Bronwyn Newport shared her vulnerability during The Real Housewives of Salt Lake City Season 6 premiere. She gave an honest explanation as to why she pretended to be the proud owner of a $4 million diamond necklace. And Bravo executive producer Andy Cohen applauded her for it.
On Season 5, Bronwyn’s husband, Todd Bradley, supposedly bought the Norman Silverman piece during a cast getaway to celebrate the couple’s wedding anniversary. Her co-star, Lisa Barlow, claimed to have evidence to the contrary during the season reunion. And the subject came up again while the ladies were camping, sans Lisa. This time, however, Bronwyn’s response was raw and real.
Andy Cohen was impressed with Bronwyn Newport’s honesty
During her September 23 appearance on Watch What Happens Live with Andy Cohen, the Bravo executive praised Bronwyn for coming clean after “lying” to her cast mates.
“I loved what you said about that. I thought it was really great,” Andy said. “And I thought you totally owned it. We rarely hear someone saying, ‘You know what? I was trying to look cool.’ … Much props for that.”
The RHOSLC favorite answered, “I do wanna look cool. Who doesn’t? Yeah.”
A member of the audience asked Bronwyn why she and Todd decided not to purchase the diamond necklace. She explained, “Todd and I did have a conversation. Todd was just not a big fan of how ostentatious that necklace looked; that’s not Todd’s style.”
Ultimately, the RHOSLC fashionista was gifted a “very similar necklace” from her husband. However, they chose to buy from a different vendor.
“I actually did get a very similar necklace, just not from the PR person who worked for that jeweler,” Bronwyn said.
During the Season 6 premiere, she scolded herself for the situation and trying “to be cutesy about it.” Bronwyn admitted, “it is my fault.” The mother-of-one said in a confessional, “I knew I wasn’t gonna buy this necklace. But I made the girls believe that I had it by saying, ‘When I wear it, you’ll see it,’ thinking that I would get a different version, and they wouldn’t notice the difference. That is, in effect, lying, and that’s wrong.”
She continued, “How did that become more important to me than my integrity or the importance of Todd and I’s anniversary or being tough enough to not give a damn what everyone else thinks? Like, I really acted so immature in that moment, to be cool.”
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