The former fashion stylist appeared on Thursday’s episode ofReality Life with Kate Caseyand opened up about Neilson, who died from aheart attackat the age of 49 last July.
“Annabelle was always slightly a tortured soul,” Stanbury, 43, said of her late friend.
“Actually, if I really think back to it, the show was not the right platform for someone like Annabelle,” Stanbury added. “Although you want people who have explosive personalities who maybe cope with life differently, you also don’t really want to have people who can’t cope with life. She didn’t have a coping mechanism when we would all have to talk behind her back, she didn’t understand it because she was always the cool girl at school. So something like this was very negative for her and such a very, very negative experience.”
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OnReality Life with Kate Casey,Stanbury also updated fans on life in Dubai, where she’s been living for the past few years.
“It is home,” Stanbury said. “Dubai is something. The weather is so shiny and lovely. Everything’s so easy in the house. I live in an oasis. The lifestyle is so lovely there. People are so warm, because Dubai didn’t exist ‘til 45 years ago, so everyone there has moved there and taken a risk to be there. It’s so much more forward than you think, culturally. We were only meant to be there a couple of years. We’re at almost three now.”
Since moving, Stanbury has had a wealth of new career opportunities — including working as the face of a beauty and healthcare brand as well as hosting a weekly podcast.
“I looked at it as a fresh start,” she said of the move, stressing that she can’t see herself going back to London. “What a new chapter I’ve had. … In Dubai, I am the new girl in town!”
source: people.com
