A little too much reality! Joyce Giraud's Beverly Hills home is burgled and the former Real Housewife watches it unfold live on her smartphone
Former Real Housewives Of Beverly Hills star Joyce Giraud got a real life dose of reality TV when a burglar broke into her home while she was away on vacation.
Giraud, 40, was able to watch the whole thing go down on her smartphone after an employee inside the residence raised the alarm and activated a surveillance system that in turn activated a phone app.
TMZ reported Saturday that the former beauty queen from Puerto Rico watched as the LAPD showed up and arrested the intruder.
A little too real: Joyce Giraud, who appeared on season 4 of Real Housewives of Beverly Hills, watched streaming video on her cell phone of a burglar breaking into her home while she was away
Grateful: Giraud, 40, tweeted her thanks to the LAPD and posted a surveillance camera image of police officers arresting a man who allegedly broke into her home. The incident was captured on a home surveillance system
On Saturday, the reality star and actress tweeted an image from her security cameras showing police officers in the driveway of her home and the alleged intruder cuffed and laying face down on the ground.
She added a caption thanking the 'heroes' of law enforcement.
'You were so fast & took care of my home! Thank you!' she tweeted.
Luxury residence: The former pageant queen and actress lives in a Beverly Hills mansion with her husband and children. An employee, who was in the house at the time of the break in, activated an alarm system
According to TMZ, police officers say that a man climbed over an exterior wall to get into the grounds of the mansion in Beverly Hills.
He reportedly broke into the house through a back window, and then opened the front gate to pull his car into the driveway.
An employee who was inside the home activated the alarm system which also has a surveillance app, which activated on Giraud's smartphone allowing her to watch what happened as events unfolded.
It's believed nothing was taken during the incident since the police officers arrived quickly and apprehended the suspect.
Giraud is married to producer Michael Ohoven with whom she has two children.
She joined the cast of Real Housewives Of Beverly Hills for season four that aired in 2012-13 but was axed after Bravo producers concluded that she failed to resonate with the show's audience.
Real Housewife gig: Giraud spent one season on the Bravo series Real Housewives Of Beverly Hills from 2012-13
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