Brandi Glanville has been fighting a mysterious facial disfigurement for three years, and the price tag is staggering: $113,000 in medical costs, including roughly $7,000 a week on medication. The former Real Housewives of Beverly Hills star got emotional on her podcast while explaining why she hesitated to ask for help, saying she was embarrassed. Her friend Gina Rodriguez launched a GoFundMe to ease the burden, and it has already raised over $10,000 toward a $28,000 goal.
Once word spread, Glanville’s reality TV colleagues stepped up. Kyle Richards donated $500, Vicki Gunvalson gave $500, Camille Grammer contributed $200, and Claudia Jordan added $100. Glanville has said her condition began after filming Ultimate Girls Trip in Morocco in 2023, the same trip at the center of an ongoing lawsuit involving Caroline Manzo.
The donations raise bigger questions about how even people with public careers can get buried by medical costs, and whether crowdfunding should ever be the answer. But for Glanville, the support is personal. Do you think more reality stars should speak openly about health struggles and medical debt? Sound off in the comments.
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