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Taylor Armstrong Reveals How She's Changed Since #RHOBH

"The years that I filmed the Real Housewives I didn't get to be myself. I was just a shadow of a human being."

By Jordan Upmalis

A lot has changed for Taylor Armstrong since her time on The Real Housewives of Beverly Hills.  

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Now happily married to John Bluher for over a year, Taylor is opening up about the woman she’s become. "It's the first time in my life that I've been exactly who I want to be," she told Oprah Where Are They Now. "I said to John when we got married, I said, 'I can't change anymore. You have to love me exactly the way that I am.' Because I changed so much... Now, I've actually become the girl that I wanted to be. And I'm going to stay there." Taylor also described what she's learned in her second marriage: "I've come to realize that I deserve to be respected and cherished and loved." 

Her only regret? That fans weren’t able to see the true Taylor during her time on RHOBH. "The years that I filmed the Real Housewives, I didn't get to be myself. I was just a shadow of a human being," she revealed. "I wish that people could see how much I love to laugh and how much fun I love to have, and that I have my own opinions. All of the things I [was] holding inside during those years are back."

Taylor made an appearance on RHOBH last season, and hinted in May that she wouldn’t be completely opposed to returning to the show. So what can we expect from her if that ever happens? "I laugh as loud as I want to now, I don't ever keep my words to myself," she said. "I get to be exactly who I want to be. Every day."

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