Emily
Simpson
is
facing
an
unexpected
hurdle
as
a
parent.
The
Real
Housewives
of
Orange
County
star
shared
that
her
10-year-old
son
Luke
suffers
from
a
rare
eating
disorder
that
is
affecting
his
health.
“Luke
has
always
been
a
picky
eater,
but
it’s
gotten
to
a
point,
I
would
say
in
the
last
year,
where
he
just
doesn’t
eat
at
all,”
the
Bravolebrity
shared
in
a
confessional
during
the
series’
season
19
premiere
on
July
10. “Two
months
ago,
I
took
Luke
to
a
therapist.
She
told
me
he
definitely
has
ARFID,
which
stands
for
avoidance/restrictive
food
intake
disorder.”
Emily—who
is
also
mom
to
daughter
Annabelle,
12,
and
Luke’s
twin
Keller
with
husband
of
15
years
Shane
Simpson—went
on
to
explain
how
Luke
senses
food
much
differently
than
the
average
person.
“The
nutritionist
was
explaining
to
me
he
doesn’t
understand
when
he
feels
hungry,”
the
49-year-old
explained
to
Shane
during
an
emotional
chat. “Food
in
general
disgusts
him.
She
also
asked
me, ‘Is
he
very
susceptible
to
smells?’
and
I
said, ‘Yeah.
Like,
we’ll
walk
into
somebody’s
house
and
he’ll
be
like, “It
stinks
in
here.”
And
I’m
like, ‘You
can’t
say
that.'”
Celebrity Fails
