Say hello to a man who is over-the-top crazy in love with going under the sea. His name is Mark Barela and he has debuted a new piece of body art on Instagram, one done by artist Matthew Tillman and one that makes us sort of glad that Mark isn’t part of our world. No offense to the guy, but… well… just see his ENORMOUS Little Mermaid tattoo for yourself: Unlike the guy who got a KFC Double Down tattoo on his person in order to star in an ad for that chain, it’s unclear what motivated Barela to show such permanent affection for Ursula and Ariel. But the man clearly loves Disney, as evidenced by another inking on his hand: Will he come to regret these tattoos? It’s hard to say. (YES.) But, hey, they aren’t the nuttiest tattoos we’ve seen on the Internet over the past few weeks. To wit: 9 Wild and Totally Crazy Tattoos 1. LeBron James Back Tattoo Think you’re the biggest LeBron James fans in the world? This guy may have you beat.
Lisa Vanderpump has reportedly had it with The Real Housewives of Beverly Hills, while Andy Cohen is desperate to retain her, and is pulling out all the stops. He’s even using Lance Bass (yes, you read that correctly) as a secret weapon. Under the guise of a casual dinner date, he and Lance put the screws to Lisa at her Beverly Hills restaurant PUMP over the weekend, TMZ reports. Their goal? To make sure when you watch The Real Housewives of Beverly Hills online , the sassy Brit will be a cast member next season and beyond. Lisa, whose other Bravo show Vanderpump Rules has become a sleeper hit, has not re-upped her contract for The Real Housewives of Beverly Hills . She felt extremely bullied by Brandi Glanville , Kyle Richards and the other women last season and is fed up with the show that made her a star. Cohen, who executive produces the show, is extremely nervous about losing Vanderpump and is going all out to get her to re-up for 2015. It’s unclear if he was successful, but he obviously brought along Lance to dinner because he knows Lisa and Lance are very good friends. That can’t hurt. But will it be enough? Should it be? Tell us: Do you want to see Lisa Vanderpump leave? Noooo, I love her! Yes, hit the road! Who?!? View Poll » Real Housewives: Before They Were Reality Stars! 1. Tamra Barney: Before The Real Housewives OCs Tamra was quite the bodacious bikini babe. Still is!
Lisa Vanderpump has reportedly had it with The Real Housewives of Beverly Hills, while Andy Cohen is desperate to retain her, and is pulling out all the stops. He’s even using Lance Bass (yes, you read that correctly) as a secret weapon. Under the guise of a casual dinner date, he and Lance put the screws to Lisa at her Beverly Hills restaurant PUMP over the weekend, TMZ reports. Their goal? To make sure when you watch The Real Housewives of Beverly Hills online , the sassy Brit will be a cast member next season and beyond. Lisa, whose other Bravo show Vanderpump Rules has become a sleeper hit, has not re-upped her contract for The Real Housewives of Beverly Hills . She felt extremely bullied by Brandi Glanville , Kyle Richards and the other women last season and is fed up with the show that made her a star. Cohen, who executive produces the show, is extremely nervous about losing Vanderpump and is going all out to get her to re-up for 2015. It’s unclear if he was successful, but he obviously brought along Lance to dinner because he knows Lisa and Lance are very good friends. That can’t hurt. But will it be enough? Should it be? Tell us: Do you want to see Lisa Vanderpump leave? Noooo, I love her! Yes, hit the road! Who?!? View Poll » Real Housewives: Before They Were Reality Stars! 1. Tamra Barney: Before The Real Housewives OCs Tamra was quite the bodacious bikini babe. Still is!
Tamra Barney Judge isn’t giving up hope when it comes to becoming a mom again with new husband Eddie Judge … even if he’s sort of lukewarm to the idea. The Real Housewives of Orange County star, whose ex-husband Simon Barney says she’s an unfit mother, is basically begging for another baby with Judge. Last night on The Real Housewives of Orange County Season 9 Episode 4 , the topic came up and Tamra was adamant about where things stand. “I was thinking about our talk we had the other day about the baby,” she said. “You don’t have any children of your own and you’re okay with that?” Judge replied, “I think I will be.” When Barney pressed the issue and asked him, “What if I wanted to have one? Would you be okay with that?” Eddie hesitatingly replied, “Probably.” This is where it got awkward. Tamra Barney told the cameras that Judge had had a “$h!tty childhood” because he wasn’t raised by his own parents and is “afraid to be a father” as a result. Judge asked Tamra – mother of three minor children by Simon Barney as well as an adult son, Ryan Vieth – if she was serious about wanting another one. Barney said, “I kind of do.” Judge said , “Then let’s figure it out. What I’m not okay with is having to raise the child. I don’t have time for that. I would need you to do more of the work.” [Crickets] Watch The Real Housewives of Orange County Season 9 Episode 4 Online “All men work,” Tamra, 46, said as Eddie, 42, insisted his work is a huge commitment. “They still raise their kid. Do you not have that fatherly gene?” Judge then said he didn’t deal well with babies, after which his beloved told the cameras, “Babies don’t come with manuals. It’s not like his BMW.” Eddie quickly added, “You are talking about a lifetime commitment.” Barney said, “I know. I’ve had babies since I was 18 years old. I like being a mom.” Of course, there are other factors driving her here. If you watch The Real Housewives of Orange County online , you know her young kids aren’t on it. You can thank Simon Barney for that. “I would love to have my kids with me all the time and sometimes I feel if Eddie and I had our own baby, that nobody could take it away from me,” she said. “I don’t have to share it and I wouldn’t only get to see it 50 percent of the time. I just want something of ours that Simon’s not going to take away from me.” As the episode ended, Judge told Barney he didn’t know how to raise a child and he’d need “100 percent of you to help me to raise a kid. Deal?” Barney, getting all choked up, nodded. What do you think? Should they do it? Real Housewives: Before They Were Reality Stars! Open Slideshow 1. Tamra Barney: Before The Real Housewives OCs Tamra was quite the bodacious bikini babe. Still is! View As List 1. Tamra Barney: Before The Real Housewives OCs Tamra was quite the bodacious bikini babe. Still is! 2. Kyle Richards: Before The Real Housewives Aww, look at young Beverly Hills Housewife Kyle Richards! 3. Joyce Giraud: Before The Real Housewives All hail Beverly HIlls’ Joyce Giraud, beauty queen and former Miss Puerto Rico. 4. Lisa Vanderpump: Before The Real Housewives Aww, Beverly Hills housewife Lisa Vanderpump showed off this sweet flashback photo. 5. Brandi Glanville: Before The Real Housewives RHOBH’s Brandi looks like she hasn’t aged in over 10 years! 6. Yolanda Foster: Before The Real Housewives Beverly Hills beauty and former model Yolanda Foster looks stunning while posing with her babies. 7. Cynthia Bailey: Before The Real Housewives Guess who? This little cutie is Atlanta’s Cynthia Bailey. 8. Kandi Burruss: Before The Real Housewives Atlanta’s Kandi Burruss shared this throwback photo. Love it! 9. Bethenny Frankel: Before The Real Housewives Two housewives for the price of one! Kyle Richards posted this blast from the past of her hanging with Bethenny Frankel. 10. Joanna Krupa: Before The Real Housewives Miami’s Joanna Krupa is a successful model. Look at this 2008 Maxim cover! 11. Caroline Manzo: Before The Real Housewives Jersey’s own Caroline Manzo as a curly-haired teen. 12. Danielle Staub: Before The Real Housewives It’s no secret that former Jersey housewife Danielle Staub has an interesting past… Here’s a pic of her modeling a bikini! 13. Kim Richards: Before The Real Housewives Kim Richards was a major child star. Check her out on the set of Magnum P.I. back in 1982. 14. Sonja Morgan: Before The Real Housewives NYC’s Sonja Morgan had one heck of an ’80s ‘do! Nice work. 15. Jacqueline Laurita: Before The Real Housewives NJ’s Jacqueline Laurita was a blonde back in the day. 16. Melissa Gorga: Before The Real Housewives Another adorable young housewife… This baby photo belongs to Jersey’s Melissa Gorga. 17. Gretchen Rossi: Before The Real Housewives Can you guess which housewife this photo is of? You’re looking at little Gretchen Rossi. 18. Ramona Singer: Before The Real Housewives Ramona and Mario had a totally tubular bikini party once upon a time.
Tamra Barney Judge isn’t giving up hope when it comes to becoming a mom again with new husband Eddie Judge … even if he’s sort of lukewarm to the idea. The Real Housewives of Orange County star, whose ex-husband Simon Barney says she’s an unfit mother, is basically begging for another baby with Judge. Last night on The Real Housewives of Orange County Season 9 Episode 4 , the topic came up and Tamra was adamant about where things stand. “I was thinking about our talk we had the other day about the baby,” she said. “You don’t have any children of your own and you’re okay with that?” Judge replied, “I think I will be.” When Barney pressed the issue and asked him, “What if I wanted to have one? Would you be okay with that?” Eddie hesitatingly replied, “Probably.” This is where it got awkward. Tamra Barney told the cameras that Judge had had a “$h!tty childhood” because he wasn’t raised by his own parents and is “afraid to be a father” as a result. Judge asked Tamra – mother of three minor children by Simon Barney as well as an adult son, Ryan Vieth – if she was serious about wanting another one. Barney said, “I kind of do.” Judge said , “Then let’s figure it out. What I’m not okay with is having to raise the child. I don’t have time for that. I would need you to do more of the work.” [Crickets] Watch The Real Housewives of Orange County Season 9 Episode 4 Online “All men work,” Tamra, 46, said as Eddie, 42, insisted his work is a huge commitment. “They still raise their kid. Do you not have that fatherly gene?” Judge then said he didn’t deal well with babies, after which his beloved told the cameras, “Babies don’t come with manuals. It’s not like his BMW.” Eddie quickly added, “You are talking about a lifetime commitment.” Barney said, “I know. I’ve had babies since I was 18 years old. I like being a mom.” Of course, there are other factors driving her here. If you watch The Real Housewives of Orange County online , you know her young kids aren’t on it. You can thank Simon Barney for that. “I would love to have my kids with me all the time and sometimes I feel if Eddie and I had our own baby, that nobody could take it away from me,” she said. “I don’t have to share it and I wouldn’t only get to see it 50 percent of the time. I just want something of ours that Simon’s not going to take away from me.” As the episode ended, Judge told Barney he didn’t know how to raise a child and he’d need “100 percent of you to help me to raise a kid. Deal?” Barney, getting all choked up, nodded. What do you think? Should they do it? Real Housewives: Before They Were Reality Stars! Open Slideshow 1. Tamra Barney: Before The Real Housewives OCs Tamra was quite the bodacious bikini babe. Still is! View As List 1. Tamra Barney: Before The Real Housewives OCs Tamra was quite the bodacious bikini babe. Still is! 2. Kyle Richards: Before The Real Housewives Aww, look at young Beverly Hills Housewife Kyle Richards! 3. Joyce Giraud: Before The Real Housewives All hail Beverly HIlls’ Joyce Giraud, beauty queen and former Miss Puerto Rico. 4. Lisa Vanderpump: Before The Real Housewives Aww, Beverly Hills housewife Lisa Vanderpump showed off this sweet flashback photo. 5. Brandi Glanville: Before The Real Housewives RHOBH’s Brandi looks like she hasn’t aged in over 10 years! 6. Yolanda Foster: Before The Real Housewives Beverly Hills beauty and former model Yolanda Foster looks stunning while posing with her babies. 7. Cynthia Bailey: Before The Real Housewives Guess who? This little cutie is Atlanta’s Cynthia Bailey. 8. Kandi Burruss: Before The Real Housewives Atlanta’s Kandi Burruss shared this throwback photo. Love it! 9. Bethenny Frankel: Before The Real Housewives Two housewives for the price of one! Kyle Richards posted this blast from the past of her hanging with Bethenny Frankel. 10. Joanna Krupa: Before The Real Housewives Miami’s Joanna Krupa is a successful model. Look at this 2008 Maxim cover! 11. Caroline Manzo: Before The Real Housewives Jersey’s own Caroline Manzo as a curly-haired teen. 12. Danielle Staub: Before The Real Housewives It’s no secret that former Jersey housewife Danielle Staub has an interesting past… Here’s a pic of her modeling a bikini! 13. Kim Richards: Before The Real Housewives Kim Richards was a major child star. Check her out on the set of Magnum P.I. back in 1982. 14. Sonja Morgan: Before The Real Housewives NYC’s Sonja Morgan had one heck of an ’80s ‘do! Nice work. 15. Jacqueline Laurita: Before The Real Housewives NJ’s Jacqueline Laurita was a blonde back in the day. 16. Melissa Gorga: Before The Real Housewives Another adorable young housewife… This baby photo belongs to Jersey’s Melissa Gorga. 17. Gretchen Rossi: Before The Real Housewives Can you guess which housewife this photo is of? You’re looking at little Gretchen Rossi. 18. Ramona Singer: Before The Real Housewives Ramona and Mario had a totally tubular bikini party once upon a time.
Phaedra Parks is suing former friend Angela Stanton over the latter’s claims that the former helped run a check fraud scam … but is there more to it than that? According to one of Stanton’s exes, he broke up with Stanton in part because he believed that she was The Real Housewives of Atlanta star’s ”girlfriend!” “I actually thought that Angela and Phaedra had an – I thought they were together,” Stanton’s ex-boyfriend Justin Cody said in a statement under oath. Asked by an attorney, “Like, as a girlfriend?” To which Cody replied, “Girlfriend.” “That was one of the reasons me and Angela broke up,” he continued in his sworn testimony. “Because they was like real close, like closer than close.” “Can you think of what made you come to that conclusion?” the lawyer asked. “Phaedra’s birthday is in March or sometime early in the year,” Cody said. “I remember one time Angela and Phaedra, they spent the night out during Phaedra’s birthday and Angela spent the night at her house and they went on all these parties.” “Wild parties … she didn’t come home for like a couple of days.” “I’m like, what y’all got going on? And so we got into an argument about that and about then it turned into an altercation and that was like one of our first breakups.” Real Housewives: 11 Most Outrageous Quotes Open Slideshow 1. Phaedra Parks on Education Phaedra has an advanced degree in booty. Don’t forget it! View As List 1. Phaedra Parks on Education Phaedra has an advanced degree in booty. Don’t forget it! 2. Tamra Barney on Trust Wise words from OC’s Tamra. We’ll remember that from now on. 3. Kim Zolciak on Prayer Kim prays about something very important to her: her wig. 4. Kyle Richards on Etiquette Kyle knows the proper way to behave at any Beverly Hills shindig. 5. Brandi Glanville on Drugs Brandi is known to cross the line. She even accused Kim of doing drugs in the bathroom… 6. Sonja Morgan on Class That’s the spirit, Sonja! Sometimes even Real Housewives get called white trash. 7. Lisa Hochstein on Aging Hear that? Lisa isn’t a fan of the clubbing lifestyle after 40. 8. Dina Manzo on Friendship Oh, Dina. Sometimes we don’t know what people are after either, but this a little extreme! 9. Kenya Moore on Confidence Kenya Moore is Gone With the Wind Fabulous, okay? 10. Teresa Giudice on Decency Don’t get on Teresa’s Giudice’s bad side. She might flip a table on you. 11. NeNe Leakes on Serenity Please, other housewives. Don’t require NeNe to kill somebody. Please. Dude really thinks that he was dealing with a full-on secret couple here. “Her and Phaedra was so close that, you know, I actually thought they was together,” he went on to explain. “They kiss each other and hug each other.” Parks later married Apollo Nida … with whom she also has a host of issues. They are living separate lives since his arrest for identity theft and fraud . In her book, Lies of a Real Housewife , Stanton described an alleged display of S&M toys in “freaky” Parks’ bedroom; Phaedra is suing for defamation.
Welcome back for Part Two of the The Real Housewives of Orange County reunion! After the ladies grilled Gretchen on her maybe-more-than-friends relationship with a mystery dude during her late fiance’ Jeff’s illness–an event that happened SEASONS ago and was mentioned in passing during the 100th episode special–Andy Cohen will finally give the fashion maven a chance to turn the tables on the girls. Will Gretchen get closure from her so-called “friends”? Ehhh, probably not. If there’s one thing the previews tell us, it’s that the ladies better be wearing waterproof mascara. Let’s get started with our THG +/- recap, shall we? Minus 10 for hearing Vicki say “whoop it up” again. And minus 15 for reliving Stripper-gate. Vomit. Minus 45 for hearing about Jim’s Big Jim. OMG. Vomit and brain bleach and more vomit. And mouthwash. Lydia says she’ll be open with her kids about her mom’s pot-smoking ways, thanks in part to the show. Vicki’s never smoked pot and doesn’t think her mom should smoke it either. Um. Okay then. Tamra looks visibly upset when Andy brings up the secrets she revealed this season. She says that opening up about her past wasn’t what she planned to talk about at the Women’s Expo, but she did and she’s glad she did. None of Tamra’s friends or family knew any of her story. She breaks down when she talks about Ryan and his struggles with mental health. Gretchen asks if Tamra feels lighter after revealing this part of herself and Tamra says yes. Gretchen encourages her to keep talking. Plus 15. This is one big therapy sesh for Tamra. Alexis says that she could tell Tamra was sincere when she made her apology. Alexis forgives her. And probably forgets, too. A caller says she doesn’t believe Tamra’s changed at all and is just trying to soften her image. Tamra says that isn’t true. More questions about the 100th episode. The one thing the women regret from the retrospective is seeing their hair. Especially Vicki. And her hair was pretty bad, so yeah. I’ll give her that. Talk turns to Gretchen again and the fact that Jo called her out on her relationship with Slade. Jo says Gretchen broke the “Girl Code.” Gretchen says she did no such thing. Gretchen gave back the Rolls Royce Slade got for her birthday. Plus 10. Everyone had a beef with Gretchen this season. Everyone. It wasn’t a good season for her. They jump directly into Tamra inviting Alexis to go dress shopping with her. When Gretchen says that Tamra didn’t really want Alexis at the dress shopping day, Alexis wants to know if she was really invited or not. Tamra says yes. She was really invited and wanted there. Tamra just couldn’t tell Gretchen that. Minus 9. There’s a lot of unintelligible shrieking about who’s a liar and who isn’t a liar and who’s difficult and who isn’t and I need an aspirin. After her stunt with wearing her engagement ring from Jeff to Tamra’s dress shopping day, Gretchen apparently has a problem with being happy for other people. And now it’s time to talk about the now-canceled Malibu Country . Plus 15. Heather insists that the producers wanted a guest star to play the role of a housewife and called Gretchen who had availability issues. Then they wrote a role and called Heather specifically for that role and canned their offer to Gretchen because having two housewives from the same franchise on the show would’ve looked silly. Okay. Makes sense. Heather’s story now is that she was most upset with Gretchen for ruining Tamra’s dress shopping day with her story about Malibu Country. Which doesn’t make sense. Because that’s not at all why Heather was upset. Gretchen brings a voicemail from her agent to check her availability for Malibu Country and all the other ladies chime in that they received similar calls. Tamra gets upset that Gretchen just stood in the corner while they were dress shopping and didn’t seem at all interested in being there. Gee, Tamra. Do you think Alexis being there had anything to do with it? Minus 9 . Heather admits to being purposefully condescending to Gretchen in her text message about who called whom. Minus 10. She’s certainly not painted herself in the best light this season. She and Gretchen split hairs over whether a call to Gretchen’s agent is the same thing as a call from casting and Gretchen calls Heather “Miss Superior.” Andy asks Gretchen if she considers any of these women her friends after this season. Gretchen says “yeah, I do.” She considers Lydia and Heather friends, despite any drama this season. Plus 15. She wishes she could be friends with Tamra and doesn’t hate Alexis but doesn’t know how to get things back to where they were. She has nothing at all to say about Vicki. Alexis says that the only reason Gretchen wanted to be friends with Tamra was because Gretchen was scared of Tamra. Tamra thinks she could get her friendship back with Gretchen but she’s never going to trust her. Tamra calls Gretchen out on saying “I’m sorry you feel that way” instead of just “I’m sorry” and Gretchen says she’s heard it from two people now so she’ll take a look at it. Plus 10. The focus turns to Alexis and her claim that the women bullied her. Alexis says that the word “bully” doesn’t really matter so much as the fact that the women were just mean to her. She’s tired of hearing about it as much as everyone else is. She’s past it. Plus 12. Heather blames Alexis for the events at the CUT Fitness party because Alexis talked over Heather. But Heather never does that, does she? Nope. Not Heather. No way. Minus 2. Alexis calls Gretchen a liar and Gretchen calls Alexis fake on camera. Gretchen gets accused of being fake on camera but says the cameras actually show a lot of things about her that aren’t so flattering. Vicki says that Gretchen is fake on camera and says she doesn’t think Gretchen’s proposal to Slade would’ve happened if she hadn’t been able to do it on camera. Tamra says it’s been discussed and there’s been talk about the timing of their engagement. Lydia and Heather both question the timing and Lydia says Gretchen proposed to Slade because she didn’t have a story this season. Heather calls her out on not inviting their friends to the engagement party. Gretchen says the girls just can’t let her be happy and Heather calls the proposal “hollow.” While watching the playback, Gretchen starts to cry. Tamra goes over to comfort her ( Plus 10 ) while Alexis and Vicki shake their heads in disbelief. Vicki says she didn’t mean to make Gretchen cry. She doesn’t want Gretchen to hurt. Gretchen says that the thing that hurt most about the engagement party was that Alexis, the one person who never had anything negative to say about her relationship with Slade, wasn’t there. EPISODE TOTAL: -13 SEASON TOTAL: -247
Much like the JFK assassination, people remember where they were when they heard Princess Diana had died. She was, and remains, one of the most recognizable women in the world. When Prince George, aka the Royal Baby , was born, talk returned to Diana and her legacy. Nearing the 16th anniversary of her death, a new film is coming out that focuses on a very brief moment in the Princess’ life but one the filmmakers believe to be a pivotal one. Check out the Diana trailer below! Diana Movie Trailer Directed by Oliver Hirshbiegel, who is known most well for his film, Downfall , which provided the scene for the very popular “Hitler Reacts To” meme, Diana tells the story of the love affair between Diana (Naomi Watts) and Dr. Hasnat Kahn (Naveen Andrews). While it, of course, garnered plenty of paparazzi attention, the affair is not as well remembered as others including the ill-fated Dodi Fayed. Diana is set to open in the UK on September 20th, no US date has been set as of yet.
There’s drama afoot at Vicki’s end-of-season party on The Real Housewives of Orange County . But then it wouldn’t really be an OC party without drama, now would it? No, it wouldn’t. Let’s dissect the drama one more time with our THG +/- recap. Slade and Gretchen arrive at Vicki’s party and can’t find anyone. Because they’re all sitting around talking about Gretchen and Slade. Minus 12. Slade pays Lydia an actual compliment and she calls him a douche anyway. Two wrongs and a right, or something, I guess. Minus 4. Ryan tells Slade and Gretchen that Brooks isn’t allowed on the property because he’s not a great man and he’s a liar and Brooks is bad. Vicki’s on the phone with Brooks while that’s all going down. Lydia brings her mom to the party. Maybe Grandma brought the party favors? Heather and Gretchen have a chat where Heather says she’d never throw Gretchen under the bus with people in the industry. Heather’s acting a little jealous, to be honest. It doesn’t flatter her at all. Minus 8. She hears nothing Gretchen has to say about how Gretchen feels and only says “No, you’re wrong for feeling that way.” Then Heather calls Gretchen and Slade out for their behavior at Hot in Cleveland . And that’s when she has a point. Heather admits to being hurt and making the Malibu Country stuff sound worse than it was because of being hurt. Then Heather says that when she’s wrong, she admits she’s wrong. Except Heather doesn’t seem to think she’s wrong? Gretchen can’t apologize for doing the wrong thing in getting up and leaving during the filming. Heather can’t apologize for being condescending. They call it a wash. Plus 5? Vicki gives Tamra another friendship bracelet. A bigger, nicer bracelet than the one Gretchen gave her. Oh well. Plus 5 because something’s better than nothing? Tamra finally makes amends with Jim Bellino in an emotional apology, then says she’s happy she can be the bigger person in cases such as this. Don’t give yourself too much credit, T … but progress is progress. Plus 10 . “I own live here,” Ryan says, chastising Lydia’s mom Judy for putting her feet up on the table at the party … think there’s some tension building up here? Minus 20 for lashing out in such a way at someone clearly not trying to cause trouble or an argument – whatever issues they have beneath the surface. Lydia gathers her mom and gets ready to go when Vicki runs after them to prevent them from leaving, at which point Ryan continues to lose his $h!t. Ryan and Vicki have it out, and the tension is clearly all about Brooks, who Vicki says she will start seeing again – even as Briana threatens to move out. Call it a Wash on that whole situation, where no one comes across well. Vicki busts out her new Bacon Vodka (in honor of her “Miss Piggy” nickname) … and then sticks it to Slade for his derogatory remarks about women. The gang backs Vicki on this one, and Plus 20 for that. Slade’s not all bad, as he’s shown recently, but there’s no excusing some of the things he says. Lydia lashes out again Slade and Gretchen, calling them both “dirty.” As we head into the reunion, we have a feeling this beef is far from over. Plus 15 . Heather sums it up best: “This year has been interesting. It’s been mercurial. Exciting at times; incredibly upsetting at times … but that’s friendship.” Plus 5 to all you ladies on one heck of a RHOC Season 8. EPISODE TOTAL: +16! SEASON TOTAL: -142!
Another week, another episode of The Real Housewives of Orange County! Just what Monday night needs, right? “The Time Is Now” for Gretchen and Slade as the buxom blonde will propose to her beau (finally)! And Vicki will make a surprising announcement about Brooks. But not before she can receive a new nickname, of course. Let’s get rolling with our THG +/- recap! Vicki’s having Lydia and Alexis over to show them the new un-Donn’ed house. Vicki’s thinking of having a party to show everyone the new house. But she’s going to have a Winter Wonderland party outside. To show off the inside of the house. Okay. Lydia says she feels like she likes Slade and then he talks and she doesn’t like him anymore. Plus 3 . Slade’s pulling his old tricks again and talking about Vicki on his radio show. Her new nickname is “Tupperware Face.” Immediately upon hearing it, Alexis tells Vicki to turn the radio show off. Smart, Alexis! Plus 2. Vicki plans to invite Slade to her party anyway just so she can call him out on his latest antics. At Casa Dubrow, Terry calls a family meeting. They need to tell the kids that they’re building a new house. Nicky isn’t a fan at first, but then Terry tells him they can build a bigger movie theater and he’s on board. Plus 10. At the radio station, Slade’s co-host plays the “perfect” song for him. She pushes play and Gretchen’s song begins to play. At first he doesn’t know what’s going on but by the time the song hits the bridge, he’s crying, his cohost is crying, and it’s a little dusty in my living room. Plus 50 . While Slade’s being song-bombed in his studio, Gretchen’s busy setting up an engagement party for him. The party looks way more like it’s for Gretchen than for Slade, but hey, everybody loves a party. Plus 5. Gretchen pulled out all the stops for this engagement. She sent a tux and a limo to his office, scheduled a helicopter ride, planned the party. Oh, and the song. She didn’t invite any of the ladies to the party. Vicki hates Gretchen and Slade, she’s been on the outs with Alexis for a year, she and Tamra are in a rough patch, and now Heather’s talking smack about her acting gigs. Poor Gretch. At least she’ll get the guy. She sits down with her mom and has a heart to heart about her past relationships. They’ve all ended in tragedy so she’s a little scared of the next step with Slade. Mom gives her stamp of approval on Slade. Plus 4. As the helicopter lands, Slade catches site of Gretchen and Gretchen catches sight of Slade. They’re both crying. She makes an amazing speech, the smartest, most eloquent thing Gretchen has ever said in maybe her whole life. It’s so incredibly sweet. Plus 50. Before giving an answer, Slade gets down on one knee, apparently not realizing that the proposal already happened and he wasn’t the one to issue it. Whatever. He says yes. Plus 20. Tamra and Eddie are ready to sell memberships to CUT Fitness even though the gym isn’t open yet. Alexis, who was kicked out of the studio once upon a time, is the first to show up and be welcomed into it. Plus 12. Back at the hotel, Gretchen and Slade enter the party and are greeted by their family and closest friends. Slade’s mom welcomes Gretchen to the family. So does Slade’s son Gavin, who sounds exactly like his father. Plus 8. Gretchen gives another little speech and welcomes her friends from high school and college and now and then welcomes their family. Vicki’s setting up for her Winter Wonderland party but tells her decorators and crew to scale it back. She wanted a Mediterranean Winter Wonderland. She’s shouting about the “bitches” who are arriving in an hour. Minus 12. She wants no drama at her party. Good luck. Ryan’s back in town so he gets his honey-do list: fix the fridge, fix the water heater, take out the trash. He declines. Tamra and Eddie arrive first and Tamra’s excited to meet Baby Troy. Baby Troy’s excited to make a poop in his diaper. As a housewarming present, Tamra brought Vicki a BFF frame with a picture of the two of them in it. A not terribly flattering photo, but a photo. Plus 3. There is much SQUEEing as the rest of the group arrives. Tamra’s surprised to see Jim arrive with Alexis. Never seeing Jim ever would be great, so I feel you, Tamra. Lydia believes people should whisper the word “magical.” Minus 4. Hey, Lydia. Stop eating your mom’s brownies. While the ladies are sitting around, Vicki announces that Brooks is back and Tamra’s visibly unhappy. Briana doesn’t know yet and Tamra previews the giant problem Vicki’s going to have when Briana finds out. Tamra changes the subject and announces that she and Eddie have a wedding date set. Then talk turns to Gretchen just as Gretchen and Slade walk in the door. Next week’s finale is going to be…a lot of Vicki screaming like Vicki screams. Can’t wait! EPISODE TOTAL: +151 SEASON TOTAL: -158
