During this week’s episode of The Real Housewives of Salt Lake City, Lisa Barlow and Heather Gay went shopping for their upcoming yacht trip. When Lisa paid for her purchases, rather than presenting a credit card like a normal person, she pulled out an eye-popping wad of $100 bills. Yowza! Who carries that much cash around? Did she rob a bank?
Now fans are comparing the Vida Tequila founder to Real Housewives of New Jersey star Teresa Giudice. Following Tre’s on-camera cash purchases, the IRS looked into the finances of her and her now-ex-husband Joe Giudice. The subsequent fraud investigation landed both of them in “summer camp.”
But after getting wind of fans’ reactions, Lisa explained why she was carrying so much cash, insisting there was no reason to worry.
Lisa Barlow used cash in a store during the latest RHOSLC episode
“Anyone else feel weird watching [Lisa Barlow] flex that wad of crispy 100s?” an X fan asked. “I think the only other housewife we’ve seen shop and show that much cash on cam was [Teresa Giudice].”
“It was tip money and I used it to thank Heather by getting her stuff no big deal,” Lisa responded. Tip money? Is Lisa waiting tables these days?
Nevertheless, the fan wasn’t convinced that Lisa flashing all those Benjies on-camera was the best idea. “Girl, who flashes tip money on set long enough for the film crew to get you saying multiple sentences with it?” the X-user wrote. “I liked seeing [Angie Katsanevas‘] black cards more.”
The scene also triggered an additional Tre flashback for another fan. “Remember what happened when Teresa kept paying cash for her high ticket purchases?” they asked, along with a meme of the currently incarcerated Jen Shah, who said, “They don’t know any better.”
Insisting there was no reason to worry, Lisa added, “Don’t worry. I have three AMEX cards and a Chase Sapphire card too.” So why are you using cash then?
Unconvinced, another fan warned, “Baby, you or [Dorit Kemsley] are next.”
The Real Housewives of Salt Lake City airs Wednesdays at 8/7c on Bravo. It streams on Peacock.
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