Brandi Glanville defends spending Christmas with ex Eddie Cibrian, LeAnn Rimes

Brandi Glanville and Eddie Cibrian amicably co-parented this Christmas — and she’s clapping back at criticism.

After the “Real Housewives of Beverly Hills” alum, 52, spent the holidays with her ex-husband and his wife, LeAnn Rimes, she addressed backlash on her podcast.

“What was I gonna do?,” she asked “Brandi Glanville Unfiltered” listeners on Sunday. “Stay over here in my house, be lonely during Christmas or go be with, like, my beloved children and my in-laws who I’m obsessed with and love?”

The reality star — who shares sons Mason, 21, and Jake, 17, with Cibrian — explained that she is putting her “kids first” while maintaining “the utmost respect for [her]self.”

She revealed, “Certain times, I actually pat myself on the back and [say], like, ‘Oh, my girl. You’re doing this for your boys.’”

Glanville went on to claim over the weekend that “having two separate holidays f–ks kids up.”

However, the Bravolebrity acknowledged that ringing in Christmas with Cibrian, 51, and Rimes, 42, “sounds ridiculous” considering the couple’s romance began while she was still married to the actor.

“I don’t know that it would be done if it were the other way around if I had cheated and married and invited him over,” Glanville clarified.

She called their celebration “lovely,” gushing, “I can step in there and not give a f–k as long as everyone’s happy and everyone’s in one place and the kids are happy and we’re having a good time and the food is good.”

The former model made headlines for how she spent Dec. 25 after sharing a group photo on Instagram the following day.

“Happy Christmas❤️ not my favorite look for my face,” she wrote on Thursday, referencing her facial disfigurement allegedly due to a “parasite.”

“but I felt ALL the love from my modern family,” Glanville continued. “Thanks Eddie & @leannrimes @masoncibrian @jakecibrian & all of the friend’s & grandparents ❤️❤️❤️.”

Glanville and Cibrian were married from 2001 to 2009, welcoming Mason and Jake in 2003 and 2007, respectively.

The “Sunset Beach” alum met Rimes on the “Northern Lights” set in 2009, proposing to the singer the following year.

The duo tied the knot in April 2011 in Los Angeles.