Golnesa “GG” Gharachedaghi is embracing a lifestyle shift as she kicks off another year in the realm of reality television.

“I’ve cut back on my cannabis spending, now keeping it under $3,000 a month,” GG, 44, exclusively revealed to Us Weekly ahead of the Thursday, January 8, debut of The Valley: Persian Style. “Cannabis is crucial for my health—it brings me psychological peace and benefits me in many ways, and I’m comfortable with that because it’s a natural product.”

The ex-Shahs of Sunset personality mentioned that she has mostly given up alcohol, opting instead to allocate her funds towards legally purchasing cannabis.

In the premiere episodes of Bravo’s latest reality series, GG faced scrutiny regarding her financial choices and her decision to scale back.

This group of Persian friends is trading the glitz of Beverly Hills for a more laid-back lifestyle in The Valley: Persian Style. The show features Shahs of Sunset alumni, including Reza Farahan, Mercedeh “MJ” Javid, and Golnesa “GG” Gharachedaghi, as they embark on a new adventure in this fresh chapter of their lives.

“I know that Golnesa wants to bury her head in the sand and pretend that the problems aren’t there,” Mercedeh “MJ” Javid said in a confessional interview. “But that’s not adulting, sis.”

Before viewers — and costars — come for her lavish lifestyle, GG confirmed she downsized from six bedrooms to five bedrooms.

“I’m happy,” she told Us. “It’s a little hard. You gotta fit all the clothes into the rooms and stuff. But we’re in a great neighborhood, a great school. My backyard is gigantic, so I have these two huge Rottweilers that get to just roam all around. It’s great.”

After learning that her spending was a hot topic of conversation, GG said she did some thinking and realized that she needed to make a change.

“I will be honest with you. Hearing how much I was spending, when I said that out loud — because I had to actually do the math in my brain on how much I was spending — I was like, ‘Oh, wow,’” GG told Us. “I can have a whole different other mortgage if I wanted. It was nice to hear that.”

In a unique way, GG — who made her reality TV debut on Shahs of Sunset in 2012 — argued that being on a reality show is the best therapy.

“You hear yourself or you watch yourself and you’re like, ‘Oh, my gosh.’ I just wasn’t expecting my credit and whatnot to be brought up,” she said. “When I hired Reza [Farahan] to be my agent, I didn’t think that my credit was going to be a topic of discussion in a friend’s group of people. These are all my friends.”

While The Valley: Persian Style promises plenty of drama amongst GG’s friend group, she is thrilled to be back filming with some of her closest pals after Shahs of Sunset said goodbye in 2021.

“Reza and I got very close. I feel like as soon as the cameras went down, we didn’t have an excuse for forcing a friendship, and we became friends naturally,” GG said. “We started traveling and doing so many fun things together.”

Reza Farahan is ready to reveal what the Shahs of Sunset cast really thinks of his new Bravo show. “Lilly Ghalichi, who you may remember from seasons 2 and 3, has been unbelievably supportive and amazing,” Reza, 52, exclusively shared with Us Weekly at the launch party for Mauricio Umansky’s partnership with fashion brand ARI. […]

While GG may still have her ups and downs with MJ, the past years have been a positive change.

“She’s definitely coming out of that shell,” GG teased, “and regaining herself and her friendships and all that.”

The Valley: Persian Style airs on Bravo Thursdays at 9 p.m. ET. Stream old episodes anytime on Peacock.