Brandi Lynn Glanville (born November 16, 1972) is an American television personality and former model. She is best known for appearing on the reality television series The Real Housewives of Beverly Hills (2011–2016, 2019–2020), seasons two and five of The Real Housewives Ultimate Girls Trip (2022–2024), and her occasional acting roles. She also hosts a podcast called Brandi Glanville Unfiltered and has appeared on television shows Celebrity Apprentice, both the British and American version of Celebrity Big Brother, Famously Single, and My Kitchen Rules. Glanville has released two books, Drinking and Tweeting: And Other Brandi Blunders (2013) and Drinking and Dating (2014), which became New York Times Best Sellers.Harnick, Chris. " Celebrity Apprentice Cast Revealed! Kate Gosselin, Brandi Glanville, Kevin Jonas and More Enter the Boardroom" , Eonline, November 4, 2014
Glanville has worked for well-known fashion brands and designers, including Valentino, Versace, Chanel, Giorgio Armani, and Gucci. She has also appeared in a commercial for Coors Light beer.
In December 2012, she launched a clothing line called "Brand B", which was sold exclusively on Amazon. Glanville's T-shirt line was launched in her official online store in 2014. The tops feature slogans such as "Medicated" and "It's Not Fun To Be Sober" and were priced between $25 and $30.
The following year, she and Yolanda Hadid (mother of Bella Hadid and Gigi Hadid) joined the cast of RHOBH as official housewives for the show’s third season, Glanville becoming the first friend of the show to be cast as a full-time housewife. She was fired from the series after its fifth season in 2015
Glanville made random appearances in the future and appeared under “guest” capacities for the show's sixth, ninth and tenth seasons.
In 2013, she co-hosted an episode of CNN anchorman Anderson Cooper's talk show Anderson Live. In February 2013, she worked as a fashion correspondent and hosted the Academy Awards for ABC's On the Red Carpet. In 2013, she also appeared as herself on The CW's teen drama series 90210, in the episode titled "Dude, Where's My Husband?". She portrayed Erica in Lifetime's television film Missing at 17 (2013), Housewife Veronica in comedy film The Hungover Games (2014) and Tech Whitley in Syfy's disaster television film (2016).
In 2015, Glanville competed on the seventh season of Celebrity Apprentice, where she was fired two weeks before the finale. She also appeared on the E! reality series Famously Single in 2016. In 2017, Glanville competed with Dean Sheremet on the FOX reality cooking series My Kitchen Rules, where they finished in third place. Later in 2017, she participated as a housemate on season 20 of Celebrity Big Brother UK, where she was the fourth housemate to be evicted from the show, on Day 18. In 2018, Glanville appeared as a houseguest on the American version of Celebrity Big Brother, on the series’ premiere season, where she was the fifth person to be evicted, on Day 24. She also appeared on the second season of with her father, Guy Glanville.
In 2022, Glanville (along with a mixture of housewives from different franchises) appeared on the second season of The Real Housewives Ultimate Girls Trip; the season was filmed in late 2021 at Dorinda Medley's Blue Stone Manor in The Berkshires, New England.
In 2022, Glanville was, reportedly, being considered for a return to the RHOBH (as part of a cast 'shake-up' for its thirteenth season), after the departures of veteran housewife Lisa Rinna and newcomer Sanela Diana Jenkins.
In 2023, Glanville appeared as a contestant on Peacock's reality TV series The Traitors. However, she was absent from The Traitors reunion. Additionally, Bravo and Peacock confirmed that Glanville would be returning for the initially planned fifth season of The Real Housewives Ultimate Girls Trip, with other returning cast members Phaedra Parks, Vicki Gunvalson and Eva Marcille, initially set to premiere in 2024. Glanville was allegedly removed from filming after an altercation with original The Real Housewives of New Jersey alum Caroline Manzo. The sexual misconduct surrounding the alleged altercation lead the season being indefinitely shelved and never aired.
In 2014, Glanville wrote a weekly column for an Australian celebrity magazine NW. "Brandi Glanville Exclusively Chats to Us at NW Magazine's 21st Birthday Bash" , The Australian Reporter, November 14, 2014
Glanville's Sonoma County Chardonnay titled "Unfiltered Blonde" was launched in partnership with Rippey Wine Company in April 2015. The wine received a bronze medal in the Celebrity Wine Division at the 2015 Los Angeles International Wine Awards and was rated 90 points by Wine Enthusiast Magazine. She has also created an Android called Blunder Block.
On July 7, 2022, Glanville debuted her first single named "Life of a Housewife" under the name B-Geezy.
She supports children's charity Make-a-Wish Foundation and chose the latter as her charity of choice when competing on Celebrity Apprentice. Through Celebrity Apprentice, she was able to secure a donation of $80,000 to the foundation. In December 2014, she promoted and encouraged the sales of Make-a-Wish Foundation's holiday cards on Facebook, Twitter and her official Bravo blog. In April 2015, she participated in Make-a-Wish Foundation's "Walk for Wishes" charity walk and had a personal goal of raising $15,000 for the organization. She received a Woman's Achievement Award from Associates for Breast and Prostate Cancer Studies based in California on May 6, 2015. In June 2017, Glanville participated in a bachelor auction with television personality Eden Sassoon. The event raised money for the breast cancer organization Susan G. Komen, as part of the Babes For Boobs charity event.
In March 2018, Glanville, Carole Radziwill and Teresa Giudice participated in "An Evening With Celebrity Housewives" charity event at The Ridgefield Playhouse. Proceeds from the event's meet and greet tickets benefited actress Mariska Hargitay's Joyful Heart Foundation.
In 2015, Glanville was sued by model and fellow Real Housewife Joanna Krupa for defamation related to comments made by Glanville on Watch What Happens Live. The lawsuit was settled in 2017 for $500,000.00, and Glanville issued a public apology to Krupa.
By the end of March 2025, Glanville stated she had been receiving better medical advice from her fans on social media than medical professionals. On August 3, 2025, Glanville posted a video to TikTok showcasing self-inflicted on her face and arms from misapplication of Nair hair removal cream. Despite her injury, Glanville espoused Nair as "the fountain of youth" and a cheaper alternative to pills, , or photorejuvenation, and treated her chemical burns holistically instead of seeking professional care. Glanville had also begun referring to the alleged parasite as "Caroline", derisively named after Manzo. Due to the lack of evidence of a parasite and Glanville's self-medication, some fans expressed concern that she was experiencing delusional parasitosis.
| 2011–2015, 2019 | The Real Housewives of Beverly Hills | Herself | 95 episodes, Recurring (Season 2) Main cast (Seasons 3–5) Guest star (Seasons 6, 9–10) |
| 2012 | The Eric Andre Show | Herself | Episode "Brandi Glanville" |
| 2013 | Vanderpump Rules | Herself | Episodes: "Tooth or Consequences", "Rich People Annoy Me" |
| 2013 | Anderson | Herself / co-host | Episode: "'Safe Haven' Star Josh Duhamel and Julianne Hough/Co-Host Brandi Glanville/Money-Saving Secrets" |
| 2013 | 90210 | Herself | Episode: "Dude, Where's My Husband?" |
| 2013 | Missing at 17 | Erica | Television film |
| 2014 | The Real Housewives of New York City | Herself | Episode: "Unhappy Anniversary" |
| 2014 | The Hungover Games | Housewife Veronica | Comedy film |
| 2015 | Celebrity Apprentice 14 | Herself | Contestant; 8 episodes; 5th |
| 2016 | Tech Whitley | Television film | |
| 2016 | Famously Single | Herself | 8 episodes |
| 2017 | My Kitchen Rules | Herself | Contestant; 8 episodes |
| 2017 | Hollywood Medium | Herself | Episode: "Brandi Glanville/Joanna Garcia Swisher/Chuck Liddell/Tiffany Haddish" |
| 2017 | What Happens at the Abbey | Herself | Episode: "Welcome to the Abbey" |
| 2017 | Gay for Play Game Show Starring RuPaul | Herself | Episode: "Episode #1.10" |
| 2017 | Celebrity Big Brother 20 (UK) | Herself | 20 episodes; 11th |
| 2018 | Celebrity Big Brother 1 | Herself | 12 episodes; 7th |
| 2018 | Herself | Season 12 | |
| 2021 | Family Reunion | Heidi | Episode: "Remember when Cocoa Was a Housewife?" |
| 2022 | The Real Housewives Ultimate Girls Trip | Herself | Season 2 |
| 2023 | The Traitors | Herself | Season 1; 17th |
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