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Sunday, October 22, 2023

The Most Down to Earth Real Housewives

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The Real Housewives franchise is that of wonder to those who love and breathe the Bravoverse. Some stars come across as entitled, snooty, and out of touch with reality. Some women are exhausting to keep up with, whether it is owning a villa with swans, launching a D-list singing career, or buying the next designer piece.

But there are the few, the hilarious, the honest, who allow Bravo cameras to capture them as they are. This trait enables fans to really bond with certain housewives, leaving no other option but to consider them down to earth.

Margaret Josephs

It isn’t hard to imagine any Bravoholic daydreaming about befriending one of their favorite Real Housewives. Personally, I see my new best friend as the Real Housewives of New Jersey star Margaret Josephs. She is one hell of a businesswoman, witty, educated, and a girls girl. For me, the blonde in pigtails is one of the most down-to-earth personalities you will find throughout all of the franchises. Not to mention, Margaret has been through real-life issues like divorce, child-rearing, and dealing with catty women.

The Macbeth Collection founder also has a quirky sense of style that transcended times. Margaret often stands up for what is right and is not afraid to go head to head in a verbal sparring match against a bully. She is a real Jersey girl who loves to bust the balls of those around her, which translates to relatable from where I come from.

Garcelle Beauvais

The Coming to America actress comes across as pretty grounded, especially as she raises her two teenage sons. Unlike some of her co-stars, Garcelle Beauvais has real fame but hasn’t let Hollywood go to her head. There is no denying that Garcelle has had an incredible life, but she also remembers her humble beginnings in Hati. The mother of three knows how to live within her means and is honest about her family and love life.

Only recently did Garcelle buy her first (used) Birkin bag, with cameras catching her balking at the price. The latest season showed Garcelle building her beach house, which was considered small by most of her counterparts, but she was incredibly proud and knew she had worked hard for this goal. Even if you think Garcelle is dull sometimes, she brings a relatable quality to the show.

Crystal Kung Minkoff

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Without a doubt, Crystal Kung Minkoff has multiple down-to-earth qualities. Between cooking at home, casual dress, and very little, if any, plastic surgery like Botox or fillers, Crystal is the kind of girl you can just be yourself around.

Recently, she shared a story about going makeup-free and trying to embrace the smaller moments of life. Not to mention Crystal’s kitchen is full of Costco products, and she has talked about shopping at outlets multiple times.

Gina Kirschenheiter

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The transplant from Long Island sure made waves on the Real Housewives of Orange County, but in a breath of fresh air-type way. Gina Kirschenheiter didn’t just get on the show thanks to riding the tails of a rich husband. In fact, she went through a traumatic divorce that was not only relatable to many viewers but was also inspiring.

Gina brings her vibrant personality and strong work ethic to the OC, even making sure to call out some OGs who come off as annoying. Gina is all about cultivating friendships and not having any snakes in the grass, which everyone can agree is a great personality trait.

Jenna Lyons

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Even though Jenna Lyons may have had an outstanding career and rubbed elbows with the A-list, she still is one of us. During the Real Housewives of New York City reboot, Jenna revealed how nervous she was to hang out on a girl’s trip with no escape plan.

We have all been in the same boat of committing to a plan than instantly wanting to back out. Jenna has also been candid about her genetic disorder but still maintains her humor about having to wear dentures when she was a kid.

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Real Housewives of New York Season 14 Winners and Losers

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Real Housewives of New York Season 14 has nearly wrapped up, with only the reunion yet to air. Season 14 was a wild ride, that featured a completely new cast. Ubah Hassan, Jenna Lyons, Erin Lichy, Sai De Silva, Jessel Taank, and Brynn Whitfield all made their debut this season. While some were well received by fans, others were very much not. Three of the women notably ended RHONY Season 14 on a high note, while the other three did not leave the best impression.

Ubah Hassan – Winner

Ubah was definitely one of the winners of RHONY Season 14, and she did not take long to become a fan favorite. It was immediately clear that Ubah had a strong drive—she has her own hot sauce business after all! Unlike some of her fellow cast members, Ubah always looked at things from a rational perspective and did her best not to be the source of the drama. However, she did not hesitate to defend herself, such as when Erin infamously hid her phone.

During the Season 14 finale, it was revealed that Ubah was currently seeing someone new. Ubah started the season off single, so this was certainly a juicy revelation. Ubah ended the season on a super positive note, whereas some of her fellow cast mates were not so lucky.

Jenna Lyons – Winner

Jenna is another winner from RHONY Season 14, who started the season as somewhat of an underdog. Similarly to Ubah, Jenna began the season single and ready to mingle. By the end of it, however, she was able to find love and there are currently rumors that she may even be engaged!

Another great thing about Jenna was that she never failed to be her authentic self. She was open about not wanting to fly coach, and she made a bold statement by deciding to wear jeans to the reunion. We approve! Jenna showcased a lot of growth throughout the season, which deems her as one of the winners.

Jessel Tank – Winner

Despite having a rocky journey on RHONY Season 14, Jessel also ended as a winner. Jessel had one of the season’s biggest redemption arcs, since she didn’t start off on the best note. By the end of the season, there were not many fans who were not rooting for Jessel. She gracefully dealt with bullying from some of the other women, who went as far as suggesting that her husband might be cheating on her.

During the finale, Jessel came back stronger than ever. She quickly shut down Sai and Erin when they attempted to start drama, which showed that she was the bigger person. Jessel ended RHONY Season 14 as a winner in our book!

Sai De Silva – Loser

Sai was unfortunately one of this season’s losers, she really brought the villain energy! Sai was unreasonable in her feud with Jessel, which was nothing short of petty. During the season finale, Sai got aggressive and rude with Jessel for no reason. Sai eventually got too out of hand and began cursing, which resulted in Jessel walking away.

Jessel was not the only woman that Sai did dirty, as she was also a bad friend to Ubah. Ubah trusted Sai not to tell the other women about her new mystery man, but Sai had loose lips. It was revealed during the finale that Sai had gone back on her word to Ubah. Yikes.

Brynn Whitfield – Loser

Brynn also ended the season as a loser, as she was the source of most of the finale drama. While Brynn was not involved in as much of the drama prior to this, the finale really changed her fate. It was her own birthday party that caused the chaos, after all!

After several drinks, Brynn dropped the bomb to everyone that Ubah had a new boyfriend. While this was also Sai’s fault, Brynn should have known better, regardless. Brynn went out of her way to embarrass Ubah, which is just not cool.

Erin Lichy – Loser

Finally, Erin is last on our list of RHONY Season 14’s unfortunate losers. While Erin had good intentions at times, she ultimately contributed to way too much of the drama. Erin also demonstrated mean girl-like qualities throughout the season, such as when she outed Jenna to the other women in Anguilla.

Erin also had a tendency of being hypocritical, such as when she was able to joke about Jessel’s marriage without being able to hear jokes about her own. While Erin was not the worst during the finale, she was also not the best. She originally acted extremely immature when Jessel walked in, which was just unnecessary.

TELL US- WHO DO YOU THINK WERE THE WINNERS OF RHONY SEASON 14? WHO DO YOU THINK WERE THE LOSERS?

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Saturday, October 21, 2023

Battle of the Stews: Who’s Right, Tumi or Natalya?

Tumi Mhlongo and Natalya Scudder are involved in an intense feud on Below Deck Mediterranean Season 8, but who’s in the wrong? Tumi was assigned as the season’s Chief Stew, after Natalya had served as 2nd Stew during Below Deck Med Season 7. However, when Tumi ran into issues with immigration, Natalya stepped in to fill her position until she arrived.

When Tumi did finally arrive onboard, she and Natalya instantly began to clash. Their relationship has not improved, and their feud has divided fans into “teams.” Keep reading to find out whether we are Team Tumi, or Team Natalya!

At First, Tumi Was In The Wrong

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When Tumi first stepped onboard, she was arguably in the wrong during her first interaction with Natalya. Tumi failed to address how hard Natalya worked as Interim Chief Stew during the first charter, which understandably upset Natalya.

The two got into a heated argument within minutes, where Tumi claimed that the boat’s organization was “a s**t show.” This comment was out of line, since Natalya did put a lot of work into making the yacht look nice for Tumi’s arrival. Tumi claimed that she was referring to the structure of the boat itself rather than Natalya’s work ethic, although this seemed far fetched.

Then Natalya Took Things Too Personally

During the interior team’s first meeting, Tumi announced that she planned to rank her team as she felt it helped keep a good structure. As Chief Stew, Tumi completely had the right to this, regardless of Natalya’s desires.

Tumi explained that she wanted Kyle Viljoen to serve as 2nd Stew, since he excelled with the guests and service. Natalya, on the other hand, was assigned to be 3rd Stew, since Tumi noted she was great with laundry and cleaning. Jessika Asai, in turn, was assigned as the 4th Stew.

It was evident that Natalya took Tumi’s rankings personally, even though she should not have. Tumi was acting within the limits of her authority as Chief Stew, and she was not trying to make Natalya feel bad by putting her as 3rd Stew. Tumi had a perfectly logical reason for her decision, and even went out of her way to compliment Natalya on her laundry skills!

Now Natalya Is Completely Out Of Line

After the second charter, Natalya began to act completely unreasonable toward Tumi. Tumi made notable efforts to remain calm with Natalya, and listen to her point of view, while respectfully sharing her own. An example of this was when Natalya complained about Kyle not cleaning up the pajama party, which ended at 3 am. Tumi explained that she would rather have Kyle just go to bed at that point, but Natalya refused to comply.

Natalya proceeded to tell the rest of her fellow crew members all about her hatred of Tumi, which some of them began to get sick of. One of Natalya’s favorite people to complain to was Chef Jack Luby, who also got off on the wrong foot with Tumi. However, he admitted that he now had a better opinion of Tumi, and was not interested in what Natalya had to say about her.

The turning point came when Tumi noticed Natalya had failed to fully clean the cabins, which she then conveyed to Jessika. While Tumi should have approached Natalya about it herself, Natalya’s reaction was still unwarranted. Natalya called Tumi over and asked what the problem was, and seemed to completely forget that Tumi was the Chief Stew.

The confrontation got so bad that Captain Sandy Yawn had to step in, and call both ladies to the bridge. Uh oh! In front of Captain Sandy, Natalya quickly declared that she could not work with Tumi. Tumi, on the other hand, laughed it off then realized that she should have responded more professionally. Both women received a warning from Captain Sandy, and were told to figure it out.

After Everything, We’re Team Tumi!

After everything that has gone down between Tumi and Natalya, we are one hundred-percent on Tumi’s side. Despite being a bit aggressive at first, Tumi is the Chief Stew and deserves to be respected for that. Tumi also made several attempts to try to work things out with Natalya, which she was not receptive to. While we hope that these two stews can make up by the end of the season, it’s not looking likely.

TELL US – ARE YOU TEAM TUMI OR TEAM NATALYA?

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Real Housewives Who Andy Cohen Grilled the Hardest

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Andy Cohen is often seen as the King of Bravo who can do no wrong. However, there have been plenty of times when he went in hard on a Real Housewives star during the reunion. To err is human to forgive is divine, but Andy often doesn’t hold back when it comes to putting a certain reality star in their place and, at times, seems to thrive on the drama.

Monique Samuels

During the Season 5 reunion of the Real Housewives of Potomac, Andy was blasted for his lack of journalistic integrity when he interviewed Monique Samuels regarding her fight with Candiace Dillard Bassett. During his chat, Andy came across as unfair and clearly was siding with the beauty queen. Monique was quickly painted as the bad guy, even though it takes two to tango. Bravo viewers found it hard to distinguish between his personal opinion and staying neutral while conducting the interview.

Andy was visibly upset with Monique, noting she wasn’t emotional enough. She said the mother was “matter of fact and dry about the whole thing.” Monique alleged that Andy held her to a different standard than the rest of the women. “I believe that his responsibility should be to get down to the bottom of whatever questions may have been unanswered during the season,” she said. But Andy quickly dropped the ball, enraging Real Housewives fans.

Erika Jayne

Everyone and their mama was coming for Erika Jayne, but Andy also joined in on the Real Housewives of Beverly Hills Season 11 reunion. Andy didn’t waste any time as he asked the hard questions regarding the embezzlement scandal and financial claims that Erika had no money to her name. He told Erika he was “going to put you on a skewer—and I’m going to fire up the barbecue.”

Andy took it upon himself to ask some hard questions, including, “Why didn’t you leave Tom sooner?'” Erika replied, “Where was I going?” The entire season outraged fans who learned that Tom Girardi was accused of embezzling millions of dollars that were meant for plane crash victims of Lion Air.

Andy kept his promise as he did not back down. “Who believes that Erika did not know anything about what Tom was doing?,” he asked the ladies of the 90210. The question enraged the Pretty Mess singer. “Can someone please back me the fu*k up on what I am saying?,” she asked. Andy went for the jugular, pointing out to Erika, “You were manipulating the narrative by saying the cognitive decline started three years ago. “It lands differently when there are air crash victims.”

Tamra Judge

During the Real Housewives of Orange County reunion, Andy tried to get to the bottom of who called who a loser at BravoCon 2022. Tamra Judge claimed Heather Dubrow had denigrated the entire cast, while Fancy Pants noted Tamra had jokingly said it on her podcast. Honestly, they are both losers for even fighting over the semantics of it all.

While Tamra was trying to defend herself from the line of questioning, Andy interjected. “By the way, you had said terrible things about everyone that was still on the show when you weren’t on the show,” he said. Tamra yelled back, “But we’re not talking about that so fu*k off.” Andy defended himself, noting, “I’m just pointing out that you were calling them losers.”

Larsa Pippen

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Andy is known for losing his temper with unruly housewives. The Real Housewives of Miami Season 5 reunion was no exception, as he was caught yelling at Larsa Pippen. The magical mogul didn’t mince his words after Larsa tried verbally attacking Nicole Martin‘s son, who was born out of wedlock.

On his SiriusXM’s Andy Cohen Live show, Andy gave more insight into the argument. “I usually don’t editorialize, and I did with The Housewives of Miami,” he said. “Basically, Larsa was kind of—it seemed to me—weaponizing to Nicole that her child was born out of wedlock.”

Andy went on to explain, “Like she was saying…I could be calling out that your son was born out of wedlock. Now, when you say, I could be using something as a weapon, you’re basically doing it.” Andy revealed Larsa’s words hit home since he was a single father of two. Hopefully, the host learns from his verbal attacks, but we kind of doubt he will.

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Best and Worst Songs To Come From the Real Housewives Franchise

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In the last 17 years that the Real Housewives franchise has been on television, fans have watched several Bravo stars try their hand at a music career. And while some housewives foray into the music industry felt like a natural fit, others dropped singles that had us scratching our heads.

In honor of the housewife-to-popstar pipeline, let’s take a look back at some of the best (and worst) songs released by Real Housewives stars.

Luann de Lesseps – Chic C’est La Vie (Best)

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“Ladies and gentlemen, this is the Countess speaking. We have arrived!” Following the success of her debut banger “Money Can’t Buy You Class,” Luann de Lesseps released “Chic C’est La Vie,” a song about jet setting, being fabulous, and showing off that you know French. Love that!

The song is iconic and remains a favorite among Real Housewives fans over a decade after its initial release. Between the sporadic use of French and the nods to the show and other RHONY cast members, the song feels self-aware and in on the joke. Overall, this one belongs in the Real Housewives Music Hall of Fame.

Ashley Darby – Coffee & Love (Worst)

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We love Ashley Darby but we don’t love her 2018 song “Coffee & Love” featuring Cazanova. This song is rough. Between the auto-tune and the repetitive lyrics, it’s just not a banger. Also, the music video opens with photos of Michael Darby. Jump scare!

Candiace Dillard Bassett – Drive Back (Best)

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This song is amazing. No notes. Candiace Dillard Bassett is a woman of many talents and when it comes to her music career, she is certainly one to watch. Her single “Drive Back” is catchy, fun, and Candiace seriously kills it on the vocals. Also, the Real Housewives of Potomac ladies make a cameo in the music video, so overall, it’s just perfect from start to finish.

Gretchen Rossi – The Time Is Now (Worst)

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Gretchen Rossi dedicated her 2013 song “The Time Is Now” to her boyfriend Slade Smiley. The Real Housewives of Orange County star performed the song for her beau in Season 8 before asking for his hand in marriage. The song is pretty lackluster and not much to write home about. However, I do sometimes find myself singing it in the shower.

Kim Zolciak-Biermann – Google Me (Best)

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“Research me, you’ll find me. Click them keys and Google me.” Kim Zolciak‘s song “Google Me” has to be one of the most memorable Real Housewives songs. It’s catchy, absolutely ridiculous, and so fun to listen to.

Simon van Kempen – I Am Real (Worst)

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RHONY star Simon van Kempen is the only Housewives husband to snag a spot on this list, but unfortunately, his single “I Am Real” falls into the “worst” category. Listen, the song is iconic but I wouldn’t call it…good.

Erika Jayne – XXPEN$IVE” (Best)

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I’m sure you’re not surprised to see Erika Jayne‘s hit song “XXPEN$IVE” on this list. The songstress has released numerous bops throughout her career but we think this one takes the cake.

The song admittedly feels a little dark after everything that has come to light about Erika’s ex-husband, Tom Girardi, and everything he did to achieve their “XXPEN$IVE” lifestyle. But on its own, it is a great song. We are definitely queuing it up on the pregame playlist.

Melissa Gorga – Rockstar (Worst)

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Melissa Gorga‘s song “Rockstar” may pale in comparison to other Real Housewives bops but we don’t totally hate it. Is it good? Probably not. Is it fun to listen to? Yes!

Luann de Lesseps – Money Can’t Buy You Class (Best)

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We couldn’t not include Luann’s debut hit “Money Can’t Buy You Class.” The song is simply a masterpiece and she should have a Grammy. Case closed.

Honorable Mention: Kim Zolciak-Biermann – Tardy for the Party (Best)

Honorable Mention: Melissa Gorga – On Display (Worst)

TELL US – DO YOU AGREE WITH OUR LIST? WHAT IS YOUR FAVORITE (OR LEAST FAVORITE) SONG TO COME OUT OF THE REAL HOUSEWIVES FRANCHISE?

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Friday, October 20, 2023

Kristin Cavallari Clarifies ‘In Love’ Comments About Travis Kelce

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Swifties, stand down: Kristin Cavallari is not trying to snatch Travis Kelce away from Taylor Swift. The former star of The Hills recently raised eyebrows after she made a comment about being “in love” with the tight end. It happened during an interview on her Let’s Be Honest podcast.

Travis was a guest during the episode, and he talked about all of the things that he was looking for in a partner. Kristin said that she had watched his short-lived dating show, Catching Kelce, and she was swooning over him.

Now that we know he’s head over heels for Taylor, Kristin clarified her comments with E! News, and she wants the world to know it was never that deep.

Kristin Cavallari wasn’t shooting her shot with Travis Kelce

During the episode in question of Kristin’s podcast, she definitely dropped the “L” word, which some people took very seriously.

“You were 100 percent my TV crush when the show was on,” Kristin told Travis during the episode. “I was in love with you.”

Fans ran wild with that comment — especially since he became official with Taylor shortly after. Some listeners assumed that she was trying to get a piece of the NFL star herself. However, during a recent episode of E! News, she clarified that this certainly wasn’t the case.

“What’s so funny is everyone was like, ‘Kristin was shooting her shot with Travis,'” Kristin said. “I’m like, ‘I actually wasn’t there.’ If I really have a crush on someone, I’m not gonna tell you I had a huge crush on you and was in love with you. I’ve got more game than that.”

Kristin might be divorced, but she certainly isn’t that thirsty to try to hit on Travis during a podcast interview. Thank goodness Kristin cleared this up because we don’t want our Laguna Beach legend catching heat from the Swifties.

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