Golnesa “GG” Gharachedaghi is engaged on downsizing as she begins a brand new yr on actuality TV.
“I did reduce the quantity of weed I used to be buying. I’d say it’s lower than $3,000 now per 30 days,” GG, 44, solely shared with Us Weekly earlier than the Thursday, January 8, sequence premiere of The Valley: Persian Model. “I depend on hashish for my well being. I depend on it for psychological calmness, for lots of issues, and I’m OK with it. It’s a pure substance.”
The previous Shahs of Sundown star added that she’s “not likely” consuming alcohol anymore. As a substitute, she’s selecting to spend her cash on authorized weed.
Throughout the first episodes of Bravo’s latest actuality present, GG was put within the scorching seat about her funds and her must downsize.
“I do know that Golnesa needs to bury her head within the sand and faux that the issues aren’t there,” Mercedeh “MJ” Javid mentioned in a confessional interview. “However that’s not adulting, sis.”
Earlier than viewers — and costars — come for her lavish life-style, GG confirmed she downsized from six bedrooms to 5 bedrooms.
“I’m comfortable,” she advised Us. “It’s a little bit arduous. You gotta match all the garments into the rooms and stuff. However we’re in an excellent neighborhood, an excellent college. My yard is gigantic, so I’ve these two big Rottweilers that get to simply roam throughout. It’s nice.”
After studying that her spending was a scorching subject of dialog, GG mentioned she did some considering and realized that she wanted to make a change.
Golnesa “GG” Gharachedaghi Shayan Asgharnia/Bravo
“I might be trustworthy with you. Listening to how a lot I used to be spending, once I mentioned that out loud — as a result of I needed to truly do the mathematics in my mind on how a lot I used to be spending — I used to be like, ‘Oh, wow,’” GG advised Us. “I can have a complete completely different different mortgage if I wished. It was good to listen to that.”
In a novel manner, GG — who made her actuality TV debut on Shahs of Sundown in 2012 — argued that being on a actuality present is the most effective remedy.
“You hear your self otherwise you watch your self and also you’re like, ‘Oh, my gosh.’ I simply wasn’t anticipating my credit score and whatnot to be introduced up,” she mentioned. “After I employed Reza [Farahan] to be my agent, I didn’t assume that my credit score was going to be a subject of dialogue in a good friend’s group of individuals. These are all my buddies.”
Whereas The Valley: Persian Model guarantees loads of drama amongst GG’s good friend group, she is thrilled to be again filming with a few of her closest friends after Shahs of Sundown mentioned goodbye in 2021.
“Reza and I bought very shut. I really feel like as quickly because the cameras went down, we didn’t have an excuse for forcing a friendship, and we grew to become buddies naturally,” GG mentioned. “We began touring and doing so many enjoyable issues collectively.”
Whereas GG should have her ups and downs with MJ, the previous years have been a optimistic change.
“She’s positively popping out of that shell,” GG teased, “and regaining herself and her friendships and all that.”
The Valley: Persian Model airs on Bravo Thursdays at 9 p.m. ET. Stream previous episodes anytime on Peacock.
