Did an off-screen romance bloom from The White Lotus? On the Jan. 12 episode of Bravo's Watch What Happens Live With Andy Cohen, a fan asked cast member Meghann Fahy, who plays Daphne Sullivan on...Reality television is here to stay – from Real Housewives to any show involving a restaurant or boat. Viewers turn into voyeurs as we watch people who a network deems interesting enough to follow around with a camera crew, and enjoy their various escapades.
The genre highlights both individuals and relationships and more often than not we see friendships, marriages, and even occupations fall from grace. In fact, a lot of the time reality television can show us exactly what not to do and how not to act. With that, let’s review some of the more toxic interactions Bravo has blessed us with.
Wow, these two were really something together. Southern Charm stars Austen Kroll and Madison LeCroy could very well be considered toxic as individuals. As a couple, it was like they teamed up like the Wonder Twins to create one giant toxic beast. After dating on and off for a couple of years, Mads and Austen called it quits in December of 2020. The United States collectively took a deep breath and sigh of relief when it was finally over. There was cheating, an unholy threesome, revealed secrets, and your general run-of-the-mill mudslinging. We even got a bonus rumor of alleged infidelities with a sports guy. Thankfully Madison is now married and off the market. Austen remains to navigate the netherworld of toxicity alone. Lucky for us, he’s doing it on about three separate Bravo shows at this point.
Jax Taylor hasn’t been on Vanderpump Rules for a couple of seasons now, but his presence lives on like an unidentified odor in a frat house. Good ‘ol Jax wasn’t just toxic with his romantic relationships. This man took it next-level and destroyed family ties, friendships, and employment opportunities. He’s like the one stop shop of toxic characteristics. Obviously this made him an excellent choice for reality television villain. Hey, remember Jax and Faith Stowers?Anynumberoneguyinthisgroup, Jax is married to Brittany Cartwright, another Pump Rules alum. Jax’s longterm friendships with Tom Sandoval and Tom Schwartz dissolved when he couldn’t handle their renewed contracts and his pink slip. These days Jax takes a lot of his aggravations out on his front lawn, which is probably what Brittany prefers.
Family. Can’t live with ‘em, can’t steal their goddamn house. The first season of Real Housewives of Beverly Hills featured an extremely contentious relationship between sisters Kim Richards and Kyle Richards. If you aren’t aware of the past family drama, I highly recommend doing a deep dive because there is a lot more going on than viewers might think. Being raised by a mother who desperately wanted to her own fame, but settled for farming her kids out, and the fallout of a being child actors in Hollywood creates a closet filled with all kinds of skeletons. While Kim battled addiction, Kyle was able to use it as content for a storyline. Fans watched as the sisters struggled to communicate with each other, seemingly after a lifetime of confusion and family politics. But Kim wasn’t Kyle’s only sibling foe. Kathy Hilton bopped on in in Season 12 and provided Kyle with a brand new chip for her shoulder. The lesson Kyle has ultimately learned is, don’t bring your sisters on reality television with you. It won’t end well.
Kristen Doute is no longer on VPR but my god she gave good television. Her sheer delusion should have received its own spot in the opening credits of the show. After Kristen’s codependent relationship with Tom Sandoval flatlined, she resuscitated herself by starting up with DJ James Kennedy. Kristen took her complete obsession with Tom and basically shoved it in James’ face at any given opportunity. She went out of her way to try and destroy Tom’s budding journey with Ariana Madix. Kristen pretty much made it her whole job to go after Tom and Ariana because she got fired from SUR after multiple and repeated poor judgement calls. James was hardly better, drowning both his sorrows and insecurities in grain alcohol and bad choices. It was a relief when these two finally broke up and went on to terrorize other people instead of wallowing in their shared misery of being together.
Former Real Housewives of Orange County star Vicki Gunvalson has had a rough few years. To be fair, she brings a lot of it on herself. Vicki’s most challenging time wasn’t her divorces. It was remaining loyal to a man who lied to her, the viewing audience, and anyone with a pulse. Brooks Ayers charmed the pants off of Vicki and love-bombed her into acting like a complete fool. IYKYK, #cancergate went down in history as one of the most disgusting storylines in Bravo history – congrats Vicki and Brooks! As a result of Brooks lying about a cancer diagnosis and Vicki backing him up every step of the way, Vicki lost a lot of her fan base, she lost respect from her co-stars, and it might be the reason she eventually lost her job at Bravo. Brooks escaped relatively unscathed. He got some new teeth, he got his 15 minutes of fame, and this man also got remarried. These days Vicki might tell you Brooks was the worst decision of her life, but it’s not like her man-picker got any better once Brooks flew the coop.
A bonus entry to this list should be the entire cast of Real Housewives of New Jersey, amirite? It seems like there could definitely be a part 2 and a part 3 to this particular series of toxic relationships.
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Bravo's latest family drama is about to play out on The Real Housewives of New Jersey. Bravoholics have watched as Teresa Giudice's relationship with her brother Joe Gorga and sister-in-law...After many (so many) tries at finding love on multiple Bachelor platforms, Bachelor Nation’s favorite “bad boy” has finally found his person. Nick Viall and his girlfriend of two years Natalie Joy are finally engaged.
“For the rest of my life, it’s you,” the couple announced in a joint Instagram post on January 12, 2023 accompanied by photos from their engagement shoot. US Weekly has all the details.
The happy couple had been rumored to be the next to get engaged for several weeks now, so the announcement came as no surprised to their circle of friends. An insider had previously said that the pair were “very much in love” and could be the “next Bachelor Nation couple to get engaged.”
Fans first met Nick way back in 2014 (has it been that long?), when he competed on Season 10 of The Bachelorette and came in as runner-up for Andi Dorfman’s affections. He made another try the following year as a late entry on Katilyn Bristowe’s season, but again ended up in second place.
Next Nick was cast on Season 3 of Bachelor in Paradise to try his hand at finding love on the beach in Mexico. He was again unsuccessful, but he gained something of a reputation as an older, wiser counselor to some of the younger cast members. This was when Bachelor Nation’s opinion of Nick (and mine) started to change from thinking he was kind of a pompous ass to really liking him and wanting him to find love.
Having rehabbed his playboy image somewhat on BIP, Nick was a surprise pick to be The Bachelor on Season 21, which debuted in January 2017. This time he had better luck and ended up engaged to Québec native Vanessa Grimaldi, but they parted ways after only 5 months.
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The former software sales executive was first linked to Natalie in 2019. The couple didn’t actually start dating until July 2020. And then it was another six months before he and the surgical technologist made their relationship Instagram official in January 2021.
The couple first met when Natalie slid into his Nick’s Instagram DMs. “It was very romantic,” he admitted during an episode of The Viall Files podcast. “We kind of kept hanging out, and she finally got to a point where she was like, ‘I want to date,’ and I was kind of like, ‘I don’t know.’”
The Wisconsin native continued, “She just was like, ‘OK, this is what I want. It’s fine, no big deal, but I’m gonna go do my thing,’ and she did, and I was like, ‘What?!’ . . . She went and showed me exactly what I’d be missing,” Nick added.
Later that month, the couple went public when they appeared at the 78th annual Golden Globes in early 2021. “Their relationship is very real,” an insider told US Weekly at the time. “They’re pretty much inseparable. She practically lives with him because she’s at his house that much.”
In July, the pair marked their “1 year ish” anniversary while on vacation in Brooklyn (Brooklyn?! Who goes to Brooklyn on vacation?!). “Visiting the hotel where it all started,” Nick shared via Instagram, alongside a photo of him embracing Natalie. “Thankful for every moment I have with you @nnataliejjoy [heart emoji].”
Just a few months later, another insider spilled that the couple were already talking about expanding their family. “[They’re] both excited about being parents someday and equally excited about the possibility of it being with one another.”
Even though Nick is nearly 20 years older than his fiancée (he’s 42 and she’s 23), they seem happy together. As a longtime Nick fan, I’d be happy to see him settled in a solid relationship. He’s been looking for love for a long time, and I’m glad he finally seems to have found it. And I’d really love to see Nick as a dad! Mazel!
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