House of Villains Season 2, Episode 2 Recap: Salt, Shade, and No Shame

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It feels like just yesterday that we were watching the Season 2 premiere of House of Villains because it was. E! blessed us with a two-night premiere, so we didn’t have to wait very long to see the aftermath of Kandy reading Safaree into the ground.

In the House of Villains Season 2 premiere, Joel welcomed 10 of reality TV’s biggest and baddest personalities into the new and improved evil lair. After their first Battle Royale Challenge, New York won safety and Safaree became the first supervillain of the season. His first dastardly deed? He nominated Kandy, Victoria, and Larson for elimination.

What happened in House of Villains Season 2, Episode 2?

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This week, the three at-risk players took to Hollywood Boulevard to fight for safety in the competition, and by the end, one villain got thrown out of the competition — literally. There was also a tease for next week, which proved the competition is showing no signs of slowing down. Buckle up! Here’s everything that went down during House of Villains Season 2, Episode 2: “The Hollywood Walk of Shame.”

Wes is forming a cult

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After Safaree put up his hit list nominations, fully following the plan that Wes put into place, the rest of the house felt on edge. Kandy dragged Safaree for his questionable decision-making skills, but the Love & Hip Hop star wasted no time turning it right back around on Wes. After all, he definitely cooked up this plan while they were on their bro date at Jax’s Studio City.

To calm Kandy down, Wes pulled her aside and revealed the true plan to backdoor Victoria. That helped smooth things over with Kandy, but there’s no taking back the comment about Safaree looking like a prolapsed anus. She said what she said.

Meanwhile, Wes admitted in a confessional interview that he was in the process of forming a cult in the competition. Specifically, he said he wanted to recruit desperate people to work with him, and he realized that Victoria was actually the most desperate of them all. She said so herself!

With that in mind, Wes pulled Victoria to the side and told her that if she devoted her “undying allegiance” to the Wes/Safaree/Jessie crew, they would keep her safe. Meanwhile, Kandy was elsewhere in the house fully under the impression that the bro alliance would be targeting Victoria. Messy!

Victoria agreed to join the Wes cult, but she admitted in her confessional that it was less about trusting them and more about just trying to survive in the competition. So, if you’re keeping track, Wes officially has three people following his cult. By the end of the episode, he tries to recruit one more.

A road to redemption

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Janice Dickinson randomly showed up to introduce the redemption challenge. She knows a thing or two about reality TV villainy. Not only was she a beast on America’s Next Top Model, but she also went head to head with Omarosa on The Surreal Life all of those years ago.

Despite her many contributions to the genre, most of the cast didn’t recognize her. Teresa said, “Janice Dixon?”

The first Redemption Challenge was called the Hollywood Walk of No Shame, and Janice explained that each person would have to go out on Hollywood Boulevard to gather signatures from all of the unsuspecting people. Whoever gathered the most would be safe from elimination.

Everyone had their own strategy for this challenge. Kandy said that she just wanted to “drag it out.” She ran into the bathroom, slapped on a wig, and slipped into a sleek little dress.

Victoria said her strategy was just to smile, hoping that her princessy ways could charm people into leaving their signature.

Meanwhile, Larissa had a wildly different strategy from the other villains. She said that she was going to lie her way through the challenge. She decided to tell people that she was collecting signatures for a social cause. Which social cause? To be determined.

The Kandy Muse meet and greet

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Once the villains got dropped off on the Hollywood Walk of Fame, they immediately had to start collecting signatures from all of the poor, unsuspecting people. As if Hollywood Boulevard isn’t already chaotic enough, here come three reality TV villains screaming at people trying to get them to sign their “petitions.”

Immediately, it became clear that Larissa was not going to win this. Her strategy did not work. Outside of a couple of 90 Day Fiancé fans, people passing by seemed terrified to talk to her. The fact that she lied about collecting signatures for breast cancer also didn’t help.

Victoria had a little bit more success. She decided to just stand in one spot, and she realized that people would naturally gravitate towards her. Part of it was the smile, but mainly, it had to do with the camera crew.

Ultimately, Kandy’s strategy turned out to be the most effective. Obviously, everyone is going to come up to the drag queen. Then, once they got close to her, most people were like, “Oh my gosh! Kandy Muse?” It turned into the Kandy Muse Meet-and-Greet Experience. People were quoting her and asking for selfies. She won this Redemption Challenge easily thanks to the power of drag, and she became safe from elimination this week.

Teresa cooks up a little something for the villains

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While Kandy, Victoria, and Larissa were running and barking on Hollywood Boulevard, some of the villains were back at home cooking up strategy. Well, some of them were. Most of them were taking naps, but Wes used the free time to try to expand his cult. His next target was Camilla.

Meanwhile, Teresa said that her strategy was to cook for the rest of the villains. After all, she is a world-renowned cookbook author! So, she got to work on preparing a giant Italian meal for the villains.

In theory, this was supposed to be one final meal together before the eliminations. While it was a sweet idea, the meal did not go over well with the villains. Tre looked at the villains and asked, “Well, how is it?”

They hit her back with an awkward silence. Mr. Pecs eventually admitted that it was a little salty for his taste, but the brutally honest reviews came in the confessionals. Around the board, the villains did not like Teresa’s cooking. Maybe she didn’t have all of the “ingredientses”? Either way, Tre better find a new strategy. Her cooking isn’t going to cut it.

Who went home first on House of Villains Season 2?

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Before the elimination, we had our first real spat between the villains. Larissa and Victoria went at it! The Bachelor alum made the grave mistake of insulting the Las Vegas Raiders, and Larissa flipped out. Apparently, that’s a line you can’t cross.

The tension between the at-risk villains spilled over into the Stronghold. When they had their opportunity to make their final pleas to stay in the game, Larissa used it as an opportunity to drag Victoria all over again. Was that enough to convince the other villains to keep her in the house? Absolutely not.

Joel tallied the votes from the villains. With a vote of 5-2, Larissa became the first villain eliminated from the competition. With the flip of a switch, her chair got flung through the walls of the Stronghold, never to be seen again.

But wait, there’s a twist! After Larissa got flung out of the competition, the Stronghold wall flipped back over, teasing that someone was still in the chair. Either they forgot to unstrap Larissa, or they have another villain entering the competition. We’ll find out next week, when it looks like Tiffany is activated against Richard!

House of Villains airs new episodes on E!, Thursday nights at 10/9c.

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Classic Real Housewives Floral Arrangements That Caused a Stir

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Personally, I love a surprise flower delivery. However, after years of watching the Real Housewives, I have come to fear the florist. Only a Bravo personality could take a token of something like flowers and make them into a devilish calling card. But leave it to these women to have everyone talking about how petty pretty flowers can look. 

Margaret Josephs didn’t lose her dignity on Real Housewives of New Jersey

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Margaret Josephs of the Real Housewives of New Jersey will forever go down in history for her floral arrangement. As the penultimate Season 14 episode aired, fans watched as Teresa Giudice tried her best to convince everyone, with the help of her lawyer, that Marge was the crux of all her woes. But the blonde in pigtails had a few tricks up her sleeves. Margaret was given a heads-up about Tre’s journey to discredit her, and she didn’t want the OG to think she had gotten away with it.

Tre was interrupted by the doorbell as she was handed a funeral arrangement. In a savage move for the ages, Marge wrote, “With deepest sympathy, Sorry for the loss of your dignity. Love, love, love, Margaret.” Even though Tre refused the delivery, Marge’s flowers will forever be the most ruthless move in the Garden State. 

Real Housewives of Orange County star Alexis Bellino tried to extend an olive branch

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I feel bad for Alexis Bellino. I truly think she was trying to extend an olive branch when she sent Shannon Beador flowers on her 60th birthday. However, Shannon was not pleased. The Real for Real founder told Bravo, “Thank you, but I’m not interested in an olive branch. I’m not. So sorry. Once again, there was so much manipulation behind it. So, let’s send her some flowers with an olive branch and be super cute.” But Alexis claims otherwise, noting it was the perfect opportunity to make amends. She shared, “I’m not asking her to be my friend. There’s no way we could be friends. I know that. However, we are in the same circle of women and I just wanted the animosity to kind of squash. That was my point with the olive branch, and it’s her birthday.”

Adrienne Maloof sends LVP an obnoxiously large arrangement on Real Housewives of Beverly Hills

During Season 3 of Real Housewives of Beverly Hills, Lisa Vanderpump was livid with her former friend. At the end of Season 2, Adrienne Maloof accused LVP of selling stories to tabloids. The duo refused to make up, so Adrienne wasn’t invited to the Villa Blanca anniversary party. Adrienne decided to send an obnoxiously obscene flower arrangement, and it didn’t feel like a peace offering.

The roses were spread out and sat in a large log. At the time, Adrienne told Bravo, “As for the very large flower arrangement I sent Lisa: I simply asked the florist to send something very nice; I didn’t expect him to send the whole flower shop! It was a beautiful arrangement (if a little gargantuan). I hope she appreciated the gesture.” Kyle Richards pointed out, “I think it was supposed to look like an olive branch, but instead, it was the whole damn tree.” 

Brandi Glanville tears down an olive branch on RHOBH

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When it comes to Brandi Glanville, she is never at a loss for drama. And just when it looked like she was going to make amends with Lisa, it all went sideways. After slapping Lisa, the former model knew she had to make things right. However, ripping off a branch from an extremely old olive tree was apparently an offer Lisa could refuse. The gesture was more of an olive twig than a branch of peace, and Lisa made it clear she would need to chop down a whole tree to smooth things over.

But what made the flower gift worse was Brandi plucked the branch from a living tree in the courtyard of Lisa’s restaurant, Pump. I swear you could hear the tree crying at the time. Lisa scolded Brandi, telling her she was not allowed to take any more branches. However, if things couldn’t get weirder, Brandi replied, “Would you like me to eat your pu**y?”

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Mary Cosby Teases Meredith Marks Fallout: ‘Something That Was Simmering’

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Real Housewives of Salt Lake City star Mary Cosby is disengaging from her friendship with Meredith Marks. The newest season has brought about many changes for Mary so far. She is friends with Whitney Rose again and no longer thinks she’s a bobblehead. Mary also warmed up to newbie Bronwyn Newport over their love of wearing fashion. However, Mary is no longer besties with her ride or die Meredith. So, what happened between the two of them that caused this surprise fallout?

Mary Cosby says her friendship with Meredith Marks was “never deep,” and she’s not down for “shallow friendships”

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The most surprising development of all this season is there is a new center snowflake in Mary’s life. And that is none other than Angie Katsanevas. Could Meredith be jealous of this newfound friendship and this is why she and Mary are no longer besties?

That might be the case, but Meredith herself has admitted she is confused as to why they are fighting. In the Season 5 trailer, there is a scene at Mary’s house where their friendship blows up in front of the group. While they are all dressed like Audrey Hepburn, of course. Mary shouted at Meredith, “Get out of my house!”

Mary spilled a little tea on her falling out to come with Meredith. She told Brice Sander from Entertainment Tonight, “I just feel like it was just something that was simmering. Like not cooked yet, just kind of simmering up into a divide with us. Because I don’t know, I just feel like our friendship was good, but it was never deep. And I need deep connections.” 

She continued, “I can’t operate off kind of shallow friendships. And I just feel like I said the same thing to Angie what I said to Meredith. And Angie took it, and Meredith didn’t. She actually left. So, and I told her if you walk out my door, Meredith, we’re not friends. And she walked out the door.”

Hopefully Meredith will turn right back around. Because it will be sad to see these besties torn apart. 

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

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Survivor 47, Episode 4 Recap: Is That Blood in Your Hair?

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Tonight’s episode of Survivor 47 was electric. Idols were uncovered, a vote was stolen, and a devastating blindside ended one player’s game. If you missed the episode, don’t worry, we’ll get you caught up.

Here is everything that happened in Episode 4 of Survivor 47…

A brief overview of Survivor 47, Episode 4

Here’s what went down on the Wednesday, October 9 episode of Survivor. Tension continued to build in the Lavo tribe. Rome’s ego grew three sizes after last week’s Tribal Council, which pissed off his tribe. The women of Gata also formed an alliance called The Breadwinner alliance. Sue found a Immunity Idol that is good until the final 5. Lavo lost the challenge and was sent to Tribal Council. Kishan tried to target Rome but Genevieve got spooked and told Rome the plan. He used his Steal a Vote to target Kishan, who became the fourth player booted off the Island.

Keep reading for a detailed recap of tonight’s episode:

The Survivor 47 tribes recover

Tonight’s episode of Survivor began with the Lavo tribe recovering from Tribal Council. Aysha’s torch was snuffed after her plan to flip the vote failed. Further, Sol narrowly escaped elimination. He knows he’s at the bottom of the tribe and is determined to know who tried to vote him off the Island. Teeny comes clean to him, revealing she was one of the votes cast against him. In a confessional, she shares that her emotions got the best of her and she couldn’t bring herself to write down Aysha’s name. Normally, I would criticize a player for letting their emotions cloud their game, but keeping Aysha would have been beneficial for Teeny’s game, so she gets a pass.

Over at Gata, a new alliance is forming. Anika, Rachel, and Sierra form The Bread Winner alliance and vow to have each other’s back in the game. I worry about Sierra with this alliance. I hope she knows she’s at the bottom and keeps Sam in her back pocket. Anika and Rachel are a duo. If they persuade her to vote out Sam, she’s doomed.

Meanwhile, Gabe is being ageist over at Tuku. He keeps lamenting about how Sue tells him everything and how he came into the game wanting to work with an “older woman.” Translation: He sees her as a Goat that he can drag along to the end because no one will vote for her in the end. He’s severely underestimating her.

Sue tells Gabe and Kyle she is 45 when she is actually 59. Gabe and Kyle are amazed that a 45-year-old woman could play Survivor. They can’t believe she can walk without a cane. Cue eye-roll.

The search for the hidden Immunity Idols on Survivor

Sue knows the Tuku boys don’t respect her game, so she goes looking for an Idol to secure her place in the game. She does find one but the discovery is far from seamless. She accidentally spills red paint everywhere while uncovering the Idol. Sue, come on girl. She tries to clean it up but is unsuccessful because when she returns to camp Tiyana is like, “Hey girlie. Is that blood in your hair?” She makes up some crazy story about hurting herself while using the machete but Tiyana is super sus of her. Despite the messiness, Sue managed to find an Immunity Idol that doesn’t expire until the final 5. That’s huge.

The Lavo tribe is also searching for Idols. Rome used his Idol last week and usually, that means a replacement Idol is back up for grabs. Sol, knowing he is in danger, is on the hunt for the Idol. Rome is following him around like a middle school bully. He keeps nagging him and refusing to leave him alone. So annoying. Genevieve sees what is going on and tries to give Sol a pep talk. Although she is working with Rome, she knows he’s a loose cannon and is entertaining working with Sol instead.

The Andy being bad at Survivor saga continues

Andy has made a lot of bad moves this season but leaving his Shot In the Dark in plain sight may take the cake. His tribe makes fun of him for this (obviously) and Sam calls him the George Costanza of Survivor. Brutal.

Sierra tells Andy about The Breadwinner alliance. Reader, you may be wondering why she does this. I have the same question. He, of course, tells Sierra’s number one ally, Sam, who is super sussed out that she made a side alliance and didn’t tell him.

Andy’s Shot In the Dark blunder reminds Sierra of what a messy player he is and she is having reservations about playing with him. She wants him out next. She expresses this desire to Sam who is not having it. He reminds her that he is a number for his side and is also like, “Hey, what is this about you secretly working with the girls?” Sierra says the alliance isn’t real and reassures him that he is her priority.

I think Sierra is misguided to target Andy. Sure, he’s not a great player, but he’s on her side. If she was smart, she would try and break up Anika and Rachel. They have the votes to get one of them out. Andy will vote with her and Sam.

Who is going to tribal council?

Gata and Tuku won immunity during the challenge. Lavo’s performance was tragic thanks to Rome’s inability to complete a puzzle. They are going to Tribal Council tonight.

While Lavo strategizes, three castaways are selected to go on a journey. Teeny, Andy, and Caroline are chosen. At the summit, they are given a choice. One player must volunteer to lose their vote at the next Tribal Council for all three players to gain a shared advantage. If they cannot come to a decision, all three of them will lose their vote. After some discussion, Teeny caves and agrees to lose her vote. Since a player sacrificed their vote, they are given an Amulet. It’s basically an Immunity Idol but all three of them must agree to use it on the same person. Interesting.

Who went home on Survivor 47?

Back at Lavo, the castaways are planning for Tribal Council. Rome wants to target Sol but Kishan is eager to make a big move. He hatches a plan to blindside Rome and fills in Genevieve and Sol. Kishan pats himself on the back for being a Survivor genius. Unfortunately for him, Genevieve now sees Kishan as a mastermind and runs to Rome to tell him the plan. Rome decides to use his Steal a Vote to steal Kishan’s vote and his master plan comes crumbling down. Kishan becomes the fourth person voted out of Survivor 47.

Survivor continues on Wednesdays on CBS.

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Love Island USA Alum Hannah Smith Arrested for Threats To Kill a Cop

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A hot new bombshell has entered the jailhouse. Hannah Smith from Love Island USA Season 6 just spent the night behind bars after allegedly threatening to kill a cop. So, not only did she fail at finding love on reality TV, but now she has two felonies to her name after being arrested.

Love Island USA’s Hannah Smith has messy arrest

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The Sun got the scoop on Hannah’s arrest, including a copy of her glossy-eyed mugshot. The drama went down on September 30 in Atlanta, Georgia at the Coca-Cola Roxy. A little digging shows that Gracie Abrams played a show there that night. Perhaps all of those sappy breakup jams hit Hannah a little too close to home?

According to the police documents, the concert staff escorted Hannah away for being “disorderly.” A cop tried to take her to an Uber, and that’s when she allegedly tried to punch him, closed fist and all! Big mistake.

Unsurprisingly, putting the Love Island alum in handcuffs just made her more angry. The arrest records said she continued trying to kick the officer, and she supposedly started ranting to herself as if she were hosting a podcast. Once they finally got her into the cop car, that’s when the threats started.

“Smith, while on the ground sitting, attempted to kick me multiple times but again did not make contact. While transporting Smith to Cobb ADC she stated ‘I am going to kill you and your sister,'” the report said.

Thanks to her behavior at the Gracie Abrams concert, the police charged Hannah with making terroristic threats and willful obstruction of a law enforcement officer. Both of those are felonies, but she wound up getting released on bail the next day. Luckily for the city of Atlanta, staying sober is one of the conditions of her release.

Love Island USA is streaming on Peacock.

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Below Deck Sailing Yacht Season 5, Episode 1 Recap: Daisy Plays the Blame Game

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Well, we’re back, with the recap for Below Deck Sailing Yacht Season 5, Episode 1. Last season saw Gary, Colin, and Daisy in a doomed love triangle, which blew up at the end of the season. What will Gary and Daisy’s working relationship be like following all that drama, especially now that Colin is gone? Here’s exactly what went down in the BDSY Season 5 Premiere: “Ibiza, Baby!”

What happened in Below Deck Sailing Yacht Season 5, Episode 1?

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In this week’s episode, Gary and Daisy’s relationship is still tense, following the events of last season. Daisy attempts to foster a team relationship with her stews, while Gary vows to show that he can be a good leader. Daisy allows the first charter guests to place specific dinner orders, which causes chaos in the galley. Here are some of the highlights from the BDSY Season 5 Premiere.

The new crew settles in on Below Deck Sailing Yacht

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Gary’s turning over a new leaf this season … or so he says. He wants to work on his leadership skills. His new motto is, “Gary is ‘work hard and work harder.’”

Daisy says she’s over Gary. Last season he made her life very hard. He didn’t respect her relationship with Colin. She’s not looking forward to having to work with him again.

Captain Glenn meets with his new crew and lays down some guidelines about behavior. Daisy’s still harboring some resentment from last season. Gary was a distraction. This season, she’s not going to let that happen to her again. Daisy’s “taking back the reigns.”

After giving her new stews a tour of the boat, Daisy says she’s not going to assign a second and third stew, preferring more of a “team environment.” That’s a great idea. That system would have saved Aesha a lot of headaches on Below Deck Med Season 9.

Junior Stew Diana (pronounced “Dee-ahnna”) is from Portugal, but she has a lot of experience on Russian superyachts. Many of them were seized by US authorities as punishment for the war on Ukraine. Diana was there and says, “[I] cannot say much about it, but, you know, I’ve met the FBI.”

For her part, Junior Stew Danni is already flirting with the boys on the boat. She thinks Keith and Gary are both cute. Stay away from Gary, Danni. He’s trouble.

Gary and Daisy make peace with each other

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Daisy’s still angry with Gary for ignoring her after she and Colin broke up. She was alone and lonely. “I needed you,” she says. “I’m f*cking upset that you ignored me when I was asking to speak to you … You just left me on my own, trying to figure it out.”

He says he wanted to speak to her but was afraid of creating more drama. Gary had to “take a step away just for some clarity.” But now he wonders if he wasn’t a good friend for abandoning her that way.

Finally, Gary gives her a hug and apologizes for not being there for her. Even though she appreciates his apology, she’s also aware that “this isn’t going to be the last time he hurts me.”

Daisy makes a major mistake with the guests’ dinner orders

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The first charter guests arrive. Snacks and cocktails are the order of the day. Chef Cloyce is planning to do a Surf ‘n Turf dinner, but one of the guests doesn’t eat pork or beef, while another is allergic to shellfish. He says he can do red snapper for the one who’s allergic and asks Daisy to check with the other guest to see if chicken is okay. Thank goodness he’s keeping track of food allergies and preferences – take note, Chef Jono!

Unfortunately, when Daisy goes to ask the two guests their preferences, the other guests jump in and start making their own special requests. That goes against Cloyce’s previous instructions of avoiding “specific orders,” making his job harder.

“Whoops,” she interviews. “That was a f*ck-up.” Needless to say, Chef isn’t pleased. “Thanks, Daisy,” he says in a confessional. “That’s awesome.”

The first sail of the season on Below Deck Sailing Yacht Season 5

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Once everyone’s settled in, it’s time for the first sail of the season. Daisy instructs her stews to start stowing things away, so they won’t slide and break when the boat keels. Ugh. I hate this part.

As soon as the sails are up, Glenn turns off the engines. “We’re sailing now,” he announces. Gary spots a pod of dolphins off the port side.

Later, as they’re dropping the anchor, Gary realizes deckhand Emma doesn’t have as much experience as he previously thought. But he wants to be a captain someday, so he’s determined to train her and prove that he can be a good leader.

When Keith gives Danni a hand with table decoration, she can’t help flirting with him.

“I think Danni is hilarious,” Keith interviews. “She’s super vibrant, immediately attractive, but in a working environment, it’s good to take things slowly … You can joke, you can banter, but there’s lines that you really don’t want to cross.”

But Danni just wants him to treat her “like a [boat] fender … just pick me up and throw me around.”

Daisy gets off on the wrong foot with Chef Cloyce

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The dinner for night one is planned for 8:30. Chef is busy preparing everyone’s special requests, but it’s a little confusing how many steaks, lobsters, snapper, and lamb he’s supposed to cook. Glenn is sitting at the table in the crew mess, just observing how it’s all going.

When Daisy starts serving the plates, there’s uncertainty about who ordered well done and who wanted medium. Part of the problem is that the medium steaks sat in the warmer and became well done while waiting for Chef to finish the fish.

“Daisy took a bunch of f*cking orders,” Cloyce interviews, “after [we had] a pretty specific conversation that we were not going to do this. I mean, come on. It’s not okay.”

Meanwhile, some of the guests have food, while others are still waiting. Not off to a good start.

“This whole f*cking thing is his fault,” Daisy says in a confessional. “I tell him what the food order is. It is up to you to cook it, to put it on the plate, and to send it out. It’s very chaotic.”

“If tonight is any indication of Cloyce and Daisy’s interdepartmental relationship,” Captain Glenn interviews, “what I’m seeing now has got me worried.”

“I guess I’m just an idiot,” Cloyce says in frustration.

Below Deck Sailing Yacht airs Mondays at 9/8c on Bravo.

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The Anonymous Episode 10 Recap: The Final Refresh

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It’s that time again. DANI just unleashed another round of chaos on the players of The Anonymous, and the game just got spicier than ever. The players are anxiously racing towards the finish line, but a few more people have to go up on the chopping block before they get there.

Last week, DANI caught everyone off guard by forcing the safe players into a last-minute game of face-off. No one is ever really safe in this game. By the end, Marcel, Bismah, Dillian, and Chris were all up for elimination with their fate determined by someone who has almost certainly been lying to their faces. Here’s how it all played out on The Anonymous Episode 10, “Refresh. Revamp. Restrategize.”

Bye-bye, Bismah

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Last week, we saw Dillian go into “silent mode” after being nominated by a majority of the house. He refused to talk to anyone, but when he finally did, he dragged them all for being stale, dusty, and crusty. Those were his words, not ours.

While you have to appreciate his dedication to making entertaining TV, it seemed like the writing was on the wall for him to get the chop. However, fate was on his side. DANI announced that Bismah aka Eagle, had been selected for elimination. Another one bites the dust.

In a flashback, it’s revealed that Nina won the power of The Anonymous for a second time. She’s on a roll, and she explained the decision to cut Bismah. It was simple — out of everyone else up for elimination, Bismah was who she was the least close to. It’s business.

Back at the dial, Bismah shocked the group when she revealed her real-life job as a political lobbyist. It’s not every day that you meet one of those, but it makes sense why she navigated the game so slickly. This was probably nothing compared to Washington D.C.

Post-elimination finger-pointing

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After DANI dismissed the players from the dial, they all went back to their fancy little house to decompress from Bismah’s elimination. The aftermath wasn’t quite as dramatic as when Jack got eliminated, but the paranoia was still high. Within minutes, they all started throwing out theories about who had the power this week, all while chowing down on pizza.

Andy and Christopher guessed that Lilly was behind the latest elimination. For some reason, they’ve convinced themselves that she’s a force to be reckoned with, so they’ve nicknamed her The Grim Reaper.

Elsewhere in the house, Nina was doing what she does best: planting seeds of confusion in everyone’s heads. For example, she told Lilly that perhaps Chris or Victoria were responsible for the elimination. She even suggested that Dillian might be the one with the power to eliminate, all while knowing damn well that she had blood on her hands.

“This isn’t the game of friends and ‘Let me save you,'” Nina explained in a confessional. “This is The Anonymous, and you need to let people dig their own graves.”

The next day, DANI gave them a new opportunity to do just that. Before kicking off their next challenge, she revealed that they would have their third and final handle refresh. That’s major.

An interior design nightmare

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Before the handle refresh, DANI gave the players another chance to add more money to the pot this week. They need it. They’re barely even halfway to building up the $100,000 prize pot.

Fortunately for them, DANI’s latest puzzle didn’t involve any weird math equations, and they didn’t have to stack a tower of puzzle pieces. Instead, they were presented with a bunch of little knick-knacks, which looked straight out of a display table from IKEA. Both Andy and Dillian said the challenge made them feel like they were doing “interior design.” For that reason, we’re just going to call this one the interior design puzzle.

DANI explained the rules: she had a secret sequence that the puzzle pieces had to follow. As a collective, the players had multiple attempts to guess the sequence, and if they completed it, one player would win safety and they’d get $10,000 into the prize pot. It seemed doable, but then DANI added a twist because that’s her job.

“Every time a player matches a new object to its correct placement, they must choose a player to remove from the challenge,” she explained after the puzzle started.

Andy wound up being the first person to win that privilege. He matched three objects in their correct places and chose to block Dillian, Victoria, and Lilly. Then, the remaining players went right back to trying to piece together the sequence.

Somehow, the puzzle got more and more difficult as they progressed. It’s the opposite of how a puzzle like this should work. However, in their final attempt with seconds to go, Andy, Nina, and Chris miraculously cracked the code and landed $10,000 in their bank. DANI Confirmed that Nina won safety because she had the most correct placements.

So, not only did Nina win the power of The Anonymous this week, but she also won safety from elimination. It’s a good week to be Nina.

New handle, who’s this?

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After banking all of that cash, DANI sent the players into Anonymous Mode to select their new handles. Clearly, this has the potential to be a major turning point in the game, but the players had mixed feelings. Some folks saw it as an exciting opportunity to restrategize, while others felt scared about undoing all of their progress. Plus, some folks were probably traumatized from the last handle refresh when DANI also brought in three new players. Thankfully, that didn’t happen this time. There’s already enough going on, right? Here’s a look at everyone’s new handles.

• Dillian: Sushi
• Andy: Banana
• Lilly: Rainbow
• Nina: Wolf
• Christopher: Tea
• Marcel: Crown
• Victoria: Ghost

With their new handles activated, the players immediately dove into a messy chat session. Within seconds, they just started throwing names out into the ether. Should Dillian go home because of his drama, or perhaps they should eliminate Marcel because he’s so good at face-off, which could be the deciding factor for the grand prize?

Once the votes started rolling in, the nominations seemed to catch everyone by surprise because they didn’t match what they talked about in the chat. It ended up being Lilly, Chris, Andy, and Dillian up for elimination.

Chris and Victoria’s showmance gets real

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This week, Christopher and Victoria’s relationship continued to dominate the storyline. We’ve been watching week after week the other players have attempted to target them, but it never pans out. Part of that is because Victoria has been secretly winning the power to eliminate.

Although it initially seemed as if like Victoria was just using Christopher as a convenient accessory to her strategy, she claimed this week that their romance is more than just strategy. Allegedly, she really likes him and isn’t just “using him.” From her mouth to God’s ear.

With that said, she also made it clear that she wouldn’t choose Chris over the money. If it comes down to the $100,000, she’s picking the cash. By the end of the episode, it seemed like that choice might be coming sooner than she thought.

As DANI revealed the results of the test, she showed that either Victoria or Christopher won the power of The Anonymous. If she wins a third time, Christopher’s fate in the game will be back in her hands. How romantic!

The Anonymous airs on USA Network on Monday nights at 10/9c.

TELL US – WHAT WERE YOUR THOUGHTS ON THE ANONYMOUS EPISODE 10? WERE YOU DISAPPOINTED BY BISMAH’S ELIMINATION? DO YOU THINK VICTORIA OR CHIRS WILL WIN THE POWER OF THE ANONYMOUS NEXT WEEK?

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Jessel Taank’s Husband Responds to Sai De Silva’s Finding Nemo Shade

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Sai De Silva brought her particular brand of commentary to the Season 15 premiere of Real Housewives of New York. This time, her target was Jessel Taank’s husband, Pavit Randhawa.

The snub had everything to do with his appearance. But the highly-followed influencer claimed that the timing of that text hit when she was fighting with Jessel last season and that she and her co-star are on good terms. Pavit though, had a response.

Pavit referenced not having to “resort as low” as Sai De Silva did

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During the Season 15 premiere, Brynn Whitfield told the group that Sai said Pavit looked like a “Dory from Finding Nemo lookalike.”

“I have so many messages about my text messages that Brynn read on the show,” Sai responded to the episode via Instagram Story. Queens of Bravo shared a screen recording on their Instagram account. “I just want to give some context because there’s absolutely no context to that message.”

The RHONY star continued, “One: I was mad as hell, and when I’m mad I have a horrible mouth. It could be very lethal and I’ve been keeping it very PG around here, but I was fighting with Jessel last year. This message was last year. We all know, since then, me and Jessel have made up and moved on.”

All that being said, Jessel received those messages in the group chat last year. Sai apologized for the comparison but added she has “no idea why it was read” on RHONY.

“So everyone saw it, including Jessel,” Sai claimed. “It wasn’t like I was talking behind her back. I was talking to her face, but I have since apologized and me and Jessel are in a really good place. I love Jessel.”

Meanwhile, Pavit responded with an Instagram video of his “top 3 favorite cheap eats fish dishes” posted Friday, October 4.

“I don’t have to resort as low as some people do in calling others names but in honor of my kids’ favorite movie, Finding Nemo, join Dory and I as we explore three of my favorite fish dishes across New York City,” the food influencer introduced his video holding a figurine of the little blue fish in question.

Catch Real Housewives of New York Tuesdays at 9/8c on Bravo.

TELL US – WHAT DO YOU THINK OF PAVIT’S RESPONSE? WHAT IS YOUR REACTION TO SAI CALLING HIM DORY?

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Lisa Barlow Says Jen Shah Is ‘Harmless Unless You’re Elderly’

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Jen Shah was the center of the drama during her three seasons on Real Housewives of Salt Lake City. Her arrest in 2021 shocked fans, and her cast members. After pleading guilty to conspiracy to commit wire fraud in connection to telemarketing, she was given a 6.5-year prison sentence. As you may recall, the telemarketing scheme that Jen was involved with targeted the elderly. Even though Jen reported to Federal Prison Camp in Bryan, Texas, she is often mentioned on RHOSLC. And now it seems that Lisa Barlow may be changing her tune about Jen.

Will Lisa Barlow have a relationship with Jen Shah?

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During Season 4, Heather Gay revealed that Jen allegedly caused her black eye. Of course, Jen chimed in from prison and denied that she injured Heather. At the time, Lisa felt that the entire cast was dealing with trauma from their experiences with Jen.

“Until you’ve experienced that or had Jen almost beat you up in a van or be mid-laugh and go to attack you, you don’t know what it’s like,” Lisa previously said. “And in a way, she gave every single one of us a black eye with her actions.”

Well, buckle up, because it sounds like Baby Gorgeous has softened her stance on Jen. Recently, Lisa was a guest on the podcast Scheananigans with Scheana Shay. “Do you stay in touch with any of your former castmates? Ever receive like any jail mail?” Scheana asked.

Lisa laughed. “Oh my gosh, jail mail! No, but she did tell [Murilo] that when she gets out of prison, she’d like to have a relationship with me and Meredith [Marks]. So, that was like our jail mail.” Interesting.

“How do you feel about that?” the host asked. “We did exchange one text on Mother’s Day where she said ‘Happy Mother’s Day’ and I said it back,” Lisa explained. “But you know, Jen’s crazy, but she’s harmless at the end of the day unless you’re elderly.”

Scheana responded, “Clearly.” I’m not sure if Jen’s victims would find Lisa’s comments amusing. And why did Lisa decide that she would welcome Jen back into her life once she leaves prison?

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

TELL US – WHAT DID YOU THINK ABOUT LISA’S REMARK ABOUT JEN AND THE ELDERLY? WHY WOULD LISA WANT JEN BACK IN HER LIFE?

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Jeff Probst Thinks One Former Survivor Player Could Join Production

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Hundreds of people have played Survivor, but is there a world where one of them could step behind the scenes as a producer? Possibly. Jeff Probst recently shared in an episode of his podcast, “On Fire With Jeff Probst,” that there’s one particular Survivor alum who could step into the production side of things. However, it’s not because of their prowess at the game. It’s because this person already has a celebrated career in film and television.

Jeff Probst thinks one Survivor player in particular could work their way into production

On Jeff’s podcast, when asked about a former Survivor contestant stepping into a producer role, he quickly replied, “That’s not completely out of the question.”

Jeff immediately had someone in mind — Mike White from Season 37, Survivor: David vs. Goliath. He finished the season in second place, but that’s not why Jeff thinks he’d make a good producer on Survivor. He’d be a good fit for the show because of his decades-long career as an Emmy-award-winning director, writer, and producer. His most current work is the HBO hit The White Lotus. Ever heard of it? Now, imagine having that type of visionary behind the scenes on Survivor.

“If after Mike White completes what we all hope will be a decades-long run of The White Lotus and he said, ‘Hey, Probst, I’d be interested in being a producer on the show,’ and we happened to have a producing slot that we were looking to fill and there wasn’t anybody already in our producing ranks who was in line — which is also very unlikely that that would happen — then in that specific situation, who knows?” Jeff shared.

“Mike White could join the producing ranks of Survivor,” he continued.

Of course, the likelihood of this happening is slim to none. There’s no way Mike would step away from the HBO money and the Emmys to produce a season of Survivor. But, they are getting ready to celebrate the 50th season of the show. If there were ever a time for him to do it, that would be it.

Survivor 47 airs on CBS airs on Wednesdays at 8/7c.

TELL US – COULD YOU IMAGINE MIKE WHITE JOINING THE PRODUCTION TEAM FOR SURVIVOR? DO YOU THINK ANY OTHER FORMER CASTAWAYS ARE QUALIFIED?

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Mauricio Umansky Makes Big Career Moves as The Agency Expands

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There are a lot of changes happening with Mauricio Umansky these days, personally and professionally. The ex of Real Housewives of Beverly Hills star Kyle Richards recently debuted his new relationship with girlfriend Nikita Khan. When he’s not busy jet-setting around the world with her, he’s focused on expanding his real estate empire. And his newest location for The Agency is none other than Bentonville, Arkansas. 

Mauricio Umansky chose Bentonville because their population is “projected to triple by 2050”

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They say when one door closes another one opens, and that is just what happened for Mauricio. His show Buying Beverly Hills was not renewed for a third season. But now he’s launching a real estate coaching network. While he and Kyle are no more, Mauricio is living the high life and vacationing in Greece with his new lady. 

And that good energy continued with his plans to open a new real estate office in Arkansas. AMP reported the details of The Agency’s newest location. Mauricio said, “We are thrilled to announce The Agency’s arrival in Bentonville, a city known for its robust economic growth and dynamic real estate opportunities.”

Arkansas seems a long way from Beverly Hills. Still, Mauricio has his reasons why he picked this up-and-coming area. And it’s not just for the hush puppies.

He shared, “Bentonville’s impressive development, including its proximity to major corporate headquarters, makes it an ideal location for our newest office. We are excited to bring our exceptional service to this community alongside our new partners, Kaala House, Calah Andelman, and Alex Andelman, as we embark on this next chapter for The Agency.”

It’s also noted that Bentonville “has been identified as a key market, with its population projected to triple by 2050.” This new office is “part of The Agency’s global expansion strategy, with the brokerage opening 25 new offices in 2024 alone.”

This also sounds like a great opportunity for a real estate show based in the South. We need Andy Cohen and a camera in Bentonville, stat!

The Real Housewives of Beverly Hills is streaming on Peacock. 

TELL US – ARE YOU EXCITED FOR MAURICIO TO OPEN THE AGENCY IN ARKANSAS?

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