Adrienne Maloof remains proud of her three boys who have suddenly become young men.
“They’re all in college now, so I’m an empty nester,” Maloof, 63, exclusively told Us Weekly while hosting the “It’s Up to Us” women’s health event on Saturday, May 3. “I have [Christian] going to USC, [Colin] in Dallas, [Gavin] is in San Diego so they’re all over the place, but they’re doing wonderful.”
For the first three seasons of The Real Housewives of Beverly Hills, viewers watched Maloof and Dr. Paul Nassif raise their young kids. Although the couple split in 2012, they have been able to remain on friendly terms as their kids turn into adults.
“Paul and I are coparenting. We’re actually friends,” Maloof explained to Us. “We’re better friends than we were probably married, but we’re raising three boys and we have to figure it out because that’s what you got to do. You have to for the sake of your kids. But we’re friends. We’re very good friends.”
Together, they can’t help but celebrate their children’s accomplishments as they venture out into the real world.
According to Maloff, Gavin, 22, is interested in the movie industry and had the opportunity to work on Kevin Costner’s film Horizons. As for her 19-year-old twins, they are interested in business and finance.
“They’re working hard because Paul and I are very strict about hard work,” she explained. “They got to work too. I don’t mind giving them nice things, but they gotta work for it too. We’re blessed to have good kids. They’re on their own. I’m very proud of them. I couldn’t be more proud.”
Maloof even had the opportunity to visit USC and experience a glimpse of Christian’s life as a fraternity brother. When visiting her son’s house, the businesswoman quickly realized she wasn’t in Beverly Hills anymore.
“I went in there to an event and said, ‘Come on, you guys really live like this?’ I couldn’t believe it,” she said with a laugh. “He said, ‘I told you, mom, not to use the bathroom in here.’ And I go, ‘Where am I supposed to use the bathroom?’”
When she’s not visiting her sons, Maloof is using her platform to raise awareness on women’s health issues.
On Saturday, the Bravo star lent her support to Kristen Dahlgren’s Cancer Vaccine Coalition, which aims to fast-track breast cancer vaccine research. According to Maloof, the cause is something everyone can get behind.
“Within one week, I’ve had three friends diagnosed with breast cancer. One out of eight women are being diagnosed with breast cancer,” she told Us. “It’s unbelievable numbers.”
Maloof partnered with Dr. Keith Black, who is the head of neurology at Cedars-Sinai, to help introduce his new technology that can help detect cancer in real time.
“There’s no guessing anymore. When a surgeon goes in and is cutting, they can actually see where the cancer is so they don’t have to repeat a surgery,” she explained. “It’s never been done before and it’s amazing. It’s a miracle. We have to spread the news because people have to know there’s access to that. There’s always hope. Hope is everything.”
