Sunday, March 20, 2022

Brooke Shields Was Julia Lemigova’s Maid Of Honor

I could spend an entire twenty-episode Housewives season watching Julia Lemigova detail her life. The things this woman has experienced and lived through is nothing short of astounding. And that doesn’t even include her marriage to Martina Navratilova. An icon in her own right.

The wedding between Julia and Martina is a story all it’s own. The event was officiated by Mayor Bill de Blasio. The maid of honor? None other than Brooke Shields!

Brooke recently appeared on an episode of Watch What Happens Live where she was grilled by Andy Cohen regarding her relationship with Bravo’s favorite (only) featured lesbian couple. Brooke revealed that she had originally met Julia through a friend of her dad’s. Apparently Brooke’s dad’s friend was Julia’s god mother!? What a strangely small world.

When Brooke was asked if she was surprised to see Julia join the Real Housewives of Miami cast she said, “You know what, here’s what I’ll say, Martina has bigger balls than anyone I’ve ever met, and to me, you need that solid of a marriage to go through something like that.”

“I think Julia is really a beautiful human being,” Brooke continued. “So I trust that she’s gonna be fine. I’m not surprised because I think she’s protected, and she’s sweet.” Brooke added that Julia “has great [daughters].” Brooke also intimated that she would have been a better officiant…the shade!

For her part, Julia also credit’s Martina for her appearance on RHOM too. In a December interview she said, “[Martina]’s very supportive of me and that’s what makes us a really strong couple. We have a lot of sense of humor and even something unusual like me wanting to be on the show—normally I’m a more private person—she just thought it would make me happy and said, ‘Go for it girl.’”

Julia added that she and Martina relished the opportunity to broaden the scope of relationships depicted on the reality show. She explained, “I want to normalize how we live and show that love has no gender. We are a very loving family with big and unique personalities.” Enter Adriana De Moura, amiright?

TELL US – DID YOU ENJOY SEEING JULIA AND MARTINA’S RELATIONSHIP ON REAL HOUSEWIVES OF MIAMI? WOULD YOU WELCOME THEM BACK FOR A SEASON 5? 

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Real Housewives Of Beverly Hills’ Kyle Richards Dishes On New Castmate Diana Jenkins

Kyle Richards is a staple on Real Housewives of Beverly Hills. She has been a housewife since the shows inception, over 11 years ago. And she has seen her fair share of castmates come and go. For the upcoming season 12, she will have two new housewives to work with – Sheree Zampino and Diana Jenkins. Sheree, who owns a skincare line and just so happens to be the ex-wife of actor Will Smith, is set to be a “friend of.” Diana is the CEO of a lifestyle drink company and known activist and philanthropist.

And it seems that Kyle has taken a liking to Diana, who officially joined the cast in December. Kyle recently told People, “Diana’s great.” She added, “She’s extremely smart, opinionated, outspoken, beautiful.”

Kyle continued, “She’s somebody who you look at her, and you think, ‘My God, this woman. Talk about over the top.’ She’s very extra. She admits that herself, but she also is someone — she comes from Bosnia. She’s someone who’s been through war and seen all that — so she’s a very multi-dimensional woman and I have a tremendous amount of respect for her.”

While I don’t peg Kyle as being particularly unwelcoming to newbies, it’s nice to hear her be so complimentary towards someone just joining the cast. And with sister Kathy Hilton staying in the role of just a friend, it looks like Diana will have more time to shine. Which hopefully she will have a chance to do given all the rumors and drama surrounding the upcoming season.

Kyle herself even joined in on the social media teasers, which is usually something reserved for Lisa Rinna and Erika Jayne. In a recent set of Instagram stories, Kyle alluded to some “squabbles,” as Kathy would say. Kyle posted, “Letting things slide to ‘keep the peace’ only starts a war inside of you.” The last line was highlighted in yellow. Her also shared a meme. It stated, “It’s not the stab in the back that kills you! It’s when you turn around and see who’s holding the knife.”

Of course we have no idea who she is referring to. At least I don’t. And she refuses to tease it any further. Rinna, never one to miss a moment to become relevant on Instagram, quickly chimed in. Rinna posted in the comments, “I’m just glad someone else is posting cryptic shit besides me.”

Either way, it sounds like Kyle isn’t referring to Diana in her posts. But it does sound like Diana is in for one hell of a season. I can’t wait to get to know her better!

TELL US – ARE YOU SURPRISED AT ALL THE NICE THINGS KYLE HAD TO SAY ABOUT DIANA? HOW DO YOU THINK DIANA WILL FARE COMING INTO SUCH A DRAMATIC SEASON?

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Katie Maloney Said She And Tom Schwartz Fight A Lot In Recently Resurfaced Comments After Their Split

By now, everyone has heard about the break up of Katie Maloney and Tom Schwartz. The Vanderpump Rules couple have been with us from the show’s inception in 2013. Fans watched their relationship ups and downs. We even watched their wedding ceremony in 2016. The wedding, which was filmed for VPR, ended up being not legally binding. But the pair did make it official in 2019.

While their relationship certainly wasn’t easy, the couple was open about their struggles. Now an interview Katie did with Page Six in January resurfaced, where she got candid about how they were “not perfect.” The interview came after rumors that their marriage was over started to circulate. Said Katie, “Obviously, we are not perfect. We fight a lot. We don’t try to hide our flaws.”

 

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She admitted, “We don’t try to hide that we have issues and lie and try to maintain this perfect front.” Katie also noted that sharing the good and the bad of their lives together has been “really helpful.” She credits the longevity of their relationship to being so open.

Katie continued, “When people try to act like they have a perfect relationship, that’s when things can kind of fall apart because it can be exhausting to keep that up. Because we do put it all out there and we’re not ashamed of it … we’re living the truth.”

Katie also noted back then that her relationship with Tom wasn’t swayed by the opinions of others. Katie revealed, “We don’t really let opinions of what people think about our relationship or our marriage get in the way because we know what goes on every day between us and that’s what’s most important. We take inventory and stock over here. We know what we have and what’s going on.”

 

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After rumors were again sparked by a photo of Katie not wearing her ring, the couple finally announced their breakup on their Instagram accounts. Katie’s post read in part, “I never thought I would have to make an announcement like this. But I feel it’s important that I’m open about my life with you. After 12 years on an adventure through our life together Tom and I are ending our marriage.”

In his post, Tom seemed to indicate that this was Katie’s decision. Tom wrote that he, “Fully respect[s] Katie’s decision and we’ve had healthy, productive conversations about it. It would be far sadder if she decided to stay with me whilst not happy. After 9 years on a reality TV show it feels a little tone def to say ‘please respect our privacy’ (especially while posting this) so instead I’ll ask [you] to please be kind.”

He concluded his post, “So, I’ll shut up now and say it one last time, love you Bub. Always & forever you’ll be in my heart.”

 

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While Katie and Tom have taken a lot of criticism about their relationship over the years, the news of their breakup proved that VPR fans really were rooting for them. One fan tweeted, “I hope Tom and Katie aren’t getting divorced because I adore them together.”  Unfortunately, some online speculated this was all part of a storyline for the upcoming season.

The show has been lagging in ratings since they cleaned house. One user said on Katie’s IG post, “Yep. They’re working with the cast to fish for another season, and this is the offering. A VPR almost divorce.”

TELL US – ARE YOU SAD THAT TOM AND KATIE BROKE UP? ARE YOU SURPRISED? DO YOU THINK IT’S ALL FOR A VPR STORYLINE?

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Below Deck Down Under Recap: I’m Not Your Monkey And I Ain’t Gonna Dance

“I’m getting ripped tonight. R.I.P that [insert here].” With a single phrase, TikTok let me know last year that I was not up-to-date with what the kids were doing on social media. I didn’t catch the reference. I didn’t know why it was funny. And I didn’t want to film myself doing the little dance. But these millennial charter guests on Below Deck Down Under are apparently much more in-the-know than me, a millennial recapper. Because not only do they love the now-long-passed TikTok trend, they feel confident enough to film themselves making their own TikTok of it on national TV. In togas. They say everything you put on the internet lives forever. And that’s especially true when it also gets filmed for reality TV.

The premiere episode ended with Captain Jason Chambers upping the danger factor on board Thalassa. With mere minutes to spare before low tide wrecked the boat, he made it out of the marina in the dead of night. This new captain is a stud. It only took a full episode, but the first charter of the season is officially underway! He sets a course for Whitehaven, anchoring there just in time for the TikTok-obsessed guests to take off their togas and head to bed.

Bright and early the next morning, it’s day two of the charter. And Chef Ryan McKeown has a rather, erm, controversial plan for breakfast service. The master of the galley actually hates cooking breakfast. He hates that the guests stagger to the table one by one. He hates that they all want different versions of eggs. So instead of giving them the option to make his morning difficult, he tells them what they’ll be having for breakfast. Eggs Benedict with Canadian bacon. No substitutions. Nothing else on the menu. Needless to say, Aesha Scott is a bit taken aback encountering such a brusque and uncompromising attitude. Plus, she’s the one who has to awkwardly tell the guests that there are no other alternatives for breakfast. Shouldn’t Ryan remember who’s paying for five-star service here? Having endless options available to you is kind of part of the deal.

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Thankfully, the guests don’t seem all that bothered. They happily eat their eggs Benedict and spend the rest of the morning snorkeling in Butterfly Bay off the coast of Hook Island. It’s like something out of an underwater fairytale or adventure novel. Or maybe just Peter Pan. Around every corner of the coral reef, there are fish, sharks, stingrays and turtles. Suddenly it feels like we’re watching a stunning nature documentary rather than a reality show. As I mentioned in the premiere recap, access to snorkeling and underwater action is one of the things that will set Below Deck Down Under apart from its sister shows, so prepare to get up close and personal with a lot more marine life in the weeks ahead.

As she sets the table for lunch, we learn a bit more about Tumi Mhlongo. The second stew’s ultimate goal in yachting is to become a yacht interior designer. Or design the boats themselves. She also loves creating tablescapes, which is lucky for Aesha because the chief stews feels exactly the opposite. The guests return from snorkeling and Chef Ryan already has a hearty lunch of BBQ ribs, BBQ chicken and gourmet burgers ready to go. Slight problem, though. The squad wants to unwind in the hot tub with a round of espresso martinis before they change out of their swimsuits.

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Chef Ryan is undeterred by what the guests want to do. (Sensing a theme yet?) Instead of waiting, he decides to start plating for lunch without even communicating with Aesha. He even goes as far as to call Captain Jason to the galley to help run food when the chief stew doesn’t answer her radio. (Because she’s talking to the guests and taking all those espresso martini orders…) Only once the captain gets all the way upstairs with three bowls of food in his arms does he realize the guests haven’t even sat down at Tumi‘s perfectly set table yet…Oops.

Captain Jason returns to the galley with food in hand, but Chef Ryan doesn’t like being told to slow down. Apparently, lunch should be served at his pace, not the guests. Meanwhile, Aesha‘s completely missed the entire miscommunication, and is baffled to learn lunch was about to be put on the table without her even knowing. So while the guests finally retreat to their cabins to change, an argument crops up between the chef and the chief stew. Ryan thinks Aesha needs to learn how to tell the guests “no.” As in “no, you can’t get in the hot tub right now, lunch is ready.” Aesha tries to explain that that’s not…how…yachting…works. But Ryan merely throws a tantrum when he has to put the food he’s cooked under heat lamps to keep warm. I predict major problems ahead between the interior and the galley.

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That evening, the crew has to move the boat to a different anchorage. Because of Australia’s tide issues. They also have to flake the anchor chain on this particular boat — something that involves moving the chain back and forth so it doesn’t get twisted. And Benny Crawley can’t resist taking the opportunity to mansplain the maneuver to Brittini Burton, who actually uses the “martini” line from my premiere recap to constantly remind her male co-workers how to correctly pronounce her name. The female deckhand feels belittled and condescended to — and rightly so — and has no problem telling Benny as much a few hours later. Benny swears he would never do such a thing intentionally and promises not to going forward…even though he can’t help but mansplain that Brittini’s the one who needs to get up to speed in the process.

The guests invite Captain Jason, or “Captain Cutie” as they’ve nicknamed him, to join them for dinner. And the meal goes much more smoothly than lunch service. Aesha and her team pair Chef Ryan‘s prepared Insta-friendly beer tacos with formal synchronized service. And the high-low factor of it all is honestly kind of perfect in its total absurdity. Throughout the meal, Captain Jason regales the guests with tales from his career. Like the time in 2019 that he made the news by crashing a boat into a dock. And by the time the 1942 gelato is served, everyone’s happy and a little bit in love with the Captain. Well, except for Chef Ryan and Jamie Sayed, who both admit they’re more than a little attracted to third stew Magda Ziomeck. Too bad the Polish model has a Polish boyfriend, boys!

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The next morning is departure day. And rather than going back to the marina, the guests have to make their way off the boat by tender. Because of, you guessed it, the tides. The moon and the sea are conspiring to complicate the entire season, aren’t they? But before the guests leave, the boat has to move to yet another anchorage. Which requires once again flaking the anchor chain as the anchor’s pulled up from the ocean floor. In spite of his mansplaining the night before, Benny has a near-complete freakout trying to flake the chain himself. To the point that Jamie has to switch him out for Culver Bradbury in order to get the job done. Whether it was some kind of panic attack or Benny just not wanting to do the work, it’s another small red flag that will need to be addressed by the bosun.

Once the guests depart, Captain Jason calls the crew together for their first tip meeting. And while the captain admits there are clearly many ways the crew can improve, the first charter was altogether a success. It shows in the tip, too, which ends up being a respectable $16,230. (Take note, ye Roses of Below Deck Sailing Yacht infamy: this is what a decent tip looks like.) And once the boat’s dressed down, it’s time for the crew to unwind. For Tumi and Magda, that means flirtatiously cornering Captain Jason into revealing his star sign before the crew all heads ashore for their first night out. (For the record, he’s a Libra…)

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In a spirit of humor and good-natured fun, Captain Jason gathers the crew to reveal something of a tradition under his leadership. Each charter, he’ll give a special “award” to the crew member who has the most improving to do. And the “prize” for winning the award comes in the form of a giant, gaudy disco ball helmet. Which the lucky crew member will be forced to wear on their night out. And the first crew member to win is…drumroll, please…Benny! For his dramatic antics while flaking the anchor chain. As well as his all-around dropping of the ball in lots of little ways. The deckhand isn’t exactly enthusiastic about wearing the glittering dunce cap, and basically refuses to play into the game. Culver, meanwhile, claims it’s all in good fun and part of being a team. He would know because he played football, OK?

Much to Captain Jason‘s chagrin, Benny isn’t wearing the helmet when he joins the crew for dinner at The Garden Bar Bistro. Instead, the deckhand is bonding with Aesha by revealing that his mom recently died from a combination of brain and lung cancer. And his dad passed away six months before that. Clearly, Benny’s been through more than one person should have to bear in the last year or so. So maybe that explains part of why he’s more focused on living life than doing work on deck.

However, Benny also takes the opportunity during the meal to thank Jamie for being patient with him during the first charter. He’s already been reprimanded once by the bosun. And somehow, the apology turns into Jamie asking Benny to step up, work harder and respect him as a boss. The deckhand views this as Jamie trying to instill fear in him. But he refuses to be scared. Because newsflash: he doesn’t intend to take orders from anyone.

TELL US – ARE CHEF RYAN’S DEMANDS IN THE GALLEY UNREASONABLE? DO YOU AGREE THAT BENNY WAS MANSPLAINING TO BRITTINI? DID BENNY HAVE A BAD ATTITUDE ABOUT THE DISCO BALL HELMET? HOW MUCH WILL HE CLASH WITH JAMIE THIS SEASON?

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