{"id":187094,"date":"2025-08-15T17:23:32","date_gmt":"2025-08-15T17:23:32","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/entertainment.runfyers.com\/index.php\/2025\/08\/15\/brandi-glanville-felt-suicidal-as-facial-parasite-ravages-her-life\/"},"modified":"2025-08-15T17:23:32","modified_gmt":"2025-08-15T17:23:32","slug":"brandi-glanville-felt-suicidal-as-facial-parasite-ravages-her-life","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/entertainment.runfyers.com\/index.php\/2025\/08\/15\/brandi-glanville-felt-suicidal-as-facial-parasite-ravages-her-life\/","title":{"rendered":"Brandi Glanville Felt Suicidal as Facial Parasite Ravages Her Life"},"content":{"rendered":"<p> <br \/>\n<\/p>\n<div>\n<p><span class=\"span-reading-time rt-reading-time\" style=\"display: block;\"><span class=\"rt-label rt-prefix\">Reading Time: <\/span> <span class=\"rt-time\"> 3<\/span> <span class=\"rt-label rt-postfix\">minutes<\/span><\/span><\/p>\n<p>Brandi Glanville has had her life turned upside down.<\/p>\n<p>At times, it feels like her <a href=\"https:\/\/www.thehollywoodgossip.com\/2025\/05\/brandi-glanville-no-top-only-hands\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">disfigured face<\/a> has been turned upside down. <\/p>\n<p>Her mystery ailment has ravaged her with pain and mounting debt.<\/p>\n<p>Between paying out of pocket to doctors and her <a href=\"https:\/\/www.thehollywoodgossip.com\/2025\/08\/brandi-glanville-facial-burns\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">DIY attempts<\/a>, things are sounding desperate.<\/p>\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-large\"><noscript><\/noscript><img fetchpriority=\"high\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1024\" height=\"576\" src=\"https:\/\/cdn.thehollywoodgossip.com\/uploads\/2025\/08\/0815_brandiglanville_01-1024x576.png\" alt=\"Brandi Glanville in a screenshot from her chat with Us Weekly.\" class=\"wp-image-532613 lazyload\" srcset=\"https:\/\/cdn.thehollywoodgossip.com\/uploads\/2025\/08\/0815_brandiglanville_01-1024x576.png 1024w, https:\/\/cdn.thehollywoodgossip.com\/uploads\/2025\/08\/0815_brandiglanville_01-300x169.png 300w, https:\/\/cdn.thehollywoodgossip.com\/uploads\/2025\/08\/0815_brandiglanville_01-768x432.png 768w, https:\/\/cdn.thehollywoodgossip.com\/uploads\/2025\/08\/0815_brandiglanville_01-728x410.png 728w, https:\/\/cdn.thehollywoodgossip.com\/uploads\/2025\/08\/0815_brandiglanville_01-960x540.png 960w, https:\/\/cdn.thehollywoodgossip.com\/uploads\/2025\/08\/0815_brandiglanville_01-1080x608.png 1080w, https:\/\/cdn.thehollywoodgossip.com\/uploads\/2025\/08\/0815_brandiglanville_01-1200x675.png 1200w, https:\/\/cdn.thehollywoodgossip.com\/uploads\/2025\/08\/0815_brandiglanville_01.png 1920w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 760px) calc(100vw - 20px), 720px\" data-pin-media=\"https:\/\/cdn.thehollywoodgossip.com\/uploads\/2025\/08\/0815_brandiglanville_01.png\" loading=\"lazy\" data-trellis-processed=\"1\"\/><figcaption class=\"wp-element-caption\">During an August 2025 interview, Brandi Glanville delivered an update about her facial disfigurement and the staggering cost of paying out of pocket for treatments.<span class=\"image-caption-credit\"> (Image Credit: Us Weekly)<\/span><\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\" id=\"h-brandi-glanville-had-never-felt-suicidal-before\">Brandi Glanville had \u2018never felt suicidal before\u2019<\/h2>\n<p>Speaking in a lengthy <a href=\"https:\/\/www.usmagazine.com\/celebrity-body\/news\/brandi-glanville-on-mental-health-financial-issues-amid-face-struggles\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">interview<\/a> with<em> Us Weekly<\/em>, Brandi Glanville is opening up about how she has not felt \u201cnormal\u201d in two years.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cI\u2019ve never felt suicidal before, [but earlier this summer], I didn\u2019t want to be here,\u201d she admitted.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cAnd if it [weren\u2019t] for my kids,\u201d Brandi continued, \u201cI don\u2019t know that I would be here.\u201d<\/p>\n<figure class=\"wp-block-embed is-type-video is-provider-youtube wp-block-embed-youtube wp-embed-aspect-16-9 wp-has-aspect-ratio\">\n<p>\n<iframe loading=\"lazy\" title=\"Brandi Glanville Has Hit Her Breaking Point, Is Struggling to Pay Bills\" width=\"696\" height=\"392\" src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/dIA-UhZe_qk?feature=oembed\" frameborder=\"0\" allow=\"accelerometer; autoplay; clipboard-write; encrypted-media; gyroscope; picture-in-picture; web-share\" referrerpolicy=\"strict-origin-when-cross-origin\" allowfullscreen><\/iframe>\n<\/p>\n<\/figure>\n<p>Brandi then described the bitter circumstances of the <a href=\"https:\/\/www.thehollywoodgossip.com\/2024\/09\/the-real-housewives-ultimate-girls-trip-season-5-updates\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\"><em>Ultimate Girls Trip<\/em> incident<\/a> in Morocco. <\/p>\n<p>\u201cAlmost immediately upon landing, my phone started blowing up about these articles that were incorrect and not true about what happened in Morocco with Caroline,\u201d she recalled. <\/p>\n<p>\u201cAnd I immediately took on a ton of anxiety.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>Brandi continued: \u201cAnd I was just trying to get my head around what was happening and why it was happening. I was on the couch in a fetal position for four months.\u201d<\/p>\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-large\"><noscript><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1024\" height=\"576\" src=\"https:\/\/cdn.thehollywoodgossip.com\/uploads\/2025\/01\/0129_brandiglanville_header-1024x576.png\" alt=\"Brandi Glanville gestures to her disfigured face in late 2024.\" class=\"wp-image-518113\" srcset=\"https:\/\/cdn.thehollywoodgossip.com\/uploads\/2025\/01\/0129_brandiglanville_header-1024x576.png 1024w, https:\/\/cdn.thehollywoodgossip.com\/uploads\/2025\/01\/0129_brandiglanville_header-300x169.png 300w, https:\/\/cdn.thehollywoodgossip.com\/uploads\/2025\/01\/0129_brandiglanville_header-768x432.png 768w, https:\/\/cdn.thehollywoodgossip.com\/uploads\/2025\/01\/0129_brandiglanville_header-728x410.png 728w, https:\/\/cdn.thehollywoodgossip.com\/uploads\/2025\/01\/0129_brandiglanville_header-960x540.png 960w, https:\/\/cdn.thehollywoodgossip.com\/uploads\/2025\/01\/0129_brandiglanville_header-1080x608.png 1080w, https:\/\/cdn.thehollywoodgossip.com\/uploads\/2025\/01\/0129_brandiglanville_header-1200x675.png 1200w, https:\/\/cdn.thehollywoodgossip.com\/uploads\/2025\/01\/0129_brandiglanville_header.png 1536w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 760px) calc(100vw - 20px), 720px\"\/><\/noscript><img decoding=\"async\" width=\"1024\" height=\"576\" src=\"https:\/\/cdn.thehollywoodgossip.com\/uploads\/2025\/01\/0129_brandiglanville_header-1024x576.png\" alt=\"Brandi Glanville gestures to her disfigured face in late 2024.\" class=\"wp-image-518113 lazyload\" srcset=\"https:\/\/cdn.thehollywoodgossip.com\/uploads\/2025\/01\/0129_brandiglanville_header-1024x576.png 1024w, https:\/\/cdn.thehollywoodgossip.com\/uploads\/2025\/01\/0129_brandiglanville_header-300x169.png 300w, https:\/\/cdn.thehollywoodgossip.com\/uploads\/2025\/01\/0129_brandiglanville_header-768x432.png 768w, https:\/\/cdn.thehollywoodgossip.com\/uploads\/2025\/01\/0129_brandiglanville_header-728x410.png 728w, https:\/\/cdn.thehollywoodgossip.com\/uploads\/2025\/01\/0129_brandiglanville_header-960x540.png 960w, https:\/\/cdn.thehollywoodgossip.com\/uploads\/2025\/01\/0129_brandiglanville_header-1080x608.png 1080w, https:\/\/cdn.thehollywoodgossip.com\/uploads\/2025\/01\/0129_brandiglanville_header-1200x675.png 1200w, https:\/\/cdn.thehollywoodgossip.com\/uploads\/2025\/01\/0129_brandiglanville_header.png 1536w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 760px) calc(100vw - 20px), 720px\" data-pin-media=\"https:\/\/cdn.thehollywoodgossip.com\/uploads\/2025\/01\/0129_brandiglanville_header.png\" loading=\"lazy\" data-trellis-processed=\"1\"\/><figcaption class=\"wp-element-caption\">During an Entertainment Tonight segment on YouTube, Brandi Glanville highlights the regions of her face that have experienced odd disfigurement amidst her medical mystery in late 2024.<span class=\"image-caption-credit\"> (Image Credit: YouTube\/Entertainment Tonight)<\/span><\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\" id=\"h-it-s-insane\">\u2018It\u2019s insane\u2019<\/h2>\n<p>By the time that Brandi Glanville had begun to socialize again, she noticed \u201ccrazy lumps\u201d developing on her face.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cMy face started, like, moving around and doing things. I started to lose my eyesight in my left eye. It\u2019s insane,\u201d she described.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cAt first, my face was blowing up and getting really swollen,\u201d Brandi explained. <\/p>\n<p>\u201cThen it started sinking in, and I felt like something was just eating me from the inside. I\u2019m like, \u2018It\u2019s eating my flesh.\u2019\u201d<\/p>\n<figure class=\"wp-block-embed is-type-video is-provider-youtube wp-block-embed-youtube wp-embed-aspect-16-9 wp-has-aspect-ratio\">\n<p>\n<iframe loading=\"lazy\" title=\"How Rachel Strauss is Helping Brandi Glanville with Her Medical Financial Stress\" width=\"696\" height=\"392\" src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/53VYfTpQfaQ?feature=oembed\" frameborder=\"0\" allow=\"accelerometer; autoplay; clipboard-write; encrypted-media; gyroscope; picture-in-picture; web-share\" referrerpolicy=\"strict-origin-when-cross-origin\" allowfullscreen><\/iframe>\n<\/p>\n<\/figure>\n<p>As she continued, Brandi cited symptoms like gray spots on her <a href=\"https:\/\/www.thehollywoodgossip.com\/2025\/03\/brandi-glanville-face-melted\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">\u201csunken-in\u201d face<\/a> and a strange, harmful fluid that oozes out of her left ear or <a href=\"https:\/\/www.thehollywoodgossip.com\/2025\/03\/brandi-glanville-says-oily-drainage-from-her-face-is-eating-away-at-her-teeth\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">drains into her mouth<\/a>.<\/p>\n<p>As horrific as all of this is, the worst enemies of <a href=\"https:\/\/www.thehollywoodgossip.com\/2024\/12\/dave-franco-luigi-mangione\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">any sick American<\/a> \u2014 health insurance providers \u2014 were no help. This has meant that the <em>RHOBH <\/em>alum has had to <a href=\"https:\/\/www.thehollywoodgossip.com\/2025\/04\/brandi-glanville-out-of-funds-facial-disfigurement\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">pay at least $130,000<\/a> out of pocket.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cThey didn\u2019t believe me,\u201d Brandi lamented. <\/p>\n<p>\u201cMy insurance was like, \u2018Nothing\u2019s wrong with you. It\u2019s just inflammation and old filler.\u2019\u201d<\/p>\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-large\"><noscript><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1024\" height=\"576\" src=\"https:\/\/cdn.thehollywoodgossip.com\/uploads\/2025\/06\/0613_brandiglanville_01-1024x576.png\" alt=\"Brandi Glanville on Season 5 of RHOBH.\" class=\"wp-image-527915\" srcset=\"https:\/\/cdn.thehollywoodgossip.com\/uploads\/2025\/06\/0613_brandiglanville_01-1024x576.png 1024w, https:\/\/cdn.thehollywoodgossip.com\/uploads\/2025\/06\/0613_brandiglanville_01-300x169.png 300w, https:\/\/cdn.thehollywoodgossip.com\/uploads\/2025\/06\/0613_brandiglanville_01-768x432.png 768w, https:\/\/cdn.thehollywoodgossip.com\/uploads\/2025\/06\/0613_brandiglanville_01-728x410.png 728w, https:\/\/cdn.thehollywoodgossip.com\/uploads\/2025\/06\/0613_brandiglanville_01-960x540.png 960w, https:\/\/cdn.thehollywoodgossip.com\/uploads\/2025\/06\/0613_brandiglanville_01-1080x608.png 1080w, https:\/\/cdn.thehollywoodgossip.com\/uploads\/2025\/06\/0613_brandiglanville_01-1200x675.png 1200w, https:\/\/cdn.thehollywoodgossip.com\/uploads\/2025\/06\/0613_brandiglanville_01.png 1920w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 760px) calc(100vw - 20px), 720px\"\/><\/noscript><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1024\" height=\"576\" src=\"https:\/\/cdn.thehollywoodgossip.com\/uploads\/2025\/06\/0613_brandiglanville_01-1024x576.png\" alt=\"Brandi Glanville on Season 5 of RHOBH.\" class=\"wp-image-527915 lazyload\" srcset=\"https:\/\/cdn.thehollywoodgossip.com\/uploads\/2025\/06\/0613_brandiglanville_01-1024x576.png 1024w, https:\/\/cdn.thehollywoodgossip.com\/uploads\/2025\/06\/0613_brandiglanville_01-300x169.png 300w, https:\/\/cdn.thehollywoodgossip.com\/uploads\/2025\/06\/0613_brandiglanville_01-768x432.png 768w, https:\/\/cdn.thehollywoodgossip.com\/uploads\/2025\/06\/0613_brandiglanville_01-728x410.png 728w, https:\/\/cdn.thehollywoodgossip.com\/uploads\/2025\/06\/0613_brandiglanville_01-960x540.png 960w, https:\/\/cdn.thehollywoodgossip.com\/uploads\/2025\/06\/0613_brandiglanville_01-1080x608.png 1080w, https:\/\/cdn.thehollywoodgossip.com\/uploads\/2025\/06\/0613_brandiglanville_01-1200x675.png 1200w, https:\/\/cdn.thehollywoodgossip.com\/uploads\/2025\/06\/0613_brandiglanville_01.png 1920w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 760px) calc(100vw - 20px), 720px\" data-pin-media=\"https:\/\/cdn.thehollywoodgossip.com\/uploads\/2025\/06\/0613_brandiglanville_01.png\" data-trellis-processed=\"1\"\/><figcaption class=\"wp-element-caption\">During a classic confrontation, Brandi Glanville clashes with RHOBH castmates.<span class=\"image-caption-credit\"> (Image Credit: Bravo)<\/span><\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\" id=\"h-medical-debts-on-top-of-being-largely-unable-to-work-feel-like-a-sick-joke\">Medical debts on top of being largely unable to work feel like a sick joke<\/h2>\n<p>\u201cI\u2019m paying the minimum on my credit cards. I\u2019ve exhausted my savings. At my age, I feel like such a loser in a way, because I was taking care of everything,\u201d Brandi confessed. <\/p>\n<p>\u201cI was together. I had great credit. Now I\u2019m scared about every little thing.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>She pointed out that \u201cmedical bills are the No. 1 cause of bankruptcy\u201d in the United States. She\u2019s right.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cI stay in this house every day. I\u2019m paying crazy amounts of rent,\u201d Brandi described. <\/p>\n<p>She continued: \u201cI\u2019m worrying about money all day long. I have brain fog. I get one thing done a day, and I\u2019m just frazzled.\u201d<\/p>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<p><br \/>\n<br \/><a href=\"https:\/\/www.thehollywoodgossip.com\/2025\/08\/brandi-glanville-debt-facial-disfigurement-saga\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Source link <\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Reading Time: 3 minutes Brandi Glanville has had her life turned upside down. At times, it feels like her disfigured face has been turned upside down. Her mystery ailment has ravaged her with pain and mounting debt. Between paying out of pocket to doctors and her DIY attempts, things are sounding desperate. 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