Erika Jayne isn’t exactly known for being an open book. The Real Housewives of Beverly Hills star has long been called an “Ice Queen,” which is something she has embraced as part of her persona. But even Ice Queens have their moments, thanks to mounting legal issues that have plagued her in the press and played out on the show.
Now Erika is revealing to Us Weekly that she mixed alcohol with medication while filming season 12. She stated, “Well, look, I’ve been very open and honest. I mixed alcohol and antidepressants, which I didn’t know that it would make you this drunk and it did. I do not have a problem and lesson learned and we go on. I mean, are you gonna see a moment that, you know, you will probably be like, ‘Is that Erika?’ And the answer is yeah. I mean, that was me.”
Erika went on to explain, “At that time, it was really difficult because there were moments that I didn’t wanna get out of bed — more than moments, there were days and you have to do that. And let’s be honest, you know, you’re sitting at these parties and some of these women are kind of boring. So you have a drink [and then] you have another drink. And then you’re like, ‘Where am I?’ So, you know, it’s not that I was drinking a lot. It’s just that I was drinking while being medicated.”
While she doesn’t feel “embarrassed” for her actions, according to Erika, she says she is owning it. Said Erika, “You know, some of my behavior was not great, but it’s also very real. It’s also part of life, and I wouldn’t be the first person that this happened to and won’t be the last.”
Given how last season played out, with her legal scandals and questions from her castmates, Erika knew filming season 12 would be similar. She shared, “My mindset was survival, like it was the season before. The season before was a real fallout [and] this season is really trying to pull yourself together and go on and, you know, it was tough, but ultimately I’ll get there.” Erika continued, “It’s part of the human experience. I mean, you can’t go through what I have gone through the previous season and not feel something and not feel great and not want to have a good time. I wanted to have some fun. I wanted to not feel so heavy, and that’s what I did.”
Regardless of the drama, Erika has no regrets. She concluded, “You know, I don’t regret much in life. I think sometimes that the way I deliver things sometimes [is] misunderstood. I tried very hard for a long time to be as calm [as possible] and take the high road. And when you are consistently not being heard or just whatever, then … I just start raising my voice. And I think sometimes people misunderstand that.”
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