Taylor Armstrong on RHOBH Origin Story, Russell Armstrong & Housewives Skeletons

Hot Takes & Deep Dives

Jess Rothschild

Tv & Film

4.5 • 774 Ratings

🗓️ 21 June 2021

⏱️ 46 minutes

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Summary

Jess is joined by Real Housewives of Beverly Hills OG Taylor Armstrong for a deep dive into one of the darkest Housewives storylines to play out on the show. Taylor describes the initial casting for RHOBH, with thousands of Hollywood types trying out for the "part" (including Lisa Rinna). We dissect the infamous "But Now We Said It" scene and the new context that was brought to light re: Camille Grammar/LVP several seasons back. Taylor describes the narcissism of Russell Armstrong, the day she discovered his suicide, how she rebuilt her life and theorizes why Housewives like Jen Shah and Erika Jayne (and Tom Girardi) would go on TV with severe skeletons in their closet.

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0:00.0	Welcome back to Hot Takes and Deep Dives.
0:17.0	This is Jess and I am here with an OG of the Real Housewives of Beverly Hills.
0:22.8	Now I consider Taylor Armstrong's story, which played out over the first three seasons
0:27.4	of Beverly Hills to be one of, if not the most impactful stories, to be shared on Housewives
0:33.7	across the board.
0:35.1	Taylor is very open about her story, which includes themes of domestic abuse and the
0:40.2	eventual suicide of her husband, Russell Armstrong.
0:43.4	I'm also very interested in her take on why she thinks Housewives continue to go on
0:48.0	these shows with major skeletons in their closet.
0:50.8	I'm talking the modern day, Erica Jane and Jen Shah.
0:54.1	Please welcome Taylor Armstrong.
0:55.6	Hi there.
0:56.6	How are you?
0:57.6	Thank you for having me.
0:58.6	Of course.
0:59.6	How are you today?
1:00.6	I'm great.
1:01.6	I'm doing really well.
1:02.6	Thank you for asking.
1:03.6	What's been going on?
1:04.6	Are you still in Orange County?
1:05.6	I am in Orange County and things are great.
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