The Actual Housewives of Beverly Hills star opened up on the June 13 episode of Diamonds within the Tough with Teddi Mellencamp, revealing she bought the information simply earlier than taking the stage throughout her London exhibits earlier this month.

Whereas reflecting on the second, Erika admitted she was flying excessive professionally however emotionally shaken beneath all of it.

“My performances have been higher than any intercourse you may ever have,” she shared. “After which 10 minutes earlier than the second present, I get the information that Tom is being despatched to jail. … It simply hurts.”

“It reopens previous therapeutic wounds,” she continued. “I had a sold-out crowd in a theater only for me and I used to be so grateful. My happiest place in the entire world to be is on stage. So whereas I used to be blissful … there’s a bit of piece [of me] that was like, ‘Ugh.’”

The sentencing impacted her efficiency, with Erika, 53, admitting that the information was onerous to shake.

“I used to be very upset as a result of these individuals [in the audience] have been there for me and I felt like 5 % of myself was feeling sorry for myself,” Erika defined. “I used to be 95 % there and 5 % of myself was feeling sorry for myself. This was the day that he bought sentenced, my second present. My first present was flawless. And my second present was nice, do not get me mistaken. However there was that 5 % I may have given the viewers and as a substitute I used to be feeling sorry for myself.”

Whereas she insisted that the gang “cherished” her efficiency, Erika admitted she was “preventing again ideas and feelings” that distracted her on stage.

Girardi, 86, was sentenced to seven years and three months in jail on June 3, after being convicted in his California wire fraud case. He was additionally ordered to pay over $2 million in restitution to victims. The disgraced lawyer was discovered responsible in August 2024 on 4 counts of fraud, with prosecutors revealing he embezzled greater than $15 million from shoppers over time.

“Tom Girardi constructed celeb standing and lured in victims by falsely portraying himself as a ‘Champion of Justice,’” U.S. Legal professional Martin Estrada stated in a press launch. “In actuality, he was a Robin-Hood-in-reverse, stealing from the needy to help a lavish, Hollywood life-style. As we speak’s verdict exhibits that the sport is up – we will all now see this defendant for what he was and the victims he callously betrayed.”

Erika filed for divorce in November 2020 after 21 years of marriage. The next month, Tom’s authorized troubles started as he was accused of stealing settlement funds meant for the households of airplane crash victims. Although Erika was named in a number of civil lawsuits over time, she has not been charged with any crimes.

“It’s going to be 4 years in two weeks that I left dwelling and the whole lot occurred,” she stated throughout an RHOBH After Present in December 2024.

“In that 4 years, I have been in a position to settle for lots of issues, heal by way of lots of issues, and I’ll proceed to do this. I am not fully out of the woods. I am nonetheless being sued in lots of locations, however these issues will resolve. It’s what it’s. I simply attempt to keep the healthiest angle doable going ahead.”

On the latest RHOBH reunion, she additionally stated divorce was on the back-burner — saying, “that was just like the lowest of my issues. What distinction does it make? Divorcing an incompetent individual, I do not understand how that works.”

When requested about probably visiting him, she added, “I considered visiting him, and that is going to sound chilly, when he passes away.”

“There’s nothing to say to this individual as a result of he is not speaking clearly,” she added. “He isn’t there. There’s nothing for us to say to at least one one other. I am going to by no means get solutions to the questions that I nonetheless have.”