Meanwhile, it’s very muddled. Luis Ruelas said multiple times he hired the notorious Bo Dietl. But this guy (Bo) is not simply RHONJ-level news. He’s acted in major films and TV shows. For one, Wolf of Wall Street (which may or may not have been financed with illegitimate funds). He’s the arresting narc in Goodfellas and plays a role in The Irishman (produced by Randall Emmett). His television and film roster is as impressive as his decorated past with the NYPD. Moreover, can Luis even hire him?
Where does Andy come in?
Andy Cohen says Bo Dietl reached out to him last week. And it came up on his, and cohost, John Hill’s recent Sirius XM Andy Cohen Live Podcast. What was said? Obviously, Bo Dietl says that Luis didn’t hire him. Naturally, Andy asks him, “Well then how would Louie come up with it on camera several times and say that you got him info on people?” Bo says that he doesn’t know. That the guy is just talking.
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John Hill basically responds with – what’s with the flip-flopping. Luis is saying he hired him, then not, Bo’s saying no, and in the same breath Teresa Giudice is airing, “Oh, well we know that because of private investigators.” Accordingly, John is straight baffled by the whole conversation of circles. He’s thinking he wouldn’t even know how to find a PI, and for what purpose would Teresa The Innocent feel she needed one?
Also, the other interesting part is the rumor going around about Luis’ ex-wife. However, Andy didn’t mention that. She’s allegedly needing a restraining order in regard to a clinical “patient” who asked a lot of questions about her past relationship. Furthermore, she appears to have some sort of connection on paper to Dietl’s PI practice. Is this web of allegations real? Or is everyone connected with RHONJ equally paranoid? You tell me.
Watch Part 3 of Real Housewives of New Jersey Reunion June 13 on Bravo at 8/7c.
TELL US – WHAT’S THE STORY? WHO DID BO DIETL REALLY GET WRAPPED UP IN THIS? DO YOU THINK HE WANTS TO BE INVOLVED OR NO?
The Real Housewives of New Jersey Season 13 has been one for the Bravo history books. Teresa Giudice has been feuding with her brother, Joe Gorga, and his wife, Melissa Gorga, for over a decade. Even though it was entertaining television in the beginning, fans have had enough of this storyline.
The newest season of RHONJ picked up with Tre and Joe continuing their fight from the season prior. Additionally, Joe and Melissa strongly disagreed with Tre not asking Melissa to be a bridesmaid during her wedding. As the season progressed, more details emerged about what caused the strain in their relationship, such as a failed pizza oven business with Tre’s husband, Luis Ruleas, and a baseless cheating rumor involving Melissa and another guy.
When the season finale premiered, this bombshell cheating rumor was revealed to the rest of the cast and sent some over the edge. The aftermath possibly caused one of the biggest blowups in the show’s history. Once production wrapped, both sides claimed to be officially over the drama with the other, and unsurprisingly, viewers are on the same page.
Kristen Chenoweth reflects on the Giudice and Gorga family drama
It should come as no surprise that Broadway extraordinaire Kristen Chenoweth is a big fan of Real Housewives. The 54-year-old has been on Watch What Happens Live with Andy Cohen several times and has voiced strong opinions about Bravo storylines over the year. And this time is no different.
In an Instagram comment, Kristen, who played Glinda in Wicked on Broadway (who knows a thing or two about forgiveness), shared some sound advice for the Giudice/Gorga crew.
After revealing that watching the RHONJ reunion upset her, Kristen offered up advice for the Jersey families to consider.
“I will say this: When there is empathy, there can be forgiveness,” she wrote. “I have seen the worst of Teresa over the years.” Kristen added, “I feel badly for her for sure. The way she has treated her brother and Melissa over the years has to be exhausting.”
“I wish everyone on the show were better listeners instead of talkers,” she continued. “So much can be learned when you listen. God bless them all.”
This one’s for you tonight. We’ve been through a lot together during this season of Vanderpump Rules. Thanks for staying with me while I tried to make sense of it all.
When we started Season 10, Raquel Levisswas carrying the show and I will die on that hill. I think we can all agree that watching stale relationship dynamics move into the middle phase of life just isn’t that gripping. Really, all she had to do was bring a galaxy light and things were tolerable. But why stop there?
Season 10 became absolutely unhinged once news broke of #Scandoval. No doubt this will send ripples throughout Bravo for years to come. Viewers and their unsuspecting partners have been overrun with breaking story after breaking story regarding anything Tom Sandoval or Ariana Madix related for the last several months. We’ve become reality television scholars. I’m even researching nail art for my degree in Manicure Criminology.
So let’s get on with it. The show started with Raquel walking to her seat on stage.
Raquel’s reckoning
VANDERPUMP RULES — “Reunion” — Pictured: (l-r) Tom Sandoval, Tom Schwartz, Raquel Leviss — (Photo by: Nicole Weingart/Bravo via Getty Images)
Raquel starts out at the reunion saying she’s embarrassed, she’s not proud of herself, and she owes people an apology. She claimed that her personality shifted over the summer, and Ariana recites her already iconic line, calling Raquel “sub-human.” Raquel argues that her sins, in fact, make her human.
In her 1:1 interview with Andy Cohen, Raquel maintained that she and Tom had only hooked up … um … once … before her end-of-season sex talk with Ari. When asked if she encouraged Tom to break up with Ariana, she says no. Raquel insists she only asked Tom to evaluate whether he was happy in his relationship.
Things devolve from there. Ariana tells Raquel to fornicate with a cheese grater, Tom begins mocking James Kennedy’s accent for lack of anything to say, and Lala Kent reminds everyone she can spot a cheater. She has her Masters in the Mistressing Arts, after all.
Tom #2
Tom Schwartzlearned he was an ugly kisser this season. Still, Raquel insists she was exploring real feelings for Schwartz while they were in Mexico (and she was hooking up with his bestie). She said she was “curious” about making out with Schwartz “since the beginning.” Whenever that was.
The gang also recaps the argument about Rachella. Schwartz, who has his own history of dumping drinks, didn’t seem to mind the drink James threw on him earlier this season. His beef had more to do with James insulting his old nerdy loser lifestyle. James apologizes, and that’s that.
WE INTERRUPT THIS RECAP FOR AN ARIANA ANTI-CLOGGING RAZOR BLADE COMMERCIAL. Why was this so funny?
Give them Rachel
VANDERPUMP RULES — “Reunion” — Pictured: (l-r) Lisa Vanderpump, Tom Sandoval, Tom Schwartz, Raquel Leviss — (Photo by: Nicole Weingart/Bravo via Getty Images)
Time for more Raquel v Everyone. Raquel accuses Lala of being desperate for James’ attention during their relationship. Raquel calls her out for wanting him back in her bed as soon as he was happily dating her. No lies detected. Lala shoots back that Raquel needs a mental evaluation. Again, no lies detected.
Raquel admitted that she wanted to skip the reunion. She was embarrassed about keeping the affair from Ariana, who has always been in her corner. She apologizes and says she’s been selfish. She calls everything a mistake and added that she handled everything wrong. She says she is seeing the consequences of her actions that she hadn’t considered because she was living in the moment. She said that being with Tom made her feel seen and heard, and his love bombing was better than anything Ariana had ever provided.
Ariana says she hopes her dog’s ghost haunts Raquel, and calls her ex-bestie a dementor. Raquel says she is in love with Tom, and Ariana calls her ugly and rotten like a moldy piece of fruit. Tom says he loves Raquel too. Whatever.
Lisa’s producer credit
VANDERPUMP RULES — “Reunion” — Pictured: (l-r) Lisa Vanderpump, Tom Sandoval — (Photo by: Nicole Weingart/Bravo via Getty Images)
Have we ever seen Lisa Vanderpumpwork like this? She had no idea about Tom dressing like Raquel for Halloween. Ken Toddstayed off the blogs that day, I guess. Lisa did, however, press Raquel for her lightning bolt necklace purchase on camera. The conversation takes a few turns, and suddenly Tom is mocking Ariana for keeping her shirt on in the bedroom. A serious low-point.
The comment actually bothers Lisa, but she ends her time on stage begging everyone to find forgiveness and compassion. Ariana rolled her eyes all the way back to Season 2 when LVP brought her on the show to scare off Kristen Doute. It’s all in the book for Herstory 201. And it seems herstory is repeating herself once again.
Hot tub time machine
The final moments of the episode are given to Raquel. She’s in a lot of pain. Bloated with lies about the timeline of her tryst. In her final interview six days after the reunion was filmed, Raquel explained that Tom wanted to lie in order to make things less painful for Ariana. So kind of him to sacrifice like that, but clearly Raquel moves to the beat of her own drum.
Raquel admitted that the second time she and Tom had sex was in Mexico during Scheana’s wedding. She found him stray in the hallways, too drunk to find his own room on the first night. Rather than help him to his stay, she ended up getting physical with the slob. And they kept things going from there. Schwartz must be devastated to hear this.
Raquel went on to say she’s not only met Tom’s mom but that she was completely aware of the situation. Raquel maintained that it ate her alive to not tell Ariana the truth. She loves Ari so much she wanted to be an official thruple. Then she had a breakdown, saying she and Sandy hooked up in Ariana’s home, while she was out of town at a FUNERAL.
Now, Raquel is in a hard spot. She has no one supporting her except for Tom. She knows that admitting these truths may cause him to abandon her, and she’s in no place to lose any supporters. That said, she hates lying about the night in the jacuzzi. She knows that lie in particular is a bad look, but she doesn’t seem to understand why it’s not about the look and more about humanity. Never hire a pageant coach with a mustache. They covered that in Clout Chasing 101.
See you next season!
TELL US – DID YOU END THE SEASON MORE SYMPATHETIC TO RAQUEL THAN YOU WERE BEFORE? WHO WOULD YOU LIKE TO SEE BACK FOR SEASON 11? SHARE YOUR FAVORITE MOMENT FROM THE SEASON IN THE COMMENTS BELOW!
Summer’s edition of Love Island continues, and with it comes the drama. Are heads turning already? Can Mitchel and Molly survive past their first week? What will new Bombshell Whitney bring to the series? Here’s our full recap of summer Love Island Episode 3…
Meanwhile, George pulls Ruchee for a chat. He confesses that he finds her attractive, which leaves her stunned. “I didn’t realize I was even your type,” she tells him. “You always look fit,” he replies. “Sometimes I just focus on trying to make all the funny jokes.” Ruchee likes his sense of humor, which is a good thing, because most other people seem to find it very cringe.
Sparks between Jess and Tyrique?
The next morning, Jess and Tyrique continue to flirt. She offers herself up for his breakfast. He laughs and tells her how good she was at kissing during the challenge. Are there sparks here? Jess finds out a little later on when she makes her move…
Whitney says she’s been out of the dating game for a while. Not because she’s not confident! She’s got that in bucket loads. “If your man can be stolen, was he really your man?” she asks to nobody in particular. This one might be trouble…
Jess puts her big girl panties on as the night settles, and asks Tyrique what their flirting has been about. “There’s not really anyone in here that I’m swaying towards … you’re the fittest boy that I get on with in here,” she tells him. “I thought it was a flirty friendship,” he replies. OUCH.
“Fine just Friendzone me,” she replies. She’s trying to act as if she doesn’t mind just being friends, but she seems a little hurt. Still, good on her for immediately establishing boundaries. She tells Tyrique the flirting has to stop if they’re going to just be friends.
Ella later tells Tyrique she is happy he “made it clear.” Is somebody else in the villa getting a little territorial?
Mehdi and Whitney’s connection, and two proper snogs
Image: ITV
Mehdi pulls new girl Whitney for a chat. He tells her that he loves “a boss lady.” The pair exchange compliments about one another’s eyes. It’s all very basic level flirting, but they do seem to get along. Whitney may be just the woman Mehdi needs not to become the first boot of the series.
Tyrique and Ella’s chat ends with their first real smooch of the series. It goes on for a little longer than anybody would expect. Mitchel follows suit, taking Molly up to the roof terrace. “Will you marry me?” he jokes. It’s actually hilarious, good move Mitchel! He then tells Molly he can’t not kiss her when she looks “this good.”
“He literally just went in and he does move fast,” Molly says in confession. “I guess it worked in his favor!” It certainly did.
Love Island continues on ITV2 and ITVX.
TELL US – WHAT DO YOU THINK OF THE NEW SEASON OF LOVE ISLAND? DO YOU HAVE ANY EARLY FAVORITES? WHO WILL BE SENT HOME FIRST?
