Brandi Glanville | |
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Born |
Brandi L. Glanville November 16, 1972 Monterey County, California |
Occupation |
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Years active | 1988–present |
Television |
The Real Housewives of Beverly Hills The Celebrity Apprentice 7 |
Spouse(s) | Eddie Cibrian (m. 2001; div. 2010) |
Children | 2 |
Website | brandiglanville |
Brandi L. Glanville (born November 16, 1972) is an American television personality, author and former model. In 2011, she became a cast member on the reality television series The Real Housewives of Beverly Hills; she was a friend of the housewives in the second season, and was a starring housewife from the third through fifth seasons. She also hosts a podcast called Brandi Glanville Unfiltered and has appeared on Season 7 of Celebrity Apprentice, Famously Single, and My Kitchen Rules. She has written two books and is a #1 New York Times bestselling author.
Glanville was born in Monterey County, California and raised in Sacramento, California as the middle child of Judith (née Swinehart) and Guy Glanville. She has an older sister, Tricia, and a younger brother, Michael.
At the age of 16, Glanville moved to Paris, France, and began modeling; signed by Elite Model Management she worked in Europe, Los Angeles and New York. By the next year, she was taking part in Paris runway shows. During a 17-year modeling career, she appeared in the pages of Glamour and Cosmopolitan and worked for design couture houses including Chanel, Giorgio Armani, and Gucci.
Glanville appeared on the second season of Bravo's The Real Housewives of Beverly Hills and made her debut on episode four, "Gossip Girls". She made several appearances throughout the season as a "Friend of the Housewives" and after proving to be popular with fans, she was included in the three-part season two reunion episode that aired between January 30 and February 13, 2012. On April 29, 2012 Bravo announced that cast member Camille Grammer would not return for a third season and that Glanville would join the cast as an official Housewife alongside newcomer Yolanda Foster.