EXCLUSIVE: Brandi Glanville reveals she has been DENIED a facelift amid disfigurement ordeal… as she praises ‘really good’ friend LeAnn Rimes for helpful skincare gifts

Brandi Glanville has detailed the latest twist in her facial disfigurement story, revealing she was given the devastating news that she is not a candidate for surgery.

The former Real Housewives of Beverly Hills star, 51, was left disfigured by stress-induced angioedema – a condition that causes swelling under the skin – after facing claims she inappropriately touched her costar Caroline Manzo.

The reality star has now opened up on her podcast about her road to recovery, Brandi Glanville Unfilteredin which she also praised her ex-husband’s wife LeAnn Rimes for her supportive gifts.

In an exclusive clip from an upcoming episode, she told co-host James Maas, “Now that the swelling is going down…I’m trying to figure out with a doctor how to get my skin tight. again.

“A very established doctor told me I’m not a candidate because my skin is very tight.”

The 51-year-old previously revealed her face looked different due to stress-induced angioedema – a condition that causes swelling under the skin

In July, the Bravo star was forced to deny she had gone under the knife when fans began speculating about her changed appearance.

Months later, Brandi was hospitalized after her face “blew up like a basketball” — a problem she said was “partly” due to the stress she was under from the “threat of a bad edit” of Bravo’s Real Housewives: Ultimate Girls Trip.

She tweeted at the time: “I collapsed at home this morning and my son had to call 911 for help! You have no idea how much stress I’m under.”

The star is now working with a plastic surgeon to overcome her condition.

Elsewhere in the podcast, she also discussed the support she received from her ex-husband Eddie Cibrian’s wife, LeAnn.

Brandi and Eddie had an acrimonious split in 2010 after he had an affair with the 40-year-old singer. However, the trio has now become a happy ‘modern family’ that often spends the holidays together.

The mother-of-two made it clear it was all water under the bridge as she gushed about their ‘really good’ relationship.

She explained: ‘We have a really good relationship and I cherish that because a lot of people (are shocked).

The mother-of-two said her ability to talk and taste food was affected by the condition, prompting her to be rushed to hospital

The star, pictured left in 2017, is currently working with a plastic surgeon to overcome her condition – pictured right in 2024

Elsewhere in the podcast, Brandi revealed the surprising person who was a source of support during her ordeal: her ex-husband’s wife, LeAnn Rimes.

“Some of my friends still hold on to what happened in the past and hate her, but I think, ‘Guys, we’ve grown and we’ve changed. We’re different people now.’

She continued, “It’s good to have people I can trust. They know some of my secrets… and I trust they won’t say anything.”

Brandi added that Eddie and LeAnn came to visit her at the hospital, and that LeAnn recently gave her a thoughtful gift after the pair “bonded” over skin care.

“We did gifts (at Christmas),” she said. ‘It’s funny because Leanne and I always bonded over skin care. We would get these little machines. Last year I gave her a small radio frequency device for Christmas, and this year she gave me a cute device that she likes.

“I’m thinking, ‘How do you like these machines?’ One of them cost $700, but it was really good. I certainly enjoyed it.’

She continued, “It’s funny because on my gifts she always writes: love Lea, not Lea and Eddie. She obviously bought it for me, it’s hers. It is a facial instrument. I doubt Eddie went with her and figured it out with her.”

Brandi and Eddie (pictured center) had an acrimonious split in 2010 after he had an affair with LeAnn. However, the trio has now become a happy ‘modern family’

She explained that they have all moved on, as she said: “We have a very good relationship and I cherish that because a lot of people (are shocked).”

Brandi added that Eddie and LeAnn came to visit her in the hospital, and that LeAnn recently gave her a thoughtful gift after the pair “bonded” over skin care (pictured in 2020)

Earlier this year, Brandi revealed that her ability to talk and taste food was affected by stress-induced angioedema.

She told Entertainment Tonight that her lips and face first started to swell in August, saying: ‘I’ve had some health issues that have affected my ability to talk and my ability to taste food. My face actually swelled up, like I was going into constant anaphylactic shock, and I saw seven doctors, and their response was that it was stress-induced angioedema.

‘I cried on my birthday. It was on November 16th. I cried all night, and I thought this was my new normal. I would just never look or feel the same again. I just wanted to be a giant pumpkin head, and even now I’m getting tired of talking.

“So I didn’t do my podcast for a few months because I just had to stop and take breaks. It’s insane. I took my health for granted.’

Her condition was reportedly sparked by reports that she allegedly kissed Caroline non-consensually and inappropriately touched her breasts and genitals during their trip to Marrakech, Morocco for Real Housewives Ultimate Girls Trip: Ex-Wives Club last January.

She later branded the allegations a ‘f*****g set-up’.

Brandi Glanville Unfiltered is available on all podcast platforms and full episodes are available on YouTube.