Robert Jr. opened up about his substance abuse issues on this week's episode of 'The Real Housewives of Salt Lake City'
The Real Housewives of Salt Lake City's Mary Cosby is giving an update on her son.
On the Wednesday, Dec. 4 episode of Watch What Happens Live with Andy Cohen, Cosby, 52, gave an update on her 21-year-old son Robert Jr. after the two had a very candid conversation about his substance abuse issues on this week's episode of the franchise.
"He did go to rehab. He stayed for a month," Cosby tells host Andy Cohen on the show. "He completed it. He did an excellent job. He came out a new person."
Cosby shared that her son Robert Jr.'s wife Alexiana Cosby also went to rehab, saying that she's "still in there."
The proud mom continued, saying that her son "is doing so good. I am so proud of him. So proud of him."
In this week's episode, Cosby and Robert Jr. had an emotional conversation after the reality TV star suspected something was going on with her son.
During the rare moment for the Housewives franchise, cameras rolled as Robert Jr. confessed to abusing a variety of substances.
“Robert was like, the perfect child,” she said in her confessional. “He was very good in school. He got straight A's all the way up until he graduated. When he set his mind to do something, he did it. He was like our prize, very smart, very advanced. That's the Robert I know, and that's the Robert I'm trying to reach.”
Robert Jr. went on to share that he was on Xanax and Adderall during their conversation. Cosby grew teary-eyed, asking if Robert Jr. thought he had a problem. “Are you unhappy?” she asked.
“Sometimes, I feel like, I don't know, just life is like this chicken without seasoning,” he explained. “But when I get high, it's like seasoning.”
The 21-year-old went on to share that he first took Xanax at 16 and since then has tried a variety of other hard drugs. He also shared that he “wanted to die at the time.”
“You have to know I love you more than anything,” Cosby said through tears. “More than anything in this world. I think I love you more than Dad, like, don't ever tell Dad I said that, but you're my friend, you're my son, you're my gift. God gave you to me. You're the only thing that ever made me happy. Before I had you, I was never happy. You came and you were so real. It was everything I hoped for in a person.”
Wiping away his tears, Robert Jr. said, “I just barely started being happy again.”
Watch What Happens Live with Andy Cohen airs Thursdays-Sunday evenings on Bravo. The Real Housewives of Salt Lake City airs Wednesdays (8 p.m. ET) on Bravo. Both can be streamed on Peacock.
