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We've had the O.C., Atlanta and New York, and now we're meeting the latest batch of housewives, The Real Housewives of New Jersey. Oh mama!
If you're Housewives obsessed like I am, be sure to catch he newest addition to the Housewives franchise when it premieres on May 12 at 11 pm. As always, the next week it will move to its regular slot at 10 pm.
Now for the good stuff. Let's meet the ladies!
Caroline Manzo: Caroline's been married to her husband, Albert, for over 25 years and has three children with him: Albie, Christopher and Lauren. Albert runs a catering facility, Albie is in law school, Christopher is an "entrepreneur" (aka potential strip club owner -- see clip below) and Lauren helps out with the family company. Caroline also owns two businesses -- a real estate firm and a children's accessories line. And, as all the Housewives seem to, she helps out with charities.
Dina Manzo: Like Caroline, Dina has two careers. She's an interior designer and owns an event planning company. She's married to her husband Tommy and has a teenage daughter, Alexia. Actually, Dina is very much like Caroline - if you can't tell from their last name - they're sisters. Sisters on Real Housewives? Well, that's new!
Jacqueline Laurita: I'll flat out admit that I hope Jacqueline does not go by Jacki (or any form of it) so I can preserve the semi-sanity associated with my name. Really though, Jacqueline is a stay-at-home mom who is married to a man named Chris... who just happens to be the brother of Caroline and Dina. They're really keeping it in the family this year! The couple has a son, CJ, and Jacqueline has a teenage daughter, Ashley, from a previous marriage. Jacqueline, who is a former cosmetologist, has no plans to age gracefully and pampers herself with regular facials, manicures and pedicures, though she thinks she's down to earth. Riiiight.
Danielle Staub: Danielle sums herself up this way: "You either love me or you love to hate me, there is no in between." Well, that should be interesting. Danielle is verrry proud of the fact that she was one of the first women in New Jersey to have a Black American Express Card (gag me). She's known for being brutally honest (watch the clip below) and is a recently single mom with two daughters, Christine and Jillian. Danielle loves her daughters and her looks. Unlike the previous three housewives, Danielle is not related to any of them.
Teresa Giudice: Teresa is married to her childhood sweetheart, Joe. They've now been married for over eight years and are building their (gigantic) dream home together. They have three daughters, Gia, Gabriella and Milania. Like Jacqueline (though they are also not related), Teresa's a stay-at-home mom. She hopes to get back into the fashion industry, where she worked before having children. Teresa also says she teaches her kids how to be "fabulous." Anyone else happy that you're not related to her?
I won't be mean about New Jersey because my girls Ysolt and Tracy live there, but I have had enough ex-boyfriends from the state to know that there will be a lot to make fun of.... And, let's be honest, that's the reason we watch the show.
So, what do you think? Can they compete with the other Housewives? -- Jacki Garfinkel
Follow Jacki on Twitter!
If you're Housewives obsessed like I am, be sure to catch he newest addition to the Housewives franchise when it premieres on May 12 at 11 pm. As always, the next week it will move to its regular slot at 10 pm.
Now for the good stuff. Let's meet the ladies!
Caroline Manzo: Caroline's been married to her husband, Albert, for over 25 years and has three children with him: Albie, Christopher and Lauren. Albert runs a catering facility, Albie is in law school, Christopher is an "entrepreneur" (aka potential strip club owner -- see clip below) and Lauren helps out with the family company. Caroline also owns two businesses -- a real estate firm and a children's accessories line. And, as all the Housewives seem to, she helps out with charities.
Dina Manzo: Like Caroline, Dina has two careers. She's an interior designer and owns an event planning company. She's married to her husband Tommy and has a teenage daughter, Alexia. Actually, Dina is very much like Caroline - if you can't tell from their last name - they're sisters. Sisters on Real Housewives? Well, that's new!
Jacqueline Laurita: I'll flat out admit that I hope Jacqueline does not go by Jacki (or any form of it) so I can preserve the semi-sanity associated with my name. Really though, Jacqueline is a stay-at-home mom who is married to a man named Chris... who just happens to be the brother of Caroline and Dina. They're really keeping it in the family this year! The couple has a son, CJ, and Jacqueline has a teenage daughter, Ashley, from a previous marriage. Jacqueline, who is a former cosmetologist, has no plans to age gracefully and pampers herself with regular facials, manicures and pedicures, though she thinks she's down to earth. Riiiight.
Danielle Staub: Danielle sums herself up this way: "You either love me or you love to hate me, there is no in between." Well, that should be interesting. Danielle is verrry proud of the fact that she was one of the first women in New Jersey to have a Black American Express Card (gag me). She's known for being brutally honest (watch the clip below) and is a recently single mom with two daughters, Christine and Jillian. Danielle loves her daughters and her looks. Unlike the previous three housewives, Danielle is not related to any of them.
Teresa Giudice: Teresa is married to her childhood sweetheart, Joe. They've now been married for over eight years and are building their (gigantic) dream home together. They have three daughters, Gia, Gabriella and Milania. Like Jacqueline (though they are also not related), Teresa's a stay-at-home mom. She hopes to get back into the fashion industry, where she worked before having children. Teresa also says she teaches her kids how to be "fabulous." Anyone else happy that you're not related to her?
I won't be mean about New Jersey because my girls Ysolt and Tracy live there, but I have had enough ex-boyfriends from the state to know that there will be a lot to make fun of.... And, let's be honest, that's the reason we watch the show.
So, what do you think? Can they compete with the other Housewives? -- Jacki Garfinkel
Follow Jacki on Twitter!
The Real Housewives are moving down south, Atlanta style, y'all.
The new series, which expands on the fame of The Real Housewives of Orange County and The Real Housewives of New York City, premieres Tuesday, October 7 at 9 pm on Bravo.
Are you ready for the Southern belles? (From the picture above -- aka pink dress -- does it not look like a former pageant queen is involved?)
A quick rundown of the housewives:
DeShawn Snow: DeShawn's hubby is the captain of the NBA's Cleveland Cavaliers, Eric Snow. They have three sons together. DeShawn runs a charity and is an active church member.
Kim Zolciak: Kim is not a housewife. Like Bethenny of The Real Housewives of NYC, Kim is single. Unlike Bethenny, she's a mom to two daughters. She has an active dating life and wants to be a famous country singer. Kim is also dating a mystery man who seems to buy her anything she wants.
Lisa Wu Hartwell: Lisa's the career woman, owning a real estate firm, a jewelery line and a baby clothing line, while juggling her work as an actress, model and writer. Busy much? Lisa's hubby is also an athlete, NFL player Ed Hartwell. They have three children together.
NeNe Leakes: NeNe is married to husband Gregg, a successful businessman, and the mother to their two sons. She helps out foundations and wants to open a luxury boutique hotel.
Sheree Whitfield: Another single "housewife" and single mom to three children, Sheree owned her own upscale clothing boutique but closed it to work on her own clothing line, "She by Sheree."
The new series, which expands on the fame of The Real Housewives of Orange County and The Real Housewives of New York City, premieres Tuesday, October 7 at 9 pm on Bravo.
Are you ready for the Southern belles? (From the picture above -- aka pink dress -- does it not look like a former pageant queen is involved?)
A quick rundown of the housewives:
DeShawn Snow: DeShawn's hubby is the captain of the NBA's Cleveland Cavaliers, Eric Snow. They have three sons together. DeShawn runs a charity and is an active church member.Kim Zolciak: Kim is not a housewife. Like Bethenny of The Real Housewives of NYC, Kim is single. Unlike Bethenny, she's a mom to two daughters. She has an active dating life and wants to be a famous country singer. Kim is also dating a mystery man who seems to buy her anything she wants.Lisa Wu Hartwell: Lisa's the career woman, owning a real estate firm, a jewelery line and a baby clothing line, while juggling her work as an actress, model and writer. Busy much? Lisa's hubby is also an athlete, NFL player Ed Hartwell. They have three children together.NeNe Leakes: NeNe is married to husband Gregg, a successful businessman, and the mother to their two sons. She helps out foundations and wants to open a luxury boutique hotel.Sheree Whitfield: Another single "housewife" and single mom to three children, Sheree owned her own upscale clothing boutique but closed it to work on her own clothing line, "She by Sheree." 
When I first heard that Jo De La Rosa and Slade Smiley were getting their own reality show, Date My Ex: Jo & Slade, I didn't know what to think. Jo and Slade could be considered the most boring of the Real Housewives of Orange County cast. Then Bravo aired a special called Jo & Slade: The Breakup and I was hooked. The show chronicled the ups and downs of the duo's relationship that took place during Housewives. And, I kind of fell in love.
You see, Jo and Slade were adorable together. They decided to break up--not because they didn't like each other anymore--but because they were truly at different stages in their lives. They remained the best of friends and still do love each other deeply... as friends... or so they say.
Any viewer can totally still see the connection between the two former lovebirds. So, why then, would I like a reality show in which Slade helps his ex-fiance find a date? Well, because I kinda-sorta-really-really hope they get back together.
Each episode Jo goes on a bunch of dates and then decides who she wants to go on a second date with. As the episodes progress, the second daters have to battle it out. But, the guys also have to live with Slade and Slade gets to watch all the dates on a monitor. (Um, hello heartbreak!)
Now I have to watch the show because I'm dying to know if Jo truly falls in love with another man (and Slade cries), or if Jo and Slade reunite and live happily ever after. Which are you rooting for?
Date My Ex premieres tonight on Bravo at 10 p.m. ET. -- Jacki Garfinkel
Does that picture make you laugh? Or is it just me?Anyway, the Real Housewives of NYC were out in full force at the NBC red carpet. You could tell they've been trained well, because when anyone asked them for scoop, they chimed in with the Bravo line, "Watch what happens!"
First things first, I wanted to know how Alex felt about what went down at the reunion show, when the other housewives were totally attacking her.
Her reaction?
"You know what, it is a reality show. It's not brain surgery. It's meant to be entertaining. It is meant to provide people with a little bit of an escape when they turn on the tube at the end of a long day. And if us doing what we do can provide that, then really what's the harm?"
Okay, well that didn't really answer my question, so I pried some more. Her answer this time?
"If someone came up to you and said you are a fire truck, would you suddenly believe that you were one?"
Oooooh, well in that case...
Moving on, Ramona had on so much makeup. It must have taken 50 hours to put in. Scary. Jill said her stepson is out of the hospital, and, "We're about to have a baby in the family. I don't want to say who, and it's not mine." (Any guesses?)
Lastly, I told Bethenny she should be a standup comic. I also told her it seems like she's only on the show to promote herself since she is so not a typical housewife (heck, she's not even a housewife). Bethenny totally agreed. She's not acting—she's the same in person as she is on the show. "You went to lunch with me," she said (about a lunch the two of us had a little over a year ago). "You know exactly what I'm like."
And that is why Bethenny is my favorite fake housewife. Who's yours?
On The Real Housewives of NYC reunion...
The Beginning
Right off the bat, Ramona is back to her usual bitchy self and calls Alex out on the state of her home. Alex tries to defend herself (we're renovating, blah blah blah), and LuAnn cuts in to defend her... for a minute. She then changes her mind and says, "It was a little scary, Alex."
Bethenny then chimes in with, "You really are all show and no go." Will this reunion be Attack Alex Day? (P.S. After watching the full episode, yes it will be.)
LuAnn then makes a backhanded compliment, saying kudos to Alex for allowing the cameras in her house that way. C'mon guys! She's renovating! And even if she's not, way to be superficial!
Ramona
We now get a montage of awkward Ramona clips and awesome comments from daughter Avery of how inappropriate her mother is. While I get why they are showing the clips, does anyone really want to relive Ramona moments?
One of the viewer's questions was whether or not Ramona is embarrassed of the footage. I think we all know the answer to that: Of course not!
Continue reading The Real Housewives of NYC Reunion!.
On this week's episode of
LuAnn, Bethenny, Alex
The three ladies all met up at a Habitat for Humanity event and got right to discussing how awkward Ramon was at the dinner party when she just upped and left. LuAnn asked Simon if he knew it was going to be all girls at the party and he said no, which Bethenny quickly called him on. Alex said that Bethenny could have said no to Simon coming (she's getting defensive), so then LuAnn asks Alex why she wanted to bring her husband to a girls night in the first place. Alex said she'll come clean and explains that she doesn't like girls nights and guys nights because it's gender inequality. This, obviously, makes Bethenny (and us!) roll her eyes.
Alex then asks, "Why can't you talk about vibrators in mixed company?" which she follows with "Plug it in. What's the problem?" and Bethenny says in her interview, "Why are you plugging it in? What era are you in?" Hands down, this was the funniest Real Housewives moment yet. Thank you, Bethenny!
Continue reading The Real Housewives of NYC Recap.
Did you know that American Idol was on last night?
Who am I kidding? Of course you did. Everyone did. And while all of America was stoked on its return, there was another show on TV last night that I can't stay away from: Bravo's The Real Housewives of Orange County.
I have an addiction to the show. I mean, it must be an addiction, considering the show is absolutely ridiculous, but I know I'd lose my mind if I ever missed an episode.
So as I was basking in the delight of watching The Real Housewives, while my boyfriend did the dishes (I'm lucky, I know -- he cooked dinner too!), something made me jump.
At first I had no idea what it was. Then I realized it was my boyfriend yelling something. Something totally inaudible. I asked him what just happened, and he repeated, "We're going to Mexico!" in the most high pitched, whiny, annoying voice.
Of course! He was referring to a little freak-out Miss Housewife Vicki had when they were going to Mexico a few episodes back. And in that high pitched, whiny, annoying voice, she kept yelling, "We're going to Mexico! We're going to Mexico!" (How absolutely crazy is she???)
The surprising part was that my boyfriend remembered this. He hates this show. Tells me all the time. Can't stand how these rich women flaunt their money. (I love it. I think it's hilarious.) And yet The Real Housewives still rubbed off on him.
Who else loves this show? Have you convinced your guy to watch it with you? Who's your favorite housewife?
