{"id":266201,"date":"2026-10-01T10:16:49","date_gmt":"2026-10-01T10:16:49","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/entertainment.runfyers.com\/index.php\/2026\/10\/01\/rhoslcs-mary-cosby-explains-why-she-returned-to-filming-weeks-after-her-son-roberts-death\/"},"modified":"2026-10-01T10:16:49","modified_gmt":"2026-10-01T10:16:49","slug":"rhoslcs-mary-cosby-explains-why-she-returned-to-filming-weeks-after-her-son-roberts-death","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/entertainment.runfyers.com\/index.php\/2026\/10\/01\/rhoslcs-mary-cosby-explains-why-she-returned-to-filming-weeks-after-her-son-roberts-death\/","title":{"rendered":"RHOSLC\u2019s Mary Cosby Explains Why She Returned to Filming Weeks After Her Son Robert\u2019s Death"},"content":{"rendered":"


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Mary Cosby<\/strong><\/a> is opening up about her decision to return to The Real Housewives of Salt Lake City<\/em><\/a> just weeks after her son, Robert Cosby Jr.<\/strong><\/a>, died.<\/p>\n

\u201cI just didn\u2019t want to sit around and sulk,\u201d Mary, 53, said<\/a> on the Wednesday, September 30, episode of Watch What Happens Live With Andy Cohen<\/em><\/a>. \u201cI didn\u2019t want to sit around and it just swallow me. So, I thought, \u2018Be distracted, keep going.\u2019 My son would want me to go [on] and just push, and I did.\u201d<\/p>\n

Mary resumed filming for RHOSLC<\/em> season 7 earlier this year following Robert Jr.\u2019s death at age 23 in February<\/a>. The season premiere followed Mary\u2019s fellow cast members \u2014 Meredith Marks<\/strong>, Lisa Barlow<\/strong>, Bronwyn Newport<\/strong>, Whitney Rose<\/strong>, Angie Katsanevas<\/strong> and Heather Gay<\/strong> \u2014 rallying around her in the aftermath of her son dying.<\/p>\n

In February, a Salt Lake City Police Department spokesperson confirmed to Us<\/em> that officers responded to a dispatch call for an overdose at 6:14 p.m. on February 23. Robert Jr. was found dead upon their arrival.<\/p>\n

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\n\t\t\tThe ladies of The Real Housewives of Salt Lake City will return for season 7. Lisa Barlow, Meredith Marks, Mary Cosby, Heather Gay, Whitney Rose, Bronwyn Newport, Angie Katsanevas and \u201cfriend\u201d Britani Bateman wrapped season 6 in 2025, which aired that fall. While the ladies were scheduled to resume filming in February 2026, the Bravo [\u2026]\t\t<\/p>\n<\/div>\n

In September, Mary opened up about her grief<\/a> in an interview with Vulture<\/em>.<\/p>\n

\u201cI think I went into shock. I don\u2019t know if it ever hit me, because I still feel my son,\u201d she said. \u201cI still feel his spirit, and I don\u2019t know how that could be unless he\u2019s OK and he made it to the good side. I feel him safe. I feel him tucked away. I feel him away from danger so a part of me can rest.\u201d<\/p>\n

\u201cI was so worried about him, but I thought he would get better and he would be that proof, like, \u2018Look, people, you can change.\u2019 But that was not the way he was supposed to go. People don\u2019t leave unless it\u2019s their time,\u201d she continued. \u201cI mean, this kid had nine lives. He had accident after accident, and finally it caught up with him. I think that it was for the good. To this day, there\u2019s a peace that lives in my house. It\u2019s a peace that we didn\u2019t have before. So we\u2019re thankful but hurt, if that makes sense.\u201d<\/p>\n

In the same interview, Mary revealed that the RHOSLC<\/em> production team offered her the opportunity to take time off.<\/p>\n

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