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Does Real Housewives of Dubai have anywhere to go from here? Bravo has stopped the show in its tracks. Its fate is almost entirely up in the air, but things aren’t looking good.
RHODubai was always a bit of a gamble on Bravo’s part. From its announcement, the show faced criticism. The Housewives franchises are arguably feminist media. Moreover, Bravo properties generally hold a special place in the hearts of LGBTQ+ viewers. As such, fans criticized the very premise of RHODubai.
Why would Bravo set a flagship franchise in a location with observable human rights issues? Unfortunately, it would seem the network’s gamble did not pay off. The Season 2 reunion went out with a fizzle rather than a bang in viewership. And at this point, a potential cast shakeup won’t be enough.
Bravo puts RHODubai on pause amid low ratings
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On November 7, Us Weekly reported that RHODubai was officially “on pause.” An insider told the outlet, “The cast was told a couple days ago.” As of right now, that’s about all there is to know. Us Weekly reached out to Bravo for comment with no response as of yet.
Those who have kept a close eye on RHODubai might have seen this coming. According to TV Deets, Season 1 performed moderately well with an average of 590,000 live viewers per episode. Unfortunately, Season 2 suffered a huge dip with about 291,000 average viewers per episode. Now, if the show is taking a hiatus, it probably means Peacock viewership isn’t much either.
We can compare Dubai to a show like Real Housewives of New York. As TV Deets reports, the Season 14 reboot averaged 506,000 viewers – even less than Dubai’s first season. However, Bravo reported that RHONY performed very well on Peacock. That said, RHONY Season 15 is currently performing more in line with RHODubai Season 2, which isn’t a great sign, even with Peacock.
Along with Dubai, Bravo recently announced pauses for Summer House: Martha’s Vineyard and Winter House. Still, a pause doesn’t mean the end. Dubai very well could come back down the line. But as it stands, fans perhaps shouldn’t get their hopes up.
Real Housewives of Dubai is streaming on Peacock.
TELL US – HOW DO YOU FEEL ABOUT DUBAI’S PAUSE? WHAT DO YOU THINK OF HOUSEWIVES SHOWS’ DWINDLING VIEWERSHIP?
It’s been over a week since Love Is Blind Season 7 concluded, but Nick Dorka is still stewing over his confrontation with Hannah Jiles. She put him on blast at the reunion, and now he’s working overtime to try to defend his honor. He really doesn’t want to be the villain of the season.
In his latest attempt at redemption, he doubled down on the stance he held at the Season 7 reunion. He swears he never called Hannah a “grenade.”
Did Nick blow the grenade whistle?
During the Season 7 Love Is Blind reunion, Hannah showed up ready to argue. She had a list of grievances to air out, and one of the most surprising was her accusation that he called her a “grenade” shortly after meeting her for the first time.
Now, we do have a hard time believing anyone is running around using the phrase “grenade” like they’re in a 2012 episode of Jersey Shore. However, Hannah swore up and down that Nick insulted her looks. All of the ladies of Season 7 backed her up, leaving Nick feeling ganged up on.
Nick explained, “I did tell Ramses [Prashad] and Garrett [Josemans] off-camera in guy talk [that] I was a little underwhelmed by how she looked.”
According to Nick, that “guy talk” wasn’t supposed to be repeated. However, we know that reality TV’s best moments are born from comments that were never supposed to be repeated. Nick learned that lesson the hard way, and in an interview with Us Weekly, Hannah revealed she actually learned about the “grenade” comment from Marissa George. That means that if anything, he should be mad at Ramses.
“[Marissa] was the one who told me about the grenade comment and the rating thing,” Hannah explained. “She had known in Mexico, but kept it from me for a while because she didn’t wanna hurt my feelings, which I totally understand.”
The notebook of red flags
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Outside of the grenade comment, Hannah also confronted Nick over a notebook she found where he listed out his 90-day vision. Hannah said that one of his goals was to become the “most famous” person to do Love Is Blind. He didn’t deny that, but he claimed it was taken out of context.
“I wanted to find someone on that journey,” Nick explained. “I want people to like us as a couple and thrive that way.”
According to Nick, his notebook was just him “messing around” so it shouldn’t have been weaponized against him. He said the real red flag in that situation was the fact that Hannah went through his stuff. He said it felt like an “invasion of privacy.”
“Why are you going through my damn notebook? That’s not cool,” Nick said. “I don’t want a partner going to pick up my phone, type in my password and go through it. That’s not who I am.”
Since Hannah has been battling Love Is Blind trolls ever since the first episode dropped, Nick theorized that she tried attacking him at the reunion to try to win back some cool points.
“Maybe she got a bad edit or she needed to save face and she wanted to get at me even more,” Nick speculated. “There was no point in bringing it up because that was before I met [her.]”
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Elections have consequences—even in House of Villains. In this week’s episode, we faced the aftermath of Larsa winning the popular vote in last week’s Battle Royale Challenge. She became the Supervillain of the Week, and her first act? She nominated Camilla, Victoria, and Teresa for the Hit List.
Not only did Larsa betray her fellow Real Housewife, but it was the final nail in the coffin of her friendship with Victoria. Now, they’re officially frenemies, and that’s a dangerous place to be with a Housewife. Let’s dive into the details of House of Villains Season 2, Episode 6, “Welcome to NY, New Jersey!”
What happened in House of Villains Season 2, Episode 6?
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With the help of an extra-special guest, the villains on the Hit List competed in a Redemption Challenge to keep their spot in the competition. Meanwhile, New York had another psychic vision that left her no choice but to confront Teresa. By the end of the episode, another villain got kicked out of the competition. Plus, Mr. Pecactular oiled up his body and squeezed into a speedo for the Banishment Ceremony. Truly, there was something for everyone in this episode.
Of course, everyone was freaking the hell out over Larsa’s weird choices for the Hit List, but there was hardly any time to panic. They had a Redemption Challenge that sent them back to high school. That’s even scarier than being up for banishment!
The villains ventured to a high school, where none other than Tori Spelling came emerging in a sexy schoolteacher outfit to introduce the challenge. It was good to see her taking a break from battling the mold in her house to do something fun like House of Villains. Slay, Tori!
This week’s Redemption Challenge was called Erase to Escape, and Tori explained that her school had been “vandalized.” The names of a bunch of villains, past and present, were stamped all over the walls, lockers, bathroom stalls, and everywhere else you could imagine. Each villain had their name listed 85 times, and the three, at-risk villains had to race to erase their names the fastest. The first villain to erase all 85 names would win safety from elimination.
Once the villains got started, it became clear that this would be a very tedious challenge. It became particularly challenging for Teresa, who revealed that she struggles with her eyesight. In a confessional, she said she wanted to get “Lasiks” before coming into the House of Villians. She didn’t have time, and it cost her the challenge.
While Teresa blundered through the challenge, Camilla and Victoria stayed neck in neck. It all came down to one final name they had to find. Victoria managed to find hers the fastest, and she got erased from the Hit List.
Campaigning to stay alive
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After the Redemption Challenge, the villains immediately started discussing their plans for elimination. Wes and his cult were immediately ready to throw Camilla to the wolves, primarily as revenge for putting him on the Hit List.
With that in mind, Kandy and Camilla immediately went to work to try to secure votes. They already sacrificed Richard by voting with the majority of the house. Now, the numbers are even more stacked against them.
When campaigning with the other villains, Camilla tried to explain to them just how badly she actually needed the $200,000 compared to Teresa. That’s life-changing money for Camilla, whereas Teresa has been on The Real Housewives of New Jersey for over ten years. She doesn’t need it nearly as badly.
Meanwhile, Larsa was going around the lair warning everyone “not to vote against the house.” She also bizarrely tried to claim that Teresa needed the money just as much as Camilla because she was “raising four daughters” and having to pay off Joe Giudice’s legal debts. It’s a ridiculous argument from a deeply unserious player.
Another psychic vision rattles the house
Elsewhere in the House of Villains lair, we learned that Tiffany had another psychic vision. This time, she saw a vision of herself getting banished from the game. She told Victoria that she only had three days left in the game.
When Victoria heard that information, she “panicked” because Teresa had mentioned wanting to target New York if she survived banishment and won Supervillain of the Week. A self-proclaimed “slut for a psychic,” Victoria decided to tell Tiffany that Tre was coming for her. That teed up the clash of the reality TV titans we’ve been waiting for.
Armed with nothing but psychic visions and secondhand knowledge, Tiffany went straight up to Teresa and said, “You know what? F-ck you, Teresa. You bitch! You coming for me? You’re coming for New York?”
New York takes on New Jersey
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It took a moment for Teresa to activate her Real Housewives of New Jersey mode, but once she did, it was glorious. She and New York went toe-to-toe in an argument sent straight from reality TV heaven.
During their back-and-forth, Tiffany took a shot at Tre’s beloved Luis Ruelas. He had been sending Teresa love notes the entire time they were filming, and that day, he sent her a giant bouquet of roses.
“You know why Luis really sent those roses? It’s because he’s guilty, bitch,” Tiffany argued. “He’s been f-cking around, and each one of these roses represents how many times she’s cheated on your ass since you’ve been here.”
Somewhere in New Jersey, Margaret Josephs is sipping an iced coffee and cackling at all of this. New York really let Teresa have it.
The battle continued, with Teresa accusing New York of being jealous of the roses she got from Luis. Tersa said the word “jealous” in this episode just as many times as Larsa mentioned The Traitors. It was a lot.
Once the two went to their separate corners, Teresa realized that her strongest allies in the house were the men. She went downstairs and told each of them, “You’re a fresh of breath air.”
Who went home this week on House of Villains?
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New York blowing up on Teresa seemed like it should have sealed one more vote for Teresa to get the boot. Right before the banishment ceremony, Safaree also told Camilla that he’d vote for her to say. That meant that Jessie, in his wrestling gear, should have been the deciding vote on whether to eliminate Camilla or Teresa. Right? Wrong.
At the Banishment Ceremony, Joel announced that with a vote of 4-2, Camilla from Bad Girls Club became the third villain eliminated from House of Villains Season 2. Like a true Bad Girl, she threw up two middle fingers before getting flipped out of the competition.
“I think I was eliminated because I put Wes up, Camilla theorized in an exit interview. “He’s a bitch and he’s a sore loser. He felt threatened. I am a threat. I’m glad I put his ass up.”
Camilla also had some parting words for Safaree, who seemingly lied to her face about trying to keep her in the house. Either he lied, or someone else did a last-minute switch-up. Regardless, Camilla made her thoughts on him very clear.
She continued, “And Safree, you let a redhead control your game? F-ck you, Safaree.”
Season 2 of House of Villains continues on E!, Thursday nights at 10/9c.
TELL US – WHAT DID YOU THINK OF HOUSE OF VILLAINS SEASON 2, EPISODE 6? WERE YOU SURPRISED AT HOW TERESA HANDLED NEW YORK? DO YOU THINK THE VILLAINS MADE THE WRONG DECISION BY BANISHING CAMILLA?
Welcome to the recap for Real Housewives of Orange County Season 18, Episode 18, “Reunion Part 1.” Last week, the women of the OC made sure to celebrate Jenn on her surprise yet not-so-surprise engagement to Ryan. In between the festivities, Heather tried to talk to Kate, but to no avail. Shannon shunned Katie’s husband, Matt, when she mistook his kindness for aggression.
What happened on Real Housewives of Orange County Season 18, Episode 18?
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The Real Housewives of Orange County reunion came in hot. Whether it was due to their metallic-themed gowns or just having the Midas touch this season, the ladies all wanted to be heard. Shannon and Tamra tried (yelled) to hash out their season-long conflict. Each shared their own version of events. But neither was heard in the heat of the battle. Heather once again tries to confront Katie, and Jenn is finally placed in the hot seat.
Tamra didn’t yell once on the Real Housewives of Orange County reunion (so far)
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After the formalities were out of the way, Shannon and Tamra wasted no time in butting heads. The Real for Real owner explained that the pair could never form a true friendship after Tamra came back into the fold. Even though I think Tamra was trying to extend an olive branch, all Shannon could muster up to say was, “A lot of open wounds here,” as she pointed to herself. But that was the theme of Season 18, wasn’t it? Both have not spoken since the finale. Shannon shared she “doesn’t use alcohol to cope.” But Tammy Sue disagreed, noting she still felt her former friend had an unhealthy relationship with alcohol.
I must admit that Tamra sat on the couch as cool as a cucumber as Shannon tried to call out her bad behavior. Shannon’s monologue was great: “I went to a place for 30 days. And you had the audacity at Gina’s dinner to say ‘Lies. Lies. Lies.’” But Tamra came with the tea and noted, “Because you called me drunk several times after that. That’s why. One time, you called me drunk and went off like a crazy woman on me. Then you called me back ten minutes later and had the same conversation with me.”
Oh, if Shannon’s voice isn’t a meme in the morning, we’ve done something wrong. By the first commercial break, the two were in a stalemate, with Tamra doubling down that Shannon had drank during her time in treatment.
Katie and Heather’s fighting was just par for the course
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While I was hoping to get a bit more information on Katie’s upcoming Korea trip, instead, viewers had to listen to three different renditions of how Heather snubbed the newbie at Sutton’s party. Mostly everyone agreed that the incident never happened because Heather would have been an idiot to do that, and she isn’t “a moron.” I don’t think I’ve ever seen Heather so passionate about something.
She bluntly told Katie, “It was weird. I was very interested in meeting you. Nothing about you adds up. I think there is a story for everything. And I think you have absolutely no credibility.” Katie didn’t stand a chance as she faltered on her comebacks. Heather quickly quipped, “By the way, falsely accusing people is kind of your thing,” hinting at a lawsuit filed by Sidnei Silva accusing her of reporting a fake crime.
Jenn had to answer the hard questions at the Real Housewives of Orange County reunion
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Sadly, Jenn still very much looked like a deer in the headlights as Andy tried to softball her questions about Ryan. For the yogi, that “day was hard. And I felt like Ryan went one way, and I went another way.” But not once did she think of ending her engagement. I mean, where would she live? Jenn’s version of events was confusing as she shared the FBI talking to Ryan happened seven months before the party. Jennifer revealed Ryan had two Zoom calls with the bureau.
Jenn didn’t appreciate how Tamra insinuated Ryan was the one in trouble. Thank God for Emily, who at least dumbs it down for viewers and Jenn. The lawyer insinuated that Ryan was involved after Jenn said he was innocent. Em stated, “That’s not true. I’m telling you everything I’ve read, he is involved. And for order to him to have immunity, he testifies.” When Andy asked how Ryan would have been given immunity, Emily said, “I think he is giving them information about Matt so they can prosecute.”
Jenn questioned Emily’s research, saying, “I don’t know where everyone gets that.” But Emily was done with the charade and clapped back, “Before I’m an attorney, and that’s how it works.: Naturally, Emily got the last word, telling Jenn, “You always do this Tammy Wynette Stand by Your Man thing. And sometimes, you just need to be accountable. ”
Ramses Prashad is not feeling anything but happiness for his Love Is Blind ex-fiancée Marissa George’s new relationship. He hopes for nothing but the best for her and her new mystery man.
Ramses shared that he knew she was dating someone even before the social media launch and was thrilled she had met someone who could make her happy.
Love Is Blind’s Ramses Prashad is sending good vibes his ex-fiancée’s way
“I was aware she was dating someone,” Rases shared on the The Viall Files podcast. “She’s been dating him for the last few months or earlier in the year, and yeah, I’m happy for her. If it’s someone that can embrace her for who she is and she’s happy, then that’s great!”
Because he knew already, Ramses said that Marissa’s hard launch didn’t “catch him off-guard.”
Marissa teased her new boyfriend, although she hasn’t revealed his name yet. She posted footage of the two of them dancing together on Halloween with the caption, “Life has a funny way of surprising you. I never expected to fall in love again, let alone with someone who embraces all my energy and flaws.”
She added, ‘When we first met, I asked him if I was too much. He looked at me, confused, and said, ‘What do you mean?’ I simply said ‘Never mind,’ and from that moment on, I never questioned my energy again.”
So all’s well that ends well. Ramses admitted to being unable to be who she needed. The pair split up during Love Is Blind Season 7 and it was painfully obvious the pair weren’t well suited.
Now it looks like she’s found someone who can be what she needs. “It’s going very well,” Marissa shared about her new relationship.
As for Ramses, he’s also moved on as well. And him and Marissa? They don’t keep in touch. “She texted me once after the reunion but it went from we’re pretty friendly now to nothing there. That’s fine. I really do want her to move on,” he shared.
Welcome to the Real Housewives of Salt Lake City Season 5, Episode 8 recap. Last week, Justin and John still had issues after getting pulled into the women’s fight at Angie’s anniversary party, but Justin refused when John asked him to apologize to Lisa. Angie questioned Heather’s loyalty. Bronwyn invited Heather to her home to try to repair their relationship before the girls’ trip, but it went left. Keep reading to see exactly what went down in the RHOSLC Season 5, Episode 8: “The Desert and the Deserted.”
What happened on Real Housewives of Salt Lake City Season 5, Episode 8?
In this week’s episode, Bronwyn and Todd host a couples’ weekend in Palm Springs, but Todd warns her ahead of time that he won’t put up with any bullsh*t. Bronwyn is hurt that Meredith and Lisa take Heather’s side in their fight, without listening to Bronwyn’s account of what happened. When Lisa decides to check in with Heather while they’re all in the hot tub, Bronwyn is annoyed. As the bickering escalates, Todd reminds Bronwyn that he won’t put up with this nonsense. Todd tells John that either Lisa stops the fighting or they have to go. Here are some of the highlights from RHOSLC Season 5, Episode 8.
Heather reports her fight with Bronwyn to Frick and Frack Meredith and Lisa
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Meredith and Lisa are getting massages at a Park City resort. Heather meets up with them to spill the tea about her disastrous visit to Bronwyn’s house.
“This morning, Bronwyn invited me over to her house,” Heather says. “I assumed, it was because she wanted to make up … but, I was invited for her to tell me how I’m a sh*tty person.”
“She basically told me that she has this group trip planned,” she continues, “and she was gonna wait and see whether she was going to include me or not.”
Heather recalls that Bronwyn apologized for some things, but then asked, “Now, what would you like to apologize to me for?”
“It was weird,” Heather concludes. “We were going around in circles, not getting anywhere, so I grabbed my stuff, and I left.”
In addition to Heather’s issues with Bronwyn and Lisa’s issues with Justin and Whitney, Meredith has issues with Shawn, Angie’s husband. He accused Meredith of using her son Brooks “as a pawn to deflect from her own wrongdoings.” Wow. The kids are off limits, Shawn. Ask your wife about that.
They all agree that it’s not a good time for Heather to get on a PJ with Bronwyn. As Lisa considers flying commercial, Meredith comments, “A quick little jaunt to Palm Springs sounds more like it might be … a living Hell.”
The Real Housewives of Salt Lake City ladies take a PJ to Palm Springs
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Over at Bronwyn’s house, she and three of her six dogs are wearing matching pajamas. I’m not sure whether that’s cute or kind of weird. She’s on the phone with her hubby, Todd, who’s in Korea, and tells him Mary isn’t coming on the trip to Palm Springs. Typical. Why is she even on this show? All she does is fight with everyone anyway.
Todd will fly back just in time to jet off to Palm Springs. He warns Bronwyn, “I really don’t want to have a weekend of drama with these people … We’ll see, I guess.”
Meanwhile, over at Lisa and John’s, they’re packing for the trip. Lisa says that Justin “still owes me an apology.” Actually, Lisa is the one who started the fight when she got in his face and yelled, “How do you put up with her, Justin? Your wife is a liar.” Can production roll the tape, please?
Wow. The PJ Bronwyn rented is huge! “Ladies and gentlemen, welcome aboard Bronwyn Air,” the socialite interviews in her best flight attendant voice. “Please make sure all of your luxury carry-on items are safely stowed, although I doubt some of the baggage you ladies are carrying will fit in the overhead compartment.” She also advises the ladies not to sit near anyone they’re “currently feuding with.”
The women are a house divided
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In Palm Springs, Bronwyn’s talking about how awkward it was on the PJ. “I’m incredibly hurt by my conversation with Lisa and Meredith from the plane,” she interviews. “I don’t know why they weren’t open to hearing my side of [the fight with Heather] … If you agree with Heather that I’m two-faced and bitchy and Todd’s too stupid to realize I’m a gold-digger, why the f*ck are you here?”
The house the group is staying in goes for $20,000 a night. Wow. It had better be really nice … and it is. Everyone declares it beautiful, except for Meredith’s husband Seth, who only wants a bathtub for his wife. But there are no tubs in the house. Really? You’d think they’d have at least one. That might be a problem.
Bronwyn realizes that Lisa is avoiding her, which is not okay since she’s the hostess and paying for this trip.
Whitney knows how “incredibly awkward” it is with everybody so divided (sounds familiar), but she knows they need to play nice for their hosts’ sake. She confides in Bronwyn that John wants Justin to apologize to Lisa, but they don’t think he owes her an apology. “She should apologize to my husband,” Whitney says.
Bronwyn says the obvious in a confessional: “If Lisa were to give Justin an apology, first she’d have to admit she was wrong.” Yeah, I don’t see that happening anytime soon.
Lisa decides to call Heather and check in from Palm Springs on Real Housewives of Salt Lake City
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All the ladies are in the hot tub, while the men are in the pool. Angie brings out some Vida Tequila shots to get the party started. Lisa brings up Heather and they all wish she were here. Whitney says Bronwyn invited her over to work things out, but it didn’t go well.
Lisa says, “That’s not the story I heard.” So Lisa decides to get Heather on the phone and see what she has to say.
“Look, I do miss Heather,” Angie interviews, “but I’m not dumb enough to pick up the phone and call her on a trip that Bronwyn is hostessing.” Excellent point, Angie.
“It’s a double standard,” Angie continues. “If you had called Lisa’s mortal enemy, you’d be in the pool right now.”
When Bronwyn hears them talking to Heather, she rushes over to the hot tub. “Why are we doing this right now?” she asks. Bronwyn’s furious.
“Feels a little weird that I went to the bathroom, and you guys called Heather,” she says. “I invited Heather with the intention … to fix it with her so that Heather could come [on the trip]. It feels a little shady to call her and be all, ‘We miss you!’”
Bronwyn’s offended that everyone’s taking Heather’s side. She claims that she’s a loyal friend to Lisa and would never just jump to someone’s defense without hearing both sides.
“I did recently go on a hike where Lisa was poorly talked about, and I defended her,” she adds. “So you’d think if I wasn’t owed loyalty, I’d probably have bought it by now with this trip I’m taking her on.”
The girls’ fight escalates and Todd is annoyed
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As the bickering gets louder, the men start to take note. While John, Seth, and Justin know better than to get involved in the “women’s business,” this is new to Todd, and he’s not okay with it.
“This is really stupid,” he observes. “I don’t like it.”
Bronwyn explains that it’s okay to listen to Heather’s feelings, but they need to consider her feelings too. She wants to be friends with Heather. But she thinks they’re holding her to a higher standard than they are Heather.
In typical Lisa fashion, she tells Meredith and Angie, “This is just amazing. I didn’t do anything wrong, so I don’t feel even a little bit bad … [They’ll] work it out, and everyone can apologize to me.”
Being the good little soldier she is, Whitney follows Bronwyn into the house, “Just wanted to make sure you’re okay.”
Bronwyn says, “I just need a little break from that insanity.”
She says that Lisa needs to admit that Heather was wrong and it was wrong for her and Meredith to call Heather to stir things up again. She feels they didn’t defend her character when Heather told them what happened.
Though she’s concerned about Bronwyn, Whitney doesn’t know who’s in the wrong, so she doesn’t want to get in the middle. But she can see that Bronwyn’s hurt that Lisa’s defending Heather. She thinks Lisa should stay out of it, and let Heather and Bronwyn work things out.
“Here’s the problem,” Bronwyn tells Whitney. “Not only is Lisa blindly loyal to Heather … but Lisa is a big part of some stuff that’s going on with my family right now, she knows things are hard for me, she has not checked in on me.”
Todd lays down the law with a machete, not a Nerf gun
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When Todd comes to check on his wife, Whitney excuses herself. “I told you I wasn’t going to deal with this with these people,” he says. “Either I can leave, or they can leave.”
“I’ll just tell John and Lisa they can leave,” he decides. “We’ll give them some money, get ‘em a car, and they can leave.”
“Maybe I should tell them, cause I’m nicer than you,” she says tearfully.
“Todd can be an asshole,” she interviews. “But in this case, he’s kind of my knight-in-shining asshole … He’s riding into battle for me. I appreciate Todd coming to my rescue, but I would like him to do it with a Nerf gun, not a machete.”
“I’m not sitting through this all weekend,” he insists. “This is bullsh*t.” Todd reminds me of my husband. He wouldn’t put up with the BS either.
Todd returns outside, where John’s sitting in a deck chair. “All right, dude,” he says. “This is out of control … I told Bronwyn, I wasn’t coming to spend the weekend sitting through a bunch of arguments … Lisa’s gotta stop, or you guys gotta go.”
John’s stunned, but he says he’ll go talk to his wife. I don’t see her backing down. Buh-bye, John and Lisa!
Even though Monica Garcia is no longer on The Real Housewives of Salt Lake City, she’s still catching our attention. The villain of Season 4 was involved in a lawsuit against Heather Gay and her Beauty Lab. She has been fighting for months, but the verdict is in, and Monica has been ordered to pay up.
Monica Garcia has lost her case with Heather Gay’s Beauty Lab
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After failing to pay for her lip injections, Monica has been ordered to pony up and pay Beauty Lab $35,000.
The US Sun reported that the lawsuit, which had been going on for over a year, had finally been settled. In October 2024, Heather’s spa filed a proposed judgment with a Salt Lake City court. The documents were approved and signed off on November 4, 2024. The paperwork shows that the judgment was in favor of Beauty Lab for a total of $35,853.60.
The amount in question included the “principal amount that the company initially sued for in August 2023, $2,000, plus pre-judgment interest at 18 percent per year (from February 2020 until October 2024). The interest totals $1,683.62.”
To add insult to injury, Monica was also charged a $15 late fee, and $604.98 for costs and fees associated with the lawsuit. The former Bravoleb was also told she would have to pay Beauty Lab’s attorney fees, which added up to $31,550.
In addition, Heather’s spa can collect post-judgment interest at the rate of 18 percent annually until the judgment is fully paid off. The ruling added that the “Plaintiff is entitled to recover all future collection costs, court costs, and attorney’s fees incurred in enforcing and collecting this judgment.”
Upon hearing the verdict, Monica’s lawyer, Larry Reed, told the outlet, “An appeal will be filed. We are confident.”
TELL US – DO YOU THINK THE VERDICT AGAINST MONICA IS FAIR?
Well, that happened. I’ll avoid getting into my personal opinions, but now more than ever, I wish we had Dorinda Medley and Carole Radziwill at the helm talking us down off a ledge. Both Bravo stars made their political stance very clear during their time on Real Housewives of New York. If all else failed, Dorinda and Carole would stand by the facts and try their best to move forward in a positive light.
Carole Radziwill threw an election party that ended in Democratic disaster
In 2016, most Americans were pretty convinced that Hilary Clinton would win the presidential campaign. No one gave a former reality TV star and now felon a second thought. For most of the season, Carole had made sure to voice her opinion, especially to co-stars like Ramona Singer, who didn’t seem to understand what was at stake.
The episode was traumatic as Carole and viewers finally learned the result, and it wasn’t good for Democrats. No amount of “I’m with her” chants seemed to help Carole’s broken heart. At the time, Carole noted, “This is unthinkable. It’s like I don’t even live in the same country. I came into this night thinking it’s going to be a celebration. Right now, I just can’t believe what is happening … I’m just dumbfounded.”
But just because the Dems lost didn’t mean Carole would fall back into the shadows. The journalist made sure to continue sharing facts about Hilary and Donald. She railed against the machine and didn’t pretend to support a president she had no faith in. If she were commentating on this week’s results, I know she would be hitting viewers with hard facts and shaking her head. I’m right there with ya, Carole.
Dorinda Medley takes on anti-vaxxers
Dorinda will never host Vicki Gunvalson again at Bluestone Manor, and for good reason. The OG of the OC has been vocal about her Republican support in the past. When the worldwide pandemic hit, Vicki complained about being unable to get her hair done. The mother of two also spread misinformation about the vaccine. Thankfully, Dorinda wasn’t having any of that nonsense when she hosted the Real Housewives Ultimate Girls Trip. Three weeks before filming, Vicki contracted COVID-19. She carelessly told the women, “I was so happy I got it, oh my god, it was the best thing ever.”
Vicki added, “There has to be an end to this booster, this, this, this … don’t even get me started. It’s a rabbit hole I will go down. Follow the money, baby, follow the money!” The hostess with the mostess had enough as she shamed Vicki for her careless attitude in regard to people dying. Dorinda noted, “Vaccination is not politics! Be intelligent enough to separate science from politics.” Dorinda’s emotions bubbled to the top as she added “I don’t know, you’re not sounding intelligent right now, that’s scary! My friend died from not being vaccinated.”
Dorinda and Carole are the election night duo America needs
Call it what you want; yelling, fact spewing, or emotion but Dorinda and Carole are passionate that the United States and women don’t get screwed in the process of voting for the next president.
Carole has not been quiet on this election eve as she has shared multiple Instagram Stories showing how Trump claimed that refugees were eating dogs and cats in Ohio. Carole has also kept her day full by calling residents in swing states and encouraging them to vote. Dorinda has also been active. She has encouraged her followers to vote. Dorinda told followers it is “so important that you vote today. It’s a privilege to use your voice.”
But perhaps Carole summed it up best, writing, “We can’t have our country run by an obese 80-year-old man in clear cognitive decline with seething rage against women and minorities who has committed numerous crimes in three different states and called for the assassination of his political opponents. Come on. You know I’m on the right side of history.” She ended, “Even Nixon knew when to bow out. Looking back, Nixon was a hero. Reagan was inspiring. Bush 41 was intelligent. What happened to the Republican party?”
We’re about to find out.
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