There is a lot of drama going on in NYC and it all seems to revolve around a guy named Peter Guimaraes. Just like the Peter we have in Atlanta, this Peter also desperately craves an apple of his own and also has several closed restaurants in his past. I believe we first met Peter when he was supposedly going into business with Ramona Singer. They were in a bar called AOA Bar & Grill and the story goes that Ramona is a partner/investor in the restaurant. I know of at least two other restaurants of Peter’s who have gone belly up. Dolce a restaurant in Connecticut where Peter is from, and Bice New York, a high end Italian place in NYC. I think Bice may have still been open when Ramona jumped in.
Ramona was supposedly dating Peter as well as being his business partner. I understand that she is no longer involved with the restaurant or with Peter.
Now Peter has moved on to Sonja Morgan. Jesus. Can’t these people find more than two men to pass around? I’ve heard several versions about what is going on with Sonja and Peter. The best source says they are not romantically involved. But that source got the story from Sonja. Other people say that Sonja and Peter are hooking up. I tend to believe Sonja. Peter is not her type (twenty something) and Sonja is not usually one to deny a romantic entanglement. I mean didn’t she cop to taking it up the ass from the Pirate guy? So my position on the hooking up is, I am very doubtful that they are.
I am not even sure about the business deal being real. Those are things she would lie about. The rumors started a couple of days ago with this Page Six story. In that story their source claims that Sonja was pouring Tipsy Girl Prosecco at her birthday party and that it was her new brand of liquor. It’s not.
Peter Guimaraes and Piermario Del Rosso are partners in a new bar in Hell’s Kitchen called Tipsy Girl it is touting an all day happy hour. Peter is using Sonja for airtime on RHONY for this bar. He is also planning a beverage line called Tipsy Girl. I believe that Sonja’s only role in this new business is to get the product on the show. Sonja Morgan does not have money to invest in a bar with a guy who has a poor track record with restaurants. I think Sonja just agree to push his new label (which doesn’t really exist yet, or at least it’s not on the market yet) is because Tipsy Girl is quite similar to Bethenny’s SkinnyGirl line. Much is being made on Page Six about Bethenny being pissed about “Sonja’s new beverage line.” But the facts are, the line isn’t Sonja’s and Bethenny would not be intimidated if it were. Bethenny is happy as a clam, filming with her new BFF Carole and cashing her checks. Both Sonja and Peter have bankruptcies in their past, and Bethenny is rolling in money. I have heard the rumors that Bethenny is coming for copyright infringement like she did here, but she doesn’t have a case and I don’t believe this rumor either. Tipsy Girl for now is the name of a bar in Hell’s Kitchen, we will see if and when a beverage line materializes. Anyone can slap their bar name on bottles of Prosecco.
On season 7, Bethenny, Carole, Dorinda and the new housewife, Julianne will have lots of fun scenes together. Bethenny and her back up Carole will mock Sonja, Ramona and Luann whenever they are forced to interact with the entire group. Dorinda will be the carrier pigeon between the two groups. There is basically nothing new to see here. Sonja and Peter are very much alike in the sense they both want all the camera time they can get, and they neither one is very focused when it comes to business.
And that’s the true tea.
LuAnn is coming back? Uccch.
When this past season was over, I was sick to death of all of these women. Now, enough time has passed AND after the sickening catastrophe that was RHoOC, I’m looking forward to more New York!
Hopefully LuAnn will get a satisfying comeuppance. Doubtful, but I can hope.
Oh, and last season, that Peter guy was seriously creepy. Very artificial both in looks and personality.
Hopefully his screen time will be kept to a minimum despite his…thirst…
Oh omg! Peter Guimares. He ripped my husband and me off of $25,000 & another Ct. couple of $45,000 in real estate deals. A swindler he is. We are coming for you Peter. You just about destroyed our lives!!!!!
What did he do?
I hope we do not have to deal with another drugged up lush in Sonja again. So over it after Kim Richards.
a Kim Richards repeat with Sonja on RHONY and a Brooks repeat with Yolanda on RHOBH…joy.
Harry 2.0
I think I forgot to mention that Peter supposedly also hooked up with Mario’s sidepiece.
Ughhhhh, what are you trying to do, kill us??? You’re still the #1 source for the real story!
You all are so funny! Tamara I hope this means you are much improved!
In a big city with lots of men he was involved with both Ramona & the mistress? ? Huh. That is interesting.
He is using them all to get on the show.
Seems that Peter is getting his moves straight out of shadey time Slade’s play book.
After RHOOC and the latest episode of RHOA, I am so disgusted with RH. Here’s hoping the NY wives are a little easier to watch. I am sick and tired of all the ratchet behavior. After watching RHOA last night (especially Porsha and Phaedra scene) I felt like I needed a shower…and it WAS NOT because it was hot. Those two are beyond disgusting.
Gaydar pinging bigtime with Peter G!!! Off the charts!
THANK YOU! This is the comment I have been waiting for. I was shocked Eric didn’t say anything.
That’s the comment I made only in my talking head. Yes!
This is comment I made only in my talking head. Yes!
Sorry. I don’t know why it posted twice. Wish we had a “delete our own nonsense” option.
Yes to the gaydar….mine went off too. Look at the eyebrows.
From the time of Peter’s first appearances in connection with Ramona, I thought he looked familiar. I have no idea from what, I haven’t set foot in NYC in years. I am wondering if he isn’t as Tamara suggests, a fame whore, one of those people that pops up where ever there is a TV camera.
Agree with this information except Bethenney being happy.
Must be that she is in control now and carole (the one with NO storyline) is using her to stay on the show.
So the mean girls will consist of Bethenney and her lap dogs.
Dorinda will be the kandi
and sonja ramona and lu ann will stick together.
It’s interesting how andy and bravo can let bethenney in after she trashed reality tv and RHONY once her brand took off and she was in development for her show.
How soon they forget?
I remember an Ask Andy video on Bravo online where he said that he is personal friends with Bethanny and Carol. I’ve been away and I am just now catching up on all your posts, Tamara, but weren’t Luann, Ramona, and Sonja holding out for higher pay? I recall reading that here. As I recall, it backfired and they are being paid only when they appear in an episode. I am certain Andy will want to punish them further with bad edits.
I also recall that in Andy’s book that the only two housewives he really liked were Carol and Bethanny. I may be wrong, but that’s my recollection
What you read elsewhere was nonsensical. All HWs are paid per episode (with the exception of RHOBH) A fulltime contract guarantees you are paid for all episodes. FOH are paid for the ones they appear in. Ramona, Sonja and LuAnn try to hold out as long as possible every year. They eventually signed their contracts and have been filming.
Okay, sorry. I really wasn’t sure what the end result was, but I read something from a rag magazine that they were not getting contracts. Didn’t make sense to me. Should have checked on your site. Thanks for updating me!
Peter’s working some serious ‘Ramona Eyes’ there. Yikes!
When Sonja is launching a product or aligning herself, she pushes it as much as possible. She asks “Team Sonja” to promote it too Silence on the prosecco. Sonja goes quiet when shee doesn’t want to answer a question but she’ll write back a few days later looking for you.