Jamie-Lynn Sigler used her love — and slight obsession — of Bravo reveals to assist domesticate new friendships after shifting from Los Angeles to Austin.
“The No. 1 thing where I know people are my people is when they watch Bravo,” Sigler, 42, completely instructed Us Weekly whereas selling her partnership with Novartis. “I’m like, ‘Oh, OK, we can go to lunch.’”
Sigler, who shares sons Beau, 9, and Jack, 5, with husband Cutter Dykstra, famous that “obviously sports has bonded me with a lot of other great mamas that I’ve gotten to meet,” however the Bravo connection stays superior.
The Sopranos alum teased that whereas she is “obsessed” with The Real Housewives of New York City, Beverly Hills, Orange County and Salt Lake City, her community favorites don’t cease there.
Sigler additionally watches Vanderpump Rules and Summer House, telling Us that she “bought a ‘Send It to Darrell’ sweatshirt” through the Tom Sandoval and Raquel Leviss dishonest drama.
Us confirmed in March that Sandoval, 40, and girlfriend Ariana Madix — who was named Us Weekly’s “Reality Star of the Year” in October — referred to as it quits after 9 years collectively within the wake of the scandal. As the affair continued to make headlines, Leviss, 29, despatched a authorized discover to Lala Kent and different costars about sharing an alleged video of Sandoval and Leviss.
It was at that time that Kent, 33, coined the now well-known phrase, “Send it to Darrell” in reference to Leviss’ legal professional contacting her immediately as an alternative of going by means of Kent’s illustration, Darrell Miller.
“Raquel, tell your little Mickey Mouse lawyer that if he has stuff to send over, he can send things to my lawyer, same with the rest of my friends and cast, alright?” Kent mentioned in a March Instagram Story. “I don’t know if you know how this works, you’re pretty brand new to the game. … Send it to Darrell!” She later bought merchandise with the phrase.
Sigler confessed to Us that she was all-in on the drama, which was dubbed “Scandoval” and in the end led to Leviss strolling away from the present forward of season 11.
“The way that Scandoval consumed me … I’m not proud of. It rocked my world the way it did many other people,” Sigler mentioned. “There were many times where I had to stop myself and be like, ‘Jamie, this is not OK. This is not OK. The amount of research you’re doing about this.’”
Being open about her not-so-guilty-pleasure viewing habits are simply a part of Sigler’s current revelations. Since shifting her household to Texas in March 2021, Sigler has turn into much more clear about her battle with a number of sclerosis (MS), which led to her partnership with Novartis.
“I’m excited to talk about this collaboration with Novartis and this three-step guide that we created,” Sigler instructed Us, referring to the information out there on ReframingMS.com. “It talks about reflection, reframing and reaching out because the wisdom and the experience that I’ve been able to gain over these last seven years since living [publicly] with it is like learning how to ask for help, learning what my needs are, how I still can fully participate in my life despite having physical limitations due to my RMS.”
Sigler — who was recognized with MS in her 20s — hasn’t let the well being problem maintain her from being a mother, actress or podcast host. In reality, she has mastered displaying the highs and lows of her MS battle whereas cohosting the “Not Today, Pal” podcast with former Sopranos costar Robert Iler.
“It’s just a 30-minute moment of fun and silliness and him making me uncomfortable and me reacting. People write in and we give our quote ‘sweet and sour’ advice, he’s the sour, I’m the sweet, but we also get personal about what we’re dealing with in our life,” she mentioned of the idea. “He’s a recovering addict. I obviously live with RMS, so it’s an opportunity for people to get to know another side of us, to see our relationship and hopefully to make people laugh.”
Learn extra about Sigler’s partnership with Novartis — and the way she manages Relapsing Multiple Sclerosis (RMS) — by exploring the three-step information at ReframingMS.com. Listen to the “Not Today, Pal” podcast right here.
With reporting by Andrea Simpson
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