Tamera Mowry-Housley tears up on 'The Real' as she discusses the death of her niece and urges America to end gun violence

Returning as a co-host to 'The Real', Tamera opens about her niece and her tragic death while also highlighting the need for America to fight for the safety of its children.
UPDATED NOV 27, 2018

Tamera Mowry-Housley returned to co-host 'The Real' weeks after she lost her young niece during the California bar mass shooting. On November 8, Tamera confirmed that her 18-year-old niece Alaina Housley was killed when a gunman opened fire at the Borderline Bar & Grill in Thousand Oaks, California leaving 12 people dead.

The 40-year-old returned to television after a harrowing experience and she opened up about it to her co-hosts. Tearing up she said, “Our family’s been through a lot. But the interesting thing about grief is that you’ve got to find the balance of moving forward and grieving at the same time." Talking about the experience of 'moving on', she explained,  “It’s just been a little over two weeks. She would want me to be here and she would want me, sweet Alaina, to move forward. I don’t like to say move on, because I don’t think I’ll ever move on with the fact that she’s not here with me or with our family," reports PageSix

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