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Shannon Storms Beador is going through a tough time, but her friends are by her side for support.
In the video above, Shannon's fellow The Real Housewives of Orange County cast members Heather Dubrow, Gina Kirschenheiter, and Emily Simpson spoke about how it felt seeing Shannon break down in front of them during their trip to La Quinta in Season 18, Episode 7.
"We all love Shannon. No one wants to see a friend broken like this. And honestly, I've never seen her like this before — ever," said Heather at the beginning of the clip.
The "this" she was referring to? Shannon's demeanor during their little getaway, which manifested in tears after they began speaking about a dramatic development in her life.
"I felt badly for Shannon," Emily added in the video above. "I just felt that it was important to rally around her and try to support her and make her feel that there are people in her corner."
Why Shannon Storms Beador broke down in tears during RHOC
In the episode, Shannon's tears began to fall during breakfast when she realized how nice it felt to be surrounded by women supporting her.
"You don't understand how overwhelmed with love I am. You guys are so kind, and that's why I feel I don't deserve any of it. I'm so grateful," she said.
In the video above, she expanded on the sentiment.
"To be rallied around by those three women, of all people on the cast, it was overwhelming for me," she said. "I said, 'I'm not gonna cry this season' and darn it, I did. Quite a few times."
Gina Kirschenheiter and Shannon Storms Beador give an update on their friendship
Although Gina and Shannon have navigated some tough times in their friendship over the years, Gina explained in the video above that the way Shannon has handled recent life events has ultimately brought them closer together.
"She is navigating through this authentically and very transparently and she really owes that to no one, but she's choosing to do that. I really respect her for that," said Gina before some tears entered her eyes. "I don't even know why I'm getting emotional, it's Shannon, but it is really nice for me because I've known Shannon for seven years now, and I felt like the entire time I knew her she never really saw me, and she never really understood me. And she had it in her head who she thought I was, and there was nothing other than that, and I think that for whatever circumstances happened and brought us together, she now sees me for who I actually am, and that feels really nice."
She added, "I think also, for the majority of the time that I was on the show, she was in a toxic relationship, and I think that really affected a lot of her day-to-day decision making."
Shannon also had something to say about her relationship with Gina.
"The friendship that I have formed with Gina is so refreshing to me. It's an example of how you never know what's gonna happen in life," she noted. "I really didn't think that we would become as close as we did, or she would be as supportive as she has been with me."
