The previous Actual Housewives of Beverly Hills star took to her Brandi Glanville Unfiltered podcast Sunday the place she defended her determination to spend Christmas together with her ex, Eddie Cibrian, and his spouse, LeAnn Rimes.

“What was I gonna do?,” she requested listeners whereas explaining her determination. “Keep over right here in my home, be lonely throughout Christmas or go be with, like, my beloved kids and my in-laws who I am obsessive about and love?”

The fact star, who shares sons Mason, 21, and Jake, 17, with Cibrian, defined that she was placing her “youngsters first” by making the transfer, including that she did so whereas sustaining “the utmost respect for [her]self.”

“Sure occasions, I truly pat myself on the again and [say], like, ‘Oh, my lady. You are doing this on your boys,’” she defined, including that typically, “having two separate holidays f–ks youngsters up.”

She did nevertheless, acknowledge how ringing in Christmas with Cibrian, 51, and Rimes, 42, may appear “ridiculous” to some contemplating the couple’s romance started whereas she was nonetheless married to the actor.

“I do not know that it will be accomplished if it have been the opposite means round, if I had cheated and married and invited him over,” Glanville clarified.

She known as their celebration “pretty,” gushing, “I can step in there and never give a f–k so long as everybody’s comfortable and everybody’s in a single place and the youngsters are comfortable and we’re having an excellent time and the meals is nice.”

Glanville shared a gaggle photograph from the festive affair on Instagram the next day.

“Completely happy Christmas not my favourite search for my face,” she captioned the pic, referencing her facial disfigurement which she claims is because of a parasite. “however I felt ALL the love from my trendy household. Thanks Eddie & @leannrimes @masoncibrian @jakecibrian & the entire buddy’s & grandparents .”

Glanville and Cibrian have been married from 2001 to 2009, welcoming Mason and Jake in 2003 and 2007, respectively.

The Sundown Seashore actor met Rimes on the Northern Lights set in 2009, proposing to the singer the next yr. The duo tied the knot in April 2011 in Los Angeles.

Glanville has remained single since their break up, relationship on and off over time, although her latest facial disfigurement has led to her abstaining from intercourse for over a yr.

“I’ve locations to go, folks to make out with. I’ve not had intercourse since final October,” she admitted elsewhere on the podcast, including that she hopes it clears up quickly. “I have not kissed [or] made out with anybody. I have not socialized, actually.”