Housewives Respond to Shannon Beador’s Alleged DUI Hit and Run: ‘Feel Like I’m Going to Throw Up’

Several housewives have spoken out following the arrest of Shannon Storms Beador for an alleged drug hit and run.

Colleague The Real Housewives of Orange County star Tamra Judge shared her reaction to the news on Monday’s episode of her podcast Two T’s in a capsule. She admitted to co-hosts Teddi Mellencamp and guest Cynthia Bailey, “I’m literally shaking right now. I feel like I’m going to throw up.”

“I don’t even know if that’s true,” she said. “I talked to Shannon yesterday, she didn’t say a word—nothing.”

Shannon Beador and Tamra Judge.

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Judge, 56, described Beador, 59, as “extremely quiet” during a conference call for their show Tres Amigas with Bravo star Vicki Gunvalson on Sunday, adding, “She said, ‘It’s been a rough couple of days,’ and that’s all she said to me.”

“I spoke to her the day after this allegedly happened,” the Bravo star said. “So I immediately thought it was a lie. This is life-changing. This is going to change her life.”

She continued: “I feel sorry for her. I’m just happy no one was hurt.”

Shannon Beador.

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The Real Housewives of Atlanta Alum Bailey, 56, encouraged Beador to “stay strong” following the incident, while Mellencamp – who appeared on The Real Housewives of Beverly Hills — also addressed an alleged DUI and urged listeners to avoid drinking and driving.

“In this day and age there is absolutely no reason to ever drink and drive,” she explained. I won’t even have a drink and get into the car because you never know how an alcoholic drink will affect you.

Braunwyn Windham-Burke and Shannon Storms Beador.

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RHOC Alum Braunwyn Windham-Burke also addressed Beador’s arrest, calling it a “catalyst for change.”

“I know Shannon has a big heart and I hope this can become her story where this is the moment when everything changed for the better,” Windham-Burke, 45, said. Us Weekly on Monday.

She shared that the reality star is “going through a tough year,” adding: “Obviously, what happened is wrong. You should never drink and drive. It was a very unfortunate night for her, but luckily no one was hurt.”

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On Monday, PEOPLE confirmed that Beador “was arrested at 1:17 a.m. on Sept. 17 after fleeing the scene of a hit-and-run accident that caused property damage,” according to the Newport Beach Police Department. The NBPD also said Beador was “cited for two misdemeanors — hit and run and DUI. She was released on bond.”

The Real Housewives of Orange County star was found by police walking her dog after allegedly leaving her car in the middle of the road, according to TMZ’s first report.

After her arrest, Beadora’s attorney, Michael L. Fell, told PEOPLE that she was shaking from the fallout and was “profusely apologetic” for her actions.

“I spent a lot of time with Shannon yesterday,” Fell said in a statement Monday. “She is very apologetic and remorseful. We will await official information on this case as it becomes available, and Shannon is prepared to accept full responsibility for her actions.”

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The Real Housewives of Orange County airs Wednesdays at 8:00 PM ET on Bravo.

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