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Real Housewives of Salt Lake City<\/span><\/i><\/a> star <\/span>Heather Gay<\/b><\/a> revealed that her former costar <\/span>Jen Shah<\/b><\/a> was responsible for giving her a black eye.<\/p>\n Heather, 49, famously got a black eye during season 3, though kept the details about the shiner a secret until the season 4 finale on Tuesday, January 2. She dropped the bombshell while confronting Monica Garcia<\/strong><\/a> about her alleged involvement with Reality Von Tease, an Instagram troll account.<\/p>\n While talking to Monica, 40, with Lisa Barlow, Meredith Marks<\/strong> and Whitney Rose<\/strong>, Heather said that Monica\u2019s behavior was similar to Jen, 50. While fans got to know Jen as an original star on the reality show, she is currently serving time in prison<\/a> after she was found guilty \u200bof her involvement in a telemarketing scheme.<\/p>\n \u201cWe are friends, and we have been through this bulls\u2013t before with Jen,\u201d she said, noting that they previously \u201cshut down feelings of doubt\u201d with the mother of two when she was on the show. \u201cI went on a book tour and defended her and took \u200bs\u2013t for the fact that she gave me a black eye.\u201d<\/p>\n The bombshell wasn\u2019t just a shock to viewers, as both Lisa, 49, and Meredith, 52, were visibly surprised.<\/p>\n \u201cI had to ride hard for [Jen] and I had to lie for her. We\u2019re not going to do it again with you,\u201d Heather told Monica. She then encouraged the Bravo newcomer to \u201cpack [her] bags and go.\u201d<\/p>\n While Heather finally revealed that Jen gave her the black eye, she didn\u2019t share details about how she actually obtained the injury.<\/p>\n Back in season 3, Heather ended up with a black eye on the left side of her face<\/a> following a night of partying with Jen and Meredith. The incident wasn\u2019t captured on camera, and Heather didn\u2019t share insight on what happened. However, the black eye was a popular topic throughout the remainder of the season.<\/p>\n Heather called the injury \u201chumiliating\u201d<\/a> during the season 3 reunion in January 2023, though insisted she didn\u2019t know what happened. However, she also hinted that she was aware of how she got the black eye when she told Whitney, \u201cI think we all know what happened, I just think we don\u2019t want to talk about it.\u201d<\/p>\n \u201cI don\u2019t know how I got the black eye,\u201d the Bad Mormon<\/em> author stated during season 3\u2019s reunion. \u201cI blacked out. I don\u2019t know what happened. \u2026 I cannot speak to anything other than I walked to my room and I blacked out and I woke up with a black eye.\u201d<\/p>\n Fans previously speculated that Jen was responsible because she was with Heather the night it happened. Heather reacted to the rumors during the season 3 reunion, noting that she \u201ctrusted\u201d Jen<\/a> and even recruited her to come up with \u201ca cover story\u201d as she figured out how she got hurt.<\/p>\n \u201cIf I knew Jen did that, I would cover it up, but that was not my intention,\u201d the reality star said at the time. \u201cI was blacked out. Anything could\u2019ve happened. I still don\u2019t know how it happened.\u201d<\/p>\n<\/p><\/div>\n