Real Housewives of Orange County Recap - 5.01.11

It was Orange County’s turn for a dinner party from hell.  Alexis’s scum bag husband didn’t want to come and damn it; it's Peggy's party and Alexis will cry if she wants to.

Before we get to that, we begin with Tamra and Eddie in the limo on their way to Vicki and Donn’s house.  Tamra is schooling Eddie about them and she gives a great impression of Vicki.  And remember Ed, if you are in, you’re in with Vic – if you’re out, you will be ridiculed and talked about until you can’t take it anymore and you break up.

They enter the Gunvalson home while Donn finds Eddie attractive and offers up a shot of tequila.  They are hitting it off.  One down, the big one to go.  Vicki finally makes an appearance and how good is the editing to show Vicki looking like she didn’t even see Ed standing there?  Finally she makes eye contact, give a quick hello.  He seems nice she says, but the verdict is still out on him.

At Peggy & Micah’s house they are preparing for their annual dinner party.  The famous chef who Micah was such an ass to the other week is in their kitchen preparing a 5 course meal for their guests.  “Do you have all the equipment you need?”  Yes.  “Do you need anything?”  No.  “Do you forgive me for treating you like you are a cook and not a famous chef?”  Sure, but I am going to spit in your food for sure.  Perfect.  Pegs goes upstairs where her makeup artist is waiting to do her up.  Isn’t it amazing how self indulgent these people are that they can’t even do their own hair or makeup?  It’s not like they were going to the Oscars for God’s sake, it was a dinner party!

Gretchen was the first to arrive at Pegs & Micah’s.  Unfortunately Slade could not come with because a story just came out in the press about him being a dead beat dad and he was at home eating a tubba wubba of ice cream.  Gretch told everyone that he was spending time with his boys.  And with his boys she meant, his ((lower)) boys.  **wink wink**.  She did however bring her gay friend as support.  In regard to Slade’s bad press she said "I feel like I've been dealt a pretty hard hand." ((Really Gretch?  YOU have been dealt a hard hand.  Tell that to Slade’s son who has a brain tumor.  You selfish wench.

Alexis arrives also without her man but with her gay male assistant.  Now what exactly Jesus Barbie needs an assistant for, no one seems to know.  Jesus Barbie explained that Jim had a business dinner and couldn’t make it.  The other guests are questioning this because as Vicki said “They knew about this for over a month and you arrange your business around it”.

The fab four show up.  Gretch tells gay friend “Great, the bitches are here”.  ((Perfect, we are off to a great start)).  They all meet and size up Ed.  On the patio, Pegs always hoping for that next hosting job, grabs a microphone to speak to her 12 guests and introduces the next Sade who flew in from New York just to sing to them.  How chic is that?  Sade starts singing.  Tam & Ed start dancing.  Gretch starts to turn into the Hulk and turns 5 shades of green.  Alexis is watching with sadness in her eyes.  She picks up her pink phone and starts texting.

They all sit down for their first course when green Gretch’s friend says to her that he recognized Ed from that months bargain in an escort catalog.  Gretch gets her cackle on.  Tam looks at her and says “I heard that”.  Donn feeling his shots and his alcohol then says Jesus Barbie’s assistant looks like Pee Wee Herman.  Micah also getting beer muscles said he looked like he could be Jim’s stunt double.  Pee Wee assures him that he is not because he is younger.
Jesus Barbie removes herself from the table.  She will be gone for the first, second, third and forth courses of the five course meal.  She goes into the bathroom, phone in hand and prays to baby Jesus to let some real tears fall from her eyes.  She feigns talking to Jim saying “This is so much harder than I thought.  I can’t do this without you”.

Green Gretch decides to go check on Jesus Barbie.  Before she lets green Gretch in, she dabs water from the faucet under her eyes to make it look like she was crying.  She gives the sob story that she never goes anywhere with her honey and this was hard, blah, blah, blah.  Green Gretch is trying to get her to pull it together damn it because all of those bitches at the table are talking about her.

Tam & Vic decide that they too need to use the rest room.  Realizing Jesus Barbie and green Gretch are in there together, Vic sits down on a chair while Tam puts her ear to door trying to hear what those two are saying.

Jesus Barbie assures green Gretch that she will be out in a minute.  Green Gretch returns to the table.  Micah finds this the opportune time to say he would never allow Pegs to bring a “stand him” for him if he weren’t available to go someone with her.  ((Maybe that’s because Micah isn’t a King like Jim)).
Everyone is having a lovely meal.  The food is great, the wines are perfect and the company is well, interesting.  What’s that?  Jesus Barbie is still MIA.

Pegs is getting pissed off.  She put a lot of effort into finding the perfect help to pull this together.  She wants Micah to check on her.  He shakes his head no.  Gretch offers to go once again so she can help her powder her face.  This opened the door for Vicki to give a lesson on how easy it is to powder one’s own face!  Tam looks at her and says to Vick; maybe you can help me powder my ass.  ((Oh snap)).

Jesus Barbie confesses to Gretch that Jim wasn’t really working; he didn’t want to be around “that” group of people.  What?  What is that?  Jesus Barbie told a LIE??  How dreadful!

FINALLY, Jesus Barbie comes back to the table wanting to know where her steak is then starts her “poor me” speech about how hard it is to be somewhere without Jim because they never do anything apart.  ((Well that may have been true last season, but she sure seems to be going a lot of places this year without him – twice lately just to do Watch What Happens Live)).

Jesus Barbie sits down next to Pegs to do her version of an apology then quickly changed her tune by saying things like “I wish you would be more understanding. I thought you would have been more considerate. The one thing I needed was for my best friend to be understanding and you were attacking me”.

Pegs wasn’t having any of Jesus Barbie’s B.S. She replied “You’re holding me responsible for you not having a good time? It seems like you and Jim don’t care about us anymore.  We ask you to do things but you never answer”.  To which Jesus Barbie said “Between my kids, Jim and working out I barely have 2 minutes to spare in a day”.  BAHAHAHAHA – that ‘honey do’ list Jim gives to Jesus Barbie every morning at breakfast must be really long!  Wait!  They have a nanny or two.  Just why is Jesus Barbie so busy??

Tam pipes in and says it isn’t the right time for that conversation.  Let’s all hold hands and sing kumbaya.  Sade, that’s your cue to start singing again.  Like a flick of a light switch, Jesus Barbie jumps on the dance floor looking two sheets to the wind.  She was grinding on green Gretch and dancing with her gay assistant.  ((Oh Jim isn’t going to be happy when he sees her behavior – he is never going to let her go anywhere again without him)).

The fab four decide to leave.  Someone made a comment about how now the party could start.  Pegs was throwing up her dinner.  Jesus Barbie turned her phone off.  Green Gretch was asking gay male friend if he was REALLY gay.
All in all another great time in the O.C.

Mob Wives Recap - 5.01.11

Sunday night’s episode of Mob Wives was disappointing due to the hype of a big Fed bust.

We start with Drita who is getting a pedicure with her girl friend.  Drita talks about her life with husband Lee.  She sounds angry saying when they were married he got busted, they lost everything and she had to sell their damn house.  She explained she felt like a gypsy. ((Que Cher’s song “Gypsy’s, Tramps and Thieves)).  Then on a switch she jokes about how her nail polish should be called “Bail Money”. She also wants Lee to tell their daughter that he will be gone longer than he first expected.

Karen has decided to write a book about her life and the mafia.  She discusses the rise and falls of her father with her writing coach and even says her own drug dealing ways are the mobs fault because they turned their back on her after her father turned informant and was put away.  Writing coach tells Karen to keep a journal and to go back and revisit the places she used to hang out.
Renee is going shopping for a fur.  She received her first fur coat when she was 7.  Having a fur means you’ve made it in life!  ((Guess that makes her one special 7-year old)).  Photos of Renee back in the day showed her to be an attractive woman.  Reminded me of Julianna Margulies. Now she just looks like some old broad who gets the blackest boxed hair color she can find.
Renee has been concerned over her 16-year old son, A.J.’s drop in grades and how her ex-husband, Junior, rarely keeps his promises to see their son.  She wants A.J. to open up and express himself.  He isn’t having it.  He is taking a page out of Kelly Bensimon’s book – feelings are SO 1970.

Drita and her young daughter, Alleya decide to make a scrap book for Lee.  Alleya wants to know when daddio is coming home.  She doesn’t visit dear old dad in prison because at least mom has the sense not to take her there.  Drita tells her to write a letter to her dad.  While composing the letter, she starts to cry. Then Drita started to cry.  It was an all out cry fest.  ((What would Kelly Bensimon say??)).

Junior’s girl friend calls Renee to tell her that the Feds made a huge mob bust. And oh by the way, Junior was arrested!  Renee starts screaming for A.J. to find the channel on the television that has the news.  The news claims that the Feds made the biggest mob bust in history.  127 people arrested on 16 different indictments.

Renee is FRAREECKING out!  Who should she call??  What was he arrested for?  Where did they take him?  Girl friend doesn’t know shit.  A.J. is just sitting there.  Renee asks him what she should do.  A.J. looks like he wants to punch his hysterical mother.  How should he know for crissake he is only 16 years old!!  Renee decides to call Carla for some moral support.  Carla is at the gym working on her guns ((not her killing guns, her muscle guns)).  She can’t be bothered with this ish right now.  She will come over when she is done with her workout.  And after her shower.  And lunch.  And nap.

Until Carla comes, Renee smokes 8 more cigarettes then sets her hysterics back onto her son.  She is screaming and crying.  He is over it and doesn’t want to deal with it.  He starts to walk upstairs when Renee starts crying even harder “Don’t go upstairs.  Please.  I won’t cry anymore!!!!!”  Nope, he goes upstairs.
Drita also tunes into the television watching the news with her 6-year old daughter.  ((Because that’s appropriate)).  She hasn’t spoken to Renee since the argument at the birthday party but she decides to call her anyways to see how she is doing.  FINALLY! Someone other than a teenager to talk to.  Drita tells her she has to wait for her mom or someone to come and watch Alleya and then she will come over.

Meanwhile, Carla decides to go to Drita’s house, not directly to Renee’s.  They sit and talk about how effed up it is that no one cares about these men that get arrested.  After all, they have wives and children.  Why don’t people care about that???  Who cares if they off people and take their money??  They have wives and children!!

Getting pissed off that no one is coming to help her; Renee had just opened her 100th pack of cigarettes when the doorbell rings.  She opens it to find Karen there.  Karen, her arch enemy. Karen tells Renee she heard about the arrests and she understands this is a very difficult time and no matter what happened between the two of them, no one understands this life if they aren’t involved.  She is concerned for Renee and her son.  ((No one cares about the wives or the children)).  Renee invites her in and they (at least for now) love one another again.

Drita and Carla have been doing Lord knows what, but instead of going to Renee’s house, they decide to call her.  Renee is mad that they haven’t come yet and gives them a big Eff You!  She doesn’t need them, she has Karen.
When Karen gets home she decides to call her brother and tell him about the book she is writing to tell the world about their family secrets.
Renee goes to see her shrink.

Carla and Drita are doing who knows what.

The disappointment was due to the previews making it seem as if the viewers would have seen the actual busts that happened, not just a few seconds of the news clips.

Next week we see Renee getting into it with some random dude and she wants to know if this random dude knows who she is.  Then she decides to call Junior (who must have gotten released on bail) to come and scare the crap out this guy. 

Cat Ommarey talks about LuAnn de Lisseps and Watch What Happens Live.

Cat spoke with Lynn of "I hate Jill Zarin" regarding her thoughts about hosting Watch What Happens Live with LuAnn de Lisseps.  This is what she had to say.

-  How did it work out that you were on Watch What Happens Live?  What made them think Luann would be good for a British Royal Wedding episode?  
CAT:  I’m sure that Bravo wanted to have a bit of royal connection for the show, but why Luanne, who isn’t even a Brit, rather than my fabulous fellow Lisa VP, I’m not sure?  I have meet Harry several times and have many friends in common.  Luann I would imagine was there for her ‘desire’ to be considered royal.  And of course she has spent 16 years looking for her ladder. (btw the comment she made about Alex on her show, (whether a fan or not of) climbing up the social ladder I found absolutely sickening. Almost more offensive than seeing someone urinate in the street. Does she not understand that people with class NEVER talk about it??? Why hasn’t anyone checked out to see that the ‘Countess’ isn’t a Countess btw?

-  Did you know Luann deLesseps or had you watched The Real Housewives of New York before appearing on last week’s WWHL?
CAT:  Yes, I have watched it prior but having been in Barbados for several weeks, I had to do watch a few episodes to catch up.  Quite obviously she was always trying too hard with the “Darling” this and “the Countess does not drink from a bottle” rubbish.  (Bowl please) Now it is a systematic ping pong with her.  She will pop over here “darling, darling” and follow along with the snide remarks followed by tossing her head back laughing then pong over to that person and be offended by the antics she had been a part of over on ping’s side.  Like I said, she is incredibly two faced, not to mention extremely irritating how she keeps speaking French in the middle of an English sentence? Wierd….Am I supposed to be impressed? So I started talking Spanish, just to bug her!

-  Where there introductions and discussions before the cameras rolled?   Is she as condescending in person as we see on TV? 
CAT:  Far more so. She burst into my dressing room telling me how crap our show was and that” Ohh we haven’t met have we??” No we haven’t. I remember people I meet..

- We watch week after week as Luann is Passive Aggressive with her cast mates, did you see any of that behavior from her?
CAT:  I wonder if there was not a word out of her mouth that was not a passive aggressive quip at someone.  She made comments about her cast mates, me, Giggy and even the royal couple in her “Oh darling” attacks. I think she might be one of those people that is quite miserable if she is not attempting to make herself feel more important by putting down others. Yes, I am rude but I don’t back stab nor do I pretend to be someone I’m not. Life is too short.

-  Luann made a nasty comment about you “Not” being on the same show as she is on, did you call her out on that after the cameras stopped filming?
CAT:  No I just left the studio……Toxic energy sucked me dry.

-  What was Andy Cohen’s reaction to the show?
CAT:  “That was something else!” ……Yep…sure was.

- What was said during commercial break
CAT: “Get me out of here???” “I’m not enjoying this??” “Who is this phony anyway?”

-  Many viewers were appalled when Luann had the nerve to say that Prince Harry was too young for you, isn’t her boyfriend several years younger than she is?
CAT:  In the episode at the house for the cancer patient families, she was very upset that Ramona pointed out she was married to a man twice her age.  Perhaps if she re-watches that she might realize how ridiculous her indignity about my age for a kiss really was. I mean seriously?? Who cares?
 -  You said on Facebook that you never want to see her again, was it really that bad?
CAT:  AB-so-bloddy-lutely
 -  What else did she say to make you angry? 
CAT:  Simply the fact I can’t do phonies. The older I get the less tolerant I am for BS and she is without a doubt, manners, etiquette bla bla bla truly full of ****.  I am very able to say what I think, (just not so well after 4 hours sleep, a long flight, not enough food and a couple of glasses of wine!) I did not need her attempting to speak for me, or playing some bollocks game of royalty dress up where she believed she was the Queen!

-  Have you heard from any other Housewives cast members since the show aired?  (with support or otherwise?)
CAT:  Yes of course..I keep in close contact with Lynda all the time, Mary, Paul and heard from Alex (nyhw) who loved my take on the Countless too…Michelle sent me a “Love you” message” ( oh no sorry that was someone else)

-  You said on Facebook that you had other meetings with Bravo after the WWHL taping, are you still in talks with them about a show?  Is there anything you can tell us about any future projects? 
CAT:  Yes we are talking about things…Lots going on…lots of decisions to make soon….we’ll see, but Inbox full part 2 is the top of my priority to finish. Maybe because it’s healing to do and also so many fans are waiting to read it after part 1.

Brandi Glanville joins cast of Real Housewives of Beverly Hills

"The Real Housewives of Beverly Hills" has a new former wife of a TV star: Eddie Cibrian's ex, Brandi Glanville.

The onetime model has been spotted shooting scenes for the second season of the Bravo reality show, reports TMZ.

Glanville will certainly bring the drama.

Since Cibrian admitted to cheating on her with the also-married LeAnn Rimes (who is now his wife), Glanville has made her feelings very public.

She and Rimes have battled it out on Twitter, most recently in February when Glanville was upset that her ex's then-fiancee sang at their son's school.

"I told Eddie to please tell you that I think it is highly inappropriate for you to sing in my sons class on Friday,” Glanville wrote in a Twitter post addressed to Rimes. "It's Mason's week share his family with the class. it isn't ur place. Let Eddie read a script. You are not his parent. RESPECT!"

The two women reportedly sought joint counseling to iron out their troubles in private and have since been quiet -- at least on Twitter.

Glanville may not be the only one getting into reality TV.

In February, Radar reported that Cibrian and Rimes were also shopping a show starring themselves as newlyweds.

"I know nothing about it," Glanville said at the time. "LeAnn tweeted that anyone who does a reality show is a fame whore so I somehow doubt it."

Gretchen Rossi was served with papers at Peggy's dinner party

At the Dinner Party from Hell, Orange County version, there was something definitely “off” with Gretchen that night. We discovered why!

Gretchen Rossi had been avoiding service from Jay Photoglou’s attorneys for a while, so it was done publicly, in front of Bravo cameras.

 It is reported that the scene didn’t make the final cut because all references to Gretchen and her relationship with Jay, her lover while she was the fiancé of Jeff Beitzel , have been edited out. There are other lawsuits pending between the two, and Jay was recently rewarded $40,000 in the latest judgment.

The suit was filed by her ex boyfriend Jay Photoglou ,a source familiar with the situation said Rossi’s attorney’s refused to except service, Jay’s attorneys had her served publicly.

It happened at the home of Peggy Tanous, the new Orange County cast member. Stars from Bravo’s reality series got together at Tanous’ home for a dinner that was taped by the network.

“Gretchen pulled up in her car and as soon as she got out she was served with the legal papers,” a source told RadarOnline.com. “She turned away and acted as if she was going to try to avoid being served. But there were two people there to serve her and she had no choice. She finally just accepted service.”

Speaking of Danielle Staub

Remember when Danielle kept talking about "HER" new great show "Social" and that she was going to be the new Robin Leach?  The show debuted in February, but then there was NOTHING to be heard about it.  Well, now we know why - and it's not surprise, but she was fired.

Robin Leach talked about this recently.  He said "I kept my lips sealed when Danielle Staub, formerly of The Real Housewives of New Jersey, came to town to film her new series Social for Wealth TV.

The producers wanted her to interview me about taking over my TV legacy and have me mentor her so she would have better shows. Instead of getting together, I am told that they advised her while here that she wasn’t needed for future episodes. Here’s what she said on YouTube that made me hold my tongue".

http://video.tvguide.com/Social/Danielle+Staub--3a+--22I'm+the+new+Robin+Leach--22/7017720

He went on to say "Her “firing” apparently occurred around the time she interviewed Las Vegas real estate mogul and restaurateur Nico Santucci at his Parisian Palace estate. Nico also called me to play mentor when he was asked to take over from Danielle. I turned down the invitation, but it’s nice to know I’m still wanted, even if in a very strange series of events"!

Is anyone surprised she failed?  What is VH1 thinking putting her in a reality show on their network?

Danielle Staub & Heidi Montag together in new reality show.

Earlier we reported these two crazy reality "stars" were filming their new reality show in L.A. 
VH1 has confirmed the show will be a  series called Famous Food.

The 10-episode reality show, slated to premiere in the fall, will give seven celebrities the opportunity to open a West Hollywood eatery.

The cast — which includes Montag, Staub, former Bachelor Jake Pavelka, musicians DJ Paul and Juicy "J", Eliot Spitzer's former call girl Ashley Dupre and Sopranos actor Vincent Pastore — will complete various tasks, such as creating a menu and renovating the location.

Successful restaurateurs Mike Malin (aka "Mike Boogie" of Big Brother fame) and Lonnie Moore will judge and pick the winner based on work ethic. The winner will get a partnership stake in the restaurant.

OMG!  A partnership in the restaurant???  Who on God's green earth would want the likes of Danielle Staub the most delusional, crazy and obnoxious person to be on a reality show, involved in their business?  Not just their business, but their livelihood????