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I have to say, I find the Whoopi hate really weird, and it seems to have amped up here since MyFather left. She’s had her moments of annoyance (I’m glad she KIND OF pulled back on the visibly bored attitude when talking about topics she wasn’t interested in), you can’t deny her accomplishments. She’s the first Black EGOT, has been a part of tons of amazing movies, Broadway shows, productions, has had a long successful A-list career, and has done it all while being an outspoken, unapologetic, dark skinned Black woman with loc’d hair and “un-Hollywood” looks. Why shouldn’t that be acknowledged? Especially with so many Hollywood people in her age bracket that we’ve watched for decades passing away. And she still seems humbled by it all and not fishing for it. She looked moved to tears by Tracie’s words and the standing ovation from TCP cast. TCP especially because it feels like she’s been left out of the conversation and promo for the movie (I have my thoughts for the reasoning behind that, but it might be off topic). Which is wild because she played the lead role and it was her breakout performance. Give people their flowers while they’re alive, is all I’m saying. Also, as much as she deserves the vitriol, side-mentioning MyFather is weird at this point too. Yes she’s an awful person, and was awful while she was there, but she’s long gone and I think Alyssa is doing a great job and actually has the experience to speak on politics. Jessica Chastain is so stunningly beautiful you almost have to look the other way. I loved what she had to say about the Robin Williams scholarship. I really love hearing “coming up” stories in general, and hearing about people who paid their dues and worked on their craft. It’s refreshing in a world where you just seem to get famous for existing or being flat out ridiculous. The Christmas show is always my favorite. It really seems like a time where they’re all having fun.

Yeah, I was initially excited this show was back, but after these first few episodes? Meh. Even Gordon seems over it. He's had like four shows airing at once this year so just he may be exhausted LOL. But all of these restaurants so far seem to be either a family member taking over an already established business, when they really don't want to (the diner and the Haitian restaurant) and people opening restaurants out of pure vanity and not realizing how hard thar business is (the Guido and culinary gangster restaurants). No one who is passionate about food and had a dream of opening a restaurant or anything. And im sorry...in a post Covid world, with renewed regulations, and the hospitality world already struggling with elevated food costs, there is NO reason why a kitchen and walk in to be so disgusting, overloaded with food. I read up thread that he stopped doing KN originally because he was frustrated that he would help them, and people would revert right back their old ways and blame him when the restaurant finally went under (when the reality is, these places are already so deep in the red financially, they're probably about to close anyway). I wouldn't blame him if he refused to sign on to do it again after this season, because it's the same nonsense again. Also, I know cussing out these idiots is part of his brand and I know it's hyped up for American audiences (because he is NOT like that on his UK shows) but frankly I'm over that aspect of his shows too, and again, it seems he might be too. It's just...a lot. I'm rewatching his show from a few years ago "Gordon Ramsay Uncharted" and he's funny and engaged and really seems to be enjoying himself, because he's actually cooking with other established chefs, self taught and formally trained. If anything, I would love for this show to come back. I know COVID made it come to an end kind of abruptly, but now that travel restrictions have mostly been lifted, why not.

So agree with this. I liked Mina the first 3ish seasons, when the renovations were in smaller houses and were more comfortable and functional, and stayed somewhat close to the character of the house. Then everything got bigger and grayer and more outrageous. And then more news started coming out about them not paying contractors and artists featured on the show, the lead paint issue, and now her very publicly bashing her family when not one of them have said a word about her...yeah, that down to earth vibe has faded. I've always found Karen annoying...some of her crafts were cool but then they got more ridiculous and less functional, and you could tell the potential buyers that would come for viewings felt the same way. And ugh on "the boys," Austin was the only one I liked. I remember one episode when Tad flung a window outside and it shattered, and all I could think of is "whomever buys that house is going to be picking up glass for years." Just reckless for no reason.

OMG this! I thought her first house was adorable, this "dream" home is obnoxious. I live in an urban area like Indy, where the houses are close together, and I know something that size is absolutely engulfing the surrounding houses in shadows and blocking any type of views they may have had. Her neighbors must hate her for that. I know she pushed any city ordinance to the limit to build it, and it's so out of character for a neighborhood like that. As for everything else...yeah, I think the writing has been on the wall for a while. She recently said that she doesn't have an steady income anymore since the show is ending. She said half of their rental properties are empty, and she can't flip houses as quickly as before, and her husband's business doesn't bring anything steady. God knows if Charlotte Hall is bringing in any income (people are not spending crazy amounts of money on weddings and other big events and venues anymore post COVID and inflation) and now D-Co is closing. I know is Indy is cracking down on these developers flipping houses and selling them for triple and making it more unaffordable, and at the end of the day, that's exactly what Mina is. But I'm truly not sure about her business acumen, because it seems like she's been throwing things at the wall and hoping something sticks, and really didnt consider that the show would end. That maybe she would reach some sort of Chip and Joanna level. I know Good Bones is a popular show, but that Magnolia fanbase is rabid. That being said, I hope she figures it out. The whole situation with her family I think is a classic case of they weren't as close as they portrayed on TV. She's been very open on her podcast about her family dynamic, upbringing, past drama with her parents and siblings, etc and it completely contradicts the "We're all family and we LOVE working together!" image that comes off on the show. I applaud her for being honest but I would imagine her family hasn't been too happy with her airing out all of their issues on such a public forum. Combine that with just the stress of working together, blurring the lines between boss and sister/daughter , there's a lot of resentment.

Exactly this...I listened to some of the podcast, and it sounds like it wasn't her decision for the show to end (8 seasons is a good run though). And even though she has said the show doesn't pay a lot, the loss of that steady income probably led to her decision of taking on this new design position. I think Two Chicks has been struggling for a while now. The past few years she seemed to be throwing whatever she could at the wall and hoping it would stick, plus the endless amount of selling/influencer stuff on her IG. People are struggling to stay afloat in the homes they're in now, let alone buying new homes, so she's probably struggling in flipping these reno houses quickly. She's also expressed how much of a strain the show and the business has had on her immediate and extended family. So yeah...she's giving up the "freedom" of being an entrepreneur, but gaining stability and work/life balance. I'm seeing a lot of fairly recent entrepreneurs pivoting back to corporate work for this reason. I don't think I'll be watching this season...I kind of gave up on it after she had Charlie and it became just like every other phony reality show...but I've always liked her and I'm sure she'll be fine going forward.

Mina is very active on IG, here's some gems she's covered that I found interesting: -They're getting all of their ducks in a row for this current lawsuit. And they are currently being sued by two other contractors for nonpayment. She basically said if they do the work they get paid, and there's sexism behind the lawsuits. -Niether Tad nor Kelsey (her younger sister) work for Two Chicks anymore and haven't for a while. Tad comes in once in a while to do demo, and with Kelsey, they decided that the working relationship was a strain on their actual relationship, so they decided to go back to being sisters. -Her niece Bean aka Julia's mother aka her half sister aka Tad's full sister has struggled with addiction on and off for years, and her niece lived with her and Steve because she temporarily lost custody. -Tad actually posted this on his IG, but his mother actually struggled with addiction as well, and passed away from an overdose, which he didn't find out about until he was older. -Mina and Karen have had a very up and down relationship for a long time, and they actually did not speak for over a a year whole she was in college. -Mina often posts memes about difficult family relationships and healing from childhood trauma, but hasn't really elaborated on it. I always find stuff like this interesting because HGTV and reality shows in general make everything so rosy and perfect on TV (other than the manufactured drama) but behind the scenes there's more "normal" situations going on, because let's face it, there are very few families like the Cleavers. I also admire her transparency on social media, and her personality is more genuine there than on the recent seasons of the show. That's why I love earlier seasons of shows like this...they are the most authentic, before those network checks and producer plots start rolling in.

She’s changed her Insta bio too, from “blonde Republican, View co-host, rabble rouser” whatever to just “live free” or something with the US flag and a cactus. She has absolutely no self-awareness so I wouldn’t be surprised if she had no idea how much backlash her behavior would get her on a daily basis. 90% of the time anything that’s written about her or if she’s trending, it’s negative. And no, I don’t believe it’s grief or mental health issues, and it’s a sorry excuse to put her nastiness on that. I truly think she’s always been a brat, and is being taken to task for the first time in her life and she has no idea how to handle it. The grief gravy train has left the station, and people see right through her, and that bothers her.

😂😂😂 yeah, I’d be really, really surprised if either of them sell their houses. The Gorga house is still on the market and has been for over a year. As far as McMansions go, I do like Melissa’s better than Tre’s, but the mortgage and upkeep has got to be uber expensive on both. A pool isn’t going to help either. Summer comes and goes in a blink here in the Northeast, so you use it maybe 2 months tops. It’s covered and maintained the rest of the year, which is expensive in itself. Pools are probably a bigger selling point in warmer states, not here in NJ, when you can go to the shore or community pools instead 🤷🏻‍♀️

I never thought about this! If she’s out next week I could guarantee that this was the case. Of course, Ana might have been the one to initiate this and totally refused to work with her, but from what I’ve seen, McCain doesn’t get to her and she’s not afraid to call her out without breaking a sweat. And if Ana’s mere presence every Friday keeps the McStain away, I’ll take it. The show flows SO much better without her and I don’t know why ABC doesn’t see that. I think the only way she’ll be booted from the show is if she says something EXTREMELY problematic, and with hubby writing her blue cards, it’s only a matter of time.

Okay, that asshole on a high horse family crest for the Manzos is by far the funniest thing I’ve heard today, and so damn accurate 😂😂😂 they truly have acted so “above it all” since the first season. That said, I do have to respect Caroline. She’s been consistent with everything she’s said over the seasons, and she also said the only reason she stayed on the show was to make sure her kids were set up financially, and once they were, she left. As snooty as they come off as, they truly do seem to love each other and be a close knit family, and have stayed far from most things Bravo-related since they left. Also, all that water department stuff aside, Al Manzo seemed to be the only Hohusband that had an actual job. I live in North Jersey and I hear of at least one or two events a month being held at the Brownstone, so it must be doing okay. Deep down inside, I think the core of Teresa’s issues with Caroline and the Manzos is that she has the life that Teresa wanted, but bigger and flashier, but the money wasn’t coming faster or abundantly enough. So here we are. As for the others, I’m waiting for the other show to drop for them. The Guidices are not the only grifters on that show, the others are just smart enough to keep it quiet. The Gorgas are next on my list, because they have come dangerously close to being as flashy as the Guidices. Someone is going to figure out that grift sooner or later.

SO MUCH THIS. This is really what bugs me more than anything. That regardless of jail time, being convicted felons, and the fact that all the people that they ripped off will never see that money again, she (they?) still get to live in the lap of luxury in that giant mansion, drive expensive cars, live comfortably with no financial woes, and get a nice hefty check from Bravo. Then again with all that so called luxury, I have to say that I'd rather live in a little second story walk up in Paterson and have peace of mind and for myself and for my children, then put all of my self-inflicted miseries out in a public forumthe way she has for the past few years. No amount of marble and onyx and Mercedes Benzes are worth my self-worth. In other news, Caroline responded to the special on Albie's podcast, Dear Albie. I've never listened to it, because I can't imagine what in the world has to talk about, nor do I care. But I checked it out this one time. It's on all podcast platforms if you want to have a listen, but the long and the short of it: -She said she had been hearing for years that Teresa had been slandering her for years in her live shows, but she's never felt the need to respond to it until now. -She implied that she's known Teresa since she was a teenager (I believe Dina said ages ago they met when they were 15 years old), and that fame, fortune and being surrounded by "yes" men since signing onto RHWONJ has turned her into the famewhore egomanic we all know today. -She hasn't spoken to Teresa since she left the show, except for sending her text when she went "away" and a text to her and Joe Gorga when their mother passed away. -She gives Joe credit for owning up to what he did, and feels like he should not be deported, because he is a great father and he loves his girls. -She has no idea what Teresa means when she says that she's "lived a crooked life" and finds it ironic that she would even say that, considering the mess Teresa is in. -She has no desire to return to HWs but if she wanted to, all she would have to do is call Andy, and it wouldn't be an issue. -She also has no desire to rekindle any kind of friendship with Teresa and has no malice toward her, but if she had a chance to sit down with her and "get through" to her, she would...no cameras, no reporters, no nothing.

I only watched part of the interview, but it’s clear these two are done, and doing exactly what two equally guilty felons do when their crimes catch up with them...blame each other. While I don’t think Joe would have gone as far into the game as they did without Teresa’s nudging, I’m not sure what else he would be doing to earn money. There was no way some low wage off the books job was going to be enough for Teresa. They’ll be fine without each other. Teresa will ride this Bravo wave until the wheels come off because she’ll be able to continue to feed her narcissism and her wallet and she can keep her marble mausoleum. She’ll let them film her taking a shit as long as they write he a check for it. Joe will be fine in Italy and has it a hell of a lot better than most of the people stuck in ICE custody and/or are being deported. He has family there, speaks Italian, had a house and a comfortable set up for him upon arrival. His girls will visit him a few times a year, and if Tre is still rocking with Bravo he might get a little check from them if he lets them film it. The conclusion of their whole situation honestly infuriates me, but it’s not at all surprising. And LOL at Tre blaming Caroline for their downfall. Like mentioned above, the Guidices are the only ones to blame for their downfall. There are lots of people here in NJ grifting and living like they did (I’ve seen it in action) but the ones I’ve seen are not public and not flaughting their crimes on a national platform, because they don’t want to get caught out there. The fact that they were so hesitant to sign their contracts (from Andy’s book) implies that they knew the risk of going public. Also, what Tre is too dim to understand is that her even blaming Caroline so publicly proves that they KNEW what they were doing was wrong, and that her whole plea defense of “I had no idea!” was and is bullshit. Caroline kind of responded from her Instagram, saying she tried to find the word “beautifulist” in the dictionary but didn’t have any luck 😂 I’m sure her Bravo funded response will be coming soon.

I was a huge Spice Girl fan back in the day (still am honestly) and I vaguely remember her saying back then that she was a self conscious about her smile too,so she just didn’t really do it publicly. Plus that whole ice queen thing was part of the manufactured pop persona, I think. She’s always been very personable in interviews though, and I think she doesn’t take herself that seriously. I always though she was the funniest part of that “Spice World” movie too😁

I do agree with @Sarah Heart... I did not and would not expect any type of "fileting" and take down of the Clinton women from Meghan on TV. She has said some ridiculous things about the both of them but I think even she is aware that she has no leverage in that battle. I also am so over Hilary constantly being asked about her husband's affairs and her having to explain her position over and over. Bill Clinton was a decent president but his infidelity rep rivals the Kennedys, before the whole Monica Lewinsky thing. If she decided to stay that's her cross to bear, and honestly she's so accomplished on her own, there's literally no reason why he should come up, other than him being her husband that was a US President. And let me be clear, I am STILL team #fuckmeghan, and I too am tired of most of these political guests bowing at the alter McCain. BUT I WILL SAY (snort), that I can give them a pass, if for any other reason, is that these people knew him personally. He was senator for a long time and I'm sure a lot of them were at least close acquaintances with him. If I'm not mistaken I think the Clintons were at the funeral, so I totally believe that Hilary said something to Meghan in private that made the ice queen melt just a little bit.

Agreed, and same. I heard a saying years ago that sums up high school in general, “it’s a bunch of people trying to figure out who they are, often at the expense of others.” Meghan clearly never left that stage, and illustrates that on this show every day.