Jennifer Davis-Long Explains 'Friend' Role On 'RHOD' Season Five

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Jennifer Davis-Long was supposed to be featured on "The Real Housewives of Dallas" season five in a full-time role but due to what she describes as "personal issues," she was unable to move forward with the position. 

While appearing on "The Morning Toast" podcast weeks after the new episodes premiered, Davis-Long opened up about the weeks leading up to the January premiere of season five, explaining that when it came to her personal life, there were some things she wasn't willing to expose.

“I had some personal issues going on in my family that I didn’t want the public eye to see,” she revealed, according to a report from Monsters and Critics on February 17.

Although Davis-Long was unwilling to share certain things with the world, she told the podcast hosts that she was happy to have had the opportunity to film as much as she did during production on season five of hit Bravo reality series.

“I was grateful to film as much as I did and to be a friend of this year,” she continued.

According to Davis-Long, things went south with her marriage during production and because of that, she stepped back from the cameras to focus on her family. 

“There was stuff going on in our home, where my other half went to rehab, and everything just culminated when we were shooting,” Davis-Long explained.

Following the initial heartache of her drama with her former partner, Davis-Long said she and her ex were able to get to a better place in their relationship. 

“We’re co-parenting nicely, and things are moving forward, and the house is for sale,” she revealed. 

“Things happened in a way that surprised me, but it’s okay; I’m very grateful the show was filming at the time; it was a wonderful distraction,” Davis-Long went on. “Everyone struggles; it’s the human condition. I was dependent on alcohol for a really long time; I’ve been sober ten years."

Because she wasn't seen drinking on the show, Davis-Long made the decision to be public with her alcoholism.

“I just cannot drink alcohol; in so, I think being real and open is the only way to be authentic,” she added.

Although Davis-Long was forced to take on a reduced role for season five, fans did get to meet a new full-time cast member in Dr. Tiffany Moon, who quickly made waves with her feud with Kameron Westcott.

As fans may have seen, Moon joined the series as a friend of D'Andra Simmons in 2020.

To see more of Davis and her cast mates, don't miss new episodes of "The Real Housewives of Dallas" season five, which air this and every Tuesday night on Bravo at 9/8c.