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From the US magazine article (emphasis added): “As you guys know, Shannon has been in PA the last few weeks supporting her sister with the birth of her niece. She’s been figuring out her next career move, and has always had a passion for skincare,” the Love Island USA alums wrote in a joint Instagram statement on Friday, June 17, sharing an update on their relationship status. “Although she loves FL, she has decided to go back to school to become an esthetician and be closer to the baby.” The Temple University alum, 26, had relocated from her Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, hometown after their reality TV tenure to Florida, where the former baseball player, 24, resides and works as an online personal trainer. “It has always been a dream of his to live in FL and start his own business, and he’s doing just that! We love this life we’ve built together, but sometimes timing is everything,” their statement continued. “It certainly has been hard being apart [per the first paragraph they've only been apart a few weeks -- funny that they don't mention her filming The Challenge USA], and we’ve been trying to take the right steps to further both of our careers [sounds like their "careers" were always the priority]. We have created so many memories and achievements together over this past year. From love to tragedy and everything in between, we have been by each other’s side with support, friendship, and the greatest love for each other that words cannot even begin to describe. No one can take that away from us.” ----- It will be interesting to see how Shannon presents herself in The Challenge USA, which presumably was filmed while she was still with Josh. https://www.usmagazine.com/entertainment/pictures/the-challenge-usa-cast-revealed-photos/

Lisa Rinna (RHoBH)? Could you possibly mean Leah Remini?

"A cast that took a chance with a network in need..." Is she for real? I guess in her mind the cast created the show and picked the network it would air on. Getting picked for JS likely set most of them up $-wise for life, yet they're intent on biting the hand that fees them, it seems.

I've never really liked KellyAnne all that much, but I was definitely on her side re: Sylvia. Glad to see one of the three mean girls gone.... Veronica will leave next, hopefully. I've always sort of had a soft spot for Derrick, so I was happy to see him beat M.J. I'm in the camp of "99 men out of 100 look better without facial hair" -- yes, I'm old -- so, I really wish Brad and Wes would shave their beards. Especially Brad. When I saw his beard tied up with a ponytail holder or rubber band or whatever, I thought he looked ridiculous.

Air Date: June 8, 2022

He could also possibly be sent to a halfway house 6-12 months before serving 85%. The only reason I could see Josh and Anna getting divorced, which I believe is highly unlikely to happen, at least in the near future, is to protect whatever assets they have left from potential civil suits by the victims in the CP he was viewing.

Long story, but I was in the World Trade Center on 9/11 after the 1st plane hit (got out before the 2nd plane hit). People seem to want me to feel a certain way about it. (Mostly I just feel grateful that I got out before the enormity of what was happening became apparent.) I'm so glad I'm not the only one that remembers that show (Chelsea was robbed!). Diana's squinty eyes bother me (too reminiscent of Melania T. for me, I guess). My dog (Irish Setter) is a notorious counter surfer and nothing on the table is safe if you walk away for too long, but she would never take food off a plate on someone's lap. But, if she did, she'd be yelled at right away. Bambi has no idea she did anything wrong because the only reaction really was laughter. I wish Sutton would stop apologizing. When she said that when her father shot himself she didn't want people coming over, she was met with stares and blinks. The idea that she wouldn't want to make herself the focus at that time seemed incomprehensible to Dorit, Lisa and Kyle.

I only watched the episode once and I've already deleted it, but did she say that she bought them separate tickets? Or, did she say that she bought a table and showed an e-mail indicating that Lisa and Harry would sit at her table? She would have to notify the event who would be at her table so that they would be on the guest list to get in. And, I could see that she might have added them to her table if it was not full somewhat last minute once she found out that they were scrambling for tickets.

I agree with everyone who has already posted that Teresa is a friggin' moron. I've said it (sort of) before, but it pains me that she's rich -- not because she comes from a family with money, or married into money, or -- God forbid -- has any kind of inherent valuable talents -- but instead because we watch her on TV. She's rich because of us. 🙄 Some additional random thoughts: I was thrilled that Gia wasn't there. I have no interest in seeing her get a bigger platform on the RHONJ. I think it's odd that they didn't have Traci (had to look up her name) and Tiki on at all. She was there for all of this; you would think she would have at least warranted a tiny segment at the reunion. My guess is that Tiki wasn't going to show up to the reunion, so Andy/Bravo figured what's the point? My take on Luis mentioning that he had lost his job was that it was coming from a place of "see, I've already been punished more than enough, so everyone take it easy on me in the future." Melissa's face filter got a little bit wonky near the end... she couldn't help the expressions that were crossing her face when Teresa was rambling on about how she changes her mind on things. Gotta love Teresa's minion, Jen, though piping up to confirm it's true. Well, if Jen says so, case closed. Good Lord.

...and make sure you keep your phone, apparently.

It's post like this that make me wish there were an "Angry" response (in addition to Like, Useful, Laugh, Surprise and Sad). Not angry about the post at all.... just angry about Erika (and Teresa) and how they get away with despicable behavior. 🤬 It's hard to think "nothing bad will never, ever happen to you because of who you are and what you have," when -- in fact -- your good friend Kyle's house was broken into in 2018. Or, looking at it from the flip side: Dorit went from begging the robbers to spare the lives of her children to negotiating to keep her phone....? If they're getting ready to leave, why slow that process down (and risk pissing the robbers off) by starting a negotiation over something that is just a drop in the bucket compared to everything else they were taking and could easily be replaced?

Do you mean Cameo? Yes, but of the six videos she's posted so far, I believe only one was an ad. The latest TikTok post was talking about what HP house she's in, Truly's in, etc.

You did! At the end of the first paragraph. 😉

As this came up in Part 2 of the Reunion, from People magazine, March 16th: Rihanna has her eyes of a few Bravo stars when it comes to her preparations for motherhood. During a recent interview with Elle, the 34-year-old singer — who is expecting her first baby with boyfriend A$AP Rocky — opened up about her future life as a mom as she enters her third trimester. She admitted that, as a fan of The Real Housewives franchise, she admires the parenting style of Real Housewives of New Jersey's Teresa Giudice. "Teresa from Jersey does not play about her kids," Rihanna told the outlet. "She will flatten you about those kids. And that resonates with me a lot because I feel like that's the type of mom I'm going to be. Psycho about it." The Grammy winner then quipped that she'll actually be "worse" than Giudice, adding, "You talk about my kids, it's over." Rihanna also said she admires Heather Dubrow from The Real Housewives of Orange County, adding that she's "so chic while being a mom." I didn't have much of an opinion about Rihanna before last night. Now I think she's an idiot. If Teresa is your mothering goals, I have to question how you're planning to raise your kids.

Gail pointed to a piece of paper when she stopped Jackson and asked him to explain who cooked what. He really blew it though. Explaining the dishes could possibly make a difference. I know that they say you eat first with your eyes, but you could probably make a case for eating first with your ears, if the dishes are described in a way that makes them sound very tempting. I agree -- the only dish that the judges didn't seem 100% sold on at Matriarc (grrrr... the missing H) was the salmon dish. And, while she was calm, it seemed like she maybe could have found a way to help get the salmon dishes out more quickly when there was clearly a lag in service. A lawsuit on what grounds? Whether it's ethical or not, a chef relying on other people's opinions about your dish is on the chef and no one else. No one forced Luke to take Jackson's advice -- which actually ran counter to the advice of the other two teammates. I thought the same thing....she was essentially standing around watching while he plated HER dish. Princess Diana was famous for that pose (head down, looking up). 🙋‍♀️ Another old person here. There didn't seem to be any reason for dropping the H other than to misspell the word purposely (which is not a good enough reason, in my book). But he waited until after they had all had a chance to make their case in front of the judges. He told them when the judges were deliberating, so it was pretty much too late at that point for the others to use it against him with the judges.

Then, Teresa should stop insisting that Melissa put "family" first -- insisting that Melissa back Teresa no matter what. Because Teresa certainly doesn't do that for Melissa. Teresa, like many hypocrites, is blind to her own faults, but quick to judge others for any (perceived) wrong done. Plus, she's got to be the dumbest housewife in all of the RH franchises. Dumb + hypocritical + reacts violently at the slightest provocation = someone that must be a nightmare to deal with in real life, let alone just on the show. Melissa dodged a bullet not being asked to be a bridesmaid.

No, they got married on New Year's Eve 2016 in a glitzy ceremony in Palm Beach, but the marriage lasted only seven months. They jointly filed for divorce in August 2017. And, of course, you know that's what would happen. If Teresa and Luis don't work out, it will be everyone's fault but hers***. *** = in her mind.

If she's Catholic, I don't think she can marry Luis in the church. I'd think it would be pretty hard to argue with a straight face that her original marriage to Joe should be annulled (I'm assuming their marriage was a church wedding). Exactly! Just like LuAnn, she doesn't want to hear about anything. Willful ignorance.

I don't love Teresa, but I agree with you 100% on this. At some point, with multiple stories out there, you go, "What's the common denominator here?" And it's Luis. Either that or he's got a really bad "picker" when it comes to girlfriends, which doesn't say much for Teresa. Hmmm... surprised that her leggings didn't solve that problem for her. (Right, Margaret?) 😉 I know that Kathi W. was never the most well-liked housewife (I always liked her, but then, per above, I'm not a Teresa fan), but the dessert spreads that she would do for holidays were amazing!

Now, I'm curious. It seems like you've intentionally avoided watching the Boston season. Why? This (i.e., the first) NOLA season is the only one I have on DVD and I honestly can't remember why at the time I decided to buy it (maybe because there was bonus footage or something?). It wasn't even my favorite season, although I liked it. I think I watched the DVD once and I've never watched it again, but I might have to dig it out now... And, I'm with @DrivingSideways: I preferred the seasons through Chicago and basically stopped watching (at the time) after that***. After Chicago, it was the first RW season in Las Vegas, right? That first Las Vegas season was the one where I kind of went, "What am I doing watching this crap?" (YMMV!) *** I LOVE The Challenge and so I ended up in the last year or so going back and watching some of the RW seasons that fairly recent Challenge contestants were on: San Diego #2, Key West, Brooklyn, NOLA #2, Skeletons (Chicago #2), Ex-plosion (San Francisco #2), etc.

As noted by snarts above, Teresa is turning 50 soon. The chances of her conceiving naturally are virtually nil, she would almost definitely have to use a donor egg and go through IVF. (Although that would be an interesting story on the show -- Teresa asking Melissa for an egg or to be a surrogate.) As someone who lived for quite a while in the NJ/PA/NY area, but moved to Florida about 15 years ago, here's a fun fact I learned: It's never hit 100 degrees in South Florida. (The highest temperature ever recorded in Miami was 98 degrees and it was in 1948.) Now, the temps will be in the lower-to-mid 90s for months and months on end down here, but we never get those super hot (100+ degree) days that you get on some days in the summer up North. Lots of people move to FL for the weather, but I moved here despite the warmer year-round weather. I miss having four seasons, but I digress... I think because it seemed so obvious she thought it had to be a trick question. I don't recall her answering incorrectly -- I thought she just paused with a 'deer in the headlights' look and never really answered.

Agree with all of this -- 100%! The ladies all seemed to loosen up and have fun at the recording studio. They all (except Melissa) pretty much admitted they couldn't really sing (still, I'm sure each of them was better than I would have been), but who cares? I'd rather watch these ladies or the OC ladies than watch someone who can't sing much better, but acts like we should take them seriously (yes, Luann, I'm looking at you). The husbands seem to revert automatically to 13-year-old mentality when they get together, but it's harmless fun. Teresa is that awful combination of really dumb and really mean if everyone's not bowing down to her. Her sense of entitlement is disturbing to watch. She claims to be in a love bubble, but is all worked up over people talking about Luis. Seems to me, if there's no truth to it, she shouldn't care. Wasn't that basically her argument when she spread rumors about Evan last year? Her hypocrisy knows no bounds. It almost physically pains me knowing that by watching the show, we're lining her pockets.

What I would love to see -- instead of shocked! looks or shrugs/indifference -- would be for one of the other teams to let out a cheer and start high-fiving each other.

The first time my husband and I spoke on the phone, way back in 1999, we spoke for seven hours. 🙂 (We're still together -- our 20th wedding anniversary is this summer -- when you know, you know. ) Lots of people seemed to share this view; picked this one to quote just because (not singling you out, DA6988). I'm reminded of the George Constanza quote on Seinfeld, "Was that wrong? Should I not have done that? I tell you, I gotta plead ignorance on this thing, because if anyone had said anything to me at all when I first started here that that sort of thing is frowned upon... you know, cause I've worked in a lot of offices, and I tell you, people do that all the time." Perhaps Susie thought that it was something so obvious (to her) that she didn't need to say it? I can't imagine having a conversation with someone that, in theory, you're getting engaged to in a matter of weeks where you have to clarify, "by the way, just in case you're wondering, I'm not okay with you having sex with other people right before proposing to me." (Not surprisingly, I'm also very unforgiving of people who think they should get a pass for things that happen at their bachelor/bachelorette parties.) I guess I'm in the minority. People say "I love you" all the time to friends, etc. Feeling some sort of love for people in this situation wouldn't bother me as much; acting on it (or, worse, saying those words just to be able to act on it) would bother me. Agreed.... I think he thought that it somehow made it better. Exactly, if you're so easily manipulated that you think your best course of action is to sleep with three different women in three days, then propose to one of them days later, you're clearly not ready to get engaged, let alone married. I understand that the point of the show has shifted so that now it's more about your standing in Bachelor Nation, social media followings, etc. and less about falling in love and getting married. What I find it hard to understand is how these Bachelors/Bachelorettes can meet the families and, with a straight face, claim to have real feelings, knowing that it's somewhat nonsense. Personally, I'd feel terrible; but I guess it's all part of the "game."

Rachel's kayaking outfit was a terrible choice. The shorts looked horrible on her and, to make matters worse, they used a camera angle near the beginning where the inches of her dark roots were on full display. I almost felt sorry for her.