I don’t like Cynthia’s dress. It looks like a red satin bathrobe. She has paired it with work boots. Not ladies boots but like police issue boots. Will she be on the next episode of Fashion Queens for this get up? Cynthia and Bev mention they are real friends of over 20 years and Bev says something like “not that frienemie shit” and gets bleeps within the first minute. Someone is drinking tonight.
Andy starts right off talking about Nene’s statement that Apollo is lying about lying. Cynthia says that’s a bunch of bullshit. I paraphrase. Andy pretends that the discussion between Apollo and Peter about Phaedra whoring her self out on an air mattress when Apollo had his leg monitor on in the projects made him feel uncomfortable. Oh Andy, you know you loved that as much as we did. #Shade Bev says that is true love because I would never be found at 3 am creeping to the projects to sleep on an air mattress.
Andy asks Cynthia what she meant by Porsha flip flopping on her back with an old man for bags and cars. Um, Andrew? Do you really need it to be restated for you so that you can comprehend that? Why not just say, “So we heard last week that Porsha is a whore! Whose the dude?” That would be a better question. Cynthia says she probably should have said “allegedly” and in hindsight she could have been the old Cynthia and taken the high road.
Maybe they are not boots maybe they are more of a gladiator type sandal shoe. I don’t car what they are. I hate them.
Andy plays a scene from next week’s show where Nene goes in on Cynthia. Then he just makes a comment about Cynthia’s hair and doesn’t ask her a damn thing about what we just saw.
Questions:
Cynthia, what caused you to be more aggressive this season? I’m just tired. It’s been five season of being called a doormat. Always taking the high road wasn’t getting me anywhere, so I tried a different approach this season.
Cynthia, why didn’t you let Porsha get a word in edgewise? It seemed rude. That whole conversation started off on the wrong tone because she showed up an hour late. She didn’t deserved to talk.
Cynthia, do you miss Nene? I definitely miss the fun times.
Cynthia, after became friends with Kenya do you really think you can trust her? I’ve only had one issue with Kenya. That was the whole “cootchie crack” Ebony thing. We got past that. We’ve never had any beef after that.
Cynthia, do you really think Kenya is your friend or using you as a pawn to get under Nene’s skin? Kenya didn’t choose me as a friend and I didn’t choose her as a friend we just came together organically. I can be friends with anybody on the show. I like hanging out with Kenya.
During a game where they discussed holiday fashions, Bev said that Andy knows all about looking good with your man in Brazil… hmmmm See HERE and HERE. Can someone who read his book tell me what he said about the trip to Brazil?
The football player bartender is given a chance to plug a charity he supports through his team. He says it’s about teaching kids to read by fourth grade. Perhaps football players are the best spokespeople for literacy groups. I’m just saying.
The poll is whose side are you on Cynthia or Nene? MY MIND IS BLOWN. Nene wins with 65% WTF is wrong with people? Also was it me are were all the callers for Cynthia negative?
Andy doesn’t tell in his book about any relationship longer than a few dates except for a very long one with his college sweetheart who now works on the show and remains his friend and travelling companion. His other constant references are to his friends Bruce, Anderson,
Sarah J and Matthew Broderick, Kelly Ripa and husband etc.
Thanks TRho! I thought it was an every day diary and the Brazil trip would be in there…
On Mon, Dec 1, 2014 at 1:30 PM, Tamara Tattles wrote:
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He did one big entry for Brazil where he talks about the trip and lumps the days together. Otherwise you a right – it is a day to day account of his life. He also mentions “an actor” that he dated a couple of time, who at first I assumed was “an actor” in the table-waiting sense, but when he references him going off to London and then being in LA for the Oscars I began to wonder if this is actually a name we’d recognize….
I’d just like to find out where they dug up ol Bevy. What a mannered, supercilious, talentless twat she is.
Perfect description of Bevy…an absolute twat.a wannabee Joan Rivers but comes across instead as a rude TWAT..
I agree. When she comes on, I turn it off. I don’t find her enjoyable at all. I said that to my husband when WWHL came in last night “I ant name a single thing she’s done “wrong” I just don’t have any desire to watch her at all. Isn’t that weird?”
I’m not trying to be mean but I don’t watch either!! It’s a bit much for me. I actually wondered if she was transgendered as well too! Is that the term for them? Derek j and Miss J always wear women clothing *kanye shrug*
I don’t think Bevy lacks talent, but it is hard to take her fashion critique seriously when her clothes don’t fit well. She really needs to invest in some Spanx…just sayin’
Derek and Lawrence aren’t transgendered, they’re transvestites. Without the weave. If it wasn’t for the trans patois, none of the three of them would be able to communicate at all.
For the first time ever, I actually tried to call into the show because I wanted to ask how someone with an ass the size of Montana — stuffed into a dress that made said ass look like a tv screen test pattern — had the audacity to host a show where she critiques OTHER people’s fashion choices. She is, in short, a walking, talking fashion DON’T. (And each time she speaks she looks as if she has a mouth full of something that tastes unpleasant.)
Really. Google her before you make such statements
Google does not change my opinion that she is a badly dressed mush mouthed mess.
I did Google her. (Media Bistro interview, June 2014). She started out as a receptionist at Jeff McKay, then worked her way up through ad sales, NOT creative or design. She worked for only ONE year at a job that involved style critique (at Vibe). She has NO formal fashion design/styling education — and it shows.
Compare her background to Tim Gunn, who holds a BFA, and worked his way up at Parsons from faculty, to Dean, to CHAIR of their school of fashion design before going on to become Liz Claiborne’s Chief Creative Officer. Unlike Smith, he has built a LEGITIMATE career in fashion design that affords him the right to offer informed critique, not just catty “you go girl” reads.
Most of all, Smith herself is a fashion disaster. At almost 50, she is too damned old to have 95% of her tits on display (and I wanted to beg her to put that massive thigh back down on her chair when she had her leg crossed on WWHL). LOOK the part if you want to play at being a “fashion guru.” That means losing about 50 pounds, then finding clothes that actually FIT. But as NeNe Leakes has shown us, today any uneducated, inarticulate nobody can suddenly become a self-proclaimed “expert” so long as they first build a stable of gay friends.
I’m with you Tamara…I smell a rat.
Oh my god, Brandon Boykin can teach me to read ALL DAY. I forgot my words just looking at him.
Agree with Tobaccorhoda – nothing too salacious about his trip to Brazil? Although he does mention some good looking men on the beach. He also makes reference to having two different guys “on call” in Miami (I think). The book was smart – he gave you just enough to make you feel like you were getting some insider info, but he definitely plays his cards close to his chest.
As for Cynthia – she has this tendency towards waffling diplomacy. I LOVE her and I commend her for being able to be introspective and own her mistakes – these are admirable qualities and not something for which she should be apologetic – but come on. “Robot Read” was one of the weakest lines I have ever heard, and Nene’s enactment of it was equally cheesy. Don’t suddenly give Porsha credit for it just because Bevy did.
Im with you there -that is a sexy black man. Reminds me of why I used to date/sleep with them exclusively for awhile there 🙂
OMG, I’m shocked to hear the negatives about Bevy. Personally, I think she’s great.
This is from Wikipedia:
Bevy Smith was born, raised, and still resides in Harlem, New York City, NY. Smith would later become the senior director of fashion advertising at Rolling Stone and fashion and beauty advertising director for Vibe magazine.Smith had been cast in Tim Gunn’s Guide to Style but ended up passing on the opportunity. She also had a planned series on Oxygen, titled Bevy: Queen of Shops, but she also passed on that offer. Bevy later accepted a job at BET prior to her becoming a co-host on Fashion Queens.
On February 18, 2012, as a BET News correspondent, Smith hosted BET Remembers Whitney Houston. The live special featured Smith as she interviewed several friends of Houston to share memories. In February and September 2012, Smith appeared as a guest on the VH1 talk show, Big Morning Buzz Live. In December 2012, Smith appeared on Bravo’s Watch What Happens Live with Jenna Jameson and Jennifer Tilly. Smith has made several appearances the talk show, Bethenny. On June 3, 2014, Smith appeared as guest co-host on the talk show, The View.
I like her too. She is hilarious, and makes a great 3rd on Queens. She did a dinner party on Chef Roble’s show. That was pretty good too.
She needs to put those ginormous breasicles away and take the marbles out of her mouth. Maybe if she buys one less unflattering dress she can get her teeth fixed.
I’m disappointed by what I’ve read. I like Bevy. She’s a hoot and a half, very clever, very well spoken and she keeps it real, even about herself. She isn’t petty or mean, and she plays well with Miss Lawrence and Derek.
Most importantly, Bevy won’t tear a sister or brother down just because they happen to do well for themselves, even when they do far better than Bevy. She typically spontaneously and freely celebrates others success, and in instances of failure, she doesn’t belittle. (The opposite occurs far too often here and elsewhere.)
Clearly, Bevy’s publicist wrote this Wikipedia entry. (If she has one. If not, it was Bevy herself.)
She “passed on the opportunity” for those shows? Yeah, right. It smells just like all those “offers” NeNe keeps saying she turns down. If she didn’t want to do the shows, why mention it at all unless you are trying to make yourself seem like much more than you actually are?
Yeah, I guess I don’t like her too terribly much. She seems rather crass and crude both on her show and on WWHL last night.
Mari, I was shocked at the negative comments above about Bevy Smith too. As I read on I just KNEW that the writer[s] would expound on why they don’t like her. One did courageously admit they have no specific reason for not liking her, they just don’t. Yet, it’s always a curious wonder when antipathy is in place minus an explanation. T.T.’s blogs are intelligent coupled with a host of intelligent replies/comments following underneath–this is the rep of this opinioned space here. Thus, again, I just KNEW that they’d give “a reason” for their distaste for Bevy. I just came into focus with Bev when I saw her on that episode of Chef Roble`, the esteem he seemed to hold for her made me wanna research her, glad you did [via wikipedia] and shared here. 🙂 When one holds a firm dislike for another with absolutely no supporting cause at all, the mind tends to go “other places” to figure out the science behind “the cause,” no, then again, let me not…won’t pull “that card,” here at T.T. J/S. Sigh..To each its own. <3
Some people probably like you, even though you’re a racist moron. Let’s explore the science behind that.
@ tobaccorhoda: Explore it. Go ahead. The exploration of who’s really the moron should reveal itself soon as you attempt to Intelligently articulate your case for a stranger, one NOT “like” you. Again, your displaced anger, mindless cause will CLEARLY reveal who’s the “racist moron.” We all know that T.T.’s thread can get CHARGED at times, YET, it usually still maintains, at least, a modicum of intelligence. T.T., per the “commenting rules, check my commenting history, I’ve called no here any names. Higher minds rarely ever feel inspired to stoop that low.
Echoing some lyrics to the song “SCREAM” by MJ & Janet Jackson: “…if you say I’m wrong then you gotta prove you’re right.”
In all fairness (another sign of intelligence, balance, sanity), I’ll reread what I wrote above to see how “I” could read as a “racist,” but I doubt if any of the salient words above (of mine) will reflect as such. Oh, I see…this is a pre-emptive strike…clever. The one that may point out the possible “reasoning” behind “unwarranted contempt” may also be “one” [of them] too. Not!
Those who study psychology are not psychotic. #Logic
Mo…no, let me not belie my wit by playing tit-for-tat. So juvenile! All ego.
More logic: After seeing the DVD “Hidden Colors 3”, I don’t even hold the diabolic power to be a racist. #Study
Bevy, still like ya, ma! My words must have touched a nerve. Lol…
“Might is not right. Right is Right.” ~Ms. Hill
“LOUD doesn’t equate to Right.” [paraphrased] Donahue to Bill O’Reily
What is this giant word salad? Are you speaking in tongues? Having a seizure?
I call BS..you skipped a word ‘over’…Bevy made the cut with her resume but when she showed up with what Tobacco calls her ‘bresicles’ hanging out they passed her ass over. passed OVER is what you meant to say. Bevy can only be on a show with Lawrence who I love, but he looks like a bowling bowl with lipstick, but no WAY Tim Gunn would have Bevy on the show, bwahahahahahahahahhahahahahah
It’s simple…Cynthia is trying too hard to take no mess.
People side with Nene (myself included) because Cynthia and her got over their stuff before the episodes aired and then when they did she got mad at her all over again…she didn’t talk to Nene about it, she caught a ‘tude in public. That’s immature.
She also read Porsha appropriately, but came off looking immature because she didn’t let her talk, and she used Kenya’s lines (“don’t come for me unless I send for you”), once again looking like she’s up under someone else’s shadow.
You’re so smart.
i agree with you thetatum. cynthia also parroted some kenya-speak in the first episode. talkin’ about “i AM history” or some such exaggerated bullshit. and i just could NOT with the matching bridesmaids hats on this episode. i mean…
I was surprised by Cynthia’s poll results, though I think it will take some time for viewers to become familiar with and appreciate a more independent Cynthia without seeing her through a filter that displays her as Nene’s friend.
You really think poll results on pre recorded episodes of watch what happens “live” are any more genuine or accurate than anything else Bravo puts in their programming?
Smart! Psylocke, soon as I seen those results…No, WAIT. We often wonder why does Bravo host such silly polls, what kind of fool-ass ritual are those? Anyway, soon as we saw that ridiculous poll [Cause NeNe started the whole mess by caling Peter out of his name. No way could Cynthia call Gregg out of his name and NeNe be OK with that…the hypocrisy is glaring!] result, we thought: Either most are just dumb or just anti-sound-logic, wait, that’s the same thing… then that’s when we thought of that “Brandy” season on DWTS. Brandy had her own so-called Reality TV show once with her family, a scene aired where she was at her mom’s house. Sonia, the mom, was telling Brandy how after she voted for her on the DWTS hotline, an automation sounded [just before clickin’ off] thanking the caller for voting for Palin. Brandy looked shocked, the mama looked mad…like she peeped the game! Look, if they can tinker around with the ballots for a presidential election, Bravo can definitely tinker around with their own devices, in the brass’ favor. In short, we don’t trust that those votes/numbers were honest. Same with Family Feud #s, I digress. Cynthia, if you’re reading this, recall when Kenya was being interviewed by Andy alone, just her on WWHL? Remember when she said this “..the cards were stacked against me.” ? Right then and there, we think there’s an entity behind-the-scenes that giving direct orders on “who this show will play out,” you all say be damn! For some warped reasons: It seems that they don’t want to hightlight sanity and sound sense! JMT. If “Ratchet” brings in the NUMBERS, then gotdamnit they HAVE TO let Ratchet Rule! Thus the one that states “bridemaids” , “stature of limitations”, “blinesided,” or was it “broadsided,” which one she uttered in that spa again? Gotta catch the rerun… Lol.. But seriously, Cyn, don’t sweat that. You know the b.s.! And also, don’t taint your style & grace to measure up to, or better yet, down to uncoth wretchedness. Stay true to you! <3
Damn it why are we not getting this show in canada ?! I love Andy but simply adore miss Bailey she is a beauty ! A real model who has a real career unlike some heifers that claim to be ritchbiches oh my heavens!
Where is the zumanity ? ( musta got lost in her gargantuan thighs !! )
I was so mad that Nene won that poll, just what she needs for her over inflated ego. I thought it was vulgar of Bevy to keep saying “tits”. I prefer boobs and breasts, but that’s just me. She also shouldn’t have given any props to Porsha, especially since she’s Cynthia’s friend.
I really like Cynthia. She is the most beautiful housewife ever! I totally understood her when she said she was tired of being called a doormat all these past years and now wanted to stand up for herself. I couldn’t believe the poll numbers for whose side are you on. It just looks like the Nene Fans were out in force. Deluuussionnal……(Kristen T’s version) I love Kristen’s version. Makes me laugh every time. Stay strong Cynthia. Don’t let Nene and her “fans” bring you down. Love your blog TT
Oh I just wanted to say one more thing that I forgot….I can’t stand that dumb dumb Porsha! She makes me want to pull my hair out! Or her hair out!
Well here’s a crackpot conspiracy theory:
I tried to vote in the poll last night. (I know, I know. But once in a blue moon, I do it.) Naturally, I voted for Cynthia. As soon as I sent my text, I got an error message back saying that my message did not go through. Why? Because I used an invalid short code – meaning my carrier (a major one) does not recognize the Bravo text code.
So the theory is this: NeNe’s fans are a certain demographic who tend to use certain carriers. Also, Cynthia’s fans are a certain different demographic who tend to use certain different carriers, one or more of which you can’t vote in Bravo polls on. Thus, a lopsided vote for NeNe.
Oh wow! Cricket must be a proud sponsor of Bravo and carrier to a handful of Nene’s fans.
You may be right. On the WWHL special, Jill Zarin lost a poll and said that she was schocked at the margin that she lost. It turns out that is exactly what happened. Andy said they had a problem with a carrier. No way Cynthia lost by that margin of error.
That’s a stretch that would affect all fans in the same way.
I think there are just a lot of fucking idiots who watch Bravo. And most of them are smarter than us and don’t know all the background shit because they have real lives where they like, do things.
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I will say – in his book Andy went HARD on trying to prove to the world how much he looooves Nene – and it rang inauthentically to me. There are the housewives who are his legit friends and/or business partners (Radziwell, Frankel) who he mentioned regularly but he was just a bit extra about Nene. Like she holds something over him or he is afraid of her. Makes me wonder if the poll was rigged lest her losing set her off, although I’m sure Nene has lost polls on WWHL before. And now I am the engineer of my own conspiracy theory crazy train.
The same happened to me, when I tried to vote for Cynthia!
I am completely and utterly shocked by the poll results. Nene is a monster, and Cynthia has always been amazing from start to now.
Maybe the poll was fixed so that all the Cynthia fans would freak out? I think that is more likely than the carrier conspiracy theory others are referring to. Statistically speaking I doubt that Cynthia fans who vote for these polls from a blocked carrier are not cancelled out by the Nene fans who are also with the same carrier.
The same happened to me, when I tried to vote for Cynthia!
Nene has continually griped that all was well with Cynthia and they had moved on. I can see Cynthia being ok with it until she saw all the other shit Nene said associated with that incident in her talking head. Also, let’s face it. It wasnt just this incident but this was the one that broke the camel’s back.
People get used to. Seeing you one way and when you change, it pisses them off. Keep moving forward, Cynthia. You deserve a two way friendship based on respect!
I don’t know WTF is wrong with people either!!! I’m not usually bothered by stuff in reality TV but that crap pissed me off!! Just goes to show that everything is up for interpretation! You can throw all the truth at a situation that you want, be as nasty as you want to be and still people will be fanatics for NoNo! Ok I must be a broken record but Apollo is a sociopath!! He lies…a lot…in long con fashion!! I’m not sure about this new Phaedra info but they both can be strangers to the truth! He carried on a lie for two years and peter was still sitting there eating up every word without questioning it? Guess the elephant in the room was sitting their drinking the coolaid too!
The poll tally was puzzling, but the season is young. Brandon Boykin is STUNNING. Sheesh!
What was the bartenders name (football player) on the show
I’ve always loved Cynthia but I’d rather see her do a show about her models booking shows and getting jobs she just seems to classy for all the bitch fighting
This is the worse I have ever seen Cynthia look. Here hair was terrible. Her dress looked like a robe and those shoes were terrible. So surprised at Cynthia.
I can’t imagine who would side with Nene. . . sigh. Another disappointing WWHL poll. I hope Cynthia has a good season-in spite of choosing a really unflattering outfit for WWHL.
Brandon Boykin was born and raised here in GA and played football for UGA ( go Dawgs!) He is cute as pie!