Lisa Barlow revealed for the first time on The Real Housewives of Salt Lake City Season 7 that she recently suffered from a life-threatening health condition. She opened up about her hyperactive thyroid diagnosis during Episode 8.
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“Last year I had no idea I had a thyroid issue until it was like a major, major deal,” she told producers during RHOSLC’s Nov. 4 episode. “I had the worst thyroid condition a person can have and still be alive.”
Lisa admitted to her vocal coach, Keri, “I mean, like, it almost killed me.” She described how her symptoms included a red and inflamed neck, and added the thyroid condition is “horrible on your body.”
“I felt like I had a fever, and my thyroid issues literally strained my body so much I couldn’t even sing,” she shared.
As Lisa began to cry, Keri hugged her while consoling her. “It’s really, really hard what you’ve been through,” Keri said. “It’s a lot.”
How is Lisa Barlow’s health today?
Lisa shared during the Nov. 4 episode that her health is improving. “I went to my thyroid doctor. My thyroid’s getting better,” she updated Keri. Lisa shared that she could also physically see her symptoms getting better, including the swelling in her ankles.
“The fact that I can even do this,” Lisa described of her ability to sing, “It’s like, mending.”
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Lisa Barlow opens up about how her health scare impacted her singing career
Lisa revealed during the Nov. 4 episode that her thyroid scare was a wake-up call for her and her singing career ambitions.
“Getting the diagnosis, this is a blessing,” Lisa told producers. “I’m like, on a path now to change things, where I can accomplish the things that I have been feeling and knowing I’ve wanted to do for a while.”
Lisa added that losing her voice only made her want to use it more. “Now that I feel like my voice is coming back, I’m like, I have to do something with it,” she said.
She shared one of her major singing goals was to “put out a full album.” “[Singing] can be more than a hobby…It’s not just like a bucket list thing, it’s like something I feel in my core,” she said. “There’s so much more I want to do with this.”
As Lisa did a singing demo for her husband John Barlow, she elaborated, “I just feel so much better.” As far as her future singing, she joked, “You can’t kill my vibe.”
It came as Lisa opened up about her history of singing, and how this wasn’t just a new ambition. “I’ve been singing since I was a little girl. I loved to just like stand on the swing set in our backyard and like pretend it was my stage. It’s something I’ve always loved doing,” she shared.
Viewers have watched Lisa’s singing journey on RHOSLC, including when she sang “Away in a Manger” during Season 3. She released her first single “Baby Gorgeous” earlier this year, and formed a duo called the “Glam Kittens” with Meredith Marks during Season 7, Episode 5 to sing at Bronwyn Newport’s party.
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Lisa added that she’d been working with her vocal coach Keri for three years. “Because my goals are big. And like, I’m not talking like community theatre big, I’m talking like, [Lady] Gaga big,” she said.
Learn Lisa’s major update on her marriage with John that she shared at Bravo Fan Fest 2026, as she teases what’s to come for the couple on RHOSLC Season 7.
