Heather Gay’s mysterious black eye on The Real Housewives of Salt Lake City was undoubtedly one of the most talked about topics in the show’s third season. Now, a few months after season three ended, Heather has accused Bravo of withholding footage of the black eye. Here are the details.
Heather Attends A Book Event

Heather has addressed her mysterious black eye on varying occasions, and recently, she spoke about it again at a book event.
Heather Says She Got Bad Edit From Black Eye Story Line
However, this time around, the Bad Mormon: A Memoir author’s words were borne out of the belief that she got a bad edit in regards to the black eye storyline that played out in season three.
The Video Is Shared On TikTok
A TikTok user captured the moment the reality TV shared her thoughts and posted them on the platform. The clip showed Heather addressing an inquiring fan about the edit.
Heather Calls The Edit Messy And Weird
In the clip, the television personality said she believed the black eye edit was messy and weird, adding that a lot was happening outside the scene that “just didn’t track.”
Heather Tells The Fan She Blacked Out

Heather then pointed out why she had no idea about the black eye, noting that she blacked out while shrugging her shoulders.
Heather Accuses Bravo Of Withholding The Footage
However, although she claimed to be oblivious, Heather said there were cameras everywhere, and Bravo should have footage, but she didn’t know why they were withholding it.
Heather Appears With A Shiner
Earlier in RHOSLC season three, Heather left castmates in shock when she showed up with a left black eye after a late night of partying with Jen Shah and Meredith Marks.
Heather’s Black Eye Was A Constant Topic Of Discussion
The mark continued to be an ongoing topic of conversation for the rest of the season and on social media as Salt Lake City Housewives and fans debated what could have caused it.
Heather Doesn’t Know What Happened

While the debate continued, Heather’s story wavered throughout. The morning after she showed up with the shiner, the reality TV star said she knew what had happened.
Heather Waited For Someone To Come Forward
However, Heather refrained from spilling more details as she told her cousin, Whitney Rose, she was waiting for the person in the group to come forward.
Heather Remains Vague About The Incident
At the same time, the author was vague, telling others she couldn’t say for sure what happened and that she didn’t want to talk about it.
Heather Addresses The Black Eye
However, in the first part of the RHOSLC season three’s reunion, Heather was finally forced to address her mysterious black eye. Yet, she didn’t have any answers.
Heather Once Again Maintains Her Stance
During the show, Heather told Andy Cohen and her fellow co-stars that she didn’t know how she got the black eye, adding that she blacked out.
Heather Tries To Recall What Happened
The reality TV star further mentioned that she could not speak to anything other than she walked into her room, became unconscious temporarily, and woke up with the shiner.
Heather Was Hoping For Someone To Say Something
Heather then disclosed that she didn’t admit it outrightly because she thought someone knew what happened and would open up about it later.
Heather Remembers Some Things
The television personality told everyone that as the days progressed, she began remembering some things and was trying to put the truth together herself.
Heather Was Hoping For A Trigger
Heather also hoped that as she was on the show with cameras and cast, someone would give her the trigger to make her remember. But sadly, it never happened.
Bravo Launches Investigation
Later, it was revealed that Bravo launched an investigation, but it didn’t bring any other clarification, and Andy said there was no additional footage from that evening.
What Happened Remains A Mystery
So, till now, what happened to Heather remains a mystery. Meanwhile, fans still think the reality TV star knows details about what happened but has chosen to keep them under wraps.