Wednesday, September 18, 2024

Real Housewives of Salt Lake City Season 5, Episode 1 Recap: Dropping a Bath Bombshell

RHOSLC Season 5, Episode 1 recap.
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Welcome to the Real Housewives of Salt Lake City Season 5, Episode 1 recap! In this week’s episode, called “Costume or Couture?” Lisa invites all her “friends” to a Valentine’s party, which quickly degenerates into shouting and arguing, so the usual then. Lisa is upset with Whitney for calling her a “villain” on Nick Viall’s podcast. Meredith is upset with Whitney for veering into Meredith’s commercial space with her jewelry line and her bath products. Angie brought her own list of grievances against Meredith, and everyone is demanding apologies. Here are some of the highlights from Real Housewives of Salt Lake City Season 5, Episode 1.

Besos, Bitches!

The newbies with Whitney Rose filming RHOSLC Season 5.
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Say what you want about Salt Lake City; it sure is pretty. After some lovely drone shots of the Wasatch and Oquirrh Mountains, we zoom in on Lisa and her sister-in-law Kim stepping out of a car at the Blue Sky Ranch.

Apparently, it’s a Valentine’s party, and Lisa’s called it “Besos,” which means “kisses” in Spanish. Lisa wants to remind her girlfriends that she loves them … “some more than others.”

“Last year wasn’t the easiest,” Lisa tells us, flashing back to the dinner in Bermuda where they all confronted Monica. “There was so much turmoil with my friends. It’s not the first time we’ve gone through it, but it’s the worst time we’ve gone through it. I think that brings all of us so close together.”

Lisa questions Whitney’s friendship on Real Housewives of Salt Lake City Season 5

Lisa Barlow has questions at the dinner table.
Photo by: Fred Hayes/Bravo

“Two Weeks Earlier,” we see Lisa telling Angie and Heather (who’s lost A LOT of weight since last season and looks great) that she’s inviting Whitney, even though “she was rude about me on a podcast.”

On the podcast, Whit told former Bachelor Nick Viall that Lisa never apologizes for anything. “She doesn’t care about anything else other than being right,” Whitney said. “Lisa’s always been the villain!”

Angie and Mary are besties this season on Real Housewives of Salt Lake City

Angie K and Mary Cosby are friends in RHOSLC Season 5.
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Mary and Angie arrive together. They’re friends now. They even bought the same sunglasses, though in different colored frames.

It all started with Angie giving Mary a heads-up at the Season 4 Reunion that she had lipstick on her teeth. Now they’re besties with matching Burkins and everything. Mary even invited Angie to Kathy Hilton’s Christmas party, which I understand is a big deal.

For her part, Mary feels Angie “brings a genuine side that really cares about me.” Awww! Mary finally has a friend – outside of Meredith.

Heather shows up in a red pleather dress with three-dimensional hearts all over it. It’s pretty cute. “You know I love a theme,” she squeals.

“You look pretty,” Mary says. “And thin!”

“I finally cracked the code,” Heather tells us in a confessional. “I lost 25 pounds, and now Mary Cosby loves me.” She does look like a different person, but we all know it was Ozempic (not that that’s a bad thing).

“I’ve gone from ‘inbred,’” Heather jokes, “to pretty and thin. This is the start of a beautiful relationship.”

And here comes our newbie, Bronwyn Newport. She’s wearing a white dress printed with red kisses and a giant red, furry heart jacket. Talk about being on theme. Everybody stops and turns to watch her arrival.

My friend Google tells me that Bronwyn is a successful Broadway producer and a fashionista. Lisa tells us she’s always “over the top” and lots of fun. She has six dogs, a teenage daughter named Gwen, and a husband “who’s just a little bit older than me.” She’s 38, while he’s 65.

Meeting the “friends” for RHOSLC Season 5

Britani Bateman and Mary Cosby in Real Housewives of Salt Lake City Season 5, Episode 1
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We also meet the “friends of” for the season Meili Workman and Britani Bateman. Britani is a “messed-up Mormon,” according to Heather, who she’s known for a few years. She was dating Jared Osmond, “which is the Mormon equivalent of dating Prince Harry,” until the day of the party.

As Britani sits down with Bronwyn and Mary, she makes a bad first impression. “Bronwyn, I love your costume!” she says – a major faux pas. “Oh, Lord. She done called it a costume. I’m done,” Mary laments. “That’s fashion, honey.” STRIKE NUMBER ONE.

Mary then takes to confessional to joke Britani took “about 17 German Shepherds to the groomer, and then she made a coat, and then dyed it burgundy.” It’s all fun, camp drama, until Mary opens up about her past.

She says that she has a room full of clothes, because when she was younger, she and her siblings didn’t have much. To which Britani responds, “So you became a hoarder.” STRIKE NUMBER TWO.

Britani tries to reel it back, by saying she “was there” as she “grew up poor.” She also admits to putting food in her purse. STRIKE NUMBER THREE. “Well, I wasn’t poor, I didn’t say that,” Mary bites back. And it’s “not okay” to put food in your purse.

Audiences better keep a close eye on the dynamics between Britani, Bronwyn, and Mary.

Is Whitney encroaching on Meredith’s territory?

Whitney Rose and Meredith Marks hit rough friendship waters in RHOSLC Season 5.
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Meredith’s also got a bone to pick with Whitney. First, Whit came out with a jewelry line (Meredith has a jewelry line). Then she came out with a line of bath products, while Meredith says, “Everybody knows the bath is my thing.”

At the party, she approaches Whitney and asks, “What’s up with the bath bombs? … What is your problem with me?”

“I have no problem with you,” Whitney responds. “You’re reading way too much into this.”

In a confessional, she adds, “I am genuinely concerned that Meredith is spending too much time in the bathtub … I think everything is starting to shrivel up and prune, including her brain.”

“If you loved me as a friend, you would have picked up the phone and [told me you were] doing this,” Meredith says.

“If you were a friend, you’d know I’ve already sold bath bombs,” Whitney says. “That’s how I launched my business … You bought Iris and Beau [Whitney’s business] and put it in your store.”

“You didn’t have bath bombs when I bought it,” Meredith says, but Whitney insists she did.

Whitney admits she’s sorry she didn’t send Meredith a box of bath bombs with a note saying, “You’re gonna love these!”

Some people make lists; Angie brings a scroll

Angie K presents a scroll to Meredith Marks in RHOSLC Season 5.
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As Whitney and Meredith wind up their conversation, Angie asks, “Can I have a minute to talk to Meredith?”

“Heather made me aware that you are wanting an apology. I’m happy to give you an apology, Meredith,” she says, pulling a giant scroll out of her purse. OMG, what is this?

“[But] here’s a few things that I’d like an apology for,” Angie says, untying the scroll, which unwinds to the ground. Jeeze Louise, could this woman be any more dramatic? Everyone’s jaws drop, including that of a horse munching hay nearby. It’s just so silly.

Angie wants Meredith to apologize “for suggesting I’m involved in organized crime [the “Greek Mafia” accusation from last season], for encouraging [Monica] to sue me and take my home, threatening rumors about my family, threatening rumors about my business, perpetuating rumors on Twitter …”

Everyone’s amazed that Angie brought a scroll. “Where do you even get a scroll?” Whitney wants to know. She went to the crafts store, bought all the materials, and made it. That’s where she got it.

“This is some calculated sh*t!” Heather laughs. Angie went to a lot of trouble to bring a prop to Lisa’s party. She’s really working too hard at “making good television.”

“You should be ashamed of yourself,” Angie concludes.

“We’re finished,” Meredith snaps and walks away. That went well.

In a confessional, Angie says she thought Meredith would laugh off the list, but “Meredith has no sense of humor. I think it went down the drain with her dirty bath water.”

Bronwyn tries to broker peace on Real Housewives of Salt Lake City

Real Housewives of Salt Lake City Season 5 cast filming at an event.
Photo Credit: Fred Hayes/Bravo

Finally, Lisa says, “Let’s go eat.” Someone raises a metal door, and they can all go inside and be seated at the table.

At the table, Angie and Meredith are still bickering about who owes who an apology. It’s so silly. Finally, Bronwyn says, “Can you just draw a line and say, ‘We’re gonna start from here. We’re not gonna talk about the past stuff anymore.’ Let’s just draw a line and keep going.” Sensible advice.

Even though Angie agrees, she can’t stop talking about it. Let it go, Angie.

“Can we do it now?” Bronwyn repeats. “Let’s do it now.”

Even though she says, “Okay,” Angie keeps talking about Meredith telling someone to “take her house.” They should not be seated near each other.

After Bronwyn’s third attempt at making peace, Heather gives up and puts a napkin over her face. “I am over it,” she sighs.

Lisa and Whitney go at it

RHOSLC Season 5 filming while drama ensues at the table.
Photo Credit: Fred Hayes/Bravo

At the table, Whitney mentions Lisa’s toast when she said they had things to talk about. “What’s going on?”

Lisa’s angry that Whitney made her podcast about “me, not about you.”

Whitney says that Lisa heard it as being all about herself because she’s “self-absorbed.” Ouch.

“You lied about me to disparage my character,” Lisa fires.

Whitney objects to being called a liar. And off we go.

“Lisa’s calling me a liar over how I feel is Narcissism 101,” Whitney says in a confessional. “You can’t tell someone that they’re lying about their feelings. It’s like me telling Lisa, ‘Diet Coke [Lisa’s favorite] is not the best. You’re lying! Diet Pepsi is the best’ … You f*cking liar!” LOL.

When Whitney lets it slip that she heard Lisa was complaining about her just this past week, Lisa knows it was either Angie or Heather (see above) and demands, “Who told you?”

It was Angie, but Whitney doesn’t want to throw her under the bus. But when Heather says it wasn’t her, Angie admits she was the one who talked to Whitney. Lisa goes ballistic. So much for love and besos.

This argument makes no sense to me. Finally, Lisa insists Whitney lied about her, and Angie was disloyal to her, throwing her drink and shattering the glass for emphasis. That’s gonna come out of your deposit, Lisa.

The look on Bronwyn’s face is priceless. She’s like, “WTF did I sign up for? This is crazy.”

“I have not done anything besides call you a villain,” Whitney says, “which I stand by.”

“I will be your villain, bitch!” Lisa claps back. “Game on. You want me to be your villain, I’ll be your villain.”

It’s Whitney Rose vs. everybody in the RHOSLC Season 5 premiere

Whitney Rose defends herself in RHOSLC Season 5.
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“I have never lied,” Whitney responds, to which Heather lets out a huge cackling laugh.

“I love Whitney,” she interviews, “but this is what drives me crazy. She spins the truth to fit her own narrative where she can do no wrong. I’ve seen Whitney do this time and again, and it’s incredibly frustrating.”

“You lied about me and the book,” Heather tells her. “And you lied about giving approval [for what she wrote in the book].” Didn’t Heather spend years lying about her black eye? But it’s not over there…

“You accused me of lying about my father’s memorial,” Meredith adds. “That’s the most hurtful thing a ‘friend’ has ever done to me … You accused Mary of running a cult and being a predator … You’ve accused everyone in our core group of having affairs.”

“You chased me out of a bar [in Bermuda],” Heather throws in, “and you screamed, ‘You exploited my vagina!’ … That was a f*cking lie, which makes you a liar.”

I think Lisa made a mistake with the open bar. Some of these “ladies” have been way overserved.

Just say you’re sorry you hurt her “fillings” and move on, Whitney. You’re all just going around in circles, and it’s making me dizzy.

Finally, Whitney reaches her limit. Miss Healing Journey holds up her middle finger and says, “F*ck you, Lisa Barlow.” She was backed into a corner, so she bit.

“You can leave,” Lisa tells her. “There’s the door.”

Before leaving, Whitney turns around and accuses them all of “weaponizing her trauma” against her. Heather certainly did that once upon a time, but this time round? That’s unclear.

Also, did anyone peep the band members laughing their asses off when Whitney walked out? Classic.

Real Housewives of Salt Lake City airs Wednesdays at 9/8c on Bravo.

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Bravo Fall Schedule 2024 Revealed: When to Watch New RHOSLC, RHONY, RHOP, and More

Angie K, Whitney Rose, and and Meili Workman on Real Housewives of Salt Lake City Season 5
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The air is feeling crisp. Slowly but surely, the leaves are changing, and the pumpkin spice crazy has officially taken over. Fall 2024 is here, folks, and thankfully, Bravo is going to have us covered with a lineup of all-new lineup of shows. The 2024 Bravo Fall schedule has arrived!

Over the last few weeks, Bravo has been hitting us with trailers for new seasons of The Real Housewives of Salt Lake City, The Real Housewives of New York City, and most recently, The Real Housewives of Potomac.

Now, the network just announced its full programming schedule for Fall 2024, and it’s enough to keep us cozy through all of the “ber” months. They’re pretty much guaranteeing that we have something to watch every single day of the week.

Bravo’s Fall 2024 schedule

Andy Cohen on Watch What Happens Live
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  • Sundays, 8/7c: The Real Housewives of Potomac Season 7 (premieres on October 6)
  • Mondays, 9/8c: Below Deck Sailing Yacht Season 5 (premieres on October 7)
  • Tuesdays, 9/8c: The Real Housewives of New York City Season 15 (premieres on October 1)
  • Wednesdays, 9/8c: The Real Housewives of Salt Lake City Season 5 (premieres on September 18)
  • Thursdays, 9/8c: The Real Housewives of Orange County continues with new episodes of Season 18.

In addition to new seasons of coast-to-coast Housewives franchises, there’s a new season of Below Deck Sailing Yacht on the horizon and more. Above is a day-by-day breakdown of when you can watch all of the new shows this fall.

Of course, you can cap off all of these shows with brand-new episodes of Watch What Happens Live, which airs at 10/9c Sunday through Thursday night. Our guy Andy Cohen will help us process all of the drama, like he’s been doing for the past 15 years.

On Fridays and Saturdays, you’re allowed to take a little bit of a Bravo breather. Or, you can log into Peacock and catch up on anything you missed. They’ve got pretty much the whole Bravo vault available to stream.

TELL US – WHICH SHOW ARE YOU MOST EXCITED FOR THIS FALL? IS THERE A SHOW YOU AREN’T LOOKING FORWARD TO RETURNING?

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RHONY Newbie Rebecca Minkoff’s Father Named in Wrongful Death Lawsuit

Rebecca Minkoff in a black dress
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When Bravo announced Rebecca Minkoff as a new cast member of The Real Housewives of New York City, some fans immediately cringed because of her association with the controversial Church of Scientology. Now, just in time for the RHONY Season 15 premiere, her father has been named in a wrongful death lawsuit. It all links back to the church, and the details are disturbing.

The allegations against Rebecca Minkoff’s father, Dr. Minkoff

Rebecca Minkoff, for RHONY Season 15
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Rebecca’s father is Dr. David Minkoff. He owns a clinic in Florida called LifeWorks Wellness Center. According to Radar Online, David has been added to an ongoing lawsuit involving the suicide of a woman named Whitney Mills.

To understand Dr. David, you first have to look at his past. In 1995, he became involved in a case with a woman named Lisa McPherson. She died while under the care of the Church of Scientology. The subsequent lawsuit resulted in a $100,000 settlement and Dr. David losing his medical license. What is it with the world of Housewives and public medical callouts? Allegedly, he prescribed sedatives over the phone to third-party church staff handling her care. He never even met her.

Despite the suspended medical license, he continued to “treat” patients at his clinic. Whitney, the woman at the center of the latest lawsuit, became a patient in 2015.

According to the complaint, LifeWorks diagnosed her with ovarian cysts, Lyme disease complications, and various other conditions. Before her death, she complained about deteriorating mental health symptoms. Her complaints included “anxiety, insomnia, hallucinations and the sensation her skin was burning.”

Rather than accessing her mental health concerns, the complaint alleges that Dr. David solely focused on her physical ailments and prescribed her a bunch of experimental drugs and herbal remedies. He even prescribed her ivermectin, which became well-known during the coronavirus outbreak as a dangerous, unproven remedy.

The complaint against Rebecca’s father includes allegations about the communication he had with his “patient” before her death. She’d reach out to him complaining about her mental health struggles, and instead of offering medical treatments, his suggestions aligned with Scientology practices. The lawsuit seeks to prove that his lack of medical care resulted in her death.

If you or someone you know needs help for a mental health concern, visit the National Alliance on Mental Illness (NAMI) website or call 1-800-950-NAMI (6264). For confidential treatment referrals, visit the Substance Abuse and Mental Health Services Administration (SAMHSA) website or call the National Helpline at 1-800-662-HELP (4357). If it is an emergency, call or text the 988 Suicide & Crisis Lifeline at 988, or call 911.

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Golden Bachelorette Joan Vassos ‘Was Feeling Really Guilty’ Dating After Late Husband

The Golden Bachelorette, Joan Vassos
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Joan Vassos had a hard time processing her circumstances after her late husband, John, passed away. Filming The Golden Bachelorette only complicated these feelings further.

When ABC first announced Joan as their pick to spearhead the new spinoff, fans expressed their support. Some folks were a little too excited, inundating her with unwanted attention by way of d*ck pics. But even that wasn’t the most difficult thing.

No matter how Joan’s season might end, the journey wasn’t all smooth sailing. The sexagenarian had to come to terms with grief over her late husband. She couldn’t help but feel that she was hurting her husband. So, how did she carry on?

Joan Vassos felt she “cheated” on her husband with The Golden Bachelorette

Golden Bachelorette Joan Vassos
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In a recent interview with PEOPLE, Joan discussed the difficulty in dating with her husband’s memory. “My husband passed away during COVID and I really didn’t embrace the whole mourning thing,” Joan explained. “I was in charge of being strong. I just buckled down and ignored it.”

Nevertheless, Joan explained that she “had to face it” on The Golden Bachelorette. “It was in my face that I was feeling really guilty, honestly, about having feelings for somebody else. I almost felt like I was cheating on John, which is crazy because he’s passed away.” Joan said The Golden Bachelorette’s team of psychiatrists helped her process her guilt.

Before John passed, he reportedly told his wife, “I want you to find somebody. You are the greatest wife in the world. I don’t want you to be alone. I want you to find somebody.” Joan said that she eventually “felt comfortable” sharing about John with contestants. “Keeping his memory alive didn’t seem like I was being weird,” she explained.

Her openness allowed her potential suitors to discuss their late wives as well. “It opened up the door to talk about people that were really important parts of your lives.” Joan added, “I went from not being able to think about him … to the point where now I’m feeling so much better about it.”

The Golden Bachelorette premieres Wednesday, September 18, at 8/7c on ABC.

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