Erika Jayne, 48, defends her sex life and marriage with 80-year-old husband Tom Girardi

Erika Jayne was grilled about about her marriage with husband Tom Girardi on Wednesday’s episode of The Real Housewives of Beverly Hills.  

After co-star Garcelle Beauvais directly inquired about Jayne’s sex life with her 80-year-old husband, the 48-year-old reality star spluttered on her food but noted it was a common question. 

‘It’s ok, you know, people always ask that,’ she told Beauvais, 53. ‘They’re always like, ‘What’s going on?’ Is it 20-year-old f—king all day long? No.’ 

She quipped: ‘Not really. We got bills to pay.’ 

While speaking directly to the cameras in a confessional, the Roller Coaster singer seemed less than enthused to talk logistics of their 32-year-year age gap. 

‘I’m tired of having to justify my 20-year marriage. Go get a 20-year marriage and then come f**king talk to me,’ she remarked about being the younger woman that married ‘the wealthier, older man.’ 

While her husband has rarely appeared on the Bravo series for the past four seasons, on the same episode, he made his wife emotional for commending her accomplishments. 

The mother-of-one added: ‘Thank you for saying that. That’s all I’ve ever wanted.’ 

‘Thank you for being so supportive. I would not have this without you,’ she told her longtime love, who helped raise her now-adult son.   

‘That’s the one thing I loved most about Tom when my son was younger was that he welcomed him with open arms,’ she tearfully recalled.  ‘I’m very thankful. That’s my guy.’

In 2018, Erika spoke in more detail of how she keeps it ‘spicy’ with her second husband on Kandi Burruss’ show Kandi Koated Nights.

‘You talk, and you communicate and it changes and it peaks and it valleys and it changes and it’s cool. But as long as you’re communicating you’ll make it through,” Erika told the Real Housewives of Atlanta star.

While she says their intimacy isn’t ‘the same as it was in the beginning,’ they work to keep it alive with ‘compassion, love’ and empathy.