(LR) Garcelle Beauvais and her son Oliver Saunders.
Leon Bennett/Getty Images for A+E NetworksThe Real Housewives of Beverly Hills star Garcelle Buffet She thinks about the “long road” she has come with her son Oliver Saunders After his previous struggles with addiction.
“My relationship with Oliver now is really good,” Garcelle (58 years old) said during the Tuesday, January 7 episode of the program. Rupa. “Oliver was in a really dark place over the years. I had all kinds of emotions, sometimes all in one day – fear, guilt.
Garcelle admitted that she often wondered what she did wrong as a mother during the throes of her son's addiction.
“I had to practice tough love,” she said of her relationship with her son during that period. “I knew he was homeless, I knew he was in a bad place, and I couldn't do anything.”
The Real Housewives of Beverly Hills star Garcelle Beauvais shared an update on her relationship with her son Jax following their recent on-camera argument. “(We're) much better. “It's really interesting, because as much as it hurts, Jax and I are in a better place,” Garcelle, 56, exclusively told Us Weekly at BravoCon on Saturday, November (…)
Bravo star who Shares 32-year-old Oliver With ex-husband Daniel Saunderscried during Tuesday's episode when she recalled a particularly difficult moment involving her son.
“Years ago, I was at home (with) my girlfriend. We were hanging out and it was getting late,” she said. “We heard a noise and I looked outside. I turned on the light and saw him as Oliver.
“He was Oliver in body type, but he wasn't Oliver. The way he acted, the way his eyes looked, the way he was eccentric,” Garcelle continued.
She said Oliver was trying to get into the pool house before she stopped him.
“This is my son that I will not open the door for,” Garcelle recalled through tears. “I watched him walk away and didn't greet him. I felt 1,000 pounds of guilt for not letting him in.
the Rupa The star added: “This was the tough love we had to do, and hopefully this is the thing that changes things.”
Garcelle Beauvais always maintains her gorgeous look in everything she works on, but she's still a down-to-earth queen. Long before Beauvais, 57, joined the cast of the Real Housewives of Beverly Hills for Season 10, she got her start in Hollywood as an actress. She has appeared in numerous projects including The Jamie Foxx Show, NYPD Blue, White House (…)
Oliver is the father of his 4-year-old son, Oliver Saunders Jr He shares with his ex-wife Samantha Saunders. The proud father is gearing up to welcome baby No. 2 with his girlfriend Shanti Baranda.
Garcelle previously spoke about Oliver's addiction during Episode 2020 to Rupa.
“If we're all honest, I'm not a perfect mother,” she told her colleagues at the time. “My son Oliver has dealt with addiction since he was in fifth grade. We've been through a lot. … I would never judge another parent. Sometimes I feel like I did something wrong because I was too lenient with him.
The Real Housewives of Beverly Hills It airs on Bravo Tuesdays at 8pm ET and streams the next day on Peacock.
