Former Orange County Housewife Vicki Gunvalson has defended Shannon Beador’s ex-boyfriend John Janssen, who some fans have blamed for her alleged drinking problem.
“It’s not John’s responsibility if she drinks too much. It’s her responsibility,” she told Access Hollywood. “Shannon is responsible for what she puts in her body. A lot of people want to blame John … At the end of the day, Shannon drank, she got in the car, and she drove. She knows that was the wrong thing to do.”
“She’s doing good. She’s taking ownership of it, she’s getting some help, treatment,” Vicki said of her friend’s recovery. “Shannon doesn’t and hasn’t [drank] and [driven]. She is an Uber girl. She spends a ton of money a month but that night it was an unfortunate situation.”
Vicki praised Shannon to taking accountability for the accident.
“She’s already made full restitution with the little garden wall that she hit and I’m so proud of her,” she added. “I said, ‘You know what? Accidents happen. This is an accident. You take ownership of this. You get in front of it.’ And she’s doing all of that … She’s totally saying, ‘I messed up.’”
