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Big Brother (CBS)
America’s Got Talent (NBC)
MasterChef (FOX)
Alaskan Bush People (Discovery)
Black Ink Crew: Chicago (VH1)
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The F Word with Gordon Ramsay (FOX) – finale
Wahlburgers (A&E)
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Alaskan Bush People (Discovery)
Little Women: LA: Couples Retreat (Lifetime)
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Growing Up Supermodel (Lifetime) – premiere
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Tinsley Mortimer began The Real Housewives Of New York as a single gal trying to make a new start from the dust bunnies of Sonja Morgan’s spare room, and she ended it with a new beau and a hefty hotel bill! Now, Tinsley reflects on how far she’s come since cameras started rolling last fall, and how truly appreciative she is of Sonja’s hospitality – even though some of the other woman (and Page Six) say otherwise.
Despite the standard drama of being part of any Housewives enterprise, Tinsley says she enjoyed her time on the show. “Wow! I can’t believe RHONY Season 9 is over. What a rollercoaster! My life was in such a mess when I joined the show, and I think you can see the entire season for me was pretty much a long therapy session. Kindly, I received so much support from so many people that I do feel I can finally put the past behind me, forgive myself for staying in such a destructive relationship, and once again look forward to the future.”
Although she didn’t behave too disastrously this season (looking at you, Ramona Singer!), Tinsley does have some regrets. She writes in her blog that “there are many things I wish I had not done…I was enjoying too many cocktails to calm me down, my language when drinking was abominable (and embarrassed my 94-year-old grandfather), and I was far too loud sometimes…just all over the board. But even with the embarrassment of my erratic actions, overall I feel this time was the most productive of my life and just what I needed. I believe I have pretty much closed the chapter of the arrest and trauma in Palm Beach, and it is no longer a part of me. I’m on my way to truly feeling like myself again.”
Moving out of Sonja’s townhouse in February helped Tinsley get her groove back. It also helped her move forward with new boyfriend, Scott! She explains, “Moving into a place by myself was a good start at getting my confidence and independence back…but Scott and I are planning to move in together in NYC at the beginning of the Fall. I will really miss my petite safe haven at my hotel, but I’m hopeful a new adventure is beginning!”
As for the “Thank You and F**k You” party she threw for Sonja in March, Tinsley maintains it was done with love – not with shade. She was, therefore, not happy to see some of the ladies trying to rile Sonja up about her intent being disingenuous. Tinsley defends, “I sincerely hope that Sonja knows the party I gave her was a thank you from the heart. I will always be appreciative of her generosity and hope that we can be really good friends again. She truly saved me by getting me out of Palm Beach and letting me move into her beautiful townhouse. Watching the show with friends and family, I was distressed to see several of the girls try to make Sonja feel the party was disingenuous, insincere, and somehow all about me.”
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Without naming names, we can assume Tinsley is referring largely to Bethenny Frankel, who gossiped about the party behind Tinsley’s back. Tinsley continues, “I don’t do gangups, and it was upsetting to watch some of the girls try to take the honor away from Sonja who deserved a big party. Thankfully Dorinda [Medley] and Carole [Radziwill] would have no part of it since they knew how appreciative I truly was and shut the conversations down.”
Tinsley also defends the photo she gave Sonja at the party. You know – the one with Sonja’s head cut off? Well, Tinsley has a lot to say about it! “Following the giving of a picture to Sonja, there were several snarky comments about my picture being in the forefront of the photograph. Having lived in Sonja’s house, I know that she loves to put photographs of friends around, so I thought she might enjoy a picture of us together. I bought a heavy sterling silver Ralph Lauren frame and located the only picture I have of us together on my Instagram account from years ago. I thought it was a nice gesture along with the gift card from Bergdorf Goodman’s. Sorry! Again, IT WAS THE ONLY PICTURE I HAD OF US TOGETHER. I did the best I could.”
Tonight, the ladies of RHONY gather for part one of a three-part reunion, in which Bethenny and Ramona go head to head, and Luann de Lesseps is put in the hot seat over her tumultuous marriage to (then husband) Tom D’Agostino. Join us in the comments section to break down the all of the fun and the drama at 9 EST/8 Central!
TELL US: WAS TINSLEY A GOOD ADDITION TO RHONY? WOULD YOU LIKE TO SEE HER BACK? WAS HER PARTY FOR SONJA HEARTFELT OR PHONY?
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At this point in the season, Peggy Sulahian doesn’t have much going on in Real Housewives of Orange County. She’s not close with any of these women and her main story line is still abundantly unclear. Hopefully she brings it because at this point the insensitive jokes are just falling flat and pinching Meghan Edmonds’ lips was far from iconic. Give me a table flip or throw a dish.
Even though Peggy is picking at (and pinching) Meghan in her quest to befriend the OG of the OC Vicki Gunvalson, at this point she is pretty much dispensable even though she’s the topic of some horrible rumors outside of the show.
Peggy continued to defend her lip pinching from two episodes ago in her Bravo blog. She insisted, “Meghan kept feeding fuel to the fire and went on and on about Vicki’s behavior and how invalid some of her actions were. When someone keeps pushing buttons to a point where it becomes immature, somebody has to stop that person.” And grabbing someone’s mouth isn’t immature? Alright, Peggy.
She continued, “People are overreacting about me touching Meghan by physically shutting her lips, but it clearly had no malicious intent. I was smiling while I was doing it and laughing in a harmless way after I did it. I did it to squeeze her pretty lips together and stop talking about it and pushing Vicki’s buttons to avoid having any sort of drama at our event.”
Peggy wrote, “I could tell Meghan knew what she was doing when she kept going on and on about the topic, and I just cringed watching her ask all those questions when I watched the episode. She kept dragging on the topic when Vicki was clearly over talking about it.”
Peggy slammed the whole cast when she wrote, “I made a comment about losing my parents on top of losing my breasts as a symbol for how short life can be. These women dwell on things that happened in the past, as if it’s the only thing they have to talk about in life. They fail to look at the bigger picture and choose to be so sensitive over the smallest things.” Clearly she’s never seen this show. All that they do is cause drama and talk about it incessantly during outdoor lunch dates. “Dwelling on things that happened in the past” is the cornerstone of this show.
Peggy said, “I’m aware things I say are misinterpreted at times, but I want everyone to know that my heart is in the right place. For some reason, I’m always put in uncomfortable situations.” That’s what she literally signed up for when she joined this show. Of course she’s “put in uncomfortable situations.” She added, “Anytime I feel tension in the room, I try to break the tension by saying something silly or a joke they may or may not understand, but sometimes it does not work in my favor.” Like when she “joked” that her husband “beats her every Friday.”
The new girl preached, “All in all, people need to just learn how to ignore things and let certain things go. Don’t try to relive the past in every moment of your life and try to correct everything and everyone. Let go of the toxic emotions.” This show is about reliving the past. They live, discuss what happened, discuss what happened again, and hash it all out again at the reunion taping and on social media. It really is the premise of this franchise.
And then Peggy (very vaguely) addressed the allegations that have been circulating about her father’s funeral. Mauricio Umansky’s mother (yes, this is a Beverly Hills and Orange County crossover) posted on Facebook about Peggy alienating her brother from their father’s funeral because of his homosexuality. She says that he did not get notice about his father’s decline and that he was only informed “after his father died.” He was “not allowed in the chapel until once the service had started.” She also claims that the brother “was not even allowed to [sit] with at special place they have for the family in the chapel” and his fiance “was not allowed to [sit] next to him.”
Peggy did not get into any specifics, but she did write, “On another note, as I deal with the loss of my father and my health battle, I am choosing to focus on my family and on my own recovery and not on personal attacks against me. I will not further engage in a public exchange with anyone, but it must be stated that the accusations against me are false and my actions have been grossly mis-characterized.” It will be interesting to see if this comes up during the reunion.
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TELL US- WHAT IS YOUR IMPRESSION OF PEGGY SO FAR? WAS IT OK THAT SHE PINCHED MEGHAN’S LIPS?
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Shannon Beador wants us all to know, again, that she will never forgive Vicki Gunvalson! And after seeing Vicki mock her on this week’s episode of Real Housewives Of Orange County, Shannon is “Done!” She’s “F–king DONE!” OK, just kidding – she’s actually still not done talking about Vicki, but she is opening a restaurant.
“One of my least favorite parts of the show is watching back what other people say about you,” shares Shannon, who failed Reality TV 101. “It can get quite frustrating and hurtful when people don’t accurately describe your intentions and say cruel things.”
What Shannon means is that it can be quite frustrating being forced to associate with psychos The Vicktims and The Kelly Dodds of the world. Shannon’s advice to Vicki is that she “should practice what she preaches” and be the obsequious one, instead of demanding that Tamra and Shannon did something “unforgivable” to her.
“To hear Vicki say that she has been such a good friend is laughable to me. She says she is going to ‘punish’ Tamra and I for not being her friend? There’s only one bully in this group and she certainly started our ‘punishment’ last year as she tried to destroy families,” seethes Shannon. “Mission accomplished, Vicki. Keep it up.”
“And then to hear Vicki and Kelly whispering and mocking my weight gain… I know they have never gained substantial weight ever in their lives,” Shannon continues. “Glad they got a laugh. Nothing but cruel.”
NOT to defend Vicki, but I don’t know if she was mocking Shannon’s weight necessarily, but probably shocked by the weight gain considering that they hadn’t seen each other in months. Then Shannon was wearing a giant kaftan, which made her look larger that she is.
“It’s funny to hear Vicki talk about Tamra ‘throwing grenades and then walking away and everyone needing to be OK with it.'” Shannon writes in her blog. “No, actually that’s what Vicki does over and over again. The end of last season is proof of it.”
Likewise, Kelly is also wrong – Shannon totally takes ownership, guys! Like how many times has she admitted to regrettable behavior? Or that The Quiet Woman display was an embarrassing debacle? Kelly on the other hand, according to Shannon – ownership?! Never!
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“Kelly seems to get the wrong take on things quite often,” continues Shannon. “Watching her speak with Vicki and recount her meeting with Tamra and I was frustrating. I never said Vicki was responsible for weight gain. This story is getting old. And then here we go again with Vicki and her lies. She has proof of nothing. But she does have a long history of lying and is clearly not stopping it any time soon.”
“I definitely think Kelly came to the Quiet Woman to stir things up,” Shannon adds, “but I would like to forge ahead, so I don’t plan to discuss it with her anymore.” (Filed Under: “I Don’t Believe You…”)
Shannon also takes issue with Lydia McLaughlin continuing to insist she had good intentions. “The bottom line is Lydia knew we all didn’t get along and had no right to invite or try to include Kelly in a dinner that Tamra and I invited her to. Seems like Lydia and Kelly are trying to spin a different story so that they seem innocent with only good intentions. I don’t think they did a successful job.”
Shannon claims that the Sip-N-See “reaffirmed that I have finally reached a place where Vicki’s presence doesn’t mean anything to me. Asking for one cocktail when everyone else had been drinking all afternoon and when the event was over has absolutely nothing to do with seeing Vicki. Not sure why anything is being made of it.” AKA why Tamra made an insinuation that Shannon was drinking to deal with Vicki?
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Anyway, in other Shannon news, she’s decided to funnel her love of food into opening a restaurant. “I’m actually opening up a restaurant…” she told Bravo’s Daily Dish podcast. “You’ll see that on the show this season. It hasn’t opened up yet but my logo is nine lemons – ’cause that’s me!” Oh silly me – I would’ve thought the theme would be Sour Grapes…
TELL US – DO YOU THINK VICKI WAS MOCKING SHANNON’S WEIGHT? WOULD YOU EAT AT SHANNON’S RESTAURANT?
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We have a mid-week mini-roundup for you today! Reality stars like Kyle Richards, Cynthia Bailey and more were seen out and about this weekend.
Real Housewives of Beverly Hills star Kyle Richards was photographed hanging out in L.A., rubbing elbows with A-listers like Sharon Stone.
Cynthia Bailey and Marlo Hampton attended a party for the new season of Survivor’s Remorse.
In the gallery below we also have the Dance Moms girls at the Teen Choice Awards and RHONY star Ramona Singer in NY. Plus, Kris Jenner, Caitlyn Jenner and more!
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Even though Lydia McLaughlin returned to Real Housewives of Orange County under the guise of being a self-proclaimed “friendship whisperer,” she’s come across as more of a shit stirrer than anything. Weeks after the episode with Shannon Beador and Kelly Dodd’s confrontation at the Quiet Woman aired, Lydia is still defending herself and insisting that she didn’t intend to cause drama. Sure, Lydia. Likely story…
Aside from shamelessly promoting her magazine, her main story line this season is her supposed quest to reunite the friendships in the cast- even though she herself never kept in touch with Vicki Gunvalson and Tamra Judge when she left the show and she isn’t close to anyone in the cast. It all seems way out of bounds for her take on, but she is still really pushing this “friendship whisperer” nonsense.
In her Bravo blog post about the last episode, Lydia declared, “The sip and see event couldn’t have come at a better time for me personally. Of course I wanted all the ladies to come to my Nobleman event, but I wanted to make sure they could all be in the same room without causing a scene.” Please. As if she wasn’t going to invite the entire cast anyway. Obviously she wants the cameras at her event so having everyone there is the best way to guarantee exposure for her magazine.
Meghan Edmonds‘ party for her baby was the first time that the entire cast has been in the same location this season so it was a pretty big deal and the tension was palpable. Lydia said, “Of course I was anticipating Tamra and Vicki speaking and seeing each other for the first time. There wasn’t a hug, but I still have hope for their friendship to be restored.” As strange as it sounds given all of the mud slinging back and forth, it’s never wise to count out a Real Housewives friendship. Women who have done awful things to each other have reconciled over and over again on these shows.
And of course, Lydia is still talking about her role in the Quiet Woman showdown and insists that she is innocent. She wrote, “I was happy to see the whole issue of the Quiet Woman and me inviting Kelly being addressed again. I didn’t feel like the whole story was told, as I did tell Tamra and Shannon I had invited Kelly and never was trying to be secretive about that (note the beach flashback). However, I never invited Kelly thinking it would explode the way it did.” Really? What was she expecting? She has been on this show and these people all made it clear that they can’t stand each other. Did she expect them to alternate buying rounds of drinks and go halfsies on appetizers?
Nevertheless, Lydia continued, “I told Tamra and Shannon I had invited Kelly, but she had told Peggy [Sulahian] and me she had made plans and was on a boat with some of her out-of-town friends. It was never my intention to cause drama and when Kelly walked in, I was just as surprised as everyone.” Really? Not only did Lydia invite her, but she also called her again to remind her that they would be at the restaurant when she and Peggy were en route. How surprised could she have been? Clearly Kelly was very much on her radar that night.
Lydia said, “I am glad Tamra says she knows my heart and believes that I just didn’t know all the history between everyone, because that is the truth.” Again, I can’t help wondering why she didn’t watch the show before coming back or why she just didn’t listen when she was told very clearly who is friends with who by everyone involved. Oh right, to stir shit up because she is the friendship whisperer.
At the end of the blog, Lydia teased, “I would say Meghan’s sip and see is an awkward step in the right direction for these friendships to repair… I suppose time will tell.”
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TELL US- WILL VICKI AND TAMRA EVER BE FRIENDS AGAIN? ARE YOU HAPPY THAT LYDIA IS BACK THIS SEASON?
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It’s been yet another eventful week in the Big Brother 19 house. It seems we can’t go a full Big Brother week without a series of fights: this week was no different. Cody, Mark and Elena got the wrath from most of the Big Brother 19 house, and now they’re not sitting so pretty. But I’ll wait for the power rankings to get into all of that.
With a double eviction on the horizon, things are going to unfold quickly and anything can happen. It is essential to know where the houseguests stand going into it, because a trivia question or a clown shoe can mean difference between safety or eviction. With that said, here’s where all the Big Brother 19 houseguests stand this week.
11. Cody – There’s not a lot to say here. Cody has certainly tried to survive this week but it’s all too little too late. He wasn’t able to win or throw the Temptation Competition. That was basically the end of his game after not being drawn for the Power of Veto. Cody has tried to talk some sense into Alex and Jason, but it’s fallen on deaf ears, and I imagine he’ll continue to watch people come into the jury house and tell them “I told you so.” He must be very unhappy to be spending the summer with these people who continue to berate him.
10. Mark – Mark is becoming a huge target for most of the Big Brother house. Only Elena, Jason, and maybe Kevin, would keep him safe if they won Head of Household. More than likely, Mark needs to win a competition on Thursday to stick around. He has stepped up his physical and mental game by winning a series of competitions in the last few weeks. Because Paul wants him out, the others will probably oblige when given the opportunity.
09. Elena – Elena was doing alright, and I feel for her difficult position in the house, but she’s doing herself no favors. Betraying Alex’s trust and not taking the Power of Veto for herself was truly a terrible move; one that people are not going to forget soon. Paul is interested in keeping Elena around longer, but he shouldn’t because she’s essentially ready to take a shot at him. There’s a number of situations that could lead to her eviction on Thursday, but Mark, and perhaps Matt, and Kevin may be seen as bigger targets. Elena defended herself in the confrontation yesterday, and she was right to, but they are aligned with Josh. They will believe him whether what he’s saying is true or not. Elena or Mark needs to win Head of Household on Thursday to take a big shot: it’s their best chance to get anywhere in this game.
08. Matt – Despite winning the Power of Veto, Matt is doing next to nothng in there. I’m not sure why he even auditioned for Big Brother: To let Raven or Paul win? Whatever. The houseguests are getting annoyed by Matt and Raven, just like all of us are, and he’s seen as a bigger threat than her, so it’s likely Matt will go to jury soon. But he’s as dull as dishwater, so I don’t think anyone will ever notice whether he is still in there or not. Matt will likely be a back-up target if Mark or Elena get saved during the double eviction.
07. Kevin – Paul has painted a target on Kevin’s back, and with the reveal about the $25,000, it is going to solidify him as a target. Unless it gets back to him soon, and he can rat out Paul, and if his allies don’t wake up and realize what’s up, Kevin will be in trouble sooner rather than later. All I hope is that he is made aware of what’s going on, so that he can clear his name. Yes, he does have the $25,000 but it also will implicate Paul as well, because he knew the entire time. Kevin could also reveal that Paul told him to do the hinky vote in week two. I would hate to see him go out without a fight.
06. Raven – None of the houseguests like Raven, but she’s essentially seen as useless; they aren’t wrong. She’ll probably get dragged a bit longer because Matt is the bigger threat of their duo. There’s a few scenarios where maybe Raven could go out soon but I think the opposition sees bigger fish to fry. That said, if she went up, Raven is expendable to nearly all of them so it’s hard to see her surviving most evictions.
05. Josh – Josh is constantly going out of his way to become a target. Whether he’s yelling at people at Paul’s request or banging pots and pans. Josh is getting attention one way or another. That said, I think most of them see him as a joke. But if Elena and Mark are annoyed enough with him, perhaps he can draw their anger and end up as the one to go home. Although, Paul and Christmas are probably going to try to protect him at all costs, as he’s a pretty good final two goat.
04. Alex – Alex is in a decent spot, and she might be one of the few Big Brother 19 houseguests who could survive up against Paul. However, she is getting in fights more than she should, and I’m not sure how well-respected she’s going to be at the end of the game. As it gets down to the wire, people aren’t going to forget that Alex is a competitor. What Alex needs to do is grow a backbone and get out from under Paul’s thumb, but I’m not sure if we’ll ever see that happen. Cody has tried to wake her up, but she’s not listening.
03. Christmas – I think Christmas is in a better spot than the past few weeks. Part of it is because she is injured and not seen as a threat. Part of it is because she and Josh are now in this final five with Alex, Jason, and Paul. She chimes in too much during the fights and she really shouldn’t. Christmas should be the good cop to Josh’s bad cop. She consistently plants seeds and works people to her advantage. Then yells at them the next day. Christmas has done it with Jessica and Elena. Her gameplay is very inconsistent but she’s still playing one of the better games in there. She has good ties with Josh, Paul, and Kevin, and she’s been getting closer with Alex and Jason too. These are the core players at the moment, so they should keep her safe.
02. Paul – Paul is running the ship and it’s clear to the viewing audience. Now if only the houseguests with power could wake up. It doesn’t matter if Jessica, Cody, Mark and Elena see it, because they had no allies or power. This week Paul made targets out of Mark and Kevin, which helps him continue to distract the other houseguests from targeting him. Paul is playing well, and while some of them are seeing it, they are not ready to do anything because they believe that he is on their side. However, the chances to get Paul out are rapidly decreasing. Next thing they know, he will be in the final four and it’ll all be over for them. They need to get him out soon to maintain any chances of winning, and to gain respect as a player.
01. Jason – Sometimes Jason gets worked up about things that aren’t crucial, but it’s hard to deny that he has some of the best relationships in the game. He is solid with Paul, Alex, Josh and Christmas, and he’s got a side deal going with Mark, which will keep him safe if Mark wins Head of Household. I think Jason is easily someone who might be respected enough to win in the end. He just needs to stop sort of riding Alex’s coattails, who is riding Paul’s coattails. He needs to be a part of the resistance against Paul before it’s too late, because if Paul is smart, he’d make sure Jason isn’t there when it really gets down to the end of the Big Brother 19 game.
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After an entertaining and tumultuous season sailing around Croatia, the cast of Below Deck Mediterranean is on dry land and ready to face the emotional pirates of their past voyage. Heading up this charter is a take no prisoners when it comes to love, Andy Cohen, who wants nothing more than to get to the bottom of Chef Adam Glick’s heart. Over and over, we have to relive Adam’s take on Malia White, the one that got away, although she’s really less of “the one that got away” and more of “the one who played two guys like a pro and ended up with the other, who she may or may not be dating still (but we all know she is)”. You’re not fooling anyone, Malia! Just because you come to the reunion dressed like you’re on the Real Housewives of the Croatian Seas, doesn’t mean you get to play the same coy games they do.
Before Andy dives in, he starts with a few ice breakers like, who is still working together? Wesley Wiz Walton and Christine “Bugsy” Drake, who is finally the Chief Stew of something besides her own fantasy world. Who would be Hannah Ferrier’s perfect interior crew? Julia and Tiffany from last season and Lauren Cohen from this season, despite the fact that she talked crap on Hannah the whole time. How did Captain Sandy Yawn feel about Adam mistaking her for the Chief Stew? It doesn’t bother her, she is used to it and she thinks it’s fun to surprise sexist chefs who are too proud to follow a preference sheet people.
Enough of these ice breakers, everyone is warmed up and ready to go and the perfect place to start would be revisiting the epic fight between Slobbery Bobbery Giancola and Hannah. In case you forgot, when the season started, Bobby accused Hannah of trying to c*ck block him from romancing Malia, who he didn’t know already had her cute, attractive little female deckhand hands pretty full at the time. Bobby blew up on Hannah, even kicking her bathroom door open while she was mid-pee, then he tried to drag his past-hookup-gone-wrong Lauren into the mix, which was a big mistake considering things didn’t exactly end well. So instead of seeing Hannah and Bobby talk about what happened, the conversation quickly turns into a he said/she said between Bobby and Lauren about the true nature of what happened between them.
It all started when Bobby decided to whore himself out on social media, putting out a groupie casting call of sorts on Instagram for “fans” to DM him so he could pick some lucky gals to come to Watch What Happens Live and watch him make an ass out of himself on live TV. Lauren was along for the ride but quickly realized she wasn’t any more special than one of his Instagram groupies and tried to leave, but Bobby reassured her that he did like her and she should stay. Lauren, being the people-pleaser that she is, agreed but remained annoyed but it didn’t sit well with her. Apparently, it wasn’t too bad since she later agreed to come to a watch party that Bobby invited her to in Miami but when Bobby ignored her the whole time, she left with Chef Ben Robinson, upsetting Bobby. But Bobby and his fragile male ego want to clarify: he does NOT care about Lauren or the fact that she left with Chef Ben, he just wants everyone to know the truth! The truth is, he’s not a jerk and Lauren is the one who made him look bad without reason. Then he yells at her about how she never shuts up. When Andy asks if Lauren just joined Bobby on WWHL to be on the show, she snaps back that she didn’t even know a producer would be there who just so happened to find her as interesting as Bobby did. This producer must have also had the same pea brain as Bobby in that case.
Onto Onion Gate 2016. Adam has some explaining to do but instead, tells Andy that he was just trying to make a tasty broth and that’s impossible to do without onions. Captain Sandy calls BS and is still reeling from the footage of seeing him lie to her. She admits she would have fired him had she known what was really going on, plus she had no idea that he had this whole other dark side of treating Hannah, Bugsy and Lauren like crap. Adam defends his behavior by saying he was heartbroken over Malia and everyone seems content to actually let that little doozy slide. Everyone except Wiz, who says that’s no excuse, mate.
Speaking of no excuses, Andy wants to know if Hannah thinks it was acceptable to make out with a charter guest. No, she does not, but she was hypnotized by the shirtless Jason and well, when a hot guest presents himself, sometimes you just have to take a chance at looking unprofessional. This all stirs up a pot full of onions between Hannah and Bugsy, since Bugsy is the one who blew Hannah’s cover on the matter. Bugsy insists that she didn’t go to Captain Sandy about the issue because she wasn’t doing anything malicious or vindictive. Yeah, why tell the Captain when you can go around for hours on end telling the rest of the crew and gossiping about how horrible Hannah is? Hannah knew she shouldn’t have trusted Bugs the moment she saw “Actor” listed on her resume. Bugsy snaps back that she’s sorry she had a passion she was chasing that clearly didn’t work out!
Will someone please ask Bobby why he thought it was okay to hook up with a charter guest after ripping Hannah for it??? Andy finally does and Bobby half-heartedly attempts to defend his position, saying he never cared that Hannah hooked up with a guest but….nothing? He doesn’t really have anything to say to the contrary of what he was upset about, leaving us all hanging with his hypocrisy. Oh and in case you were wondering, he has seen Paola again.
Ugh, the moment I have been dreading is finally here: Malia and Wiz and Wiz and Malia and Adam and Malia and Malia and Wiz and Adam on repeat. How many times do we have to relive their few weeks old relationship that left Adam so heartbroken that he is left to spite charter guests with onion soup and call his fellow crew members sluts? And how many times do we have to hear that poor little Malia just didn’t know what to do with her feelings for two men who can’t resist a cute, attractive female deckhand who also works really hard? The answer is A LOT, we have to hear it a lot. So if you don’t have the stomach for it, skip ahead and you won’t go blind from all the eye rolling moments that are about to occur.
Now let me remind everyone that all of this came about because Adam and Malia kissed before coming on the boat. Malia clarifies that they didn’t even have sex. They just kissed and Adam fell in love and fell in love hard because his Dad told him that you can fall in love with someone from day one and that’s the love story of his parents. Also, Adam finally felt like he had a chance of a real connection after spending the last 10 years as a lonely ramblin’ man on the road in his van. So, basically, all this boils down to Adam thinking he was in love day one and Malia saying, “awww, that’s sweet”, which just shows how differently they viewed their relationship this whole time. These two weren’t just on a different page, they weren’t even reading from the same book.
They both regret lying about their relationship to the crew and Andy wants to know how Wiz feels after seeing Malia lie to him as the season played out on TV. Huh, lied? Wiz has no idea what Andy is talking about and says Malia didn’t lie to him. Malia shakes her head in confirmation – no, she might not have been honest, but she never lied. Can someone please explain to Malia (and Wiz) that those are one in the same? Anyone? Nope, Andy lets it slide and goes back to dig deeper into Adam’s broken heart. If only Adam would have just told Wiz that he was in love with Malia, Wiz would have never gone after her! Now you tell him.
All of the fans agree: Malia led both of them on and when Andy tells her that was the overwhelming feedback, Malia says that’s fair and explains that being on a yacht is an extreme experience and emotions are heightened. So she had feelings for both guys but just didn’t know what to do on a ship sailing into a vortex of overblown emotions! But all’s well that ends well and Malia and Wiz play coy about the status of their relationship but Andy keeps pressing and pressing and finally gets out of them that they are going to South Africa together and have both met each other’s families. Then the rest of the crew jumps in to say what a great couple they are and even Adam says they look good together.
So good that it was worth the backlash of Wiz picking Malia as his lead Deck Hand, despite how upset Bobby was. Sandy backs up Wiz’s decision 100% but Max Hagley isn’t so sure and felt like he couldn’t really respect Malia as the lead knowing that she was making out with Wiz every night.
Hannah and Bugsy have some unfinished business and we are treated to a montage of their rivalry. Andy wants to know who the better Chief Stew would be and Lauren jumps in to say they are both different and good in their own way and one isn’t better than the other blah, blah, blah, PICK A SIDE, Lauren! Well, she can’t because as she reminds us again, she’s a people pleaser! That’s why being two faced was her only other task on the boat aside from doing laundry. A viewer points out how critical Bugsy seemed of Hannah in every episode and how small and petty that made her seem but Bugsy swears she was just being informative about how she would have done things. She never disrespected Hannah to her face so therefore, she wasn’t being critical. Nice try, Bugs, but Sandy isn’t buying it. Surprisingly, Hannah does and says that Bugs gets a pass for working in a high stress and pressure situation, which causes people to vent and that’s all she was doing.
I thought we were safe from any more Adam and Malia talk but Andy just can’t stop himself from “picking the scab” of Adam’s heartache. Adam’s heart doesn’t have a scab, it’s like scorched earth at this point but Adam refuses to be anything but positive, despite the fact that his eyes are misty and the little fabric flower on his blazer is wilting. Andy swears Adam is more hurt than he lets on but Adam says there is nothing he can do about the situation and it’s time to grow up. He is not still in love with her, the time has passed and it sounds like his days of onion spiting are over.
It’s time to wrap up and Andy asks who has regrets. They all do, except for Bobby, who says he learned a lot. Sandy tells everyone not to lie to their captains because team work makes the dream work. That’s right, Fans! There is no “I” in team but there is an “I” in onion.
See you next season!
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Over the last couple of weeks, the three showmance duos have been scraping the bottom of the barrel inside the Big Brother 19 house. Mark Jansen and Elena Davies lost favor with the house majority when they chose to saddle up with Cody Nickson and Jessica Graf once Cody won the Battle Back competition.
Just last week, Matthew Clines and Raven Walton were oblivious to their poor ranking within the house majority, and head honcho Paul Abrahamian was throwing both of them under the bus. This week, the two remaining couples are starting to show some life inside the Big Brother house, but is it too late for both of them?
Both male counterparts in the two remaining showmances are certainly stepping up their games this week for the benefit of the house majority alliance, in one way or another. Matt has more than done his part to help the majority alliance by helping to evict this week’s target. The house is gunning to send Cody home for the last and final time, but they needed some assistance to assure that happened this week…enters Matt.
Matt volunteered to throw the Temptation Competition so that Cody could not potentially wiggle into the Power of Veto competition. As if that wasn’t enough to help the cause, Matt then won the POV competition. Rather than using the golden power on himself, he chose to take one for the team and use the power to save Jason Dent. This allowed the Head of Household, Alex Ow, to backdoor Cody for eviction. If Matt had used the veto on himself, Alex’s hands would have been tied, and Cody would have lived to see another day inside the Big Brother 19 house.
Mark won another Temptation Competition to ensure his safety for the week. Although this doesn’t help the house majority alliance directly, this did ensure that Cody didn’t win the competition that would have granting him safety this week. If Cody would have won the competition, Alex would have certainly been scrambling to figure out which houseguest would be sent packing instead of him.
Thanks to Mark and Matt, Cody is right where the house wants him. He is sitting on the block for eviction with no possibility of saving himself from going to the jury house or winning his way back into the game.
The house majority is still running the house, or should I say Paul is still running the house. Although there is more and more talk about him and the possibility of evicting him at some point in the game, Paul reigns supreme. Alex is the current HOH and should be in total control, but like last time she earned the HOH power, Paul really called all of the shots.
The non-showmance alliance think they have the final six settled with it consisting of Paul, Alex, Jason, Kevin Schlehuber, Christmas Abbott, and Josh Martinez. Cody should be evicted this week barring a Big Brother miracle. That leaves the planned final six and two showmance duos in the game.
The question becomes, are the new efforts made by the showmances enough for them to move up the house majority ladder? There’s still a lot of Big Brother game to play, so only time will tell.
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