For those of you keeping track at home, it only took nine months of dating for John to pop the question. Interestingly, they’re citing their past relationship failures as what helped their partnership blossom.
Alexis confirmed the engagement with a sweet post to her Instagram. She uploaded a picture of her and John, with huge smiles on their faces. The only thing bigger than John’s grin was the ginormous rock on Alexis’ finger.
“On Cloud 9 [party emoji], celebrating 9 months of love and laughter, and looking forward to my forever with you,” Alexis captioned the picture. “Every moment together has been a gift. I am so in love with you and the beautiful life we’re building together. And the answer is 100000000% yes.”
In a statement to People, a representative for the RHOC couple confirmed that this was the real deal. Alexis and John got engaged on Tuesday, August 27 while celebrating their nine-month “anniversary.” The two took a trip to San Ysidro Ranch in Santa Barbara, California when he popped the question.
“John and Alexis are happily engaged, and look forward to their long future together as husband and wife,” the representative confirmed.
Of course, it feels like just yesterday that John was in a serious relationship with Shannon Beador. Plus, Alexis was engaged to her ex for three years before calling things off in September 2023. When John and Alexis had a chance run-in at The Quiet Woman, they wound up bonding over their broken hearts. Now, they’ve found their happily ever after with each other.
“The two have been supportive companions as they navigate newly single life,” a source close to the couple explained. “This common background paired with a mutual attraction has made it easy for Alexis and John to form a natural connection.”
The new season of Real Housewives of Salt Lake City is premiering in September and fans can be excited about the new addition to the cast. Bronwyn Newport, Lisa Barlow’s friend, will hopefully bring a much-needed backup for the Vida Tequila owner. She’ll also be a breath of fresh air, as it is always intriguing to get to know a new housewife.
A lot can be garnered from the RHOSLC newbie’s social media. Not only is she successful, philanthropic, and chic as hell, but Bronwyn is actually on the path to getting her United States citizenship.
Bronwyn Newport will be a new housewife, and a new voter this fall
Today was such a special day! I took & passed my citizenship test! Waiting now to take my oath to become a US citizen & hopefully get to vote this November! It is such an important responsibility of each citizen! Are you registered & ready to vote!? https://t.co/0TWWQsRKXRpic.twitter.com/TsSbhV6ERY
On August 27, Bronwyn posted the exciting update to X that she had passed her citizenship test. The reality TV star dressed for the occasion in a bright red suit accessorized with a tote showing a USA flag motif.
“Today was such a special day! I took & passed my citizenship test! Waiting now to take my oath to become a US citizen & hopefully get to vote this November! It is such an important responsibility of each citizen! Are you registered & ready to vote!?” she captioned the post, and included a link to the country’s official voter registration website.
Bronwyn’s got a message. And it’s in line with the one on her website. The new reality TV star is a “dedicated liberal political activist.”
It will be interesting to see how she interacts with the RHOSLC group. According to her bio for the season, the former Broadway producer will cause a “splash.”
“New housewife Bronwyn arrives in couture with her over-the-top fashion and a sense of humor as sharp as the diamonds she wears. A longtime friend of Lisa Barlow, Bronwyn makes a splash with the ladies with her outrageous, fabulous, and confrontational style,” the bio reads.
Catch the new season of Real Housewives of Salt Lake City Wednesday, Sept. 18 at 9/8c on Bravo.
TELL US – WHAT IS YOUR REACTION TO BRONWYN GETTING HER CITIZENSHIP? WHAT DO YOU EXPECT FROM HER AS A HOUSEWIFE? HOW DO YOU THINK SHE WILL CHANGE THE DYNAMIC THIS SEASON?
There is trouble in paradise with Heather and Altman on Million Dollar Listing Los Angeles Season 15, Episode 8. Last week, Flagg dumped the co-listing work onto Tracy, and the Altman brothers sold the most expensive listing ever in Encino. This week, Heather and Altman are at odds on prioritizing work and family life, and Tracy and Flagg find buyers for their Roxbury listing. Here’s everything you need to know about Million Dollar Listing LA Season 15, Episode 8: “Mo’ Mansions, Mo’ Problems.”
Tracy might have to negotiate against Flagg for their Roxbury co-listing on Million Dollar Listing LA
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Heather was trying her best to juggle work-life balance but was feeling overwhelmed. Altman was in Orange County a lot more because of their new office, which meant she had to single mom it with the kids. Don’t they have any nannies to assist? Still, the show must go on, so Heather went to work on their Beverly Grove listing. This 7,000-square-foot home with amazing views had been stagnant on the market, so they dropped the price by a few million. Once that happened, Heather couldn’t keep up with the showings. It was a good problem to have, but Heather needed help.
As Tracy predicted, the Roxbury listing did not sell itself, contrary to what Flagg said. Flagg had jetted off to Paris for fashion week and left Tracy to pick up the slack on their co-listing. There were many showings, but no offers due to the remodeling that needed to happen. However, the home was move-in ready, which was a positive. Tracy knew they just needed the right buyers to see the potential. And they were Flagg’s clients, Kevin and Shiva. She noted that since Flagg was representing the seller and the buyers, she might have to negotiate against Flagg. She mused, “Which will be fun … for me.”
Altman shows RHOC star Heather Dubrow a property in Beverly Hills owned by Hollywood royalty
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Altman’s next big listing was Tower Grove, which was close to home. He noted this would make Heather happier, as the two were not on good terms at the moment. It was an old-school Hollywood mansion, owned by film producer Dino De Laurentiis, AKA, Food Network star Giada De Laurentiis’ grandpa. It had eight acres and was perched high up on a hill with views of the city, ocean, mountains, and most importantly, Drake’s house.
Real Housewives of Orange County star Heather Dubrow swooped in on the property once her son told her about it. Nick Dubrow had been interning at Altman’s firm and knew his mom would love the home. Altman joked that Nick was brought onto the team because “his parents sold a $55 million house with me.” Note to future real estate agents, that’s all it takes to get on Altman’s team. No biggie.
Heather immediately had a vision of how to redo the property to her liking. She said owning this home would cement they were out of OC and officially in LA. Then finally she could cross over to Real Housewives of Beverly Hills! Bravo Gods, make this happen. Altman told her to move fast, as this $20 million listing was a steal. Any construction would have to happen fast as well. They only had six months until the wildlife ordinance took effect, which preserved land so developers couldn’t keep building these mega mansions all over the place. The horror! So Heather quickly called up her hubby, Terry Dubrow, to get the process started.
Heather and Altman are taking different paths on Million Dollar Listing LA
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Tracy called up Flagg to let him know the good news about their Roxbury co-listing. They had a potential offer with Kevin and Shiva, so he has to get back to LA pronto to begin negotiating. They would need to decide who was going to represent the buyer and seller to ensure both parties got a fair deal. However, Flagg was too busy shopping the streets of Paris and buying Birkin’s to celebrate. Tracy lamented, “He’s too much work.”
Heather was excited to finally sell the Beverly Grove listing. She said, “Yes, I can be a mom and successful. I can do it all!” But that excitement quelled down when she met up with Altman to shop for finishes for the new OC office. They had $2 million for renovation, and he was worried she was going over budget. Heather was insulted that he questioned her spending. The larger issue though was that the two were on different paths. Heather wanted Altman to settle down, while Altman wanted to keep his foot on the gas. He said Heather has wanted him to slow down for years, but that’s just not who he is.
Flagg and Tracy snuggle up in bed to close their Roxbury listing
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Flagg popped over to Tracy’s to discuss his trip and the Roxbury listing. He said, “Paris was great. Food was 10 out of 10. Dick was off the charts.” But it was time to get to business. So naturally, Tracy and Flagg snuggled up under a giant comforter to negotiate. And the word “negotiate” is used loosely. Flagg had an offer of $8.5 million all cash, and Tracy told the seller to take it. Alrighty, then. Tracy joked they should do more deals together in bed. Flagg agreed. He said, “Tracy’s right, we should do deals like this more often. I go to Europe; she does the work. I don’t see any problems with the situation.”
Altman also closed the Tower Grove listing with the Dubrows. He and Heather met up with them at Drake’s to celebrate. Unfortunately for Heather Dubrow, it was at the restaurant, not her soon-to-be neighbor’s house. They gave Altman major kudos that their home was the third-largest sale in OC history. Heather Altman cringed. She didn’t want her husband to get praise that would encourage him to work harder.
Josh then told the story of how Heather had the nanny follow him when he was playing with his son. Heather Dubrow told her to trust her husband. Josh joked that it was hard being a parent, and he didn’t know how his wife did it. It was an awkward exchange where no one would let Heather Altman get a word in. She sipped her martini and smiled, but all was not well with the Altmans.
If you haven’t guessed it, I love reality TV. And if a series has a scandalous group of Mormon mom influencers, I’m hooked. Secret Lives of Mormon Wives is Hulu’s newest hit series. The new eight-episode installment will show the group of #momtalk influencers imploding when they are revealed to be in the midst of a swinging sex scandal that makes worldwide headlines.
The book of belonging on The Secret Lives of Mormon Wives
I know a little bit about the Mormon culture thanks to my dabbling in Sister Wives, but I really wasn’t ready for every one of these young women to be relatively so young. I was introduced to the cast: Taylor Frankie Paul, Demi Engemann, Jennifer Affleck, Jessi Ngatikaura, Layla Taylor, Mayci Neeley, Mikayla Mathews, and Whitney Leavitt, and immediately, I knew there was trouble in paradise. Between divorces, strict Mormon rules, and fighting from within, I kept thinking these ladies were trying to figure life out while still being babies. They say they want to be the movement of change and to break stereotypes, but all they do is the silly TikTok, plastic surgery, and tons of make, so it’s hard not to judge a book by its cover. But I can agree that the underlying theme is a bunch of Mormon women fighting the patriarchy.
Each mom had her own social media but banded together to promote mom talk (honestly, I kept hearing Montauk). I learned the niche was a content creative house. The more they posted together, the more brand deals and revenue generated. I’ll admit I tuned in to watch swingers, but in all reality, only one cast member, Taylor, was the admitted swinger. Taylor is the first villain of the series as she is the black sheep of her family, thanks to her lack of belief in monogamy and her divorce. But as we learn, none of the wives have perfect lives. Whitney’s husband had a porn addiction which led to Tinder flirting, but they seem fine now… or in denial.
The first episode was slow, but the last five minutes changed the entire outlook. Taylor’s arrest for domestic violence was caught on a police dashcam and aired. The mother of three was having a hard time with life and took her anger out on her new man, Dakota, whom you meet later. Episode 2 starts 11 months after her arrest, and the ladies are divided. It gave me a real Heather’s feel. Fans learn quickly that it’s Team Taylor or Team Whitney. Both feel they have a claim to the queendom, but in reality, both are kind of annoying. However, Whitney feels the meanest out of the two.
Even though Episode 2 is a vast difference from the premiere episode, it’s interesting to learn that the women are the breadwinners in their house. It’s actually humorous that they will swing, but think twice about pushing vibrators. I found myself yelling at the TV when Whitney was debating about posting a photo holding the sex toy for $20K; like, do it, girl!
If you ask me, the real story within the series revolves around Jen. She is 24 and controlled by her husband, Zac. She is a mother and the sole provider. Zac is on his ten-year journey to becoming a doctor and doesn’t appreciate how much his wife does for him. He also has a gambling addiction, which is definitely a no-no within the church. Jen is pretty down to earth and won me over after she shared that her mom is the cleaning lady at the same hospital where her father-in-law is a surgeon.
Zac is a real piece of work and tags along on the girls’ trip to Las Vegas. As the girls head to Chippendales, Jen is bombarded with texts from her husband threatening divorce. She breaks down, leaves the show, and ends up having a long talk with her husband. But her friends have already seen the abusive text messages, telling Jen she has no morals. Sadly, by the end of Season 1, Jen has agreed to give up mom talk and move to New York City to pursue Zac’s dreams.
The foundation of the friend group has cracked. Since episode 2, Whitney has steered clear of the ladies, and no one but Mayci likes her. Whitney reminds me a bit of Regina George, as she is super manipulative. One example is her choice to make a TikTok while her infant son is in the ICU on oxygen. She cried for half an episode about how trolls called her out and didn’t even acknowledge it was probably the wrong time and place to make a viral video. But the ladies knew her plan; she wanted followers and attention.
The series ends with Mayci, who is the most put-together, launching her brand, Babymama. Everyone shows up in hues of rose, and it has me thinking on launch day, we wear pink. As Mayci counts down to her site going live, all the women decide to unfriend Whitney on social media. It’s a bold statement since these women make their bread and butter from these sites. Whitney is unphased and instead tells her parents she’s pregnant by baking her actual pee stick into a cake.
I’ll be honest: when I first started watching, I wasn’t sure this show was going to be for me, especially when it turned out to have little to do with swinging. But by the end, with the birth of Taylor’s new baby, the post-Whitney era, and Jen caving to Zac, I wanted to see more. So here’s hoping Hulu drops a Season 2.
TELL US — HAVE YOU WATCHED THE SECRET LIVES OF MORMON WIVES? WHAT DID YOU THINK?
Bristol Palin competed on Season 11 of Dancing with the Stars way back in 2010. Now she claims that one of the professional dancers “hated” her, and she’s still holding a grudge 14 years later.
2008 vice presidential candidate Sarah Palin’s daughter named Maksim Chmerkovskiy as the pro dancer who “rolled [his] eyes at” her throughout the season.
On August 26, she told DWTS alum Cheryl Burke on her Sex, Lies and Spray Tans podcast, “Oh, Maks … He hated me so much.”
Bristol Palin came in third
When Cheryl asked why Maks “hated” her, the Alaska native recalled her controversial season on the show. Despite low judges’ scores and negative viewer feedback, she and professional dancer Mark Ballas finished the season in third place.
“I don’t know,” Bristol responded. “Probably just because we kept going though. I mean, he was real nice at the beginning. But it was one of those things where, like, as we kept going through, I definitely felt the tension from him.”
A rep for Maks told Entertainment Weekly, “Maks doesn’t hate anybody. For [Palin] to say that would be a mischaracterization of his feelings. “I think he and everyone else in America, 14 years ago, thought that he and Brandy were on their way to winning that year, if not coming into the finals. So there was a bit of disappointment when she leapfrogged him into the finals. It’s a competition. He’s very competitive and took it seriously.”
Dirty Dancing star Jennifer Grey and her partner, professional dancer Derek Hough, took home the mirror ball trophy that season. Meanwhile, Maks is married to DWTS alum Peta Murgatroyd. They just welcomed their third son on July 12, 2024.
Bristol Palin & Mark Ballas – Jive – Finale Dancing With The Stars Season 11 Week 10 November 22, 2010 Song: “Move” by Jennifer Hudson, Beyoncé Knowles & Anika Noni Rose Score: 27 #dancingwiththestars#dwts
In spite of her unpleasant memories of Maks, Bristol enjoyed dancing with Mark. She still remembers him as being a “very good” and “very supportive” partner.
“I was so thankful to be partnered with Mark because Mark was so sweet and very patient,” she told Cheryl.
As always when two people dance well together, rumors swirled that she and Mark had a romance going at the time, but Bristol insists they were just friends. In 2012, the partners were asked back as part of an all-star cast in Season 15. They were eliminated in week four following low scores from the judges.
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Lindsay Hubbard’s life has done a complete 180 in a year. During the last season of Summer House, she dealt with the breakdown of her engagement to Carl Radke. Now, she’s seemingly in a happy new relationship and pregnant with her first child. As Paige DeSorbo predicted, the breakup was secretly the best thing to happen to her, whether she knew it or not.
Despite being pregnant, Lindsay wasn’t going to miss a summer of sending it in the Hamptons. Both she and Carl returned to the show to film its upcoming Season 9. There’s bound to be some tension lingering between the two exes, who didn’t end things on a positive note. As summer comes to an end, Lindsay is teasing fans about what they can expect between her and Carl next season.
Lindsay Hubbard can’t help the awkwardness
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Lindsay acknowledged in an interview with Us Weekly that her dynamic of becoming coworkers/weekend roommates with Carl after their split is anything but normal. “There’s a little drama because you don’t just act like everything is fine and nothing happened,” she said. “There are past and residual feelings that come up that you need to address … but for the most part, I think it’s been OK.” Outside of real-life tension, it also makes sense in the continuation of their Summer House story.
Even though there have been a few bumps in the road, Lindsay said it’s not that awkward for her to reacclimate to spending summers with Carl. “I’ve known him for 100 million years. We’ve done the show together, we’ve been on every season together,” Lindsay said. “There was a life that we had before we were romantic, and I don’t know if we’ll ever get back to a friendship, truthfully. I can’t tell you that at this point, but I’m not uncomfortable around him.” As for Carl’s comfortability with cohabitating with his now pregnant ex-fiance, Lindsay said it’s “not [her] issue” to worry about. Bring on Season 9, please.
TELL US – ARE YOU SURPRISED THAT LINDSAY AND CARL BOTH RETURNED TO SUMMER HOUSE SEASON 9? HOW DO YOU THINK THEIR DYNAMIC WILL BE IN THE HOUSE NEXT SEASON?
As if there hasn’t been enough of it, there is more drama coming out of Love Island USA. Both the contestants and host Ariana Madix have faced criticism from fans. But now that criticism is coming from inside the house as cast member Daia McGhee calls out Ariana for playing favorites.
Daia has taken issue with how Ariana handled the Season 6 Love Island USA reunion.
Fan account Love Island Pit Stop captured a screen recording of Daia’s comments and posted it to TikTok. The clip has just over 192K views and almost 2,500 comments.
In the clip, Daia recalls what went down at the infamous fire pit scene, when the cast debated on whether or not Leah Kateb or Liv Walker were responsible for Andrea Carmona going home.
According to Daia, Ariana asked the cast to raise their hands for who they thought was responsible for the elimination. When no one raised their hands, Daia claimed that Ariana asked again.
After receiving the same response, the Vanderpump Rules star stated that she was treated “way worse” in her experience on reality TV. She then added that the cast had to “just get over it.”
Daia stated in her video, “Respectfully, as a host you don’t say your experience was way worse than what we are going through because at the end of the day, Love Island’s numbers did way bigger.”
“I just feel like as a host of the show it’s your job to not pick favorites,” Daia added. “It’s your job to just be the mediator in the situation. It’s your job to ask the questions that people actually want to see.”
Not everyone on the cast shared Daia’s sentiments about Ariana. And if they did, it didn’t stop them from going to see Ariana’s Broadway performance in Chicago after the reunion.
Daia, who was eliminated from the villa on day 24, did not attend.
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One reason Below Deck Mediterranean has been such a massive hit is because of the boatmances. Season 8 has been no different, thanks to two excitable deckhands. Gael Cameron came onto the boat with a boyfriend, but quite quickly, she seemed to forget about her dating status as she locked eyes with Nathan Gallagher. Both have been inseparable since the charters started, but is it true love? Yes, Gael broke up with her beau, and Nathan took the blame for a work mistake, but was this just puppy love or something more tangible?
Can a boatmance really ever work out?
After meeting Gael, it was evident that Nathan would not live by the bro code. The Irishman was smitten, leaving him no choice but to pursue her. Viewers watched as they tried to steal moments or kisses while the cameras weren’t looking. But out of all the romances we’ve seen, this one feels just a tiny bit different.
On the July 8th episode of Watch What Happens Live Nathan and Joe Bradley were welcomed to New York City by Andy Cohen. Both men had never been to the Big Apple, but they were well-received. Nathan joked, “We went to a bar for 15 minutes, and we ended up getting numbers,” Nathan said. “So, I mean, it’s going alright.” Based on the comment, it felt like Nathan may be enjoying single life, away from Gael. But nothing is one hundred percent certain, especially when it comes to love. Gael was also a guest on the late-night talk show in June, where she shared, “I think you just have to wait and see.”
The Below Deck Med deckhands give an update
As an avid viewer, there is definitely a spark between Nathan and Gael. During the Below Deck Med After Show, fans got to dive a bit deeper into their blossoming relationship. The recent episode showed Nathan asking Captain Sandy Yawn for permission to go on a date. He decided to take his new gal rock climbing even though he is terrified of heights. But Nathan admitted, “It was nice to get off the boat and interact away from the boat in a different setting.” And Gael seemed to appreciate the effort.
The Australian noted, “He knew I was in a tough place, so he said to me, ‘I think you just need to get off the boat.'” During the episode, the act seemed genuine, as Nathan didn’t really try to make moves on her. Even though she was single, Gael started to swirl in her mind sharing, “It was scary because it was just like, ‘Oh sh*t, I’m in too deep now, but this is a real thing. Is it bad that I’m kind of happy about it? Is it moving too fast?'”
Gael Cameron still cares about her ex
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During the earlier episode, Gael seemed to be extremely distant from her boyfriend. He came across as controlling, and even though she tried her best to talk to him, it was never enough. The deckie was always excluding herself from conversations to text, and it was noticeable that she wasn’t happy. Gael seemed happy to be asked out by Nathan, who revealed, “Yes, I wanted to go. But, internally, I was still just out of a relationship, and I’m like, ‘Wow, this is moving really fast.'”
Sadly, watching Gael move on hasn’t been a walk in the park for her ex. Gael revealed, “This will be really sh*t for my ex to watch …There’s no coming back from this.” However, Gael was more at ease after her rock climbing adventure. In her confessional, Gael basically shouted her happiness from the rooftop, saying, “Right now I’m like, ‘Yeah, f*ck it. Screw it. I’m gonna do stuff that makes me happy.’ It’s nice and I like him. Oh, did I just say that?”
While there haven’t been any clear-cut clues about their current relationship status, fans are hoping that this boatman works out. Gael gave viewers some hope as she lamented “Me and Nathan get along, and we have a lot of fun together. It couldn’t have gone bad.”
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We have good news and bad news. The good news is that The Anonymous returned with a brand-new episode this week. The bad news is that moving forward, we’re only going to get one episode each week. That three-episode premiere spoiled us, and now we’re going to have to wait on the edge of our seats each week to see what happens next. The horror!
Alas, in The Anonymous Episode 4, “New Handle, New Me,” we picked up right where we left off last week, with a handful of players up for nomination and the power of The Anonymous up for grabs.
Thanks to Xavier and his alliance, Tyrenna had the biggest target on her back, and her only hope for survival was gaining the power of Anonymous. Here’s how it all shook out in Episode 4.
The Anonymous strikes again
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Within the first moments of the episode. DANI had all of the players on edge waiting to see who The Anonymous chose to eliminate. Unfortunately, the axe dropped on Tyrenna, and she became the third player eliminated from the game. Xavier’s plan worked.
Then, it’s revealed that Xavier was the one who ended up winning the power of The Anonymous. He got to see his plan through to the end, all while lying straight to Tyrenna’s face.
In his hideout, Xavier justified the backstabbing move by saying that Tyrenna “sporadically” shared information with other players. Did the cameras forget to capture that, Xavier? Watching from home, it just kind of seems like they targeted the nicest player.
Back at the dial, Tyrenna revealed that she was playing as the Truck, which should have made everybody feel silly. They were all convinced that she was the Dice, which let Robbi skate through another episode unscathed. Either way, Tyrenna left in good spirits.
“Be glad you got rid of me early because I was going to be running all of ya’ll,” she said with a laugh.
Nina’s cover is blown
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After the elimination, the players all went to their separate corners and started talking strategy. That’s when Jack shared a game-changing bit of information with Xavier. He tipped him off on the fact that Nina looks suspiciously similar to Survivor legend Sandra Diaz-Twine.
At that moment, you could see it all click for Xavier. He practically soiled himself when he realized that he had been playing this game alongside Sandra’s daughter. Xavier immediately took the information and started seeing Nina through a new, threatening lens.
Meanwhile, Jack said in his confessional that he planned to keep Nina as a close ally, thus putting Nina in a sticky situation. She has one person gunning for her because of who she is and another trying to take advantage of her. The bottom line is that Nina needs to watch her back.
A handle refresh shakes up the game
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As if this game hadn’t been confusing enough, DANI tells the players that they’re going to get new handles. She also warns them that this can happen at any point throughout the game. This is great news for some players and terrifying for others. Regardless, DANI makes the rules, so the players were forced to go to their hideouts to create new handles. Here are the updated players:
Dillan: Popsicle
Christopher: Lipstick
Nina: Fire
Andy: Lightning
Marcel: Snake
Xavier: Scissors
Jack: Flamingo
Lilly: Robot
Robbi: Rocket
Sounds good, right? Wrong. DANI drops another bomb. Suddenly, there are 12 avatars in the chat. What does it mean? It’s time to welcome three new players into the game! Sydney, Kacie, and Tyrenna are yesterday’s news. Now, it’s time for Wayne, Bismah, and Victoria. Let’s meet them.
Bismah aka Eagle: A political lobbyist who lies and tells the other players that she’s a real estate marketer
Wayne aka Lightbulb: A former police detective who lies and says he’s a janitor
Victora aka Cactus: A travel blogger who is ready to flirt her way through the competition. Little does she know, someone already tried that this season and it didn’t work.
There’s a showmance blossoming
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With a flirty new player in the game, Christopher immediately flocked to her like a moth to a flame. Within minutes, these two were making small talk like they were on Love Island or something. You could tell Victoria was just living for the attention. It was also a good distraction for Chris, who had previously been spending his days complaining to the house about his disdain for Dillian.
According to Chris, Dillian wasn’t contributing enough to the prize pot, so he started gunning for him to get kicked out of the competition. Elsewhere in the house, Dillian made it known that he wasn’t a huge fan of Chris either.
As a reality TV veteran, Nina saw all of this happening and recognized an opportunity to start some mess. Bless her for that. She told Dillian that Chris had been gunning for him, and thus, the seeds were planted for a fight, but first, a challenge.
160 pounds of puzzle
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For the third challenge, DANI had the players split into three teams, chosen by the newbies. They also learned that the new players would be safe from elimination. Plus, if they won the challenge, they would get to share their immunity with a teammate. Those are some serious stakes, DANI!
This challenge seemed nearly impossible when watching it from home. DANI had them assemble a puzzle, but the puzzle had to weigh exactly 160 pounds. Who the hell comes up with this stuff?
While some folks were fighting to win, others were just fighting to make themselves look relevant in the game. For example, Dillian and Andy needed to prove that they could contribute to the prize pot. Unfortunately, that still didn’t happen.
The winning team turned out to be Bismah’s team, thanks to Jack. He immediately saw the solution to the puzzle and guided their team to victory. And since he was such a big asset to the team, Bismah awarded him the immunity. Seems fair, right? Not to Lilly.
When Bismah announced Jack as the recipient of the immunity, Lilly about lost her mind. She had a full-on temper tantrum. After being up for elimination literally every single day, she really wanted a break, even if she didn’t earn it. She said, “I’m madder than a hornet!”
An Anonymous Mode takedown
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Later that night in Anonymous Mode, the players were ready to break in their new handles. With a clean slate, the players wasted no time getting messy. Immediately, Dillian felt ready to shake the table and wrote, “Robbi, you’re going up tonight.”
With that in the chat, Jack decided to shine a light on Victoria and Christopher. Feeling threatened by their showmance, he wanted to get other players against them. It worked, and everyone joined suit and started dragging them. Welcome to The Anonymous, Victoria!
Victoria didn’t know how to navigate all of the heat on her. She genuinely seemed surprised that people were throwing her name around in the chat. So, in an attempt to throw people off her scent, she wrote in the chat, “Chris tonight, Victoria tomorrow.”
Meanwhile, Wayne the Lightbulb didn’t say anything throughout the entire chat. This newbie perhaps had the smartest strategy. he just sat there quietly, collecting “intel.” Why pop off in the chat and risk outing your identity?
During the final stretch of the episode, DANI challenged the players to nominate someone for elimination. Of course, this is always when things get interesting.
As promised in the chat, Dillian aka Popsicle voted for Robbi to go home. Four people voted for Christopher to go home, which shouldn’t have been too much of a surprise. Bismah and Robbie both voted for Xavier. Bismah’s reasoning was so real. She was like, “He won Big Brother. He’s a threat, and he needs to go.” Finally, someone is saying it!
Andy got a few votes like he always does, but the most surprising nominations came from Chris and Lilly. They put Nina up for elimination, which seemed out of left field. Chris said he was just trying to throw people off his scent, but with her ties to Survivor being whispered about in the house, this doesn’t look good.
Dillian finally popped off
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After the nominations, Victoria was sitting around sulking and confused about why people were coming for her in the chat. Then, Dillian popped up out of nowhere and tried to give her some perspective, all while reading Chris. Cue the most epic takedown we’ll probably see on this show.
“You’re associating yourself with people who are loud and obnoxious in this game,” Dillian explained to Victoria, before completely dragging Christopher.
Meanwhile, Christopher acted like he hadn’t been campaigning against Dillian. However, Dillian aka Popsicle aka the Phaedra Parks of The Anonymous wasn’t having it. He popped off on Christopher in a feisty moment of reality TV excellence. He called Christopher a handful of things, including “unfunny, loud, and country as hell.”
Meanwhile, Christopher, Victoria, and Lilly were sitting there with their mouths agape. They had no idea how to react to Dillian and were completely dumbfounded.
“If I do get the Anonymous tonight, you will be walking out. Don’t play with me,” Dillian concluded, before strutting out of the room in perfect rhythm.
With that epic takedown out of the way, DANI summoned the players back to their hideouts to complete “the test.” Who remained the most anonymous with their new handles and will get to vote out one of the nominated players?
Of course, it won’t be revealed until the next episode who won the power to eliminate, but DANI teased that it was either Victoria or Jack. If Jack won the power for a third time, let’s just call it quits and give him the grand prize now.
Next week. we’ll find out which of the nominated players got the chop from The Anonymous and what other twists DANI plans on throwing at these players.
The Anonymous continues on USA Network on Monday nights at 11/10c.
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Erika Jayne’s previous relationship with Tom Girardi faced a great deal of scrutiny. From the outside looking in, it seemed like the Real Housewives of Beverly Hills star was a gold digger, plain and simple. Of course, any relationship is more complicated than that.
But Tom’s later legal controversies certainly didn’t help the optics. Tom faced accusations of wire fraud and stealing from his clients. To this day, commentators debate the extent to which Erika involved herself in Tom’s business dealings.
Much to Erika’s relief, a judge determined she didn’t know about Tom’s business dealings. Even if that assessment is true, Erika certainly knew of Tom’s other less-than-moral dealings.
Erika Jayne says she turned a “blind eye” to Tom Girardi’s infidelity
Erika recently appeared on the August 23 episode of Two Ts In A Pod. While cohosting for the first time, the Beverly Hills star looked back on her relationship with Tom. She admitted to turning a “blind eye” to Tom’s behavior in many instances – including his cheating – all to preserve an image of perfection in her private and public life.
“You start ignoring the snide comments or you start ignoring the fights,” she said. “You just kind of want to keep the peace. I don’t know if that’s turning a blind eye. I mean, in some cases, sure. I definitely looked the other way when I knew Tom had other women in his life just because I didn’t feel like dealing with it.”
Nevertheless, over time, her “indifference” became “contempt,” and, “when you have contempt in a relationship, it’s over,” according to Erika. She further explained, “I do believe that there was a lot of contempt in my relationship from both parties at the end.”
However, it was more complicated than that. As Erika further laid out: “Because I often felt like my marriage was pushed to the side, and it wasn’t real. And there’s no possible way you could love this man [but] actually, I did.” Anonymous sources confirmed Tom’s alleged infidelity. As if the couple didn’t have enough reasons to split in the first place.
If you need a refresher on Bravo programming, we have you covered. Here is what you have to look forward to in the Bravoverse this fall.
Real Housewives of New York – October 1
Season 15 of Real Housewives of New York will premiere on Bravo on Tuesday, October 1 at 9 p.m. EST. The teaser trailer for the upcoming season was released on August 13. The trailer introduced new Housewife Racquel Chevremont and new “friend of” Rebecca Minkoff. The three-minute video promised blowup fights, marital woes, and nasty rumors.
“Last season, we were the hot freshman. It was fun. Now, it’s like, we’re Housewives, honey. It’s New York, it’s intense, it’s spicy, but it’s fun,” she said.
She also shared that Jenna Lyons and Erin Lichy are “wild” this season, bestowing the title of MVP of the season to the two ladies.
Real Housewives of Salt Lake City – September 18
Real Housewives of Salt Lake City returns for its 5th season on Wednesday, September 18 at 9 p.m. EST. The trailer released on Tuesday got fans pumped for the new season. The three-minute teaser was chock-full of drama. Heather Gay sparred with newbie Bronwyn Newport, Meredith Marks, and Mary Cosby hit a friendship roadblock, and Lisa Barlow’s feud with Whitney Rose continued.
In addition to Bronwyn, there are two new “friend of” cast members this season. Meili Workman is a model and a mother of four. According to her Bravo Bio, she moved from California to Utah because of her involvement with the LDS church. However, she has since left the church. Britani Bateman is a real estate developer, singer, and actress. She was introduced to the group through Heather. According to her Bio, she’s a practicing Mormon and a Utah native.
Watch What Happens Live – Ongoing
Andy Cohen’s late-night talk show Watch What Happens Live will continue airing this fall. Fans can expect to see some RHONY and RHOSLC Housewives stop by the Clubhouse to share their behind-the-scenes takes on the current season drama.
Andy celebrated 15 years on air this summer. He reminisced on some of his greatest interview successes and failures in an interview with Entertainment Tonight. He revealed he regrets asking Oprah Winfrey if she has ever been with a woman.
“That’s probably one of my few regrets,” he told the outlet. “It meant so much to me that Oprah Winfrey did the show…It’s gone brilliantly and I turn around and ask her if she’s ever had sex with a woman. I mean, couldn’t I leave it alone?”
He also shared the Broadway legend Patti LuPone is one of his favorite Clubhouse regulars.
“I mean, Patti LuPone has no F’s to give so she is the perfect clubhouse guest,” he said. “She’s been here many times.”
Shows that may return this fall…
There are a few Bravo shows whose premiere dates are still a mystery.
Below Deck: Sailing Yacht
One of them is Below Deck: Sailing Yacht. Season 4 of the popular spinoff wrapped in June 2023 and the network announced the show was renewed at BravoCon in 2023. Many fans assumed the show would return in the summer of 2024 but there has been little news about the new season. Given it’s been a year since Season 4, we’re hoping the show returns in the fall. We’ll have to wait and see.
Real Housewives of Beverly Hills
Season 14 of Real Housewives of Beverly Hills is still a mystery. Bravo has not revealed a premiere date for the upcoming season. However, we know it will return. Season 13 premiered in October last year, so we may see a fall premiere date for the new season.
“I think that there’s a lot of us that are going through many tumultuous things in our lives,” she told the outlet.
Southern Charm
Bravo has yet to release a premiere date for Season 10 of Southern Charm. In the past, premiere dates for the series have ranged from early spring to late fall. It is unclear when the new season will premiere but it could be sometime this fall.
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