Taylor Armstrong Talks About Her Divorce

Judging by the Real Housewives of Beverly Hills season 2 trailer, there is no shortness of drama this year. For Taylor Armstrong, she had some very personal drama unfold on camera.

"Unfortunately for me this year, there were a lot more tears, a lot more pain," Taylor Armstrong told E! News' Meagan Medick about her recent split from husband Russell Armstrong.

"I know it's going to be hard for me to watch a lot of it," Armstrong says of her soon-to-air split. "It's been such an emotional ride for me this year. And it's one thing to experience it, but then to watch it again on television and know that millions of other people are watching, it's going to be tough."

As for what she's doing to keep her mind off the split, she said, "I'm out and I'm spending a lot of time with my daughter right now. We're just trying to really take it day by day right now and trying to keep her life as consistent as possible and make sure she knows that she's surrounded by so much love and we're so fortunate that she really is."

Russell Armstong's Abusive History With Exes

In a recent interview with People Magazine, Taylor Armstrong revealed that her soon-to-be ex-husband, Russell Armstrong, had been physically abusive towards her several times during their marriage. Now, reports have surfaced showing that she was not his first victim.

Russell Armstrong has had not one but two restraining orders placed against him - one by his ex-wife and the second by his ex-girlfriend.

His ex wife, Barbara Armstrong reveals, "Russell threw me to the ground and slapped me across the face....the police were called to Russell's and my residence during our marriage because Russell hit me, blackened my eyes, kicked me in the back, threw crystal drinking glasses at me, and spit on me." She continues on to say that Russell ended up "pleading guilty to battery and said that he understood that he had to go to an anger management program. That was the first anger management program that Russell was ordered to attend."

The ex-girlfriend, Claudio Haro says after accusing her of sleeping with an ex-boyfriend, Russell "hit me in the face so hard that my neck snapped back....I got out of Russell's car and dialed 911. However, I was put on hold. I was standing next to Russell's car with my cell phone in my hand when he walked around the car, pulled my cell phone out of my hand and he broke it by pulling the top part of my flip phone off. Russell then grabbed both of my wrists so hard that it hurt."

Taylor Armstrong: My Marriage Was Abusive

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Taylor Armstrong recently spoke with PEOPLE Magazine about her and Russell's rocky (to say the least) relationship and boy, did she drop a bomb!

Taylor revealed that during their regular, explosive arguments, Russell would curse at her and call her names. And here's the bomb -- their arguments often led to physical violence courtesy of Russell, which included grabbing her, throwing objects, shoving her, and pulling her hair.

He denies pulling her hair but admits, "Did I push her? Yes, maybe things happened in the heat of the moment, but it was during a time in our lives that was not characteristic of who we were. This show has literally pushed us to the limit."

"I felt like I was dying inside," she said. "Now, there's some sense of peace."

Kyle Helping Taylor 'Have Some Fun' Post-Split

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Even though Taylor Armstrong has just split from her hubby Russell Armstrong, she's getting by thanks to her friends including Real Housewives of Beverly Hills co-star Kyle Richards.

"I've been trying to get her to go out and have some fun," Kyle told PEOPLE Magazine. "I've seen her a lot lately. I love Taylor, and I know she's going through a hard time right now. I'm just being there as a friend."

In the end, Richards knows she'll be just fine. "She's going to pull through," she says. "She's a beautiful girl, she's a smart girl; she'll get through it."

Regarding Taylor's daughter, Kyle says, "she's doing great. She's kind of oblivious to what's going on." 

Russell Armstrong Releases Statement On Split

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This past week, Real Housewives of Beverly Hills star Taylor Armstrong filed for divorce from her hubby of 6 years, Rusell Armstrong. Here's what he has to say about the split:

“We had a wonderful marriage and I don’t want you to get the impression that Taylor and I are bitter enemies — we’re not. We have a beautiful five-year-old daughter who we both love. We are very supportive of each other and love each other. I will support her as best an I can moving forward.”

He also hinted of the ever famous reality show curse -- “The pressure of being in the TV spotlight was pretty overwhelming,” he told RumorFix. “It took our manageable problems and made them worse.”

Taylor Armstrong Files for Divorce From Russell

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It's official. The Real Housewives of Beverly Hills' Taylor Armstrong has filed for divorce from her husband of 6 years, Russell Armstrong.

"It was a difficult decision but I have decided to file for divorce from Russell," Armstrong told PEOPLE in an exclusive statement. "Although we have tried our best to work out our differences, I have come to the conclusion that it is in the best interest of our family that we separate."

"Together we are the proud parents of a sweet and wonderful little girl and she remains my number one priority," she continued. "I am sad for my marriage to come to an end, but am confident that this is the right choice for all involved."

Taylor and Russell got married in 2005 and are parents to daughter Kennedy.

Mr. & Mrs. Armstrong Prepare For Divorce

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So we all kind of saw this one coming.. Real Housewives of Beverly Hills couple Taylor Armstrong and Russell Armstrong are preparing for divorce.

“We still love each other, but after going through counseling it has gotten to the point that the stress is just too much for both of us,” Russell Armstrong told OK! Magazine. He has moved out their Beverly Hills’ mansion, but says there is still hope that they can work out their differences.

According to Russell, being on a reality show caused the split. “I want Taylor to be the biggest actress on TV, and I want to feel happy not being on TV!”