Kelly Ripa is getting candid about her first reaction to Ryan Seacrest's departure from Live with Kelly and Ryan. The longtime talk show host recently admitted that when her co-host told her he...As the Scandoval of Vanderpump Rules stars Tom Sandoval and Raquel Leviss continues to unfold, their co-stars are coming forward with whether they had any suspicions about the couple. As E! News reported, some eagle-eyed cast members were on to them sooner than they realized.
VPR star Lala Kent explained that she suspected something was amiss between Sandoval and Raquel as the season was taping. She divulged on SiriusXM’s Jeff Lewis Live that she shared her theory there was more to their friendship with Pump Rules cast member Scheana Shay.
“I didn’t have any proof. I talked to Scheana about it,” Lala said. In retrospect, she saw “things that just didn’t add up.” Hindsight really is 20/20. While Lala debated telling Ariana Madix about her suspicions, she never did. She explained, “I have a lot of love for her, but I feel because I never got along with Sandoval, we couldn’t be close because I don’t like your boyfriend.”
When it comes to whether Tom Schwartz knew about the affair, Lala didn’t hold back. “I said the only way you didn’t know was if you actively literally covered your eyes and closed your ears because I knew.” She continued, “You’ll see this season… From experience, these two have crossed a line. They’re f–king each other.” Evidently, Lala’s gut instinct was spot on.
An insider claimed that Schwartz knew about the affair only three weeks before the world found out. While it’s believed Schwartz told Sandoval to be honest with Ariana, many suspect Schwartz knew for longer than that. And that he would have covered for his best friend if the couple’s tryst hadn’t been revealed.
Andy Cohen promised to cover all of our burning Scandoval questions during the reunion. Just taped last week, rumor is the reunion was out of control. When asked about the taping, Lala said, “I’m still recovering. My mind is fried. I completely blacked out. I was enraged.”
When asked how Ariana is coping, Lala explained, “I think she’s thriving. I think she’s realizing that this was the universe intervening and getting her out of something she wasn’t happy in.” Given her recent Lifetime Movie score, new reported sense of empowerment, and upcoming sandwich shop venture, we’re not too worried about her, either.
TELL US – ARE YOU SURPRISED LALA SUSPECTED SCANDOVAL PRIOR TO THE AFFAIR BEING REVEALED? DO YOU THINK LALA OR SCHEANA SHOULD HAVE TOLD ARIANA ABOUT LALA’S SUSPICIONS?
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Did Blake Shelton make a big mistake passing on this singing prodigy? One of The Voice's latest Battle Rounds performances is so unbelievably stellar, the country star realizes he might have made...
There's nothing mellow about this. Woody Harrelson and Justin Theroux are no strangers to HBO, but their latest limited series White House Plumbers will detail the real-life story behind Watergate...Real Housewives of New Jersey Season 13 is somehow unlike no other while still centering around the same old problems. Namely, Teresa Giudice’s beef with her brother Joe Gorga has reached an all-time high. It culminated in Joe and Melissa Gorga skipping out on Tre’s wedding to Luis Ruelas and simultaneously, severing any relationship that was left. We’re watching the seeds being planted for this blowup during the season, but who knows how it’s all going to end once the reunion comes around.
One RHONJ star who has been outspoken in Season 13 is Dolores Catania. Paterson Dolores shows her face every once in a while, but this time feels different. Dolo is standing up for herself and her new man Paul Connell. She’s speaking her mind and doesn’t care who doesn’t like it, especially if that person is Jennifer Aydin. She’s even having issues with her ex-husband, Frank Catania because he’s uncomfortable with the boundaries Dolo has put in place.
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Dolores also knows, maybe better than everyone, the ins, and outs, of Teresa and Joe Gorga’s problems. She’s the one who agreed it was time for a break between the siblings after the most dramatic wedding of the century. In a recent interview on Hollywood Life’s Pay Attention Puh-Lease! podcast, Dolo admitted that going into this RHONJ reunion feels different, and more frightening, than years past. “On a good day, we have anxiety about the reunion,” Dolo said (via Page Six). “Anxiety is one thing, [but] I’m actually afraid.”
Dolo explained that she’s not scared to face Frank, Jennifer, or anyone else she’s made an enemy of this season. Rather, she’s more nervous to watch the Joe and Teresa feud go down. She’s even concerned it could get physical, but hopes that the siblings can find some reconciliation. “All of us on the show — let’s face it — have to cohabitate with each other to an extent,” Dolo said. “You have to move on from things.” She’s not wrong, but both Joe and Tre are way too stubborn to let this feud die that simply.
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We’ve made it through four days of the Real Housewives Ultimate Girls Trip Thailand vacation and to say it hasn’t been smooth sailing is an understatement. There is so much tension among a small cast of eight Real Housewives superstars that the drama just flowed naturally. Real Housewives of Salt Lake City cousins Whitney Rose and Heather Gay were particularly chaotic on the trip. The ladies might be only a few days in, but most of them are already over the Bad Weather reign.
The latest episode of RHUGT featured an equal mix of fun and fighting. Aside from the RHOSLC drama, Gizelle Bryant also brought some Real Housewives of Potomac flare to Southeast Asia with her Reasonably Shady game. Here are five of the main takeaways from the latest episode, “Dangerous Games.”
Alexia Echevarria and Marysol Patton may be best friends for life, but they felt a little too close on the RHUGT vacation. They shared a tight room with one bathroom, which couldn’t have been easy during Marysol’s bout of stomach sickness. The close quarters and constant drama slowly caused the Real Housewives of Miami stars to go a little crazy. Alexia in particular made a few head-turning statements worth exploring further. The ladies all get Thai massages, and Alexia claims it’s usual that they get pretty “frisky.” It wasn’t as bad as Porsha Williams saying she wanted her money back because she didn’t get a happy ending. Who let these ladies leave the country?
Alexia’s second questionable moment occurred during Gizelle’s shady game. Gizelle was bothered that Alexia claimed RHOM “paved” the way on Bravo. Alexia then went on to praise the show’s diversity, particularly a cast that often speaks Spanish. All was well until the following sentence tumbled out of her mouth. “We had a transgender that participated. We had a drag queen,” Alexia said. Girl, what? Heather’s look of horror was exactly how I was feeling at that moment. Alexia should try to think before she speaks more often.
The Cockie Queen was feeling a little better, enough to go back to her steady Tito’s diet. However, she was getting tired of sharing a room with her bestie. Marysol and Alexia wouldn’t stop bickering about the dumbest of topics. The only thing they agreed on, oddly, was that Marysol had good-looking feet to sell on OnlyFans. Marysol whipped her bare foot out during a confessional to talk about how many people would pay for her to “rub the soot off [their] papaya” with her toes. OK, barf. Also, Larsa Pippen better watch out because her co-star is coming for her gig.
Porsha and Candiace Dillard Bassett had beef even before RHUGT even started filming. It took four days into the vacation for CandeePants to finally confront Porsha about her taking Monique Samuels’ side during their infamous RHOP fight. Before Candiace even brought up the topic at a group lunch, she prepared her triangle-shaped tissue for the tears that ensued. CandeeGal could barely get her words out while trying to catch every tear that fell from her eye. “One thing about Candiace — there will be no tear left behind,” Porsha joked in a confessional.
The issue came down to Porsha claiming on Bravo Chat Room that Candiace was suing Monique to pay for her house. Both claims were denied by CandeePants, but Porsha ended up doubling down. All Candiace was looking for was an apology. It ended up creating more problems for CandeePants and Gizelle, who weren’t on the best of terms to begin with. Gizelle was mad because she defended Candiace against Porsha on Chat Room, but it wasn’t good enough for her co-star. The feud went unresolved. The best part about the fight was when Marysol called Chat Room a fluff show instead of real investigative journalism, and Gizelle and Porsha couldn’t help but feel the subtle read.
Heather and Whitney were on horrible terms after their fight on the yacht, but Heather went into the next day ready to sweep it under the rug. She was not ready to forgive Whitney for questioning her faith. Whitney, on the other hand, turned to a shady friend for support — Lisa Barlow. She gave Lisa the lowdown about their fight and how Heather made everyone on the trip turn on her. Ultimately, I think both of the RHOSLC cousins are pulling stunts for TV and they’re both responsible for ruining their relationship over it.
During Gizelle’s Mardi Gras dinner, Whitney decided, yet again, to bring up the problems with Heather about them leaving the Mormon church. Leah McSweeney and Candiace couldn’t lie down fast enough, as everyone was sick of hearing them argue. “Four days of listening to these girls scream about church,” Candiace said. “Either go or done.” AMEN. Again, the fight went unresolved, yet Bad Weather kept deciding to travel in the same sprinter van despite their daily fights. No one, especially Porsha and Gizelle, understood the dynamic. “OK both of you guys are bad Mormons, alright,” Porsha said in defeat. The RHOSLC ladies were so desperate to leave Utah, yet they brought their same old issues on the international vacation. It probably would’ve been better for one, if not both, of them to stay home.
Gizelle’s Mardi Gras event was all about her, so it was only right she brought the Reasonably Shady game to play with her new friends. Thank the Potomac Gods she didn’t pack Robyn Dixon in her suitcase with those paddles. Some of Gizelle’s questions were awkward, like trying to make shade out of Porsha’s big butt or Marysol’s stomach bug. Others got the people going, like when she shaded Candiace for calling the Bravo Chat Room hosts “bullies” the day before.
Before the dinner, Porsha had an event that had the ladies primed for shady questions. She made the ladies answer tough questions or they had to eat part of a scorpion bug (not the deadly tail, however). Leah ended up biting a bug to avoid picking her ideal Real Housewives of New York Season 13 cast. Alexia wasn’t shy, however, and ranked her three husbands, past and current, in bed. Heather also ate a bug to avoid answering the truth about who gave her a black eye. But I already know we’re all beyond done with talking about that stupid injury any further.
Bad Weather, as a duo, put a damper on the entire episode with their carousel of fighting. However, Whitney in particular was pretty insufferable in the episode, which is a bummer because she wasn’t so bad at the beginning. By now, she just had a weird vendetta to take down Heather that wasn’t a cute look, especially because they are family. During the bug-eating game, Whitney took a bite of the “vermin,” in Marysol’s words, to avoid having to name three lies that Heather told on camera. She claimed it was in the name of her friendship with Heather, which we later learned was a big act.
However, at the end of the episode, Whitney entered the confessional unprovoked to name the lies. She picked the black eye, Heather’s friendship with Lisa, and her cousin’s status with the Mormon church as the lies and is hellbent on “exposing” them. Girl, just relax and enjoy your vacation. This is why the RHOSLC ladies are flopping — they’re always trying to play producer. Heather and Whitney are so hell-bent on creating drama that they are wasting their vacation away. Bravo should’ve sent me instead to skinnydip with Porsha and learn the art of mixing a cockie with Marysol. God, what a dream.
TELL US – WHAT DID YOU THINK OF THE FOURTH EPISODE OF RHUGT SEASON 3? WHY DO YOU THINK HEATHER AND WHITNEY WON’T STOP FIGHTING ON THE TRIP?
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Will you accept this olive branch? Zach Shallcross had the difficult decision of choosing between Kaity Biggar and Gabi Elnicki in the season finale of The Bachelor on March 27. While his proposal...One crazy thing about Survivor is that it is so unpredictable by nature. You never quite know what’s going to happen, by design. And yet the game is so tough, that the occasional medical evacuation is inevitable.
But whenever these med-evacs do happen, it always leaves a bad taste in my mouth. It seems unnatural. The game is changed, and not because of strategy, alliances, or blindsides. It’s almost impossible not to play the “what if” game, cycling through all the different ways the game might have played out had the injury not occurred.
It’s enough of a game-changer in and of itself, that it feels doubly insulting when production uses the injury as an excuse to change the game even further. That’s what I believe happened when they cancelled a scheduled Tribal Council after Matthew Grinstead-Mayle was medically evacuated from the game.
Losing Matthew is a huge blow to this season. He was a mastermind strategist, had great in-game awareness, and was a huge social threat. He seemed destined for greatness. Instead, he’ll be forgotten as time marches on, just another pre-merge victim of the game. Unlike Bruce Perreault, who was the first to leave the game this season due to injury and was then invited back for a future season, I think Matthew’s time on Survivor is all but done. Even if he is asked to come back and “redeem” himself in a future installment, he played long enough to show how big of a threat he really was. With a major target on his back, I don’t see Matthew doing as well as he could have done this season had he been able to continue.
But of course, it wasn’t a full minute after his injury until the internet created controversy with his exit: Technically production didn’t remove Matthew from the game. The pain from his separated shoulder just became too unbearable to continue. So if production didn’t pull him, could this be considered a “quit”? The word “quit” has such a negative connotation to it, that it doesn’t seem to apply here, given the understandable pain Matthew must have been dealing with. But it has to be considered a quit, no? I don’t mean any insensitivity. And I would likely quit Survivor if I stubbed my toe, or got more than one mosquito bite.
Does its categorization matter? The main takeaway is that Matthew is no longer in the game. So what now?
Matthew‘s injury prompted Jeff Probst to arrive at the Purple Tribe’s beach with some good news to go along with the bad: Yes, Matthew is no longer in the game. But his bad fortune was good for Carolyn Wiger, Josh Wilder, and YamYam Arocho. They had just been about to leave for what was shaping up to be a very intense Tribal Council. Probst then informed them that due to Matthew’s injury, they no longer would need to go to Tribal Council.
I’m not a fan of this decision at all.
First and foremost, at least be consistent. Just this season as mentioned, Bruce left the game due to injury. They didn’t cancel Tribal Council though. Why not? In other seasons, there is no clear precedent. It seems that production cancels Tribal whenever it wants to, and tries to justify it with these in-game visits from Probst. More likely, Probst didn’t want to lose Matthew AND lose another big personality in the same episode or pre-merge (they clearly love YamYam and Carolyn – who doesn’t? – and as we saw with flashbacks, Josh’s story is an amazing one).
Their decision not only impacts the game in ways that stretch well beyond Matthew leaving, but it also renders half of this episode completely useless. We just watched a close-fought Immunity Challenge, that in retrospect, was a complete waste of everyone’s time. It meant nothing that the Orange and Green tribes were victorious. It meant nothing that the Purple tribe lost their second consecutive challenge.
In my view, there is no good reason why the Tribal Council couldn’t have gone on as planned. I would rather production alter the game moving forward in more subtle ways (one less jury member, for example) than to have thrown this tribe a lifeline when they didn’t deserve it. And for Matthew’s remaining tribe…they not only lost an alliance member, but now the enemy tribes are stronger because no one else went home. As they should have. You know, after losing an Immunity Challenge.
Also, I’m not a fan of how it was portrayed. They left Matthew’s official decision off-camera, in an attempt to squeeze some drama out of it. Just not a fan.
Something we can all agree on though: Josh’s fake Idol is maybe the second-worst in the game’s history behind that “stick” presented to Eliza Orlins back in Season 16. I loved that it instantly fell apart in YamYam’s hands.
Without a vote-out in the episode, there was a lot of time spent on future tribe dynamics. But the most fascinating segment had to be the “journey” that Carolyn, Brandon Cottom, and Danny Massa took part in. First, I loved that the twist was that there was no twist. There were no “risk/reward” challenges and no advantages (unless you count the food). Yeah right! Try explaining that one to the tribemates back at camp! Nobody will believe for a second that there were no advantages to be found. This decision by production sows doubt, and I loved it.
But wow was it painful to watch Danny and Brandon “bro out” during their feast! Carolyn is so unique and such a mesmerizing presence this season. We’ve never seen anyone quite like her. And she has shown that she is not just here to be a crazy pre-merge personality. She has been playing this game! She has an Idol, planted a fake Idol, and pulled off a huge blindside. And yet, something about her allows other players to dismiss her outright.
There might have been some creative editing there, but clearly, there was enough machismo to make her worried about these Bros heading into the merge. Why Danny and Brandon would have left her out is mind-boggling, and says a lot more about their games than it does Carolyn’s.
If anything, key information did change hands. Carolyn let the boys know about Josh’s temporary Idol, which led Danny to connect the dots and determine that Jaime Lynn Ruiz and Carson Garrett must also have temporary Idols. But with the merge next week, does this info become useless?
At any rate, let these men continue to discard you, Carolyn! We see you. And you’re quickly becoming my pick to go far this season…not as a goat as Brandon might have alluded to. But as a possible winner!
Elsewhere, we got to see Carson continue to nudge his way into the good graces of his tribe. A budding “nerd-mance” blossomed between Carson and Kane Fritzler, who has transformed from a grumpy-pants the first few episodes into his current incarnation as a giggling geek (the highest of compliments from one geek to another).
And the full-on showmance between Matt Blankinship and Frannie Marin continued to grow. The pair has now reached the merge, and something tells me that they are not going to be top on anyone’s list. Alliances are good, but love is in the air. Could Fran-Matt combine with Car-Kane to form the ultimate Nerd Alliance? Could this be the antidote to the budding “Bros” Alliance? Will the rest of this season remind me of high school? Will Season 44 be remembered as “Survivor: Revenge of the Nerds” when all is said and done?
I’m just saying that there are more nerds and outcasts than there are “cool kids” remaining in the game. This could lead to several more injuries as we move along, but it’s a risk I’m willing to root for.
The Survivor Official Podcast that followed this week’s show had Jeff reminiscing about Survivor Season 1 way back in the Summer of 2000! Lots of fun insights and good stories. Again, this is a must-listen for die-hard Survivor fans and casual fans alike. You can find the podcast on iTunes or wherever you get your podcasts.
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Out this week: Matthew (left the game due to his ongoing shoulder injury)
Won Immunity: Green Tribe and Orange Tribe
Vote Result: No voting this week as there was no Tribal Council due to Matthew’s injury.
Current Advantage/Disadvantage List:
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TELL US – WHAT DO YOU THINK OF THIS EPISODE? IS MATTHEW’S EXIT A MED-EVAC, A QUIT OR DOES IT MATTER? AND WHO DO YOU PREDICT WILL WIN SOLE SURVIVOR?
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Where there’s smoke, there’s fire. And when two friends are caught in bed together, even in an uncompromising position, consider that they are hooking up. Hindsight is 20/20, of course. But the Vanderpump Rules cast is reconsidering all the signs that Raquel Leviss and Tom Sandoval were hooking up.
Even Lala Kent, as outspoken and shrewd as she is, is reviewing her notes on what she missed. According to Page Six, Lala and her VPR co-stars ignored major signs that Tom and Raquel’s “friendship” moved beyond what is socially acceptable.
Lala spilled the tea while on Jeff Lewis’ Sirius XM show earlier this week. Someone remembered, “opening the doors and seeing Sandoval and Raquel under covers together.” According to Lala, that individual rationalized, “‘This is weird but they’re just best friends.'”
The Give Them Lala Beauty founder did not share the identity of the person. Only that Tom and Raquel were discovered at “some party.” Bravo cameras were not present at the event.
“These two have crossed a line. They’re f–king each other,” Lala recalled saying to co-star Scheana Shay.
Neither cast mate shared their suspicions with Tom’s ex-girlfriend Ariana Madix because they didn’t have any proof. Also, Lala and Ariana hadn’t been “super close for a while.”
Pump Rules alum Brittany Cartwright had her suspicions as well. While appearing on Watch What Happens Live, Brittany said, “There were times whenever we went to certain events when [Sandoval and Leviss] came together and I was like, ‘This is kind of odd.'”
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As with the others, the evidence wasn’t compelling enough for Brittany to be sure. She explained, “Tom Sandoval makes friends, like, really fast with different people, so I was, like, maybe they’re just close friends right now.”
When news of the affair broke, an insider claimed Raquel “has slept over at Tom and Ariana’s house when Ariana’s been out of town.”
Indeed, Ariana had no idea, either. She claimed to be “blindsided” after finding a sexually explicit video of Raquel on Tom’s phone.
Jeff Lewis asked Lala if she thinks Raquel was “lied” to and “manipulated” by Tom. The mother of one answered, “If Raquel were not dear friends with Ariana, I would say that Sandoval groomed her.”
Vanderpump Rules alum, and Brittany’s husband, Jax Taylor thought Tom fixated on Raquel because she is “easily influenced” and “can be controlled.” Well, he would know a little something about cheating.
While Tom and Raquel’s co-stars are fixated on the disgraced couple’s past, the two lovebirds are looking at the future. Raquel denied that she had put a “label” on their relationship.
For his part, Tom “wants to make it work with Raquel.” According to an insider, Tom knows “the odds are stacked against them as a couple.”
TELL US- WHAT WOULD YOU ASSUME AFTER FINDING TOM AND RAQUEL IN A BED TOGETHER? SHOULD LALA HAVE TOLD ARIANA?
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Mazel tov! Your new Netflix reality show obsession has arrived. From the producers of Indian Matchmaking, Netflix's Jewish Matchmaking—which E! News can exclusively reveal premieres May 3—follows...Welcome back for another week of Vanderpump Rules! Are you keeping up? Lala Kent is angry with Raquel Leviss because she finds her hard to trust. Raquel is mad at Lala because she previously hooked up with her boyfriend and has a temper. Scheana Shay is on Raquel’s side but also has a growing friendship with Lala since they’ve bonded over motherhood.
Tom Schwartz is making moves on Raquel which upsets both Katie Maloney and James Kennedy. Ariana Madix never picks a side, and is somehow business partners with Katie, best friends with Scheana, and living with Raquel’s actual boyfriend, Tom Sandoval.
James’ dad Andros made an appearance this week. He’s come with brand new teeth to enable his son’s drinking. Once again, I cannot avoid the pity I feel for James. The advice he received from his dad is that it’s impossible to work as a DJ and be sober. He told James that binge drinking is a “right of passage,” and that he has never thought James has a problem with alcohol. Andros continued handing out free advice and approved of James wanting to marry Ally Lewber.
Later, Ariana, Scheana, Lala, and Ally get together. They discussed the fact that Ally and James consider themselves twin flames, a phrase typically reserved for toxicity and love bombing. Scheana mentioned that James was asking for details about how long he’d have to be away from Ally in Mexico during the upcoming wedding. Ally admitted she doesn’t really care to be invited to the ceremony itself. She feels like James only wants her there because Raquel has a date.
Lala, Scheana, and Brock Davies filmed a scene out to lunch. Lala brought up Raquel quickly, and she seems poised to create interpersonal drama at Scheana’s upcoming wedding/filming event. The Witches of WeHo 2.0 have been plotting.
Lala told Scheana that she can’t be expected to control herself around Raquel during the wedding in Mexico. I’m not even clear on what she’s still mad about. Was it the Oliver Saunder’s bit? Or the “you don’t have a man” truth bomb? Either way, Lala is going to have to separate from the group during any bridesmaid’s events. No doubt to spend time in Katie’s busted wing of the hotel listening to Creed.
The lunch conversation then shifted to the growing bond between Lala, Brock, and Scheana. Scheana admitted that she has even considered a fantasy life where she and Lala live close to each other as celibate sister-wives. Lala is eating her words after her previous attacks on Brock for being a deadbeat dad. She even gives a crying apology for the camera. Any bets on how long this peace treaty will last?
It’s a surprise bridal shower for Scheana and everyone was there except Katie. Which also means Kristina Kelly wasn’t there, I guess. I can’t tell yet if Kristina is auditioning to be a cast member or Katie’s emotional support human. Regardless, this gave Tom Schwartz a free pass to flirt with Raquel.
And flirt they do. Raquel and Schwartz started talking about ass tattoos within feet of James. James was frustrated because he continues to feel completely entitled to Raquel’s attention for some reason. He begins drunkenly juggling Lisa Vanderpump’s china and talking about putting blue-eyed babies “into” Ally. He claimed that if Brock can make two kids, why shouldn’t he? What would Andros say about this?!
Schwartz and Sandy’s, or as James likes to call it, TomTom, looks terrible in daylight. We were treated to a mid-day scene in the unopened restaurant because Greg has finally hired a functioning chef. During the scene, Katie introduced herself as Schwartz’s best friend. I’m completely unsure why she’s there.
Later, Sandoval invited everyone to a party at TomTom Schwartz and Sandy’s after the bridal shower. James was still drunk, and he begged Scheana to give him a plus-one to her wedding for Ally. She and Brock agree. I can’t help but feel happy for poor sad James to get a win in this episode. Why am I like this?!
Schwartz then took Raquel to do a sound bath just outside the men’s bathroom, where he encourages her to take deep breaths. He sheepishly admits to owning his own galaxy light, and Rachel invites him to bring it to Mexico. Wink wink.
We’re finally there. It’s time to get out our magnifying glasses and hyper-analyze every scene involving Schwartz, Raquel, Sandoval, and Ariana. This is supposedly where it all goes awry.
There was a scene of Ariana saying she was excited to have quality time with Sandoval during this trip. Deeply disturbing. It then cuts to Raquel meditating with her galaxy light. Deeply disturbing. It then cuts again, this time to James crawling on the floor trying to get Ally’s attention while she ignores him. Deeply disturbing.
Lisa Vanderpump calls Katie and Ariana to let them know they got the restaurant space they had wanted. They are officially business owners, and it’s all happening! Ariana’s life will be changed forever after this week.
The final scene of the show was Ariana screaming at James for his aggressive and dysregulated behavior earlier in the trip toward one of Brock’s friends. Things become heated, and Ally walked out due to embarrassment. She said in her confessional that she felt like she doesn’t know who she is dating.
TELL US – WHO DO YOU THINK ALLY IS DATING? IS JAMES EVER GOING TO GET HIS LIFE TOGETHER? DID YOU SEE ANY OTHER RAQUEL/SANDOVAL CLUES? THOUGHTS ON LALA BECOMING CLOSE TO BROCK AND SCHEANA?
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Forget about a woman scorned. Kyle Cooke’s contempt is the real concern. However the dynamic changed within the cast when Lindsay Hubbard and Carl Radke started dating, it’s been most apparent between the two guys.
Kyle is also defending his wife, Amanda Batula, amid her issues with Lindsay. The publicist often behaved in her own self-interests, but it never rubbed off on the group as much as it has in Season 7. Clearly, it’s the issue of Carl’s involvement with her.
Little does the cast know, but Carl is poised to propose to the publicist. The incident was filmed in August 2022 for Summer House’s current season. So the stakes are even higher to smooth the waters before Lindsay and Carl sail off into the sunset.
According to Page Six, Carl thinks his fiancée is owed apologies from multiple cast members. No one got around to it during filming, so Carl is expecting it to happen at the reunion. At the 2023 iHeartRadio Music Awards, Carl told Page Six, “I think people owe Lindsay an apology for blaming her for a lot of things that actually aren’t her fault.”
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One bone of contention involved Kyle and Amanda’s alcohol company Loverboy. Carl left the company after working there for three years. A wise decision for someone living sober, and one that Lindsay was “supporting” last summer.
Carl feels the “blame” should be put on him and not transferred to Lindsay. However, the cast expressed concern that the publicist “changed” him too much. “She didn’t do anything wrong,” Carl said. “So I’m looking forward to hearing some apology for her [and] for [people] blaming her all the time.”
“At this point, are we really surprised that this has been happening? Like, no, I get blamed for everything,” Lindsay told Page Six. “They gang up on me.” She noticed the trend in “the last couple of seasons” of Summer House. Not that things were better during the rest of the year. The publicist felt the same way when she joined Winter House with Carl for a weekend.
“It’s just like, you know it’s par for the course. Is anyone shocked?” Lindsay said. Carl suggested the cast figure out the “deep-rooted resentment” that they “clearly” have for Lindsay. He thinks it’s for the best of the show, but who isn’t enjoying all the drama? Carl clearly doesn’t understand how reality TV works.
Supposedly, Carl and Kyle temporarily resolved their issues before Season 7 premiered. It was short-lived though. The Loverboy founder trashed Lindsay again on Page Six Virtual Reali-Tea podcast last month. He called the publicist the “most calculated person” that he knows.
Cheers to another Hot-Hubb summer with no clear resolution.
TELL US- SHOULD THE CAST APOLOGIZE TO LINDSAY? DO YOU THINK ANYONE WILL APOLOGIZE AT THE REUNION? DOES THE FUTURE OF THE SHOW RELY ON THE CAST APOLOGIZING TO LINDSAY?
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The chronicles of Ridiculousness continue. After Chanel West Coast announced her departure from the MTV clipshow after 12 years, the network revealed an all-star lineup of temporary replacements...The drama is reaching a boiling point on the Real Housewives of New Jersey. As usual, Joe Gorga and Melissa Gorga are sparring with Teresa Giudice. Her new partner, Luis Ruelas, changed the dynamic to a point. But the arguments roll on.
And the sparring came to a head at Teresa and Luis’ wedding. Or rather some people’s choice to skip the event.
According to People, the RHONJ mid-season trailer dropped recently. And the footage exposed what led up to the Gorgas skipping Teresa and Luis’s nuptials in August 2022.
An emotional Teresa is seen confirming that Joe won’t attend. Her longtime makeup artist, Priscilla Distasio, asked, “So your only sibling is not showing up?” She replied, “No.”
People previously reported why the couple changed their minds about attending. Melissa and Joe planned to go to the wedding until rumors about their marriage surfaced during filming. Another possible issue was Teresa not inviting Joe’s mother-in-law.
The Gorgas took offense to how Teresa and Luis dealt with the rumors. “Teresa betrayed them in a way that’s unforgivable,” an insider said.
But there is also other drama chronicled in the trailer. Newbie Danielle Cabral told Melissa, “She caught you in the backseat of a car, kissing a guy.”
The footage didn’t clarify who witnessed the supposed hookup. But Margaret Josephs inserted herself into the situation by calling Danielle “a s–t-stirrer.” Danielle responded by screaming, “Meet the new Danielle. You made her.”
Jennifer Aydin and Teresa were key in pitting Margaret and Danielle against each other after warning the newbie of Margaret’s “arsenal” of info.
In another scene, Melissa asked Dolores Catania, “How can I celebrate somebody else’s marriage when they are constantly trying to destroy mine?” Dolores advised, “If you don’t go to the wedding, Melissa, I think it’s over over.”
Indeed, Teresa hasn’t been on speaking terms with her brother or sister-in-law since they skipped her wedding. Bravo had to create separate RHONJ panels at BravoCon 2022 to accommodate the sparring siblings.
This family drama is now affecting the next generation. Teresa’s daughter Milania Giudice expressed a similar sentiment to Dolores. “If he doesn’t come to your wedding, then it’s wrapped, it’s over with — never speaking to you again,” she said.
There is also a conflict between Dolores and her ex-husband Frank Catania. He’s having trouble processing Paul Connell’s role in Dolores’ life. “Shut the f— up,” he said upon learning that Paul picked an engagement ring.
“Frank does not like change,” Dolores told Paul. “Frank needs to grow up. You can’t move forward hanging on to the past,” Paul stated.
In a more light-hearted moment, the RHONJ cast heads to Paul’s native Ireland. Rachel Fuda, Jackie Goldschneider, and Jennifer Fessler joined the group to stay at a “haunted” 400-year-old castle. “Cheers to Ireland!” Jennifer explained. It’s safe to say that the group explored some alcoholic spirits, too.
Check out the trailer below.
TELL US- SHOULD MELISSA AND JOE HAVE ATTENDED THE WEDDING? WHAT DO YOU THINK HAPPENED? DID TERESA SPREAD THE RUMOR? WOULD YOU STAY IN A HAUNTED CASTLE?
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We shared these celebrity-chosen items because we think you'll like their picks at these prices. Some of the products shown are from a brand they are paid to endorse. E! has affiliate...We’re about halfway through Season 13 of Real Housewives of New Jersey and somehow, it feels like we’re just getting to the good stuff. Unfortunately, a lot of the “good” drama involves the same old fight between Teresa Giudice and her brother Joe Gorga. Tre’s wedding to Luis Ruelas has raised the stakes in their years-long feud, so it is at least juicy to watch. Anything is more dramatic when you add Tre’s crown of weave wedding hairdo into the equation.
Speaking of Luis, he’s starting to show his true colors on RHONJ. And in the latest episode called “Pizza Gate,” the color is red. Luis loses his cool more than once trying to meddle between Tre, Joey G., and Melissa Gorga. It’s a sight to behold, to say the least. Here are five of the biggest takeaways from the latest RHONJ episode.
It feels like the pace of RHONJ Season 13 picked up significantly in this episode. Before the first commercial break, we learn about an additional layer to the Gorgas’ beef with Luis. As expected, Tre and her brother have two very different sides to the story. It comes down to a pizza oven. Tre claimed her brother wanted Luis to invest in a pizza oven idea. Luis wanted to initially give a small percentage but ended up losing $250,000 in the deal. This was all going down while Luis was still trying to acclimate to Tre’s family, which made it all that more awkward. Tre claimed Joe didn’t put his half of the money in so Luis took the loss. Shady shady.
Joe Gorga’s story is different and similar to Swiss cheese — there are a lot of holes. Joe claimed he wanted to do a family pizza oven idea with Tre in honor of their father. He tried to say he wanted Tre to have 50% and Luis to have 50%, but he also claimed he was obviously going to put his own money into it too. Tarzan, that’s not what your sister is saying. Anyway, Joe claims Tre hijacked his pizza oven idea. He alleged that Tre and her four dorters did a photo shoot for a “skinny pizza oven” or something similar, which made him upset. Luis allegedly clapped back at Joe and MelGo mustered up some fake tears about having her family reunion “stolen” from her.
I’m not picking sides, but I do agree with Tre’s assertion that family and business aren’t always the best mix, especially if you have ever had the last name “Gorga.” Joe backfires by saying you can do business with anyone if there’s “trust” and no one is “looking to cheat somebody.” Now seems like a good time to point out all of the Gorgas’ ALLEGED shady business dealings in the past, so maybe Joe shouldn’t be so flippant with his words. And maybe STOP trying to come up with hair-brained business ideas whenever he’s bored.
Rachel Fuda and Danielle Cabral were two newbies that, up until this episode, were getting along great. That is until Margaret Josephs got plopped in the middle to create some tension. Danielle felt upset after she believed Rachel threw her under the bus for talking about Marge’s “arsenal” of damaging tea. She wanted to keep her distance from Rachel who, according to Tre, is developing a track record for starting messes.
Rachel hosted a brunch at her shore house and Danielle was still hot from the previous night’s party. Danielle and Margaret talked about their half-baked issues that, in all honesty, are pretty boring to watch. Danielle chalked it up to “coffee talk” rather than her trying to spread damaging gossip about Marge, but Margaret was relishing making the new girls squirm. “I can’t even f–king spell arsenal,” Danielle screamed at Marge. The entire situation made Danielle even angrier and sure about her decision to keep Rachel at an arm’s length. I spy a feud coming and it’s only making me warm up quickly to the latest RHONJ additions.
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The issue of Teresa not inviting MelGo’s mom to her and Luis‘ wedding boils over into Rachel’s brunch. Tre spends the entire event getting angrier and angrier that Joe Gorga didn’t just call her up to ask her to invite his in-laws to the big day. Her wedding is merely weeks away so the tensions are high. Once Tre gets wind of the Gorgas talking to her castmates, particularly Jackie Goldschneider, about their family problems, it’s over.
It’s literally too much and simultaneously pointless to rehash everything Joe and Tre fight about during this episode. Joe brings up Melissa not being a bridesmaid, and then Tre brings up the Margaret drama that she spent the entirety of Season 12 screaming about. Tre throws around that Melissa has “daddy issues,” which rubs Jackie the wrong way. The old Tre is back almost in full force, except she proclaims that “therapy” is the only reason she didn’t throw a drink at Jackie and merely screamed in her face. The episode ends with the Gorgas storming off after Luis stops preaching and moves his car. Unfortunately, we only know this is going to get worse as the wedding gets closer. I can agree with Luis on one thing — Joe and Tre are more alike than they’d like to believe. It’s why it’s insufferable to watch them have the same fight over and over again.
Margaret is trying to play it quiet this season among the Gorga explosion, but it’s only right to point out her subtle pot stirring so far. She’s dogged her co-stars at every corner. And, whether or not she wants to believe it, collected daggers for her arsenal that no one can spell. Marge called Jennifer Aydin a drug addict every chance she gets and jumped on Jackie’s train of attacking Danielle about the issues with her brother. Marge inserted herself back in the middle of the Gorgas vs. Tre, which never ends well. I’m starting to believe that the Marge lives for chaos.
Danielle ended up storming away from Rachel’s brunch after the issues with her brother are brought up. She’s livid that the ladies can’t believe her side of the story, and Marge was ready to play dirty. She said during one confessional that if Danielle wants to gather information on her from Jennifer Aydin and Teresa, maybe Marge should do some digging. She has the balls to say she should call Danielle’s brother and sister-in-law to get the real side of the story. “Maybe they would like to tell me some stories about you ’cause I could put that in my arsenal,” Marge said. She’s clearly joking, but like, is she? I wouldn’t put it past Pigtails to do some digging. Doth protest too much.
It’s only right to take a moment to examine the wild behavior Luis was displaying the entire episode. He tries to play peacemaker, but the Gorgas believe he cares more about looking like the good guy on camera. During the brunch, he took Melissa aside to hold her hands and apologize for not inviting her mom to the wedding. It’s only the first of many odd gestures. Tre tried to enter into the conversation, and she’s fired up, and it’s like a trigger for Luis. He told Tre she was “ruining” his moment with Melissa and that she needs to respect their space, but he didn’t say it calmly. It doesn’t seem abnormal in their relationship for him to snap at Tre at a moment’s notice, which could be concerning.
Luis exhibited an entirely separate set of weird behaviors when interacting with Joe Gorga. We have to acknowledge when he and Joe have a rare moment of peace and Luis tried to get deep with him. “I live with your four nieces. I wear your father’s pajamas at night to make them feel safe and loving,” he told Joe. Tarzan is all of us with a look of bewilderment on his face but doesn’t have a chance to question his future brother-in-law before they start fighting again. It escalated to the point where Luis tells Joe to stop touching him or he’ll punch him in the face. “Because I’ve got nothing to f–king lose,” Luis shouted. It’s as frightening as it sounds. Luis goes from being the preacher to channeling Table-Flip Teresa. It seems like Melissa might be onto something when she theorizes Luis struggles with who he wants to be and who he actually is.
TELL US – WHAT DID YOU THINK OF THE LATEST EPISODE? ARE YOU SIDING WITH TERESA AND LUIS OR THE GORGAS SO FAR IN THEIR FIGHT? WHAT DID YOU THINK OF LUIS’ BEHAVIOR?
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