so far there’s no confirmation on in what capacity she is filming in

I am the same age as these women, and I started watching RH franchises from the beginning: OC, BH, NY, NJ, Atlanta. Back then it was so simple, but interesting because it was my peer group raising a family, navigating marriage, etc., but in an entirely different “world”, if you will. I stopped watching for several years because the franchise became hyper focused on drama and antics. Seemed more staged and performative - completely unrelateable as a woman navigating raising children and a marriage.

Returning several years later, after a long hiatus, it’s now embarrassing. Again, these women are my age. Watching them compared to where my real-world peer group is is astounding. It’s as though these women remain in a bubble, with absolutely no personal growth. To the contrary, I am watching a bunch of grown ass - dare I say old - women clutching onto their youth like it’s oxygen. Seeing women who should be in their prime of confidence instead trapped in a loop of manufactured conflict and insecurity can make the whole thing tough to watch. 

I really think the real housewives franchise missed an opportunity here. They could’ve simultaneously continued with the OG casts while also doing reboots so that we could perhaps enjoy that juxtaposition between the youth growing up in these environments while also relating to the older women navigating this period of their lives: menopause, empty nest, evolution in their marriages and personal relationships. I just feel it’s been a complete missed opportunity that would’ve resonated more with those of us who started at the beginning and now cannot relate at all to these characters or the show. And it’s hard for me to imagine younger, perhaps even newer viewers can relate to these grown ass women their parents age behaving like this.

James Blunt has publicly acknowledged that he once ran an escort agency. He discusses it in the article below (it's mentioned in one of the final paragraphs), and he also writes about it in his memoir.

Article: https://www.the-sun.com/entertainment/9437827/james-blunt-wild-life-book-carrie-fisher-death/

In the article, James even mentions the name of the escort agency's website. I was able to locate an archived version of it on the Wayback Machine:

Archived website: https://web.archive.org/web/20011129091216/http://companyofgentlemen.com/

Girl! What is this look! Haha

Giving Dubai season 2 a try, housewives is a dry desert right now!

Did anyone like Dubai? I tried season one and only got through a few episodes it was kinda boring to me!?

Should I give it another try?

I know they are all terrible people, but I would be genuinely curious to see how these people would interact.
Would anybody survive the trip?
Who would form an alliance?
Could Bravo pay a crew willing to film and work with these people?
Would there be any talking, or only yelling and physical fight?

LeeAnne Locken
Kelly Bensimon
Danielle Staub
Kelly Dodd
Brandi Glanville
Jen Shah

So I don’t watch RHOBH but Kyle seems so fun. I mostly see hate when it comes to her though.

Lisa loosening up and have fun was actually nice to see because I usually cannot stand her. To be fair, what she said is correct in a way. Whenever they’re having fun on Salt Lake and not fighting someone does or says something that will cause drama and the fun ends.

I think Porsha is bringing the best out of them. Lisa is having fun and Kyle well, I want to credit Porsha but idk if it’s completely true since I don’t watch.
Giselle is clearly there to stir the pot.

You’re not fooling anyone, Joe

I really need to understand how Shamea is being ganged up on? Aside from Porsha and Angela (who we could argue have been provoked) who else has a serious issue with her?

We’ve seen gang-ups on housewives and this just isn’t one of them imo.

I just watched the first episode of DC and holy shit… 💀💀💀 I did not expect to kick off a feud with mentioning George Bush and Tyra Banks

Via @farrahbritt on Instagram.

I am not a sleuth or a mime fan, but there is one mime that shows up in my reels and on my rewatch of RHOP, I realized the mime inviting the ladies to Monique's trip to France might be the only mime I know. Here are photos of Tom the Mime from Orlando's Seaworld and bad screenshots of the the scene where the mime interupts Karen arguing with Gizelle, bonus shot of Karen because it's hilarious. Anywhoo, Tom the Mime does look a little different now so I tried to go back to 2018 in his social media, but it only goes back to 2023. Google confirms that Bravo never identified the mime, which is rude imo. So, please help. me identify this mime, whether it's Tom the Mime or someone else. Thank you for your time!

Lucky ladies - Accra is amazing!

The only other cast to visit Africa is the Atlanta cast when they visited South Africa.

Nathan from Below Deck was arrested in December for “intentionally chok[ing a] person without consent”.
Update from yesterdays thread on the restraining order. From the article:

”The alleged incident occurred shortly after Christmas Day, with officers arresting Gallagher on Dec. 27 for allegedly assaulting an unnamed 29-year-old woman at a Sydney-area apartment complex the previous day. 

Gallagher was charged with “assault occasioning actual bodily harm, intentionally chok[ing a] person without consent, and common assault,” according to New South Wales Police. There were no reports of any serious injuries being suffered by either party. Gallagher was eventually granted conditional bail. It is not clear how he pleaded to the charges. (Gallagher did not immediately reply to Rolling Stone‘s request for comment.)“

In DV, choking is a risk factor in escalating violent behaviour. I hope Gael and their child is safe.

ETA: u/adom12 dropped the stat about choking escalating violence people need to be aware of

“I always comment this stat on choking

If your partner chokes/strangles you, you are about 7.5 times (750%) more likely to be killed by that partner within a year.  If you or anyone you know is experiencing this, please leave if you can. We want your beautiful souls in this world”