Jilted housewife Shannon Beador had been left distraught after a visit to her ex-boyfriend John Janssen’s home when she was arrested for drunk driving and hit-and-run in Newport Beach last weekend , DailyMail.com has learned.
Insiders Revealed RHOC star, 59 years old, had gotten behind the wheel of his sedan after having dinner and drinks with friends at the local restaurant, A Restaurant, on Saturday evening, before driving to Janssen’s home and, at one point, crashing his car a few meters of the.
It’s unclear whether the couple – who split late last year after four years of dating – actually managed to get back together before the crash or whether Beador wrecked his car while taking off after learning that Janssen was not at home.
“Shannon is obsessed with John, can’t get over him and was humiliated when he dumped her last November,” a source told DailyMail.com.
Shannon Beador and her ex John Janssen were seen for the first time on Tuesday since his drunk driving arrest over the weekend
The couple were photographed arriving at Janssen’s home on Tuesday, where he was seen giving her a hand with the front door after the crash reportedly left her with a broken arm.
The reality star reportedly got behind the wheel after having dinner and drinks at the local restaurant, A Restaurant, before heading to Janssen’s home and crashing just meters away.
“She now lives around the corner from him, literally down the street. It is obvious that she was at his house or passing by the night she was arrested.
“The area where she crashed her car is not on the road from the restaurant to her house.”
Friends of the reality star also revealed the mother-of-three suffered visible facial injuries in the collision and has been receiving support from her ex at her home ever since.
Beador was seen Tuesday for the first time since her arrest as she and Janssen arrived at her home – where he was seen giving her a hand with the front door after the accident reportedly left her left a broken arm.
Beador was seen wearing a jacket, but her left arm was not in the sleeve of the jacket and appeared to be in a sling.
The Bravo star reportedly dined with friends while Janssen dined with a friend a few miles away at Quiet Woman restaurant.
On Monday, former OC Housewife colleague and frenemy, Kelly Dodd updated her followers on Patreon after visiting Beador in their tony Balboa Peninsula neighborhood in Newport Beach.
Dodd, who also lives nearby, revealed that an emotional Janssen opened the door to Beador’s home, where housewife Vicki Gunvalson and her boyfriend, Michael Smith, were also present.
“John told me that Shannon didn’t want to see anyone, that it was really difficult.” » said Dodd.
“John told me she felt terrible, remorseful and embarrassed for her daughters.”
Beador, 59, was arrested for driving under the influence and hit-and-run after hitting a residential building (pictured) with her car.
Photos show the damage at the scene, including a concrete planter left in disrepair and a huge skid mark left on the road.
Beador narrowly missed the front door of the house and footage showed there were no passers-by nearby.
At one point during the visit, Dodd claimed, Janssen became emotional and broke down when talking about the incident and telling him, “I just can’t stop crying.”
She also told Patreon followers that Shannon’s “face is all fucked up” because of the accident.
“She hit her face on the steering wheel and may need to see a plastic surgeon,” she said.
An arrest report obtained by DailyMail.com says Beador was arrested at 11:45 p.m. Saturday on Clubhouse Ave, just 230 feet from Janssen’s home and a two-minute drive from a restaurant.
Dodd told DailyMail.com: “I was told Shannon left the restaurant around 11 p.m..”
She went on to say that she didn’t know if the exes had ever met that night and thought Beador took off and crashed either after a short conversation between the two that upset her or after having arrived and realizing that Janssen was “at home.
On Tuesday, new footage of the incident was released, showing a car traveling at high speed crashing into a house before reversing and leaving the scene of the accident.
Friends of the reality star also revealed that Beador has since received support from his ex at his home.
Janssen, who dated Beador for four years before breaking up last November, was seen going out in his neighborhood on Monday.
Beador lives just a two-minute drive from Janssen’s Newport Beach home
She was arrested on Clubhouse Ave, near Finley Ave, where Janssen lives (photo)
The video obtained by TMZ purports to show Beador zooming around the corner of a residential street in Newport Beach, California, before crashing into a nearby house, appearing to misjudge the turn.
The wild footage shows a car spinning out of control, hitting the wall then slowly reversing before driving off again.
Photos of the damage taken the next day by the outlet show a huge skid mark left on the road as well as a concrete planter left in disrepair.
It appeared the driver of the vehicle narrowly missed the front door of the house and footage showed no passers-by were nearby.
TMZ claims a source said Beador eventually parked in the middle of the street to go out with her dog.
The outlet claims that when the cops arrived, she tried to act like she was just walking her dog, but authorities didn’t believe her.
His attorney, Michael Fell, told the outlet, “(Beador) is extremely sorry and remorseful.”
“We will await official information on this matter as soon as it becomes available, and Shannon is prepared to accept full responsibility for her actions.”
Sources close to RHOC Shannon Beador say she was likely visiting her ex-boyfriend John Janssen in Newport Beach on Saturday night when she was arrested for drunk driving.
Kelly Dodd has spoken out about her former Real Housewives co-star Shannon Beador’s shock arrest for drunk driving, saying she hopes the incident makes the mother-of-three a “better person “.
It comes after the reality star, blindsided by a brutal breakup with boyfriend John Janssen, decided to seek counseling following his arrest for drink-driving.
A representative from the Newport Beach Police Department confirmed that Beador, 59, was arrested for hit-and-run and DUI. She was cited and released without bond.
Beador’s friend and Flipping Out star Jeff Lewis, 53, revealed she called him after the incident to tell him she was “ashamed and embarrassed” and that she “accepted the full responsibility.”
Speaking on Monday’s episode of his SiriusXM show, Jeff Lewis Live, he said: “I’m happy to say she’s going into counseling this week, so I’m happy about that.”
“I don’t think Shannon is an alcoholic. I think as a close friend, I think she’s going through a lot of personal struggles right now, and I think she’s probably been dependent on alcohol, but I don’t believe she’s an alcoholic.
He confirmed Beador was injured in the car crash but no one else was injured.
He added that he had “never seen” Beador “ever drink and drive”, saying: “I’m not justifying it, I’m not condoning it, I’m just telling you what I know.”