‘RHOSLC’ Star Mary Cosby Cries As She Explains Why She And Her Son Opened Up About His Drug Struggles On TV

The Real Housewives of Salt Lake City star Mary Cosby is giving an update on her son, Robert Cosby Jr., who opened up about his struggles with drugs in a recent episode of the hit Bravo reality series.

Mary appeared on Wednesday night’s (Dec. 4) episode of Watch What Happens Live, where she told host Andy Cohen, “Robert is doing so good. I am so proud of him.”

“He did go to rehab. He stayed for a month. He completed it. He did an excellent job. He came out a new person,” she continued, adding that Robert Jr.’s wife “also went to rehab” and is “still in there.”

During the Nov. 27 episode of RHOSLC, Mary finally sat down with her 21-year-old son to understand why he had been acting differently. He ultimately revealed that he had started using drugs shortly after he turned 16 — and while he only used the “natural stuff” at first, he began taking Xanax regularly after someone offered it to him at a party.

“And then I started doing Xanax with acid. And then Molly with Xanax. Because I really liked Xanax so I’d mix it with everything,” Robert Jr. confessed to his mother, noting that he got to a point where he was taking 10 oxycodone pills at once and “couldn’t even feel it.” Robert Jr. also opened up about feeling suicidal, telling his mom that she was the only reason he didn’t take his own life.

Looking back on the heartbreaking moment, Cohen and actress Bridgett Everett praised Mary for how she handled the difficult conversation.

“I felt like your heart was laid bare, obviously, it’s your son. But, like, I just felt like everything you said was the right thing to say to him,” Everett told the reality star. “He could not have dreamt for better support. What you gave him was beautiful. It really was.”

According to Mary, she didn’t know how their chat was going to go.

“It wasn’t planned. We just came together, Robert and I, and I said, ‘We are gonna do this because we’re gonna help somebody,’” she said as she started to cry. “He didn’t plan what he was gonna say and I didn’t plan. I just said what I felt.”

Watch What Happens Live airs Sunday through Thursdays at 10 p.m. ET on Bravo. New episodes are available to stream the next day on Peacock.

If you or someone you know is struggling with substance abuse, call the SAMHSA National Helpline at 1-800-662-4357.

If you or someone you know are experiencing suicidal thoughts, call the Suicide and Crisis Lifeline 24 hours a day, 7 days a week at 988.