By Jen Heger - Breaking Celebrity News Legal Editor

Real Housewives of Beverly Hills star Taylor Armstrong finally admitted to cast members on the show Monday night that her then husband, Russell Armstrong, had abused her, and now, her psychiatrist, Dr. Charles Sophy, who appears on the Bravo show with the Texas beauty, says she is a role model for abused women.

Taylor, with Dr. Sophy at her side, said the beating she'd just endured from Russell "was the last straw" in their marriage. Dr. Sophy provided marriage counseling to Taylor and Russell on the show, prior to the reality star’s tragic suicide.

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"Over the last six months I’ve been acting like a crazy person, and I couldn’t keep the lid on it anymore and I just started to act out all over the place and I’m sorry," said Taylor, whose face was caked in makeup to conceal her bruises on Monday’s episode. "Things got physical and I got hurt."

Dr. Sophy tells Breaking Celebrity News exclusively: "Taylor's situation is, unfortunately, typical of many abused women.  Addressing the situation is a d