Kelly Dodd is in Vicki Gunvalson ‘s corner. Dodd, 48, wished her former Real Housewives of Orange County costar, 62, a speedy recovery after Gunvalson shared that she was recently hospitalized for a serious infection with a “10 to 20 percent [chance of] survival.” “I knew @vickigunvalson almost died because [her boyfriend] Mike Smith called me and said she almost died.

Sorry @michaelsmith0522 and told me not to say anything!!” Dodd captioned a photo of her and Gunvalson via Instagram on Monday, August 26. “So I didn’t say anything to anybody!! See I can keep a secret! I spoke to my friend @vickigunvalson and she is surviving! I love you Vicki and I wish you a speedy recovery.” Followers were quick to issue their concerns and well wishes for the Coto Insurance founder in the comments section of Dodd’s post.

“So scary, glad she’s okay,” wrote one Instagram user, while another said, “Omg this can’t be real. I pray she is okay. I have met her, and she is full of love and joy.

Please get better, Vicki.” Gunvalson reflected on her recent health scare on the August 26 episode of her “ My Friend, My Soulmate, My Podcast ” podcast, bringing along boyfriend Michael Smith to help her tell her story. “There’s a lot of hours missing in my life because I got, like, amnesia,” she explained before recalling going to the hair salon “as usual” earlier this month.

Noting that “there seems to be about an hour or two that I was missing and I don’t k.