Shannon Storms Beador
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| Born | Shannon Marion Storms (1964-03-25) March 25, 1964 (age 60)
Los Angeles, California, U.S.
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| Nationality | American |
| Education | University of Southern California (BS)[1] |
| Occupation | Television personality |
| Known for | The Real Housewives of Orange County |
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(m. 2000; div. 2019) |
| Children | 3 |
Shannon Marion Storms Beador (/ˌbəˈdɔːr/ bə-DORR, née Storms; born March 25, 1964) is an American reality television personality, best known for a starring role as a housewife in the Bravo reality television series The Real Housewives of Orange County. In 2014, Storms Beador joined for the ninth season of the show, and has appeared as a main cast member on all subsequent seasons.[2][3]
Storms Beador joined The Real Housewives of Orange County in its ninth season, which aired from April to September 2014.[4] She has appeared as a main cast member on all subsequent seasons, making her the third longest running Orange County housewife- following Vicki Gunvalson and Tamra Judge. After the departure of Gunvalson and Judge following the show's fourteenth season, she became the longest serving current cast member.[5]
In 2018, Storms Beador launched a frozen food line, Real for Real cuisine, which made its QVC debut on April 18 that year.[6] On January 31, 2021, she launched the website for Real for Real with the supplement 'Lemon-Aid Daily'.[7][8]
In 2000, Storms Beador married contractor David Beador.[9] In June 2015, the premier of the tenth seasonofThe Real Housewives of Orange County saw Storms Beador reveal that her husband had had an eight month affair with another woman.[10][11] The couple eventually separated in 2017, and their divorce was finalized in 2019.[12] Storms Beador was awarded $1.4 million in the divorce settlement.[13]
Storms Beador and her three daughters contracted COVID-19 in July 2020.[14][15] Her experience with the virus was detailed in the fifteenth seasonofThe Real Housewives of Orange County, which was filming at the time.[16]
In September of 2023, Shannon was arrested for a DUI Hit and Run to which she subsequently pleaded no contest. She was sentenced to probation and community service.[17]
