Vicki Gunvalson Talks Being Replaced By Younger 'Housewives', Says Slade’s Miss Piggy Comparison Made Her Consider Plastic Surgery

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When we last saw The Real Housewives of Orange County, Vicki Gunvalson, Tamra Barney, and Heather Dubrow were headed to L.A. in a chopper to help the newest Housewife with a business venture. Meanwhile, Alexis Bellino was getting sliced and diced — and we got to see every piece of gunk that came out of her nose. Thanks, Bravo! In her latest blog for the network, Vicki was very supportive of all her castmates’ decisions from Season 7, Episode 7.


First up, Vicki is all for Heather’s opening a restaurant, saying she’s behind her “100 percent” — but maybe the brunette and her friends should launch “a great boutique, a shoe store, spa, or something that all women would love to pamper themselves at” instead. That doesn’t really solve Heather’s chain restaurant phobia, though, and none of the ladies have ever complained about a lack of places to shop in the OC, as far as we know.


Vicki was also supportive of Alexis’s and Tamra’s cosmetic surgeries. While she thinks Tam looked great enhanced, Vicki agrees her friend “looks better” after having her breast implants removed.


As for Alexis’s rhinoplasty, Vicki was pretty sympathetic — especially after Slade’s nightclub routine, when he poked fun the veteran Housewife’s own nose. “Since the correlation of Ms. Piggy to myself, it has crossed my mind if I need to get my nose fixed also. I am German and Norweigan [sic] and my nose is a ‘pug’ nose. … At first I was very hurt by those comments, but now I just have to realize that no matter what you look like — there are still people who feel the need to tear you down, which is very hurtful.”


Vicki adds that her late father has the same nose, which we think is a great reason to keep it just how it is.

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Gretchen Rossi Insists She Was Loyal To Alexis; Claims Slade Is Repaying Back Child Support! Tamra Calls Alexis A Liar

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Days after Alexis Bellino spoke out accusing Gretchen Rossi of disloyalty, Gretchen is fighting back against her former best friend and denying that she threw her under the bus. The Real Housewives of Orange County stars certainly do not appear to be the closest of friends any longer, as Gretchen has apparently moved on to another blonde with a plastic surgery habit!


And the issue that started the demise of their friendship was Nose Job Wars! Gretchen claims her reason for outing the nose job to Tamra Barney, was the mere coincidence that Alexis and Tamra were having plastic surgery on the same day! Only in Housewives land… “Tamra and I were talking about her going into surgery on Monday for her breast reduction (the bunko party was on Saturday night) that’s when I said ‘oh that’s funny Lex is going into surgery on Monday too.’ ”


“Then Tamra said for what? I said for her sinuses, and Tamra said you mean for a nose job, and I said, ‘Well I think she is also getting the bump taken off, but she is going in for her sinuses,’” Gretchen insists.


“This is when all hell broke loose,” Gretchen describes in her Bravo blog. “I mean for goodness sake’s were we really fighting about a nose job? How ridiculous was that? To me Alexis became very insecure and defensive.” Gretchen cites “feeling emotional” as a result of her earlier fight with Vicki as the reason she didn’t jump in to defend Alexis.


That argument signified the end of their made-for-TV friendship. Too bad – it seemed like a really sincere relationship. “Unfortunately, this is the night the dynamic between Alexis and I changed. I was very hurt by her actions towards me. She started accusing me of not having her back,” Gretchen muses.


“My friendship with Tamra had nothing to do with my friendship with Alexis, and I would never allow Tamra to influence my feelings towards Alexis. Alexis’ own actions towards me are what changed my feelings.”


And Gretchen is accusing Lex of not having her back either! “What I find most ironic about Alexis being so upset with me is that she sat there completely silent while I was in a fight with Vicki. Why is it that I had to get in the middle of her fight with Tamra but she could sit silent in my fight with Vicki [Gunvalson]?”


Gretchen also, of course, tackles that drama-filled fight with Vicki. “Bottom line Vicki’s rules apply to everyone but herself. She is what you call a hypocrite. Correct me if I’m wrong but didn’t her own daughter call her out on this (on the way to surgery) ‘Nothing is ever about anyone else but my mom,’” Gretchen snipes.


“The underlying part of this fight was her claiming we had no clue what it is like to have a sick child,” Gretchen explains. “What is it with these women that they think just because I haven’t popped out a kid between my own two legs, I have no clue what it is like to be concerned about a child? Last time I checked Slade [Smiley]‘s son has been sick for close to seven years now, and I have now had to embrace that fight with him for the last three.”


And Gretchen is STILL defending Slade, saying he never went to jail for child support issues and has always made “some sort” of payment. Slade went to jail for missing a court date related to not paying child support.


“Slade went to court and filed a modification three years ago. Unfortunately the media likes to perpetuate lies, and obviously so do some of my cast members. Gratefully after three years of fighting with his ex in court, the court granted his modification just a few weeks ago to match his current income.” His support was allegedly reduced to around $775.00 per month.


“Slade is working very hard to catch up on any back debt that is outstanding based on the arrears being adjusted from the modification,” she insists. “Moreso he refuses to allow me to help him with it — something I greatly respect him for.”


Gretchen is also adamant that Slade has a job, although neither she nor Slade are revealing what that so-called job is! “Slade does NOT work for me and never has! He has simply helped me with my businesses as any good partner would!; ” she clarifies. His job must be very flexible to allow for all that free filming, traveling around with Gretchen, and trailing behind her, hauling some pink Gretchen Christine junk bags. Too bad ol’ Slavey can’t write his own blog to explain his nonsense, but alas, he isn’t a real castmember! Just a hanger-on.


Also speaking out about Alexis’ nose and the Bunco night from hell is our esteemed hostess with the mostess-drama, Tamra! First off, Tammy Sue, insists Jim Bellino was indeed on the guest list, but he never RSVP’d.


“To hear Alexis say Jim was NOT invited just blows me away. He chose not to attend. You see me walk over to her and whisper in her ear. I was telling her that Jim was invited and he did not respond to the invite. I would NEVER invite all the men and not Jim, My God, I even had Slade and he just ripped on me.”


Tamra explains her perspective on the fight between Vicki and Gretchen, and is still in shock that it happened. “I was really put in a bad place and was not about to choose sides. I was actually speechless for once in my life,” she reveals in her Bravo blog. “I heard the screaming and the yelling but after a while it sounded like white noise. I can understand both sides.”


“I told Vicki that ‘I was removed because I choose to be removed.’ I just can’t take the back and forth fighting anymore. I figure If I am above it, maybe it will go away? Guess what, it did!”


And about Alexis’ sinus surgery/nose job; Tamra is still calling bull sh-t on Alexis’ claims of sinus trouble! “I am sorry but she has complained about the bump on her nose for years. No one has ever heard her talk about her sinuses.” True, true!


“The bottom line is, NO ONE at that table cared if she was getting a nose job. It was just the fact that she was lying about it, like she always does,” Tamra seethes. “Alexis (or should I call her Pinocchio) really should stop lying or that nose is going to get big again.” Buuuurn! And funny.


“I have never talked to Alexis about Gretchen and when we fought in the past she never challenged me on what was said,” Tamra claims. “I’m starting to think she just says what sounds good at that moment.”


Finally, in closing, Tamra claims she was harassing Slave about his deadbeatism because she cares about Grayson, and for Alexis or anyone to imply otherwise is heartless!


“Alexis made this statement on her blog and it sent chills down my spin ‘I don’t like how Tamra and Vicki treated Slade and Gretchen in the past about Slade’s child support, and how in the past neither Tamra or Vicki seemed to care that Slade’s precious son was so ill.’ I take great offense to this statement,” Tamra asserts. “The reason I was so vocal about Slade’s issues in the past is because I felt SO BAD about his son.”

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Vicki Gunvalson Accuses Slade of Acting up to Get More Airtime on Real Housewives of Orange County

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Tensions between Vicki Gunvalson and Gretchen Rossi finally boiled over in Real Housewives of Orange County Season 7, Episode 6. The claws really came out when Vicki blew up after Gretchen’s trash-talking boyfriend Slade Smiley came waltzing into the Bunco party, 80s mullet and all. We understand Vicki’s frustration — the guy had just compared her to Miss Piggy in front of 300 people at his comedy show. Yet saying her screaming fit was an overreaction may be putting it lightly. So does the Housewife feel embarrassed about her explosion in hindsight?


“Am I disgusted at myself and how I lost my temper with Gretchen and Slade? One word — absolutely!” the 49-year-old insurance hotshot wrote in her Bravo blog. But does that means she’s going to back down or apologize? Ha! Who do you think she is?


Vicki went on to explain the side of the story we didn’t see on-screen, saying that she felt Slade and Gretchen used Vicki’s boyfriend Brooks to make themselves feel better about Slade’s own past. (Both Brooks and Slade have serious issues with paying child support.)


But Vicki thinks that instead of going after Brooks like they should have, Slade and Gretchen decided to use her as a punching bag. To make matters worse, the blow up couldn’t have happened at a worse time: Vicki was dealing with her daughter Briana’s illness.


“I guess the saying that some people love kicking you when your [sic] down is true with Slade,” she writes. “Class, Integrity, and character are something you cannot buy or wish for… you either have it or you don't and for Slade to do what he did in front of 300 people was disgusting and made me very sad.” She added, “I really think he thrives on the drama so he gets more airtime” and thinks he could learn something from the other Househusbands, who have never verbally attacked the ladies.


Embarrassed, maybe. Sorry? Not so much.

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'Real Housewives' To Go On Three-City Tour

Other than Bravo trying to milk all the $$$ they can get from the "Housewives" franchise, this tour makes no sense:

Want to meet the "Real Housewives" of New Jersey or New York?


Bravo is bringing the ladies from their reality show franchise (including Orange County, Atlanta and Beverly Hills) on the road.


Tickets go on sale Aug. 19.


The tour kicks off on Atlantic City, NJ on Oct. 1, and also stops in Chicago and Atlanta.


"Bravo viewers like to truly engage in the shows they are passionate about," says Ellen Stone, Bravo’s senior vice president of marketing in a statement. "With The Real Housewives Live Tour, we are able to give our fans a unique, hands-on experience with their favorite cast members across franchises that they can't experience anywhere else."


Tickets begin at $49.50. Fans can buy the $170-per-ticket "Red Carpet Package," which allows them to walk the red carpet, sit in "premium" seats and attend a pre-show cocktail party hosted by the reality stars.


Tickets will only be sold to those 21 and older in Chicago and Atlanta.

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