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Meredith Marks recently validated some claims made by Monica Garcia about a fellow cast member on the popular reality series, Real Housewives of Salt Lake City. During a candid discussion on Tamra Judge and Teddi Mellencamp’s podcast, she addressed these revelations and more, shedding light on some behind-the-scenes drama and her own experiences on the show.

Monica, 42, had previously implied that one of her co-stars had been hospitalized due to alcohol poisoning, insisting that this incident remain unaired. Meredith, 54, confirmed this account and took the opportunity to highlight what she sees as the hypocrisy among the cast members. She expressed her frustration over the double standards, noting how the incident was kept under wraps while she had become the target of various allegations throughout the season.

Speaking on the January 12 episode of Two Ts in a Pod, Meredith stated, “I can’t speak to whether a stomach was pumped or not because I have no idea on that part, but somebody was taken to the hospital from drinking.” Her comments underscore her dismay at how certain issues are handled differently on the show.

Meredith elaborated on her feelings, saying, “I do find it very interesting that that is completely something that we don’t see or talk about, yet these women can make these accusations on me all season long. It’s crazy to me.” Throughout season six, she had faced numerous accusations, including those related to drug use and alcoholism, which she believes were unfairly publicized.

After Tamra, 58, said she hoped that rumors of Meredith’s departure from RHOSLC were untrue, Meredith seemed to shut them down, saying, “I hope not too,” before admitting that starring on the series is “hard.”

“There’s so many positives, but then you say, ‘Why do I put myself through the negatives?’” she noted.

Throughout season six, Meredith was at odds with Heather. And as seen in the trailer for the upcoming reunion, Heather ultimately decided to end their friendship.

Looking back, Meredith recalled the drama surrounding Heather’s black eye, which she claimed to have gotten from Jen Shah, 52, after lying about the matter for over a year.

“Heather’s whole bone to pick with me this season was I said that she lied, which I actually … I said in the scene, ‘It was a mistake, I didn’t mean to say that,’ because I didn’t mean to call Heather a liar in that moment,” Meredith shared. “Now in retrospect, having seen everything, maybe things have changed a bit, but the big issue was her, me saying ‘you lied,’ when we know she lied about a black eye for years.”

According to Meredith, Heather actually got several people in trouble due to the drama surrounding her injury.

“She got a lot of people in a lot of trouble because of it,” she revealed. 

Continuing on, Meredith found it odd that Heather decided to call it quits with their relationship due to a misunderstanding.

“You’re going to end a friendship and stay on my case for two months screaming at me because I accidentally called you a liar?” she asked. “I didn’t even call you a liar. I accidentally said you lied.”

“Maybe I should’ve said it now, but I didn’t. That’s the funny part. She did lie,” she added.

Then, after noting that she wasn’t in the loop with everything that had been said since she hadn’t been at all the cast meetings, Meredith said she initially gave Heather the benefit of the doubt.

“She did seem to be supportive of me,” she mentioned, detailing a phone call she had with Heather. “And then I think she didn’t like that I’m not doing what she says, just like she didn’t like it that I wouldn’t gang up on [Lisa Barlow]. She had asked me to do some other things on the phone that I chose not to do, that she should do on her own if she wants to do them, and I think she got mad I wouldn’t, and so this, again, more punishment.”

As for whether Heather was the “puppet master” of the cast, Meredith suggested that was only sometimes the case.

“I think there’s a lot of herd mentality that goes on on our show. Who is actually pulling the strings is tough to tell. In certain circumstances, yes, [but] I don’t know that I would say on the show in general,” she clarified.

Also on the podcast, Meredith confirmed where she stands with Monica.

“I didn’t have a problem with Monica really, until pretty much in Bermuda when she was trying to pin all that stuff on me that I just didn’t do. But it wasn’t just Monica,” she reasoned. “It was everybody, again, everyone’s like, ‘Let’s try to take down Meredith.’”

The Real Housewives of Salt Lake City season six airs Tuesdays at 8/7c on Bravo.