[4] Glanville’s father actually worked three main jobs to support the family, including at a grocery store and a gas station.
[15][16] Glanville has worked for well-known fashion brands and designers, including Valentino, Versace, Chanel, Giorgio Armani, and Gucci.
[23][24] In 2011, Glanville appeared on the second season of the Bravo reality series The Real Housewives of Beverly Hills (RHOBH).
[38] In 2017, Glanville competed with Dean Sheremet on the FOX reality cooking series My Kitchen Rules,[39] where they finished in third place.
[40] In 2018, Glanville appeared as a houseguest on the American version of Celebrity Big Brother, on the series’ premiere season,[41] where she was the fifth person to be evicted, on Day 24.
She also appeared on the second season of Marriage Boot Camp: Reality Stars Family Edition with her father, Guy Glanville.
In 2022, Glanville was, reportedly, being considered for a return to the RHOBH (as part of a cast 'shake-up' for its thirteenth season), after the departures of veteran housewife Lisa Rinna and newcomer Sanela Diana Jenkins.
[1][44] Glanville was allegedly removed from filming after an altercation with original The Real Housewives of New Jersey alum Caroline Manzo.
"[45] People magazine also gave the book a positive review by writing: "Yet as crazy as she might come off here (and on TV), she's strangely relatable, like someone it would be really fun to have drinks with.
[56] Glanville's Sonoma County Chardonnay titled "Unfiltered Blonde" was launched in partnership with Rippey Wine Company in April 2015.
[63] In July 2013, Glanville and Charitybuzz organized a charity project auctioning off a chance to spend an entire day with her, valued at $10,000.
In December 2014, she promoted and encouraged the sales of Make-a-Wish Foundation's holiday cards on Facebook, Twitter and her official Bravo blog.
[73] In March 2018, Glanville, Carole Radziwill and Teresa Giudice participated in "An Evening With Celebrity Housewives" charity event at The Ridgefield Playhouse.
[74] Proceeds from the event's meet and greet tickets benefited actress Mariska Hargitay's Joyful Heart Foundation.
[77][78] The couple announced their separation in July 2009 when it was revealed Cibrian had begun an affair with country music singer LeAnn Rimes, after they appeared together in the movie Northern Lights.
[81][82] The circumstances surrounding the affair and divorce were a part of Glanville's book Drinking and Tweeting: And Other Brandi Blunders.
[88] In January 2024, Manzo filed a lawsuit against Bravo which alleged that around the time of the January 2023 incident, the network and its affiliated companies—Forest Productions, Warner Bros. Entertainment, NBCUniversal Media, Shed Media and Peacock TV— would "regularly ply the Real Housewives cast with alcohol, cause them to become severely intoxicated, and then direct, encourage and/or allow them to sexually harass other cast members because that is good for ratings.
"[89][90] Though Glanville was not named as a defendant, the lawsuit alleged she not only gave Manzo unwanted kisses, but also touched her thigh and "forcibly fondled" her genitalia and breasts after confronting her in a bathroom.