Brandi Glanville’s most infamous comment about Adrienne Maloof was revealing on camera that Adrienne had used a surrogate to carry her twin sons, while accusing Adrienne of lying about it.
The main “secret”
During season 3 of The Real Housewives of Beverly Hills, Brandi told the other women that Adrienne and then‑husband Paul Nassif had not been honest about Adrienne carrying her own children and that they had actually used a surrogate. The exact statement was edited out of the broadcast after Adrienne pursued legal measures to stop the details from airing, but multiple later reports and cast interviews confirmed that the “secret” was the surrogacy.
Other things Brandi said
Brandi also called Adrienne a “liar” and claimed Adrienne and Paul were trying to get her to bad‑mouth Lisa Vanderpump, which she said fueled her anger when she exposed the surrogacy. Years later, Brandi has said that Lisa Vanderpump pushed her into revealing the secret, describing herself as having done “dirty work” for Lisa during that season.
Fallout from the comment
Adrienne was furious and sent legal letters/cease‑and‑desist over Brandi’s comments, which led Bravo to cut the actual line from the episode. Adrienne later said Brandi had “taken away something precious” from her family and partially blamed her for strain on her marriage and her eventual exit from the show, while Brandi and Adrienne have both since said that they are now on good terms.