Scheana Shay recently released an excerpt from her new memoir, and this specific passage contained new intel about her former affair partner, Eddie Cibrian. According to this Vanderpump Rules alum, Eddie was her “weekly booty call.” And according to Eddie, as retold by Scheana, this man did not have a wife. Cue Scheana, falling hard and fast for Eddie, until her blissful rug got pulled out from underneath her.
Once Scheana realized that Eddie had a wife, their relationship of sorts came to an end. Shortly after, Scheana appeared on Season 1 of VPR, where she quickly became a semi-household name. Now that this series is receiving a reboot treatment from Bravo, Scheana is using her newly freed-up time to tell all via her new memoir, My Good Side. And this is what she had to say about her past affair with Eddie.
Scheana Shay had an affair with Eddie Cibrian while he was married to Brandi Glanville
Before Scheana became a Bravo star, she was working odd jobs around Hollywood, hoping to snag her big break into the industry. When she met Eddie while working at one of these gigs, her heart and her eyes said yes. And when rumors started claiming that he was married, his parts and his mouth said no. But, as Scheana later learned, Eddie was married, and his wife at that time was, Brandi Glanville.
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Brandi starred on multiple seasons of Real Housewives of Beverly Hills. At her side was Lisa Vanderpump, whom Scheana worked for at SUR. After her affair with Eddie ended, Lisa hosted an event on RHOBH, using Scheana as a server. It was here that Scheana encountered Brandi, who promptly called her out for her trysts with her then-husband, Eddie.
This move by Lisa was messy, but it served a purpose, as Lisa needed a proper way to draw their viewers in for her new spin-off series involving her chaotic staff at SUR. The title of RHOBH Season 3, Episode 8, was “Vanderpump Rules”. This episode then made a smooth segue into her pilot with the same namesake. When Episode 1 aired, Scheana was the only cast member we all knew, thanks to her confrontation on RHOBH with Brandi.
Hashtag, VPR all happened thanks to Scheana (and Lisa).
Scheana Shay’s book reveals more details on her affair with Eddie Cibrian
Eleven seasons of Vanderpump Rules later, production made Scheana and her cast clock out. Luckily for Scheana, they did not destroy her timecard. So, she is now using it to clock in partially for another spin-off series, The Valley. She is also telling all about her former affair with Eddie in her memoir, My Good Side.
Entertainment Weekly just shared an exclusive excerpt from this memoir, detailing that when Scheana was 21, she snagged a job at a private cigar lounge and restaurant that Eddie frequented. Eddie was not wearing a wedding ring when they met. And as this timeline predated social media, Scheana had no idea that Eddie had a wife and children at home. Likewise, Scheana was broke, so she did not have a laptop to Google him, she noted.
Things between Scheana and Eddie heated up quickly. By 2006, things turned physical, with Scheana describing Eddie as her “weekly booty call” in her memoir. This cuddle buddy brazenly took Scheana out with his friends, not even flinching when paparazzi snapped images of them around town. Zero red flags were flying with Eddie, Scheana revealed, even though their only encounters took place on Tuesdays, immediately following her shift at the cigar lounge.
Scheana Shay dated Jesse Metcalfe after her fling with Eddie Cibrian
However, Scheana was young and not ready to commit, so when another actor caught her eye, she briefly jumped ship. Enter Jesse Metcalfe.
In 2007, Scheana started dating Jesse. He had just exited rehab. Therefore, Scheana chose sober beverages on their dates, as she wanted to support his journey with sobriety.
Jesse took Scheana “shopping at Neiman Marcus and told me to get whatever I wanted as a gift. I chose a pair of Marc Jacobs sunglasses that I have to this day. I could have asked for something much more expensive, like a Louis Vuitton bag, but I wanted to be respectful,” Scheana quipped. With Jesse, Scheana felt like she was “living a real-life fantasy,” Scheana further penned.
However, the pair eventually grew apart, and “later that summer, I fell right back into regularly hanging with Eddie.” Scheana and Eddie then grew serious. He helped her move and even met her mother, Scheana stressed. But one night, one of the members of the cigar lounge approached Scheana, telling her to be careful, as Eddie was married.
When Eddie came in, Scheana questioned him, and his answer was no. Eddie gaslit her, she explained. Yet, she “trusted him, so we continued hanging out,” she ended, giving no further tea from her memoir. But, as we all know, Eddie was also seeing LeAnn Rimes, who is now his wife.
Need more tea? You can preorder her memoir here.
