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Was The Real Housewives of Orange County's David In Love With His Mistress? Shannon Reveals the Truth

Exclusive! David says he would've revealed his affair if Shannon didn't catch him

By Chris Harnick Oct 05, 2015 9:00 PMTags

The Real Housewives of Orange County's Shannon Beador continues to lay it all on the table about her husband's infidelity. Shannon and husband David sat down with Andy Cohen for a Watch What Happens Live, no-holds-barred interview about the affair and how they sought out (and continue to do) to rebuild their marriage after the cheating.

"I thought I was in love with her, yes," David told Andy in the special airing Monday, Oct. 5 at 11 p.m. on Bravo. And how does that make Shannon feel? "Not good, not good," she said. Can you blame her?

The couple are working through everything now, but it almost wasn't the case. Shannon discovered the affair, prompting David to come clean. But he wasn't immediately making amends. David told Andy he would've come clean about the affair if Shannon hadn't discovered hotel receipts and picked up on his behavior.  And Shannon believes that. "I do because he was ready to leave me," she said in the clip above.

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Shannon joined the cast of Bravo's The Real Housewives of Orange County last season and put her marriage on display, cracks and all. David's affair took place while cameras were rolling on the couple. Now in her second season on the show, Shannon said she decided to show her martial problems to let others know they're not alone. "The decision was not an easy one. But after much counseling and discussions with our children, we thought that we would tell our story with the hope that other couples who have faced similar heartbreak can repair and restore their marriage like David and I are doing," she wrote in her Bravo blog.

The Real Housewives of Orange County airs Monday, Oct. 5 at 9 p.m. Ladies of London follows at 10 p.m. and Shannon and David's Watch What Happens Live special airs at 11 p.m. on Bravo.

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