New Bravo Show: Real Housewives of Potomac

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:What did Karen even mean by the Sing Sing comment. It's a prison. Was that to imply Gizelle is going there?

I thought the "party" at Karen's house was funny. The husbands are all chilling in the other room making small talk while the women go nuts in the other room.

The producers pay for all the catering for these "parties" right?

I don't think so! I read somewhere that the HW have to agree to host (I think 2) parties every season and invite everyone, at their expense. The trip is paid for by Bravo but the soirees are not. IIRC this was a Monique Samuels after-she-was-fired tell all thing. After learning that I took a much less critical view of stupid stuff like Wendy's boob cupcake party.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:What did Karen even mean by the Sing Sing comment. It's a prison. Was that to imply Gizelle is going there?

I thought the "party" at Karen's house was funny. The husbands are all chilling in the other room making small talk while the women go nuts in the other room.

The producers pay for all the catering for these "parties" right?

I don't think so! I read somewhere that the HW have to agree to host (I think 2) parties every season and invite everyone, at their expense. The trip is paid for by Bravo but the soirees are not. IIRC this was a Monique Samuels after-she-was-fired tell all thing. After learning that I took a much less critical view of stupid stuff like Wendy's boob cupcake party.

Ok that makes sense. The parties always seems really fake and contrived so that explains why they do them. I know on some reality shows, each star gets compensated based on how interesting they are (they use viewer surveys, social media engagement, etc). I wonder if that's the same here. It encourages people to be dramatic and stir the pot.

[Anonymous]

They just need to rename this show "The Real Housewives of Maryland" because basically none of them live in Potomac.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:They just need to rename this show "The Real Housewives of Maryland" because basically none of them live in Potomac.

I think it is kind of like RHBH from what I have heard on podcasts/radio shows. I am pretty sure most of the ladies do not actually live in BH but in surrounding areas just like the do on Potomac. It doesn't bother me where they live. After all they are ones who have to drive all over if they want to be on the show.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:They just need to rename this show "The Real Housewives of Maryland" because basically none of them live in Potomac.

I think it is kind of like RHBH from what I have heard on podcasts/radio shows. I am pretty sure most of the ladies do not actually live in BH but in surrounding areas just like the do on Potomac. It doesn't bother me where they live. After all they are ones who have to drive all over if they want to be on the show.

I don't think a single RHOA cast member lives in Atlanta. This only drives people nuts about RHOP because we live here. I think only RHONY is really full of people who live in the named location.

Although I will say that when they did the b-roll to introduce Mia's house and showed Chinatown in DC only to cut to the Inner Harbor, both my DH and I busted up laughing.

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Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:They just need to rename this show "The Real Housewives of Maryland" because basically none of them live in Potomac.

I think it is kind of like RHBH from what I have heard on podcasts/radio shows. I am pretty sure most of the ladies do not actually live in BH but in surrounding areas just like the do on Potomac. It doesn't bother me where they live. After all they are ones who have to drive all over if they want to be on the show.

I don't think a single RHOA cast member lives in Atlanta. This only drives people nuts about RHOP because we live here. I think only RHONY is really full of people who live in the named location.

Although I will say that when they did the b-roll to introduce Mia's house and showed Chinatown in DC only to cut to the Inner Harbor, both my DH and I busted up laughing.

It's one thing if they lived in Bethesda or McLean instead of Potomac. but they live in Carroll County and Baltimore. That's _way_ outside of the Potomac/DC area.

[Anonymous]

They showed a photo of Mia and her husband when they were dating or just got married - she was SO much prettier.

God, why do women mess with their faces?! It very, very rarely ends up better.

[Anonymous]

Just finished watching the second episode. Three words. Too much drama. I stopped watching RHOA seasons ago because it was no longer fun to watch. I’m hoping this one doesn’t use that same formula. Bring back the fun. Hasn’t the pandemic taught us to let the small stuff go? So disappointing to see drama right out the gate. Ugh!

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:They showed a photo of Mia and her husband when they were dating or just got married - she was SO much prettier.

God, why do women mess with their faces?! It very, very rarely ends up better.

I'm almost inured to one the terrible plastic surgery face they all seem to end up with (seriously, Mia looks like Jen Shah from SLC, there's only one face you get if you've had more than 3 procedures), but I kept being thrown off by how bad her skin is. She draws over it with dark contouring powder but her cheeks are all pitted and pocked.

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Anonymous wrote:They asked actual Potomac people to be on the show and they said no. Charrisse was the only one originally with any money and she caught on quick and hightailed it off the show. I think she lives in Jersey now.

I don’t think she left by choice.

She didn’t.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:What did Karen even mean by the Sing Sing comment. It's a prison. Was that to imply Gizelle is going there?

I thought the "party" at Karen's house was funny. The husbands are all chilling in the other room making small talk while the women go nuts in the other room.

The producers pay for all the catering for these "parties" right?

Bravo pays for the food, alcohol and travel. Plus a salary.

Wendy gave up her job to sell candles.....she’s a PIA this season. I couldn’t stand her last season.

Giselle’s daughters are adorable. I love her and Robin’s friendship.

I love Robin. Juan can STFU with his cheating mouth. They don’t have the money to guarantee a girl and I don’t think Robin is interested. He’s gross.

Ashley is looking like her mom, but Michael is one ugly pr*ck. I loved how Ashley ate her way through Karen’s party. She looked so uncomfortable.

Karen is horrible. Candiass is horrible.

I really liked Monique, but she lost her mind.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:They just need to rename this show "The Real Housewives of Maryland" because basically none of them live in Potomac.

I think it is kind of like RHBH from what I have heard on podcasts/radio shows. I am pretty sure most of the ladies do not actually live in BH but in surrounding areas just like the do on Potomac. It doesn't bother me where they live. After all they are ones who have to drive all over if they want to be on the show.

I don't think a single RHOA cast member lives in Atlanta. This only drives people nuts about RHOP because we live here. I think only RHONY is really full of people who live in the named location.

Although I will say that when they did the b-roll to introduce Mia's house and showed Chinatown in DC only to cut to the Inner Harbor, both my DH and I busted up laughing.

Not to mention, the franchises have very few “housewives”.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:What did Karen even mean by the Sing Sing comment. It's a prison. Was that to imply Gizelle is going there?

I thought the "party" at Karen's house was funny. The husbands are all chilling in the other room making small talk while the women go nuts in the other room.

The producers pay for all the catering for these "parties" right?

Re: "Sing Sing," apparently Karen was on WWHL and said that a) she had no idea what Sing Sing is/was and b) that she was referring to Gizelle's stint in the loony bin.

[Anonymous]

^ wait what Giselle checked into a mad house?

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:^ wait what Giselle checked into a mad house?

Yes, after Jamal cheated on her and had an outside child. The timing of when she went to a mental health facility is unknown. It is alleged to have been before she married him or after she had children with him.

Jamal had one child before he married Gizelle. He had a child while they were dating, he was two timing her and yet she proceeded to marry him despite this. While married to Gizelle he had 3 children with her and another child with one of his parishioners.

It was alleged by Monique that Jamal had another child while she was supposedly rekindling her flame with Jamal the second time around.