Earlier this month Jessica Parido, Mike Shouhedâs wife of 8 months, filed for divorce. The reason: Mikeâs incessant cheating! After discovering scandalous texts and messages from other women, Jessica learned Mike had been cheating throughout their entire relationship! About a year ago, Mikeâs (alleged) former mistress, Emerald Wilson-Bey, came forward by writing a book, My Nights With The Shah: How Not To Date A Celebrity, which detailed her racy affair with the Shahs Of Sunset star! Weâve âsatâ on this for a while, waiting for the right time to share the details and allegations from the book.
Emerald, a high-end real estate agent specializing in âpocket listingsâ and relocation services, initially met Mike when she was on a work trip in Beverly Hills. Emerald imagined their passionate connection would translate into both sex and success! Detailing their steamy nights in the upper echelons of Beverly Hills, Emerald envisioned them becoming a power couple â instead she quickly realized Mike wasnât nearly as single as he pretended to be. Funny how reality television exposes peopleâs private livesâŠÂ
Below we share some of the highlights from Emeraldâs salacious story, including Mikeâs reaction to learning she was writing a book, how Bravo discovered her existence, and if Jessica knew!Â
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Emeraldâs initial motivation for sharing her story was not to expose Mike, but wanting âthe truth to be knownâ so she could protect herself. âItâs not just HIS story,â she explains. âItâs OUR story. And I can share it if I want.â She acknowledges the backlash that will come with revealing all! (Not too much came since this book is a year old already!)
Emerald first met Mike in March of 2014. Their relationship spanned until July of that year, when the tabloids learned of the affair and Mike proposed to Jessica on a whim to protect himself and keep Bravo from airing the storyline about his cheating. HA. Â
âWhen the Bravo producers first questioned him about me, I knew that was the end,â writes Emerald. â⊠I felt anger because I knew that had he been single, as he initially claimed, there would have been nothing for production to discover.â When Emerald first told Mike about her decision to write the book, his only concern was whether or not she would use his âwhole name.â Then his response was âWhatever.â DEEEP.
According to Emerald her first interaction with Mike was via Facebook Messenger, when one drunk night she decided to message him after seeing that a âFriendâ had liked his page. âI knew who he was, a realtor. I remember I just assumed his show was about real estate; I never knew about his girlfriendâŠI never knew anything about the showâs content at all. I inboxed him and I said, âYou are so fine.'â Mike responded immediately with âYou are too.â The rest, is, as they say: history!
For someone who had never watched Shahs Of Sunset, and knew nothing about Mike, Emerald drops an awful lot of Bravolebrity references in her book â including dining at Lisa Vanderpumpâs restaurants and meeting Lisa and Ken!Â
According to Emerald, she and Mike started chatting he immediately invited himself to her hotel for a booty call. âI remember pacing in disbelief, pondering whether or not to let Mike Shouhedâs⊠Persian⊠sexy self come over.â Emerald believes he was âseizing the momentâ for a fling when he realized she was from out of town. It took her âseven minutesâ to give into Mikeâs invitation.Â
On their first encounter Mike advised Emerald to, âBe naked, except for some sexy shoes.â She was nervous, but he was reassuring, the chemistry was immediate and they got physical right away. Iâll spare you the details of their sexytimes. There are⊠a lot. If you want a tidbit, she compares his manhood to a âunicorn.âÂ
Alas, lack of condoms prevented them from going all the way that first night, so they ended up talking fooling around and talking.Â
Before he left, Mike, always the dirty dog, had another request: âCan we delete those messages real quick?â he asked Emerald. She allowed him to delete them himself. The very next day he called her (from a Private number) for a second try â and this time was more prepared to go all the way!Â
Mike and Emerald began texting and communicating regularly. For Emerald it was more than just a physical connection. âThe way he was with me was like someone I had known for years. Even our conversation. Even our sex. If he was faking it, he was damn good.âÂ
According to text messages between Emerald and Mike, which she shares, it seems pretty clear he wasnât thinking ârelationship!â In one message chain he informs Emerald that he canât âparade around LAâ with her and offers to bring food to her hotel room instead of getting breakfast. He rebuffed her initations to go out to bars, restaurants, clubs â wherever â and instead only wants to meet in the afternoon or late night in her hotel. Emerald started pressing him to âplan aheadâ for getting together, but he was flippant and dismissive.Â
After his repeated flakiness and Emerald was left feeling suspicious. âI had this nagging feeling that he was sneaking around. I didnât like that he didnât want to go anywhere ever so thatâs when I withdrew.âÂ
This is odd to me â Emerald is in contact with him through FACEBOOK MESSENGER â she never looked at the dudeâs page and saw Mike posing with his girlfriend Jessica?! Furthermore it took him months to trust Emerald with his phone number â which he insisted was proof their relationship was serious â but told her she had to text him first, and never call. HA!Â
After she withdrew, Mike took her to lunch a few times, but they ate in his car. Then it was Mikeâs turn to get suspicious. âOur conversations began to feel like interrogations⊠like a private detective,â says Emerald. âAll of the sudden he wanted to know if I had told anyone. He was extra paranoid.â Despite Emeraldâs continued reassurance, Mike still didnât trust her â so she spitefully started screenshotting their conversations for posterity. After another hookup (once she knew he had a girlfriend) Emerald âtook photos of Mikeâs clothes and shoes while he was in the shower.â She justifies her actions as deserved after Mikeâs âbetrayal of trustâ â to her, not Jessica. Â
According to Emerald she first learned Mike had a girlfriend â and was a known cheater â from a friend of hers, who also happened to be a Shahs fan. Her friends instantly threatened to tell Radar Online about his infidelity with Emerald! (And several of them emailed us with accusations.) Instead Emerald decided to confront Mike directly after Google confirmed he was dating Jessica.
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Emerald claims that Mike denied his relationship to Jessica was real, but instead was âfor the show.â He reassured Emerald that he was dating her, but still insisted they couldnât go public because his storyline was inextricably linked to his relationship to Jessica. Mike claimed that although he liked Emerald, there was nothing he could do.Â
Emerald was also warned to contact Mike via text or messenger â not call â and if he could talk, he would call her back. He blamed filming.Â
After she confronted him, Emerald noticed Mike grew even more distant and paranoid. âSomething had changed for him, and for us,â noted Emerald about all of Mikeâs new ârulesâ of engagement. Her friends continued to warn her that he was âobviously a sleazebagâ and she should bail. Â
Finally Mike admitted to having a girlfriend but insisted his relationship to Jessica wasnât âdoing too well.â Emerald believed his tale of having to keep up the appearance of being with Jessica for the sake of Shahs and appeasing Bravo. She recalls being, âmore than disappointed because I had genuinely began to picture us as a couple; the potential of it anyway.âÂ
⊠âI wonât lie l I made the decision to keep seeing him. I liked being with him, I liked the sex with him, I liked the idea of knowing Mike Shouhed,â admits Emerald. She was also impressed that he allegedly told her the truth about his relationship with Jessica. âI did hate that he was in a relationship because I knew it was something that I also had to respect.âÂ
There was another snafu â Emerald says she had been planning a move from Maryland to California before meeting Mike. He dissuaded her from moving to Beverly Hills, and instead pushed for Orange County. Far enough out of the way of his home turf!Â
When Mike Discovered The Tabloids Knew Of His Affair:
⊠After Mike was questioned by the tabloids about his relationship with Emerald, he threatened her to keep quiet or else! âYouâre moving here, I would hate to have a problem with you and your son,â Mike reportedly warned. âYou know that tattoo you have on your back? Yea⊠(Referring to my lower back tattoo of a revolver).â When Emerald pressed him to clarify what he meant, he responded with âIâm just saying.â He later smirked that heâd stab her instead because a âgun is too easyâ!Â
Emerald blames her friends for leaking the affair to the tabloids.
âI was floored,â writes Emerald. âHere he was threatening me indirectly.â Mikeâs subtle threats included reminding Emerald that he knew her address and posting thinly veiled messages to instagram about how he reacts when people âcrossâ him.Â
âLook, you donât fâking play with me, Iâm evil as shit for real,â Mike reportedly told Emerald another time. When tabloids continued to plague her with calls about their relationship, she refused to speak to comment. As a result of Mikeâs âparanoiaâ about their affair getting out, Emerald was afraid to relocate to Orange County and instead moved to Florida.Â
In response to Mikeâs threatening behavior, Emerald decided to skip the tabloids and write a book in her own words in an attempt to lessen Mikeâs control over her. âIf the truth is out, not only does it lift a huge weight off my mind, but also, Mike could not do anything to me, the whole world would know.â (or at least the twelve fans who really even care about Mikeâs shenanigans.)
Despite Mikeâs aggressive reactions, she still wanted to be with him! âI had hoped he would see it wasnât me whoâd let it out and we could discuss damage control together. As a team,â Emerald recalls. âIt was hard to just be done with him. I still wanted to try.âÂ
Mike started using his business venture Nerium to cover his relationship with Emerald by trying to pass her off as a client. He even attempted to stage being caught by the paparazzi delivering some Nerium to her hotel! Thatâs when Emerald told Mike she was done with their relationship!
Bravo Finds Out & Mike Does The Unthinkable:Â
According to Emerald after the tabloids got wind of the affair, Bravo producers did too. They started pestering Mike about what was going on. In response he became even more aggressive and hostile towards Emerald. âMy fâking producers are asking me about you, do you fâking get that? I have a fâking show on TV, I have a girlfriend on TV, this doesnât look good.âÂ
A few days later, in order to get the scent off his tail, Mike proposed to Jessica in front of Bravo cameras.Â
âMike is very smart and very good at the game. Once he got his back pushed against the wall by producers asking him about us, and the threat of it coming full circle by the press, the man who had been in zero hurry to get married on the show âŠ. proposed while I was in town.â Mike was supposed to spend the weekend with Emerald, but bailed claiming he had to deal with some last-minute business. He âactually left to go on a skydiving rushed-proposal trip.âÂ
Mike still visited Emerald for âdessertâ before he whisked Jessica away for their romantic weekend. âHe could not risk me being in town and the threat of us being linked to each other romantically again,â Emerald believes. When he returned on Monday, he visited Emerald again. She hadnât learned of Mikeâs engagement yet. It was their last hookup.Â
Emeraldâs only regret is telling her friends about Mike. âBecause part of me will always wonder what could have been.â Uhhh⊠I might regret being complicit in a lie. Or being made to look like a hoochie. Or perhaps GETTING MY LIFE THREATENED!Â
âTHERE IS NO ONE YOU CAN TRUST WHEN A CELEBRITY IS INVOLVED,â she states. Emerald never comments on Jessica â not even to mention her name (Jessica is always referred to as Mikeâs girlfriend). There is no commentary concerning if Jessica knew, and if so, what? Of course, now Jessica is well aware â perhaps she purchased My Nights With The Shah on Amazon?
Some other tidbits:Â
⊠Mikeâs sexual proclivities â he âlikes to be licked⊠everywhere.âÂ
⊠He mailed Emerald some Diamond Water while she was recovering from a tummy tuck!Â
⊠Emerald and Mike were in communication until her book was published last year. But never any further sexual encounters.Â
If you download the book via Kindle, Emerald has text messages and Facebook messages from Mike, or âMikeyâ as he is sometimes called, later âMike From Shahs Of Sunset.â They are all date and time stamped.
Emeraldâs book My Nights With The Shah: How Not To Date A Celebrity is available on Amazon via Kindle or print edition.Â
TELL US â WHAT DO YOU THINK ABOUT EMERALDâS DECISION TO BARE ALL? HAVE YOU READ HER BOOK? DO YOU THINK SHEâS TELLING THE TRUTH?
My note: the most surprising thing that struck me through reading Emeraldâs book is that she did not change any names â the high end professionals she names, actually are high end professionals. I havenât seen or read any comments from them on the nature of her relationship to them, or the book.Â
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