Shannon Beador‘s weight gain has already become a prominent story line on the new season of “The Real Housewives of Orange County,” but as co-star Kelly Dodd believes, she has no one to blame but herself.

“I think Shannon is stressed out about it, I mean it’s always easy to have a scapegoat, it’s always easy to point fingers and easy to point blame,” Dodd told Page Six on Monday. “I mean when you can really take a good look at yourself, there’s really nobody to blame but yourself.”

After Beador, 53, and Dodd, 41, took part in a vicious screaming match inside a Southern California eatery on Monday night’s episode, the sassy brunette said her on-screen frenemy is capable of dropping the pounds, no matter what.

“If you want to lose weight, if you want to achieve a goal, we’re all capable of it. For some of us it’s a struggle, I have a thyroid problem [and] it’s a little harder, but I can still do it,” Dodd explained. “Some of us have fat genes, I have a fat gene and have to overcome that, but we’re all capable.

“There are certain things that you cannot help, but you can help being healthy,” she continued. “You can choose the right foods, everyone knows what to do. People that put the blame on other people, it’s just not fair.”

Beador initially stated her 40-pound weight gain was the result of stress brought on by castmate Vicki Gunvalson, who accused Beador’s husband of being abusive. The mother of three is currently down eight pounds.

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