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Even for The Bachelor, this Shrimp-Gate drama was overkrill. The Jan. 31 episode of The Bachelor featured one of the most ridiculous fights we've ever seen on the show, as resident...I feel the need to spend time drawing out a massive web to keep track of every hook-up, fling, and relationship going on in the Summer House and Southern Charm universe. Austen Kroll realized he caused enough trouble on Southern Charm thanks to his insane relationship with Madison LeCroy, so he’s moved on to torment a new pot of women. We saw it go down on Winter House, when Lindsay Hubbard and Ciara Miller were caught in a love triangle with Austen.
But Austen isn’t emotionally mature enough for a relationship, and he continues to prove that. Luckily, Lindsay finally snapped out of it and escaped from Austen’s spell. In my opinion, she’s winning — now she’s dating Carl Radke, who is like the opposite of Austen when it comes to being a good boyfriend. Austen and Lindsay won’t totally part ways before one last rendezvous in the Hamptons before Carl and Linds went official. And now, they are totally at odds. I haven’t even mentioned the love triangle we’re currently watching between Paige DeSorbo, Craig Conover and Andrea Denver. We’ll save that for another time because this already is already too much to follow.
While Austen and HubbHouse are on the outs, he’s never saying never to a future with Ciara. But once he’s “ready” for a relationship, which will probably be never. In a recent appearance on Watch What Happens Live, Carlito and Kyle Cooke shared their opinions on whether or not Ciara and Austen would make a good couple. Even though Kyle is probably the last person to go to for relationship advice, considering he barely made it to the altar with Amanda Batula.
Andy Cohen asked Carl and Kyle point-blank if Ciara was too good for Austen. Obviously, they both said yes. Honestly, they responded almost faster than they did when they admitted they didn’t miss Hannah Berner filming the show one bit. It’s that serious.
I think anyone who watched 2 minutes of Winter House knows that Ciara is too good for Austen. Kyle, however, blames the long distance between them as the reason they wouldn’t be a serious couple. He admitted he thought they’d be a good match at one point, but it’s “very clear” now that they wouldn’t be. Finally, some sense from Kyle. Summer should be fun, but it’s never without a little mess along the way.
TELL US – DO YOU THINK CIARA IS TOO GOOD FOR AUSTEN? DO YOU THINK THEY WILL EVER ACTUALLY SERIOUSLY DATE?
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Season 30 of Dancing with the Stars was ground-breaking. For the first-time a same-sex couple competed for the mirror ball trophy. Pop singer JoJo Siwa danced with pro Jenna Johnson, and they finished in second place for the season. Iman Shumpert and Daniella Karagach clinched the mirror ball trophy in a surprising upset. Their free style was epic.
Artem Chigvintsev, who took home the trophy in Season 29 of DWTS, danced with actress Melora Hardin last season. They were eliminated just before the finals, along with pro Sasha Farber and Olympian Suni Lee.
Melora truly deserved to be there, and both Artem and Melora voiced their disappointment. “The one thing that I felt really sad [about] … I don’t think there’s been, for the past I don’t know how many seasons, a person of [her] age make it this far,” Artem commented. “I don’t understand why people don’t get behind this.” I totally agree!
Melora felt that the judges’ scoring was a bit off. She remarked, “They said all these incredible things [about our dances], but then the scores didn’t match … which was a bit disappointing and upsetting.”
Now fans are dealing with more bad news. Page Six reported that Artem dropped out of the DWTS tour because of “unexpected health issues.”
Artem posted a statement to his Instagram detailing the news. “Hi DWTS family – My time on tour so far has been wonderful – unfortunately I am having to step away from tour for a while, due to some unexpected health issues,” Artem wrote. He did not clarify what type of medical issue he is dealing with.
The dance pro continued, “My goal is to recover as quickly as possible so I can rejoin my cast and crew on this incredible tour. Thank you for your patience and understanding. See you soon, Artem.”
A representative for the tour told Page Six “The DWTS: Live! Tour is continuing as planned with our cast of amazing pros — we wish Artem a speedy recovery and look forward to having him back in the show in the very near future.”
Artem’s fellow cast members flooded the comments section of his Instagram post with supportive messages. Gleb Savchenko wrote, “Please feel better, we all miss you so much and wishing you a speedy recovery.”
“Get well soon brother,” Keo Motsepe said. Sharna Burgess commented, “Love you Artem, feel better soon.”
“Wishing you a fast recovery,” Daniella wrote. “Rest up and get better soon man,” Pasha Pashkov posted. Judge Carrie Ann Inaba commented, “I hope you feel better soon Artem…”
Others who sent their good wishes included Sasha, Alan Bersten, Amanda Kloots, and Lindsay Arnold.
Artem’s fiancée, Nikki Bella, posted a simple heart emoji in the comments. Total Bellas star Nikki and Artem met on DWTS in 2017 when Nikki was engaged to John Cena. In 2019, Artem and Nikki went Instagram official. Artem popped the question a few months later, and in July of 2020 the couple welcomed a son.
In December of 2021, Nikki explained that the duo had to push back their wedding plans because of travel restrictions caused by Covid-19. “The one promise I made [Artem] before we can plan is that his parents can attend,” Nikki shared. “And with where the world’s at right now and trying to get two Russian parents into the country, it’s almost impossible.”
Sending best wishes for a speedy recovery, Artem!
TELL US- WOULD YOU LIKE TO LEAVE A POSITIVE COMMENT FOR ARTEM? DO YOU WANT TO SEE HIM ON DWTS IF/WHEN IT RETURNS?
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Has Teresa Giudice just made Housewives history once again? Things are about to get messy (literally and figuratively!) for Teresa and her The Real Housewives of New Jersey co-star...Jen Shah continues to amaze me with her total detachment from reality. Sometimes, all of the drama surrounding Real Housewives of Salt Lake City almost makes me forget that Jen is about to be in court on trial for fraud and money laundering. Like, we all know that Jen was probably happy the moment Jennie Nguyen got exposed and fired from the show. It took the focus off of the horrible charges against her. Even during current episodes, when Jen makes digs at her co-stars or screams that she’s “not a criminal,” I momentarily cease to remember that this is a woman accused of stealing from elderly people. And she did so to fill her closet with jewels and fur coats. It’s almost too ridiculous to comprehend.
The red flags were there when looking at Jen’s track record. Aspects of her larger-than-life reality turned out to be nothing but smoke and mirrors. Some of her co-stars even admitted that Jen was vague and shady when it came to her business. Jen has a bad reputation around Salt Lake City — somehow even worse than her offensive tantrums on national TV.
Yet somehow, Jen is doing everything in her power to try to get out of these charges like it’s nothing. A judge rejected her request to dismiss the case after she claimed a Hulu documentary ruined her right to a fair trial. It also sounds like Stuart Smith might end up flipping on his former bestie boss. Her lawyers even quit at one point.
Meanwhile, Jen’s family even attempted to set up a GoFundMe to raise $2 million for Jen’s case, but that was a bust. Meanwhile, we’re watching RHOSLC scenes where Jen is seen one minute consoling her mother who is spending her retirement money in an attempt to help her daughter, and the next she’s bringing a glam squad to a girls’ weekend. MAKE IT MAKE SENSE.
Jen is following the footsteps of the reality stars before her who got in a little trouble with the law and attempted to get the sitting U.S. president to pardon them. Yes, it gets even harder to believe. Instagram user @realityvontease2 posted a screenshot of Jen’s Instagram story from a fan asking others to contact President Joe Biden and beg him to pardon her.
“@therealjenshah needs our help! Call or write @potus and beg him to pardon Jen Shah to ensure she is not wrongfully convicted! Remind President Biden That Jen Shah is innocent,” the post read. The fan also included a screenshot of ways to contact the White House. Who has the time to put effort toward trying to help JEN SHAH without getting paid from her? The feds allege that she’s an orchestrator in a massive and decades-long telemarketing scheme. SCAMS are involved here. I bet Heather Gay will email Joe Biden for Jen. Aside from that, no one in their right mind should.
I would believe that Meredith Marks really did call the feds on Jen before I’d believe that she will get pardoned. It didn’t work for Joe Giudice or Joe Exotic, so why Jen? Hopefully, Jen gets a grip during Season 3 of RHOSLC and grasps that she really is in danger of going to jail. So maybe she should stop the Erika Jayne-esque Instagram posts and start focusing on a game plan. But something tells me next season, she’ll still be preoccupied with everyone who isn’t as loyal as her No. 1 soldier Joe.
TELL US – WHAT DO YOU THINK OF JEN TRYING TO GET PARDONED? CAN YOU BELIEVE JEN REPOSTED THIS ON HER STORY?
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The Real Housewives of Beverly Hills are a lot of things, but in 2022, they are WORKING. The girls have already been filming the next season of the show because producers didn’t want to miss a minute of the Erika Jayne circus. Erika’s still in the midst of a $25 million lawsuit and a divorce from her (allegedly) shady lawyer husband Tom Girardi. But all Erika seems to be doing is trying to revive her “pop career” and looking for her next victim boyfriend. Oh, and acting totally delusional. Like, selling $700 at-home hair extensions levels of delusion. It can probably be described as a Pretty Mess, if you will.
The RHOBH ladies have been together a lot recently as a result of the show, meaning that Instagram is full of teasers. We know next season will be Erika-heavy, but there’s plenty of other drama going on in the meantime. Dorit Kemsley’s robbery, Kathy Hilton’s tiff with production, etc. As usual, Erika’s Instagram photos are stirring the pot with fans, but not in a fun way.
Erika and the RHOBH cast recently flooded our feeds with photos from a 70s party. For the girls that love glam, a theme is everything, so they went all out. Erika posted a snap of herself with Lisa Rinna, but Page Six reports that she changed the caption. Why, do you ask? Oh, because Rinna’s being Rinna and acting a fool. For once, it’s not for something that came out of her loose lips.
The original caption of the photo read “Donna and Jerry” in reference to Donna Summer (Lisa) and Jerry Hall (Erika). However, the current photo reads “Cher and Jerry” after fans accused Rinna of blackfishing. One fan wrote, “If that is Donna Summers…… Rinna be hitting up the black face!” It’s not hard to put two and two together when Erika literally spelled it out in the caption, so no wonder she changed it.
Another fan commented, “Lisa Rinna stay problematic #blackfishing.” Let’s remember that Rinna’s daughter Amelia Hamlin has been accused of the same thing in the past — channeling Black aesthetics through makeup, fashion or other measures. Other fans refuted that Rinna could be a victim to a poor choice in an Instagram filter or a poorly-done spray tan. But the buzz was enough to check Erika’s behavior online, which isn’t something she does often. Her methods usually include turning off comments to avoid hearing anyone but herself at all.
TELL US – DO YOU THINK LISA WAS BLACKFISHING? ARE YOU SURPRISED THAT ERIKA ACTUALLY CHANGED THE CAPTION?
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Erika Jayne is finally receiving some good news in court. As we all know, the Real Housewives of Beverly Hills has been overrun with legal cases. All of this stems from the downfall of her husband, Tom Girardi. Once a highly respected lawyer, Tom stands accused of fraud and embezzlement. Erika filed for divorce from him in November of 2020. This took place right before the news broke that he would be charged for misappropriating client funds. While Erika maintains her innocence, she has been accused of orchestrating a “sham” divorce. All in an attempt “to fraudulently protect Tom’s and Erika’s money from those that seek to collect on debts owed by Tom and his law firm GK.”
Now, one of the more notable lawsuits against Erika is being dismissed, as reported by Page Six. Tom, along with Erika, were sued by Edelson PC, a class-action law firm in December of 2020. The firm is representing a number of Lion Air plane crash victims that claim Tom embezzled their settlement funds. The funds were from Boeing, who settled with the victims in a wrongful death suit. The suit was headed up by Tom and his firm, who represented the victims. The Illinois lawsuit also accuses Tom of using those funds to upkeep his lavish lifestyle with Erika.
Legal documents regarding the dismissal of this case read, “Pursuant to stipulation, plaintiff’s claims against defendants EJ Global LLC and Erika Girardi are dismissed without prejudice and without costs.” The ruling was made only one day after both parties agreed that “dismissal is appropriate.”
Erika’s attorney, Evan Borges immediately made a statement. He said, “I’d like to see Edelson and everyone else take the high road going forward and not make accusations against Erika without evidence.” He continued, “We want Edelson to get the most complete picture of the evidence as possible, and have no issue with further investigation. But the truth matters. Here, the truth is that Erika had no role in the Lion Air dealings, actions, or inaction as between the attorneys and their clients, and she never received any of the Lion Air client settlement funds.”
Evan noted that Edelson PC has the right to refile against Erika in California. But he also added that her dismissal “from the federal lawsuit that triggered bankruptcies of Girardi Keese and Tom Girardi is extremely important.”
But while this is a big one, Erika’s legal problems are far from over. Both in the courts and in the court of public opinion. She was recently accused of not coughing up $1.4 million earrings that Tom gave her during their marriage. The accusation comes from the firm investigation Tom’s financial records for his bankruptcy case. The trustee is demanding Erika return the earrings, but she has yet to comply. A motion was filed asking the court to force Erika to give back the earrings within 5 days.
TELL US – DO YOU THINK THE ILLINOIS LAWSUIT AGAINST ERIKA SHOULD HAVE BEEN DISMISSED? DO YOU THINK SHE KNOWS MORE THAN SHE IS TELLING US? WHAT DO YOU THINK SHE WILL REVEAL NEXT SEASON ON RHOBH?
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Last week, The Real Housewives of Salt Lake City ended on a surprisingly feel-good note. But if you think the good vibes from Club Zion would last, you’re sadly fooling yourself. Because all it took was less than 24 hours for the group dynamic to spiral once again into chaos. Do these women, uh, despise each other? Because it’s sure starting to feel like it.
The wild night at Club Zion could’ve been the perfect note on which to end the Mother’s Day getaway. But we still have two more days in Zion, so the trip must go on. As someone who grew up just outside of the national park, I can tell you there’s much more to do there than sit in a villa screaming at each other about who turned Jen Shah into the feds. And so the women split up in classic Housewives style for a day of excursions. And also to rehash all the drama that’s gone down away from the group as a whole.
While Jen and Whitney Rose go ATV riding, the strange trio of Meredith Marks, Mary Cosby and Jennie Nguyen prefer a day at the spa. And then there’s the oddest couple of all, Lisa Barlow and Heather Gay, who show off their abilities to both canter and gallop by going horseback riding before living out their best Britney Spears fantasy like they’re on the set of “I’m Not a Girl, Not Yet a Woman.” (For the record, that video was actually filmed at Antelope Canyon in Page, Arizona, which is another couple hours of driving from my hometown past Zion. There are the types of important details you come to these recaps for, right?)
It’s quite interesting seeing Heather and Lisa film alone together for what I’m *pretty* sure is the first time all season. And it seems after the terrible dinner the night before, Heather’s starting to see her sometime nemesis in a different light. All season long, Meredith has expected Lisa’s unwavering support in her feud with Jen. In fact, both women have very nearly demanded that Lisa pick a side, rather than attempt to play peacemaker or try to be a good friend to both. And now Heather is finally seeing that Lisa frankly isn’t getting the same type of support in return.
In all of their interactions with Lisa, it’s always about what either Meredith or Jen is going through. They’ve both screamed at her, discounted her feelings, and demanded more from her. Add in Meredith’s seemingly blind (and confusing) loyalty to Mary over her supposed best friend of 10-plus years, and it makes for a bizarre dynamic. Heather also has questions about the memorial for Meredith’s father. Meredith apparently told her the service was on Monday, the day before the trip to Vail. But Lisa was under the impression it was on Tuesday, the same day that Jen was arrested. She even called her on the phone in the middle of the memorial! Hmm..is it a miscommunication or could Meredith be lying to one of them?
Whitney and Jen, meanwhile, are asking the same questions. Is Meredith using her father’s memorial as a cover-up for something else? The convenient reason she didn’t ride in the van to Vail, perhaps? Whitney also tries to dig into her theory about Meredith and Jen sharing a secret boyfriend, but Jen claims there wasn’t anything more to the story last season about Meredith dating other people…
Meredith herself has no idea any of these conversations are even happening, of course. Because she’s busy getting a massage with mortal enemies Mary and Jennie. At Five Petals Spa, the trio try to make small talk, but even that basic level of interaction quickly gets awkward. Jennie apologizes to Meredith for spilling the tea to Jen about the private investigator. She claims she wasn’t trying to hurt Meredith, but given the weird fixation the now-fired newbie has had on the issue since Vail, I’d say that’s hard to believe.
Mary has no idea what Jennie‘s talking about when she relays the status of her marriage to Meredith over the whole sister wife drama. (Newsflash: Duy Nguyen refuses to go to therapy.) And when Meredith and Jennie ask the simple question of whether she’s talked to Robert Cosby Sr. during the trip, Mary is a closed vault. Claiming she refuses to talk about her family in front of Jennie, she excuses herself from the conversation entirely rather than make any attempt to open up or bond. Like I said…awkward.
That night, Jen throws a Mexican-themed dinner to celebrate Cinco de Mayo. Supposedly it’s in honor of Mary calling her a Mexican thug in Vail. Which is…a hilarious way to turn the racist insult on its head. The dinner, however, is no laughing matter to Meredith, who wonders to Whitney how the hostess is paying for the party, given that she’s publicly declared to the federal government that she has exactly “zero” assets in her name. If Jen’s financed the dinner with dirty money that’s been allegedly stolen from the pockets of hundreds of elderly victims, Meredith’s not interested in participating. And yet, she dons her boldest crushed orange velvet pantsuit and joins the other ‘Wives for dinner anyway…
To make things even more uncomfortable, Jen kicks the meal off by presenting each of the ladies with a diamond snowflake necklace. Remember, the gifts she was supposedly bringing for everyone in Aspen? Yeah, those. There’s an even bigger question mark in the air about whether Jen paid for this extravagant jewelry with fraudulent funds, but Meredith doesn’t turn her nose up at the gift immediately, either. Instead, she rather coolly thanks her for it!
Between the quesadillas and margaritas, the dinner starts on a sour note when Mary goes into the villa for a jacket but ungraciously refuses Whitney‘s request to bring blankets back for the rest of the group. Watch out, Mary’s clearly in one of her moods. While she’s away from the table, Jennie fills the women in on how the First Lady treated her at the spa. And surprise, surprise! Meredith rushes to Mary’s defense. So when Mary returns (with a jacket and no blankets), Whitney decides to ask her point blank: does she like Jennie? Without missing a beat, the answer is a curt “No.” And she’s not about to apologize for it.
The confrontation starts with all the reasons Mary and Jennie dislike each other, but Heather quickly gets dragged into the fray after pointing out how rude Mary was to Jennie even just that morning over breakfast. While the husbands gifted this trip to the group, Mary throws it in Heather’s face that she doesn’t have one. Which…yikes. Low blow, Mary. And Heather eschews Michelle Obama’s advice by going just as low to remind Mary that her husband is her step-granddaddy, thank you very much. (All Jen can do is sit back and watch the barbs fly across the table with a smile.)
At the other end of the table, Lisa jumps in to point out Mary‘s cruelty to Meredith. But her bestie remains unfazed as Mary then turns her ire on Lisa. Which leads to the queen of Sundance exploding and positively reading Mary for filth. She reads Mary up and down for everything from her verbal abuse and questionable character to the allegations about her church and her dwindling congregation. Hilariously, Mary’s only retort is that Lisa likes to eat Taco Bell. Which in Mary Land somehow equates to Lisa having “no depth.” Uh…ok, Mary. Nice try, Taco Bell is untouchable.
Caught (literally) in the middle, Meredith once again does absolutely nothing to stand up for her best friend. Because at this point it’s clear: for some unknown reason, her loyalty is to Mary above all else. Even when she’s calling Lisa “the devil” and a “chihuahua.” Not a peep. The other women start pointing out Mary’s glaring hypocrisy in claiming to be a woman of God while treating people the way she does. This season, she’s been unpredictably cruel, callous and condescending to just about every other Housewife. Besides Meredith, of course. But Mary doubles down — and basically breaks down the fourth wall in the process — by claiming that none of these women are actually friends. At best, they’re co-workers she’s being paid to be around. Again, other than Meredith. Of course.
At this, Whitney tries to force Meredith‘s feet to the fire. Does she condone the way Mary‘s been speaking to Lisa? Her best friend of 10 years? What about telling Jennie she doesn’t matter? Is that leading with love and kindness in Meredith’s view? But rather than take a stance, Meredith plays Switzerland, and tries to talk her way around making Mary’s verbal abuse of the others somehow OK. And seeing this leads Lisa to her breaking point. She retreats from the table in tears. Then, barricading herself in her room, we are treated to a hot mic moment that just might signal the end of Lisa and Meredith’s decade of sisterhood. It also holds the high (or low) honor of outdoing basically every other hot mic caught in the history of Bravo. To end the recap, I present it below in full:
“Meredith can go f–k herself. I’m done with her. ‘Cause I’m not a f–king whore, and I don’t cheat on my husband. Her and her dumb f–king family that poses. Why don’t you own a house? Wait, you can’t. ‘Cause your husband changes jobs every five minutes? Fake Meredith is a piece of s–t. ‘I have your back,’ and I’m offended by that. F–k you! That f–king piece of s–t garbage whore. I f–king hate her! She’s a whore; she’s f–ked half of New York! She can go f–k herself [opens door and emerges from bathroom]. Here, you can have your mic back [tosses mic to producer off-camera].”
TELL US – DO YOU BELIEVE MEREDITH IS LYING ABOUT HER FATHER’S MEMORIAL? WHY DO YOU THINK SHE CAN DEFEND MARY’S VERBAL ABUSE OF THE OTHER WOMEN? IS THIS THE END OF MEREDITH AND LISA’S FRIENDSHIP? DID YOUR JAW DROP AT LISA’S HOT MIC MOMENT?
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Kelly Dodd is no stranger to controversy. In fact, the former Real Housewives of Orange County star has made a living off of it. While she was still employed as a housewife, Kelly made insensitive comments about the coronavirus and mocked the Black Live Matter movement with a silly hat. Both fans and Bravo had enough of antics. But that hasn’t deterred Kelly one bit. Since her firing, she’s become even more unhinged. She’s made transphobic comments on Instagram and even claimed that Heather Dubrow’s minor child gave her covid.
Now that Kelly isn’t under Bravo’s watchful eye, she’s free to be her fully offensive self. She started a podcast with her husband, Rick Leventhal, where they talk about….housewives. Yep, that’s her content. For someone who continuously made jabs about the network and how they treated her, she sure does love talking and profiting off it.
So of course, where there is housewives scandal, there’s Kelly adding her two cents. As reported by Page Six, Kelly took to a recent episode of her YouTube channel to discuss the firing of Jennie Nguyen. The now former Real Housewives of Salt Lake City newbie found herself in a firestorm of controversy after racially offensive memes from her old Facebook account resurfaced.
As far as Kelly is concerned, it comes down to vetting and background checks that Bravo should have done. Said Kelly, “Should they have better vetted Jennie? Probably. But that’s on them.” She then distanced herself from any comparisons. Kelly added,“This is about Bravo and Andy Cohen, not me. This is their brand and their business. If they feel they need to fire her, that’s their decision. I don’t work for them anymore. I did, and they fired me, and a lot of people think they fired me for the wrong reasons but that was Bravo’s choice.”
Kelly continued to make sure that no one gets her confused with Jennie and her actions. She stated, “Don’t lump me in with this chick. I don’t know her and I’m not getting involved in what she did or didn’t say. I don’t know if she’s racist but I do know I am not!” Kelly concluded, “I know what racism feels like. I grew up Mexican on the west side of Phoenix with a very diverse group of friends, and I still have a very diverse group of friends.”
TELL US – ARE YOU SURPRISED BY KELLY’S COMMENTS ON JENNIE? DO YOU AGREE WITH HER THAT BRAVO SHOULD HAVE VETTED JENNIE BETTER?
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We are snow excited about this season! On Jan. 26, CBS announced the all-new star-studded cast that will be heading into the Big Brother home for season three of Celebrity Big Brother....Raise your glasses high because Vanderpump Rules Season 9 is officially done. Both parts of the reunion delivered the goods, so I’m hopeful the story will continue in a tenth season. Part 2 of the reunion focused on Lala Kent and Randall Emmett’s demise. Raquel Leviss and Lisa Vanderpump were on fire! Raquel called out Lala for being Rand’s mistress and LVP spoke about the karmic fallout that comes with that. It’s about time Lala’s people reminded her of how she started.
The first part of the reunion was focused on James Kennedy and Raquel’s shocking split. Literally no one on stage saw it coming and their emotions were very real. The only person who wasn’t sad about James and Raquel’s break-up was Raquel’s dad! That man was so damn happy for his daughter to be free of James. It gave me the warm and fuzzies to see him pick Raquel up after filming, and say, with every ounce of confidence, that her life was only going to get better. Seriously, who can disagree with him? Well maybe, James, but it looks like he’s already seeing someone. And not everyone’s on board with it.
In an exclusive interview with E! News’ Daily Pop, Scheana Shay talked about filming the reunion and James and Raquel’s split. “It was a complete shock that they were breaking up.” It was definitely a shock to everyone on Pump Rules, considering the fact that the season revolved around their engagement.
Scheana continued, saying, “The fact that [Raquel] said, ‘We’re breaking off the engagement,’ I thought, okay, they’re just putting a pause on the wedding they actually hadn’t even started planning, and were just going to focus on their relationship, maybe do couples therapy or something. So, I was shocked that they called it off completely.”
Still, Scheana saw some “warning signs.” She told Daily Pop, “In hindsight when you really look at everything, it’s not that shocking.” Scheana apparently was “making reference to James “past behavior” and “how things had been going over the past few months.”
It seems like James is over the shock of the split because he “was just recently spotted holding hands with a new woman.” We don’t know her name or anything else, but, “a source told E! News” that James is only “casually seeing” this person. They asked Scheana what she thought about James’ new woman friend, but she said, “I don’t even want to give her, like, any clout.”
Then Scheana threw shade at James and his lady friend, “She’s a fan.” Haha! I love it so much. But it’s even better considering the fact that no one at the reunion believed Brock Davies when he said he didn’t know who Scheana was before they started dating. Something tells me Brock was a big fan of both Scheana and her bank account.
TELL US- WHAT DO YOU THINK ABOUT JAMES ALREADY DATING? WHAT ARE YOUR THOUGHTS ON THE SHADE SCHEANA THREW HIM? DO YOU THINK BROCK KNEW SCHEANA WAS FAMOUS BEFORE THEY STARTED DATING?
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Bill Pruin's daughters want to set the record straight. Bill died from a gunshot wound in 1995, three months before Iowa news anchor Jodi Huisentruit went missing. Though some...Next Tuesday will be the season premiere of the latest season of Real Housewives of New Jersey and we will get to see Teresa Giudice all loved up with her fiancé Luis Ruelas. Not to get too ahead of ourselves, but the next season after that could see us watching Teresa walk down the aisle (or could she get her own spin off?). Regardless, it seems like Teresa and Luis are in full on wedding planning mode and are currently nailing down the perfect location for their nuptials after getting engaged in October 2020.
The couple told E! News that they are currently considering two locations to host their big day – New Jersey of course, and Capri in Italy, a beautiful island close to where Teresa’s family originally hails from. Whilst the bride to be ponders about her location, it seems like the potential guest list is also on her mind.
Teresa teased about who she could invite including whether her co-stars would be getting an invite to the Bravo wedding of the year- “I mean, the way it’s looking I don’t think so. Some definitely, I don’t know about some of the others.” Can’t wait for season 12 to give us the tea as to where Tre’s allegiances lie. But it looks like we won’t be seeing Melissa Gorga or Dolores Catania as bridesmaids as the couple decided they won’t be having any bridal parties participating in the ceremony.
However, it seems that one person who I admittedly didn’t think would be in consideration for an invite could see himself scoring a seat at the wedding – no other than Teresa’s ex-husband himself, Joe Giudice. “Oh definitely, yeah, definitely,” Teresa shared when asked about whether he would be invited. “Of course, I have to invite him because our hometown is like 45 minutes from Capri” she added. Considering Joe was deported from the U.S. and cannot come back anytime soon, to have him there would mean the location would have to be in Capri.
It seems as though the blending of both families is going well with Teresa and Luis stating that kids from both sides of the family would play a part in the wedding, and that Luis and Joe get on really well. When asked about the father of her children getting along with her new fiancé, she said “Luis and Joe get along and we went to go see him in the Bahamas. Luis reached out to Joe, DM’d him saying we’re coming out there to pick up Audriana [Giudice] together, can we all have dinner together.”
Teresa continued, “So we had dinner together and it made my daughters really happy. And it really wasn’t my doing, it was Luis’ doing and I love him even more for that. He’s pretty amazing. It was really nice and it made my daughters so happy. I was so nervous about it but thank God it all worked out and it was a beautiful thing because my daughters were so happy.”
After the rough few years that Teresa had with losing her parents, serving time in prison and seeing the end of her marriage, this is the feel good stuff we always wished for her to have. It’s nice to know that everyone is playing happy families, but I still can’t see Joe Giudice watching them say I do…but maybe that’s the kind of TV we need for season 13.
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Class is now in session for Ms. Fox's AP lit class. Megan Fox had a bit of fun while playing pretend during an Instagram photo shoot on Thursday, Jan. 27. The Transformers bombshell,...Is anyone else still reeling from part one of the Vanderpump Rules reunion? Time stood still when Raquel Leviss handed James Kennedy back the engagement ring. The entire thing was incredibly uncomfortable to watch, but GREAT TV. Nobody in the room saw it coming. The announcement catches everyone off guard, and it’s going to be a moment remembered for many years to come.
Things immediately pick back up in the middle of Tom Sandoval’s war of words with Katie Maloney. These two don’t mesh whatsoever. They never will. However, it gets sickening watching Tom Schwartz attempt to silence his wife. He never really allows her to speak her mind.
Raquel apologizes to Katie for going on TV and saying she’s bored with her life. In all fairness, Katie’s not trying to have Schwartz out there making stupid decisions that could harm her in the future. Whatever happens to him, happens to her. It’s as simple as that.
Ariana Madix chimes in that it’s bullshit, but she’s not married, so why is she even commenting. It’s not going to affect her the same way it would Katie. She has no real legal ties to Sandoval. If he goes and loses everything, at the end of the day, she’s still going to be safe. Sometimes she comes off like a know it all, and it gets aggravating to watch.
As of now, Katie continues to have zero involvement with the bar. I get why he doesn’t want her involved. That’s messy as hell. If things go south, it can cause a litany of issues down the line. It’s best to steer clear of that sort of mishap entirely because it’ll make it much worse.
Raquel defends her decision to get a nose job which was quite the hot topic this season. Her nose looks incredible now and looked good before too. It was a bit perplexing that she feels such a desire to alter herself like that. Although, if that’s what makes her feel more confident, then all the power to it.
James tries to explain his urging Raquel to avoid the surgery. He felt she looked beautiful the way it was, so she didn’t need to go under the knife. However, his delivery (as per usual) was dreadful and made things a whole lot worse. It was coming off like such a douchebag at points this season.
James loses his cool while being forced to defend himself for comments during the season. Stating that Raquel would leave him if his face was ever messed up stirred up so much trouble. He’s referring to plastic surgery, but people like Scheana Marie have to take it to a deep level about him getting disfigured in an accident. What’s the point of going to such extremes? The man is already in a volatile emotional state. Why poke the bear?
I don’t know why everyone takes such great pleasure in provoking him. Brock Davies & Scheana are doing it the most at this reunion. Worry about your shitty relationship with your opportunistic man, and leave James alone.
Raquel cites James’ explosive temper as a big issue leading to her family’s dislike of him. James fires back and discusses her father getting drunk on Thanksgiving and having a go at him over hiking boots. It seems odd to focus on something so trivial. Why so negative?
No matter what James does to better himself, he’s never going to be liked by her family. It sucks because you can only do so much before you crack. If they’re not willing to accept him for who he is, it makes it impossible for them to have a successful and healthy relationship. It’s a stressor that’ll always remain present.
James doesn’t think anyone in Raquel’s family ever really accepted him. He was seemingly trying his best to be a better man for her. However, there’s something behind the scenes that we don’t know about. I don’t want to further speculate on what that could be, but it’s obvious.
The first time Brock met Scheana, he allegedly had no idea who he was. I don’t believe that for a damn second. What a load of BS. I can’t take this man seriously anytime he opens his mouth.
Brock explains himself regarding his lack of child support payments. He argued with his ex about having access to the kids, and when she received government support, he started paying. Eye roll. Let’s not lie here. Holy shit, this man is full of it. Get a job.
Brock’s still not in contact with his children. He’s been paying child support for years now, so what’s the hold-up? Things don’t add up when it comes to Brock’s family situation. Obviously, anything coming out of my mouth is purely speculation, but it’s murky at best. You can’t listen to him speak and not question what he’s saying.
Lala Kent says looking back, she’s not in any place to judge Scheana’s relationship with Brock. She feels terrible for the way she treated him. What a 180. At least their friendship is in a decent place. It’s nice to see something in this group not turn to shit for once.
Everyone in the group heard rumors about Randall Emmett. Nobody cared to share any of those rumors with Lala though. In their defense, if anyone tried to share with her what they knew, she’d bite their heads off. She didn’t want to know. It’s easy for her to say the opposite now.
Lala claims she first learned about Randall’s alleged betrayal when Katie told her about the photos. She thought he was loyal to her, but it’s clear that wasn’t the case. Tough to watch.
It doesn’t surprise Raquel. She knew Lala as Randall’s mistress, so it was history repeating itself. Lisa Vanderpump says “sometimes the way you get them is the way you lose them”. What an accurate statement!
Why does Brock keep interrupting Lala? Let the woman speak. There’s no reason to chime in after every single world. There’s a part of Lala’s speech that sounds disingenuous, but let her have the floor. We had to listen to your babbling about why you don’t see your children.
Brock’s desire to have a free wedding for him and Scheana is gross. To go further than that, why is he spending so much on her ring when he owes so much on child support? Bro. Get your priorities straight.
Everything about their attempt to upstate James & Raquel’s engagement weekend was tacky and gross. You don’t do that. Everyone knows that it’s not okay. Scheana doesn’t understand why it was wrong for them to do. She has an obsession with having a moment for herself that it’s blinding everything.
The entire left side of the room is out of their fucking mind. Raquel’s trying to be cool about it, but picking a better moment would’ve been better. That’s not what you do to friends. Brock & Scheana would’ve gone through with everything if Sandoval didn’t back out. That’s obvious.
The lack of self-awareness exhibited by Scheana season after season is fascinating. She somehow doesn’t show any real growth or change. In addition to her, Ariana throwing a fit because Katie says she doesn’t care about engagements and weddings is hilarious. Is it not the truth? When has any of that ever excited her? She gets so mad she throws the ear piece for Lala’s communication on the floor. Sure, let’s end the reunion by acting like a toddler.
TELL US – TEAM JAMES OR TEAM BROCK? ARE YOU SHOCKED BY LALA & RANDALL’S SPLIT? TEAM TOM OR TEAM KATIE?
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The five newly Married At First Sight couples spend their first night together. Then each spouse meets with their new friends and in-laws to get more insight on their new spouse. Things definitely get a little more interesting. I knew things start to heat up on the honeymoon, but I just didn’t expect it to happen as soon as the group lands. People are starting to let their true personalities show and it’s not always well received. One thing that is apparent, the experts haven’t stopped including a toxic person every season. I will let you guess who that person is in this cast.
One bride refuses to interact with her husband. A groom is left sad and confused when his realizes his marriage may have ended before it even starts. A couple is excluded from the group, when there is an argument with another couple. Let’s get straight into the recap!
Noi gets emotional while speaking with Steve’s parents. She was impressed with her husband’s openness to wearing her traditional garb at their wedding. His father pulls no punches when he asks her thoughts about his son being unemployed. Noi takes it in stride and responds that she is sure they will get on the same page. Steve is grilled by Noi’s brother about everything from career, finances and children. Right now, these two are definitely in the exciting phase of a new relationship. I know Noi values stability while Steve is a bit more adventurous. He seems confident he will start working, at least in a freelance capacity. But for someone who values travel and experiences, I don’t see him sitting a desk for too long. But who knows, maybe they will find a way to both compromise.
Chris is still confused as to what he could have done to cause his wife to be so uncomfortable with him. When they arrive to their hotel room, he tries to speak more about the situation, but Alyssa declines. Talk about awkward! Wow, this is so unfair to keep this guy in the dark. Nothing was said at the wedding that should have upset her so much to treat him this way. Honestly, I think she is just doing this because she isn’t comfortable staying the night with the stranger. Why not tell him this, rather than have him wonder what he did wrong the entire night.
In a post interview, Chris shares that he and Alyssa spoke off camera, the night before. When he questioned her further, she admits they just don’t “vibe.” The next day, they speak again on camera and he accuses her of checking out. Duh! I don’t know any other way to describe it. Things get messy when clips are shown of her talking about her expectations. In one clip she talks about liking nice teeth and then they show Chris’. The shade, Lifetime! I think it’s pretty apparent that she isn’t attracted to him. Alyssa is looking for any reason to take a step back. But she claims she is willing to see how things go, no matter the outcome. I call bs! If you aren’t open to truly getting to know someone despite their looks, why audition for this show?
I feel so bad for Chris. He had to go meet with Alyssa’s family and tell them that he was just told by his wife she only wanted to be friends. Her mom seems saddened by the news and encourages him to remain hopeful. Meanwhile, Alyssa meets with his mom and friends and acts as if everything is okay. Sigh! I really don’t like this woman, at this point. She isn’t taking this process seriously, at all. Everything about him seems to annoy her, despite him trying so hard to make her comfortable.
After being ignored since the wedding, Chris tries once again to see if his “wife” is willing to act like she is married to him. He is beyond frustrated that they have only spent a total of forty minutes together. She isn’t even willing to share a room for the honeymoon. He confronts her on her unwillingness to give him a chance. He knows she is disappointed by the match and just has given up. She denies everything and storms off, when he says that she isn’t telling the truth. She is even mad that he didn’t lie to her mother about the state of their relationship. SMH… Why the hell did the experts pick this woman? Why do these abusive people keep being allowed on this show? It seems like every season there is a person like this who gets off on humiliating their spouse.
Olajuwon meets with Katina’s family and starts off the conversation with telling them he needs to work on cuddling. Sigh1 One of her male friends gets right down to business and wants to understand his intentions. This friend definitely has Katina’s back because he isn’t letting Olajuwon bs his way through the conversation. Meanwhile, she meets with her husband’s biggest cheerleader who passes on the title to her.
As soon as the couples land in Puerto Rico there is an incident with Lindsey. According to Olajuwon he was approached by her on whether he knew Spanish. He tells her he doesn’t speak Spanish fluently, so he is just going to speak English. Lindsey proceeds to tell him he should speak Spanish since it’s the native language to which he responds “worry about your husband.” Due to the spat, Lindsey and Chris take a bus alone rather than ride with the other couples. Honestly, that is such a stupid thing to fight about. I’m not sure how the conversation escalated, but it seems like it could have been easily avoided.
On their first night together, Mark opens up to Lindsey about his mother’s depression. She listens and appreciates his that he was comfortable to be so vulnerable with her. The next morning, they continue getting to know each other. Later, she meets with her hubby’s family to gain more insight about him. Chris’ family gives her some tips, but ultimately they love that her personality will help to open him up.
Mark receives a Lindsey survival kit from her friends and family. Lmao! Although they love her, they are very candid with him about needing to reel her in at times. I can definitely see how her in your face personality could be a lot at times. But, I really like that she is unapologetically herself. I don’t know how that will affect their marriage, but right now Chris seems up for the challenge.
Once they arrive at the hotel, Lindsey is still very upset about her interaction with Olajuwon. She feels like they were joking and things went too far. Mark decides to try to de-escalate the situation and goes to meet the other couples. Olajuwon immediately apologizes to him and agrees to move on. Katina isn’t as forgiving. She will continue to be cordial, but doesn’t want to interact with Lindsey for too long. Geesh! Did something else happen beyond what was said? I would think this could be easily resolved.
Mark returns to the room and gives Lindsey a version of events from the peace meeting that may not exactly be accurate. In other words, he came back with a much nicer version. But I appreciate he wanted to make sure his wife feels comfortable and understands how her actions led to the events that took place. I have a feeling that he may have a lot more of these types of conversations in store for him during this marriage.
Jasmina sits down with Michael’s family and she seems to fit right in. If I wasn’t paying attention, I would think she was with her own family. But within the conversation, a few red flags come up. Michael sometimes can think the worst and Jasmina has only been in long distance relationships. Both can be a recipe for disaster down the road, if they don’t learn to compromise and communicate. Meanwhile, Michael speaks with his wife’s family. He admits that he hasn’t ever seen an example of a good marriage and tries to reassure his mother-in-law of his intentions.
There must be something in the water in Puerto Rico. Michael and Jasmina discuss the confrontation between Lindsey and Olajuwon and have their first disagreement. Michael’s perspective is that when you don’t know people, there is always a possibility of conflict until you know a person’s boundaries. Okay, makes sense so far. Jasmina emphatically disagrees and says she doesn’t go into situations expecting conflict. Huh? In a post interview, she references his sister’s comment about him being negative at times as the reason the conversation bothered her. Sigh! Does everyone need a nap after the flight? This is such a non-issue. I don’t think Michael’s comments were coming from a negative place, just a realistic one. He also was giving everyone in the situation some grace, which could be seen as optimistic. When you take strangers and put them together in close quarters of course there will be issues as you get to know each other. To his point, I don’t think Lindsey set out to make anyone angry, she just may not have realized how her comments would affect them. Either way, it’s a little too early to be declaring war because you have a different way of thinking.
TELL US – WHICH COUPLE DO YOU THINK WILL ACTUALLY ENJOY THEIR HONEYMOON TOGETHER? WHO IS YOUR FAVORITE COUPLE, SO FAR?
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