The Real Housewives of Orange County attended TV GUIDE Magazine’s Hot List Party at SLS Hotel on November 10, 2009 in Beverly Hills, California. Jeana Keough, who will be leaving the show after 2 more episodes, was not in attendance. Neither was Alexis Bellino, the newest housewife.
Also in attendance wasSlade Smiley, honorable 6th housewife boyfriend of Gretchen Rossi. You can see more photos of the ladies below. Yikes at Tamra‘s hair, and Lynne‘s plastic surgeon should have his scalpel donated to some sort of plastic surgery hall of fame.
In other news, Vicki Gunvalson will be appearing on the Dr. Phil show on November 12th. No word yet on the reason for her appearance.
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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They’re back! The original housewives of bravo are returning for their 5th season tonight.
The Real Housewives of Orange County have pretty much been in the headlines for the past few months. Whether it be Gretchen Rossi’s leaked photos, Lynne Curtin’seviction saga, or Vicki Gunvalson’strashy bar behavior, It’s safe to say these six women will be keeping us entertained for weeks to come.
The DailyBeast caught up with the OC Housewives to discuss their new season, and changes in their lives. Vicki claims the show has negatively affected her insurance business, leading her to almost not return for the 5th season. “I almost lost a very large client of mine—a $2 million client—because he Googled me and said he didn’t like what he was seeing on the TV show,” Gunvalson, 47, told The Daily Beast.
Bravo promises the upcoming season will address the financial woes of some of the ladies, including that of Jeana Keough, who’s divorce and a down real-estate market prompted her to quit the show to focus on work full-time. She will be leaving the show after 3 episodes. Jeana however reveals other reasons for leaving the show, “I just didn’t feel appreciated by the girls or the network,” she said.
Tamra Barney, 42, will be one of the housewives dealing with financial woes. Her home is currently listed as a short sale, and she has had to let both a nanny and a maid go to save cash. This season will also deal with Tamra doing a lot of arguing with her husband Simon Barney. “He did not want to come back this season, and I did,” she said. “He’s very private and conservative. We’re having a lot of financial problems, and he just didn’t want to expose that.”
Tonight’s episode will show Gretchen reflecting on the death of her deceased fiance, and confronting Tamra about the things Tamra said about her last season. It will also feature Vicki skydiving, and Lynn contemplating having a facelift.
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More OC drama, as RadarOnline is now reporting that Gretchen Rossihas has been ordered to pay the attorney fees of her ex-boyfriend, Jay Photoglou.
The Real Housewives of Orange County star filed a restraining order against Jay earlier this year claiming harassment. A judge dismissed the order in May, with prejudice. It was said that Gretchen did not show up for her court appearance.
Jay racked up fees of around $19k defending himself against the restraining order, which Gretchen has now been ordered to pay. Photoglou’s attorney claimed in earlier papers that the lawsuit was frivolous, and that it was filed by Gretchen as an attempt to try to save face.
Jay The loser has spent the entire year leaking photos of he and Gretchen to the press. You can see some of those photos here and here. The 19k should be chump change to Gretchen who inherited $2.5 million from her late fiance’s estate.
The new season of the Real Housewives of Orange Countydoes not premier until tomorrow night, but the stars of the show are already starting to make headlines.
TMZ is reporting that Slade Smiley, serial housewife dater & boyfriend of Gretchen Rossi, owes $80,000 in back child support to the mother of his sick son. What makes this worse is the fact that Slade’s 9 year old son, Grayson, is is fighting an inoperable brain tumor .
Slade has filed a request in L.A. County Superior Court, asking a judge to lower the child support bill because he says he’s unemployed and makes zero dollars. Slade’s rep tells TMZ that Slade has “jumped through burning hoops to take care of [his son's] well-being and health.”
The mother of Slade’s son however tells a different story, stating that Slade has only seen his sick child twice in the last year and a half, and hasn’t even sent the kid a birthday card.
What does one do when your deceased fiance leaves you a $2.5 million inheritance? Well if you are Gretchen Rossi, you attend award shows and take random paparazzi photos!
The Real Housewives of Orange County star took to Los Angeles this weekend with her boyfriend, Slade Smiley, to pick out some pumpkins with a few of her paparazzi buddies.
The new season of the OC Housewives premiers November 5th on Bravo.
Gretchen Rossi’s ex-boyfriend is back at it. Jay Photoglou is calling out the Real Housewives of Orange County star for saying she’s all natural and has never had plastic surgery. The alleged stalker Jay also supplies a photo of Gretchen wearing lingerie in a bowling ally. The photo is below.
Gretchen revealed to Fox News earlier this week that she had no plans to ever have any plastic surgery because she considers herself to be a “role model.” She also revealed she started The Gretchen Project to find help others find “alternative ways to maintain everlasting beauty without having to go under the knife.”
In a new interview with RadarOnline, Jay laughs at Gretchen’s claims at being a role model, while also saying she has had botox before. “I went with Gretchen to get Botox injections on at least two occasions, one time I even had botox injections,” says Jay.
He also claims Gretchen used to have photofacials done every two months to help get rid of her wrinkles.” Photofacias are an intense pulsed light treatment for skin rejuvenation.
Jay wraps us his very exclusive interview by saying — “Gretchen Rossi is a lot of things, but a role model isn’t something that immediately comes to mind when I think of her.”
It’s safe to guess we’ll be hearing more from Jay now that the 5th season of the OC Housewives is less than a month away. Still not certain as to why he feels the need to comment on every minor thing she does.
The Real Housewives of Orange County’sGretchen Rossi took Atlanta Housewife Nene Leakes out to lunch on Monday. Nene was in town co-hosting the Emmy’s pre-show for the E! network.
The two attention whores bravo housewives made sure to play things up for the paparazzi by kissing in front of the cameras. Slade joined in on the action by attempting to kiss Nene as well.
