Shannon Beador has sparked concerns for her wellbeing as she continues to drink – despite her recent stint in rehab for a DUI, insiders have claimed.

The Real Housewives of Orange County regular, 59, completed ’28 days of behavioral wellness’ counseling with an alcohol specialist following the hit-and-run incident last September.

But Beador is reportedly still drinking, with friends worried that she is not acknowledging that she has a problem with alcohol.

‘Even after her recent DUI and outpatient rehab she is still drinking,’ an insider told DailyMail.com exclusively. ‘She isn’t getting wasted and getting behind the wheel, but she still does enjoy a drink.

‘Although Shannon thinks this is okay, it is of concern to those who love her and have supported her through her process of overcoming the pain caused by the DUI.

‘It is ultimately Shannon’s life – but lying to herself and trying to convince herself that her drinking is not a problem after getting a DUI from an accident that could have been way worse is not on.’

The insider claimed that Beador’s drinking could be a result of her struggle to deal with the pressure of starring on the Bravo show.

‘She sure knows how to stay on air but she doesn’t know how to deal with the pressure of that it seems’, the source stated.

‘Drinking isn’t the healthy way to handle the stress of being a rich and successful reality star with your own food empire.’

DailyMail.com has contacted representatives for Beador for comment.

Gina Kirschenheiter previously voiced her concerns about her costar’s drinking habits.

Speaking on an episode of The Sarah Fraser Show podcast back in December, she said she was ‘shocked’ that no one was asking Beador outright whether or not she had quit.

‘This is not information that I know directly from myself,’ she said. ‘So I don’t know whether to verify it or not but I have heard…. She’s not said that she’s not drinking, right?

‘I would ask her that question. She’s not gonna be outed, I’ll tell you that much. It’s hard for me because I don’t like speaking on things that I’ve heard through other people and I don’t know that directly but I would be very curious…

‘I was shocked that nobody asked her that point blank at BravoCon.’

It was reported in November that Beador avoided jail time in her DUI hit-and-run case after a California judge settled on three years of probation.

The troubled reality star was also given 36 months of informal probation plus fines and fees and had to complete 40 hours of community service and a nine-month alcohol program.

The Bravo staple did not show up to court herself, instead allowing her attorney to appear on her behalf to enter her plea of no contest to one count DUI and one count driving with a blood alcohol content of .08 percent or more.

The judge dismissed the single count of hit-and-run with property damage.

Legal documents originally obtained by TMZ revealed that Orange County District Attorney Todd Spitzer attempted to convince the judge to dole out a sentence of 30 days in jail.

Beador was arrested in September after she crashed her car into a Newport Beach home.

Video surveillance footage showed her speeding through a residential area before smashing her car into the side of a house.

In the legal documents, DA Spitzer wrote that Shannon had a .24 percent Blood Alcohol Content ahead of the crash — three times the legal limit.

Beador walked away from the crash with a fractured left wrist, in addition to cuts and bruising to her left eye.

She has since paid for the property damage to the house she hit.

Following her September arrest, Beador’s lawyer Michael Fell told DailyMail.com: ‘Shannon is extremely apologetic and remorseful. We will be awaiting the official information on this case as it becomes available, and Shannon is prepared to accept full responsibility for her actions.’

After sentencing, Fell said: ‘Shannon pleaded no contest/nolo contendere this morning to Driving Under the Influence of Alcohol and Driving when she had a blood-alcohol level of .08 or above. The Orange County District Attorney’s Office argued that Shannon should be sentenced to jail and be convicted of DUI and a hit-and-run.

‘But after receiving legal arguments from both sides, the judge denied the prosecutor’s request and dismissed the hit-and-run. In so ruling, the judge acknowledged that Shannon had made full restitution to the homeowner in this matter, who did not desire prosecution, and admitted her wrongdoing at an early stage of the proceedings.

‘As we first reported she would, Shannon took full responsibility for her actions and accepted the judge’s sentence of 40 hours of community service, 9 months of alcohol classes and the standard three years of unsupervised/informal probation.’

Beador herself said: ‘I am grateful that no one else was injured besides me in this incident. I have learned so much from my terrible mistake that night and realize that driving any distance while impaired is too far.’

In the wake of the accident, Beador told her fans that she is ‘focusing on getting healthy, getting back to myself and walking Archie (her dog).’

It had been a tough year for the TV regular whose beau John Janssen blindsided her by splitting in November 2022 after nearly four years of dating.

Janssen broke up with Beador shortly after filming for season 17 of RHOC had wrapped, but she did not go public with their split until January.

The reality star has daughter Sophie, 21, and twin daughters Stella and Adeline, 19, with ex-husband David Beador.

She has previously faced legal troubles, with Janssen suing her for $75,000for money he allegedly loaned her to pay for a facelift, which he claims she never repaid.