Wednesday, February 7, 2024

Real Housewives of Miami Season 6, Episode 15 Recap: Pride Goes South for Lisa and Kiki

Real Housewives of Miami Season 6, Episode 15 recap
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Everyone’s favorite Floridians are back in The Real Housewives of Miami Season 6, Episode 15, “Get Me Off This Gondola!” Last week, fans saw the Housewives take an emotional trip to church before enduring a tumultuous river ride, wherein Kiki got on Lisa’s back for letting her classicism show, feeding some dogs and insisting they weren’t fed well. This week, the conflict between Lisa and Kiki went on while Adriana’s musical ambitions culminated in a performance at Pride. All this and more on RHOM Season 6, Episode 15.

Julia’s emotional stop at the Island of Dolls

Julia Lemigova for RHOM Season 6
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We rejoined the Housewives in the middle of their Gondola ride, just as they were approaching the Island of the Dolls. Much to their dismay, they made a pitstop at the island. As much as they were all freaked out by it, Marysol and Adriana had to use the bathroom. Lisa and Larsa were also feeling brave enough to venture onto the island.

A few of the women noted how the island was an especially bad destination spot for Julia. Just as Julia mentioned in the last episode, her son died as an infant, and the trip to church had already reminded her of that. She didn’t need another reminder with the hundreds of dolls.

Adriana spoke with a local guide who explained that many would come to the island to do witchcraft. On top of that, he explained that several of the dolls behaved strangely, with shifting eye colors, weird noises, and even one that supposedly salivated. Julia said it looked like one of her friends and the shady editors superimposed Marysol’s head on the toy.

Julia stayed on the boat, doing her best to look away. But she rationalized with herself that someone put the dolls there to cope with their suffering, and decided the compassionate thing to do would be to look. She looked and began weeping. Guerdy and Alexia cried with her. Despite Julia’s trauma, she took it as a reminder to focus on life’s joys.

A chaotic gondola ride for Guerdy

Real Housewives of Miami Season 6, Episode 15
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The gondola quickly turned around once all the ladies were back on board. The girls then began teasing Alexia for her vacation planning, and Alexia took it in stride. Unfortunately, it wasn’t all fun and games as Guerdy began feeling nauseous. She was already feeling bad upon reaching the island, but it was getting worse as they went back.

Soon enough, Guerdy began vomiting into a barrel. The ladies called for quiet so that Guerdy could try and relax. At the most inopportune time, another boat came riding by with a mariachi band. Guerdy mumbled, “Literally, I can’t.” A third boat rode by with a dog barking on it. A true comedy of errors.

Thankfully, the boat returned to the dock soon enough. It was one of those Housewives moments where things became so chaotic and unsure that production started scrambling and stepping in front of the camera. The girls moved quickly to help Guerdy off the boat. Lisa, however, was in her own little world, looking for lip gloss back on the boat. But don’t dare call her out of touch or entitled.

Production quickly sat Guerdy on a nearby bench. At first, Nicole recommended that Guerdy get something to drink. But soon enough, Guerdy began throwing up again, and Nicole realized she wouldn’t be able to keep anything down. Things turned south quickly. 10 minutes later, Guerdy was laid on a stretcher and moved into the back of an ambulance.

Guerdy’s unexpected ambulance ride

Guerdy Abraira for RHOM Season 6
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Nicole joined Guerdy in the ambulance, chalking up her sickness to the traveling, high altitude, and dehydration. From the back of the ambulance, Nicole was relaying messages from Russell to Guerdy. The Housewife began mumbling about Russell, saying how much she needed him.

Soon enough, Russell was on the phone, but Guerdy was slipping out of consciousness. She was given an IV and demanded to see Russell. Nicole soon FaceTimed Guerdy’s husband and the two spoke. Guerdy encouraged Russell and told him not to be worried, but Nicole assured Guerdy he wasn’t. He was laughing at her loopy state.

Nicole vowed that the next time she traveled with her cast, she’d bring a medical kit. Luckily, by the next morning, Guerdy was feeling more than fine, getting her makeup done and ready to party it up at Pride.

The Miami Housewives prepare for Pride

That same morning, Adriana was having her makeup done to prepare for her performance. She was feeling the pressure on top of the excitement, what with Mexico City hosting the largest Pride concert in Latin America. She compared the numbers to that of Beyoncé or Rihanna. “That’s like, Super Bowl Halftime,” she said. On top of it all, Adriana wanted to please Emilio.

As Adriana made her way toward Mexico City’s square, the rest of the ladies got ready. Julia called Martina to let her know she’d kissed several of her friends the day before and, as Julia predicted, Martina didn’t care that much. “You’re gonna get a toaster in the mail,” Martina joked.

Meanwhile, Lisa was still hung up on the day before; none of the important stuff, mind you. “I can’t believe I had a juice box thrown at me.” Oh, Lisa. That was not the most eventful moment from the day before. Nevertheless, Lisa stood by her move to feed the dogs, despite the hot water it landed her in with Kiki.

Alexia spoke about it with Kiki after the fact, telling her that she and Lisa were “both right and … both wrong.” Hm.

The girls soon met up in the lobby, showing off their Pride outfits. Julia showed a sign she made in support of Adriana. Just one hitch: she spelled the name “Adreana.” Julia laughed it off, admitting that even in her phone contacts it was incorrect. Alexia noted that it was the thought that counted, especially since no one else made Adriana a sign.

Kiki attempts to apologize to Lisa

Real Housewives of Miami Season 6, Episode 15 recap
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Adriana made it to Mexico City’s Pride to get into costume, being told there were over 200,000 people there.

The girls piled into the van at the hotel, unwilling to wait for Lisa in the lobby. Lisa made it soon enough and immediately noted she wouldn’t be sitting next to Kiki, albeit subtly. “I just don’t want any drama today,” she said. “I had … one of the most emotional days of my entire life yesterday.” Oh boy.

As the ladies pulled up to Pride, they were shocked to see just how many people were there, feeling nervous on Adriana’s behalf. As the girls unloaded from the bus, Kiki made it clear that she didn’t hate Lisa. “I freakin’ love you,” she said. How did Lisa respond? By saying, “I know but don’t throw sh*t at me.”

Kiki managed to let it go. Lisa then had the gall to say in a confessional she didn’t “want to fight with Kiki.” Lisa, she was apologizing to you, and you threw it in her face. Still, Lisa claimed her “guns” were holstered. Things weren’t helped when Kiki did a dancing kick and Lisa asked if she intended to fight her.

Adriana’s fire performance of Fyah!

Real Housewives of Miami Season 6, Episode 15
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Adriana just felt the pressure to a greater and greater degree the closer she got to the stage. Regardless, she went up there and rocked it. Sort of. People seemed to enjoy it. But Marysol had to ask, “Is she lip-syncing?” Still, her friends danced along and cheered for her.

In their confessionals, Kiki said, “Bravo Adriana!” Guerdy said, “Adriana’s on-on, on-on Fyah!” Even Alexia said, “You can’t beat that … That’s like, the best song ever.” Nicole gave her “10s across the board,” while Julia opined that Emilio would be “proud of his protégé.”

The girls met up with Adriana after she got off stage, where they all hugged and cheered for her. Adriana was grateful, humbled, and beyond happy. The girls chanted that there would be “More to come!” starting with partying that night.

Tensions rise between Lisa and Kiki

As Lisa met up with Alexia for nighttime partying, the former asked for a skinny margarita from their bartender. Alexia tried to encourage her friend to live a little: “In Mexico, we don’t drink skinnies,” she teased. Lisa then asked for a drop of sugar. To the camera, Alexia said, “I can’t with these skinny b*tches … What about being allergic to Lenny?”

Nicole soon joined the festivities with Kiki after her. When Kiki entered, Lisa asked, “Are you gonna throw any juice boxes at me?” Kiki wouldn’t take it as a joke, which Lisa insisted it was. “Lisa is making it super difficult for me to move forward,” Kiki told the camera. “Like, stop being the victim, woman!”

Larsa soon arrived and noted the tension as Lisa went outside with Nicole and Alexia. Even Larsa had to admit that Lisa was making things worse and owed Kiki an apology. Outside, Nicole tried to talk some sense into Lisa: “I don’t think she likes that you suggest that she’s violent or that she’s aggressive.”

Lisa again insisted that she was joking and Alexia called her behavior “passive-aggressive” (and some would say, littered with microaggressions). At this point, even Larsa couldn’t keep defending Lisa, admitting to Kiki, “Other people I think have had enough.” Kiki agreed, “Yes! Everything’s about Lisa, Lisa, Lisa. To be honest, I’m quite sick and tired of it. Lisa is f*cking selfish.”

Julia throws gasoline on Lisa’s flame

Real Housewives of Miami Season 6, Episode 15
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Kiki was not holding back at this point, expressing her discontent with the way Lisa talked about those who lived on the riverside. “I lived that life. I didn’t just … lay on my back and get f*cked by a plastic surgeon and then, boom, had millions.” Larsa looked to the side, perhaps feeling that Kiki had gone a little too far.

After going outside, Julia, rather uncharacteristically, relayed some of Kiki’s words to Lisa. “She thinks you’re [an] entitled, spoiled girl,” she said. Nicole couldn’t believe Julia was “running her mouth,” and wanted to encourage her to use her lips to start kissing instead. But Julia didn’t mind being called a snitch.

The girls then went downstairs to continue celebrating Pride but the celebrations didn’t go on too long as Lisa made a show of wanting to leave. She told the cameras, “I was open to receiving Kiki but after hearing I’m ‘entitled’ and ‘spoiled,’ I’m not in party mode.” Uh-huh. Sure Jan. Your behavior’s not giving off entitled or spoiled at all.

Julia, who seemed to be on Lisa’s side earlier, sat down and had a chat with her. She explained that the group felt they’d given Lisa a great deal of empathy for over a year but that her circumstances were no excuse for how she treated Kiki. Even Guerdy had to ask why Julia had chosen now of all times to talk to Lisa about this.

Lisa asked, “Why is not one person here having my back?” I don’t know Lisa, perhaps that should indicate something to you. Perhaps that should prompt some introspection. No. Instead, she said, “These are supposed to be my friends.”

Lisa Hochstein vs. the world

The group went upstairs with Lisa, realizing this was gonna be a whole thing. “I’ve had a long couple days,” Lisa said upon arriving upstairs. She admitted she didn’t want to be with anyone considering what she had to go home to. With Nicole sort of moderating, Larsa admitted, “I think when you’re wrong, I have to tell you that. You shouldn’t have said the things you said to Kiki.”

Larsa pointed out that Kiki never comes for anyone, so for Lisa to have come at her like that? It felt wrong. “It’s not who you are,” Larsa added. Lisa then said she felt she was on trial, knowing she had another trial to go to next week. Nicole said Lisa was getting a false sense of what the group felt and that she wasn’t making “a fair statement.”

Adriana, rather surprisingly, had Lisa’s back, explaining that she still cried over her divorce, sometimes feeling “like a failure.” Larsa, on the other hand, confessed privately that the group had given Lisa “so many hall passes.”

Kiki then jumped in, explaining, “My thing is, Lisa, you don’t know anything about me. And if you knew my backstory – I’ve been on my own since I was 15 – kicked out, on the street, with a backpack, in the rain. You all have this beautiful life and I worked hard to get here too.” She was crying. “I just want people to listen to me.”

Kiki calls out Lisa and warns of karma

Lisa Hochstein for RHOM Season 6
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She wasn’t backing down. She called out the group for not being supportive enough of her, coming after Lisa in particular, and asking if she knew her son’s name. She apologized that Lisa was struggling through her divorce, but said, “I’ve gone through hell too.” Kiki criticized Lisa for thinking too much of herself and lacking any empathy for others.

Rather than taking a moment to connect with Kiki, Lisa focused on herself again. She said, “I feel like anything I say, even my opinion, is gonna be wrong.” To her credit, she did say, “I’m really sorry that you’re going through that.”

Kiki explained why the gondola ride triggered her – Lisa’s words in particular. “That’s not what I was saying,” Lisa jumped defensively. “You’re twisting my words to make me look like I’m an insensitive, entitled assh*le.” Well. If it walks like a duck. And sounds like a duck. Lisa tried to talk over Kiki, and the latter pointed out, “You’re doing it again.”

Lisa said, “I can’t fix your childhood trauma, I’m not a therapist!” A silence fell over the group. “F*ck you,” Kiki said simply, getting up to leave. “I open up to you and this is what you have to say?” The girls seemed to be on Kiki’s side … until she said, “Maybe what’s happening with you and Lenny is karma.” Oof, yikes. Everyone felt that was a bit much.

The Real Housewives of Miami Season 6 continues Wednesdays on 9/8c on Bravo.

TELL US – WHAT DID YOU THINK OF THE REAL HOUSEWIVES OF MIAMI SEASON 6, EPISODE 15? DO YOU THINK KIKI WENT TOO FAR? DO YOU TAKE KIKI OR LISA’S SIDE HERE? WHAT DID YOU THINK OF ADRIANA’S PERFORMANCE?

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Porsha Williams Hasn’t Signed RHOA Season 16 Contract, Despite Rumors

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Okay everyone needs to stand down because Porsha Williams is leaving us hanging. Yesterday reports came out that P was returning to her old stomping grounds on Real Housewives of Atlanta, today the media is singing a different tune.

Did someone jump the gun or is speculation running rampant due to the RHOA cast shake-up that’s allegedly happening? We know for sure Kandi Burruss jumped ship and Kenya Moore appears to be hanging on for dear life. As far as Porsha goes, she hasn’t signed on any dotted lines. Yet. Radar has the scoop.

A pause on the peach?

While it’s probably okay to assume Porsha will appear on some level, she’s not back as an official Real Housewife. Insiders have shared the deal is on the table, but the pen is currently lost under the sofa.

But that’s okay because apparently NO ONE has been signed to join the Season 16 cast. “No one has signed a contract for Season 16,” and “no one is locked in,” a source said. Further, there have been “plenty of talks” about the ensemble group before Kandi decided to pack her sex toys and go home.

Kandi was sick and tired of waiting for Bravo to make a move, so she moved on her own. Obviously, Kandi’s departure opens the door for alums to show up who may or may not have accused her of trapping Porsha in a dungeon of depravity.

Andy Cohen seems to be jazzed about the upcoming season despite having no cast. This week he announced on his radio show that the ladies will be announced soon and “the casting is superb.” He’s probably hoping for a miracle after last season sunk in the ratings.

In a recent interview, Kenya said, “I think they’re 100 percent focused on creating a dynamic new cast with some oldies and some newbies. So we’ll see.” It looks moderately optimistic for Kenya and clearly Bravo wants Porsha back.

The current fates of Shereé Whitfield, Drew Sidora, Sanya Richards-Ross, and Marlo Hampton remain unknown. Good luck Shereé!

Real Housewives of Atlanta will begin filming Season 16 in 2024 – as soon as they have people to film.

TELL US – WHO DO YOU WANT TO SEE ON RHOA FOR SEASON 16?

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RHOP Season 8, Episode 13 Preview: Mia Thornton Asks Ashley Darby About Divorce

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If there’s one thing about Mia Thornton on The Real Housewives of Potomac, it’s the fact that we can count on her to ask the tough questions. She doesn’t care about being messy. She’s unapologetically nosey, and we love her for it.

In a sneak peek of RHOP Season 8, Episode 13, we get a glimpse at Mia using her investigative skills to learn more about Ashley Darby’s divorce. With Mia and her husband Gordon Thornton in a rough spot, she turned to Ashley to get more tea on divorce, or lack thereof.

Ashley and Michael Darby announced their separation in April 2022. Since then, the two have remained close. He helped her buy a house, and there’s been no progress towards a divorce. Mia needed to know more.

To divorce or not to divorce, that is the question

In RHOP Season 8 Episode 12, Gordon and Mia talked about their rocky relationship, and Gordon floated the idea of devising an “arrangement that’s mutually beneficial” rather than pursuing a divorce. Mia wondered if maybe that’s what Michael and Ashley were doing. Perhaps that’s why Ashley hadn’t yet signed divorce papers?

In the RHOP Season 8, Episode 13 preview, Ashley didn’t go into details about any arrangements she had with Michael. Instead, she explained that she’s been pussyfooting around the divorce because she’s afraid of losing Michael’s financial security.

She explained, “Yes, I am scared of what it could look like if I’m not able to meet the mortgage.”

Ashley opened up about how when she was a kid, her mom was a single parent and struggled with housing insecurities. She said she remembers them getting evicted and being on the side of the street with all of their belongings. Ashley is terrified of being in that predicament with her kids, so she’s buying time by stalling the divorce.

In response, Mia encouraged Ashley to move past the fear and proceed with the divorce. Ashley claimed that it was on her radar.

“I will probably by the end of the year. My goal is by the end of the year,” Ashley said, which was in reference to 2023.

Season 8 of The Real Housewives of Potomac continues on Bravo, Sunday nights at 8/7c.

TELL US – ARE YOU SURPRISED THAT ASHLEY AND MICHAEL HAVEN’T FINALIZED THEIR DIVORCE? DO YOU THINK SHE SHOULD GET OVER HER FEAR OF LOSING ACCESS TO HIS MONEY?

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