Glanville was born inSalinas, California[3] and raised inSacramento, California as the middle child of Judith (née Swinehart) and Guy Glanville. She has stated that her father grewmarijuana, which she would sell as she got older; onCelebrity Big Brother UK, she admitted that she (along with her siblings, older sister Tricia and younger brother Michael) had previously blackmailed her father in order to obtain money.[4] Glanville’s father actually worked three main jobs to support the family, including at a grocery store and a gas station. Her mother worked as a housekeeper.[5] Glanville attended Willow Rancho Baptist School and Gloria Dei Lutheran School and graduated fromJohn F. Kennedy High School, Sacramento.[5]
In December 2012, she launched a clothing line called "Brand B", which was sold exclusively onAmazon.[20][21][22] Glanville's T-shirt line was launched in her official online store in 2014. The tops feature slogans such as "Medicated" and "It's Not Fun To Be Sober" and were priced between $25 and $30.[23][24]
In 2011, Glanville appeared on thesecond season of theBravo reality seriesThe Real Housewives of Beverly Hills (RHOBH).[25] She made several memorable appearances throughout the season as a "friend of the housewives", and appeared on their reunion episode.[26][27] She revealed to radio hostHoward Stern that she made $18k as a part-time cast member during her first season on the show.[28]
The following year, she andYolanda Hadid (mother ofBella andGigi Hadid) joined the cast ofRHOBH as official housewives for the show’sthird season, Glanville becoming the first friend of the show to be cast as a full-time housewife.[29] She was fired from the series after its fifth season in 2015[30]
Glanville made random appearances in the future and appeared under “guest” capacities for the show's sixth, ninth and tenth seasons.
In 2022, Glanville was, reportedly, being considered for a return to theRHOBH (as part of a cast 'shake-up' for its thirteenth season), after the departures of veteran housewifeLisa Rinna and newcomerSanela Diana Jenkins.[42]
In 2023, Glanville appeared as a contestant onPeacock'sreality TV seriesThe Traitors.[43] However, she was absent fromThe Traitors reunion. Additionally, Bravo and Peacock confirmed that Glanville would be returning for the initially planned fifth season ofThe Real Housewives Ultimate Girls Trip, with other returning cast membersPhaedra Parks,Vicki Gunvalson andEva Marcille, initially set to premiere in 2024.[1][44] Glanville was allegedly removed from filming after an altercation with originalThe Real Housewives of New Jersey alumCaroline Manzo. The sexual misconduct surrounding the alleged altercation lead the season being indefinitely shelved and never aired.
In February 2013, Glanville released a book with Leslie Bruce,Drinking and Tweeting: And Other Brandi Blunders.[45]LA Weekly called the book "the best piece of celeb literature we've ever come across."[45]People magazine also gave the book a positive review by writing: "Yet as crazy as she might come off here (and on TV), she's strangely relatable, like someone it would be really fun to have drinks with."[46] Glanville's second book with Leslie Bruce,Drinking and Dating: P.S. Social Media Is Ruining Romance was published on February 11, 2014. The book focuses on her relationships and dating life as a single mother.[47][48]
In 2014, Glanville wrote a weekly column for an Australian celebrity magazineNW.[49]
Glanville is active on social media and endorses products such as beauty and wellness products onInstagram. She has partnered with several brands, includingHand MD Skincare hand care range,[50]Lifeline Skin Care products,[51]FabFitFun beauty subscription box,[52]Teami Blends teas[53] andSingles Swag subscription box.[54] On November 4, 2013, Glanville began a weekly podcast show entitledBrandi Glanville Unfiltered.[55] On the podcast Glanville discusses her life, popular culture, and holds interviews with various personalities.[56]
Glanville's Sonoma CountyChardonnay titled "Unfiltered Blonde" was launched in partnership with Rippey Wine Company in April 2015.[57][58][59] The wine received a bronze medal in the Celebrity Wine Division at the 2015 Los Angeles International Wine Awards and was rated 90 points byWine Enthusiast Magazine.[60][61] She has also created anAndroidmobile application called Blunder Block.[57]
On July 7, 2022, Glanville debuted her first single named "Life of a Housewife" under the name B-Geezy.[62]
Glanville served as theCelebrityGrand Marshal at theSacramento Pride in June 2013.[63] In July 2013, Glanville andCharitybuzz organized a charity project auctioning off a chance to spend an entire day with her, valued at $10,000.[64] Proceeds from the auction benefited The Foundation For Living Beauty, which provides free services to help women with cancer and cancer survivors.[33][65] She supported theDavid Foster Foundation Miracle Gala and Concert in Calgary on September 27, 2014.[66]
She supports children's charityMake-a-Wish Foundation and chose the latter as her charity of choice when competing onCelebrity Apprentice.[67] ThroughCelebrity Apprentice, she was able to secure a donation of $80,000 to the foundation. In December 2014, she promoted and encouraged the sales of Make-a-Wish Foundation's holiday cards onFacebook,Twitter and her official Bravo blog.[68] In April 2015, she participated in Make-a-Wish Foundation's "Walk for Wishes" charity walk and had a personal goal of raising $15,000 for the organization.[69][70] She received a Woman's Achievement Award from Associates for Breast and Prostate Cancer Studies based in California on May 6, 2015.[71][72] In June 2017, Glanville participated in a bachelor auction with television personalityEden Sassoon. The event raised money for thebreast cancer organizationSusan G. Komen, as part of the Babes For Boobs charity event.[73]
In 2001, Glanville married actorEddie Cibrian.[76] Cibrian and Glanville have two sons, Mason and Jake.[77][78] The couple announced their separation in July 2009 when it was revealed Cibrian had begun an affair with country music singerLeAnn Rimes, after they appeared together in the movieNorthern Lights.[79][80] Cibrian and Glanville's divorce was finalized on September 30, 2010.[81][82] The circumstances surrounding the affair and divorce were a part of Glanville's bookDrinking and Tweeting: And Other Brandi Blunders.[83] In a 2013 interview, Glanville commented, "Marriages break up all the time. People have affairs. Happens every day. It matters how you handle yourself after and if you're actually remorseful. I've never found LeAnn to be remorseful. I found her to be like, 'Nah-nah-nah-nah-nah, I got your family.'"[84] By 2018, Rimes and Glanville had made amends, with Glanville stating: "I think we both grew up quite a bit, and we both love Eddie's parents. We both love the kids, and Eddie's going to be in my life for the rest of my life. [...] We're like sister wives. It's me and LeAnn and Eddie."[85]
In 2015, Glanville was sued by model and fellowReal HousewifeJoanna Krupa for defamation related to comments made by Glanville onWatch What Happens Live. The lawsuit was settled in 2017 for $500,000.00, and Glanville issued a public apology to Krupa.[86]
In January 2023,People reported that Glanville gave herUltimate Girls Trip co-star Caroline Manzo "unwanted kisses," which led to both her and Manzo exiting the show.[87] In January 2024, Manzo filed a lawsuit againstBravo which alleged that around the time of the January 2023 incident, the network and its affiliated companies—Forest Productions, Warner Bros. Entertainment, NBCUniversal Media, Shed Media and Peacock TV— would "regularly ply theReal Housewives cast with alcohol, cause them to become severely intoxicated, and then direct, encourage and/or allow them to sexually harass other cast members because that is good for ratings."[88][89] Though Glanville was not named as a defendant, the lawsuit alleged she not only gave Manzo unwanted kisses, but also touched her thigh and "forcibly fondled" her genitalia and breasts after confronting her in a bathroom.[88][89][90] Though Glanville initially placed blame on the show's producers prior to the lawsuit being filed, the lawsuit also alleged that she in fact had a history of sexually harassing conduct even prior to being hired forUltimate Girls Trip, and which Bravo and other NBCUniversal entities knew about.[89][90] On Twitter in 2024, Glanville called Manzo "a lying,short red haired closeted old lesbian" [sic] and request shecome out.[91][92][93] Glanville denied ensuing accusations that she was trying to forcibly out Manzo, following up with: "She behaved the way she did in front of cameras on an incredibly popular show. She then decided it didn't fit her brand regardless of what it did to my life. Haters get fucked." [sic][94]
On April 10, 2025, Glanville stated onTori Spelling's podcastMisSPELLING that she was contemplating suicide for six months following Manzo's 2023 allegations against her.[95][96] In July 2023, Glanville was diagnosed with a stress-inducedangioedema on her face. In December 2024, Glanville publicly stated on social media and in interviews withEntertainment Tonight andThe US Sun she had lost five teeth from the angioedema,[97][98] and had spent over $70,000 in having medical tests run (including treatment by Dr.Terry Dubrow),[99] expressing her belief and uncited medical opinions she had been infected by a previously undiscovered species ofhumanectoparasite during filming ofReal Housewives Ultimate Girls Trip in Morocco. Dr. Dubrow contested Glanville's claim of a parasite, stating to TMZ his belief it was "an infectious process or a foreign body reaction to something she's had injected," eitherbacterial orfungal in nature.[99][100] In July 2025, Vicki Gunvalson attested that she too had contracted the same unsubstantiated parasite.[101]
By the end of March 2025, Glanville stated she had been receiving better medical advice from her fans on social media than medical professionals.[102] On August 3, 2025, Glanville posted a video to TikTok showcasing self-inflictedchemical burns on her face and arms from misapplication ofNair hair removal cream.[99][103] Despite her injury, Glanville espoused Nair as "the fountain of youth" and a cheaper alternative to pills,chemical peels, orphotorejuvenation, and treated her chemical burnsholistically instead of seeking professional care.[103] Glanville had also begun referring to the alleged parasite as "Caroline", derisively named after Manzo.[97][104] Due to the lack of evidence of a parasite and Glanville's self-medication, some fans expressed concern that she was experiencingdelusional parasitosis.[105]
