I am loving Carole this season. She is playing well with others. She is no longer joined at the hip to Bethenny and she is actually deigning to write a blog after years of acting like because she is an author she wasn’t allowed to blog. She’s kind of a normal likable person again. Her blog is so good this week, I just had to steal the whole thing.
This is a show about daughters being wiser than their mothers. And about other mothers being able to leave their Chanel around the house. And also, Tins making out. But then, just when it gets deep, and you think it’s really all about who fondled Tom and when, we get a hot mic.
Hot mics are notorious. The list of people, who have mic’d and forget, is long and impressive. Bush Jr. called New York Times‘ Adam Klymer a “major league ***hole.” Obama said “jackass” when someone mentioned Kanye West. Our dear President Trump had that little thing about pussies with Billy Bush.
So far so good.
Hot mics can cause trouble. Remember, for instance, St. Bart’s, Season Six … you know, Luann? Remember when she whispered on the phone in French about her pirate lover, to get her French and American stories straight so her rest-of-the-time boyfriend wouldn’t find out?
Yeah. She remembers it, too. She had a mic. It was on. We’re all mic’d, all the time, they’re always on. It’s this little thing they kind of discreetly weave into our LBDs, then off we go. It doesn’t make a habit of reminding us it’s there. And it’s easy to forget when no cameras are directly in sight.
Was bringing up the pirate incident really necessary? Is her point that both Luann and Tom have experience with cheating?
So at the end of this episode you heard a conversation between me and a very nice woman named Barbara K., yawn and you’ll miss it.
I met her a few years ago, through Luann, they’ve been friends for decades. I liked her immediately – she’s ballsy, brassy, sexy, smart, and sweet. Oh, and fun. If she’s your friend, you’re set. She tells you like it is, loves you, and then still loves you no matter what exactly “it” is. She’s the best kind of friend to have.
We both attended Dorinda’s charity event for Beauty for Freedom. Barbara has a huge contracting company (think Donald Trump, but self-made and successful, with killer cleavage.) She also has a side company called DIYVA and she donated her chic Ultimate DIYVA Tool Kitsto the silent auction.
She’s the girl in the hard hat who can demo a building, and run the show – and she is loyal down to her smooth and sanded 2x4s with her friends.
Why is Carole so enthusiastically supporting this woman? She’s the best friend in the whole wide world! She’s more successful than Donald Trump! What does “loyal down to her smooth and sanded 2x4s with her friends” even mean?
At the end of the event, after frenzied bidding and maybe a little frenzied booze, Barbara and I found ourselves in a corner comparing our Christmas plans. No cameras, we’d finished filming for the night. (Or so I thought.) But I still had a mic on so some of our conversation was recorded. No secret recording. Just one hot mic. If you read Page 6, you’d think we announced the nuclear codes.
We didn’t. I told her I was going to Aspen, she said she was spending time with family in Florida, then going to “the wedding.” We talked for less than two minutes, Barbara expressed concern about her good friend’s nuptials. It wasn’t unfounded concern. Most of Luann’s friends were concerned. Very concerned (go back six scenes, to watch Ramona concerning away with Kathleen and Missy). Luann is lucky to have a friend like Barbara who knows a hell of a lot more than she’ll ever tell. Trust me.
So let’s recap: Avery’s wiser than her mother, Dorinda likes some free space, Tins is a hot French-kisser and Bethennysometimes cries. That’s kind of it.
Unless you read Page 6. Then, well…you gotta wonder a little.
It is weird that the blog links to Page Six. Because Page Six says something very interesting. They quote the court records from the emergency petition to the Manhattan Supreme Court. The article says that after the filming on December 7, 2016, ” in late January the two talked again over the phone for a half hour. As soon as Kavovit hung up, Radziwill called her back and told her that both conversations had been recorded.”
Wait what? Will we be seeing some sort of producer driven phone call between Carol and Barbara that happens after the wedding around the time the ladies reconvene in NYC to continue filming and throw an event for the newlyweds? This sound kind of devious. The only thing that makes sense is that Carole filmed the phone call and then called Barbara and confessed that her comments from the charity event were going to be part of the storyline and that the phone call they had was also taped for the show. But if that was the case, why did she wait until the week of the show’s airing to file suit? Perhaps they were not certain what would be shown until the screeners came out?
As for Luann, she spent much less time on the hot mic drama than Carole did. Luann said, “Another “friend” of mine, Barbara K. was caught on tape spreading rumors that I was having second thoughts about marrying Tom…after she RSVP’d “yes” to my wedding! I never would have invited her had I known how she really felt about Tom and me.”
So how big of a deal is this hot mic thing? And why is Carole sidling up to Luann’s close friends. I don’t believe for a minute there is any longstanding relationship there.
More importantly, why are Carol’s tits level with her navel? I’m mesmerized gazing at them. Get it? Navel gazing. I kill me.
I know!! Every time I see that picture I end up staring at her melons and looking down at my older, larger tits and wondering why in the hell did she not hold them higher. The whole angle thing seems to be off too or maybe it’s cause she’s in a pool. I don’t know but I’m glad it happens to you, too. BTW I love your Patsy pic. She’s my trashy alter ego in a parallel universe and I think she’s simply divine!
Plus I remember when she was on that old show The Avenger(s)? years ago. I swear she must be a vampire because she doesn’t seem to age. I read she’s a life long vegetarian and I wonder if that has made a difference.
Somewhat confused. Dianna Rigg or the one known as Tara king who now haunts the Hallmark Channel?
I don’t remember cause it was so long ago. She wasn’t in as many episodes as the other lady.
OK I just looked it up – it was The New Avengers 1976/1977. I started looking at her filmography and she’s been in a ton (!) of stuff over the years. Cold Creek Farm was one of the movies. I had forgotten about that.
Haha that’s hilarious
And me. Orange you glad we didn’t have to see a dried apricot?
Wow. Kind of an odd reaction from Luann. Wonder why she’d kick a good friend to the curb. Don’t most bride’s get cold feet? Has TMZ kept quiet during all this? Especially since it was on Page 6?
You can bet I’d disinvite someone who was sharing what had to be a personal conversation with someone who doesn’t even like me, had I known about it.
Luann is downplaying the significance, but I’d be pretty steamed.
I get the feeling Carole knew that Luanne would be upset so all the talk about what a great friend the woman is would have viewers side eyeing Luanne and how she is dropping “loyal friends” like flies. It’s another dig against lu.
Eh I think you’re looking way too into it – like someone out there would really think “Carole thinks this chick is awesome but Luann is mad at her for talking shit about her own fiancé – fuck Luann!!!”
I think Luann saw the screener, flipped the fuck out on her friend, and her friend panicked and filed the motion. Who wants to be caught on national television talking shit about your friends? She’s probably afraid of being trolled online, got backlash from all their New York friends, and Carole was helping temper that backlash by using her platform to subscribe her accolades.
Who knows about the second incident though. Maybe they’re two unfortunately linked events – like the producers knew about the first set of recordings even though Carole and this supposed Wonder Woman didn’t, and then told Carole to call her – Carole calls her, they talk shit, and then Carole calls her back again and was like “by the way that was recorded”?
Or maybe after Luann saw the screener and flipped out on her, she was like OMG I just talked to Carole the other day and talked more shit I bet they’ll show that too – Carole confirms that phone convo was recorded so she then files the motion? I’m going with this one.
ANYONE who records a phone call for tv without telling their “friend” is an asshole. And I’m pretty sure in some states it’s illegal.
I like Carole this season and I agree that the hot mic is nothing new with Bravo. The RHOP(yes, I’m actually watching that one, lol) just did Robyn’s ex-husband( who she still lives with), super dirty with the hot mic conversation her ex-husband had with production. They just aired that episode Sunday night so even if you can’t stomach the show I suggest watching that one episode. It makes this situation look like no big deal.
Also, I didn’t watch RHOA but read Tamara’s recaps and it seems production played a conversation where Phaedra was lying about Kandi and Phaedra didn’t think she was being taped because they were on a break and that would have normally been a “safe” time to speak your real thoughts.
I don’t think Carole did anything wrong, I think production has taken the gloves off and everything is fair game and as for legality, I’m sure they have dotted their eyes and crossed their T’s. So far Adrienne Maloof has been the only one with deep enough pockets to battle Bravo when Brandi pulled her crap and stop them from airing what Brandi said.
Carole is as phony and contrived as her oversized dentures. Don’t let her utter lack of personality be confused with cool attitude. She tries harder than any NY housewife yet continues to imply she doesn’t really want to be there.
Wow, that picture is downright hideous.
Carole’s not blogging before was because she thought it was beneath her. I think her newfound respect for blogging for the HW audience has less to do with standing up for LuAnn’s friend and more to do with her using the forum to slam Trump over and over ad nauseum.
You can read Carole’s mind? Wow! That’s great! Can you read other people’s minds too? I think you should have your own hotline number. But of course, you knew that already, didn’t you?
Ghostwriter issues.
That pic of Carole is so disturbing.
The watermelon slices are the most appealing thing about that pic. God…she is homely !
The two by four reference must have something to do with witling or George Washington teeth.
I haven’t liked Carole for the last couple of seasons. She’s one of these people where it takes a while to figure out that she’s really just a mean girl who’s a little on the quiet side…and pretentious and elitist as they come.