Years back, David Beador’s turbulent marriage with Shannon Beador was showcased on The Real Housewives of Orange County. The former RHOC husband split from Shannon in 2019 after nearly two decades of marriage. He’s since weathered a rocky relationship off camera with his second wife, Lesley Beador.
David and Lesley have never seemed to experience calm in their marriage. Divorce filings, dueling restraining orders, and abuse allegations have defined their history. But just days after he filed a restraining order against her, paparazzi spotted David vacationing right next to Lesley at a luxury resort.
David Beador U-turns after restraining order and abuse allegations
Someone captured David and Lesley sitting side-by-side at the Montage Big Sky Resort in Montana on Wednesday. David looked relaxed with a drink in hand, while Lesley focused on her phone, wearing a black top, polka-dot headband, and gold jewelry.
Her outfit’s worth noting because it matches what Lesley wore in Instagram photos posted the same day. She didn’t include David in any of her pics. But, she did share a sweet selfie with their four-year-old daughter, Anna, captioned, “Mini.” She also tagged her location as “Big Sky” and later wrote, “Montana, you have my heart.”
The cozy reunion raised eyebrows. Just one day earlier, news broke that David had filed for a restraining order against Lesley on June 17. In the court docs, he alleged she slapped him and gouged “large chunks of skin” from his arm during a June 11 incident. He also accused Lesley of being a “pathological liar” who “married [him] for [his] money” and once called him gay.
A judge ordered Lesley to leave their Newport Beach home and stay at least 100 yards away from David, his house, and his workplace – except during child exchanges. The court scheduled a hearing for Tuesday to decide whether to make the order permanent.
This isn’t the first time David filed an RO against Lesley. And, Lesley also filed a domestic violence restraining order against David late last year, in addition to a harassment and hostile behavior one she filed back in 2023.
Despite their long history of legal battles and public fallouts and both filing for divorce more than once since 2022 – David and Lesley keep finding their way back to each other.
Whether this Montana moment is a repeat reconciliation or just complicated co-parenting remains to be seen. So far, neither has commented on their Montana moment.
Season 19 of The Real Housewives of Orange County premieres Thursday, July 10 at 9/8c on Bravo. It streams on Hayu in the UK and Ireland.
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