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There's some piping hot tea regarding Sai. Notice she rarely wants to talk about her husband. Almost nothing on her IG. Apparently Sai got pregnant when her husband was married to another woman. To make matters worse, he was her boss at the time. She was working at his bar. So she basically married a wealthy, older man - that's how she can afford her lifestyle. She's not as self-made as she pretends to be.

Check out RHUGT - Thailand. She was not popular with the cast, especially with Gizelle, Porsha, Alexa, Marysol - who said they would never want to work with her again. She was seen as kill joy who was constantly complaining and didn't seem interested in interacting with the other women. In as far as her not wanting to return to RHONY. I think that decision was made for her.

A recent rumor alleging that Leah McSweeney is in talks to rejoin the Real Housewives of New York City has been debunked. https://allaboutthetea.com/2023/09/26/exclusive-leah-mcsweeney-not-in-negotiations-for-rhonyc-return-amid-rumors/?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=exclusive-leah-mcsweeney-not-in-negotiations-for-rhonyc-return-amid-rumors

I am not convinced about Leah. It could be planted just to get her clicks, which she has been known to do. They didn't want her for Legacy. She was very unpopular with the cast on RHUGT - Thailand. Then she complained that production had forced her to film on RHONY when her grandmother was dying. It's interesting that Jenna isn't doing Bravo.con. The only cast member from the reboot not scheduled. And it is a big deal for the Bravo lebrities. She also hasn't made any appearances on WWHL since the premiere. And she didn't get the 1st chair at the Reunion. She could be opting out after 1 season.

Everything about Erin tells me she isn't used to people standing up to her. She is that ultimate Mean Girl clique. And I'm sure she took Ubah's easy-going personality - as someone she could take advantage of. WRONG. Erin thinks herself as the star of the show. But she is boring, humorless, void of personality. There are lots of HWs that could take her down - and then some.

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I seriously doubt this was her first time getting behind the wheel drunk. The difference this time - she finally got caught. Of course she's "remorseful". She's remorseful that she is getting terrible press. Remember she tried to cover it up and fled from the scene and lied to police. She has now instructed friends not to talk about it in the press. Sounds familiar? The drinking has been going on for years. I am not interested in her using the show to rehabilitate her image - or go on a sympathy, victim tour.

So Jeff Lewis is trying to play the sympathy card that Shannon is going through a tough time. Please. When has she not? She's always miserable, high strung, overly emotional, needy. And she is going to do what she does best - play the victim - and try to blame it on others - the cast, her ex's. I agree with everyone who says that the drinking has been going on for years. The blackouts where she doesn't remember the drunk calls.

Erin has fought with every woman on the show. Ubah has gotten along with everyone (but do not mess with her). Erin and Sai are just Mean Girls. They are not interesting, fun or charismatic enough to be even good villains. Instead of these forced group encounters - week after week - a lot more time should have been spent in getting to know the cast and their families, careers. Not regurgitating sob stories of a "hardship upbringing" because they worked at Sears or shopped at the 99 cents store.

I am not a fan of going back to the 7 person jury where you need only 4 votes to win. In each of Paul's 2 seasons, it was the first member of the jury (Davonne, Cody) that swung the vote against him. But the problem this season, is that there are so many floaters who haven't done a lot in the game.

It's an insult to viewers that Shannon, Tamra, Vicki actually think anyone cares about Tres Amigas. Everyone knows it's a fake "friendship". BRAVO's attempt to boost ratings by forcing Toxic Tamra on viewers - has failed miserably. Ratings are worse than last season. Of course, watch her complain and blame it on everyone else. That's what she does best.

Another forced group encounter. BORING. It's obvious these women had no relationship with one another - and were just thrown together for a TV show. Thus the lack of chemistry. Whereas the 1st season of RHONY - Alex, Bethenny, Jill, Lu, Ramona set the bar of how to make an iconic debut. It's also a testament that their families - Simon, Bobby, Mario, The Count, Ally, Avery, Noel, etc. etc. are remembered by the viewers - more than this new cast.

This is just a Recycled storyline from Shannon's first season, where she was having problems in her relationship and accused Heather of betrayal. When it was actually Tamra, but who lied to Shannon. BORING. If there was ever a HW Reboot it should have been OC. The ratings have been terrible for years. The cast was never popular with viewers. So dragging back Tamra and Heather never made any sense.

The sister's hardcore approach was too much - for the situation. The others were just joking around, not fighting. She could have used a tone that was more approachable. Ironically, it was Jenna who warned the others that she saw 4 pages of speeches.

I have never understood the love for Erin. She is super critical and gets easily offended. She has zero sense of humor and has little charisma or personality on camera. She sucks up to Jenna, because of status - but has issues with everyone else. She is the personification of the cliquish Mean Girl. BTW, someone needs to tell her that the HW Vow Renewal is a bad omen that rarely ends well.

Nah. It's a show that has been plagued with racism, sexism, homophobia. There was another big scandal a while back, when several main cast members were accused of blatant racism. They were only fired after sponsors dropped them. The majority of the cast of thirsty, no talent actors - have been involved some sort of cheating, infidelity. At least with HW, there are people with real wealth and legit careers. And the trips, events, parties are not even comparable.

Wow oh wow. They are filming RHONJ Season 14. It's been reported there is a big blow up between Paulie and John Fuda - supposedly over unfinished business with the Luis drama from the Reunion. Paulie is decent guy. But I would never mistake that as weakness. I definitely can see him pushing back - if someone goes after him. And Fuda is known to be shady.

Erin is the Ultimate Mean Girl. She takes everything way too seriously and then accuses everyone of being judgmental and gets easily offended. She kisses up to Jeana because of networking. Otherwise, as awkward and socially inept as Jeana is, Erin is the type that could not be bothered. She also has opened up the least about herself. But we have learned in the HW world, that it’s often a red flag when someone portrays themselves as having the perfect husband, family, home, career, etc.

Season 14 just starting filming - with Teresa and Luis and Dolores and Paulie out to dinner. Going into this season, Dolores is a power position. The cast is obviously very fractured, but Dolores really doesn't have beef with anyone. She has the Paulie storyline, which is popular with viewers. She hosts the big cast events and she has the real history with both the Giudices and Gorgas. Notice how Andy turned to her several times at the Reunion for help.

Oh, I think other captains especially Sandy, Lee should be worried. Jason not only knows his stuff but has the people skills - and has shown time and time again what a real leader is. He knows how to motivate but doesn't micromanage or sit around complaining about his crew. Typical BRAVO that they initially tried to pimped him as this sex symbol.

Brynn's background is in PR. She knows that putting out the "terrible childhood" narrative - will get her the sympathetic edit. And we now see viewers saying how wrong they were about her, etc. IMO, someone having a tough childhood, doesn't entitled them to a free pass. And that doesn't mean I am supporting abuse. But the fact that she keeps randomly bringing it up - makes it look very performative - and staged.

Peacock announced that instead of RHUGT – Morocco, which was supposed to premiere this year, it has been swapped out for RHONY Legacy in Dec. While Morocco has been pushed back to 2024. I think the most likely reason they’re rushing it forward is because the new RHONY has been bleeding viewers every week. If the OGs are received well & pull decent numbers, they’ll have time to either blend or swap the casts for S15 next year.

You mean like at 2016 RHONY Reunion, when he asked each cast member who they voted for President.

This has gone viral with the mainstream media, and she has talked it about it, so fair game to bring it up. Andy can't just ignore it at the Reunion.

This story has gone viral with the media after it was uncovered that Erin Lichy made 4 separate donations associated with the Trump MAGA Stop The Steal in Nov 2020, after Joe Biden had been declared the winner of the Presential race. Of course, she is now pushing back, calling these accusations hateful and denying being associated with Stop The Steal. But as people have noted, she doesn't explain why she made the donations. Andy needs to bring this up at the Reunion. https://variety.com/2023/tv/news/rhony-erin-lichy-explains-trump-stop-the-steal-donation-1235683632/