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The Real Housewives of Salt Lake City star Heather Gay is ready to spill the true story behind her mysterious black eye, leaving the other housewives even more stunned during the RHOSLC season 3 reunion. Although her story explained her take on the subject, it gave room for more questions and wild theories suggesting fellow housewife, Jen Shah, might be the culprit.
RHOSLC Heather Gay Recalled Waking Up With A Black Eye After Blacking Out
For weeks, fans of the Bravo series have looked forward to an explanation after Heather Gay woke up following a drunken night of partying in San Diego to find she had a black eye. During the December 21 episode, the others tried quizzing her about it. However, the reality star opted to remain mum about it, triggering the wrath of fans and co-housewives alike.
She appeared to finally succumb to the constant pressure to spill the beans on the January 25 episode. Opening up to host, Andy Cohen at the RHOSLC reunion episode, Heather Gay simply said she blacked out but had no idea how it happened. Her explanation created more mystery, further infuriating her co-stars. Lisa Barlow, who previously pointed out to Heather that the conversation about the black eye would never go away, accused the 40-year-old of leading cast and crew members to believe she was intentionally withholding the truth. She added:
“I feel like they needed you to say the truth because it impacted people that were on production that were up late with us. And then it makes them look like they did it to you.”
Heather Explains Why She Chose To Stay Silent
In her defense, Heather admitted she felt “too embarrassed” to admit she didn’t remember. According to her, the feeling of embarrassment prompted her to remain silent on the matter and hide the true story as she knew it. She quipped:
“There was no way to hide it, and I went to my thing which is just humor, and just make it go away. And it didn’t go away. But I certainly do not want to implicate anyone here, anyone on production. It’s my own guilt and shame about blacking out and not being able to explain it.”
While Heather’s admission seems sincere, it creates more uncertainties, roping in cast member Jen Shah. Viewers recall that the 40-year-old left the San Diego party drunk, in the company of Jen. However, having no recollections of what transpired afterward gives credence to the possibility that the two women had an altercation afterward, and Jen ended up punching her in the face.
But as Heather Gay previously noted, if indeed Jen Shah gave her the black eye, she would cover it up, to avoid further aggravating her RHOSLC co-star’s ongoing fraud case. This leaves fans wondering if her latest revelation was indeed her truth, or just an attempt to protect a comrade.