‘WWHL’: Meredith Marks Says Heather Gay Has Shown More ‘Blind Loyalty’ to Jen Shah Than Lisa Barlow

Meredith Marks weighs in Heather Gay And Jen Shah‘s once close friendship.

The Real Housewives of Salt Lake City star joined actor Adam Pally and host Andy Cohen at the Bravo Clubhouse for Wednesday night’s episode of the Watch what happens live: after the show, where a virtual fan asked if Gay has shown more “blind loyalty” to Shah or Lisa Barlow.

“I mean, Jen Shah,” Marks replied without much hesitation. “I don’t think her loyalty to Lisa was blind loyalty. They had conflicts for years.”

Gay served as Shah’s ride-or-die friend for many years. Not only did she believe Shah was innocent amid her legal troubles, but she also refused to name her as the alleged cause of her black eye in The Real Housewives of Salt Lake City Season 3.

However, Shah’s guilty verdict put a damper on their friendship. In 2023, Shah was sentenced to six and a half years in prison after pleading guilty to conspiracy to commit wire fraud surrounding her involvement in a telemarketing scheme targeting the elderly.

“I was labeled ride-or-die because I had a friend who looked at me and told me she was innocent,” Gay said. We weekly shortly after Shah’s conviction. “Now my focus is on the victims and her family and the collateral damage of this crime that she perpetuated and admitted to perpetuating. And I just hope that everyone can be healed.”

Gay also revealed during the season 4 finale that Shah was the one who allegedly gave her a black eye the year before. However, Shah vehemently denied the accusation in a statement released from prison.

Shah’s prison sentence was recently reduced for the second time, making her new expected release date December 19, 2027.

Barlow told it from her side Entertainment tonight whether she could ever imagine Shah returning to the hit franchise.

“Anything can happen,” she said. “Like anything can happen. I mean, I feel like she did so much damage that it would be a liability. But I mean, I’m not the one making those decisions. She told me and Meredith that she would like to reconnect with us when she gets out of prison.

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