Garcelle Beauvais has one son from a previous marriage and twin boys with her ex-husband

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The Real Housewives of Beverly Hills star first became a mom to Oliver Saunders, 32, in 1991 with her producer ex-husband Daniel Saunders, whom she divorced in 2000. The former NYPD Blue actress then married CAA agent Michael Nilon in 2001, and they welcomed twin boys Jax Joseph Nilon and Jaid Thomas Nilon, 17, in 2007. They divorced in 2011 after Beauvais discovered Nilon was having an affair. Beauvais told PEOPLE at the time, “My focus at this time is on my kids and healing the pain.”

In a blog post for PEOPLE in 2012, the Love Me As I Am author wrote about her dream of having kids.

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The former The Real co-host credits her kids with contributing to her “full life,” and says they’re part of the reason she’s in no rush to settle down. “I don’t want to just bring anybody in as a seat filler. I really want it to be the person. I feel like we put so much pressure on women to have a man, be married, have kids. Can we just live our lives?” she told PEOPLE in April 2022.

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“I had my first son, Oliver, when I was very young,” Beauvais previously shared. “I was modeling in New York when I met his dad. We immediately fell in love and got married after only two months. Crazy, right?! Two years later, Oliver appeared on the scene. He was the best 𝑏𝑎𝑏𝑦, so easy and happy. I took him everywhere with me — on photo shoots, on location, and he did so well on airplanes, too.”

Oliver began dabbling in rap music at age 10, later adopting the stage name Jayson Rose. He has also acted in a few TV shows, including appearing alongside his mom on The Jamie Foxx Show. However, music remained his passion — he later released a Blunts and Starbucks mixtape and performed with artists such as Talib Kweli, Dom Kennedy and others.

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In September 2022, however, Samantha accused Oliver of cheating on her with Vanderpump Rules star Raquel Leviss, among other women, while working at Lisa Vanderpump’s Vanderpump à Paris in Las Vegas, per Page Six. Oliver responded on Instagram, according to the outlet, writing, “I apologize for my Sons Mother Putting My Business Out There. We Are Getting Divorced.”

Viewers watched the drama play out during a March 2023 episode of Vanderpump Rules. Leviss met Oliver while on a girls’ trip to Las Vegas, and the pair ended up making out at a club. Beauvais later told Entertainment Tonight that she “couldn’t take” watching her kid kiss on national TV.

On both RHOBH and social media, Beauvais has repeatedly expressed how proud she is of Oliver for overcoming his struggles. “I love you so much! you have taught me just as much As I’ve taught you I am proud to be your mom and to see the man you’ve become,” she captioned a series of photos in February 2021.

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Being the son of a reality star in the spotlight hasn’t always been easy. On Aug. 24, 2022, Jax spoke out against harassment he’s received from RHOBH fans on Instagram, which Beauvais reposted to her Instagram Story.

Jax has since decided to no longer appear on RHOBH. Ahead of filming for season 14, he told Beauvais that the show was “too negative” for him.

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