Vicki Gunvalson headed off to Bacara Resort in Santa Barbara with two other ladies right after filming the reunion for a couple of days to destress and detox. Of course nothing says taking your mind off the reunion like doing a long periscope about the reunion from the spa where you are decompressing. Oh, and advertising for your newest venture, Club Detox.
For those who are unaware, Periscope is an app owned by Twitter that allows people to do a live feed on the Internet of whatever they may be doing at the time, and people can send them questions to answer. Apparently, it is fascinating. I wouldn’t know. I don’t even use the stupid cell phone I got. It is just to protect me from bears when I am hiking. I do not really go hiking, but if I do, I have a phone I can call 911 on. Maybe. If I can figure out how to get to the phone dialing page. People seem to get very angry with me for not having a phone. Or they assume I can’t afford a phone and want to take up a collection. The fact of the matter is, anything I want to do online, I do on my laptop. If I need to call someone, I can use a thing called a phone. It’s for calling people. You can also use your laptop to view periscopes but not if Internet Explorer is your browser. This doesn’t stop people from repeatedly sending me links to so and so’s periscope instead of just giving me the pertinent details in full, comprehensible sentences. I’ve received a lot of emails about Vicki’s periscope yesterday, and two of them even actually told me what she said. So I’m going to go over the major points of what I’ve learned.
Brooks
Whatever Brooks said in his one on one interview with Andy left Vicki “disappointed” in him. Now that she is single, she is looking forward to turning a corner in her life She said that she will never get back together with Brooks. Specifically she said there is 100 percent no chance of reconciliation. She reiterated several times that Brooks DOES have cancer. She said she has not spoken to him in a while. She said she was going to move to Nashville with Brooks if it had worked out! That is unbelievable! I can’t see her ever leaving Orange County. She said it’s best for both of them not to be together.
Donn
Vicki seems to still be in love with Donn. I don’t think she ever got over him. She said Don doesn’t like her very much right now. Donn and Briana got together when Briana was in town for the reunion. Don apparently told Briana he is single and has not had a home cooked meal since Vicki and Briana cooked for him. She said Briana is hopefully moving back in a year. Ryan is having two hip surgeries next week.
Overall, Vicki said that the reunion went pretty well. That assessment seems to be because she didn’t cry or scream. She was disappointed in all four of the other housewives. She said they tried to get her to confess something and she refused because she wasn’t lying. This is clearly about the cancer storyline. Vicki said that Shannon truly believes that she was lying about the timeline of the cancer (sound familiar?) and seemed to want Vicki to confess to duping her. Vicki continues to deny that she deceived anyone and that the cancer storyline is genuine. Vicki says that something interesting happened at the reunion that makes her think that she and Shannon may be able to mend their friendship at a future point. For now, she and Shannon are not friends.
Vicki felt attacked by everyone. She said Meghan came in like a bulldozer. Vicki hopes that Meghan is not on next season. Heather came in armed with questions I didn’t get much info on Tamra and Vicki’s interactions other than it seemed that Tamra joined in on the dogpile at least somewhat. Last I read on Twitter, Vicki and Tamra are currently friends. Vicki said that everyone at the reunion was trying to get her to fold, but she didn’t. Vicki is adamant that she has been nothing but truthful about the cancer storyline and the other ladies have hurt her feelings.
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Vicki shared that Tamra’s son Ryan is not getting married in her backyard after all. She said the wedding is “on hold.” But in fact it is likely “never going to happen” as there have been domestic violence issues with the couple that recently were discussed here .
Perhaps the weirdest part of the whole periscope is that it seems Vicki is suddenly friends with Gretchen Rossi (who remains an arch enemy of Tamra). And Shannon and Gretchen recently had a catfight on WWHL! She said that Gretchen has a good heart. She texts with Gretchen and wishes she could replace Meghan next year. She says Meghan should never have been cast and came to the show with an agenda against Vicki.
The Others On the Periscope.
One of the ladies with Vicki is from Club Detox, the company that Vicki recently invested in. I forget what the other one does because I don’t care. They both seemed very eager to be on the periscope and blow the requisite sunshine up Vicki’s butt to be included. One of the ladies Vicki was periscoping with randomly shouted out that Shannon was a loser! One claimed to be Vicki’s soul mate, an assertion Vicki took issue with saying she has not yet met her soul mate. The two would chime in that this periscope is better than the show, and it was the real Vicki. Vicki seems put off by their interruptions. One periscope reviewer said that Vick was very controlling and would cut off the other ladies when they tried to interject.
Plans For the Future
She said she is working on a TV development deal with Evolution and is very excited about her opportunities. She talked a lot about how she is excited for the future, new start, new opportunities. She doesn’t need a man but likes a partner God has good stuff planned for her.
So where you surprised by any of this?
I saw it live on periscope. She did it a couple of times during the weekend. Her friend said Brooks was a loser. Vicki said she would love to see Gretchen back on the show.
I’m shocked that she and Gretchen are friends?! (In my best Andy – puzzled, head cocked to the side, face scrunched up look)
Not one bit……
In response to TT question are we surprised by any of this……again, not one bit.
Wow! First, thanks for explaining periscope. No one answered my question on the Weekend Chat. It sounds like when people used to tweet “I’m going to the bathroom” but with periscope, we are now actually going to see every fugly thing people do. Live video streaming self-absorption. Ugh.
Second, we have the same relationship with our cell phone! I do hike and it is for bears and cougars, which I see often. Not that it will help me defend myself but it’s nice to believe it would help! Like you, I lug around my laptop for the important things. Like Tattles 😉
Sadly this all reads to me like Meghan will be back next season. Andy loves this nastiness so I’ll probably not watch OC. Give me back the NY season. It will however be interesting to see this Brooks one-on-one.
Eeek, I’ve never seen a bear or cougar when hiking but I’m always terrified I will run into one!! Good to know someone’s seen them and lived to tell the tale…
I have a flip phone. People make fun of me. Why don’t y’all have an iPhone? I do. But I use it as a camera and alarm clock. I got rid of it on one sunny day when I was admiring nature and looked around me to see everything new else staring at their phone. So I got rid of it.
I have reached the point where I miss my flip phone! Bonus: No one can hack anything from a flip phone.
I’m 28 and I have an old phone you can’t even take pictures with LOL. I get so much crap for my phone. But it makes phone calls and texts. Good enough for me. I see the zombies out at stores or restaurants that can’t even take their eyes off their phones. Or the people that refuse to get off their phone when talking to a cashier or clerk. Ugh.
There is something oddly addicting about smartphones. For some reason I am now compelled to check the local temperature at least a dozen times a day.
And no one wants to steal it
Vickie has always been self absorbed and selfish, i am surprised that she says she will never get back with Brooks, and i am equally stunned that she still loves Don. The whole thing with Gretchen is also strange, she has never cared for her. And Vickie having little cling ons on her periscope is just pathetic, she has always had to be the center of attention
I agree somewhat. Vicki is Vicki and always stays the same. I felt really bad for her this season. The other ladies need a soul check. Why should Brooks’ cancer have been about them?
I think Vickie misses what she had with Donn, a real partner, security and an accepted family member, a life she had built up over many years. What she got instead ,was an off and on situation(was not a relationship) with a big womanizer bullshitter, probably a sociopath targeting a wealthy woman. Vickies ego and self esteem got played big time. Of couse Donn doesnt like her, she threw him over like he was nothing for Brooks. She will probably regret it forever.
If I need to call someone, I use a phone. It’s a thing for calling people.
This made me laugh my ass off. I don’t understand people who aren’t always with smartphone in hand. I am absolutely addicted to mine. And yes, I always assume people who don’t have one can’t afford one (and it just occurred to me for the first time that this does indeed make me a total asshole).
I think it’s weird they just filmed the reunion. It seems like this season has been way longer than usual.
My husband hates phones and refuses to even have a dumb phone let alone a smart phone. He even hates the house phone. Yet when he needs to know something he is sure happy i have it
They pretty much give smartphones away for free nowadays. I suppose the monthly bills can be more expensive though.
They seem to have stopped giving them away. I went in for an upgrade and got a big surprise. No more freebies, even with a two-year contract. WTH.
But…but….what about the cancer storyline?
Haha….just kidding. Hopefully they can put that to rest, finally.
Too bad Vicki and Brooks had a falling out. That can’t be easy for him right now. But, heck, I don’t know these people, so who am I to judge? They are adults, so, whatever.
I’m with you on the cell phone issue. I have an 8 year old texting phone, with the keyboard that slides out. I love my phone, because it’s prepaid and only costs me $15 a month. A smartphone would have been at least $50 a month.
So…which is smarter? A $50/month smartphone, or a $15/month dumb phone? Considering I rarely get calls, and never place calls.
I totally agree about the phone and laptop, LMAO
TT your intro is hilarious. I wish I had the courage to not have a smart phone, and I do hope that someone, anyone, replaces Meghan. This was a weird and unhappy OC season.
I agree. Meghan really didn’t fit in with the ladies and is about 20 years younger than all of them. And she’s highly unlikeable.
I think it would be a hoot to see Gretchen and Vicki be friends on the show, anything or one would be better then Meghan, if Meghan comes back next season, I will be out!
I agree that was a total casting mistake.
So per usual you were right Tamara. I am glad Vicki won over those ladies and the fact of the matter is that up until recently they thought they were certain they would get her and then in the 11th hour info started coming out and then they were going to play a semantics game so I’m not surprised at Shannon as she came off the worst from a loyalty standpoint and has no card to play but the timeline.
The bottom line is they were pushing the he has no cancer agenda and they look bad. Tamra was going to feed them behind the scenes and let them do the heavy work. No surprise there.
Also, Gretchen should return and be friends with Lizzie and Vicki.
They could get rid of Meghan or let megan hang herself next season once people realize that even without the cancer stuff she still is horrible.
I’m ready for the power trio lizzie, gretchen and vicki to be a thing with Tamra showing her butt forgetting she’s saved once gretchen comes for her and shannon showing her crazy to the point of next season being her last.
She won her last season but this season she put the spotlight as to why people think she’s crazy and it’s going to be full force next season i think.
I say keep everyone and add Gretchen with the new dynamic as Vicki her friend, make Lizzie more of a full cast member.
Watch heather side with the majority, shannon implode and become the target again except she won’t be able to turn it around like season 9, let meghan hang herself and let tamra’s true colors come out once Gretchen reappears.
Meghan would not be the first RHOOC person to hang themselves.
WHAT? Too soon?
Not too soon, but that was Beverly Hills, not OC, no?
But as far as Meghan is concerned, here’s hoping…
“Meghan would not be the first RHOOC person to hang themselves.
WHAT? Too soon?”
Thanks a lot, TT. You made me do a creepy chuckle at work. 🙂
I got the church giggles (laughter at an inappropriate time). I’m glad the storyline is over and nothing came out that brooks was faking cancer. That would be unforgivable and Vicki would not be able to bounce back for being associated with it.
TT, you have company in the Periscope Black Hole, thanks for the explanation…I have no interest in Twitter, and now that I know what the hell Periscope is, not that either.
About those bears…cell phone signals generally suck in the north Georgia Mountains. And if you do have a signal it’s not going to deter a bear one bit that you’re dialing 911. Banjo on the other hand is a pretty good deterrent.
I think I could at least call 911 to tell them I am about to die and to come scoop up my body. Then again I’d be hiking so I’d have no idea where I was. It would also be good to have in the car for trips so I could call my roadside people.
Hopefully at least the GPS locator will work…they’ll find you eventually
I think it is great news that Vicki believes she is done with Brooks- let’ see how long this lasts. Vicki seems to be coming unglued- to the point where she would invest in this company? Much of what she said seems to refer well to the theory you postulated last week, TT, – down to the 8( or however many it was) shows that were in fact Club Detox advertisements.
Poor Vicki- I think RH has led her to believe she can be a media mogul as well as an insurance agent- this after every single person she tried to put in the insurance business failed at it- from Brooks to Laurie to her son- . I’m sad for Vicki- but she has lost herself and any good judgment she ever had.
It increasingly appears that this was the timing issue TT has offered as an explanation- and while he may well have had cancer, everything taped was a ruse to give her a storyline- and a lie at that. She has been so desperate for men in her life- and now for time on RHOC, that she is no longer using any good judgment
Vicky has always been self absorbed. I recall Donn and Vicky making fun of others in a immature manner in front of the person.
Neither one of them saw anything wrong with their actions. Never cared for Vicky, could not understand why others do.
Ah, Bacara. A wonderful resort; Santa Barbara wealth is a lot different than LA/OC money. Vicki is doing what Vicki or the So Cal mentality does-use every disaster to your advantage, and deny that anything is less than sunny in your world. Friends with Gretchen? This is like something out of Henry VIII England, or Dangerous Liasons-use who and what you must. Why bother? Bottom line is that THE REAL REASON for the break up, Brooks leaving, Megan, Shannon blah blah is not being told. These “veiled” comments are bullshit, and someone needs to spell it out in the 5 sentences or less the issue requires. NEXT!
I need a phone, and a portable computer. I waste 100$ a month on that f ing I phone. The maps, and access to addresses, that’s it. I need to dump it on principle. No stupid games, or Facebook, or what ev. Even the photos are marginal. @Pip and @therealDeb-people without iPhones may be wealthy with admin assistants, like my Dad. Or, they are like me, waiting for their husband to say”can you google that”? We laugh out loud when H is hunched over a phone book. Who even prints those anymore?
Vicki +Gretchen = the enemy of my enemy is my friend.
Perfect! One sentence down, five to go.
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I was surprised that Vicki said she I never, ever,ever getting back together with Brooks.
I am SHOCKED that she said Gretchen had a good heart. It was just five minutes ago that Gretchen was on WWHL saying that Meghan was karma for how Vicki treated her when filming with Jeff.
Now they are besties? The fuck?
Exactly what I thought when read this! When was Gretchen on? 2 weeks ago?
Vicki is a snake. I guess she wants to hurt Tamra or just wants someone, anyone, other than Meghan on the show and to help with Tamra’s feelings. Tamara is Vicki’s minion. I see Vicki being able to smile at Tamra and say “you are my friend” while stabbing her in the back. I also can see Vicki telling Gretchen “I’m sorry for what I said about Jeff. The mean girls treated me the same way they treated you.” Gretchen must want back on the show.
Vicky probably thinks she can sweet talk the producers into replacing Megan with Gretchen, because she’s the most senior whatever she probably thinks they actually value her opinion. Maybe she was doing some days drinking while probably juice fasting and started getting sentimental and singing some Taylor Swift….we are never ever getting back together.. that song was playing in the beer store today and it’s stuck on my head!
Maybe Vicki saw her on WWHL and realized how wrong she was in the past? Miracles happen?
On past seasons as I recall, Vicki was really cruel and mean to Gretchen. Except for her looking for allies to screw others, it makes no sense. ESPECIALLY if Vicki is “in a good place” with Tamra.
According to Tamra, Brooks broke up with Vicki. I wonder if Brooks told Andy that there was no chance of him getting back together with her which left her “dissapointed”.
Tamra has been against the relationship from the beginning. She was the one who originally told Briana that he was a sleaze. Then Briana’s husband puts that tape out there. Vicki’s family hates him. Briana wont even stay in the same house with him. I dont see how this relationship could have worked.
Brooks wasnt going to last no matter what. I allways thought he was just using Vickie and he may have simply grown tierd of her or got caught up on his bills. He seems to have burned through quite a few women, that would be a red flag right there. He encouraged her to divorce and now where is he? He got what he wanred and is off to greener pastures. Im glad Vickie is trying to move on and I hope she doesnt go back to him. She allready wasted four years of her life and lost her marriage.
Thanks, TT! I was shocked about Gretchen–happy for Vicky about the rest of it. I want to go to Club Detox!
You know I didn’t get that Vicki was an investor in Club Detox until now. How nice she was able to find a new business venture due to Brooks’ illness.
I didn’t realize that either but, for me, that’s the nail in the coffin as far as Brooks and Vicki being sketchy. Don’t know exactly what their game is/was but clearly it has blown up in their faces, as these things usually do when you’re not on the up and up.
Because I googled Bacara, my ads are all for them now, which I kind of creepy. They have rooms from $400 y’all!
Housewife heaven! Did RHOBH go there last season? I thought I remember someone going there. Put it on your list for later. For me, it will be much, much later, given recent economic developments!
Yes, it’s the same resort. It’s north of SB, near UCSB. Thankfully not too close to Isla Vista tho 🙂
I do not understand why Brianna in a part of the reunion show. She appeared very little on this season. I don’t think her good man detector is a bit better than Vicki’s. Hip surgery? I thought her jerk husband had on a brace for back issues. I think he is another scam artist. May be to our detriment, he is on the citizen’s payroll and insurance.
Brooks must have let the cat out of the bag about something ctitical concerning Vicki.
Her husband is jerk. He has done a couple of tours in Afghanistan. Being in the infantry is hard on the body. He deserves the military health care.
If Brianna’s husband has legit issues yes, cut him up on our dime. I don’t trust him. Doing military service doesn’t mean he can’t also be a weasel.
I was floored that Vicki suggested he could take over her business so she could retire! Has the guy ever had one good thing to say about her?
Maybe Brooks Broke up with Vicky because she was shoving Club a Detox up his ass with a coffee chaser.
The only surprising part of the seating chart is that Tamra was demoted! Ha! I stated already that I thought Heather would be sitting next to Vicki, as she is a better diplomat/fencesitter.
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Ugh no Gretchen. Bring Lizzie back. If you need a shit stirrer get that Danielle girl to talk. At least she was pretty to look at.
Gretchen would love to get back on the show, maybe she thinks befriending Vickie will get her in.
And to think Meghan was originally supposed to be a FOH?…. Why did Katie’s hubby have to be a coke addict and relapse?? Now we are going to have to watch another season of Meghan? ugh
I have always liked Vickie. She is over the top, but besides Jeanna, I seem to remember she is the only housewife who actually had a successful business before she was on the show. The other housewives are just famous for being famous; Vickie is a smart businesswoman who will have a future after this show. RHOC may not have a future without Vicky, however. Obviously, Gretchen needs a job and will be willing to be a Vickie suck up. I cannot stand Gretchen or her whiny voice.
I guess im the only one who read this with my mouth hanging open. Im shocked by much of the info in this piece.. like Gretchen & Vickie. Gretchen called V a “hypocrite” bc V has a lover with cancer while on RHOC and V chastised & judged Gretchen for filming while her lover, Jeff, had cancer. This was very recent. Shocked that V is stating Brooks cancer is most definitely real when just last week, she admitted she had doubts. . . But that is what was told to her by her B/f (at the time) and she believed him. And shocked that V states that there is NO chance at all of a reconciliation between she and brooks when Tamra said on WWHL that it was Brooks who dumped V and V was devastated and heartbroken… it sounded like Tamra was saying that Vickie wished they were still together. Finally if V is finally done e ith Brooks, then why are V & Briona not speaking ?? I thought B would be happy. This is what she wanted, her mother completely alone. Oh and V still loves Don??? Im floored by all of this.
This has been bugging me…what show could Vicki have that I would be interested in? Vicki as a newly single successful woman dating? Vicki running around her office shoving insurance down people’s throats? Vicki and her family? Vicki detoxing? I get all that on RHOC. Vicki as a financial advisor to people? Vicki as a mentor firing people until someone wins? Vicki traveling the world whooping it up in different countries? Done before. WHAT COULD IT POSSIBLE BE?
Vicki teachin the proper use of an enema nozzle?
Because of the holistic approach to Brooks’ cancer, Vicki does have enema experience and it seems Shannon could learn the fine art of insert and let flow instead of insert and jackhammer yourself.
Ha! Episode 1. ?
Please. Vicki always thinks she’s under attack. She never changes.
Vicki’s mom seemed like a great lady, and she is very close with her brother, so I find it kind of confusing that she is so desperate to be loved that she is so easily reeled in by these people who will say exactly what she needs to hear to get their foot in the door. She has built a good life for herself, and she is willing to throw it all away for a bit of adoration.
I cannot picture Vicki on another TV show. Almost as surprising is her new friendship with Gretchen. Vicki HATED Gretchen for her comments about Brooks and his non-payment of child support. Does this mean Vicki is actually angry with Brooks?
Vicki changes friends as often as she changes her clothes. I remember all of the Alexis hate and then boom she is friends with her.