<p>It really is “XXPEN$IVE” to be Erika Jayne</a>.</p><br /><p>While appearing on The Wendy Williams Show</a> Tuesday, the Real Housewives of Beverly Hills star confirmed the rumor that she drops $40K a month to afford her “expensive” lifestyle.</p><br /><p>“That is true,” she told Wendy. “You know, it can get there for sure.”</p><br /><p>So, how does a single person spend a year’s salary in just 30 days?</p><br /><p>“If you want to look good it’s hair, it’s makeup, it’s wardrobe, and then those people that help facilitate that,” Erika dished. “They’re not cheap.”</p><br /><p>As RHOBH fans know, the performer turned reality star turned author, who’s currently on a book tour promoting her new memoir Pretty Mess</a>, spares no expense when it comes to her extravagant lifestyle.</p><br /><p>From dripping herself in all things high-fashion to traveling internationally with her entire glam squad, Miss Erika J lives the life some only dream of.</p><br /><p>But it wasn’t always that way.</p><br /><p>“I was just a middle-class kid from Atlanta,” she told Wendy. “But, in 89’ I moved to [New York]. I had just graduated high school. I wanted to be a performer. I wanted to sing and dance.”</p><br /><p>While pursuing her dream she met her first husband, who is also the father of her only child.</p><br /><p>“I met the hot DJ at the club and he was irresistible,” she said. “We got married – St. Patrick’s Cathedral – right here on 5th Ave.”</p><br /><p>While the marriage didn’t work out it ultimately led her to move to Hollywood where she met her second husband — high-power attorney, Tom Girardi — which she confessed did not happen by accident.</p><br /><p>“You don’t [just bump into a millionaire],” Erika confessed. “You put yourself in those places. I was a cocktail waitress in a restaurant in Beverly Hills and he was my customer for a year and we developed a friendship before we ever went out on a date.”</p><br /><p>She added, “I know it’s totally cliché but 19 years later, married 18, you know.”</p><br /><p>And the rest is history!</p><br /><p>To watch a clip of Erika’s tell-all interview, click the video above! </p><br /><p>What do you think about Erika’s 40K a month spending habit? Sound off in the comments! </p><br /><p>The post Just How Expensive Is It To Be Erika Jayne? $40K A Month JUST For Beauty And Clothes!</a> appeared first on OK! Magazine</a>.</p><br />
