Across her eight seasons on The Real Housewives of Orange County, Emily Simpson has sadly been no stranger to online comments about her appearance. But now, just after the release of RHOC Season 20, Emily has opened up about her health and fitness journey, revealing that she is “very proud” of how far she’s come.
The Real Housewives of Orange County star has “been in the gym seven days a week”
Speaking to US Weekly, Emily explained what inspired her wellness overhaul, what it has included, as well as how it has impacted her.
“Here’s what happened. I filmed Housewives last season. Then I filmed Wife Swap, and then I saw some photos of myself,” she said. “I was like, ‘Girl, you’re about to turn 50. You need to get your act together’.”
“So I just locked in,” the RHOC star said of what happened next. “I’ve been in the gym seven days a week for, like, two hours a day nonstop.”
“I turned 50 in the best shape I’ve ever been in, so I was very proud of that,” she continued. “I think I’ve lost around 50 pounds, maybe between 40 and 50.”
Beyond going to the gym, Emily confirmed she did use weight-loss drugs to help kickstart her journey. “I did take a GLP-1, so I always want to be honest about that,” Emily noted, before adding that she doesn’t give credit to that entirely.
“But I don’t think that you can transform the way I did with just that,” she said. “I also spent hours and hours and hours lifting weights in the gym.”
Emily isn’t the only RHOC cast member who is proud of her health and fitness journey. “Emily’s moved to the same gym [as me]. I see her there seven days a week,” Jennifer Pedranti also told US Weekly. “She works her literal [ass] off.”
Jennifer went on: “It’s incredible. It’s so inspiring to women, to all of us, with the work she puts in.”
The Real Housewives of Orange County airs on Thursdays, 8/7c on Bravo. It streams on Peacock the next day.
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