14-05-2025
Michelle Saniei Reveals What Kathy Hilton Told Her About Jesse Lally
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The Valley Michelle Saniei said Real Housewives of Beverly Hills' Kathy Hilton gave her a short piece of advice about Sanei's ex-husband Jesse Lally, who Saniei feels has changed in the years since they started dating.
The Context
Last year, viewers saw the demise of Sanei and Lally's marriage as they navigated going through therapy and seeing if they could repair a broken relationship. This season, viewers have watched the couple navigate the falling out of their divorce from co-parenting to relationships with other people and financial troubles in their relationship.
What to Know
On The Valley After Show on Tuesday, Sanei said Hilton gave her advice about Lally when the two ran into each other at an event.
"Some people just don't know how to deal with success," Saniei said Hilton told her.
Saniei attributed the change in Lally over the years to "money" and "success." She added that Lally was a "homebody" who wasn't interested in going out and then when their daughter was born he was "always gone."
During Tuesday's episode, Saniei and Lally got into an argument at a group wine tasting, where Saniei criticized Lally for spreading a rumor that she was an escort. She said she had proof that people were sending Lally money and asked, "Why is a gay guy sending you money?"
Michelle Saniei Lally arrives at the Fashion Show For Sutton Stracke's "The Sutton Green Label Brand 'Capsule Collection'" at The Godfrey Hotel Hollywood on July 22, 2024 in Los Angeles, California. Kathy Hilton arrives at...
Michelle Saniei Lally arrives at the Fashion Show For Sutton Stracke's "The Sutton Green Label Brand 'Capsule Collection'" at The Godfrey Hotel Hollywood on July 22, 2024 in Los Angeles, California. Kathy Hilton arrives at the An Unforgettable Evening at The Beverly Hilton on April 28, 2025 in Beverly Hills, California. More
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On the after-show, Lally said it wasn't a "huge" amount of money and was from one of the 50 guests the couple had at their wedding.
"She's just trying to do something again, so everybody hates me," Lally said on The Valley After Show.
Saniei also accused Lally of spending all of the couple's money and called him "broke" in a confessional interview during Tuesday's episode.
Lally told Us Weekly that the couple, who worked together in real estate, "lived a really great life and continue to live that life." He added that the real estate market slowed down in 2023 and 2024 so they're "both really at fault" for the decline in their financial situation.
What People Are Saying
Saniei, on The Valley After Show when asked why she married Lally: "He was very different when I met him. He was nothing like today. He was very simple actually and lived in a small one-bedroom apartment ... and he would always have me over and cook for me ... he was very different, and I fell in love with him because we grew together."
Lally on The Valley After Show: "We used to do fun stuff ... I got to bring her to the Hamptons for the first time and got her to Europe for the first time ... and we were really intimate and sweet and very rarely fought."
What's Next
As The Valley continues its season, the feud between Lally and Saniei is expected to remain a central plotline. Saniei's boyfriend is likely to continue to be seen on the show, while Lally's girlfriend will remain off screen, as part of a mutual agreement between the couple.
