beador]

Right? I say I'm nice until I'm not.

[Kelly Ripa]

Right?

[Shannon Beador]

Like I will be nice until there's a reason not to be.

[Kelly Ripa]

Can you explain to me Katie's audio recording? Because I watched it and I listened to everybody's interpretation of it and I still don't understand what happened. So I'm.

[Shannon Beador]

So what happened is last season we went to London and it was my first all cast trip that I was quote hosting and it was for my birthday and I was so excited about it. And every single time we went to film it was an attack. And on the very last day, I said, I can't do this anymore. I had to leave. And I flew home early. I didn't threaten to quit, didn't go on social media like other people do. But we had finished filming so it wasn't like I missed anything. And I just took an Uber to a hotel and I took another flight home. And at that point of the season, it was really tough. You know, I'd had to film with Alexis Bellino and I had Tamara coming after me all the time. Got to a point when I came home from London, like I didn't even want to get out of bed. I just felt like I had been just. I was just in a bad place. And I. That is when we had a gallery shoot and I was upset. I mean, I don't know if I can get into the details, but I.

[Kelly Ripa]

Explain to the listeners first, explain to the listeners who don't, who aren't familiar, what is a gallery shoot?

[Shannon Beador]

Oh, so a gallery shoot is where we all go and we take our cast photo for the year and then we take a group photo that will be used in the promotions and everything else.

[Kelly Ripa]

And we see you all in your glamorous gowns and somebody sitting and somebody standing and you're all like, yes. So that's what that is. Okay, got it.

[Shannon Beador]

So I'm just going to be completely honest. So I was having issues when I came home from London sleeping and I'm not good on any sort of pill. So the psychiatrist at the trauma center was giving me different types of sleeping aids to use and I was so down, I didn't want to go to the gallery shoot. I took one of the sleeping pills before I went to bed. Well, I didn't know there's some side effects. I was up, I do sleepwalk anyways. But I was walking around, I was texting people, I was saying, texting, production going, screw you. Like, I literally woke up exhausted because I really didn't sleep. And I'm like, oh my God, I'm going to get fired today because I just told production off in my frickin sleep. And it was frightening to me. I can never take one of those pills.

[Kelly Ripa]

Never take a sleeping pill.

[Shannon Beador]

Never know. Yeah, it's so, I, I'm, I'm late, I'm upset. I found out it wasn't getting reimbursed for my plane flight home and I'm like, oh my gosh, like, that's crazy. So it wasn't in a good place. And when I got out of the car, I was crying. And this is not a film today. You get your glam, you take your picture, you go home. And so they put me in a makeup room with Jen and Katie. So when I walked in, I was crying because I just, I didn't want to be there and I thought I was going to get fired. And one of the head of our show business side from the production company took me outside and we had a conversation and he said, shannon, this is a big day, you gotta get in there and take your picture. And I said, I'm going to go kill it. And I did. I did my job.

[Kelly Ripa]

You did your job, right?

[Shannon Beador]

I did my job. And as I asked that person today, what do you recall from that conversation where it was so upset? He goes, I remember you said you'd kill it and you did, you did your job. And you know, people have meltdowns all the time. It just was a very, very difficult year for me. Last year I was still in a lawsuit with John. I had been filming and it was. And I'm with Alexis and it just was a lot for me.

[Kelly Ripa]

I think they asked a lot of you. I did. Like, I remember being excited for your birthday party in London. I really was. Like, I was super excited for it. And then I watched you get shit at every turn, and I felt really like. And I know how reality TV works, so I know it was shot months and months ago, but I wanted to fly there and be like, girl, girl, we are. I'm going to life coach you out of this.

[Shannon Beador]

Well, I. And I want to. I want to say, Kelly, I put myself in that position. I put myself in a relationship that wasn't healthy. I put myself in a car when I had drank too much, and I got a dui. Like Tamara always says, I play the victim. I'm not a victim here. I'm just. Just trying to navigate through it because I didn't think I was going to be able to. And I. I got to say. And I say this. I think about the DUI every day, and I'm so grateful that I didn't hurt anyone, because it would be a completely different story today. But I can look back now and say, so many positive changes have been made by me since that dui. I'm not in a toxic relationship anymore, and I'm working on myself. So in the end, it's a blessing that it all happened because I am becoming a stronger person from it.

[Kelly Ripa]

Have you forgiven yourself?

[Shannon Beador]

That's hard. There was a lot of. In the therapy place that I went to, there were a lot of classes about shame and guilt. And, you know, I have three daughters, and, you know, people say, oh, yeah, I got a DUI. Yeah, when you're flipping 19. I was 59. And, you know, my daughters are looking at me. So I am grateful today that they can say, you know what, Mom? We're proud of you. You're still standing, and you're becoming a better person. I've never been happier.

[Kelly Ripa]

But you need to forgive yourself completely. Or. My fear is that your daughters, when they make a mistake, they'll never forgive themselves either. Yeah, no, I'm not trying to lay more guilt on. Like, I'm not trying to.

[Shannon Beador]

I'm getting there.

[Kelly Ripa]

Shame on you, Shannon, for not forgiving yourself.

[Shannon Beador]

I mean, we all make mistakes every day. And when my children do make mistakes, I help them get over it so that they don't beat themselves up. So I'm getting there.

[Kelly Ripa]

So. But take me back, because I still don't understand the recording.

[Shannon Beador]

Oh, okay. So I walk into the room, right? And apparently Katie's on a business call. Okay. User flipping two legs. Lady, if I'm too loud and you're on a business call, walk out of the flipping room.

[Kelly Ripa]

Right.

[Shannon Beador]

Okay. So she is upset. She hangs up the business call and then records me crying in the room. Then for, like, for. For what? There is zero positive intention when you record someone without their knowledge. Oh, by the way, in California, it's a violation of the law.

[Kelly Ripa]

Well, it's violating. It's a violation against humanity, really.

[Shannon Beador]

It really is. And so to top it off, after that day was over and our season wrapped up, Katie was out with Alexis Bellino and played the tape to her when I was in an active litigation with John, which basically was with Alexis too, because she puts her nose and everything. So it was just such a violation. I wasn't very close to her, but for her to do something like that, I was one of the people.

[Kelly Ripa]

Yeah, it seemed like you went out of your way to be kind to her and welcoming to her. But she had said that she felt like it was an eat or be eaten situation, which is something she finally said. But initially, she really seemed sort of flummoxed or bewildered by the knowledge that everyone had that she was communicating with bloggers.

[Shannon Beador]

Right. I mean, she always has an explanation, and a lot of the times the explanation will change. Oh, well, I forgot that. Oh, well, yeah, I actually. I guess I did do that. And yes, at the time. The time where we are right now in this season, mine is the biggest issue, but. Oh, stay tuned. More things happen. So it's just. It's a lot. I bet you it's about.

[Kelly Ripa]

We want to know what the lie detector is. Yeah. Can you tell us what that lie detector detector test is about?

[Shannon Beador]

Okay, well, I just will say to you that I am an honest person, but I have weird nightmares sometimes. Like, oh, I can't find the test. And I'm still in high school, but I'm 16. I didn't read the book and all that. Another one of my nightmares is, you got a polygraph on. And I say, no, I didn't do it. And they go, she's a liar. Put her in the. Put her in the cell. It's like a nightmare I've had before, and I need to tell you my heart was pounding. Yeah, but I'm just going to tease this. So I call myself. I like to kiss. It's neck up for me. I'm not trashy. I'm not going to sleep with anybody but the neck up. I'm good with kissing. So the lie detector guy says, have you. Have you kissed multiple Men in Newport Beach. And I go, yes, I have. So then I felt better. It's like, okay, these are kind of fun questions. So it was better.

[Kelly Ripa]

So they warmed you up with that. And then it's like, where were you when Katie was recording with a blogger? So Jen thinks that Katie's being held to a different standard. Do you agree with that?

[Shannon Beador]

No, no, no. And when you watch this season, I think you'll agree. I mean, I feel bad even though it is the word is accurate. I might have called her the adjective or noun criminal at times, and that wasn't nice. And so I stopped. But I was really angry. I felt so betrayed.

[Kelly Ripa]

But I also think Jan, and maybe you can weigh in. I feel that Shannon has also at times been held to a different standard than everybody else.

[Jan Chalet]

Well, definitely.

[Shannon Beador]

I mean, if I. I look back to times where someone says f you and they walk out of the room, I'd be apologizing for it for a year. But it's fine. I would prefer to be known as a person to be held to a little bit of a different standard.

[Kelly Ripa]

What do you think that is, though? Why. Why are certain people held to higher standards than others? Because I would say it's a woman thing, but you're a cast of entirely women. So I'm trying to figure out, like, what that hierarchy is.

[Shannon Beador]

You know what? I actually, Tamara and I had a conversation with Andy years ago when we were in New York at the upfronts, and we said, like, why are certain people on the show when they're just nasty? And he said, people love to hate someone. They tune in because they love to hate. So I think that that's why people are held to a different standard, because it brings, I guess, drama.

[Kelly Ripa]

Does it also solidify their standing in the cast? Like, if they are causing trouble with everyone, then it's hard to get rid of them.

[Shannon Beador]

I don't know, because I think that that would be not a place that you would want to be. The bottom line is if you have six, seven, however many on the cast, opinionated women, it's going to happen. I. I film with my kids. They go and film you at dinner. I go, what? This is just a waste of time. Nothing's going to happen. And then, you know, my daughter will say, look at. I got a piercing, mom, and I lose it. Things happen. They just happen.

[Jan Chalet]

But Alexis isn't on this season, which I'm sure you're thrilled about.

[Kelly Ripa]

Yeah. Do you have any hand in that?

[Jan Chalet]

Like, was that. Did you get to know?

[Shannon Beador]

No. In fact, Someone asked me, they said, you know, there's a rumor out there, I have zero power with Bravo. And I, I will be honest about this. Yes, through the years, there have been people that I've disliked, and I wish I didn't have to work with them, but I would never wish for someone to lose their job because it's a livelihood for.

[Kelly Ripa]

Yeah, you would never take an opportunity.

[Jan Chalet]

But do people do that? Do they, like, I'm not doing this. If so and so is on. Does that happen?

[Shannon Beador]

It does. You know, and again, maybe when my marriage was falling apart, I was a little bit volatile and I was mad about something and I called Andy and Kathleen French and I'm out of here. I'm. And Jeff Lewis called me the next day. Because you get on that phone and you text, you tell everyone I'm sorry. And then they kind of laughed when I said I was sorry. And since that day, I have never threatened to quit. I'm not.

[Kelly Ripa]

It doesn't serve you.

[Shannon Beador]

No. And I'm grateful. I'm grateful to have been here for this long.

[Kelly Ripa]

Tell me about Gretchen Rossi returning and why it. Does she look like she's frozen in time? Like I truly like.

[Shannon Beador]

She's beautiful, by the way.

[Kelly Ripa]

No, I know she's beautiful, but she is definitely. I swear, Jan, I thought she was wearing the same outfit at the day she walked out of the show, I was like, wait, what is happening right now?

[Shannon Beador]

Yeah, her style. Yeah, she definitely has her own style. She has a style for sure.

[Kelly Ripa]

Yes.

[Shannon Beador]

It's the Gretchen style. But I have to tell you, I didn't. I've never filmed or worked with her before because she left. And then I came in and Tamara wasn't friends with her, so I didn't really get to know her outside of the show or, you know, living in the same neighborhood. But she and Slade have been nothing but kind to me. And I have to say, to their credit, they've been together for 16 years. They have a five year old daughter. They're happy. So everyone that questions Slade's intentions or whatnot, I mean, they're still together and happy.

[Kelly Ripa]

Years later, she also revealed that she broke Slade's penis and now it has a bend in it, so he has Peyronie's disease. And I. As she was describing Slade's penis from the breakage. I don't know if you saw this.

[Shannon Beador]

I did see this.

[Kelly Ripa]

So she's describing Slade penis because scar tissue formed on the shaft. Albert, I'm gonna talk to you directly to you, because you have My legs as you. Well, you have a penis and Jan and I do not. Not yet, anyway. And we are dressed. I'm trying to get to the bottom of. So we've all seen these commercials for Peyronie's disease. Oh, yeah, there it is. Thank you.

[Shannon Beador]

We're getting a picture of it.

[Kelly Ripa]

We're getting pictures.

[Shannon Beador]

Let me see.

[Kelly Ripa]

So when Gretchen described the penis, I was like, oh, he has Peyronie's disease. And there's a. There's a shot he can take for that to straighten his penis out.

[Shannon Beador]

He. He has done the work to correct the problem.

[Kelly Ripa]

Oh, he has. Okay. You're happy to report Shannon storms on the scene.

[Shannon Beador]

I mean, I'm not. I'm not. You know, I. I haven't delved into the deep issues with Slate's penis, but I want to say that I heard that he's doing something to correct it. Well, I want to say that Slade might have said he. It was in a cast.

[Kelly Ripa]

In a cast? I don't think.

[Shannon Beador]

Like a brace.

[Kelly Ripa]

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[Shannon Beador]

Okay, well, you know, also, I guess what happened is Gretchen was put on a hormone pellet and the reason why it broke is because she was very.

[Kelly Ripa]

She had testosterone.

[Shannon Beador]

She wanted to be intimate very often.

[Kelly Ripa]

Well, the hormone pellet. Let me tell you about the. The testosterone pellet.

[Shannon Beador]

Glenn just called my doctor to find.

[Kelly Ripa]

Out how I get that. Jan just got darted somewhere across the street. Glenn is now darting a testosterone pellet into Jan through the window. So those testosterone pellets, the pellet, depending on how your body metabolizes it, you could have a week of having like, rocket fuel where you're breaking your husband's penis off and then you're careening off a cliff and you feel like you have some form of like. What's the kissing disease? What's that called? Where you sleep? Yeah, where you have mono. Like, you go from like rocket fuel to mono in the course of 24 hours. I'm just telling you. I'm not going to tell you how I know, how I know. I just know these things.

[Shannon Beador]

Okay. Okay.

[Kelly Ripa]

How much time do you spend with these women when you're not filming?

[Shannon Beador]

Well, it's interesting because for a few years I would come back on the show and I really didn't have any friends. So a lot of the time I wouldn't keep in touch with anyone. But I think that right now I'm pretty good because of the relationship I had with Tamara and how close we were off when we weren't filming. And all of that, you know, text, at least texting every day. I, I've been a little bit cautious, so I don't know. I, I've formed a genuine friendship with Jen Pedranti and I think that she is, she's just a good girl and I've instantly clicked with her from day one. So, you know, I just kind of keeping it there. I, I get along with all the girls and that was a miracle as we started this season. So I keep, you know, in contact with them, but we don't get together all that often. I just don't think it's smart.

[Kelly Ripa]

What about other shows? Do you, do you have any friendships with any of the other Real Housewives from other shows?

[Shannon Beador]

I do. I mean, well, especially now the Love Hotel ladies, because we were in a little sorority. They're not knowing it's the first season. So we, you know, we were all getting surprised every day, not knowing what was going to happen. But I can pretty much say I know women from all the franchises at this point.

[Jan Chalet]

Are they still with those guys? The other ones?

[Kelly Ripa]

Yeah. Are the other ones with the guys from Love Hotel? From Love Hotel is.

[Shannon Beador]

Luann still sees James, but they have like an open relationship because they are opposite ends of the earth. So they're together when they're together. It's cute.

[Kelly Ripa]

I think she likes an open relationship. Luanne, don't you think?

[Jan Chalet]

I thought he was a little small for her.

[Kelly Ripa]

Small?

[Shannon Beador]

Physically small.

[Kelly Ripa]

Well, she's very, you know, she's very statuesque. She's incredibly bother me, but it did you guys.

[Shannon Beador]

She is absolutely flipping gorgeous.

[Kelly Ripa]

Yeah, I've known, I've known luann for like 30 years before she was a real housewife. Like, I know her from Long island and she's multilingual. She's very refined lady.

[Shannon Beador]

Yes.

[Kelly Ripa]

Our daughters used to ride horses together. Like, I've known her a long time. Like, I pre, like I've known her forever and she's always been gorgeous. She's, you know, she's very chic. She's very sophisticated. She's very funny.

[Shannon Beador]

Well, she was not fond of my choice. I didn't have, I had Slim Pickens or who I, who I had because I'm not a cougar, so I'm not going to go younger. But she had a lot of distaste for my choice and she let me know it all.

[Kelly Ripa]

Well, why is that?

[Shannon Beador]

Well, she just said she felt I was being gaslit and she just said, she said he, he's not refined enough for you. But there was a part of me that said, I have a bad picker. And this person kept saying, I'm a simple man. And I would say, I'm a not so simple girl. So I thought, maybe I need a simple man that lives in a town.

[Kelly Ripa]

No, what he's saying, he is saying all the things like. This is the thing with these guys. If somebody said to me, I'm a simple man, I would run. I would run screaming. It's like when people are like. It's like when women are like, I'm a girl's girl. I'm like, oh, Ron away.

[Jan Chalet]

I need someone like.

[Kelly Ripa]

Yeah.

[Jan Chalet]

A businessman.

[Kelly Ripa]

Yes.

[Jan Chalet]

Like, she's very smart, very worldly.

[Shannon Beador]

Luanna thinks that it's silly and cute that I'm on this little reality thing, but wants nothing to do with it.

[Kelly Ripa]

What you need. Yeah, I agree.

[Shannon Beador]

I.

[Kelly Ripa]

Okay. Jan and I are going to give you. We're going to give you your husband. Okay? So your husband is a very refined. Either hedge fund or he's in international banking. He probably lives in Geneva or, dare I say it, Gstaad. Okay. He also has residences in Milan and, oh, I don't know, maybe he keeps a penthouse in Paris. Right. He's got money. He inherited it. But then the money he inherited, he spun into a fortune, okay? And I'm talking billions with a B. Maybe he's divorced, but ideally, his first wife tragically went missing.

[Jan Chalet]

Okay, no, that's not good. That's not good. We never know. Maybe he was involved in that.

[Kelly Ripa]

No, no, no. She was on a. She was on a plane. She was on a plane that vanished and it had nothing to do with him. She was on a plane that vanished. Period. Okay?

[Shannon Beador]

She was on Lost. She was on Lost.

[Kelly Ripa]

She was on Lost. Period. Nothing shady about him. There's nothing shady. There is not a skeleton in the closet.

[Shannon Beador]

Love it. Love it.

[Jan Chalet]

I want him.

[Kelly Ripa]

And he wants. No, Jan, you can't have him. He's for Shannon. Don't be greedy.

[Shannon Beador]

Oh, my gosh. I'm dying right now.

[Kelly Ripa]

So he has a private jet. He is happy to squire you back to set for your shoot days, but then he wants to pick you up on his Global Express and take you to Abu Dhabi shopping for the weekend. Do you understand?

[Shannon Beador]

Yeah.

[Kelly Ripa]

He is like, he who must never be named. He's, like, mysterious. We don't know anything about him. It will drive the other girls crazy. But the key thing is, I don't think there. He should. I don't think he needs children. I don't think he should have children. And he's not from this country. He's not. He's ideally not from this country. And he finds it. He finds it charming. He finds it charming that you're on this, like, oh, you're on a television program like a teacher, he says, and you're like, yes, like a teacher. I'm like a teacher is what you tell him. And that's who you are with. Okay.

[Shannon Beador]

Okay. I love that, you know, And I. I do. I'm. I'm fine if the person I date has children, but I want them to be adults. Like, I want to be a priority. And I know that might sound selfish, but I do. I want him.

[Kelly Ripa]

The only reason I don't want him to have children for you is when it comes to the reading of the will, because he's slightly older than you. And when it comes to the reading of the will, you don't need his heirs coming in to sue you in court. Because if it's one thing I've learned watching the Real Housewives of Orange county is that people are litigious.

[Shannon Beador]

Okay, you are hilarious.

[Kelly Ripa]

Okay, so here's my second husband. You want to hear? My second husband is 97 years old. He is bedridden, and he has no family whatsoever. No children, no siblings. He was an only child. And he inherited a billion dollar emerald mine, maybe in Colombia. I don't know. He just inherited a billion dollar emerald mine. He's worth billions of dollars. And he just needs companionship, someone to wipe his mouth, you know, at the end of the day, you know, and read for the last week of his life and to read him maybe the Wall Street Journal, like, what's. And he'll say to me, darling, what's in the pages? Or he'll mumble them. His nurse will say to me, lord Blank von Blankety Blank wants to know if you'll read him the paper, and I'll come in and I'll read him the newspaper until he, you know, drifts off. That is my second husband. Is that. Is that the greatest thing you've ever heard? Is that a love story or what?

[Shannon Beador]

Oh, my gosh, you're so funny. My dad is 96, by the way, but doesn't have all those other.

[Kelly Ripa]

He doesn't have any of those problems. Well, then he's not right for me. First of all, he has you. You're his child, so. And he has to be on his deathbed. Shannon, work with me.

[Shannon Beador]

I mean, yeah, I'll come and visit. You need a break.

[Kelly Ripa]

Okay, if you could pick one Anybody to join the cast, who would it be?

[Shannon Beador]

Well, you know, I always love Sonia Morgan just because she's hilarious. But now that I've forged a closer relationship with Luann, I would say Luann.

[Kelly Ripa]

Luann. How do you think she'd do in Orange County? I think she. I mean, I think she'd be fabulous. Yeah, I. I think that you and she. And I think that Heather Dubrow and she. Yeah, I think they would get along. I mean, I think they would get along, but there would be a lot of backstabbing and all of that.

[Shannon Beador]

Heather and Luann are friends.

[Kelly Ripa]

Yeah. No, but I think if they were working together, it would be like, who's going to out sophisticate the other one?

[Shannon Beador]

Oh, don't you think it's possible?

[Kelly Ripa]

It's possible. I think it's possible, probably.

[Shannon Beador]

But Luann has that international flair to her because she lived in Italy and met the Count, and they were married two weeks later and all this stuff. So she's got that worldliness to her.

[Kelly Ripa]

Do you still call her Countess?

[Shannon Beador]

I call her Lou.

[Kelly Ripa]

I still call her Countess.

[Shannon Beador]

She calls herself the Countess. Yes, she does.

[Kelly Ripa]

So do I. I mean, I. I'm such a beta fish. I fall right in line. I fall right in line. You know what I mean, Jan? Yeah. She says. She says Countess De Lesseps, and I'm like, yes, ma'. Am. Countess. Yes, your highness. All right, well, anything else you want us to know?

[Shannon Beador]

I will say. I mean, if I'm going to say something about the Real Housewives of Orange county, what I found that was so different about it this year is that the drama, and there is quite a bit of it. It's very unique. It's like things that wouldn't be scripted, they just fall out of the sky. And you're like, really? This is happening right now. So I think that will make it entertaining.

[Kelly Ripa]

I always think the show is entertaining for that very reason. It seems like really, like, at times, quite unhinged. Shannon, are you ever gonna drop Beador? Will you ever go by just back to Shannon Storms?

[Shannon Beador]

You know what? My mother still is Patricia Storms, and, you know, she's been divorced from my father since I was in college. I think I'll do it until maybe my daughter get married, because it's our connection as well.

[Kelly Ripa]

It's your connection. Right, that I understand. Well, this has been delightful. Thank you for doing our podcast.

[Shannon Beador]

Oh, it's been so much, like, literally, my stomach hurts from laughing. I cannot wait so hard, and I cannot wait to meet my man. That You've manifested for me today.

[Kelly Ripa]

Oh, we're gonna listen. Jan and I are like truffle pigs. We'll find him. We will find him. We will find this man for you.

[Shannon Beador]

Can't wait. Can't wait.

[Kelly Ripa]

Answer the door later. Yeah, answer the door. It could be him. Thanks, Shannon. Thanks.

[Shannon Beador]

All right. Thanks so much, you guys take care.

[Kelly Ripa]

Bye.

[Shannon Beador]

Bye.

[Kelly Ripa]

Yeah, so make sure, listeners, you've got to watch the Real Housewives of Orange County. I think this, this season is. I thought last season was unhinged and this season is even more unhinged. Yeah. All right. Well, I mean, what more do you want from me, guys?

[Shannon Beador]

That's amazing. Love.

[Kelly Ripa]

That was great. Thank you. Thank you. Thank you, listeners. Be sure to tell your friends about us. Are we still doing the thing where you rate and review us or we don't care about.

[Shannon Beador]

Yes, we do.

[Kelly Ripa]

You haven't said that in a while, Jan. Guys, don't forget to rate and review us. For God's sakes, give us five stars. That is mandatory. I think we do well with our stars, don't we?

[Shannon Beador]

We do well with our stars.

[Kelly Ripa]

Yeah. Well, we've demanded it of people. I don't think they even know. They don't have to. But you do have to.

[Jan Chalet]

Yes.

[Kelly Ripa]

Can't wait to talk off camera next week. Bye. Foreign let's talk off camera with Kelly Ripa is a production of Malo Jo Productions from Malojo. Our team is Kelly Ripa, Marc Consuelos, Albert Bianchini, Jan Chalet, Seth Bronquist, Roz Therian, Devin Schneider, Michael Halperin, Juliet Desch and team radio Andy, Lisa Mantineo, Scott Marlo, Jake Getz.

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[Shannon Beador]

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[Shannon Beador]

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[Shannon Beador]

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