Tamra Judge agrees with ‘RHOC’ co-stars that Shannon Beador ‘needs to go to rehab’ after DUI arrest
Tamra Judge agrees with her āReal Housewives of Orange Countyā co-stars who believe Shannon Beador should have entered rehab following her DUI arrest in September 2023.
āI do think she needs to go to rehab,ā Judge, 56, exclusively tells Page Sixās āVirtual Reali-Teaā podcast, echoing castmates Emily Simpson and Gina Kirschenheiter, who each shared the same sentiment in Thursday’s Season 18 premiere.
āBut I do think that she needs to acknowledge the fact that she needs to go to rehab. She canāt just go because people are telling her to go,ā Judge continues. āShe has to go because she wants to stop drinking.ā
The āTwo Ts in a Podā co-host emphasizes that she doesnāt believe Beador ā whom she once considered a best friend before falling out over an assortment of issues ā has āhit rock bottom yet,ā therefore precluding her from seeking such professional help.
āI donāt think sheās willing to [go to rehab],ā Judge tells us.
Judge and Beador, 60, clashed during production for the upcoming season of āRHOCā ā with many of their arguments being about the latterās drinking after she crashed her vehicle into a residential building in Newport Beach, Calif., last year.
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In the latest episode, Beador tells Simpson, 48, that she only allows herself two alcoholic beverages per outing following the incident.
Judge, for her part, doesnāt believe this change in her ex-palās consumption is beneficial.
āYou canāt [be] somebody that has a drinking problem and say, āWell, Iāll just have two,āā she says, sharing her personal opinion about Beadorās relationship with alcohol. āIt doesnāt work like that.ā
A rep for Beador didnāt immediately respond to Page Sixās request for comment.
In a recent interview with E! News, Beador asserted that Judge has āno rightā to question her drinking habits.
āShe has had no part of anything that I have done since my DUI. None. In fact, she left town the day after my DUI, I hear that sheās saying, āI was there for her and I did this.ā No you werenāt,ā Beador told the outlet.
āWho made you the judge and jury of what I should and shouldnāt be doing in my life? Focus on yours, because Iām focusing on mine.ā
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However, at BravoCon 2023 ā which took place last November two months after her brush with the law ā Beador praised Judge for her support in the aftermath, especially as the Vena CBD businesswoman jetted off to Scotland to film āThe Traitorsā Season 2.
āFirst of all, these two have been an incredible support system to me,ā she told Us Weekly while walking the red carpet with both Judge and āOG of the OCā Vicki Gunvalson.
āTamra was leaving for āThe Traitorsā on the day that my DUI became public and she didnāt even wanna go ā¦ And then I ended up going to stay with Vicki and she took care of me. So these are true friends and thatās what life is all about.ā
When asked if a reconciliation with Beador is on the table, Judge seems cautiously optimistic.
āI never say never,ā she says, ābut I really just hope that she gets the help she needs.ā
Though she didnāt enter rehab in the wake of her DUI, Beador prioritized her well-being by spending time at āa behavioral wellness place with an alcohol component in it.ā
The mother of three has continued to āwork with a trauma therapist and a psychiatrist regularly multiple times a week,ā she told E!
āI was using alcohol as a coping mechanism,ā said Beador, noting that she leaned on alcohol throughout her tumultuous divorce from ex-husband David Beador.
āI have in my past in different periods in my lifetime, like when my marriage was ending.ā
āThe Real Housewives of Orange Countyā airs Thursdays at 9 p.m. ET on Bravo.