A few months after suffering a health scare during the Season 13 reunion a The Real Housewives of Beverly HillsSutton Stracke has fully recovered and says Newsweek that it was a “big wake-up call”.

A professionally trained dancer, Stracke has served on the board of directors for such prestigious institutions as American Ballet Theatre, PS Arts, and MOCA. She also founded a boutique, SUTTON, and launched SuttonBrands, a circular fashion house promoting sustainable fashion. However, she is best known for her role in RHOBHwhere he joined as a “friend” in season 10 before becoming a main cast member in season 11.

Earlier this year, Stracke made headlines when she was hospitalized after collapsing during the show’s three-part reunion. He was told Newsweek that her collapse resulted from severe dehydration, exhaustion and “really, really bad” bronchitis, an inflammation of the airways of the lungs, usually caused by an infection.

The reality star also revealed what she’s doing differently to make sure something similar never happens again.

“It was a big wake-up call for me,” Stracke admitted. “I finally got a primary care doctor. I had bronchitis about a month before and it lingered. So I had a bunch of chest x-rays and thankfully it wasn’t pneumonia, but I needed to recover. “

She continued: “I got sick and it was really scary. I got really dizzy and ended up going to the emergency room. I threw up all over the place and I was in the emergency room for like six hours. Garcelle (Beauvais) stayed with me all the time.

“And Bravo was amazing. They stayed with me – no cameras or anything, just making sure I was okay. I went home and had someone sit with me because I couldn’t stand up without being super dizzy.

“I didn’t want to go, but Bravo said, ‘You have to go. Your tension is super high.” I had a very high temperature and I was so glad I left because then, you know, my stomach got upset and I had to go.”

Stracke was experiencing unusual symptoms before the crash, saying, “I kept asking Garcelle, ‘Is it hot in here?’ and she said, “Girl, no, it’s freezing.” I couldn’t tell that I had a really high fever, which I don’t normally have.

While in the ambulance with Beauvais by her side, Stracke said she would fall into a deep sleep and then wake up dizzy.

She admitted, “I don’t want to do that again.”

When the reunion aired, a post on X (formerly Twitter) hinted that the star appeared to be showing signs of alcohol withdrawal. Stacke quickly denied this, a position he reiterated during the conversation with her Newsweek.

Stacke also denied rumors that her meltdown at the reunion had anything to do with her being “frightened” by friend and co-star Kathy Hilton.

“It is still said that, ‘Sutton was afraid of Kathy’ – never. And then Kathy got mad. She said “They say you are afraid of me.” And I said, “I know, it’s not true.” … It gets so weird out there,” she said, referring to the Internet.

“All the things people were saying were totally untrue. I was just sick and it was a long day and I think being sick caught up with me. But it was a really great lesson for me.

“I think women do that a lot – I was trying to balance work and family and I didn’t balance well. I travel a lot with my job. And so flying back and forth, and especially that month, I was going back and forth and back and forth from LA to New York, and I caught up and I wasn’t watching everything, so now I do.”

The mother of three said the reunion ordeal was her body’s way of telling her to slow down and take care of herself.

She explained that she now realizes she has to constantly drink water, which she hates to do, and eat, which she admitted she sometimes forgets to do. Thankfully, her health is now “all under control,” but Stracke said it’s about “remembering that balance.”

“I think it’s really important especially for working moms, or working dads, whatever, but I think women have this tendency to not focus, I hate to say put yourself first, but remember to get into the equation,” reality. said the star.

“The airlines are right sometimes when they say put your mask on first. There’s a reason you do it so you can help other people. So that’s what I do. And it’s all under control and it’s all great.”

Captain Sandy Yawn, Sutton Stracke, Jessel Taank, Craig Conover and Austen Kroll are in London for the first time. Hey FanFestwhich will take place on Saturday, October 26.

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