Russell Armstrong 's mother says show ` ` slowly destroy '' her son 's marriage . He appears to have hanged himself Monday , police say . John Ann Hotchkiss said Armstrong and his wife Taylor , a cast member on Bravo 's `` The Real Housewives of Beverly Hills , '' had been happy before they agreed to join the reality show . He and reality show cast member Taylor Armstrong were divorcing .
Russell Armstrong 's mother says show ` ` slowly destroy '' her son 's marriage . He appears to have hanged himself Monday , police say . He and reality show cast member Taylor Armstrong were divorcing .