Brandi Glanville is opening up about another painful chapter from her split with ex-husband Eddie Cibrian. The former “Real Housewives of Beverly Hills” star recently claimed she had to spend more than $10,000 in legal fees just to retrieve her own retirement money after their divorce, alleging the process dragged on for nearly a year. Glanville made the revelation during a recent episode of her podcast, “Brandi Glanville Unfiltered,” while reflecting on the financial complications that followed her highly publicized split from the actor.
According to Glanville, tensions escalated when she attempted to retrieve her 401K during divorce proceedings. On her podcast, the reality star claimed she “had to hire a lawyer to get my own 401K back” from Cibrian, whom she divorced in 2010 after eight years of marriage.
Glanville alleged the “Sunset Beach” actor “was trying to keep it” and claimed he made the process far more difficult than expected. Speaking to co-host James Maas, Glanville said the ordeal ended up costing her more than $10,000 and took nearly a year to resolve. “He’s like, get a lawyer, and so I did,” Glanville said.
The reality star explained that she ultimately had to obtain a qualified domestic relations order (QDRO), a legal process used to determine how retirement accounts, pensions, and 401Ks are divided during a divorce.
Glanville Says Other ‘Housewives’ Should Learn From Her Experience
Glanville also suggested she may soon be facing another legal dispute, hinting at an ongoing issue she expects could require hiring an attorney. “I’m going to have to get a lawyer to fight, which is so ridiculous. I don’t want that for anyone,” she said.
The Bravo alum used her own experience as a warning to fellow Housewives navigating relationships and finances. “That goes back to Housewives, they’re all getting divorced and half of them don’t even have a 401K,” Glanville said. “Get your sh-t together ladies. Know where the money is,” she added.
Glanville shares two sons with Cibrian: Mason, 23, and Jake, 19.
Eddie Cibrian Left Brandi Glanville Following Affair With LeAnn Rimes
Glanville and Cibrian’s split made headlines after the actor began a relationship with singer-actress LeAnn Rimes following their affair on the set of the 2009 film “Northern Lights.” Cibrian later married Rimes in April 2011.
Years after the breakup, Glanville reflected on learning about the affair in a 2021 opinion piece, admitting the discovery was devastating. “There was video footage of them kissing over the table,” Glanville wrote at the time. “It was devastating. I went straight home, passed out in my closet, cried and cried.”
“He tried to convince me it wasn’t real, but I knew it was over,” she continued. “They were sucking on each other’s fingers in the footage, yet he was telling me nothing was happening.”
Brandi Glanville Says She Always Suspected Something Was Wrong
Looking back, Glanville admitted she had long suspected something was happening between Cibrian and his co-stars. “I’d sometimes visit him on set and notice chemistry with certain co-stars,” she wrote. “I’d ask him if something had gone down, but he’d tell me I was crazy. He’d say I was jealous and that he loved me. Then I’d think it was my fault, that I really was being crazy, but in my gut I knew I was probably right.”
Despite everything that unfolded, Glanville previously admitted the breakup shattered plans she once thought would last forever. “Eddie and I were together for 13 years and married for eight,” she wrote. “We always promised each other that we would never get a divorce and that we’d love each other when we were old.”
Brandi Glanville Says Her Facial Parasite Has Returned
Glanville has also continued to battle an ongoing health scare that she says remains unresolved. During the same episode of her podcast, the former reality star revealed that the facial parasite issue she previously believed had improved has seemingly returned. “I don’t know what’s wrong with me, guys,” Glanville admitted. “I thought I was fixed, and then it happened again, and now it’s sinking in again.”
The 53-year-old expressed frustration over her ongoing search for answers, explaining that despite seeing countless specialists, she still has no clear diagnosis or long-term solution. “If I had answers, I would tell you. I’ve been to a million doctors,” Glanville said.
According to Glanville, the only things that appear to offer relief are sunlight, parasite medication, and sticking to a strict diet. “The only thing that really seems to help is being out in the sun and the parasite medication and the parasite diet,” she shared. “And I don’t have answers. Is there a doctor that specializes in parasites? ‘Cause I can’t find one.”