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Erika Girardi is about to pull reality TV double-duty and by the looks of it, she couldn't be more thrilled. The Bravo fan-fave is currently appearing in her second season of The Real...If I lived in Atlanta, I would never trust Sheree Whitfield with one of my secrets. This woman is all about stirring the pot by telling everybody who said what and about whom. With that said, I do not live in Atlanta and I do not know Sheree, so as a Real Housewives of Atlanta viewer, I am happy that Sheree has taken it upon herself to make story lines happen. Thanks to her constant messiness, her co-stars have given her a nickname as the “Bone Collector.”
Most people would hate to be known as someone who shares confidential information and spreads gossip, but Sheree fully embraces this reputation. And you know what, I get it. There really are no “private conversations” when filming a reality TV show, so she might as well get people talking while they’re filming the show instead of waiting to confront every single conversation topic during the reunion episodes. Plus, real talk: it ensures that Sheree is hired back next season. Sheree is basically an onscreen producer at this point since she’s controlling the main story lines this season.
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Sheree opened up about the last RHOA episode in her Bravo blog. When asked about the “Bone Collector” title, she exclaimed, “I love it! Ha! I embrace it.”
Sheree justified her pot stirring, saying, “These women have no problem talking about each other behind their backs, so they shouldn’t have a problem saying it to their face. I’m often caught in the middle of all of these women, so for me it’s easier to have everything out in the open.”
I don’t know if Sheree is really “caught in the middle” or if she just puts herself there, but I love her for it. What would the ladies be fighting about if they didn’t have Sheree whispering in their ears and spilling some tea? Not much.
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Sheree is also trying to dig her way out of her denial well-documented financial woes by becoming a momager for her son Kairo Whitfield. I am kidding – sort of. I don’t think Sheree is banking on her son to be a super model and pay off whatever needs to be done at Chateau Sheree, but she is taking on the role as his manager.
When asked about Cynthia Bailey asking Kairo to be in her show, Sheree surprisingly didn’t have much to say about it. The only thing Sheree shared was that it was a nice gesture.
I figured she would take the opportunity to brag about her son becoming the male Gigi Hadid, but she’s still upset about Cynthia’s refusal to change the fashion show date and time to accommodate Kairo’s school schedule… oh and the fact that he would not be getting paid for this job as a new model. And now I’m wondering if he ended up walking in the show, but I guess we will see when the episode airs.
In contrast, Sheree had a lot to say about the ongoing feud between Porsha Williams and Kandi Burruss. I mean, she basically set herself up for these questions since she’s the one who incited their recent drama when she told Marlo Hampton about Porsha and Phaedra Parks gossiping about Kandi’s sexuality. And then Marlo tried again to get to hold a peach by bringing up the conversation at a group dinner.
Bravo asked Sheree what she was thinking during that ratchet lunch Kandi and Porsha had to discuss their issues. Ironically enough, Sheree said, “It just went to a whole other level, but I’m glad they both had the opportunity to speak to each other without anyone else adding their two cents.” Classic Sheree – setting up conflict and then getting out of the way while other people hash it out. She really is the ideal reality TV cast member. Props to her for stirring this mess up.
Sheree acted like she didn’t expect the two of them to get extremely angry during the confrontation when she declared, “It was time for them to air their grievances. But who knew the topics would go so low and be so dirty!” Right. Because this never ever happens on Real Housewives of Atlanta.
Sheree continued, “It is sad, but unfortunately Porsha only has herself to blame, yet again. She pointed the finger at me during our camping trip and now she is trying to shift the blame of this mess on to Kandi.”
It’s debatable whether Sheree did the right thing by getting this whole thing out in the open or not. Maybe she did the right thing, but just handled it incorrectly? Nevertheless, Porsha was definitely in the wrong here for gossiping about Kandi‘s personal life and accusing her of stepping out on her marriage with Shamea Morton.
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But here’s the thing – why is this all on Porsha? Why isn’t Phaedra getting any heat for being the one who first brought up this Kandi and Shamea story line? When this all went down, I couldn’t help thinking that Porsha is the worst “best friend” in the world for letting Phaedra talk shit about her, but now I feel like Porsha is a good best friend to Phaedra for taking all responsibility for this and not sharing the blame with Phaedra. Either way, there’s obviously a lot more wrong here than right, but it’s such a wild situation.
Anyway, Sheree continued trashing Porsha, “It appears to me that Porsha’s M.O. is to justify her actions based on those of others, and although, yes, I have been witness to times where Porsha has been provoked, there comes a time when you have to become a woman and take ownership of your words and actions.”
I don’t think anyone provoked Porsha to spread rumors about Kandi cheating on her husband and having a sex dungeon. Sure, I can see why Kandi’s tone might have provoked Porsha to unleash her wrath during that lunch, but Porsha had no reason for starting this whole thing in the first place – other than giving herself a story line on this show and helping Phaedra get revenge on her ex-BFF Kandi.
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On last night’s Real Housewives Of Beverly Hills, Lisa Rinna was all about “owning it.” The “it” being her pretty intense accusations about Kim Richards‘ sobriety. Much like Yolanda Foster-Hadid‘s Lyme Disease, Kim’s sobriety is the storyline that delivers eternal outbreaks and flare ups, no matter how much we try to inoculate ourselves against it.
Now that she’s fessed up, Rinna says she’s DONE! She’s done talking about Kim, done with questioning her sobriety, and done with the “not remembering” shtick – let’s hope. Rinna claims, “Kim and I have finally made amends, owned up to what we have said and done to one another, and have made a mutual commitment to move away from the negativity once and for all.”
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Rinna promises that she was authentic in her apology to Kim and wants to leave their beef in the past. “I meant what I said when I spoke of coming from a good place and wanting to move on with every ounce of my being. I will continue to honor the promise I made that night, and I wish Kim well. I have truly enjoyed seeing her so happy with her grandson for the past five months.”
But the fragile peace that was brokered between the ladies wasn’t really their doing – it was Carnie Wilson and her magical cheesecakes that saved the damn day! Although, let’s be real: I’m sure Rinna didn’t so much as SNIFF a calorie during that entire tasting, though she professes otherwise.
“Thank God for Carnie Wilson and Kim’s sponsor, Clare,” gushes Rinna, “for helping us get to a place where we could heal. They were a crucial part of this process, and I admire the wisdom and peace they were able to bring to the situation. I do believe those Love Bites cheesecakes of Carnie’s were also a crucial component in our healing that evening – they were beyond delish. You should try them for yourself!”
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Rinna also has her enablers friends to thank for their support. “Both Eileen [Davidson] and Erika [Girardi] were also a great support system. I am very grateful to both of them for that. They both stayed back and let the conversation roll out as it was meant to, but I’m thankful they were there and had my back.”
Lastly, Rinna wants us to know that her life is just too blessed to be stressed about this petty nonsense. (Petty nonsense that she started, mind you.) She closes her blog with a sigh of relief about the worst being behind her: “I’m glad it’s over and that we could both agree to move on. Life is too short to sit in any of this negativity. My life is just too good, and I am so blessed, as we all are…”
So, um – no words for Eden Sassoon in this blog, Rinna? Verrrrry interesting.
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I thought the last season of Little Women: LA was a rough one for Christy McGinity Gibel, but it turns out even more happened when the cameras weren’t rolling. The viewers have already seen many cast members struggling with health problems associated with being little people, but Christy recently revealed that she had a stroke during a neck surgery back in November 2016.
Just when we thought things were tough enough for Christy with her father, her daughter’s health issues, and her drama with her LWLA co-stars, she’s actually still suffering from the mini-stroke she had months ago.
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Christy opened up about her mini-stroke in an interview with Radar.
Christy had the operation on November 29, 2016. “I am not the same, and may never be,” said Christy, months later. “Every day is an uphill battle to do things in my life that I took for granted, like speaking.”
Nowadays, Christy has multiple therapists to help with her recovery, but she is putting her focus on her home life. Christy explained, “How can I take care of my family? I am still the mama bear of the house, and expected to run it, sick or not.”
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Unfortunately, it doesn’t seem like Christy has received support from her fellow cast members – and to be honest, that isn’t surprising given how things ended last season. So it should be interesting to see how much of this ends up on the new season and how the ladies treat Christy in front of the cameras.
As a very dedicated viewer, I feel like Elena Gant and Jasmine Sorge will be there for her in some capacity. They’ve always been the sweethearts of the show, but who knows? Christy has a way upsetting everyone in the cast, but if anyone is going to bend for someone during a time of need, it would be those two.
Christy even said, “I work with these girls. Fighting or not, I am concerned with their well-being. It’s called being human.” Yikes. It sounds like the viewers are in store for some drama – and not the entertaining, trivial kind.
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Ladies and gentleman, please welcome to the ballroom....who? Dancing With the Stars' season 24 cast was officially announced on Good Morning America on Wednesday, and, as always,...ABC announced the Dancing with the Stars season 24 stars this morning on Good Morning America. As expected, Real Housewives of Beverly Hills star Erika Girardi will be competing.
Erika‘s been paired with pro dancer Gleb Savchenko, who previously danced with Erika’s co-star Lisa Vanderpump. Let’s hope Erika fares better than Lisa. Lisa and Gleb were the second couple eliminated based on votes and scores in Season 16 (but the third to go home after Dorothy Hamill withdrew).
Who is Erika‘s competition? Well, she has her work cut out for her, as she’s up against gymnast Simone Biles, Fifth Harmony’s Normani Kordei, Glee (um, hello, dancing!) star Heather Morris, and figure skater Nancy Kerrigan. Just to name a few. Check out the full cast list below and let us know if you’ll watch.
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Season 24 will feature sequins, spray tans, spandex, and…
Simone Biles – Olympic gymnast – with Sasha Farber
Charo – actress – with Keo Motsepe
Rashad Jennings – football player – with Emma Slater
Mr. T – actor, The A-Team star – with Kym Herjavec
Erika Jayne – singer, RHOBH star – with Gleb Savchenko
Chris Kattan – actor, comedian, SNL star – with Witney Carson
David Ross – baseball player – with Lindsay Arnold
Heather Morris – actress, Glee star – with Maks Chmerkovskiy
Bonner Bolton – bull rider – with Sharna Burgess
Normani Kordei – signer, Fifth Harmony – with Val Chmerkovskiy
Nick Viall – The Bachelor star – with Peta Murgatroyd
Nancy Kerrigan – Olympic figure skater – with Artem Chigvintsev
Look below for the cast pictures.
Season 24 of Dancing with the Stars premieres Monday, March 20 on ABC.
TELL US: WILL YOU TUNE IN FOR THE SEASON 22 STARS? WHO ARE YOU MOST EXCITED TO WATCH?
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If Drunk History were a little more drunk and included a lot more gym bags, it might look something like Making History. Fox's newest time travel show is very different from the rest...One thing that Real Housewives of New Jersey fans can agree about when it comes to Jacqueline Laurita is that she keeps it real when it comes to her cosmetic enhancements. As far as I can tell, she has always been open and honest when it comes to admitting what she has had done and when. In a not-so-shocking turn of events, Jacqueline has gone under the knife again and this time it’s for her fourth boob job.
That sounds like a lot, but when she breaks it to down to explain that she got her boobs done after each birth of all three of her kids and that she needed to get the silicone replaced every ten years, it does make sense. And of course, Jacqueline pulled the go-to card of being a reality star by managing to get the procedure done for free. I don’t even blame her for that. Who wouldn’t want something for free that they were going to get anyway?
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Instead of opting to replace her previous implants with another silicone set, she explained her decision to go for an alternative procedure this time around in an interview with People. Jacqueline said, “I started doing my research on implants and looking for something new when I found Ideal. They have the softness and naturalness of silicone, but don’t ripple or slosh around. You don’t have to do MRIs anymore, and if it ruptures, you know immediately because it will collapse.”
Not only that, but a Page Six article reports, “Jacqueline reached out to Ideal Implant and they covered the cost of her implants and surgery.” Once again, I have to say that I don’t blame her. Why wouldn’t she get the boobs for free if she could? Plus, the RHONJ fandom is well-aware of Jacqueline’s financial circumstances these days.
Not only did Jacqueline get the procedure to change up the implant type, but Jacqueline also ended up changing the size from a D to a C. I absolutely live for it when the Housewives are open about their plastic surgeries and I love when this becomes a part of the show… which I am hoping that Jacqueline is still a part of. Real Housewives of New Jersey is going to be super boring next season if Jacqueline is not a part of it. Love her or hate her, she brings the drama and I’m really not trying to watch a show about Teresa Giudice and Danielle Staub doing yoga together week after week. That’s a little too zen for my taste.
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Prepare yourself for teen angst at an all-time high: Netflix's 13 Reasons Why trailer is here. The first full preview of the Netflix drama from executive producer Selena Gomez is here...Was last night Real Housewives Of Beverly Hills horror story, or what?! A witch hunt! Gossip that comes back to haunt. The poltergeist that refuses to be exorcised. Mini cheesecakes that stalk through the night! The Twisted Sisters Richards back for revenge. The zombie audience of collected Housewives shaking from sugar, desperate to feast on the UN-Botoxed remains of low-carb brain. And Carnie Wilson (!) returns from the dead as a really good counselor.
Anyway, Lisa Rinna fessed-up, owned it, or whatever you want to call it. I have to say that I’m proud of her. It’s not easy to face down Kim Richards‘ demons and live to tell about it.
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Before all of that, Kyle Richards cleaned out the garage, because apparently she’s a high class hoarder. The only thing separating her from an A&E reality show is the ability to afford something called a “Personal Memory Sorter,” who compartmentalizes all Kyle’s crap into individual boxes, labels them, and stacks them in a corner. There’s a box labeled “REAL REALITY (Not produced by Bravo),” a few labeled “KIM” or “KIM:RAGE,” and one called “Kathy.”
Kyle calls Lisa Vanderpump to invite her to a dessert tasting for Carnie Wilson‘s cheesecake line. I know – have you ever heard of a less RHOBH party? A DESSERT TASTING?! CHEESECAKE?! For the first half of the episode, I couldn’t figure out the connection and was confused about why Kyle was hosting Carnie’s wedding cake tasting at her house with a collected audience of Housewives who never eat cake (and don’t want anyone else to have it either). I assumed Carnie wanted a tax write-off, or something, but nope. It turns out Carnie beat alcoholism by channeling her emotions into cake, so now she’s testing her wares on a very appropriate audience. Well, except for the fact that most of these women consider vitamins dinner. (They only eat Harry Hamlin blueberry pies!)
Anyway, before she sold her soul to the devil called dessert, LVP opened her heart to dogs in need by purchasing an enormous property to transform into the ultimate dog refuge. The Yulin Dog Festival has scarred Ken and Lisa for life, so they are determined to make a difference for our furry friends. They both cry over images from the festival which ugh – disgusting. I cannot believe something like that is taking place today. Bravo to Ken and Lisa for raising awareness.
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Then Erika Jayne practices rehearsing for Y&R at Eileen Davidson‘s house. Eileen has recovered from her gastrointestinal issues just in time to wear a backless jumpsuit. She was only one Montezuma’s Revenge away from her goal weight (and high school wardrobe). Now she’s only five mini cheesecakes away from another bout of Montezuma’s Revenge. It’s the circle of life.
Then everyone gathers their wits and heads to Kyle’s menagerie of desserts. In the limo, Lipsa confesses to Erika that after carefully thinking through the past, she doesn’t believe Eden Sasssoon was lying, so she probably DID say all those things about Kim. Erika all but cackles at the ridiculousness of Lipsa’s realization and begins composing a ballad commemorating Lipsa’s life to perform at her memorial service. It will include Mikey, thongs, and back-up dancers dressed as lips, while Erika abandons her infamous blonde cape-coiffe, for a wig styled in Lipsa’s “iconic” hair-do.
Anyway, Lipsa admits that her confessional diarrhea happened the day after game night, when she was emotional after her latest confrontation with Kim. She had a Lips Of Judgement and overly confided in Eden. It happens. Lipsa has decided she’s going to confess the whole thing to Kim over cheesecakes, when everyone is presumably distracted by all the fat they’re consuming? Lisa is also attempting to soften the blow by bringing a giant stuffed bunny as a baby gift for Kim’s grandson. She should’ve gotten a gag order against herself, framed it, and wrapped it, then handed it over. Now THAT is a peace offering!
Look – I don’t think what Lipsa said was right. She’s an idiot – that has been a well-established fact here at ol RHOBH – but the reality is no one should be acting as if Kim is an innocent. Kim’s past and troubles do not excuse her behavior, and as we saw at game night and last night, she is all too willing to say horrible things about others and place blame to distract from her own bad behaviors. Furthermore, she takes NO accountability.
Kim brought ammunition in the form of her AA sponsor, who was there to “prove” to the women that Kim is working on sobriety, but the sponsor turned out to be necessary in steering these women – especially Kim and Lisa – towards a path of sanity. Carnie Wilson turned out to be a necessary element of that as well. Love bites indeed.
As soon as Kim arrives, it’s awkward. She will not look at nor address Eden, who she blames for being a bad fellow sober person for repeating Lipsa’s comments. Then Lipsa arrives hiding behind that ginormous bunny, before retreating into the living room to confess to Eileen that she did in fact say all those things. Eileen is shocked. Kinda. OK, not really, but she is a good friend who understands Lipsa and encourages her to be honest with Kim and Kyle.
Kyle notices the absence of Lipsa and goes to find her, likely to cram a cheesecake down her throat (will that shut her up?!) because she shall not escape the suffering of calories. Lipsa is just about to confess to Kyle when Carnie demands they all eat cheesecakes immediately. This lady is gooooood.
So right there, over Key Lime Pie flavor in front of the entire group, Lipsa announces her misdeed to Kim. At first I was like IN FRONT OF EVERYONE!? Then I realized – right move. This way no one is able to twist what was said, because they all would be seeing it with their own two eyes that Lipsa was “OWNING IT!” (said in LVP’s imitation of a squeaky American accent).
Predictably, Lipsa’s reckoning moment did not go well. Kim was livid. Kim had the support of LVP and Dorit Kemsley in her fight to take down the lips of destruction, and of course, Kyle jumped hair-long into the fight. Now I could recount this word-for-word, but you all saw it, and instead I’m going to focus on meaning vs. message.
As I said above, Lipsa’s comments about Kim were inappropriate, HOWEVER, this act of Poor Whiddle KimKillah Richards – they’re hurting her son Kingsley – oh, Rambles… you deserve only love and endless sympathy. Shut up. Nonsense. And Kyle constantly blindly going to bat for Kim is ridiculous. And enabling.
Kyle DID say that she feared Kim was near death the year before. Kim doesn’t act “in recovery”- look at her behaviors vs. those of Eden and Carnie‘s. Or her sponsor’s. Kim REFUSES to own-up to any part in what led her and Lipsa to this place. Dorit was wasted on game night and apparently doesn’t recall Kim baiting Lipsa. Also, for Kim to pretend she never said anything about Harry Hamlin: Bullshit. Semantical Bullshit.
Furthermore, LVP was instigating, using Rambles as a way to get at Lipsa. I understand – LVP deserves to be pissed over how Lipsa betrayed her last season, but LVP herself has been the victim of Kim’s nonsense plenty of times. She knows how that woman rolls. Kim and Kyle, as Carnie pointed out, lack empathy. Yes, Eden is meddling and annoying, but she comes from a place of hurt. Truly. That woman is raw and ripped open like the guts of a tilapia.
The strangest moment was when Kyle viciously hissed at LVP to “pick a lane!” as Lisa tried to point out the facts of what happened with Kim.
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Kim is ON TV – she is willing to air her issues on WWHL, Dr. Phil, other reality shows, interviews… it’s only off-limits on RHOBH? Not fair! Kim herself needs to pick a lane, and Kyle, well she needs to stop acting like Kim’s guard dog. Other adult women are allowed to have opinions about Kim and Kim’s issues.
In the end, Carnie and her cheesecakes intervened. She steered these women onto the path of healing by pointing out something necessary: despite all their plastic parts, they’re all humans. Lipsa is, Eden is, Kyle and Kim are; and they all come with their own shit – even if it is wrapped in Chanel bags or stored in perfectly labeled and compartmentalized Tupperware in their designer, temperature-controlled garages. It appeared that, for the first time, Kim and Lipsa actually reached a place of true understanding.
I also do not believe, as LVP does, that that Lipsa “owning it” was an attempt to gloss things over, when she’s not really sorry. I believe she does want to move on – if only because hating on Kim makes HER look bad. I actually think that FOR ONCE we saw real emotion and progress from them. Like Kyle said – Lipsa doesn’t have to “love” Kim (or vice versa); they don’t like each other, that is fine, but they need to stop with the backstabbing and provoking. And if Lipsa is gong to be friends with Kyle, she cannot be an enemy of Kim. I was also pleased to see Kyle call out Kim’s nonsense in her constant denials over the “What Did Harry Do…” situation.
With that, I hope never have to hear the words “my sobriety” on RHOBH again. We have ‘done’ KimKillah Rambles Richards and we have been bitten by Kingsley – enough! Also by Lipsa “owning it” and confessing, outright to the group, she stymied this mess from becoming a seasons(plural)-long drama about what was said, and when and why, growing into its own monster named Hauschen-Mousen.
So finally, the women of RHOBH realize what the rest of us have for years: cheesecake saves. But as LVP wonders, “Is cheesecake buying me jewelry?” (Favorite line from last night).
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It’s been a few peaceful months since the ladies of Little Women: LA have dragged each other through the wringer. Fall dropped its leaves. Winter brought holiday warmth and cozy feelings for all mankind. The promise of spring is right around the corner. I even did some major deep breathing before hitting “play” on my DVR last night in hopes that peace and harmony will reign supreme on season six.
Then I LOL’d at my ridiculous self for a full five minutes after watching the LWLA preview clip. Because these b*tches are here for battle! And battle, they shall. With Terra “Our Brand Is Crisis” Jole at the helm, this battle will likely be never ending – and messier than a yanked out weave.
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Jasmine Arteaga Sorge is ready to pop with only four weeks left until her C-section. The pregnancy has been rough – thyroid issues, gestational diabetes – but the baby is healthy. Jasmine’s son, Mason, is psyched to be a big bro. Also, he’d like to name the baby “Fart.”
Out on the town, Briana Renee, Elena Gant, and Tonya Banks catch up. Everyone’s babies are doing well, although Maverick (Briana’s son) may have some minor genetic issues to battle. She’s positive about the future, though. Tonya is nearly ready to launch her “Little Boss Body” activewear line and…we’ll just hold on our breath on that.
Before Jasmine joins the ladies, Briana floats the idea of throwing her insta-bestie a baby shower. A baby shower to which Christy McGinity Gibel will not be invited. Tonya’s all, “She might be Crazy Christy, but she’s OUR Crazy Christy!” Briana says she will invite her for Jasmine’s sake. But she hates that b*tch. And the beat goes on.
Conversation turns to Terra, who’d been having blood leakage problems in her breast before giving birth to her baby. Tonya is concerned for her friend. Three weeks postpartum, Terra began competition on Dancing With The Stars – something that Briana is INSANELY jealous over, but won’t admit. As for the other ladies, their biggest complaint is not seeing Terra very much anymore. Really!?
Meanwhile at Terra’s, Joe Gnoffo packs for a trip while Terra reflects on her DWTS trials and tribulations. She feels amazing to be part of the top 5 competitors, but the show has basically consumed her life. She wonders how she’ll deal with life without Joe around? But Joe is like “Peace OUT! Mr. Mom is going on tour!” Terra, who has two hernias from the physical demands of DWTS, needs to see a doctor, ASAP. She’s not taking care of herself lately. Joe snarks that she’s a “superstar” now, so I guess that’s what counts in the end.
Elena and Tonya head to an erotic book store because nothing says erotic like…books. Elena’s sex life needs work, but Kerwin is making Little Boss happy these days. Despite the sextytimes literature around them, Elena immediately starts crabbing about Terra, who she only sees on Instagram. She feels closer to Jasmine than Terra at this point, which is laughable, given their history. Elena’s so hurt by Terra, she’s even reconsidering naming Terra and Joe as godparents to her sons. Tonya seems shocked by all of this, but says very little.
Christy, whose voice is raspy (we’ll find out why soon), and her friend Ronnie (remember this thirsty chick from Casino Night? Yeah. Me too. Sigh.) head out for coffee. And OMG you guys!!! My DVR just hiccuped (we had major storms during this broadcast) and jumped entirely over this scene!! Many apologies. I think Christy may have discussed her health issues post-surgery, though? Maybe? You’ll have to help me out in the comments!
Okay – jumping back in, my janky DVR situation is now at Terra’s DWTS practice, where Tonya appears with an eye patch which she’s wearing since being diagnosed with Bell’s Palsy. Terra had no idea about Tonya’s health concern, and is compassionate as she sees her friend’s temporarily paralyzed face. Tonya chalks her palsy up to stress, and fears that Terra’s stress is affecting her health too. Which it is. She reminds Terra to get to a damn doctor! Between the breast and hernia issues, sh*t is getting real.
It’s the day of Jasmine’s baby shower and I regret to inform you that Matt Ericson [Grundhoffer] is on the premises – under the guise of “protecting” Briana from Christy. I think he’s really here to remind us all that our choices in long-term partners or remaining single forever are #NotThatBad. Baby Maverick is also along because the sitter fell through. Elena and Saint Preston The Longsuffering arrive, followed by Tonya and Kerwin. Tonya is a BOSS for showing up in her tough state of health. Good for her! She wins the trophy for Most Improved this past year, hands down.
Christy arrives, sad that this is the first time she’s ever met Maverick (he’s 4 months old), but reticent to approach him because of Briana, who claimed she NEVER wanted her child to meet Christy. You know, the same as she’s told her own parents.
Jasmine, hubby Chris, and son Mason show up and Jasmine seems authentically surprised. After a round of pin-the-baby-on-Jasmine, the ladies get ready to hear the big gender reveal! Paint-filled balloons are popped and blue is revealed to celebrate the baby boy to come! So, that makes 4 for 4 in the baby boy department on LWLA for 2016. Maybe they will all grow up and be friends? Or take Matt out behind the woodshed to teach him a lesson?
After the festivities, the ladies settle into a conversation about Terra, who was unable to attend because of 12-hour rehearsals. Tonya tells the group about Terra’s hernias, which Elena thinks is further proof that Terra’s gone crazy. She thinks DWTS is killing her. And for some reason, this makes Elena angry rather than compassionate. Is this a Russian thing? Or more likely, a feeling rejected thing? Either way, it’s not a particularly good look on Elena.
In a bizarre twist, Christy and Briana sit down to chat amicably. But when Christy asks Briana to tea, Briana rolls her eyes and refuses the offer. Eternal wingman Matt sits by like the guard dog he is, claiming to “watch the baby” while emoting hate vibes on Briana’s behalf. He does admit that it took courage for Christy to extend that olive branch (good for him! Ugh – I just flinched typing that), but Briana, as always, is unmoved. Christy IS DEAD TO HER!!!!!!!!!!!
Back at the DWTS studio, Terra is taking a break from rehearsal. Elena pops by for a visit to be “brutally honest.” She says it’s been too long since they’ve talked, Terra never texts her back, but Terra’s Instagram is blowing up everyday. Terra take umbrage to Elena’s accusations. She just wants her friends’ support, not their criticism right now. “It’s so much harder than I ever expected,” cries Terra. Elena meanly asks, “Do you really think you’ll be the winner!?” Okay, I love my girl Elena. But that sh*t was COLD.
Elena yells at Terra about her health. She basically accuses her of being a bad mom, a terrible friend, and a fame ho. WOW! Okay – the last two might be true, but still. Dayum. Elena thinks Terra should quit the show and “go take care of important things!” Exhausted, Terra asks Elena to just please leave, which Elena finally does by marching off, uttering, “You need help” for good measure.
Okay. That was intense – even for this high drama show. Am I off base, or is Elena going about this in a uncharacteristically brutal way? Maybe she just knows that Terra (being Terra) only responds to an immense show of force? In any case, the scene is set for a new bestie-breakup for season six. Fasten your seat belts.
TELL US: IS ELENA CONCERNED ABOUT TERRA’S HEALTH, OR JUST MAD ABOUT BEING ‘FORGOTTEN’? IS BRIANA JUSTIFIED IN CONTINUING HER GRUDGE AGAINST CHRISTY?
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Fire up the spray tan machines and start dusting off your dance shoes! Dancing With the Stars season 24 is set to kick off on March 20, and ABC has finally unveiled the official line-up...
It seemed all good in the hood when former Bachelorette leads Kaitlyn Bristowe and Andi Dorfman joined their mutual runner-up Nick Viall during an appearance on Jimmy Kimmel to promote Nick’s season of The Bachelor. The thought of this made me feel awkward given Kaitlyn and Nick’s history, but also because of Kaitlyn’s rocky history with the Bachelor franchise. Kaitlyn infamously spoiled her own Bachelorette season when she accidentally posted a photo with her in bed with her winner/fiance Shawn Booth. So I was pretty surprised when she was back in the fold promoting The Bachelor. Well, that was short-lived since Kaitlyn ranted on Twitter about Nick getting the opportunity to be on Dancing With the Stars.
The last lead from the franchise to appear on DWTS was Chris Soules and many people credit the demise of his Bachelor engagement with Whitney Bischoff to being on Dancing With the Stars. And many past Bachelor leads have warned their successors from following in their foot steps since the show is rough for a new relationship. So it wasn’t super surprising when the last three series leads did not go on to the ballroom. Well, apparently there’s more to that.
Bachelor producer Mike Fleiss kept teasing the fans on Twitter about a “historic” announcement and it turned out that it was actually just a confirmation that Nick will be competing on DWTS. No one really thought anything of that since I feel like we are all worn out from seeing Nick on reality TV at this point, but his ex Kaitlyn was definitely feeling some type of way about it.
Kaitlyn tweeted, “Someone stop me from going on a twitter rant right now,” which is obviously the opposite of actually ended up happening.
It looks like Kaitlyn is (most likely) not going to get an ABC-sponsored wedding after she posted about Mike Fleiss on Twitter. Whitney Bischoff tweeted in response to the Nick casting announcement: “@people why does a bachelorette never get this gig @BachelorABC?!? I wanted to see @kaitlynbristowe shake her tail feather!” This obviously got Kaitlyn riled up since she quoted Whitney’s tweet and added, “Actually I was offered it, had the contract & Mike Fliess told me I wasn’t allowed. He said he didn’t want people wanting fame after his show.” Really, all of the former contestants are professional Instagram posters. Why not keep the fame going? This makes no sense to me. Plus Kaitlyn actually had dance experience before reality TV so she probably would have been fun to watch.
Among other tweets that got deleted, Kaitlyn also mocked Fleiss’s constant “historical announcement” teasers when she posted, “Just had a historical spin class. That’s how you use that word right?” She didn’t “@” him, but she might as well have. It was so obvious who that one was aimed at.
Instead of responding to Kaitlyn, Fleiss confirmed what we already knew: “I am happy to announce that @viallnicholas28 will be doing some dancing in the near future!!! #TheBachelor.” Absolutely no one was surprised by this “news.” And just when it seemed like Mike was going to ignore Kaitlyn, it can be interpreted that he shaded her when he tweeted, “If you’re wondering why this announcement was historic, just wait til you see #TheBachelor dance!!! #thelittlekicks.” Debatable shade at the moment, but after reading his subsequent tweets, it’s actually super clear that shots were fired.
The producer mocked Kaitlyn’s tweet when he wrote, “When you can’t spell someone’s name correctly, that usually doesn’t help. #thebachelor.” Oh shit. I hate when I’m trying to be sassy, read a message I already sent, and then notice a grammar error when it’s too late to fix it. It really takes the sting out of shade throwing. And I love how he has no issues plugging his own show by hash tagging The Bachelor with every single tweet. Totally shameless.
Fleiss attempted to defend himself against implications of sexism for “allowing” Bachelor leads to compete on DWTS and not Bachelorette leads when he tweeted about Melissa Rycroft who competed on the show twice, “Melissa R has a mirror ball. So quickly they forget! #thebachelor.” Yeah, but Melissa wasn’t a lead on her season. In fact, she actually won The Bachelor and got dumped on live TV in favor of the runner-up, so if anything somebody at ABC owed her a favor to make up for that whole ordeal.
To be fair, the original Bachelorette star Trista Sutter competed on the first season of the show, but in all honesty, no one really knew that either of these reality TV franchises would take off at that time so it was a totally different situation in all honesty when it comes to fame and money involved. Plus Trista was eliminated in the first round.
What they should really do is just hire another professional dancer, pair him up with Kaitlyn and have her as a last minute addition for the next Dancing With the Stars season. It will make everyone look better in the public eye and they will all feel better about the situation. Plus it will obviously bring more publicity both to the Bachelor franchise and DWTS. It would make great television to see two exes dancing against each other. Could you imagine Nick trying to dance with Shawn Booth rooting for Kaitlyn in the audience? Me either. And that’s why it needs to happen.
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TELL US- WHAT DO YOU THINK ABOUT KAITLYN’S DWTS RANT? WHO WOULD YOU RATHER SEE ON DWTS: NICK OR KAITLYN?
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