Even when he wasn’t present, Rob Valletta was a main topic of conversation during the last season of Vanderpump Rules. This is because his now-ex-girlfriend Scheana Marie mentioned him (and his ability to hang a TV in under seven minutes) whenever she could.
Rob and Scheana claim that they broke up because of the drama from the show, but we all have to admit that a lot of people know Rob because of Vanderpump Rules. Some of the cast members even claimed that he used Scheana to get exposure from the show during the reunion shows. He did break up with her right when filming ended….
Rob shared his side of the story during an interview with the Juicy Scoop With Heather McDonald podcast– an interview that Heather McDonald said went down because Rob reached out to her. Interesting. Rob seems to be so against the show, yet has no problem riding its coattails and promoting himself. Personally, I’m all for it and find it hilarious, but it’s probably not sitting too well with Scheana and the other cast members.
Rob said, “Outside of the show, yeah they’re great. When that show starts filming, it is a whole different world. It’s a whole different mentality.” He added, “That’s what they get paid for. That’s what makes that show so good. They’re willing to say whatever and do whatever because that’s their job.”
Rob clarified Scheana’s claim that Rob “doesn’t like to kiss.” He explained, “See, I do like to kiss. There’s TV stuff and then there’s life stuff.” He admitted, “I’m not a huge PDA person though. I won’t kiss in public. I’ll hold hands. I’ll be affectionate.”
Heather asked Rob about making the cast clean up his Big Bear house on the last morning of their trip. She wondered, “Wouldn’t you have a maid come in?: He kept it real and admitted, “No, I think that makes great TV.” It really did. He added, “You have a maid come in. Of course, but it’s way more entertaining to watch Jax [Taylor] and all those guys hungover.”
Rob admitted that he felt forced to do the show, while doing an interview that he initiated about this same show. He shared, “The thing I didn’t really like about the situation and why I was incredibly hesitant to do it is because it was worded to me a very certain way that if I didn’t do it this would make Scheana look really bad to the network. And it could jeopardize her job. It wasn’t said as clear as that, but it was definitely presented to me in that way. At the end of the day, you have to protect your girlfriend. If her whole life is being shown on camera, I’ll take the leap of faith.” He pointed out, “I ended up doing the show for free.” Does this mean that he initially asked for a paycheck? Shocked/not shocked.
Heather asked the big question: “Did you guys ever say ‘I love you’?” Rob confessed, “Yeah.” Then Heather asked, “Why did you say to Jax that you didn’t say ‘I love you’ on the boat?” He told Heather, “There were weeks and stuff of dealing with this. I was already pushing back.” He added, “I was kind of shutting down.”
Rob continued, “I look back at some of the things and I was like ‘Did I say that?’ I was being stubborn. I was being very stubborn because I didn’t want to give them anything.” Even if Rob didn’t want to provide content for the show, Scheana took care of that by mentioning him in every single one of her scenes. Rob insisted, “I said I don’t throw the ‘love’ word around- which is very true.”
Rob had no problem admitting that this season was not the most-flattering for Scheana. He said, “They make her look really…. I look at it and I feel bad for her.” He explained, “All she did was she went overboard on protecting me.” He continued, “I respect them for the way they edited it. At the end of the day, it was a woman protecting her boyfriend, who was pushing away because it was a scary world.” He added, “I respect her for that and I respect her for having my back.”
And just when this interview was a good look for Rob, defending his often-maligned ex and the production of the show, Rob declared, “These people are not famous. They’re popular. They’re like the quarterback in high school that everyone knows, but they never made it to the pros.” Really, Rob? That’s an absurd thing to say considering how many people know Rob thanks to this show.
Rob wasn’t on the reunion episodes this year, but it seems like he would have went if he was invited. Rob shared, “They didn’t ask me to go on the reunion. They know that I would go on and defend Scheana.” He said, “A lot of the cast is not going to attack me. In general the cast would not attack me because at the end of the day, I didn’t do anything wrong, but they know they can attack Scheana. If I’m not there, it’s a much more open space to attack someone and get what you want.”
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When Monique Samuels originally mentioned her car accident on Real Housewives of Potomac it was in the context of her being so tired from her busy schedule. She lost control of that narrative when frienemy Ashley Darby told the rest of the cast that Monique had four martinis before she got behind the wheel.
As expected, Monique is not pleased with Ashley. This all snowballed into a screaming matching match in the street outside of Karen Huger’s perfume event and somehow Robyn Dixon got in on the argument. Now Robyn’s girl is sharing her perspective on the drama and it’s no surprise that she’s siding with her close friend.
Gizelle discussed the last RHOP episode in a Bravo blog post. She wrote, “This was the funniest non-fight that I have ever seen. Monique Samuels invited Robyn Dixon to say something in her face and Robyn graciously accepted. Monique clearly wasn’t ready, so she reverted to what she always does best, insults and talking about money.” It wasn’t even the most entertaining to watch. It was just a hot mess and not in a good way.
Gizelle has no sympathy for Monique’s post-altercation cry. She said, “I really think those tears had more to do with the fact that she was embarrassed. She got into an altercation that she started and invited Robyn to participate in. Truth be told I was hurt, too, I got kicked out of ANOTHER party.”
Monique and Ashley ended up calling a truce at lunch (sans Martinis). Gizelle wrote, “I’m happy that Ashley and Monique could hash out their ability to count. Clearly, they both learned how in the 1st grade so it’s nice to see that they remembered and have agreed on the number of drinks… or not.”
Gizelle continued, “However, the apologizing seemed to be one-sided, didn’t Monique need to cough up an ‘I’m sorry’ for the name calling and extra-terrestrial behavior. Clearly, Ashley shouldn’t hold her breath, and yes, where was Robyn? She should have been there so that Monique could cough up an apology to her, too.”
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Where do This Is Us and the Pearson clan go from here? Viewers already saw Kate's (Chrissy Metz) wedding, Jack's (Milo Ventimiglia) death, Kevin (Justin Hartley) in rehab and a...One of the few bright spots of the last Real Housewives of Beverly Hills season was the reemergence of Camille Grammer. Sure, she’s made cameo appearances throughout the years, but this time was different.
She was almost at Season 1 level of sass in response to Dorit Kemsley’s antics- which is exactly what the viewers really needed- especially during an otherwise boring wedding. It seems like the last season was a setup for Camille to be full-time next year, but that might not be the case.
During an interview with Us Weekly, Camille was asked about the possibility of returning to the show as a full-time cast member. Unfortunately she did not give an actual answer. All she said was “I can’t confirm or deny any of that. We’ll see. That’s a tough commitment, I’m not sure. I’ve got a lot going on in my life so I don’t know if I can commit to it.” Really? We need Camille on this show.
Then Camille shared her thoughts on the other women in the cast: “As much as we can speak. I adore Kyle [Richards], Lisa [Vanderpump]… ‘cause we’ve been through a lot together over the past eight, nine years. There’s a certain connection that keeps us all together. Erika [Jayne], I don’t really know her that well.”And if you look at Camille’s Twitter account after new episodes air you’ll see her liking plenty of tweets insulting Erika. Camille is the only one willing and able to take on Dorit and/or Erika.
Camille continued, “Lisa Rinna, she’s a riot. She’s so much fun and unapologetic and I love that. And I love Teddi [Mellencamp-Arroyave]. I thought Teddi was a great addition and she’s fantastic. She’s so supportive, she’s super cool, and I’ve liked her from day one.”
As for the possibility of a Camille vs. Dorit showdown next season, Camille did say, “After the reunion we made amends and I’m cautiously optimistic of our future as friends.” Ugh. Good for them, but next season better not be a boring one. Again.
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The moment The Real Housewives of New York City fans have been waiting for finally arrived: Luann de Lesseps arrest right before Christmas. OK, it's one of the moments fans have been waiting...There have been rumors that Kenya Moore got fired from Real Housewives of Atlanta before last season even aired.
This is because Kenya secretly got married to a man that no one even knew she was dating and refused to share any of that with the camera crew. For most of the season, Kenya even refused to refer to her man Marc Daly by his actual name. Instead, she just called him “Baby” for way too many episodes. He finally appeared on the show and Kenya successfully dragged Shereé Whitfield and Kim Zolciak at the Season 10 reunion where she also announced her pregnancy. That seemed like enough to secure her peach for Season 11, but that may not be the case.
According to an article on Straight from the A– a website that is usually spot on with the Real Housewives of Atlanta scoop- Kenya got cut along with Kim and Shereé.
According to the post, NeNe Leakes, Porsha Williams, Kandi Burruss, and Cynthia Bailey all received letters inviting them back for Season 11 and it’s being alleged that Kenya did not. Not only that, but some “well informed sources” are claiming that Kenya pretended that she got her own letter.
Supposedly this lie was exposed when the Season 11 cast members showed up for a mandatory meeting and Kenya wasn’t present. Yikes. If this is true, pretending to not be fired is even more embarrassing than getting fired.
There have been no official casting announcements for Season 11 of Real Housewives of Atlanta, but there are also rumors that Kenya might get demoted to “Friend of the Housewives” status.
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Apologies, comrades. The Americans ended its six-season run on FX on Wednesday night, and (spoiler alert!), in a surprising move, Philip (Matthew Rhys) and Elizabeth (Keri Russell),...There are some scenes from Real Housewives of New York that have become so iconic over the years, we practically have them memorized – Bethenny Frankel screaming “GO TO SLEEP!” on Scary Island, the infamous Brooklyn Bridge Beatdown, Dorinda Medley’s Clip! Clip! tirade in the Bronx, and Luann de Lesseps falling in those Mexican bushes. But this week gave us our newest save-to-permanent-file moment: Ramona Singer on a Manhattan street reading Bethenny for filth. Now, I don’t know if Martin Scorsese is really watching Vanderpump Rules like Lala says, but he might have shot this scene. Seriously: It. Is. EVERYTHING.
Before we take to the streets, we must revisit the murder mystery Berkshires dinner at which Bethenny and Carole Radziwill are tearing into one another. There’s so much talking and half-running away and coming back again, it’s impossible to capture every moment. But here’s the gist: Bethenny called Adam “an operator” and Luann “a loser.” Carole claims she never knew about the Houston incident, specifically, but did know that Bethenny always thought Adam was a little shifty. It turns out, so does Luann! She’s still holding on to the fact that Adam left her niece for Carole three years ago – in the Countess’s pure white kitchen of all places!! <clutches pearls>
Luann stops defending Bethenny once she hears about this new “loser” status of hers, though. She’s all, “ME? A LOSER? Well – I NEVER!” Lu can barely stomach the thought of being cast into the same status as, say, her ex-husband Tom – who is certainly the loser-iest loser who ever graced this show. Well, him and that pirate, maybe. Bethenny doesn’t remember calling anyone a loser, even though Carole calmly reminds her that she sure did. And that certain “anyone” is sitting right next to her at the dinner table and has suddenly stopped speaking in a French accent. “If I’m a loser, the rest of the world’s f**ked!” proclaims Luann.
Carole is also bitter about Bethenny not supporting her during the marathon. Finally, Bethenny just pulls her signature move, shouting, “I’m DONE!” But Carole isn’t letting her get away that easily. She asks whether Beth thinks it’s okay to just say her piece and then leave? Bethenny is shocked. Dorinda wants to make it nice, but her words about everyone “loving each other” fall flat.
“This is ridiculous!” screams Bethenny at Carole, who gets up to leave the table. “How old are you? I know you want to be 45, but don’t act like you’re seven!” WHOA. SHOTS FIRED! I don’t even know what to say here. It appears Bethenny is incensed that Carole would trot out her calling Luann a loser to stir the pot with the group when the issue really lies between the two of them. In classic form, Bethenny finally shouts that yeah, she’s thought Luann was a loser many times, but hey – she doesn’t know if she said it. OMG!
Then in a moment of pure LU-nacy, the Countess pops up to face off with Bethenny, but immediately gets distracted when she’s told there’s lipstick on her face. “Oh whatever!” she chirps. Who cares what Bethenny thinks of her? This is the woman who has called Luann much worse than a loser in the past, after all. And this is also why Luann is the MVP of Housewives – she might fall into the damn bushes, but she bounces right back up. She’s like the very tall UES equivalent of a weeble wobble. Don’t even try to knock her ass down.
But Bethenny is not taking her own punches very well, and when Carole finally walks out, she tries to make speeches about how betrayed she feels. Carole knows there is no arguing with Bethenny because she never wants to admit being less than perfect. Yep. But to be fair, Carole also isn’t acknowledging how bringing up the Luann comment derailed things even further. As for Luann, she has zero f**ks to give because she’s busy sashaying in the corner with her feathers and stripes.
Special Alert: WE ARE ONLY NINE MINUTES INTO THIS EPISODE! Holy mother of god this is intense, y’all.
Ramona is loving every minute of it though, at least that’s what Bethenny thinks. Meanwhile, Dorinda comes traipsing out with a birthday cake while SINGING TO HERSELF, then plants her face directly in the cake with the candles still lit. Who cares if her bangs are burnt right off? When Dorinda gets drunk, she likes to stab herself and light her head on fire! Much like the rest of us during that dinner argument. At least it changes the mood, which only the RHONY ladies can do on a dime because – and I repeat – this is the most batsh*t Housewives cast in existence. I heart them.
Everyone smashes cake in their faces and hugs, then cheers “YOU MADE IT NICE!” for the birthday girl before launching into a full-on dance party (which had better be accompanied by Luann’s alleged Pandora station). Cut to Bethenny half-naked, trying to wedge herself into an elf costume upstairs. Dorinda busts in on her trying to hide the Santa costume she brought along, but as we all know, DORINDA OWNS SANTA! She plans on going commando in that bad boy whether Bethenny says so or not.
While Santa heads over to talk to Carole about the argument, her Elf walks in on them, wondering why all of these side conversations are going on. Dorinda peaces out to leave Carole and Bethenny to talk it out alone. But it doesn’t go anywhere – at least not when Bethenny accuses Carole of basically becoming a narcissistic twat who’s only into her “hair and fashion and Tinsley [Mortimer] and selfies.” Carole can’t believe what she’s hearing, considering Bethenny is the queen of Instagram self-promotion. But again, it’s not about any of this drivel. It’s much deeper. Bethenny knows she’s been out of touch, but sometimes friends just grow apart – especially during this past year of breakups and charity work and marathons, etc…”I feel like it was at a ten and I want to bring it down to a seven,” cries Bethenny. Carole agrees, hoping this whole beef can be squashed by the next day. Hmm. We’ll see.
Feeling NO pain downstairs, the rest of the gang pile on to Dorinda’s purple sofa, reveling in the fact that they aren’t in the middle of a fight. It’s a rare Berkshires miracle.
The next morning, Sonja Morgan and Luann find themselves in bed together while Bethenny tries to piece together the night before. “We are some tough b*tches,” cheers Dorinda, who would for sure live through an all-female version of The Hangover any night of the week. While Sonja shows Dorinda iPhone evidence of her *not* destroying any property, Carole and Bethenny hug goodbye, seemingly on better terms. Dorinda closes the door behind the last of her guests leaving, just happy no one ripped her sconces down or lit a non-working fireplace this year.
Back in the city, Sonja is stepping over dried dog feces to discuss her sex life with contractors. Yes, this is happening. Across town later, Bethenny is throwing her annual Christmas party, at which Sonja has ditched her stained rags for a hot little black dress. Tinsley, Dorinda, and Luann arrive next to chat about Lu’s latest charity venture (a blood drive). Beth couldn’t go, but donated. Hmm. Kinda like Carole did with her charity? Carole arrives, still apparently upset about the Berkshires.
The group does a white elephant gift trade in which Ramona’s re-gifting is put on blast. But it’s Dorinda’s gift to Bethenny that really takes the cake. She ordered Bethenny the life-sized nutcracker she’d wanted for Brynn, but couldn’t find. “You saved Christmas!” cheers Bethenny, without ever explicitly thanking Dorinda for the huge gesture. Carole notices the irony of Bethenny calling out Tinsley for not showing gratitude is now being pretty ungracious herself. Awkward.
But it gets even more awkward when Ramona talks about her upcoming anti-aging skincare line and Beth jumps all over her. The shared cringe that ripples throughout the group is palpable. Bethenny practically tattoos Skinnygirl on her face, yet acts like anyone else mentioning their business idea is a cheap promo. C’mon, girl. Be cool. Don’t be all uncool.
There’s no coolness in sight for the B though because next, she lets it slip that Tom D’Agostino has some new “busted up girlfriend.” Luann looks shocked, Ramona shoots Bethenny a look that is trying to shut her up but translates more along the lines of “My corneas have frozen my eyelids open.”
Lu plans on visiting her brother near Palm Beach over the holidays, which will be her first time back there since her wedding to Tom one year prior. We all know what’s coming next…and it ain’t good. And neither is Bethenny’s comment, which even she realizes. Luann thinks Tom should be living under a rock, not parading around with another chick. “Really dude?” Lu comments in her interview. “Lay low, dick.”
We cut briefly to Luann’s blood drive, at which she can’t even give blood because of her trip to Mexico last year. But everyone who didn’t attend that sh*tshow can! So all is not lost. Bethenny’s assistant delivers $1,000 in cash cards to distribute for relief, which sends Sonja’s eyes practically rolling back in her head. When Carole arrives, Sonja decides it’s her turn to stir the poop. She asks if Carole is sad because “everyone” has been wondering. And by “everyone,” she means Bethenny – which Ramona of course explicitly tells her later on.
When Dorinda shows up, talk turns to Nutcracker-gate, which has her slightly irked. It would have been nice to get a shout out from Bethenny for her efforts, she says, but eh. What can you do? Meanwhile, Carole is empathizing with Ramona getting shut down by Bethenny when she brought up her skincare line. Dorinda wonders why they’ve all allowed Bethenny to talk to them with such disrespect for so long without hitting back? This behavior will not go unchecked anymore, the group seems to agree. And so begins the second half of season 10: THE ENTIRE CAST versus Bethenny Frankel. Oh, it’s on.
Thus it is that we finally arrive on the street with Ramona and her dog, who will star in the Lifetime movie which will come to be known one day as Ramona Finds Her Words. Bethenny calls to accuse Ramona of getting off on this fight she and Carole are having, which Ramona denies (but c’mon…she does enjoy it a little bit, right?). But it’s when Beth then accuses her of not supporting women that the Ramonacoaster goes COMPLETELY off the rails. And I’m not gonna lie, it’s weirdly awesome.
Ramona bites back that Bethenny is the one who doesn’t support women. She makes fun of Ramona’s “infomercial” at her Christmas party, not realizing that her own existence has been one long infomercial ever since she returned to the show. She talks about Carole being a sad-sack as soon as she leaves her party. She calls everyone out on their bad behavior, while never accepting (or apologizing for) her own. And she shows no gratitude to Dorinda for an extravagant gift. “How do you have the AUDACITY to talk to me how you talk to me?!?” shouts Ramona as the camera dramatically pans in and out.
“You put everybody down to make yourself look good,” continues Ramona while her dog stands in the street, willing itself to be whisked away by a non-screaming owner. Then she promptly hangs up on Bethenny after shutting down any attempt at a comeback, walking off into the sunset. OMG. Annnnnd scene.
Not to be upstaged by that iconic moment, Luann shows us her new furnished penthouse next. Which is quickly followed by a flash-forward to the night of Luann’s Palm Beach arrest, captured on police cameras in the back of the car they loaded her into. She resists arrest, drunkenly asking what she did wrong (and threatening to kill them afterward). Then we see footage of her mugshot, and finally, her initial court date in which the judge advises, “I don’t know if you have a drinking problem. But stop drinking.” The countess nods her head solemnly, and we all know this moment will change everything. Get ready for RHONY 2018, which is going to be even bigger and better than 2017. How that’s possible, only the Bravo gods know.
Wow. As Housewives superfan Michael Rapaport would say, this is a goddamned standing ovation episode. Boom!
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ABC had all the information. The network chose to place that information aside and hope for the best. In a better-than-anyone-even-anticipated result, the Roseanne reboot dominated prime...
