Jen Shah was mocked by by social media users after she revealed that her her husband had joined her in prison to celebrate their 31st wedding anniversary.
The 51-year-old former Real Housewives Of Salt Lake City star shared photos of the celebration behind bars to her Instagram on Wednesday, but some fans blasted her in the comments for the display.
Jen — who is serving her sentence at Bryan Federal Prison Camp in Texas with high-profile inmates including convicted sex offender Ghislaine Maxwell and fellow fraudster Elizabeth Holmes — got a drubbing for putting on the ’embarrassing’ display with her husband, Sharrieff Shah.
The two posed in front of a white backdrop splattered with pink and red paint and featuring a red speaking bubble with a heart in the center.
Jen held a stick with a sparkling ‘XOXO,’ while Sharrieff displayed a speech bubble sign reading, ‘Period.’
‘Happy 31st Anniversary today to me and my baby!’ she began her gushing caption.
Jen Shah was mocked by by social media users after she revealed that her her husband, Sharrieff Shah, had joined her in prison to celebrate their 31st wedding anniversary
‘Words cannot express how much I love and appreciate you,’ Jen continued. ‘You bring so much joy to my life & I am forever thankful for your overwhelming love and support as we approach this next chapter.
‘Thank you for blessing me with two amazing young men. I love you so much & can’t wait to hold you again soon 💕.’
She concluded with the hashtag ‘#Bismillah,’ meaning, ‘In the name of Allah.’
Jen included a second sweet photo in which she and her husband beamed for the camera in front of a metal gate while he embraced her and draped his hand over hers.
The former reality star was dressed in her tan prison uniform in both pictures, and she added a pair of slim sunglasses in the second photo.
Her anniversary celebration comes after Jen got some good news in the form of more time shaved off her sentence, according to the Bureau of Prisons.
She is now set to be released on August 30, 2026, as first reported by Page Six.
It was previously reported in January that the end of her sentence had been bumped up to November 3, 2026.
The two posted together in front of a painted backdrop, and they looked affectionate in a second photo snapped outdoors and dated to July 6
Many of her adoring fans inquired in the comments about when Jen would be released from prison, but others dropped by to mock her anniversary celebration
Several users blasted Shah for seemingly downplaying her crimes with her upbeat anniversary party
One person wondered, ‘How the hell are you throwing parties in prison? 😂.’
Others were shocked that fans could want Jen back on the show in light of her crimes.
Many of her adoring fans inquired in the comments about when Jen would be released from prison, but others dropped by to mock her anniversary celebration.
‘How embarrassing,’ one user bluntly put it.
‘Your time in prison obviously hasn’t humbled you,’ another poster opined.
One person even joked that they thought the photos were of a ‘period party’ because of the sign that Sharrieff held.
Several users blasted Shah for seemingly downplaying her crimes with her upbeat anniversary party.
‘Jen and her husband can pretend to pay restitution, but I say that the only way that they are allowed back on tv is to live in the homes of the people that they victimized,’ seethed a commenter. ‘Meet with their families. Explain why it was so important to steal from their homes and their earnest living for the shah squad.’
One person wondered, ‘How the hell are you throwing parties in prison? 😂.’
Others were shocked that so many fans could want Jen to return to RHOSLC, while one poster wrote, ‘My guess is the grande dame isn’t doing quite so well in prison.
Jen’s anniversary celebration comes after she got some good news about her sentence, according to the Bureau of Prisons. She is now set to be released on August 30, 2026, as first reported by Page Six
Shah has been at FPC Bryan since February 2023, when she began a 78-month sentence after pleading guilty to wire fraud charges tied to a multimillion-dollar scheme that duped thousands of victims, many of whom were seniors; still from RHOSLC
In its indictment, the Justice Department said Shah and her assistant tried to sell ‘essentially non-existent’ services to at-risk individuals while trying to avoid their efforts to receive refunds, according to NBC News; still from RHOSCL reunion
Shah has been at FPC Bryan since February 2023, when she began a 78-month sentence after pleading guilty to wire fraud charges tied to a multimillion-dollar scheme that duped thousands of victims, many of whom were seniors.
The reality star was also ordered to pay more than $6.5 million in restitution.
Shah’s March 2021 arrest for conspiring to defraud seniors with her assistant Stuart Smith was captured on camera, as Bravo was in the midst of filming season two of RHOSLC at the time.
In its indictment, the Justice Department said Shah and Smith tried to sell ‘essentially non-existent’ services to at-risk individuals while trying to avoid their efforts to receive refunds, according to NBC News.
While Shah at first claimed she was innocent in court and during RHOSLC reunions, in July of 2022 she changed her tune and entered a guilty plea after Smith had admitted his role in the scheme and testified against her.
Shah was originally slated to be released in 2029, but her release date has been regularly bumped up thanks to good behavior.
