For the remainder of this season of Real Housewives of Orange County we will see all sorts of relationship problems between Vicki and her friends and family regarding her relationship with Brooks. She will fight tirelessly for the relationship despite everyone trying to give unsolicited advice in a very difficult time.
Their relationship continued on despite all the outside interference throughout the summer. Just two or three weeks ago, Vicki won a trip for four to Miami through her insurance work. The trip to Miami was a work reward for top insurance agents. She was able to take three people with her. She took Brooks, Her brother Billy and Rhonda. 
The weather was not very cooperative, and the trip was about a full week long. Alcohol flowed, cigar parties were had, and the extensive time with Vicki at the center of all the attention must have gotten to her. Shortly after that trip Vicki went to WWHL with Tamra instead of Brooks. Brooks was not mentioned on the show. And then, yesterday Vicki posted the following on the Facebook:
After much prayer, thought, counseling, and consideration, we have decided to end our four year relationship. We both wish nothing but a great future for each other. We have come to realize that one can indeed love someone in their heart, but that the time may come for their lives to take separate paths. Though the remaining episodes of Season 10 of The Real Housewives of Orange County will show us as a couple, the filming took place in January 2015 through May 2015. There will be no further statements or interviews regarding our relationship as we choose to move on with our lives. Though we choose to live our lives in the public eye we thank you for your understanding and ask privacy during this difficult time.
Vicki Gunvalson and Brooks Ayers
This is not the first time the pair has broken up. Somehow they always seem to get back together. Vicki’s Instagram is full of cunt satchels who are apparently Meghan fans who are spewing hate at her for her comments about Meghan’s step monster abilities. Between her mother dying while filming, Brooks illness and everyone giving Vicki all sorts of advice on how to live her life, I think Vicki needs to head down to her place in Mexico alone and whoop it up at Andales ! Poor thing.
Do you think they are broken up for real this time?
I hope not. I admit I was not a huge Brooks fan in the beginning but they really seemed to care and love each other. He’s since grown on me and I want Vicki to be happy. I’ve been watching her struggle with relationships for 10 years since OC has been on the air. I hope they work it out.
If they had been treated the same as most couples, they might of had a good chance at a happy life together. People should be ashamed of themselves for getting in their business. I understand where they were coming from but….they could of voiced their opinions, explained their concerns and then stepped aside so that Vickie could see for herself. If her friends and family had valid reasons for not trusting him, I bet you she would have seen it a lot sooner …or not. But when no one will shut up about it, only makes one dig in their heels and sometimes stay with a person to make a point. If it is meant to be, then it will be. I wish her only happiness.
I 100% percent agree with everything you said!! I couldn’t have said it better myself!!
I’d agree if Vicki played by the same rules. She inserts herself in everyone else’s relationships. Can’t play it both ways.
I would think for them to issue such a statement while he’s sick and she’s grieving her mother that they probably didn’t take it lightly and are serious about going their separate ways. Major life changes can do that, but who knows if it’ll stick.
I won’t pretend that I’ve ever liked Brooks, but that aside, I am sorry for Vicki that she is dealing with this loss on top of her mother, and for brooks that he has his illness to deal with.
I’ve not always liked Vicki in the past but lately I have. Whatever I may think of Brooks, I feel badly for her.
It’s not the first time they have broken up, bit it’s the first time that she has made a public statement that they are breaking up. Perhaps, Vicki is protecting Brooks from any scrutiny when the reunion starts taping. If they are no longer officially together, then Andy won’t request his appearance at the reunion where it seems the cast (and maybe Brianna) would pounce on Brooks. It seems from the previews for tonight’s show is about a falling out between Vicki and Shannon over Brooke’s treatment. The initial trailer for this season shows a lunch between Tamara and Brianna trashing Brooks. Maybe this is Vicki’s way of protecting Brooks.
I really hope that’s just clever editing. Vicki referred to “she” in the fight so I think it may not have been Shannon she was upset at. I hate to see those two fight, I’ve really enjoyed seeing their genuine friendship.
Not to sound like a mean girl, but I think that Vicki wants to protect mainly Vicki (and then Brooks) by making it crystal clear that no questions will be answered about the relationship, Book’s illness, etc at the reunion. Vicki more than likely saw what happened to Ramona at the NY reunion with Ramona refusing to answer questions about Mario and their relationship. Ok Vick listened and learned very well. The specific timing of her preemptive strike is just tooooo suspicious for me to believe. I do hope Brooks gets better and that Vicki finds happiness…i almost can’t blame her for setting this up…
They will be back together next season….They have a break up to make up relationship…smh
I agree. They have broken up so many times, it makes me dizzy. Plus it makes for an unspoken “storyline”.
Vickie is a very emotional persona and she wears her heart on her sleeve, she has always had a huge soft spot for Brooks. It is like her relationship with him is a reversal of her with Don. I feel badly for her with all she is going through but I do feel like she has fought so hard for this relationship because so many had bad feelings about it. I could never figure out if Brooks liked her or her bank account more, that is just how it seemed to me, he seemed smarmy. I do hope Vickie can get her shit together and be happy again. Losing a parent suddenly and all the added bullshit had put so much strain on her and I do feel bad for her. I do however think they will be back together again soon.
I don’t know, I guess it depends why they broke up. I really like Vicki, she has grown a lot, and together or single, I hope she is happy.
I don’t see growth in Vicki…she’s back with Tamra and no good comes from that coupling.
Being back with Tamra after what she’s pulled again this year (to Brooks, to Shannon, just general back stabbing whenever convenient for her)…very disappointing. I almost feel like Vicki knows Tamra has some weird mean girl power and she craves that more than the genuinely kind friendship she has with Shannon.
Not surprised. Never trust a guy who speaks fluent Hallmark.
One of my moms solid rules about life. Detoured so many handsome men cuz their ability to speak hallmark was a warning sign for trouble to come!
I love this!!!
*fluent Hallmark* ROFL
@jrleaguer…that is a great line! I agree.
Brooks hasnt creeped me out this season as much as he has in earlier ones, in fact Ryan ended up creeping me out more at certain points-but maintaining that relationship had to be super difficult with her family not supporting it. Hopefully either way, whether they get back together or stay apart, they find peace. I have to say though, Vicki’s ignorant comments on stepmothering and not being able to properly love a child unless you gave birth to it were offensive. I guess in Vicki’s world, if you’re adopted, you’re screwed because your adoptive mother couldn’t possibly love you as much as if you were her “real” child.
I can see how a lot of viewers are offended by Vicki and Tamara’s comments about step mothering but I do believe they were misconstrued. I interpreted them as being offended by a step parent being so forthcoming with another’s child that one steps over bounderies that correspond to the biological parent. I agreed with a lot of Vicki’s points even if they were poorly communicated. Plus Meghan was not addressing the real issue; she wants her own biological child.
Yep!
If it works for Meghan and her family, so be it-like I said before, the more people that a child has in their life loving and supporting them, the better-there are so many acrimonious parent/stepparent/stepchild relationships, to see a stepmom that wants to be active in their stepchild’s life and love them unconditionally is a nice thing. She seemed to get along with Leann, so more power to them.
Espi-now that you put it that way, I understand a little more clearly. Vicki’s delivery simply sucked. IMO, it just isnt the black and white issue Vicki and Tamra make it out to be, you’d think the more people that love a child, the better-I am a stepmother, and my children have stepmothers, one is amazing, one is a witch. I love my stepchildren as my own, it is possible, so I understand Meghan’s side too.
I didn’t take it that way, I took it as when you step into the life of a child who already has a mother, you can’t try and replace that relationship or have the same kind of relationship. I didn’t think that was meant to offend adoptive parents as that’s a different situation. And even if you did adopt a child who had a mother who died or whatnot, it’s still not going to be the same relationship that child had with their mother.
I’m obviously paraphrasing, but she kept reiterating that you cant understand the love for a child unless you give birth to one. It was, I’m sure, a dig at Meghan, but it just struck me as insensitive. It seems that Vicki knows what she knows, and that’s ALL that she knows. You’re probably right, FormerlyYoya-but I just felt like she was being condescending and a little sanctimonious. Adoption is super close to me, so maybe I’m hypersensitive 😉
Don’t you think part of V and T’s objections had to do (logically, IMO) with the fact that Meghan has been a part of the family for such a short time? I was shocked to learn that they’ve only been married for 4 months. Although who knows how long they dated before?
Oh they started dating during the last year or so of wife number 2’s marriage. You know the biological mother of Meghan’s kids.
I’m sure those kids despise her.
On Mon, Aug 17, 2015 at 6:08 PM, Tamara Tattles wrote:
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The glue that held them together was the fact that NO ONE wanted them together, including Brianna. Once Brianna moved away and all her friends accepted Brooks, that was gone. It was totally based on “you and me against the world,” once the world wasn’t against them, there was no more “you and me.”
Good point, Xanadude.
good point
I know it’s vacation time, but why is Brooks holding a cigar? Did he give up his healthy lifestyle? I had to do a double take.
Thanks for the info, TT. I am really surprised. I thought they were in it for the long haul. It does sound pretty final. Well, maybe more will come out in the reunion. Sad for Vicky. Now I understand why Tamra came with her to WWHL and how Vicky wouldn’t talk about Brooks. She always talks about hating being alone and needing someone to come home to–filling her love tank. I hope she gets out there and finds someone who loves her and who her family can accept.
I am highly suspect of any woman who goes from relationship to relationship with literally no single time in her adult life. Not passing judgment on Vicki’s actual relationships, but it does alarm me that a grown woman can’t seem to be by herself, to the extent she has always seemed to be in a serious relationship since she was very young. That’s kinda a red flag to me. When you have a few marriages fail, I would think you would need to give yourself time to be alone, heal, be comfortable without a man, reevaluate who you are and what you want in life so you don’t latch on to the first one who comes along and you are ready for the right one when he comes by. I think the blessing in disguise here is it might force Vicki to be alone for a bit and see she can handle things herself without a guy in her life- she is a very successful, financially independent woman, I don’t see why she can’t be emotionally independent too, I think it has real value emotionally. Maybe this will ultimately be a good thing for her.
I agree with you. I don’t think that it’s healthy to leave one relationship for another. To me it seemed like Vicki is afraid to be alone.
She made a couple of comments regarding her relationship with Don this season which now makes me wonder. She says she wished she had worked harder at it. So I wonder if she was already having problems with Brooks during filming or if she just really really hates writing checks to Don.
My opinion about divorce is that it should be allwats considered separately ,and on its own merits. Meaning if its good enough to stay in; if there was no other willing partner to give it up for, then you dont need to divorce. Marriage is about a commitement not about trading partners when you feel like you could do better than. I believe from one of the reunion shows that Vickie was urged to divorce Donn by Brooks because he loved her. But would Vickie have diviorced Donn because the marriage was so bad, if there was no Brooks? I dont think so. If you want a divorce fine , but there’s no guarantees you’ll have it any better with another guy and you may wind up alone. So base your desicion on the merits of your marriage period.
Sounds like it. She’s probably already onto the next.
Ive allways thought Brooks was playing Vickie. Sure he can come across nicely at times but thats how a con man gets people manipulated by him. I dont believe they’re some star crossed lovers, that would make it if only everybody would leave them alone. The truth will probably come out now and he will be exposed for what he is and what he was up to. I feel somewhat badly for Vickie but she was pretty heartless when it came to Donn.
Yup, she sure was.
VG will be okay. She has enough money to purchase another guy that pays her (and her bank account) a little attention. She just doesn’t like being alone. It’s like she has something to prove, and doesn’t really realize how blessed she is. Smh.
I think the” she has to prove thing” is spot on for Vickie ,and is part of whats driving her dumb men choices. Besides a huge fear of being alone, she wants to prove she can have a successful single life. I understand how she feels but its very rough out there and from what people tell me you have to be really really strong to go out there and not get totally chewed up and spit out by men. Not easy at all to start over when a bit older and you’re not going to be starting a family with someone. Frankly I wish she could go back to Donn and stop all the nonsense.
A reconciliation would be a foolish life choice for Donn. Donn does not strike me as a fool. From what was shown on TV Vicki was very disrespectful towards Donn during the marriage (and divorce as well), and what wasn’t shown was her fucking Brooks for years during the marriage. All that BS about a love tank not being full and she had a side piece! What an asshole.
Donn just needs to keep collecting his alimony and be happy. There are plenty of kind, loving women who would enjoy Donn as a partner. He doesn’t need to go back to one that obviously didn’t like him because you don’t treat someone you love so callously.
“what wasn’t shown was her fucking Brooks for years during the marriage. All that BS about a love tank not being full and she had a side piece! ”
This is a truth that was underplayed on the show. I remember Brianna calling Vicki out on the fact that she had seen text messages on Vicki’s phone where they told each other how much they loved each other about a year or so before Vicki and Don split. It’s tough to hear Vicki being so judgmental towards others when she hasn’t really been accountable for her own shortcomings.
Ya’ll pretend to know a whole lot about when Vicki and Donn’s marriage ended.
Didn’t Vicki say this season to Shannon that both and she Don cheated? I’m not painting one worse than the other, but why would Don be considered such a prize, when he was unfaithful as well? I think they failed and it would be wrong to try to bark up that tree again.
Keeping a relationship together is tough. Having a disapproving family, friends, being in the public eye, having a major illness, makes a relationship even tougher. Vicki also seems like she isn’t over Don. I also think there are money issues.
I get so sick of seeing these women attack Brooks. So he said some things in the beginning that were pretty bad but Ryan was involved with and orchestrated the whole thing. After seeing how Ryan treats people and the way he tried to control vickie’s home and her as well, not to mention the way HE treats Brianna , I’m not so sure he’s not the asshole who just made the thing with Brooks much worse than it actually was. I think that Brianna is/was a brat and she felt threatened by Brooks and we know what an ass Ryan is, he wanted complete control of Brianna , Vickie and Vickie’s home. Brooks probably wouldn’t put up with that so they did their best to hate him and get rid of him. But since then, a Brooks had been mild mannered and always kind to Vickie as well as the other ladies. I think it’s bs how everyone treated Brooks. And to be honest, I think that maybe it was Brooks who finally had enough of the constant accusations and bashing by everyone on the show. The ladie accusing him of faking cancer was just way over the line and Tamara totally instigated the entire thing. She always does and somehow gets away with it. I don’t think that Tamara is blissfully happy with Eddie bc it looks like he’s turned out to be an a-hole . And as far as everyone accusing Brooks of using Vickie for money, from what I can see, it looks like Eddie has certainly benefitted from his relationship with Tamara. He actually got a career! The exchange between the two of them when they discussed the ownership of Cut Fitness was very telling , I thought. That’s HIS gym ! Even tho Tamara owns 51% . He wasn’t happy when she revealed that part on camera. He’s a controlling jerk from what I can tell. I think Brooks is way more likable than Eddie and most of the househusbands. Brooks was doomed from the moment they revealed that he was from MS and made out to be a country bumpkin who was trying to mooch off Vickie. I thought it was ridiculous then and I think it’s even more ridiculous now. He doesn’t seem like a bad guy to me at all. And he put up with way more crap than he ever should have.
After watching the show tonight I felt Vickie over reacted and took it out on Shannon badly. Even Brooks was trying to calm Vickie down. Vickie could have said once hey I dont care to hear gossip and lets enjoy tonight. Instead she went cuckoo and way over did the undying love stuff like shes trying to live a harlequin romance novel. Vickie is living in a dream world. She keeps acting like Brooks has had to walk through fire. I think hes just fine. What a load of crap.
I completely get why Shannon did that, she was damned either way. Not saying anything could’ve come back to bite her in that Vicki would say, “how could you sit there celebrating Brooks’ bday with us, knowing what the girls had said, and not tell us?” and be pissed about that. In turn, she could get pissed that it was even brought up, and she did. I think Shannon was trying to do right by her friend, it just went really south with Vicki’s reaction.
Vicki has said in the past she doesnt want to hear negative gossip about Brooks-I think Shannon had realllly poor timing, and her approach was lame, I also felt her tears were fake and forced. She couldnt WAIT to run to Vicki with what she heard Meghan say, and got shut the eff down. Good.
Really? i have the exact opposite impression, I don’t find anything about Shannon’s emotions to be disingenuous, if anything she’s too transparent and wears them on her sleeve. I also didn’t think like she was especially excited to tell Vicki anything, she looked nauseous and nervous, like someone who knows something that will hurt their friend and doesn’t know if they should say anything or when. But hey, to each his own I guess lol
Vickie allways shoots the messenger. To me that shows she doesnt really trust in Brooks herself. If you’re a hundred percent on someone you’re not afraid and you dont go all crazy. She could have heard what Shannon had to say ,and called bull shit. Or said ,hey I believe in Brooks and im not interested in gossip but thanks for the concern. Oh and I totally agree with Dracula that Donn could do better than Vickie and is the one who would have the most to lose by a reconciliation. Hes got his settlement and hes suffered enough. I still remember that scene where Vickie said to Donn oh are you going to be sixty? Donn said im 57. That was so mean. Oh man! Can you imagine if someone said that to her? Now she probably got screwed over by the younger guy.
Yup, I don’t think Shannon has a disingenuous bone in her body. A big part of the problem for her is that she is so genuine in a world of manipulative, fake, catty bitches.
I think Shannon should have kept her mouth shut. Considering that Meghann brought it up after Shannon mentioned she was having dinner with Brooks and Vicki means than Meghann was stirring the pot big time. Why give credence to anything Meghann says? She had no business in telling the ladies that Brooks hadn’t seen her friend, the oncologist. That just threw fat on the fire. Even Tamra said bury the psychic info that it would cause nothing but grief.
Shannon thrives on drama. I don’t care for her victim act. What is it with these women and dinner parties?
When Tamra’s in, Brooks is out.
Between the Donn comments and reconciling with Tamra, the relationship wasn’t looking good for Brooks. Second guessing a divorce is a given, but hearing Vicki express her doubts on national TV had to be hurtful for Brooks. Vicki was insensitive of Brooks and expressing her uncertainty was sending Donn a message loud and clear.
Brooks and Vicki have both been suffering personal life changes which may have put a damper on his devotion to her and her fierceness towards him.
If I had to choose between Brooks or Tamra being in Vicki’s life I would vote for Brooks. Tamra is nasty and Vicki’s choice of a friend speaks volumes. They are both emotional adolescents. When on the prowl they buddy up. Code for prowl…”whoop it up”.
Hmm…. one last trip with Brooks, like the vow renewal in Turks and Caicos? I feel for Vicki – but she had blinders on when it came to Brooks. She was all on the side of divorced mothers needing child support when it came to Slade – but hell, 20/20 never did a show on Slade. Worked in an agency that dealt with child support – Slade is not the first dad with a very sick kid (and subsequent astronomical medical bills) who also got hit hard by the recession. Not sure what Brooks excuse was – none of his kids had such a severe illness.
Vicki has driven me nuts at times since season 1 and I liked Donn a lot – but frankly Donn and the kids treated her like caca at times. I specifically remember one episode where Donn (and the kids) bugged her relentlessly about working too much. Fair enough. But when she listened and took a day off to spend the day with them (on a boat if I remember right) – all Donn did was make fun of her, etc. What incentive did she have to take another day off from work did that give her? Why wouldn’t she want to go to work where she got praise and validation?
Very interesting reminders in your comment – boy did she rip into Slade back then about child support. Had forgotten about that piece of hypocrisy. And Donn & the kids really did gang up on her, while she was pretty relentless at micromanaging them. It was a constant pattern btw the entire group, if I remember correctly.
I was shocked to hear Vicky say she wished she had tried harder to save her marriage to Donn. Wow! But wait, Brooks was the love of her life, he filled her Love Tank!
Sad. I think the comment above about Vicky needing emotional independence is dead-on.
I can’t believe Meghan has fans. I don’t want to know any of them.
Amen to that lol
So funny, that was exactly my second thought after reading the article.
I think it’s final this time. There’s something she knows that we don’t (and she’s not telling) and would love to find out.
I agree. If Vickie has her way well never find out either. Sounds like the show will expose some of it though. When you think of it ,Vickie is probably regretting her divorce, because it was all predicated on some great life with Brooks or some other guy. And not because Donn was a monster or that she had a desire to be single and alone. Vickie is learning the hard lesson in life, that you can have chemistry with someone who is not a good person or an honest man. It happens, you need more than chemistry. Decency trustworthiness and genuine kindness along with charecther are more important than chemistry and your ego being stroked. Also being a good oerson yourself ,is the most important thing of all.
Janet, you sure do cast aspersions on people without knowing anything about them. IJS.
On Fri, Aug 21, 2015 at 4:29 PM, Tamara Tattles wrote:
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Pretty easy to know. Doesnt take a rocket scientist to know. Even a blind man could tell Vickie got played royally by the younger man and shes left holding the bag.
I agree. If Vickie has her way well never find out either. Sounds like the show will expose some of it though. When you think of it ,Vickie is probably regretting her divorce, because it was all predicated on some great life with Brooks or some other guy. And not because Donn was a monster or that she had a desire to be single and alone. Vickie is learning the hard lesson in life, that you can have chemistry with someone who is not a good person or an honest man. It happens, you need more than chemistry. Decency trustworthiness and genuine kindness along with charecther are more important than chemistry and your ego being stroked. Also being a good oerson yourself ,is the most important thing of all.
I have a question and I’m not exactly sure where to put it. I’ve tried looking for answer and I’m not sure if I found one or not. So…has RHOC filmed the reunion already??? Or…do they film it after all episodes have aired so that the girls get to answer/counter any subjects that may have come up between them during the airings and the behind the scenes/interviews???
I am specifically interested because I keep watching Meghan over and over change her tune on her insinuations about Brooks not having cancer and how she is only “concerned for him”…as “she” never said Brooks didn’t have cancer…she is saying that the psychic said Brooks didn’t have cancer. But in replays the psychic never says that and said he would never say that because he’s not Ghandi or a doctor…or something similar to that tune.
So I’m wondering if they haven’t filmed the reunion yet, this would make for some very interesting fodder and Meghan has a lot of explaining to do about her maliciousness (IMO).
Anyone know???
However, Vicki rocks !!!!!!!!!! She’s very powerful ,she survive everything.
I really felt for Vicki this season, talk about someone going thru it! The only time I found myself giving Vicki a sort of side eye this season was when Vicki and Brooks summoned Tamra over to show her the “Proof” from some sort of radiology report stating that he indeed has cancer or masses or something.(thank the Lord we never heard it referred to as “THE CANCER”….) and if I was reading that scene correctly,it came across as 2 people recognizing they chose the dimmest bulb in the bunch to help sell their cause. Personally, I would never produced such documentation to appease a group of bored women who were clearly looking to be part of the manufactured drama who’s sole purpose was to be the one with the best connections, therefore getting to be the hero who saved the day ( ummm, Shannon, Megcunt….)
But I digress, it was the way Vicki was basically pleading with Tamra to back them and their story up with all the “we’re best friends, that’s what best friends do and I will do anything for you when you need backing up” was kinda skeevy and never passed the sniff test with me, hence side eye. Why not wait until Heather and Terry were back in town where an actual MD could at least pronounce the words on that paper. Better yet Vicki should have stuck with the “suck it ladies” If you want to be my friend and you want to support me as your friend, change the darn subject. On one bright note on the Break up is we won’t be subjected to hearing Vicki say the words “MY MAN” no mo’!!! Small favors, thanks