New York Post
· collected 2026-09-25 · by Samantha Nungesser, Danny Murphy, Evan Real
Brandi Glanville, a cast member of "The Real Housewives," expressed gratitude for financial support from her co-stars through a GoFundMe campaign set up to cover her substantial medical bills, which amount to $7,000 per week. Her former co-star Kyle Richards donated $500, highlighting the supportive nature of their relationship since Glanville joined "RHOBH" in Season 2. The article details other significant donations from various "Real Housewives" stars and mentions that Glanville is battling a complex set of medical conditions including infections and fungal issues.
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Brandi Glanville, a former cast member of "The Real Housewives of Beverly Hills", expressed gratitude towards her fellow "Real Housewives" stars for supporting her financially through medical bills. After being eliminated from the reality show "Special Forces: World’s Toughest Test" in its Season 5 premiere, Glanville spoke to Page Six's “Virtual Reali-Tea” about a GoFundMe campaign set up by a friend to help cover her expenses. She highlighted that her former co-star Kyle Richards donated $500 to the cause and emphasized their long-standing friendship since she joined RHOBH in Season 2, where Richards often babysat for Glanville's son when needed. Other notable donations came from Leah McSweeney and Heather Thomson from different "Real Housewives" franchises. Glanville believes her co-stars' support underscores a sense of sisterhood within the “Real Housewives” community.
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Brandi Glanville said it “feels great” to see her former “Real Housewives” co-stars rallying around her amid her ongoing health issues.
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Following her elimination from the Season 5 premiere of “Special Forces: World’s Toughest Test,” Glanville spoke exclusively to Page Six’s “Virtual Reali-Tea” about the financial support she’s received from her fellow “Real Housewives” stars through a GoFundMe campaign launched by a friend to help cover her medical expenses.
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she → follow → expenses
“I feel like we are a sisterhood,” Glanville, 53, told us.
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“They ride for me.
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And I’d do the same for them, for sure.”
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Among those who chipped in was Glanville’s former “Real Housewives of Beverly Hills” co-star Kyle Richards, who donated $500 to the campaign.
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Glanville explained that she “started” her “Real Housewives” journey with Richards when she joined “RHOBH” in Season 2, recalling how Richards would let her drop her son off at her house to hang out with her youngest daughter, Portia Umansky, when she needed a babysitter.
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“I think that she understands what I’m going through,” Glanville said.
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Glanville also received $500 donations from “RHONY” alum Leah McSweeney, “RHOSLC” star Heather Gay and “RHOC” star Vicki Gunvalson, as well as $300 from “RHOBH” alum Eileen Davidson, $200 from “RHOBH” alum Camille Grammer and $100 from “RHOA” alum Claudia Jordan.
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Even her “Special Forces” co-star, disgraced New York representative George Santos, sent over $500.
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Glanville admitted she “can’t even look” at the campaign because it causes her “anxiety,” though explained that her manager has been keeping her updated on who donated.
“My ultimate goal is to just get better and pay that all back and walk away and just be happy,” she said.
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Glanville previously broke down in tears on her “Unfiltered” podcast while discussing the GoFundMe, admitting she felt “embarrassed” because she “never thought” she would have to ask for help.
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But with medical bills for her facial disfigurement battle reportedly reaching $7,000 a week, she had no other choice.
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At the time of this publication, the GoFundMe has raised $22,025 of its $28,000 goal.
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The “Real Housewives Ultimate Girls Trip” alum — who first opened up about her condition in 2024 — shared earlier this month that she had been diagnosed with “highly resistant ESBL Klebsiella and Enterobacter with biofilm, Coccidioidomycosis (Valley fever), Demodex dermatitis and mononucleosis.”
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She also said medical professionals also discovered a “fungal ball” in her face that she will have to get removed.
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Glanville previously attributed her condition to the “stress” she endured while working with Bravo, but later said that her medical team believed a facial parasite was responsible.
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She shared in February that the infection in her face was caused by a ruptured breast implant.
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infection → share → implant
In June, Glanville stated that she had been diagnosed with a benign facial tumor.
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New episodes of “Special Forces: World’s Toughest Test” air on Thursday nights at 9 p.m. ET on Fox.
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Discussions are moderated for civility.
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