shannon beador is 54 and in honor of her recent birthday, the "Real Housewives of orange county" star enjoyed a number of celebrations, starting with a dinner date with several of her closest friends at Mastro's restaurant. The reality star and mother of three then enjoyed another dinner at The Quiet Woman before dinner with the family at Javier's.

As her divorce and custody issues with her estranged husband, David Beador, continue, Shannon has been making a point to move forward from her 17-year marriage and is now focusing solely on her friends and her family.

She's also reportedly taken out a new lease on life and everyone around her is thrilled to see her life progress.

Shannon Beador is moving on from her divorce in a positive manner

“[Shannon Beador] has completely turned her life around, and everyone is blown away by how different she is now,” a source told Radar Online on March 26. As the insider explained, Shannon is much better off without David Beador and is finally beginning to realize that.

Throughout their time together on "The Real Housewives of Orange County," Shannon and David exposed the innermost part of their relationship and even chose to go public with his eight-month affair with another woman. During the show's 10th season, Shannon and David were seen attempting to work through his affair with therapy and a couples retreat before renewing their wedding vows the following year.

Shannon Beador announced her divorce during the 'RHOC' season 12 reunion special

Shannon Beador and David Beador attempted to mend their marriage for years after he cheated but unfortunately, despite their many efforts, they were unable and at the end of last year, Shannon confirmed her plans to divorce while filming the reunion special for "The Real Housewives of Orange County" season 12.

A short time later, Shannon filed for divorce as David moved on with new girlfriend Lesley Cook.

For the past few months, David has been dating Lesley Cook and the pair appear to be quite serious about one another. In fact, earlier this year, they enjoyed a trip to Las Vegas with one another before traveling to Utah weeks later.

On Instagram, the couple regularly defend one another against critics.

Shannon Beador and her co-stars, including Tamra Judge, Kelly Dodd, and Vicki Gunvalson, are currently in the midst of production on "The Real Housewives of Orange County" season 13.