{"id":2430696,"date":"2026-05-24T21:57:52","date_gmt":"2026-05-24T21:57:52","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/celebrity.land\/en\/?p=2430696"},"modified":"2026-05-24T21:57:52","modified_gmt":"2026-05-24T21:57:52","slug":"the-real-housewives-of-beverly-hills-alum-brandi-glanville-thinks-she-contracted-sexually-transmitted-ringworm","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/celebrity.land\/en\/the-real-housewives-of-beverly-hills-alum-brandi-glanville-thinks-she-contracted-sexually-transmitted-ringworm\/","title":{"rendered":"\u201cThe Real Housewives of Beverly Hills \u201dalum Brandi Glanville thinks she contracted &#8216;sexually transmitted ringworm&#8217;"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><\/p>\n<div data-article-body=\"true\">\n<h3 class=\"mb-4 text-lg font-bold\">Key Points<\/h3>\n<ul class=\"mb-4\">\n<li class=\"ml-4 list-disc\">\n<div class=\"\">\n<p class=\"mb-4 text-lg md:leading-8 break-words\">Brandi Glanville shared on her podcast she thinks she recently contracted &#8220;sexually transmitted ringworm.&#8221;<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/li>\n<li class=\"ml-4 list-disc\">\n<div class=\"\">\n<p class=\"mb-4 text-lg md:leading-8 break-words\">&#8220;I knew nothing about it,&#8221; Glanville said of having to learn about the sexually transmitted infection.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/li>\n<li class=\"ml-4 list-disc\">\n<div class=\"\">\n<p class=\"mb-4 text-lg md:leading-8 break-words\">The former <em>Real Housewives of Beverly Hills <\/em>star has gone public about a plethora of health issues that were caused by damaged breast implants.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p class=\"mb-4 text-lg md:leading-8 break-words\"><a rel=\"nofollow\" target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/ew.com\/brandi-glanville-rushed-to-urgent-care-after-trying-viral-tiktok-garlic-remedy-11950104\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\" data-ylk=\"elm:link;elmt:article_link;slk:Brandi Glanville;itc:0;sec:content-canvas\" data-yga=\"{&quot;yLinkElement&quot;:&quot;context_link&quot;,&quot;yModuleName&quot;:&quot;content-canvas&quot;,&quot;yLinkText&quot;:&quot;Brandi Glanville&quot;}\" class=\"link \">Brandi Glanville<\/a> is opening up about a new health issue.<\/p>\n<p class=\"mb-4 text-lg md:leading-8 break-words\">The <em>Real Housewives of Beverly Hills<\/em> alumna shared her concern that she may have contracted a &#8220;sexually transmitted ringworm&#8221; on the May 21 episode of her podcast <a rel=\"nofollow\" target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/watch?v=feAq_MnSFf4\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\" data-ylk=\"elm:link;elmt:article_link;slk:Brandi Glanville Unfiltered;itc:0;sec:content-canvas\" data-yga=\"{&quot;yLinkElement&quot;:&quot;context_link&quot;,&quot;yModuleName&quot;:&quot;content-canvas&quot;,&quot;yLinkText&quot;:&quot;Brandi Glanville Unfiltered&quot;}\" class=\"link \"><em>Brandi Glanville Unfiltered<\/em><\/a>.<\/p>\n<p class=\"mb-4 text-lg md:leading-8 break-words\">Glanville felt she had this particular sexually transmitted infection in her throat, she told with guest and former adult film actress Lisa Ann. Sexually transmitted ringworm can be highly contagious, can spread through direct skin-to-skin contact during sexual activity, and is caused by the fungus Trichophyton mentagrophytes genotype VII (TMVII).<\/p>\n<p class=\"mb-4 text-lg md:leading-8 break-words\">&#8220;I was dating, I was seeing someone in that industry,&#8221; Glanville explained. &#8220;He would only, you know, my face. He would because he didn&#8217;t want to get me pregnant. He didn&#8217;t know that ship had sailed.&#8221;<\/p>\n<p class=\"mb-4 text-lg md:leading-8 break-words\">Glanville said that while she recently got tested for gonorrhea and chlamydia, she had just learned what sexually transmitted ringworm was from a friend.<\/p>\n<figure class=\"relative mb-4\">\n<div class=\"relative\"><button aria-label=\"View larger image\" class=\"group absolute bottom-0 size-full\" data-ylk=\"elm:expand;itc:1;sec:image-lightbox;slk:lightbox-open;\"><span class=\"absolute bottom-3 right-3 rounded-full bg-primary p-3 opacity-100 shadow-elevation-3 transition-opacity duration-300 group-hover:block group-hover:opacity-100 md:p-[17px] lg:bottom-6 lg:right-6 lg:bg-primary\/90 lg:p-5 lg:opacity-0 lg:shadow-none\"><svg xmlns=\"http:\/\/www.w3.org\/2000\/svg\" width=\"24\" height=\"24\" viewbox=\"0 0 24 24\" aria-hidden=\"true\" focusable=\"false\" class=\"flex-none size-4 -scale-x-100 text-primary lg:size-6 [&amp;_path]:fill-current\"><path fill=\"currentColor\" d=\"M3.1 3.1V11h1.8V6.314l5.392 5.393 1.415-1.414L6.313 4.9H11V3.1zm17.8 17.8V13h-1.8v4.686l-5.393-5.393-1.415 1.414 5.393 5.393H13v1.8z\"\/><\/svg><\/span><\/button><dialog aria-label=\"Modal Dialog\" aria-modal=\"true\" class=\"fixed bottom-0 left-0 right-0 top-0 z-4 size-full max-h-none max-w-none bg-primary hidden\"\/><\/div><figcaption class=\"relative text-sm mt-1 pr-2.5\">\n<p><i>Lisa Ann, James Maas, and Brandi Glanville on &#8216;Brandi Glanville Unfiltered&#8217; podcast<br \/>Credit: Brandi Glanville Unfiltered<\/i><\/p>\n<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<p class=\"mb-4 text-lg md:leading-8 break-words\">&#8220;I knew nothing about it&#8230; Apparently, you can see them when it&#8217;s on the outside of your skin, but they can burrow in like if it&#8217;s in your throat, they can burrow deep into your ears and all that,&#8221; Glanville added.<\/p>\n<p class=\"mb-4 text-lg md:leading-8 break-words\">Ann explained the STI is &#8220;very common&#8221; within the adult film industry, saying &#8220;So it&#8217;s one of these things that most people don&#8217;t know what to look for. And we had to train our makeup artists that when a new member of talent would show up, they would have to get naked in a window where there&#8217;s good light and they would inspect their body to see if they see any patches because it&#8217;s incredibly contagious.&#8221;<\/p>\n<p class=\"mb-4 text-lg md:leading-8 break-words\">During the podcast, Glanville&#8217;s co-host James Maas brought up other ongoing health issues for the reality star. Glanville has struggled for years and spent <a rel=\"nofollow\" target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/people.com\/brandi-glanville-face-parasite-8759671?_gl=1*19nmrd0*_ga*MTM3MjU2MTUzNy4xNzUzOTk2MDQ4*_ga_DK3GDWHWJH*czE3Nzk2NTE1NjIkbzk1JGcxJHQxNzc5NjUxNzAwJGo0NSRsMCRoMA..\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\" data-ylk=\"elm:link;elmt:article_link;slk:thousands of dollars;itc:0;sec:content-canvas\" data-yga=\"{&quot;yLinkElement&quot;:&quot;context_link&quot;,&quot;yModuleName&quot;:&quot;content-canvas&quot;,&quot;yLinkText&quot;:&quot;thousands of dollars&quot;}\" class=\"link \">thousands of dollars<\/a> trying to determine the cause for a multitude of health issues including facial disfigurement, eventually learning <a rel=\"nofollow\" target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/ew.com\/brandi-glanville-reveals-what-caused-her-facial-parasite-11909421\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\" data-ylk=\"elm:link;elmt:article_link;slk:she got a facial parasite due to her ruptured breast implants;itc:0;sec:content-canvas\" data-yga=\"{&quot;yLinkElement&quot;:&quot;context_link&quot;,&quot;yModuleName&quot;:&quot;content-canvas&quot;,&quot;yLinkText&quot;:&quot;she got a facial parasite due to her ruptured breast implants&quot;}\" class=\"link \">she got a facial parasite due to her ruptured breast implants<\/a> that caused silicone to leak into her body.<\/p>\n<p class=\"mb-4 text-lg md:leading-8 break-words\">&#8220;Knocking the silicone out really helped. You could see it. It was like night and day,&#8221; Maas said of Glanville. &#8220;Just seeing her like in the last six weeks, like not having silicon leaking into your body, it&#8217;s like seeing someone go from gray to color again.&#8221;<\/p>\n<p class=\"mb-4 text-lg md:leading-8 break-words\"><strong><em>Get your daily dose of entertainment news, celebrity updates, and what to watch with our <\/em><\/strong><a rel=\"nofollow\" target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/ew.com\/ew-dispatch-newsletter-11812417\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\" data-ylk=\"elm:link;elmt:article_link;slk:EW Dispatch newsletter;itc:0;sec:content-canvas\" data-yga=\"{&quot;yLinkElement&quot;:&quot;context_link&quot;,&quot;yModuleName&quot;:&quot;content-canvas&quot;,&quot;yLinkText&quot;:&quot;EW Dispatch newsletter&quot;}\" class=\"link \"><strong><em>EW Dispatch newsletter<\/em><\/strong><\/a><strong><em>.<\/em><\/strong><\/p>\n<figure class=\"relative mb-4\">\n<div class=\"relative\"><img alt=\"Brandi Glanville shares photos of facial disfigurementCredit: Brandi Glanville\/X\" loading=\"lazy\" width=\"368\" height=\"480\" decoding=\"async\" data-nimg=\"1\" class=\"rounded-lg\" style=\"color:transparent\" src=\"https:\/\/s.yimg.com\/ny\/api\/res\/1.2\/so7yv2y1Lzv9fmx6mEbIxQ--\/YXBwaWQ9aGlnaGxhbmRlcjt3PTcwNTtoPTkyMDtjZj13ZWJw\/https:\/\/media.zenfs.com\/en\/entertainment_weekly_785\/60a0d6ffab600103cec1faad76547b5b\"\/><\/div><figcaption class=\"relative text-sm mt-1 pr-2.5\">\n<p><i>Brandi Glanville shares photos of facial disfigurement<br \/>Credit: Brandi Glanville\/X<\/i><\/p>\n<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<p class=\"mb-4 text-lg md:leading-8 break-words\">A sonogram revealed the dangerous leak, <a rel=\"nofollow\" target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/ew.com\/brandi-glanville-reveals-what-caused-her-facial-parasite-11909421\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\" data-ylk=\"elm:link;elmt:article_link;slk:Glanville said in February.;itc:0;sec:content-canvas\" data-yga=\"{&quot;yLinkElement&quot;:&quot;context_link&quot;,&quot;yModuleName&quot;:&quot;content-canvas&quot;,&quot;yLinkText&quot;:&quot;Glanville said in February.&quot;}\" class=\"link \">Glanville said in February.<\/a><\/p>\n<p class=\"mb-4 text-lg md:leading-8 break-words\">&#8220;The woman [who] did the sonogram was like, &#8216;Brandi, you need to get those out yesterday. She&#8217;s like, &#8216;You have a slow leak in your left [implant] and your right [implant] is completely ruptured, and it&#8217;s in all of your lymph nodes under both arms,&#8221; Glanville shared.<\/p>\n<p class=\"mb-4 text-lg md:leading-8 break-words\">Having seen over 20 doctors to address her medical issues, Glanville expressed she&#8217;s &#8220;scared to death&#8221; over learning the root cause.<\/p>\n<p class=\"mb-4 text-lg md:leading-8 break-words\">&#8220;It&#8217;s something that I could die from if I hadn&#8217;t figured it out,&#8221; she said.<\/p>\n<p class=\"mb-4 text-lg md:leading-8 break-words\">Watch Brandi Glanville&#8217;s full conversation on <em>Brandi Glanville Unfilltered <\/em>above.<\/p>\n<p class=\"mb-4 text-lg md:leading-8 break-words\">Read the original article on <a rel=\"nofollow\" target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/ew.com\/rhobh-alum-brandi-glanville-thinks-she-contracted-sexually-transmitted-ringworm-11983077\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\" data-ylk=\"elm:link;elmt:article_link;slk:Entertainment Weekly;itc:0;sec:content-canvas\" data-yga=\"{&quot;yLinkElement&quot;:&quot;context_link&quot;,&quot;yModuleName&quot;:&quot;content-canvas&quot;,&quot;yLinkText&quot;:&quot;Entertainment Weekly&quot;}\" class=\"link \">Entertainment Weekly<\/a><\/p>\n<\/div>\n<p><em> \u2018 The preceding article may include information circulated by third parties \u2019 <\/em><\/p>\n<p><em> \u2018 Some details of this article were extracted from the following source www.yahoo.com \u2019 <\/em><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Key Points Brandi Glanville shared on her podcast she thinks she recently contracted &#8220;sexually transmitted ringworm.&#8221; &#8220;I knew nothing about it,&#8221; Glanville said of having to learn about the sexually transmitted infection. The former Real Housewives of Beverly Hills star has gone public about a plethora of health issues that were caused by damaged breast [&hellip;]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":2,"featured_media":2430697,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"om_disable_all_campaigns":false,"_jetpack_memberships_contains_paid_content":false,"jnews-multi-image_gallery":[],"jnews_single_post":[],"jnews_primary_category":[],"jnews_social_meta":[],"footnotes":""},"categories":[25177],"tags":[324665,332689,476700],"class_list":["post-2430696","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-celebrities","tag-brandi-glanville","tag-health-issues","tag-sexually-transmitted-infection"],"jetpack_featured_media_url":"https:\/\/celebrity.land\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/05\/The-Real-Housewives-of-Beverly-Hills-alum-Brandi-Glanville-thinks.jpeg","jetpack_sharing_enabled":true,"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/celebrity.land\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/2430696","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/celebrity.land\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/celebrity.land\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/celebrity.land\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/2"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/celebrity.land\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=2430696"}],"version-history":[{"count":1,"href":"https:\/\/celebrity.land\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/2430696\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":2430698,"href":"https:\/\/celebrity.land\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/2430696\/revisions\/2430698"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/celebrity.land\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/2430697"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/celebrity.land\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=2430696"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/celebrity.land\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=2430696"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/celebrity.land\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=2430696"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}