Fans of The Real Housewives of Miami aren’t being shy in sharing their thoughts on Martina Navratilova, Julia Lemigova’s wife. The former tennis pro spends a majority of her time these days spouting out transphobic nonsense on her social media, and fans couldn’t help but call out the irony after RHOM’s latest episode.
RHOM viewers aren’t enjoying Martina Navratilova during Season 7
On The Real Housewives of Miami Season 7 Episode 7, the cast attended the National LGBTQ Task Force gala after Julia received an on-screen invite from Queer Eye star Karamo Brown. Right before the episode aired, Julia’s wife was sharing transphobic posts on Twitter/X, just like she does every single day.
Thus, RHOM fans sounded off. One person on Twitter/X called Julia’s attendance at the gala “fake allyship.” Another fan wrote, “Why does Julia and Martina CONSTANTLY forget the T in LGBTQ????”
A third viewer noted, “What does TERF Martina have to say about Julia attending an LGBTQ+ event? #RHOM.”
Meanwhile, other RHOM fans took aim at the adoption storyline playing out with Julia and Martina. They adopted two Black boys, and they showed them on camera for the first time in Episode 7. Considering Martina’s past problematic comments about Venus and Serena Williams, and Julia throwing a drink on her Black castmate this season of RHOM, some fans are questioning their ability to navigate the cultural nuances that come along with raising Black boys in the United States.
“God help Julia and Martina’s kids if even one of them ends up being trans. I feel so disgusted watching these terfs, I gotta fast forward every time. And I love goats! If I’m fast forwarding goats it’s f*cking serious,” said one frustrated RHOM fan.
Another added, “Why is no one talking about Martina saying the boys ‘feel like puppies’?! TF does that even mean? #RHOM.”
Of course, some viewers are questioning if Martina’s behavior could impact Julia’s status on the show. Between the transphobia and the micro-aggressions, there’s a swath of RHOM fans feeling like something has got to give.
“So first of all Julia throws water over a cancer survivor. Then Martina with her jabs at surrogacy and now they have their boys in Balenciga attire,” a critical fan wrote. “Julia really has no interest in staying employed, huh? #RHOM.”
This isn’t the first time Martina has been called out by the Bravo community. She previously shared her thoughts on surrogacy, calling it “wrong.” The former tennis pro quickly deleted the post once fans pointed out that Julia’s boss, Andy Cohen, has two children via surrogate.
The Real Housewives of Miami airs on Wednesdays at 9/8c on Bravo. It streams on Hayu in the UK and Ireland.
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