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In an all new interview, Real Housewives of Orange County star Alexis Bellino takes some time off from setting women back to discuss the new OC season amongst other things!
Talking to Celebuzz, Alexis touches on her issues with former friend turned arch-nemesis Peggy Tanous, her thoughts on Russell Armstrong’s tragic death – yes she has opinions, as well as her business endeavors – no she has yet to give up on her clothing line! Below are excerpts from Alexis’ interview -
Late last year, Peggy announced that she is leaving the show. Was it a relief for you to hear that?
It’s so hard, because one day, I wake up and I’m thinking, “What happened? Where did our friendship go wrong? Why did we end up where we are?” And then the next day, I wake up and I’ve seen an episode of how terrible she was [to me], or I remember something that happened and how it was such a shady friendship the minute she got the show, [which] makes me [think] “Oh my gosh, I’m so glad she’s off [the show].” But right now, at this exact moment … I don’t put a lot of emphasis on thinking about her. If she was there and she was a part of the show, great. If she’s not, great. I wish her well. In the first two episodes, you’re gonna see her and I get into it, and it’s gonna probably be the last time you’ll see us interact together.
Do you think your friendship can be salvaged?
I always hope that a friendship can be salvaged, just because I’m kind of a dreamer; I like to think the positive in everything. But at this point, I honestly don’t know. I think there’s been a lot of things that have occurred over the past year and a half, and I just saw a side of Peggy that – I mean, for her to be able to flip that quickly, like, the minute that she became a member of the show, to just switch and go become good friends with Tamra [Barney], and forget about me. I mean, it was like she was all about the limelight and not really thinking about a true friendship.
Did your perception of Real Housewives change amid the Russell Armstrong tragedy?
I mean, that is just something that you just – I mean, it took my breath away! I can’t picture something like that happening. I am sure the show played a little bit in it, just because your life is exemplified in front of millions [of viewers], and things can be said about you that aren’t necessarily true. Once it’s out there, people believe it whether it’s true or not … But I think, at the end of the day, you have to remember, it’s a show, you’re here to entertain people. Don’t take it too personally. I think that him and Taylor, obviously, had a lot going on, and I just wish it would have had a different ending, you know? You always think, “What if?” And for Taylor, it feels that way.
Tell us about the new Housewife, Heather. Did you all get along with her?
Well, I think that, at the end of the day, when it’s all said and done and the season plays out, I think we’re all gonna kind of get along with her. Her and Gretchen [Rossi] had a little bit of a tiff at the beginning. Then, Heather and I get into it a little bit in the middle, and then we have a big blow-up in episode 10-ish. So, once that was all said and done, I felt like Heather and I moved past it and pushed everything aside. I can’t really tell you what it’s about, but I break down in tears and have eyelashes falling off. It’s just a nightmare. It’s not going to be a pretty episode for me [Laughs] … I think Heather is a little buttoned up. Sometimes, she talks like she knows more about things than other people. But, at the end of the day, I think that she’s a really, really sweet person, and I really genuinely like her personality.
So, tell us a little bit more about the second line of Alexis Couture.
It is so crazy! Well, I have two lines. I have Alexis Couture, by myself, where I don’t have anyone else working on that with me, except for my production manager … I only have three dresses in that line, because I launched my first dress, the Black-Braid Maxi, last season, and it went like crazy. I sold more of that one dress than all of the dresses than Alexis by Tal Sheyn sold. That dress is still selling, and I’m gonna bring it out in another color … And then I partnered with Tal Sheyn for Alexis by Tal Sheyn, because she was designing one-of-a-kinds for me, and I had a vision for what I wanted to do. There’s only one of me, and I couldn’t do it! So, together with her, we came up with my first Alexis by Tal Sheyn line. That one did really, really well. Now, we’re launching my second one, and now my second one is doing better than my first one even did and it hasn’t even launched yet! We’re out there marketing it. It hasn’t launched on the show, but it is just crazy! It’s so exciting!
Is the goal to eventually open up your own store?
We just started looking for retail spaces to have a showroom. We are in boutiques now. We’re in one in Orange County, and we’ve almost solidified two or three in Los Angeles. And then we’re even looking at go overseas. Israel is very interested; Australia is very interested. We have a lot of customers from Europe. We’re just getting our feet into those markets and we’re gonna be in boutiques throughout the United States and throughout the world.
Alexis shared some new photos from her Alexis Couture clothing line, and those are below!
In other Alexis news, she is also sharing the secrets to her very happy marriage in an interview with Radar Online, because clearly, we all aspire to have a happy marriage like hers!
Alexis, who shares a previous failed marriage with hubby Jim Bellino, advises couples should never spend more than two nights apart, treat each other with respect at all times, and not call each other names when arguing. “No matter how mad you get… you cannot take your words back,” says Alexis.
In addition to having 20-minute meetings each night after dinner to catch up, Alexis reveals her and Jim always pray together, go to therapy regularly and have a date night at least once a week.
And finally, a new episode of the OC Housewives airs tonight on Bravo! On the 2nd episode this season titled “Southern Hospitality,” Vicki hosts a dinner party, but Peggy and Alexis stir the pot with a fiery feud. Drama is at such a high boil that Peggy ends up making a game-changing decision. Meanwhile, Gretchen poses nude at a charity photo shoot; newbie housewife Heather Dubrow flaunts her privileged life; Vicki and Tamra embark on an overnight trip to Catalina.
The episode airs tonight on Bravo at 9/8c and a preview clip is below!
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TELL US – THOUGHTS ON ALEXIS’ INTERVIEW? WOULD YOU TAKE MARRIAGE TIPS FROM HER? AND THOUGHTS ON TONIGHT’S NEW EPISODE?
CLICK THE CONTINUE READING BUTTON FOR NEW PHOTOS FROM ALEXIS’ CLOTHING LINE & THE PREVIEW!
Alexis Bellino does her best Marilyn Monroe impersonation while modeling a dress from her new line for Alexis Couture!
That sweat top is Couture???
The Boobs do not come with the dress!
Couture indeed!
Could the OC gals be anymore less sophisticated or unworldy?
The way Slimey plays to the camera grosses me out.
If Jesus Barbie had married for love instead of marrying Jim Jeremy Jones for his grifted / faux money, perhaps she wouldn’t have to see a therapist on a regular basis…just saying.
Agree – all the HW really have a problem with their pronouns, not sure which franchise is the worser…
@66 How much you wanna bet that therapy is with their pastor who spouts all the obey stuff that Jim does
@101 Gigi Hi Gigi!!!
@92 JustMe1, Slade needs to dump this trick right now, that would just crush her little ego to have been dumped, especially by him.
Hi Bryan – gave u shout out on NY post waiting for you to post your Ramona wish…running down street screaming after she has stripped off her clothes…
Where oh where do ALL the housewives get ALL of that satin?
She looks like Lisa Lampanelli . . .
Are there that many women into the Fredrick’s of Hollywood look?
@105 gigi, I saw it, and I posted it too.. maybe this will be the season she finally snaps LOL
Did anyone else think that was an implant scar when they zoomed in on Gretchen doing the photo shoot? Her are cheap looking imo and so is Alexis clothing line. Can’t wait to see her and Vicki fight over the two deadbeat dads.
Lol!!!!!!!! Brook (or whatever his name is) is a
gold digger and he doesn’t even have to try that hard!
He gives Vicki Dollar Store greeting cards and she is all over it!
Tamra wasn’t that impressed!
He is creepy like Kim’s Ken!
Then all he has to tell her is that he is wearing his Crocs and she buys him clothes!
What did I tell y’all?
The best way to gold dig is to act like you have nothing!
How low have Vicki and Tamra fallen from Simon and Donn to these
2 dooshes!
That boat scene was disgusting!
From the close-ups of Vicki’s face to Eddie playing up to his future sugar mama, to the cheap champagne, O’my!
Didn’t Vicki say Brooks is five years younger than her?? WTH.. Hard to believe this guy is younger than anyone.
I’m always shocked to see the lack of sophistication of these women. It was apparently the first time they tried to eat anything that wasn’t meat and potatoes. The way many of them were acting when they saw the dinner arrive was sad and ridiculous.
Alexis should just give it up with the plastic surgery!
She is a buttaface!
(not the worst out there but she still has a bad case of it!)
What is up with her double chin?????
I have never noticed that before but it is very unflattering.
Funny how she was trying to cover up how vain she truly is with this is the way OC women are. Lol!!!!!!
She still acts very un-Christian like.
I remember for as long as I can remember if I didn’t like the food that given to me (by my Lord) just to leave it alone and
not say a word.
I’m not sure if this is allow with the Christian Anorexics as I don’t know the entire bible by heart.
Regardless, MAJOR FAIL to the Chefs
(I think Vicki hired some culinary school students in their 3rd week)
for CAJUN food preparation.
The bibs, the gloves, the oven bake bags????
Does the OC bunch cook???
Why did they keep yelling trash bags???
FRITOS?????????????????????????????????
WTF??????
Was that sauce on the crawfish & shrimp boil????
Hehehehe!!!!!!
Maybe Vicki really did hire Emeril and he played a joke on these fools!
.. Oh..and someone has got to tell Alexis she is no model!!!
@Ragin ..
Lol the presentation could have been better with the food, but with this group if it wasn’t a steak, they would have freaked out anyway.
111@Hi Rosie! Lol!!!!!!!
Some of the things that they do?
Really? Your house is as big as the mall and you have a baby and you don’t have nowhere to put her????
Alexis never wanted Peggy on the show.
When Peggy came on and made nice with the entire cast it drove Alexis nuts.
They live the same same grifting lifestyle and Alexis didn’t know why they accepted Peggy and not her?
Well, Peggy is nicer and more mature.
I do understand Alexis about the whole Jimblob/Peggy deal.
Alexis wants everything perfect!
I think as a girlfriend if the husband wasn’t going to tell her then Peggy should of at some point.
Peggy said she discussed it with Jimblob.
Regardless, Alexis should be MORE mad at Jim, and understand that Peggy really wanted it to come from her husband first.
114@Rosie, Lol!!!!!
But C’mon Fritos? Lol!!!!!!
I agree, dipping your hand in a bag full of sauce is not the way to dine!
I eat a lot of steak. Here we top it with a crawfish or crabmeat sauce and it sooooo gooood!
Vicki should of planned a crawfish dish instead of the boil.
I don’t even eat the crawfish whole.
I ask for shrimp instead. Lol!!!!!
Vicki has it hard for that Brooks guy!
5 years younger!
You think Vicki is lying about her age?
Gretchen taking a cheap shot at Jo?
Please Bish!
Jo was so spoiled and now
Slade is your Bish!
I am sure it is Jo saying she is glad she ran away from Coto!!!
@104 Bryan,
If only he had the balls to do it! lol
@117 Ragin,
I was so glad Slade didn’t just sit there and agree with the Jo dig, let’s see how long has Jo been gone from this show? Why would Gretchen even mention her? Well given her face without make-up maybe I know why.
AW, how sweet that the two of them go to therapy together. That warms the cockles of my heart. I guess when you have everything you can possibly need or want, you need therapy. Such a rough life. She probably needs help finding her husband desirable for something other than his money.
@116 Ragin..
Lol, I think it’s more like Brooks might be lying about his age!
Ragin, I have a feeling the clowns who put that together told them “this is how we do it down in the bayou”, yeah the bag not the best idea, especially with this crowd of fish stick eaters
@121..
Hi Bryan.. “fish stick eaters”.. Lmao!
121@Bryan! Fish stick eaters!!!! Lol!!!!!
I have never seen a bag used!
You buy seafood in a bag!
The boiled is normally served in a box!
Actually, I like the potatoes and corn the best!
I don’t eat the boil crawfish and I like the shrimp,
but because it is boiled with the shell on the shrimp still has the vein.
I pass!
I did take marriage tips from her and now I’m divorced!!! LOL!!
@123 Ragin, The french have a cooking process known as a Vessie, its a pig bladder where a chicken or other kind of poultry is poached, it looks just like a bag, and there are some things that are poached in some plastic bags, but usually you remove said food and present it in a more appealing manner LOL.
Ragin I’m with you I do not care to have to clean my crustacean at the table and for me that also goes for shrimp, there was this place in North Hollywood called “Killer Shrimp” ( its now closed) thats how they served all the shrimp with the shell and a bucket to toss the shells, not very appetizing and too much work when you want to enjoy a leisurely meal, I already have to clean these things at work. I don’t want to have to do this and pay for it.
hi Rosie!!!!!
126@Bryan! I am with you.
You also see shelled boiled shrimp at the Chinese buffets all the time.
I eat the crawfish at the boils but someone usually takes the meat out of the shell.
Pig bladder????
That is old school. Lol!
They were boiling the seafood in the stock pots in the kitchen.
I think they cooked the shrimp in a red sauce and then dump it all in the oven bags before serving.
I love baking with oven bags. No basting and everything stays moist and juicy!
Since you are in SD, you should email Vicki and offer your services!
We would love to see on HWs!!!!! ;’)
I am sure we would love to see those bishes faces when you poach them something inside a pig’s bladder!!!!
Lol!!!!!!!
At the southern dinner party, Vicky said I am dating a Southern man and in honor of him I will be serving southern cuisine. What a site to be seen….These gals did nothing but complain all night about the food, however; it did look very unappealing. I have never seen like that in my life.
I bet Icky Vicky gave Brooks money to take himself out to dinner and buy a steak.
In addition, Brooks has three children from his first marriage, and a child under two years old from a previous relationship. Can you see Icky Vicky babysitting a very small child on a Saturday night.
Hope her love tank is full because Brooks will empty her wallet. The man doesn’t work.
@129 Living Large
Meant to say: I have never seen anything like that meal in my life.
@128 Ragin Cajun, I would not waste any kind of haute cuisine on these birds, please with this group you need to stick with dishes they are familiar with, simple easy dishes, things you might find at a TGI fridays, Chilis, and The old spaghetti factory
crawfish can be slightly messy when you are an inexperienced eater but practice makes perfect and aside from the occasional squirt to the eye it is a relatively harmless dish. (unless you have a shelfish allergy) Here in so LA they sell it in a bag to take home and then you put it on a platter then the discarded shells go back into the bag for trash. and fritos? no self respecting cajun would be caught dead with that in their bowl at least not here on the bayou.
@132 girlnbayou, if a crayfish nailed anyone of these OC tricks they would run screaming from the table and straight to the plastic surgeon
peggy is smart to get away from this crew. should be fun to watch alexis and heather whom she is very jealous of already! alexis is all flash/no cash and at this pt probably really needs the show for survival!
Those in the know (who I know) say that her fashion line will be extremely successful.