Southern Charm’s Naomie Olindo Recalls Being a ‘Swollen Sausage’ After Filming, Shares Mental Health and Wellness Tips

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It’s not all fun and games! Naomie Olindo broke down what it’s really like to film Southern Charm and the toll it took on her body ahead of season 8’s premiere.The 29-year-old reality star dished on how she balances the partying and drinking aspect of filming with a healthy lifestyle during the Monday, February 7, episode of the “Dabble Co.” podcast.“If you film four days a week, five days a week, most people drink while they’re filming because it’s already so awkward.

When you drink then you get hungrier,” Olindo revealed, calling herself a “swollen sausage” after shooting scenes for season 8. “It’s about trying to make up for it with other good habits.

I’m not going to not work out and then do three other bad things. It’s just balance.”The L’Abeye founder first appeared on the Bravo series during season 3 while she was dating castmate Craig Conover.

The pair’s ups and downs played out for multiple seasons ahead of their 2017 split. Olindo exited the show after season 6 in 2020, but Us Weekly exclusively confirmed in September 2021 that she was returning for the upcoming eighth season.On Monday, the Blueprint to Breakup cofounder dished on how she’s navigated the limelight for so long, revealing that she very rarely gets upset by strangers’ comments about her life.“There have been two times that I’ve been really hurt by something someone said and it was people that I knew personally,” she told the podcast listeners. “It crushed me.”Olindo — who is newly single after splitting from Metul Shah in July 2021 amid cheating allegations — also broke down how she stays in shape despite having such a hectic schedule.“I just adjust to whatever my lifestyle is at the time.