Overview
- On her May 21 Brandi Unfiltered podcast, Glanville said she suspects a fungal infection in her throat and asked guest Lisa Ann whether sexually transmitted ringworm is known in the adult industry.
- Glanville told listeners she thinks she contracted the infection from an unnamed recent partner who worked in adult entertainment or wrestling and described symptoms in her mouth and throat.
- She said multiple tests for common sexually transmitted infections came back negative, and no independent medical confirmation of a ringworm diagnosis has been made public.
- Reporting cites CDC guidance that newer strains of ringworm-related fungi, including Trichophyton mentagrophytes type VII, have been linked to close skin-to-skin and sexual contact and can be harder to diagnose and treat.
- The episode follows Glanville’s recent health saga—doctors previously linked her facial problems to ruptured breast implants and a parasite, she had explant surgery, and any new diagnosis could affect her ongoing care and treatment choices.