Brandi Glanville has a stern warning for all her followers out there: don’t trust medical suggestions from social media!
The former “Real Housewives of Beverly Hills” star gave some handy advice to her listeners on the latest episode of her Unfiltered podcast, after spending the recent Easter holiday in urgent care.
The reason? A home remedy she saw online backfired.
Why Brandi Went to Urgent Care
Toward the end of her April 9 episode, Glanville told co-host James Maas that she didn’t do anything over the holiday because she “got a piece of garlic stuck in my ear.”
Explaining she got a cold from 18-year-old son Jake, who she shares with ex Eddie Cibrian, Glanville said she was trying to clear her sinuses with the remedy.
“It’s online,” she said of the health hack, before issuing her warning.
“Don’t listen to people online or TikTok or Instagram or Twitter or Facebook,” she said, sharing that the garlic got wedged in her ear. “Every time I tried to get it out, it really went down further. And I had to go to urgent care the next day to get it taken out,” she added.
As for why she tried out this particular tip, Glanville said it worked for her other son, 22-year-old Mason.
“Listen, Mason also said when he had a cold, he put it in his nostril, and it helped him,” she shared. “I tried my nostril, it was burning too much, so I moved it to my ear. It was like burning my skin because I just lasered it.”
Brandi’s Other Recent Health Battle
Before this incident, Glanville made headlines for another health battle which lasted nearly three years.
She first opened up about her skin issues and facial disfigurement in 2024, saying on X at the time that one doctor thought she had a “parasite that jumps around my face,” while others attributed the condition to stress.
In April 2025, she told Us Magazine she spent more than “six figures” on treatment, calling the search for a diagnosis “exhausting” and “all-consuming.”
It wasn’t until February 2026 that the 53-year-old reality star, who has also appeared on “The Traitors,” “Celebrity Big Brother” and “The Apprentice”, discovered the underlying cause.
The issue: Glanville told TMZ that her breast implants ruptured, with the silicone leaking into her body and clogging her lymph nodes.
She had the implants in question removed and replaced with new ones, and began treating her face with lasers.
Wishing you all the best Brandi. You’ve been through so f **king much & you’ve come out of it looking great. Stay safe & healthy 🙏