UPDATE: Lauren Manzo Announces Her Engagement! See A PHOTO Of Her Ring! Plus, Is Teresa Giudice Confirming A Spinoff?
It’s no secret that Teresa Giudice is having some major issues with her day job. And unfortunately her professional problems are also carrying over into her personal life. Rumors have been flying that the Real Housewives of New Jersey star may be gravitating towards a spinoff centering around Teresa and her girls. Well, now it seems Teresa is majorly hinting that she might be ending her days as a Housewife.
In her recent Bravo blog, Teresa talks about life on reality television and about her experience on Celebrity Apprentice, away from the family drama and friendship breakdowns. “Last night was also a personal celebration of the exciting new chapter I am starting in my life. I am in a really good place now and just want to wish everyone the best,” she wrote of being on Arsenio Hall‘s winning team.
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“I think we should all celebrate each other’s success, and I am so happy for NeNe, Dina, Lisa [Vanderpump], Jill, Bethenny [Frankel], Kim Zolciak, Kandi [Burruss], and all of the other Housewives or reality stars that go on and do other great things! It’s hard sometimes to put yourself out there in the public eye and face the criticism, but in the end if you are a good person who does the right thing, good things will happen to you.”
Interestingly, all the Housewives Teresa has called out in congratulations (with the exception of Jill Zarin, of course) have either scored a Bravo spin off – or one on HGTV, like Dina Manzo – or have struck out on their own in another television venture, like NeNe Leakes.
Moving on, Reality Tea just received EXCLUSIVE information from a source that Lauren Manzo and her longtime boyfriend Vito Scalia are reportedly engaged! Rumor has it the entire proposal was filmed for an upcoming episode of RHONJ. Apparently the producers contacted the restaurant in advance to secure permission to film the proposal and arrange for shooting.
Interestingly in a recent Glamour Magazine article highlighting the daughters of Real Housewives, Lauren claimed she wasn’t interested in televising her relationship or marriage:
“I said to my boyfriend, Vito, a while ago, ‘I found a ring that I want. Go buy it, and we’ll get married on TV.’ And then I said to myself, That’s not what I want right now. It doesn’t make sense to get married. I need to become a woman on my own. And I don’t think I could do that right now with a ring on my finger.”
I guess we’ll see what happens!
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UPDATE: Lauren confirmed her engagement on Twitter! She also posted a photo of her gorgeous ring! Congratulations Lauren Vito! So – do we think this will be another Weddings By Bravo? Is Lauren angling for a spinoff of her own?
Lauren’s fabulous engagement ring “Thank you everyone!” she Tweeted.
Sunday Night Ratings Round Up! Keeping Up With The Kardashians Scores Big! Plus PHOTO: Kardashian Kollection Lingerie!
If you were hoping the Kardashians would fade into obscurity following a year of famewhore antics gone wrong, think again! They’re back and apparently as big as ever. According to the ratings, the Sunday night season premiere of Keeping Up With The Kardashians hauled in an impressive number of viewers.
Nearly 3 million (yes, I said million, not hundred) people tuned in to catch a glimpse of Kimmie Kake‘s butt, Khloe Kardashian‘s paternity drama, and a Kanye West sighting. I personally watch for Bruce Jenner‘s mutated face. I keep hoping and hoping to see some semblance of normalcy return to the rubber mask that has eclipsed his head.
Most shocking, the ratings for KUWTK are up 16% since last season’s premiere. And surprisingly the show did really well in the coveted 18-49 year-old-demographic, with 1.5M women making up the viewership last Sunday according to The Hollywood Reporter. I thought you people were boycotting?!
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As a reward for all their hard work desperately seeking attention, here’s a photo of the latest Kardashian Kollection lingerie ad. Be warned – there is a serious abuse of Photoshop happening.
With so many shows airing on Sunday night’s 9-11pm time slot, I’m overwhelmed. I want to watch them all, dangit! My poor DVR gets quite a work out and I fully expect it to spontaneously combust any day now. Poor Tough Love always gets relegated to the record list – even though I love it.
Grabbing it’s fair share of viewers was the newly released Mrs. Eastwood Company, which aired following KUWTK on E!. Nearly 1.1M viewers tuned into watch Overtone climb it’s way up the charts. Which are pretty respectable numbers for a new series premiere.
My Sunday night TV heart remains loyal to Jersey. Holding strong in the ratings race is Bravo’s Real Housewives of New Jersey. The never ending family feud (which is pretty much a metaphorical celebrity deathmatch at this point) is still attracting the eyes of many viewers. Last Sunday’s episode grabbed 2.3M watchers. That’s down from the season premiere, but still an awful lot of people are invested in the Teresa Giudice vs. The World storyline they’re running this season.
Unfair for all the Teresa lovers were her dueling reality shows. The live Celebrity Apprentice season finale also aired this Sunday and it grabbed some fairly disappointing ratings. Competing for attention with several shows – including the Billboard Music Awards – only 6.8M viewers tuned in to watch Arsenio Hall snag the title. Sure, those are big numbers, but fairly nominal for a network show.
Doing pretty well in the numbers race was TLC’s Sister Wives. Over 1.8 M viewers tuned in and it surprisingly beat the seriously outrageous Mob Wives reunion, which garnered a pretty paltry 1.1M viewers. I guess family feuds, marital dramas, and fake butts are all the rage these days.
So there you have it – that’s the Sunday night break down! BTW: Is anyone watching that Wilson Phillips show?
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RHOC’s Vicki Gunvalson Defends Brooks Again! Plus, Gretchen Loves Slade Now More Than Ever!
If you were watching last week’s Real Housewives of Orange County, you know there was an quite the jaw dropping scene, and I’m not talking about Alexis Bellino’s birthday speech. Vicki Gunvalson and newlywed daughter Briana Culberson got into quite the war of words regarding Vicki’s new beau Brooks Ayers and Briana’s new husband Ryan…you know, the guy who took Vicki’s one and only daughter to a drive-thru wedding chapel. She just can’t get over that, can she? Briana even goes as far as saying that her mother was having an emotional affair with Brooks while still married to Donn. Vicki discusses the fight in this week’s Bravo blog:
When I was in Briana’s condo having this terribly heated discussion with her, I knew no matter what I said, I wasn’t going to convince her to accept Brooks and I dating. For that matter, no matter what she said was not going to convince me that marrying Ryan so quickly was the best decision either. I believe no matter who I was dating, she would have reacted the same way. It wasn’t Brooks in particular; it was me dating in general.
What you didn’t see is I left her home in tears, and just sat in the street and prayed, cried, and prayed some more. I realized it was not the end of the world if my daughter does not like the man I am dating.
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Two things come to my mind. First, I don’t think that Briana is upset that her mom is dating again in general. Donn will always be her father figure, and the pair will always be tight. I think she also wants nothing more than to see her mom be happy, Briana’s just concerned that Vicki may not see the forest for the trees with Brooks. Second, Vicki is right…it’s not the end of the world if Briana doesn’t warm up to Brooks, so Vicki should stop forcing it. Vicki goes on to explain that what dating means to her and why Brooks is featured so much on the show.
I say dating — because Brooks and I are “dating.” We are not living together. We are taking our relationship slow. We enjoy spending time together. We haven’t commingled any finances (nor do I ever plan to), and I sure the heck am not ready for marriage or even an engagement. I’m taking the relationship for what it is, which is two grown people who love and respect each other. I’m dating Brooks because he makes me extremely happy, doesn’t lie to me, and is treating me with the respect and love that I deserve. That’s it.
I know Brooks more than most, and what I see is an amazing man that has gotten a bad “rap”. I challenge any of you that have the urge to write a bad blog comment about him, Briana, or myself to refrain. I ask that you see my side in this situation, and just have some compassion for me as well as Brooks. It’s very difficult for Brooks to be constantly “on trial” about him, without really having full knowledge of HIS side of the story. Put yourself in his shoes. Here are the facts: He didn’t sign up for this show. He appeared with me because I asked him to. I wanted to show the “world” that you can be happy and find a true partner and soul mate at this age.
Vicki sums up her verbose entry by discussing how lovely Briana and Ryan’s (second) wedding was, and how much she enjoyed seeing her daughter so happy. She reveals:
Brooks was in attendance, and so was Donn with his girlfriend. It was a bit uncomfortable at first having them meet, but at the end of the day it was for Briana and Ryan. Donn and Brooks shook hands, and both were very respectful of each other.
Of course, Vicki isn’t the only one blowing up the Bravo blogosphere. Gretchen Rossi reveals that watching Slade Smiley try to haggle his way into a cubic zirconia only made her love him more. In a post aptly titled Prince Smarmy, oh wait, my bad–Prince Charming, Gretchen professes her adoration for the hardest working man she knows. Sure, we’ll go with that.
I’ve had the big diamonds, big houses, fancy cars, etc. Of course, I would be lying if I said I didn’t enjoy that lifestyle, but I have definitely learned that lifestyle isn’t ultimately what make me happy. What makes me truly happy is that I have a man who loves and adores me, protects me, builds me up when I am down, is the calm in my storm, and makes me feel like the most important person in the world every second of the day. Our love is the kind of love I have dreamed of having since I was a little girl. It’s the kind of love I have prayed for my whole life; a love that fulfilled me emotionally, mentally, physically, and spiritually. God finally answered my prayers when he gave me Slade.
Now, I’m sure all your jaws dropped when Slade asked Gabe at Newport Jewelers if he could get a CZ stone until he could afford the real thing, but the truth is once I thought about it I realized it was very sweet and showed his vulnerability. He wants to get me a beautiful ring, but knows he just can’t right now. That is hard on a man’s ego no matter what way you slice it. I’m so proud of the fact that he is not just pretending to be someone he is not; it’s a very brave thing to admit on national television. Slade is working so hard right now to get out of debt and working multiple jobs to do so. He is one of the hardest working men I have ever known, despite what the other woman think they know about his life and job situation.
Gretchen admits that she’s still not ready to wed Slade, but she insists that it isn’t because she doesn’t want to…he just needs to get his debt under control. Smart girl!
I am very excited about the next stage of my life with Slade. He is going to make an amazing father to our children — just like my father has been to me! Was it just me or did Slade and my father remind you of each other in last week’s episode? Weird! My parents really do adore Slade and they are excited about the thought of little ones soon as well!
On tonight’s episode, Scream Therapy, Vicki tearfully shares her fight with Briana with Brooks. He totally understands where Briana is coming from with her emotions, as she doesn’t really know him. Heather Dubrow catches up with a fellow actress pal, and she says she wants to take Terry’s last name of “Dubrow,” as apparently her legal last name is Kent. Gretchen hopes that therapy will be good for her and Slade as they continue to have issues with his child support. You think?
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Kim Kardashian Hangs with Gwyneth Paltrow and Talks About Her Bum; More Details on Kourtney’s Shower
Poor Kim Kardashian…girl just can’t catch a break! Not only is she playing the role of dutiful girlfriend while on tour with Kanye West, ahem, I mean coincidentally in London with him while she promotes her fragrance line, but she also must put up with groupies as well. Sources report that Kim has put the kabosh on him greeting fans after his concert, but she’s still envious of his relationships with different females on the tour.
The source reveals, “Kanye has a load of girls he’s friends with. Most are stylists or from the fashion set but Kim’s not happy about them being alone with him backstage. She sees how well he gets on with girls because of his sensitive side and has decided to rein in the entourage a bit. Kim is trying to put a stop to this as she doesn’t want to look or feel awkward at any point.” I’m sorry, his sensitive side? I may or may not have just spewed coffee after reading that!
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Fear not though, as Kim got her sweet revenge by allowing British talk show host Alan Carr to touch her bum while working across the pond. The reality maven appeared on Carr’s show to promote that aforementioned fragrance and got a tad frisky with the Brit. E! reports on the tush talk.
After Carr praised Kim for having “the best bum in the world,” she replied, “It’s weird to think of yourself like that, but I do work out all the time.” Do you really? Because it seems to me that what you do all the time is film reality shows, make appearances, and follow around your rapper boyfriend…throw a wedding in the mix and the time it takes to count all your money, and I see very little work-out time left in your schedule.
“I also think it’s like an Armenian thing,” Kim continues. “It runs in the family and we’re all really curvy. So I thank my roots for giving me a big butt!”
Kim then allowed the host some quality time with her arse, allowing him to pat it before asking, “You know what a real butt feels like, right?”
She did, however, answer honestly when asked about criticism from the media. Kim explains, “You know, it doesn’t really bother me. I’m pretty realistic. I don’t sing, I don’t dance. I’m not that kind of celebrity. I don’t think reality people get that much respect. I have to get people to like me for being me, not for a script that someone’s written for me. I’m just thankful we’re on the seventh season of our show and people are still into it and think we’re fun and crazy. There are a lot of things that I do, so I don’t really look at it negatively.” Probably not, she likely just laughing all the way to the bank. I would be!
Not to mention that during her time in London Kim has been rubbing elbows with actual celebrities according to PopSugar. At the after party for Kanye and Jay-Z’s Watch the Throne concert, Kimmy and brother Rob (where has he been hiding?) were in the company of Gwenyth Paltrow and her husband, Coldplay front man Chris Martin, as well as Jay-Z’s protege Rhianna.
Moving on to a slightly less obnoxious sister, you all know that Kourtney and beau (?) Scott Disick are expecting a daughter. She had her baby shower last weekend, and Us Weekly has the exclusive photos of the soiree. Is there anything that this family doesn’t sell or film? Apparently not. The shower was over-the-top, with guests enjoying Kanye sightings, cotton candy, and…flamingos? “The party was perfect!” Kourtney tells the magazine.
Watch the video below to see Kourtney and Scott reveal the gender of their baby during a Jenner Kardashian family dinner.
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Renee Graziano To Get Surgery Again! Plus, Get A Sneak Peek Of The Reunion!
Unsurprisingly, Renee Graziano ain’t scared of anything, not even another plastic surgery disaster. That’s right, even after her last attempt at a “full body lift” went terribly wrong, Renee has decided to attempt surgery again with Dr. Michael Fiorillo to fix the wounds and scarring from the last surgery.
In an interview with Radar Online, Renee reveals that she was on her deathbed following her last surgery: “I lost 6.3 pints of blood and the priest told my son to say goodbye to his mother. I didn’t want to take blood but my body was an ice cube so I had three pints transfused, my family made the decision for me because I was incoherent and they were told I had 10 minutes to live.”
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Despite this, Renee is going to attempt to fix the damage that was done, and telling Radar “I’m not nervous at all, I trust the doctor completely. I am so confident with Dr Fiorillo, there is no question of that.”
In a separate interview, Dr. Fiorello says he was surprised Renee even got a body lift, as it’s meant for people who have lost a large amount of weight and have lots of loose skin, which wasn’t the case with Renee.
Renee herself says she decided to get the surgery out of vanity and “pure ignorance.” She says, “I wanted that flat stomach and the little bubble rear end that I saw in magazines. I figured I wouldn’t get it in the gym so I will try the easy way. What was I thinking? It was selfish. Sometimes the outside world feeds into your brain and you do dumb things.”
Speaking of dumb things, the Mob Wives reunion is on tonight, and VH1 posted a sneak peek. Check out below for a snippet of the ladylike behavior between these ladies.
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