It’s a question Emily Simpson It seems like this is what she’s been facing for years: Does her mother-in-law support her lifestyle?

The Real Housewives of Orange County mom touched on the topic in a 2019 episode Watch What Happens Live with Andy Cohen, when the eponymous host read a fan-submitted question about his source and Shane Simpson‘s income.

Emily responds to whispers that Shane’s parents are ‘welcoming’ his life

Emily, I heard that Shane’s family is financing your lifestyle. Is this true? the audience asked.

“Well, it’s no secret that Shane’s parents are very rich,” the Housewife replied. “And there are a lot of investments they have set up for it. “I never kept it a secret.”

Jennifer Pedranti reignites rumor about Emily and Shane’s money

‘Bank money’ rumors reignited this month after Emily got into a heated argument with her co-star Jennifer Pedranti. There was back and forth action in the first part of the game. RHOC 18th season reunion (November 7) When Emily talks about the legal drama surrounding Jennifer’s fiancée, Ryan Boyajian. Emily, a longtime attorney, claimed that she was investigating Ryan’s involvement in an alleged gambling scheme and that all the information she “read” did not align with Jennifer’s comments.

“Then I apologize,” Jennifer replied. “I read that your father-in-law finances your entire life.”

Although she didn’t immediately deny the claim, Emily took to Instagram a few days later. In an attempt to set the record straight.

“If my mother-in-law had ‘financed our lifestyle,’ I would be living MUCH larger than I am now,” she wrote in a Story. “I’d be on private jets Heather Dubrow. “They don’t.”

Emily thinks about how RHOC it affected her and Shane’s marriage

After saying “I do” in 2009, Shane and Emily welcomed three children together: a daughter named Annabelle and twin sons named Luke and Keller. Emily touched on her marriage During the BravoCon 2023 panel when asked how she and Shane managed to get over their televised marriage problems.

“You know, Shane and I just – I’m going to get emotional,” he said. “Our 15th anniversary is approaching in February (2024). We have been together for a long time. We are fundamentally and deeply connected to each other. We went through difficult years like everyone else in a 15-year marriage. And so it just so happens that the first two seasons that I filmed (RHOC), we weren’t in a great place. But I love him, I’m committed to him, and he feels the same about me. He’s an incredible father.”

Emily said RHOC It made her marriage “stronger” because it allowed her and Shane to look at themselves from a different perspective.

“I really look at myself and think: ‘Wow, I’m so hard to deal with,'” she said with a laugh. “It’s been a great learning tool for us to learn and grow from it.”