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Frank Catania is officially living with his family! He’s back in with Dolores Catania and the kids after decades away. Let’s see if he’s able to abide by the ground rules set by the rest of the family. That means no women are allowed. If Frank brings home another woman to their house, it’s game over.
Dolores is hopeful about the direction, and Frank thinks it’ll bring everyone closer. We’ll see about that. This is opening the family up to a lot of possible future tension.
Luckily for everyone involved, Dolores and Frank are heading to Nashville with the rest of the group. The Teresa Giudice/Margaret Josephs drama is looming over everyone’s heads though. Once again Tre is a powder keg waiting to explode at any minute. Marge might’ve bitten off more than she can chew this time.
Teresa’s getting emotional packing up the rest of the house. It’s bittersweet because of a lot of her last memories with her parents within those walls. It’s the end of one era for this family and the beginning of a new one.
Tre’s trying to remain strong for the girls, so they don’t pick up on her energy. At the end of the day, she’s ready for a fresh start. After the hell she’s gone through over the years, she has to be relieved in a way for this chapter to end. It’s about time.
Teresa embraces her daughters one last time in the house before they say goodbye. This is it. For the first time, we’re going to see a version of this family that doesn’t exist inside that home. Time will tell if that’s a positive or not.
Melissa Gorga calls Teresa to check on the status of the move. What a nice gesture from a sister-in-law that never seems invested in Teresa’s future. The Envy owner is typically far more self-absorbed than that.
Teresa tells Melissa that Marge bringing up Louie Ruelas every time they’re together is getting old. Melissa doesn’t have Tre’s back and instead says she wants her to cool down with Margaret. Of course, you do. You have zero desire to ever actually be loyal. Give me a break.
Louie and Teresa’s home together is STUNNING. It’s just gorgeous on every level. I can’t believe they’re going to spend their lives in a home-like this. My FOMO levels are through the roof because it looks so lavish.
Regardless of the riff-raff surrounding Louie, it’s nice to see Teresa happy. I’m not sure if we’ve ever seen her look as happy as she is with Louie.
Louie brings Teresa outside for a surprise. He surprises her with a stone engraving outside with a saying about her mother and father. You can tell his love for her is genuine. He’s still sketch balls, but he loves Teresa.
Jackie Goldschneider doesn’t know how it’s going to go with the entire cast in one house. Everyone in the group hasn’t slept under the same roof in ages. This has all of the makings of a disaster.
Dolores is in an awkward position with this one. She’s close to both Teresa and Marge, and her loyalty is to both. Not even her, they’re all in awkward positions. Melissa’s in the same boat.
Teresa can’t stand the sight of Margaret, so this isn’t going well already. Luckily the house is huge, so maybe they can avoid each other like the plague. Good luck.
It’s super annoying for Teresa to walk into the house and assume she deserves the master bedroom. Who does that? Of course, Dolores is going to oblige. She does whatever Teresa wants like a good little soldier.
Teresa confronts Jackie in one of the rooms about not being talkative at the baseball game. Since when would Tre care about a lack of communication between them? Teresa’s trying to get everyone to believe that Margaret is responsible for a lot of the Louie rumors. She truly believes Marge was running around talking to the blogs.
Jackie takes everything Teresa says to her and runs it back to Margaret. Does everyone feed the blogs the way these wives always think? Every city always has someone accusing someone in their group of feeding into the blogs.
Margaret wants to confront Teresa as soon as possible. Their first night in Nashville is already threatening to put a kibosh on the whole trip. Everything’s going to go up in flames because of Tre and Marge’s animosity.
Watching everyone try and fail to ride the bull at the bar was epic. Of course, Margaret wouldn’t participate. BORING. Be a part of the group activities because it won’t kill you.
Who ordered shots? This group has way too much drama and hatred toward each other to get drunk. Before the fun can begin Teresa blows up on Margret. She’s officially formally accused her of feeding info to bloggers about Louie.
Margaret denies talking to people from Louie’s past. Marge says Tre’s spinning a horrible story to hurt her. Could this be revenge though for the hair pull?
Margaret calls Teresa a disgusting liar, and that’s all it takes for Teresa to explode. She shoves glasses, plates, and drinks in Margaret’s face. She calls Marge a “disgusting white trash bitch” because eh why not?
Note to self, don’t ask Teresa questions. It’s not going to end well. Teresa’s blowing up so hard and calling Margaret every name in the book. It was so unwarranted. Margaret tells Dolores not to leave with Teresa and says it’s disgusting if she leaves with her.
Jackie says Dolo is nowhere to be found when someone else needs her beside Teresa. Frank convinces Dolo to stay because they’re the hosts. It’s a bad look for them to ditch the rest of the party.
Teresa threatens to beat the crap out of Margaret, so this isn’t done. Teresa runs back into the restaurant after Margaret. Holy shit. I can see why the reunion might’ve needed tight security. Wow.
This was night one folks. Night one of the Nashville trip. How can they ever recover from this? This is one of the most fracture-causing moments I’ve ever seen. Teresa wants out of the house because she hates Marge. She’s off to a hotel because she’s finished with Margaret.
TELL US – TEAM TERESA OR TEAM MARGARET? ARE YOU EXCITED ABOUT THE NASHVILLE TRIP? ARE YOU ENJOYING THIS SEASON OF THE REAL HOUSEWIVES OF NEW JERSEY?
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Attention, Good Vibe Tribe: Alex Wach is back in the Summer House. That’s right, after weeks and weeks (and weeks) away, he’s made his triumphant return to the Hamptons and our screens. Just in time for the second-to-last weekend of the summer. But because we’re not allowed to have everyone together all at once, apparently, his return comes at the cost of Luke Gulbranson, who’s missing from this week’s episode entirely. Is this a budgeting issue or something? Is the cast too large for production to pay them all for the entire summer?
Anyway, like I said, it’s the penultimate weekend of the summer. And Lindsay Hubbard arrives at the house with both pink hair and a new “flavor of the week.” Her words, not mine. His name is Ahmed and he happens to be best buddies with Oliver, the guy Danielle Olivera set Mya Allen up with at Lindsay’s birthday party. (For those following along at home, we’re now two flavors past Austen Kroll, whom Hurricane Hubbard claimed last weekend she had actual feelings for that were worth completely disregarding Ciara Miller‘s feelings for the Southern Charm-er and starting a house war over. In fact, he was actually in attendance at her birthday party, where she was making out with Austen for the whole world, but mostly Ciara, to see.) Long story short, she’s known this new guy for exactly a week and she’s already getting invested. Surprise, surprise.
In other romantic updates, things honestly couldn’t be going better on the Mya and Oliver front. But the newbie remains hesitant to fully commit to the relationship coming off the heels of her five-year engagement to Top Chef favorite (and certified dreamboat) Kwame Onwugachi. And even with the fact that Oliver’s coming all the way to the Hamptons to see her, Mya’s quick to hedge her bets and not get too excited about it. Turns out her latent daddy issues are also playing a part in her insecurities. But Mya is such a gem and I hope this season of Summer House has helped her realize how much everyone loves her. And spoiler alert: as of this week’s Watch What Happens Live, Mya and Oliver are still together!
For the first night of the weekend, Danielle and her boyfriend Robert Sieber throw a boho-chic bonfire at Cooper’s Beach in Southampton for the whole gang. And it’s pretty much flower crowns and good vibes all around. Paige DeSorbo updates the house on the newest developments in her relationship with Craig Conover. (She met his parents over FaceTime! And he’s still begging her to come to Delaware for a visit.) And Danielle’s still mulling over the idea of relocating to Charleston with Robert, who busts out the perfect reference to The Hills at the absolute perfect moment and I’ve officially fallen in love with him. It worked out in the end for Lauren Conrad, but never be the girl who didn’t go to Paris.
Carl Radke also pulls Kyle Cooke away from the group to tell him that he’s officially broken things off with the girl he’s been seeing. Ultimately, the budding relationship was proving to be a distraction. And Carl fully recognizes that he needs to be 100 percent focused on maintaining his sobriety before jumping into a real relationship. Especially leading up to his one-year mark. Personally, I’m so proud of Carl for making the decision to put himself and his life and his wellbeing first. Though I’m also curious to find out how all this leads up to what we eventually know happens between him and Lindsay. (Quick aside: there’s been no movement on Kyle and Amanda Batula‘s prenup. Moving on…)
Oliver and Ahmed eventually arrive to the party. And Lindsay immediately throws herself at her new flame. She even pulls out her signature straddle move as all the roommates dance around the fire. But there’s no denying Mya and Oliver are the not-quite-couple to watch. They’re adorable together. And the night’s happy, bohemian mood quickly sours when Ahmed not only leaves the beach without saying goodbye to Lindsay, but then makes things worse by not coming back to the house with her. According to Robert, the car ride home was the worst twenty minutes of his life listening to his girlfriend’s best friend rage about the guy she’s known for a week. But for some reason, we don’t get to see said HubbHouse activation. Maybe the Uber wasn’t equipped with cameras and Robert was too afraid to whip his phone out?
Lindsay‘s tantrum continues as she unloads on Ahmed over the phone. Then complains to Kyle, jumping up and down like a drunken toddler. But by the next morning, everything’s perfectly fine again. Lindsay‘s all smiles and batted eyelashes and once again believes in true love. Because apparently, the whole ordeal was just one big misunderstanding chalked up to the terrible cell phone service in the Hamptons. Mya‘s planned Saturday’s itinerary for the group, and it includes a homemade pancake breakfast followed by this season’s trip to one of the Hamptons’ many wineries.
To make things more exciting, Kyle‘s booked a party bus for the drive to the winery. Which now that I think of it, is something of a Summer House tradition dating all the way back to Season 1. Naturally, drinking games ensue almost as soon as the roommates step foot on the bus. During a speed round of must-answer questions, we learn that Danielle is saving anal for marriage, Mya masturbates every day, Paige maybe might love Craig and consider moving to Charleston for him, and Austen‘s apparently better at sex than Luke (per Ciara). Though one thing she refuses to answer is who’s a better kisser: Carl or Alex. Oh, and fun fact: Andrea Denver is the most well-endowed man Paige has ever been with.
At the winery, though, things go from fun to emotional when Andrea breaks down in tears over his love life. The Italian stallion is still achingly homesick and the girl he dated after things fizzled out with Paige following Vermont, Lexi, still wants nothing to do with him. This entire relationship, however, is news to Paige. She doesn’t understand the timeline of when exactly Andrea had time to fall in love with a new girl. Especially considering that at the start of summer, he was still pursuing her. To the point that she claims she nearly stopped talking to Craig over it. To further the point, it doesn’t add up to Danielle either. And she certainly doesn’t have any skin in this game.
While Paige is debating whether she has a right to feel used by Andrea, Lindsay decides to insert herself into the conversation. She likens Andrea dating a girl after Paige to the single summer she’s been having. And when Amanda questions whether there’s a deeper root to Lindsay’s wild summer of fun, it sparks a confrontation. Lindsay insists her behavior has been no different than it’s been the last five summers on the show. Only this year, she’s having the BEST SUMMER EVER, OK? What Amanda’s trying to get through to her is that she’s barreled through guy after another all summer to the detriment of any and everyone’s else’s feelings.
Oh, Ciara still has feelings for and unresolved romantic history with Austen? That doesn’t matter as long as Lindsay gets what she wants for a weekend. Well, not even a weekend considering she brought home another guy the same weekend Austen was in the house. Don’t forget: there was also the random stranger she almost went to Mexico with. The guy at the pool party. Now Ahmed. And on and on. And let me be clear, there’s nothing wrong with playing the field and hooking up with whomever you want. There have been a lot of accusations blasted across social media that the other girls are trying to slut-shame Lindsay. But that’s not what’s happening here. They’re simply calling out her emotional narcissism and complete disregard for anyone in her way.
And now Amanda‘s trying to get through to Lindsay that there may be a reason for her behavior and the general reckless abandon we’ve witnessed all season. Like, maybe the fact that she started the summer dealing with a surprise pregnancy and heartbreaking miscarriage. But Lindsay refuses to see the correlation whatsoever. In fact, she insists that she got over that tragic, life-changing event months ago. But now that she’s being questioned, she’s about to get activated.
TELL US – IS THERE A DEEPER ROOT TO LINDSAY’S DATING HABITS THIS SUMMER? IS SHE AN EMOTIONAL NARCISSIST? ARE YOU GLAD TO SEE ALEX BACK IN THE MIX? DID YOU MISS LUKE? SHOULD PAIGE FEEL USED BY ANDREA? OR IS ALL FAIR IN LOVE AND WAR?
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Gary King and Daisy Kelliher have become two of the hallmarks of Below Deck Sailing Yacht. So it’s almost weirdly comforting to see them bickering again. Rather than, you know, making out like they were a few episodes back. At the end of last week’s episode, the chief stew and first mate were in a tiff over Kelsie Goglia having to serve an early rising guest coffee instead of doing her work on deck. And that’s right where we’re at when this week’s episode begins, too.
Daisy doesn’t understand how making two cups of coffee could’ve impeded Kelsie‘s work schedule all that much. But Gary‘s a man down on deck and stressed as it is. So he just wants some help and understanding from his fellow department head. It’s not worth getting into an argument over. But we all know how hard it can be to tell that to someone who’s already on edge. Good thing it’s the final morning of the charter!
As Parisfal prepares to dock, Captain Glenn Shephard notices that the boat may encounter some bad weather in the marina. So it’s time to bust out the new, supersized fenders to keep it from getting damaged in the storm. Except remember what I just said about the deck team being a man down? Yeah…not the best time to attempt a massively cumbersome new procedure in the middle of a docking. Even if Tom Pearson had been there to help, the giant fenders require all hands on deck, literally. The stews are hauling lines. Ashley Marti is (incorrectly) calling distances. Even Chef Marcos Spaziani is holding up fenders in his white chef’s coat. Ultimately the boat docks safely, but it was a job and a half getting there.
Once the guests leave, Captain Glenn calls the team together for their fourth tip meeting. Despite the various levels of catastrophe that occurred over the last three days — running aground, Tom getting fired, etc. — the charter ended on a good note. And the crew earned a tip of $21,000. That’s $2,530 each, plus two-thirds of Tom’s share since he exited so abruptly mid-charter. It’s the only silver lining to being a man down, and suddenly no one’s missing Tom all that much.
As always, the crew is ready to spend their fresh cash. And are treated to a fancy dinner ashore at the cliffside restaurant of Sa Barrera Hotel. You would think everyone would be in a convivial mood. After all, they just passed the $20,000 mark on a tip. They got good feedback from Captain Glenn. And they saved the charter from being a complete disaster. But during the meal, Gabriela Barragan can’t help but snipe at Chef Marcos. First during his attempt at making a unifying toast about raising the bar each charter. And then as he interrupts when Kelsie‘s trying to tell a story at the table.
It may just be residual tension from their blunder during dinner service the night before. But suddenly Gabriela and Marcos don’t seem to like each other all that much… She accuses him of making every conversation about himself. He fires back that she gets aggressive when she drinks and will come crawling back with an apology the next day after realizing how she acted. It’s really sort of a feud out of nowhere, and the second stew ends up storming away from the table in a huff. But hey, at least Gary and Daisy hugged it out on their cigarette break?
Back on the boat, the whole crew decides to have yet another hot tub party. Except for Kelsie and, surprisingly, Gary, both of whom are feeling overworked sans Tom and desperate to catch up on sleep. As the night winds to a close, a tipsy Gabriela seizes the opportunity to climb into Gary’s bed. And it’s a decision that sets Ashley off. Because…did I forget to mention that Gary kissed Ashley in the van on the way back from the restaurant? Yeah, that happened. Not even an hour before she finds Gabriela under Gary’s covers. Ashley insists she’s not jealous, despite what Colin Macrae thinks. She just refuses to play this game of competition with her fellow stew. And ends the night by falling face first out of her (top) bunk while trying to turn off her light. Ouch.
The next morning, it’s a turnaround day for the boat. And…no one’s remembering much of anything. Ashley doesn’t remember falling out of her bunk. Gary doesn’t remember kissing Ashley in the van. Or how Gabriela got into his bed. And Gabriela? She doesn’t remember to wake up for work. Instead, she crawls from Gary’s bed to her own in the early hours of the morning. And ends up having to be woken up by Daisy for her shift. Oops. That’s not a good look. And it seems Ashley didn’t have any qualms about letting her frenemy sleep through the start of the morning, thereby getting on Daisy’s bad side. Revenge is a dish served five minutes late, apparently.
Captain Glenn calls Daisy, Gary and Chef Marcos together for the next preference sheet meeting. There’s bad news and even worse news. The bad news is that the next group of charter guests are self-proclaimed foodies who want five-star dining experience. The worse news is that the primary happens to be vegan, which should make life decidedly difficult for Chef Marcos in the galley for the next few days. Add to that the fact that the new deckhand won’t be out of quarantine until after this charter’s over and the pressure’s definitely on for the crew.
Meanwhile, Gabriela is starting to crumble. Waking up late set something off in her, and she pulls Ashley aside to confess that she’s wanting to quit. It hasn’t been expressly spelled out on camera, but apparently it’s been a buildup. The second stew feels like she’s always getting reprimanded for not doing a good enough job. She doesn’t trust most of the crew — Ashley included. Particularly when she’s drinking. And now she feels like she’s losing Daisy‘s respect. Ever the emotional robot, Ashley doesn’t know what to do besides awkwardly give Gabriela a hug. But it doesn’t make anything better. Later that night Gabriela reiterates the story to Gary, claiming she doesn’t like the person she is on this boat. It seems like she may, mentally, be halfway onto the dock already.
Cut to the following morning, and it’s the day of charter pickup. The day starts off with a both highs and lows. The high being that Gary MacGyvers a solution to the giant fender problem by simply tying them to the dock. He’s not about to go through the docking process with them again. And the first low being that Gabriela manages to send an entire tray of champagne crashing to the floor five minutes before guest arrival. As in, the crew is still scrambling to pick up broken glass and hose champagne off the teak as the guests are strolling up to the boat.
Thanks to some stormy weather overnight, getting out of the marina will also be particularly tricky. So it’s probably a good thing Gary eliminated the extra problem of handling the giant fenders on top of everything else. Major swells start rolling the boat as Captain Glenn pilots Parsifal III out into open water. So much so that even the crew are starting to get seasick from the motion. To try to help stabilize the rocking, Captain Glenn hoists the sails. But then, of course, disaster strikes all at once.
The starboard runner for the main sail stops working. Everything below deck is getting tossed and turned as the ship rocks back and forth. Even the sliding glass doors start slamming open and shut, in danger of shattering altogether. When Gary and Colin run to secure the doors, Gary’s finger gets inadvertently slammed in the door. And the episode ends with the first mate running to his cabin, clutching his finger as he screams in pain. This can’t be good…
TELL US – DID YOU MISS TOM THIS WEEK? WERE YOU SURPRISED TO SEE DRAMA FLARE UP BETWEEN GABRIELA AND MARCOS? IS GARY TO BLAME FOR THE STEWS FIGHTING OVER HIM OR IS IT THE OTHER WAY AROUND? DO YOU THINK GABRIELA WILL REALLY QUIT MIDSEASON?
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Meal service is not going well for the Below Deck Down Under crew on this particular charter. It started with Chef Ryan McKeown serving fish at lunch. And has now continued into dinner…where he’s also serving fish. Lots of it. But before the first dish is even served, four of the guests are turning up their nose at the idea of kingfish crudo. Because it’s cured rather than fully cooked. So we left the arrogant chef angrily torching each individual piece of fish at the slowest pace possible.
And that’s exactly where he is at the start of this week’s episode. It’s been a week and the fish is still not cooked. That’s basically how slow he’s working. And no amount of prodding from Aesha Scott can get him to move any faster. Nor does the primary literally walking down to the galley to see what’s taking so long. By the time he actually gets around to serving the first course, there are even more complaints. One of the charter guests doesn’t actually eat fish altogether. So he wants steak. And the guest who claimed last week that all she eats is fish would rather have scrambled eggs.
In an effort to save the dinner from completely sinking, Magda Ziomek volunteers to give a very special dance performance as…the ghost of Marilyn Monroe. Huh? The inspiration may make no sense, but the third stew paints one of Culver Bradbury‘s mullet wigs gray, stencils on double eyebrows, throws on some glittery blue eye shadow and waltzes out to the dinner table. And the performance she gives is…amusing? Alarming? A bit NSFW? Let’s go with all of the above. Not only does Magda whip off her sheer housecoat to reveal lingerie, but she gives the guests even more than they asked for with her nipples exposed as she leaps around on deck. Uhh…whatever secures the tip, I guess?
Cut to the next morning. Aesha‘s hoping to turn the second day of the charter around after a couple of lackluster meals. But the primary is less than impressed when he asks the chief stew for an almond milk latte. According to his refined palette, she apparently burned the milk. She brings him down to the galley to demonstrate how she prepared the latte, and he’s disgusted to learn she microwaved the milk. (As a one-time barista, I have to agree this is sacrilege…and kind of a shocking level of service for a luxury super yacht.) So while the guests go scuba diving, Aesha gets a proper frothing machine delivered to the boat.
For brunch, Chef Ryan caves and actually takes requests from the guests. And would you look at that! The guests actually come away from the meal satisfied! But things in the galley calm down just in time for drama to erupt amid the deck crew. And it’s all thanks to Benny Crawley deciding to take the smaller tender out for a little joyride while moving it over to the starboard side. Of course, Jamie Sayed is bringing the larger tender back to Thalassa just as Benny is racing back, leading the two tenders to come thisclose to crashing into each other. But Captain Jason Chambers, who witnesses the whole thing on the swim platform, mostly blames the bosun rather than the junior deckhand for not having control of his deck team.
The guests have requested a nautical-themed dinner. And leave the actual menu up to Chef Ryan to decide. And nautical only means one thing: more seafood. Though this time, he pairs the giant lobsters with a bland salad to keep the guests from asking for one. Technically, the move works. Though once they’re seated at the table, all the guests roundly make fun of the terribly bland salad they’re all eating. Leave it to Chef Ryan to do the absolute bare minimum at his job. And he finds yet another reason to be upset with the guests when one of them sends her lobster back to be taken apart by the chef. Because she simply can’t handle the act of tearing her own lobster apart for the meat.
Meanwhile, it’s all hands on deck for the deck team to put the crane away for the evening. And the simple task involving three people soon descends into Jamie and Brittini Burton teasing Benny. Captain Jason‘s favorite deckhand doesn’t take being laughed at all that well, and promptly storms away without finishing the job. An unhappy Jamie later corners Benny on the main deck to reprimand him for walking off the job. But the deckhand isn’t exactly in the mood to rehash the drama, and merely brushes the incident off with a curt apology. Besides, Aesha needs Jamie’s ear for a bit of advice about how to handle Chef Ryan. She’s worried that service is going to continue suffering for the rest of the season. But she’s equally nervous about approaching the pessimistic chef with anything that looks like constructive criticism.
That opportunity, though, arrives bright and early the next morning. Over the simple task of making muesli of all things. It’s departure day and Chef Ryan just wants the guests off the boat. But Aesha chafes at the idea that the chef would rather use instant muesli than, oh I don’t know, cook for the guests that are paying thousands of dollars for their luxury yachting trip in the Great Barrier Reef. Aesha asks point blank how many yachting jobs Chef Ryan has worked. But rather than answer, he bites back, condescendingly asking the chief stew how many vacuums she’s pushed in her career. Yikes. The tension between these two isn’t dissipating anytime soon. And Ryan just refuses to understand the parameters of his job description.
Soon enough, the boat docks, the guests hit the dock and the slightly hellish charter is over. It was certainly the rockiest charter of the season thus far, both when it comes to guest demands and inter-crew drama. And the guests aren’t quite finished wreaking havoc yet. As they depart, one of the women hands out envelopes of personal tips. But not to everyone on the crew. In fact, Brittini and Tumi Mhlongo are the only two who don’t get extra cash.
Being overlooked sends Brittini into an emotional tailspin of tears. To the point that Captain Jason has to follow her with a camera in order to give her a pep talk and hug it out, even after all the other crew members offer to pool their tips and add it to the grand total. Which happens to be $16,530 U.S. Plus roughly $277 each in the envelopes. I can’t do that math, though.
For her barista fail, Aesha is awarded Captain Jason‘s Disco Ball Helmet of Shame for the charter. And it’s finally time to blow off some steam on a much-needed night out. But surprise, surprise, the drama kicks off within seconds of the crew sitting down at a restaurant. Specifically, once again, between Jamie and Benny. The bosun’s under orders from Captain Jason to speak with his underling. With specific instructions not to talk down to or chastise him. Yet, Jamie does exactly that. And when Benny defends himself, Jamie threatens that if he keeps performing the way he did this charter, he won’t be having much of a good time at all for the rest of the season.
TELL US – HOW AWKWARD WAS MAGDA’S DANCE AS MARILYN MONROE? DID BRITTINI OVERREACT TO THE EXTRA TIPS OR WERE HER FEELINGS VALID? ARE YOU TEAM RYAN OR TEAM AESHA? WHAT ABOUT TEAM JAMIE OR TEAM BENNY?
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Teyana Taylor and Iman Shumpert are the ultimate multi-hyphenates, and now, they're adding yet another title to the mix: cover stars. Joined by their two daughters, 6-year-old Iman...Real Housewives of New York entered its 13th season with some promise. They cast the first ever Black housewife on the franchise, Eboni K. Williams. And while Eboni’s contribution was highly anticipated, ratings from the last few seasons had already been lagging. Ultimately, it was a disastrous season. One that heavily featured OG Ramona Singer regularly clashing with Eboni. So Bravo had a decision to make. They scrapped the reunion and Andy Cohen admitted a few months later that the series “is in pause mode” and “will be in repair mode.” He also added that “this last season of New York was a season that wasn’t people’s favorite.”
Next came the recent announcement by Andy that the future of the franchise would change completely. The original RHONY would be recast and rebooted. Then another series, tentatively titled RHONY: Legacy, would feature past housewives from the franchise.
While Eboni was widely blamed by fans for the season’s failures, Andy revealed that she is still in contention for an apple. He stated, “We are interviewing multiple groups of friends. So certainly if Eboni is interested and has friends that would meet our casting goals, then of course they would be considered.”
So what does Eboni have to say? As reported by People, she recently appeared on Stitcher’s Reality with the King podcast. She told host Carlos King that her castmates weren’t seeing eye to eye on the future of the franchise. Except for Sonja Morgan, who was firmly in her corner. Eboni stated, “Only Sonja Morgan was willing to come to the table and negotiate a future that involved me as a part of this ensemble. Period dot. Period dot.”
This shouldn’t be surprising at all given that Sonja spent the entire season being the voice of reason when it came to how the cast interacted with Eboni. Who knew our sweet Sonja was such a diplomat!?
If we can read between the lines, sounds like Sonja was the only one willing to film with Eboni. Which might not be all that shocking given the rumors of an ice-out popped up after the reunion was canceled.
Back in November, an insider claimed that Ramona, Luann de Lesseps and Leah McSweeney had a pact to walk out of a party when Eboni arrived. The sourced alleged, “When Eboni entered from the right, they all were on the left and exited. They fled as soon as she walked in.” So nasty and so rude. And totally immature.
Eboni continued of the other housewives, “If those same former castmates of mine had been willing to enter into the negotiation of coexisting and sharing space with myself and additional women outside of their particular New York world and bubble, you would have had a season 14 that was what everybody anticipated. A proper integration of old school, new school.”
But she added, “They were unwilling is all I can tell you. They were unwilling to come to the table and meet me even halfway in that negotiation.”
While Eboni made sure to clarify that this was simply her “opinion,” it looks like Eboni has more than just Sonja in her corner. She recently appeared on an episode of Watch What Happens Live, indicating that she still remains on good terms with Bravo. Which likely attributed to her optimistic outlook in March of this year. She said of the franchise, “I want more glamour, more style, more indulgence and more good times. And more women in the cast!”
TELL US – ARE YOU SURPRISED THAT SONJA WAS THE ONLY ONE WHO STEPPED UP FOR EBONI? DO YOU THINK THAT EBONI WAS TREATED UNFAIRLY BY THE REST OF THE CAST? WHAT RHONY HOUSEWIVES WOULD YOU WANT TO SEE BACK ON THE REBOOT OR LEGACY?
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Uh, spoiler alert? Emily in Paris stars Lily Collins, Ashley Park, Lucas Bravo, Camille Razat and Lucien Laviscount reunited for the PaleyFest on April 10 to discuss the series and make a...Taking out the trash! It looks like The Real Housewives of Beverly Hills are working overtime to get fans interested in the upcoming season 12. We already know that filming was a hot mess of drama and the recently released trailer only confirmed that. But one part of the trailer that really stood out was Garcelle Beauvais reading the legally embattled Erika Jayne. Garcelle went full on shade and posted the clip to her Instagram. In it, she tells Erika, “I don’t have to make you look bad, you can do that on your own. Cut to Kyle Richards with her mouth open in shock lol.
In her caption, she plugged her upcoming book, Love Me As I am. It read, “You know how else you can look bad all on your own? By not pre-ordering your copy of #LoveMeAsIAmbefore it comes out on Tuesday.” She included a crying laughing emoji, which was a nice touch. Naturally, Erika had to take it to the next level.
In a screen grab posted by LoveAndyC on Twitter, Erika went all out on her Instagram stories. In the video, Erika tagged Garcelle with the text, “Garcelle, even though you unfollowed me I’m sure you will see this.” The video showed Garcelle’s book at the top of her trash can and a Oscar The Grouch cartoon at the bottom of the screen.
Erika, babe, this is not the burn you think it is. Firstly, Garcelle’s book features a yellow sticker marking it as a proof. So you threw out a free book. Second, you basically gave Garcelle free publicity. Finally, Erika clearly doesn’t recycle as Garcelle’s book is sitting on a mound of Starbucks cups, Red Bull energy drinks and a landline phone that is at least 30 years old. Was it from husband Tom Girardi’s office auction? We will likely never know.
Clearly, the two have been at odds during filming. Back in January, both Garcelle and Sutton Stracke unfollowed Erika on social media. Garcelle explained at the time, “OK, all I can say is, she called me something that I did not like, and so therefore, when somebody offends you in a way, I don’t want to see her posts, I don’t want to put a little like.” She added, “So, I thought, I’m going to unfollow her, I don’t want to see her posts. Did I know it was going to cause World War 3?” Never one to miss a petty moment, Erika commented, “Well [let] me unfollow her back.”
Looks like Erika and Garcelle’s relationship is trash too.
TELL US – WHAT DO YOU THINK OF THE SOCIAL MEDIA DRAMA BETWEEN ERIKA AND GARCELLE? WHOSE TEAM ARE YOU ON? WILL YOU BE WATCHING THE UPCOMING SEASON OF RHOBH?
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Tamra Judge and Vicki Gunvalson left the Real Housewives of Orange County because they were demoted after Season 14. Tamra was only offered a three-episode deal to conclude her story line. Ouch!
These days Tamra and Real Housewives of Beverly Hills alum Teddi Mellencamp are hosting a podcast, Two T’s in A Pod, and Tamra is dishing a lot about RHOC. And doing what she does best–stirring up the drama.
Tamra referred to newbie Noella Bergener as “an idiot.” She said that Emily Simpson and Gina Kirschenheiter’s scenes together were “so rehearsed.” Tamra also claimed, “This is not Housewife material.”
She called out Heather Dubrow for constantly discussing her wealth on the show. Hello? Have you seen the towel warmer in Chateaux Dubrow?
Heather and Terry Dubrow’s daughter, Kat Dubrow, came out as a lesbian. Terry and Heather are extremely supportive of all their kids. Tamra chimed in that Heather was using her children as her “story line.” Oof.
Tamra also predicted that Dr. Jen Armstrong’s marriage to Ryne Holliday was “doomed.” Based on the couple’s behavior at Heather’s dinner party, I’m going to give that one to Tamra.
During a recent episode of RHOC, Heather recalled her first impression of Shannon Beador. “I thought she was so cool, and I thought she had great style and I loved her home and I thought, ‘Oh my god, finally, someone I feel like I’m going to be friends with her,’” Heather stated.
According to Reality Blurb!, Tamra was pissed about Heather’s comment, and she expressed her feelings on her Two T’s in a Pod podcast. In Tamra’s mind, she and Heather were friends when Heather met Shannon, and Tamra felt that Heather’s remark was a “dig.”
“Another thing that was kind of hurtful for me too is Heather was asked a question, ‘how did you feel when Shannon got casted on the show or when Shannon got on the show?’ And she said, ‘Finally, somebody I could be friends with,’” Tamra commented.
She continued, “I’m like, ‘Oh, wait, I thought I was your friend? I thought Vicki [Gunvalson] was your friend.’” Don’t fret–Tamra assured everyone that she plans to have a chat with her “friend” Heather soon. It looks Tamra is jealous.
“I haven’t talked to her about it yet but I’m like wait, what did you mean by that? Because we hit it off from the very beginning,” Tamra stated. “And then Shannon came in after that. So that kind of annoyed me,” the RHOC alum added.
Tamra also came for Shannon–again. Tamra previously called Shannon “a toxic manipulator.” She also claimed that Shannon stopped being friends with her when she left the franchise.
During an appearance on Watch What Happens Live, Shannon gave her take on the situation with Tamra. “It is not true, and I have text messages to show that,” Shannon said. “I just choose not to engage in the public.
“I’m like what the h***, where’s my friend. I don’t know, I don’t know what’s going to happen, who knows if we will ever talk again,” Tamra remarked on her podcast. “It’s been very hurtful to me,” she added.
TELL US- SHOULD TAMRA BE OFFENDED BY HEATHER’S RECOLLECTION OF MEETING SHANNON? SHOULD TAMRA STOP DISCUSSING RHOC?
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The cast is so chaotic, but I can’t stop watching. Each episode is better than the proceeding one. This Ring camera is biting everyone in the ass though. They’re catching everyone in one nefarious act after the other. DonJuan Clark couldn’t be any more eager to share it with Kandi Burruss either. He lives for the drama.
Why do all of them seem like the worst employees ever? None of them are even remotely invested in working there. Everyone’s far more focused on their side hustles. Good for them for recognizing the platform and using it, but do your damn jobs.
Shawndreca Robinson tells Torin Mitchell about Kandi and Todd Tucker learning what she said. She’s starting an investigation into who snitched to the bosses. However, instead, she could just own her bad behavior and be a better employee. Fat chance of that happening though.
Kandi says Patrick Dallas reminds her of her late brother in every way. That might be why she’s inclined to be more lenient when it comes to him. It’s the same for Melvin Jones. There’s a whole lot of nepotism taking place at the Old Lady Gang.
Patrick says he needs some nasty time. He wants whips and chains and everything. Okay, he’s related to Kandi. There’s some sort of kinky gene in their family tree or SOMETHING.
Patrick’s so mesmerized by Safari. She’s already making so many decisions in his life, and it’s a bit controlling. I get not wanting Shawndreca in his place. It’s his ex, so that makes sense. What doesn’t make sense though is making every single life choice through Safari now. He’s lost all sense of himself. His light has been snuffed out because she’s bogging down his spirit.
Kandi urges Patrick to have the party regardless of what Safari says. I’d assume he’s going to go with whatever Kandi says. She calls all the shots and is responsible for everyone’s newfound success. I’m sure Safari’s great and all, but Kandi’s putting that coin in his account.
DonJuan stops by the Tucker household with some incriminating ring footage. Yet again, another set of employees are caught by the cameras. The footage shows Brandon Black and Dom’unique Variety making out in the office.
You can’t be acting like that on the job. There’s no sense of professionalism. However, Brandon’s in a managerial position, so it’s not ethical for him to engage in it. Not cool. It was never going to end well.
DonJuan tells Kandi he’s concerned about Brian Redmond. There might be a relapse in his sobriety which could cause all sorts of issues. First and foremost, I hope Brian’s okay because it seemed like he worked quite hard to get to where he is today.
Todd suggests bottling their sauces from OLG and other items to sell. They’re trying to get OLG to take off, and I hope it happens. On top of that, Todd’s going to be entering the kitchen for the first time. After consistently persisting, it seems like Mama Joyce cracked him.
DonJuan’s trying to connect with Brian but he’s floored by Brian’s admission to drinking wine. DonJuan doesn’t like hearing that he drinks wine. It comes out that Brian’s also had tequila in the last month as well. Concerning.
At the end of the day, he’s in a much better place than he was before. He’s not drinking gallons of vodka or using cocaine anymore. DonJuan just wants to make sure Brian’s okay which is a new side to him. We never really saw that in the past on Atlanta.
Brian breaks my heart talking about how his sister shot herself in the head only three weeks prior. The fact that he went through such a traumatic ordeal and didn’t relapse is major. Don’t overlook that because it’s a big deal.
There’s been a lot of petty drama on this show so far. That’s fine and has its place. However, it’s nice to see real and raw moments like this. It’s powerful watching the emotions pour out of everyone while they discuss such heavy topics. These are the moments that could change the life of someone watching at home because so many deal with this.
I can’t listen to Patrick drag on and on about Safari anymore. He lets her walk all over him, and it’s exhausting. I’ll give her some credit though. The decorating she did for the apartment is quite nice. It’s such a zen space though.
To my shock, Patrick stands up for himself and tells Safari he’s having the housewarming party. He says he’s doing it no matter what. However, he also mentions there won’t be any surprises at the party. I’m guessing he headed Kandi’s advice and choice to leave Shawndreca off the guest list.
Safari is putting her foot down when it comes to Shawndreca. It’s not happening. She’s not allowed in that apartment for this housewarming. I have a feeling she’ll find a way to make it happen. I wouldn’t be surprised if she made a pop-up appearance to stir up trouble.
Shawndreca continues her investigation and asks Rashard Roles if he did it. She’s asking everyone. It’s incredibly awkward because we know that it was the FOOTAGE. She told on herself.
Shouldn’t she be more focused on not saying disparaging comments about the company anymore? That should be more of a primary focus. Rashard informs DonJuan about the investigation, so he’s going to spill the beans. He’s about to bring the receipts.
Shawndreca denies ever saying Kandi and Todd don’t care about OLG. DonJuan doesn’t stand for it though and brings out the receipts showing her saying everything. She saw the footage for herself and suddenly the amnesia is gone. DonJuan got her on this one. She’s the biggest hurdle facing the staff right now. Quite possibly the worst hostess ever because she gives no f**ks.
Aunt Bertha’s in charge of the kitchen for once. Lord help everyone in that establishment. She doesn’t put up with any tomfoolery or dumb ass bulls*it. She’s ready to write up everyone for everything. Even Kandi showed up late, and Aunt Bertha was threatening termination. She’s nobody’s punk because she will f**k you up.
Todd is not exactly suited for the operational part of the restaurant. The kitchen’s not his element. He’s serving cold mac n’ cheese because he has no clue what he’s doing. Nobody wants to see some cold food.
Neither Kandi nor Todd want to ever work in the kitchen again. It’s not their thing. They did what they had to do to prove a point, but they certainly have a lot more respect for the kitchen staff. It’s hard work, and I’m sure the pay isn’t nearly what they deserve.
Tell me Kandi’s not gifting her mother a butt lift. I can’t. Mama Joyce is about to leave this doctor’s office with a whole new ass. Watching her put on a disposable thong isn’t at all what I expected to see tonight. Why are they doing this to me?
I’ll give credit where it’s due though. Mama Joyce is 72 years old and has a BANGING body. That’s point-blank period. However, let’s skip the thongs this time.
THE WOMAN DOING THE BUTT LIFT IS PATRICK’S GIRLFRIEND SAFARI. It took me forever to make the connection.
Safari expresses to Kandi that Shawndreca doesn’t like her. That’s why she doesn’t want her at the party. She denies being controlling and says it’s more about respect. It’s not unreasonable for her not to want one of Patrick’s exes at the party. That seems like a fairly easy request to accommodate because she doesn’t need to be there.
Philip Frempong and DonJuan are going to have a conversation holding Brandon accountable for the video. As of now, he’s unaware of what happened. The footage is so damning.
DonJuan asks Brandon if he’s in a relationship with Dom, and he tells the truth. He understands where they’re coming from, and wants her to work in another location. Are you for real right now? The person that should be moving locations is HIM. He’s the one who needs to see his way out of this.
Brandon’s trying to come up with a solution that involves him keeping his spot. That doesn’t sound like it’s going to be possible. The only feasible solution here has to be him cutting things off with Dom. Kandi has other restaurants, so technically there are other options for him. We’ll see how Dom reacts to things.
Brandon shows up at Dom’s dance class which is a red flag. She doesn’t know why he’d be randomly showing up and asking her to step outside. She knows some shit’s about to go down.
Brandon wants her to leave OLG, so he can keep his manager position. It’s ridiculous. She feels like he’s dumping her, but he says they only have to watch how they conduct themselves. This sounds like an HR nightmare. What a mess.
TELL US – SHOULD BRANDON AND DOM’UNIQUE CALL IT QUITS? WAS DONJUAN GENUINELY CONCERNED FOR BRIAN? ARE YOU ENJOYING THIS SEASON OF KANDI AND THE GANG?
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