Shannon Beador of RHOC took a selfie with ex-husband David in front of their kids

A picture says more than 1000 words. Shannon Beador became candid about her recent encounter with her ex-husband David Beador earlier this month.

“I actually did an interview on The Quiet Woman [restaurant] of Tamra [Judge] And Taylor [Armstrong] And Jennifer [Pedranti] was there”, the Real Housewives of Orange County star, 59, said during an appearance on Tuesday June 6 SiriusXMs Jeff Lewis Live. “Directly after [Jennifer] left, I heard he came in so I went upstairs [to him] and I was like, ‘I’m not leaving your side until we get a picture for the kids,’ and he had a few cocktails and said, ‘Okay.’ So I took the picture.”

While talking about meeting her ex, 58, Shannon confessed that it had been “five years” since the last time she had spoken to David, despite him being in contact with their children. The couple – who filed for divorce after 17 years of marriage – share three daughters: Sophie, 21, and twins Stella and Adaline, both 18.

“So we took the picture and sent it to the kids, and it’s sad to say. They were so excited,” she recalls. “Sophie FaceTimed us saying, ‘Oh my God, is this for real?’ Than [David] said, ‘You know what? Fit. Post it. I need Instagram followers.” So I raced for the chance and then this is the sh-t that happens to me. There is a piece of green between my teeth and I have not even eaten anything green.”

The Bravo personality uploaded the duo’s sweet selfie via Instagram on Friday, June 2, and some of her RHOC costars commented on the photo. “Awe your girls will be happy 🔥,” Vicky Gunvalson replied. “I think I left too early 😳,” the 55-year-old Judge replied.

After taking the photo, the pair said their goodbyes and told Shannon about the awkward parting.

“As he left, he came over and I said, ‘David, don’t be so clumsy,’ and he leaned over to hug me,” she said. “I’m like, ‘No, I’m not asking you to give me a hug. Just like breathing and relaxing,’ and he reached out to shake my hand, and I kind of rolled my eyes. I got something like ‘have a nice evening.’”

When asked if she and her ex were in a good place after their unexpected reunion, Shannon teased that “time will tell”.

The reality star and the entrepreneur were married from 2000 to 2017. The former couple broke up after he cheated on her. Their divorce was only finalized in April 2019. As the exes navigated their new norm of co-parenting, their relationship hit the rocks in 2021 when David refused to allow Stella and Adaline to film episodes of the Bravo series with their mother.

Us weekly confirmed in August 2021 that the Girlfriends Guide to Divorce alum filed for an emergency injunction a month earlier to allow her twins to continue filming RHOC. Shannon claimed in her court documents that David refused to allow the girls’ participation for fear they would negatively refer to his now-estranged wife. Lesley Cookwith whom he shares 2-year-old daughter Anna Love.

A judge denied Shannon’s request before she and the Newport Beach resident reached an agreement that the girls could only film if Shannon’s lawyers paid David’s lawyers a sum of $6,938.