Alexis Bellino being poor doesn't really work in the context of her image. The whole point of being the star of a show like 'The Real Housewives of Orange County' is that you have so much cash that you're completely divorced from reality. Bellino is definitely divorced from something - but it's leaving her ex-husband that may have started all her problems. She and ex-husband Jim Bellino made a mess of their monetary situation as they split up, leading to them defaulting on their $5m mansion.
She should have been entitled to some money from her ex's real estate company as part of the divorce, but there were issues there, too. The company went bankrupt the same year the Bellinos filed for divorce. Although she may not have her millions anymore, try not to feel too bad for her - she's just about scraping by on the $16,000 per month she gets in alimony and child support.