COMING CLEAN

‘Real Housewife’ Speaks Out for First Time Since Prison Release

“I should have done things differently. I should have been more diligent,” the star said.

Real Housewives of Salt Lake City star Jen Shah says she is “deeply remorseful” for her actions in her first interview after being released from a three-year stint in federal prison. “I should have done things differently. I should have been more diligent. I am deeply remorseful and sorry for my actions and my part. I take full responsibility,” Shah said in an interview with People Wednesday. The 52-year-old was arrested in March 2021, live on the Bravo reality TV show, for defrauding the elderly in a nine-year-long telemarketing scam that made millions from more than 1,000 victims. She was initially sentenced to 6 and a half years but was granted an early release in December 2025. She is set to serve out the remainder of her term on house arrest. Shah said that she didn’t know what she was getting into when approached with the opportunity. “I thought I was doing the right thing for the majority of the time. I was working under people who were running these companies,” Shah said. “My involvement in this conspiracy overlapped with my own personal pain,” Shah added, stating that the faulty business decisions occurred in tandem with her separation, the deaths of three close family members and her struggles with alcohol. Bravo host Andy Cohen shut down any rumors about Shah’s return to the reality TV show after her release. “I don’t think I could see Bravo working with her again,” Cohen said last year.