The fifth season of the Real Housewives of Orange County premiered Thursday night, during which we saw Gretchen Rossi and Tamra Barney going at it.
In a new interview with TVGuide, Gretchen opens up about the new season and tells us why she is no longer “taking any more punches.” The punches she’s referring to are those of her fellow castmates, Tamra and Vicki Gunvalson.
Gretchen reveals why the first ladies of Orange County will always hold their own among the many new faces of the Housewives franchise. “We are the original housewives, and ultimately people’s hearts are within the story lines of the people they’ve seen forever,” Gretchen says. “Each of us women on the show has a little bit more sophistication and class than maybe some of the other [cities] project.”
Interesting to hear Gretchen talking about class, considering all the explicit photos of her that leaked out this year. Regarding her ongoing tension with castmate Tamra, Gretchen says, “There might be some resolution but ultimately, I just say what needs to be said and I finally stand up for what’s right.” She continues, “I’m back and better this season and I’m not taking any more punches.”
And when asked about her new beau Slade Smiley, “Slade is a part of my life right now and I’m so grateful to have him in my life,” Gretchen says. “I truly feel like Jeff sent me Slade.”
Thoughts on the new season – It came off a bit boring to me, as well as fake and a tad bit sad. The ‘long awaited’ argument between Tamra and Gretchen didn’t redeem the episode for me. Watching the women go through their financial struggles was a bit sad to watch, and somewhat of a downer. Gretchen and Slade’s convenient new relationship? Not buying it, considering there were rumors she was suppose to appear on season 4 as Slade’s “girlfriend.” Arranging for all these ladies who hate each other to come together for dinner? Fake.
Perhaps it’s because I’m coming off the drama packed season of the Atlanta housewives, but this new season of the OC just lacked something. Maybe it’s because most of these ladies are not friends and don’t have the years of history the Altanta ladies have with one another. It’s going to become a tough task for Bravo to continue topping each shocking season of their Housewives’ franchise. It was however nice to see that some things, or people rather remain the same. How classy was it of Vicki to mention the fact that Jeana needed to borrow money from her, and her answer was a big NO! From watching the first episode, it’s easy to understand why Jeana is ready to move on. Quite frankly, I might be too.
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17 Responses to “OC Housewives Gretchen Rossi: ‘I’m Not Taking Any More Punches’”
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Atlanta was one big nonsensical argument with a boring reunion. OC’s first evening was a bore, a snore and a chore to view. I am not thrilled with the Atlanta women and all the back chat. I see we can expect more of the same from the OC. Jeana clearly is the fortunate one, she has realized none of these women have the capability to be real friends. I plan to take a pass and get some rest. If I see a repeat and can manage to find it fun, I shall watch. Bravo has over saturated us with Housewives. It is only a matter of time before they render themselves irrelevant, if that has not already occurred. The Real Housewife Franchise is becoming the new Ambien. I’m just sayin’!
Though I’ve never been fans of Gretchen or Tamra, Gretchen completely lost me when she refused to take any responsibility for getting drunk at Tamra’s dinner party last season and blamed her drunken behavior all on Tamra. Also, I believed Tamra over Gretchen during their big confrontation about Jay during the last reunion.
I think the season may get a lot more interesting when the new women make their appearances. It’s funny having Gretchen refer to herself as an ‘original’ Housewife, since she’s still pretty much a newcomer to the cast. As for the OC Housewives supposedly being superior in class and sophistication to the others, that takes an extraordinary amount of self-delusion.
Vicki out-bitched herself by revealing to the world that Jeana had asked to borrow money from her. A person with even the slightest shred of decency does not reveal such a thing, much less announce it on TV. I hope Jeana manages to recover some of her dignity before she leaves the show. Vicki is beyond redemption. She never forgave Jeana for parading Frank around at that party, among many other things.
I’d love to see Vicki and New Jersey’s Danielle become big pals. It’d only be a matter of time before they devoured each other.
OC Housewives are my favorite, glad they’re back! Gretchen is just a poor judge of characture, hopefully she’ll mature. Slade = Sleeze, she’ll realize that too. As for Vicki& Tamara, I wouldn’t put up with their &%#*, either. Exactly WHO ARE THEY? It’s QUITE obvious that Simon has already moved on, his contempt for his wife couldn’t be more clear. Poor Jeanna, looks like she’s sucking down lotsa booze and carbs! Can’t wait to see Alexis, she looks like the new Lauri.
I’m with Margaret. I can’t take anymore of the Housewives franchising. NYC was amusing, but the addition of Kelly killed it for me. I couldn’t take watching a full episode of NJ’s classless dimwits acting like gangsters. Atlanta had some interesting storylines, but not enough to get me past the skank whore that Kim is.
Gretchen is a whore who used a dying man to her own benefit. I’ll never, ever get past that. She was shacked up with Jay within weeks of Jeff’s death, and then with Slade shortly after Jay. UGH. She has NO class, NO sophistication and has no goals in life except to live in wealth. A career in porn is in her future.
The others are pretentious and have their heads so far into the clouds that they don’t even hear the rest of humanity laughing at them. Jeana is the only one with some sense of rationality, but she let her boys tromp on her for too long. Lynn and Tamra lost their homes and Vicky works for AIG…need I say more?
Bravo would be wise to cut the seasons to just a few episodes, or eliminate a few of these “Housewives” franchises. Now with Dallas and DC coming on board, they’re quickly over-saturating the public.
BRAVO = Being Real is Very Overrated
I am really sorry to see Jeana go, she seemed to be the only truly compassionate housewife. I wish her lots of luck and I know she will be missed. As for Vicki , I can’t believe she claimed that Jeana ask to borrow money, what a heartless so called friend.
I used to wait for the new season of the OC, and now, Gretchen brings the show down.
She looks for sympathy after Jeff’s death [having someone die that you were close to is devastating] but then has Slade living with her so soon? [slade is a tv whore] I have a hard time w/her sadness, I cant tell if she is sad that her sugar daddy is gone or is she is really despondent? She wants us to know her better, yeah last season, Jeff was sick and you went on vacation, then got drunk and flirted with Tamara’s son, took the pink hat that Tamara wanted and didn’t wear it [to the Kentucky Derby] Gretchen is evil We will never know the truth behind Gretchen and Jeff, and Tamara was dragged into the whole mess with this other guy and I don’t blame Tamara for being angry.
Tamara, is Tamara, she is honest to a T I loved the red carpet treatment for her daughter, and her and Simon, IDK, maybe this is the end of them? I hope not, but she is bring real by allowing all of this on TV she got’s guts!
Vicky I am maybe liking this nicer to Don Vicky, and maybe she will get out of her kids daily lives and start living hers with Don, BUT I thought is was tacky of her to mention the money w/Jeana Tacky tacky, and MEAN!! Vicky be careful, KARMA!!!
Jeana my favorite housewife, its sad to see how the economic woes of this frigging country are effecting her, but at least that is REAL!! I will miss her when she goes, just like I missed Lauri and Kimberly. I am glad to see that she has good friends that are supporting her thru this mess she is figuring out what she wants and is doing it on her own, and I applaud her for being on TV and letting the world know of her troubles
I too believe that Bravo may have come to the end of the road with this franchise, I mean don’t we all have enough drama in our lives? Do we need to watch rich people with their drama?
I don’t think the franchise is at an end – but I **do** think that BRAVO has different sets of standards for each show. If the OC wives can reveal their financial status – then why not Atlanta? Why fkae it with Nene and Sheree?…buying homes for them…lets SEE the reald deal – and if they refuse – boot them off the show. I don’t like Kim – but she has put herself out there – not too much she is hiding. kandi – I love her … and I think they should have kept DeShawn and gotten rid of Lisa, who is boring.
The OC wives…Gretchen is NOT an original…none of them are but for Icky and Jeana…and Icky is AIG which means she is garbage to me. Jeana – I feel for her, as she is dealing with the financial messes, her disgustingly rude sons and trash like Icky blaring to the world about financial matters between friends. I am also glad that Jeana found out who her real friends were, and she was helped along.
NJ – I don’t like any of them.
NY – I don’t like any of them, but at least they do stuff for charity.
…and for ALL of them except Atlanta – where is the diversity? THAT is what I hate about the series as a whole. You mean to tell me Cali is all blonde and blue eyed? NJ is all Italian, Loud and Obnoxious? NY is upper crust, Caucasian and Catty?
I won’t stop watching the franchise, but I think they need to make it more REAL and less scripted.
I think the new season will be pretty good. I do not care for Gretchen,I think she is a bit of a baby, and blames others for her actions.Vicki, it will be interesting to see if her if has changed( although I think it was really crappy of her to say that Gina came to her asking for money) hopefuly she and Donn are on the right path. I feel bad for Gina and her money problems. I also feel bad for Tamera and Lynne for the same reasons,I don’t care about the whys and where fors losing your homes ,jobs etc. are terrible things to happen.It’s very sad ,but at least they are not pretending it is not happening, or lying about it .
I didn’t like all the nastiness on ALT. this year,Nene was really mean, it was so not necessary.
NYC, I like, some of them are a little full of themselves.
NJ. i just get a kick out of them, I think they are funny and over the top.
I think that Tamra is so jealous and crass its pitiful. She’s about to lose her husband, which she deserves, and it appears that her son is about to go the jail, which after the dinner party episode I’m not so sure he doesn’t deserve. It is sad when a husband has to send his wife to etiquette class because she has no class. It also hacks me off that she dresses like a slut and thinks she’s cute, but will call someone else out for how they are dressed. Could her dresses be shorter? Really, Tamra does live in her own little delusional fairytale world. She automatically hates anyone better looking than her, and that is everyone. She even lied about liking Lynne’s cuffs. She can’t tell the truth.
Vicki also needs to stay out of the thing between Tamra and Gretchen. Gretchen always shows class when Tamra runs her mouth. Tamra always calls her names. Tamra is full of crap and stirs the pot just to get the light off of her and her failed marriage and crimminal son. What was Tamra before she married Simon? A stripper? I’m pretty sure she is trailer trash. I’m also pretty sure she has no college education or she would have a career like everybody else.
Tamra is a sorry, sorry being. Love the fact that Gretchen is finally standing up for herself this season. It is long about time!
Tamra is just so unhappy with her life she has to try and make Gretchens miserable. Bad, bad Tamra. You are not in your 20’s anymore. Gretchen is in her early 30’s so she is way younger and way hotter than you. Get over it!!!!!!
Simon is leaving Tamra because she is an emotional wreck and is bad in bed. Two things a man hates.
I read on Tamra’s blog that a fan had met Tamra and Simon at a bowling alley over the weekend and they are still together ( happily)….afterall, Simon has no income and Tamera is bringing home the Bravo bacon.
I’m wondering how a couple buy’s a 3 million dollar home and neither of them have jobs? OK, they do have the Bravo thing but that alone can’t meet a 3 Mil mortgage.
As much as I think Tamra needs to learn to be tactful and keep her opinions to herself, I think Gretchen and Slade are both made for each other – both are shallow, self-centered, surface people who would certainly mess up another person’s life should they get involved with them.
Thank God they found each other and can continue the charade of money-from-someone-else’s (i.e. Jeff’s)-kid’s-inheritance-so-they -can-continue-to-spend-it-all-on-themselves hoopla.
Gretchen is what I would view as a “black widow” – one of those sorts who bags a vulnerable old man with a short lifespan left and who gets him to will all his money to her so shse can continue the high lifestyle.
I agree with Scarlette, Gretchen seems like a “black widow” she stayed with that old man because she knew he wasn’t long for this world and wanted to live the easy life off his money while having younger attractive men in her bed before and after Jeff died.
I wonder if Jeff was a social security recipient or worked at a gas station she would of being with him. We all know the big attraction was his money and what he could provide for her.
Read this funny recap it describes Gretchen and Tamra and how they are both horrible, It’s funny
http://www.realfauxhousewives.com/?p=8180
Lmao….would you marry a gas station attendant karina? Would Tamra? puh lease…lol and save your drama with the black widow comment. How utterly lame!!!
Gretchen, I mean Lisa quit scavenging through the blogs to see what people are saying about you, BLACK WIDOW!
I have never seen so many disfunctional, insecure women. It just goes to show money isn’t everything. It certainly can’t buy class or manners. They are the most crude, backbiting, disloyal, potty mouthed women. They immediatley turn from beautiful to ugly after being on television for five minutes!