‘Real Housewives of Beverly Hills’: Spouse of ‘housewife’ kills himself

Taylor Armstrong from 'Real Housewives of Beverly Hills' husband commits suicide after she files for divorce. Photo via Bravo.

‘Real Housewives of Beverly Hills’ reality star Taylor Armstrong’s recently estranged husband whom she was in the process of going through a highly visible divorce (as chronicled in the high popular reality TV show on Bravo), has taken his life. The 47 year old husband, Russell Armstrong, was reported by TMZ to have left no suicide note after hanging himself in his Los Angeles home. Speculation over the reasons behind the suicide include his alleged financial crisis and pending divorce.

Sources close to the couple say that the financial stress, coupled with allegations on Taylor’s part that Russell had physically abused her all while having all their dirty laundry aired on national television may have been too much for Mr. Taylor. The couple have a 5 year old daughter, Kennedy, and according to Radar Online, friends say that Ms. Armstrong is having a hard time dealing with her husbands death and trying to to decide how to break the devastating news to their young daughter.

Mr. Taylor reportedly took his life by hanging himself. It is not currently known who found his body inside the bedroom of his Los Angeles home he lived with by himself, since he and his wife split.