Sutton Stracke isn’t satisfied that her Actual Housewives of Beverly Hills costar Erika Jayne’s weight reduction transformation is due to menopause.
“I’ve been by means of the menopause, however I nonetheless don’t appear to be that, however OK,” Sutton, 51, quipped whereas completely speaking to Us Weekly about her boutique’s new Round Style Home.
Erika claimed through the August 1 episode of Watch What Occurs Stay With Andy Cohen that she misplaced weight “hormonally.”
After Andy Cohen teased, “Not Ozempic-ally?” — referring to the controversial drug that many Housewives have used to drop kilos — Erika, 52, insisted that “going by means of menopause” was the explanation for her new look.
Sutton Stracke and Erika Jayne Rupert Ramsay/BFA.com/Shutterstock; Picture Press Company/NurPhoto/Shutterstock
Whereas Sutton threw delicate shade at Erika over her menopause declare, the designer informed Us that she is impressed by Erika’s slimmer physique. “Nicely, good lord. … I must do no matter she’s doing,” Sutton confessed.
Sutton additional defined to Us that her relationship with Erika has additionally undergone a change, which followers will see on season 13 of RHOBH.
“I believe Erika and I’ve at all times had this very unusual bond … that we are able to’t clarify,” Sutton mentioned. “It’s type of a love-hate relationship. As a result of on the finish of the day, I like her. We battle, however then I like her.”
She teased: “This season, we didn’t actually battle that a lot. It’s humorous. [Well], we did battle, however then we didn’t.”
Sutton famous that season 13 exhibits a “softer facet of Erika” in spite of everything her private ups and downs. “I believe that issues have calmed down in her life,” Sutton revealed to Us. “It’s good to see this individual. She’s extra like the person who I first met.”
Erika made headlines in November 2020 after she filed for divorce from Tom Girardi. One month later, the pair — who had been married 21 years — had been accused of embezzling funds meant for households of aircraft crash victims.
Erika was later dismissed from that lawsuit however she and Tom, 84, had been named in a number of subsequent authorized filings. Tom, who was positioned underneath conservatorship in 2021 amid his battle with Alzheimer’s, was indicted in February for allegedly embezzling greater than $15 million from his shoppers alongside his colleague Christopher Kazuo Kamon. He was charged with 5 counts of wire fraud, which carries a most sentence of 20 years in jail.
Erika has not been charged with any crimes and has since tried to maneuver on together with her life. “My therapist, my psychiatrist, my pals and my household actually helped me by means of,” she completely informed Us in April. “It’s necessary to have these folks round you that actually look out for you. As a result of it was very ugly, very darkish for some time.”
The “Painkillr” singer added: “That was so heavy and so darkish and I don’t ever wanna return there, however I believe in life it’s what you make it, so positively I’ve shifted and I’ve turn out to be stronger due to that.”
Whereas Erika has been reviving her profession — she kicks off her Las Vegas residency, Guess It All on Blonde, later this month — Sutton has additionally been upping her skilled recreation. Sutton not too long ago launched her SUTTON Round Style Home and has began promoting extra sustainable style at her SUTTON boutique.
“My enterprise associate and I’ve created a brand new enterprise known as SUTTON Manufacturers, and it’s a round style home. We’ve got two traces underneath it now. One is mine, it’s a inexperienced line. And the opposite one, Cynthia Bailey simply joined us [for],” Sutton defined to Us. “We’ve got designed a label for her and she or he’s going to launch in September and we’re so excited to have her be part of it.”
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With reporting by Christina Garibaldi
