Gather round ladies and gentleman, it’s time for another episode of Real Housewives of Beverly Hills #PuppyGate starring Lisa Vanderpump as the wrongfully accused villain. Tonight, Ken Todd once again inserts himself in women’s business by demanding texts of one of his employee’s private conversations. Because, that’s perfectly normal and legal right? Wrong. Rest assured that we will see even more evidence from Lisa Vanderpump’s intended stooge, Teddi Mellencamp, before all the chips have landed.
Until then, I think the Lisa Vanderpump fans will enjoy this post. I’ll be glad when she has her full on hissy fit and locks herself up with her swans. Perhaps then we can move on to other topics.
Kyle Richards
Mauricio and Kyle are getting ready to take Sophia off to college at George Washington University. The amount of advertising for this university is kind of unprecedented. Good for their PR team! Kyle and Sophia are both crying before they get in the car to go to the airport. It’s sweet.
When they see the dorm room, it is of course quite bare. Kyle is itching to shop for all the stuff to spruce it up and make it homey. Farrah and Portia are there too. The whole family goes out to dinner where Sophia gets a financial lecture. She is only to use her debit card and the credit card is only for emergencies. Kyle says Sophia is the most high maintenance kid she has. I love how well-behaved all of Kyle’s kids are. Portia, who is a bit of a wild child, has perfect table manners and seems to know when to behave.
At their final meal, everyone cries. Porsha is adorable when she cries about her sister going to college.
Lisa Rinna
Denise Richards and Lisa Rinna go for a hike and chat a bit about the Bahamas. Denise loves Erika. She says she is so funny. We rarely get to see funny Erika Jayne anymore. I hope we get fun Erika Jayne back once Lisa Vanderpump runs for the hills. Denise says she also enjoyed getting a massage with Lisa Vanderpump. Denise tells Rinna she and Aaron Phypers are getting married soon.
Lisa Rinna has a cover shoot for CVLUX magazine that requires her to fake garden. Rinna takes STUNNING photos. She really is beautiful. Thirty-one years in the business makes Rinna a pro at this.
Dorit Kemsley
Dorit and Paul Kemsley have a chat about Lisa Vanderpump. LVP apparently ignored Paul’s birthday and she has never done that. Paul says that Lisa Vanderpump is “a genius at manipulation and control. She’s the best in the world at it.” This is from someone who would know. They were both in the same nefarious situations together back in London decades ago. Dorit and Paul both say someone is lying. Well, they are two somebodies who are lying. But, Lisa Vanderpump’s failure to manipulate Teddi Mellencamp has taken the focus of their lies and shone a bright light on her own lies instead.
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Erika Girardi
It is Teddi Mellencamp’s virgin visit to Casa Girardi. Erika has made snacks she knows Teddi will never touch. But, you have to offer something to guests anyway. Teddi Mellencamp quickly gets a plug in for her workout video that is coming soon you guys!
Erika Girardi leads Teddi to the chapel. That way Teddi can confess her sins to Erika. These two are glad to truly be friends with each other now. Teddi’s confession to Erika includes some sins of omission. When the news of #PuppyGate was first told to her, she was fine with letting Kyle Richards in on the situation by bringing it up at Vanderpump Dogs. Erika’s talking head in the hideous wig indicates that she is not really ready to be Teddi’s friend. Tread lightly there, Teddi!
Teddi Mellencamp
Erika Jayne and Dorit join Teddi to go horseback riding. Clearly, Kyle can’t come because she nearly died from horseback riding in Berlin last year. The girls take the horses to the bar. These three are having a great time. They are having normal girl chat about their spouses. It’s so refreshing and interesting. Erika says for the first fifteens she lived Tom Girardi’s life. Now she is living Erika Jayne’s life. Tom is accepting of both. I’m so happy to have an LVP-free conversation I could cry! I hope we get lots more of these this season!
Denise Richards
What do we think of Aaron Phypers? He seems a bit off to me. Lord knows, Denise doesn’t have great taste in men. Aaron’s divorce is final and he is ready to plan the wedding. They decide to get married in September 8th. Aaron is into numbers but doesn’t seem to be able to add.
Lisa Vanderpump
Our on the veranda of Villa Rosa, Lisa Vanderpump awaits her butler to arrive toting Giggy. When she doesn’t need a cup of tea, he and Giggy take a seat. The occasion for this scene is a trial for John Blizzard. He must answer for his texts with Teddi Mellencamp. (See Texts here) Ken takes Giggy and leaves LVP alone with her prey. John back pedals and says he put words in LVP’s mouth and he shouldn’t have. He apologizes. He also looks like he may have crapped his pants.
Later, Dorit Kemsley and Kyle Richards head over to luncheon with Lisa Vanderpump. The premise is to clear the air. However, it is really an ambush. And there won’t be any lunch served. They were lucky to get a glass of rosé. Kyle Richards actually had to ask for wine. Bethenny Frankel would have had one bottle in the ice bucket and a couple more sitting our for the camera. Instead we get a commercial for the giant wine glasses.
Lisa Vanderpump Attempts To Clear Her Name
Lisa Vanderpump immediately restates her innocence. She goes right for Teddi Mellencamp. She says Teddi said, “Have the dog there, and I can say it’s Dorit’s dog.” Kyle seems prepared for this text recitation. Kyle defends Teddi and tells LVP it isn’t fair to lay all the blame on Teddi when she was not alone in the situation. Ah, Kyle has seen the text messages. Once again, another “gotcha moment” by Lisa Vanderpump has been foiled. Now that LVP has gotten John Blizzard to say on camera that he put the words in he mouth on her text to Teddi, she feels confident saying that she had no idea about John Blizzard telling Teddi Mellencamp to identify Lucy, Lucy, Apple Juicy as Dorit’s dog during filming.
There is only one problem with this lie. Dorit Kemsley is sitting right there. LVP called Dorit and told her that John Blizzard and Teddi Mellencamp had discussed the dog situation. She even told Dorit that again at a dinner that was filmed. Lisa Vanderpump really is slipping. Yet somehow she thinks she is winning and Dorit is buying her bullshit.
Next week: Teddi tells the whole truth to Dorit. LVP has dinner with Denise and her future groom. I’m not sure what Erika Jayne is doing taking photos of girls in ill-fitting bikinis but it has to be more interesting than Puppy Gate.
What a timely episode Given the news today about celebs and the powerful buying their kids way into prominent colleges. Emerson and GW are elite private collleges. Just sayin’
Having grown up in the 80s I remember all the media coverage of Brooke Shields going to Princeton. It was assumed that she had good grades because you couldn’t really have anything but when your parents are paying a tutor to get you a high school diploma and get you into college.
It always amused me that no child of a celebrity or politician ever went to a public college. If they did I never heard about it. What are the odds that they were all admitted fairly?
Some people are saying the kids had no idea. Bullshit. Aunt Becky’s little darlings were put through as members of the crew team. In my experience you are grouped in the dorms by athletics and majors. Are you telling me these kids didn’t notice they were lumped in with a group that makes no sense? Also were the student advisors in on it? They had to see these things that made no sense.
Disgusting display of unearned privilege.
Dorit caused this entire mess. Period. The saying goes like this: the truth lies in the middle so we will never know the truth. We need scenes with them having fun and not sniping at each other and/or playing the “woe is me” games.
I totally agree with you. I am so tired of Puppy Gateway and ClosetGate.
LVP’s machinations really have nothing to do with the dog herself, it was that she was using it as an opportunity. Sure, Dorit gave her that opportunity, but if it wasn’t a Puppygate, it would have been something else down the line.
Dorit was stupid to get a second dog. Vanderpump Dogs was stupid to give her another one. What Dorit did with the dog would have pissed me off. The difference? I would have told my friends after the first dog that maybe the timing isn’t right for your young children to have a dog and I would have bought them a goldfish. If I had been stupid enough to give them the second dog and they gave it away? I would have been angry and I would have EXPRESSED THAT ANGER. I wouldn’t have told them it was OK…. because it wasn’t.
i also wouldn’t have passively aggressively tried to punish them through other people either.
I agree with you, if it wasn’t Puppygate it would have been something else. It is something every season w/LVP. She is not content unless she is making someone else look bad.
The LVP fans cannot see she is wrong. They always buy the deflection.
And Dorit keeps saying she did nothing wrong.
Yep she (Dorit) deserves to be roasted for how this all went down and she would have been if LVP didn’t pull the same crap she pulls each season. Most of the cast seem ready for her (LVP) to have a comeuppance and some seem to have been waiting for it for several seasons. I don’t think it’s ever going to matter that Dorit is to blame, she’s just benefiting from not being the most desired target this season and more power to her grifting ass for running with it. I think the reason why LVP does it, (same MO of targeting a cast member that has displeased her in some fashion without doing so directly each season) is because she’s gotten what she’s wanted from it each year and the only thing that seems different is production isn’t pleased with her for whatever reason.
I suspect that Dorit and PK went along with this because LVP asked them to, in order to hype her new show about VP Dogs. But then she flipped the script to make them look like (even more) assholes. I think this is why Dorit (so far) has not gone for LVP’s throat.
I honestly think LVP is THAT conniving.
Another interesting tidbit Lisa dropped in her blog is the initial report on Lucy from the pound said “Reality Star (DORIT?) drops off dog?” Is that was Lisa really thinks? She flat said that’s what the report said. Dorit didn’t even have a name of who she gave the dog to. I don’t know how she knew they had a “beautiful home” when she didn’t know them from Adam!
Either way-this wouldn’t have happened if Dorit would’ve acted appropriately. She never answered about how Lucy was doing. They kept her when she was spayed. She NEVER mentioned biting. Something is weird. This season is going to stink!
I can sum up the whole dog-gate situation in 3 words: “First world problems.”
I love Erica in that cheap wanna be Dolly Parton in drag wig.
I’m joking…that wig is horrible. Bring back the tacky crown and black witch Stevie Nicks get up from last year.
Actually, has anyone else noticed the blatant designer clothes this season. I keep waiting for a Bravo voiceover claiming, “tonight’s episode is brought to you by Gucci’s spring 1983 collection”
Gucci has been crap since Tom Ford left. Those hideous tracksuits that Erica wears are a perfect example of how far ithe brand has fallen. Poor Erica is a fashion victim, she often looks ridiculous in those getups.These glam squads these women have remind me that in another age they would’ve traveled with ladies maids And various other lackeys.
I guess that 15 million that Tom owes is preventing Erica from getting the doorbell fixed or the tile around her pool replaced. If I was a gambling woman I’d bet that if it comes down to the glam squad or House maintenance, that house will crumblie into ruin before she gives up the guy that slathers her lipstick on.
There, I’ve got that out of my system. ☠️
Let’s face it – it is way more fun to spend money on clothes, hair and make up than home repairs.
I actually prefer the home repairs. Way more. Though I did just have a couple face peels. Face repairs
I just cannot abode by the plethora of ugly Gucci ads floating around at the moment. I thought to myself ‘Is this what getting old feels like?’ Maybe I am not as young and hip as I thought, but damn, that stuff is fugly.
I’m young (and I’d like to think hip) and that stuff IS fugly.
I love how Ken and Lisa are setting the scene and Lisa is acting all stunned by what the texts say. Umm ok. Wasn’t Lisa an actress for a while??? She was. Lisa is slipping and so is Ken. I am loving Lisa being exposed for the schemer she is. I love how affectionate Kyle and has family are, shows that even being raised in the dysfunction she was she can raise a lovely family. I love Rinna, and I love how she is just who she says she is.
I love Kyle with her family. You can tell they genuinely love each other.
I think Ken believes all of Lisa’s lies. That’s why he gets so angry every season. I think he really thinks she’s innocent and that the rest of the women are preying on her.
Please. He knows. He’s a liar too.
Oh, he’s definitely a liar, and those court cases prove it. However, I think when it comes to Lisa and the other women, he’s out of his mind, so angry and irrational. He can’t be that good of an actor. I think she dupes him and has him wrapped around her little finger. Look at the things she was saying to him just in that scene and playing up the victim shtick. He buys her bullshit, and she lets him think he’s rescuing her. He’s the most brainwashed and manipulated one of them all.
After so many decades of working it, no wonder they have their good cop/bad cop schtick down solid. That’s Ken’s purpose for being on the show — to be the crusty one so she can play the benevolent one. We’ve seen it for years now. I think it’s because he’s delighted he doesn’t have to be her target.
I can’t take this show or this dog storyline anymore.
LVP is lucky to be leaving this trainwreck.
The dog story is so stupid and contrived…………if this were RHONYC it would be at most relegated to a B subplot on one episode.
Have I been sent to the WLS? 🥴
No but you seem to keep mistyping your email or something. This one looks right and has your full number of comments, but some come through as new user. Lots of things have been glitchy lately.
I have had to enter my user name and email since you changed platforms (?). I thought that was the new norm. I’m not picking on anything you do because you are fabulous and I really want to hear your thoughts on the college admissions.
I didn’t change anything. A million little things that make this blog run keep getting “UPDATED” with “Improvements.” It’s been fun behind the scenes. NOT. Sorry this keeps happening. I wish there was something I could do about it.
I might put up a post about the college thing this morning. It’s infuriating.
I love this site too BUT I have to put all my email plus info in each time?? Ugh…
I don’t know why that is happening. I have to do it too! It sucks. I think we just got a Jetpack “update” hopefully the next one will fix the last one. I don’t have to log in for each comment just when I leave and come back.
PK and Dorit were talking about the texts between Teddi and Blizzard in that opening scene. So Dorit knew about the texts. I’m 99.9% sure that Ken told PK he’d seen them. He was not leaving it all for the cameras to pick up. Ken isn’t that kind of guy.
Ken scares me. Every scene he’s in I get creeped out. He has one expression which appears to be annoyance mixed with anger. I haven’t seen him smile. Honestly I think he’s part of the LVP problem
I’ve never liked ken! He’s the absolute worst! He doesn’t get along or hang out with the other husbands and always inserts himself into the female drama. He just comes across as a grumpy old man who spends time carrying ugly ass dogs around in arms. I’ll never forget the time in one of the first seasons when he was at a party hosted by the Maloofs and he had Jiggy in his lap at the table and he had Jiggy drinking out of the super expensive wine glasses. I couldn’t get over how classless that was. And in the first episode of this season when showing the montage of him yelling at Kyle while pointing his finger in her face….fuck that! He’s lucky that wasn’t me and he wouldn’t dare have the balls to do it in front of Mauricio. Can’t stand this old man with his ugly face and that god awful hair.
I agree with you. Can you imagine how he’d react if a man did that to Lisa? He’s so inappropriate I wish Erika or Rinna, since they’re the only ones with balls, would tell him to F off.
I am so happy to know I’m not the only one who feels that way about Ken. When the show first started, I used to think it was a TINY bit endearing how quickly jumped to the defense of his wife (who I now clearly see is pretty much indefensible – can’t stand her constant mind game-playing with the other cast members – she really does seem to single one out every season to manipulate . So sorry, Teddi, it appears it’s your turn thus far this season). Now, Ken just makes me as angry as he looks. I’m sorry, but just because you love your wife doesn’t mean she’s a perfect angel and every once in awhile, it would be nice to see Ken calling her out on her shit – yeah, I know that’s not going to happen ever, but a girl can dream. Can’t wait for LVP to go on her “strike” and stop filming with the rest of the cast, so hopefully, some fun times can still be had on the show – I think all the RH shows are getting old, tired out, and incredibly boring and either come up with entirely new casts or just phase all of them out – snooze fests all around.
What annoys me about Ken, and this is awful to say, is his hypocrisy. He is totally against any relationships where the woman is the older one, and acts like that is disgusting and the man is gonna really regret it, and he shudders at the thought of still being with his first wife. And here he is the doddering old husband, but of course his wife is perfectly fine and missing nothing. Ha ha. Ive never envied LVP marriage like some say they do.
I’m already over #puppygate. I’m so sick of Lisa Rinnia posing in every single thing she wears. Her clothes are cute but damn, stop posing already. I am still confused as to why LVP is after Teddi. I thought she was her teddybear
It’s almost like when LVP turned on Brandi. I feel like this is a recycled story with a newbie.
LVP calling Teddi her teddy bear was so creepy! The look on everyone’s face (including Teddi’s) was “what just happened???”
Well the calling Teddi Teddybear was in the initial phase, when LVP was all “darling” and love bombing her. But then she always moves on to the “needling” phase, where she employs her biting British humour, and then should her target show hurt feelings, she pooh-poohs them by admonishing them for being over sensitive. Then comes the final phase — open criticism and a sprinkling of clever but pointedly hurtful things into every conversation until the target becomes defensive and withdraws..
The needling phase only comes after they’ve done something to annoy her. In this instance, she’s annoyed Teddi is closer to Kyle. What is with LVP and Kyle and their weird competition over other women that are friends? First it was Taylor, then it was Brandi, then Dorit and Teddi. They’re so fucking weird.
LVP knew Teddy knew when she came to the dog store and started asking about it. No one set Teddy up. Teddy hated Dorit and was gleeful to bash her. When Rinna got involved Teddy thought uh oh this boat is sinking. I’d better bail. Whether LVP said to her minions tell teddy is immaterial. Teddy is an adult. She was no more manipulated than Rinna was manipulated to tell everyone people were telling her about Munchausen. Next thing you know Kim will be telling her LVP has been telling her how lovely the Beverly Hills Hotel is when your feeling out of sorts a/k/a drunk. If LVP likes the crappy things you do that doesn’t mean she manipulated you into doing it. Apparently if Teddy jumps off a bridge she will wail that one of LVPs 400 employees told her to.
This ☝🏼.
Dexter you are correct. Lvp hates that Teddy did this because it has caused a rift between LVP and her friends. Everyone in this cast has been a manipulator. Teddy is the one who shot herself in the foot, several times, by lying. This is a bore, I think because this dog incident played itself out and was revealed to the public months ago, no one really cares. It was just further proof that Dorit is a wholly dislikable person. Tonight on WWHL Kyle doubles down on her hatred of LVP, Cohen, Thom Felicia and Cohen’s dog trainer are all clearly disgusted by Dorit, who Thom says he knew before she had an accent, and the poll went in lvp’s favor. This is looking so bad for those who are defending Dorit and her awful behavior.
Great analysis!
This whole comment is hilarious! How to rewrite the facts in less than 20 sentences.
Right? I especially liked the part where Kyle doubled down on her hatred of LVP.
Or the part where LVP doesn’t manipulate anyone LMAO!
Stans and their distorted perceptions..
Craziness. LVP herself has told us she doesn’t relate to women and she clearly doesn’t like women yet women defend her.
Whilst I don’t think LVP is entirely innocent and does play the game, like the rest of them [ummm what was Erika’s talking head about???? And when is the sit-down teased where she’s goes for Teddi and Kyle??] Teddi’s blog is looking for tits on an ant and clearly I’ve watched this franchise for way too long to have drag that analogy into my everyday life.
Teddi has a lot to lose by being involved in this stuff, she’s empire building.
Round two of this crap is coming up soon though, huh? Who told Radar Online, right? So this is literally it for an entire season… gah. Thank god for the gals in New York City.
It is so frustrating to know that there are such bigger issues going on behind the scenes and this is the one they’re most upset about and it comes down to semantics – Lisa rides the line impeccably and Teddi comes across as unhinged.
I know people from Britain have said here on the blog that they get LVP’s one liners and perhaps it hasn’t been warmly received so bracing myself….,being an Australian I do too – rightly or wrongly, and depending on circles and generation and relationship, we do take the piss so I don’t see LVP as this great mastermind and at a time in her life, as reported, that her brother died, that she has multiple business things happening. This whole slipping thing? Girlfriend’s medicated.
Does she work the narrative? Also-fucking-lutely but don’t they all?? Who wants to look bad? Are they competitive, ummm yeah it takes a certain kind of ego to be on a reality TV show. Teddi’s working the narrative now to save her and this exercise empire she’s building. How can that poolside thing not get shown? They keep out so much of themselves. I guess that’s the problem they’re facing with reality tv Vs the internet, it’s grown so much since Real Housewives started… the need to get real, is well…. real.
I think that Teddi wanted to bring down Dorit and when the opportunity presented itself she went for it. But I do think that LVP was pissed at Dorit and made sure Teddi knew, this way Dorit could be bashed and LVP wouldn’t be involved. It believe that this was all discussed as a story line with the producers for this season. I don’t think Teddi had any discussions with LVP prior to the season, but that the producers did led Teddi to believe LVP would be involved.
Then they are at Vanderpump dogs and Teddi moves forward with the plan. But LVP is not joining in like Teddi thought she was going to. Teddi proceeds in a confused way and LVP keeps trying to get out of it while passively discouraging the conversation, placing it all on Teddi.
Dorit was terrible to an animal and is scum. Teddi wanted to get revenge on Dorit for last seasons nonsense. LVP wanted Dorit exposed as she is pissed about the dog.
They are all guilty and are all annoying at this point. I never liked Dorit. I found Teddi to be highly questionable last season and LVP is a master manipulator. But out of the three I still like LVP best because as PK says (who would ever think I would agree with that turd) LVP is a master at what she does and you have to give her credit for her abilities. It moves the show along
The way everyone tries to expose LVP just never works because no one is direct about their own role in it and the explanations are murky.
Side Note: What is in Dorit’s hair in her sequined dress confessionals. When she moves it looks like she has a piece of jewelry in her hair that matches her dreadful earring.
I love you Dexter. Well said!
No, Teddi withdrew herself at VP Dogs, not when Rinna got briefed. Teddi intuitively knew in the moment that this was a set up, and wisely pulled herself out of the scenario.
I am so done with Bore-verly hills! I’ll just read your recaps. Glad RHONY is on tomorrow!
I wish somebody would tell Ken Todd that “texas” is the 28th US state, and “texts” is the plural of “text”. UGH
Also, that fuzzy pink phone case that LVP has thoroughly creeps me out. Yuuuuuck. Like she’s speaking into one of Jayne Mansfield’s old, dirty house slippers.
That is all.
I was creeped out by the phone too…..old slipper…😂😂
Count me in on the over doggygate group. I like how Lisa R is proud of her hustling.
And she was so funny in her commentary about herself and how good her face still looks lol. She does look fab😊
Lisa Rinna? Her lip looks like a vagina. She’s gross.
Platypus lips. She’s an awful human being. Between her insults about plus-sized women and now her ridicule of Catholics on Ash Wednesday, her true colors are black and blacker.
She didn’t ridicule Catholics.
I also love Rinna, she is funny, self-deprecating and really does call it like it is. I know this makes me a bad person, but I loved the smug look she was throwing a couple of episodes ago. She is finally feeling vindicated and doesn’t mind showing it!
She’s playing the role of Brandi Glanville.
That fuzzy POS reminded me of those toilet rugs. Then they had a toilet rug on WWHL.
But your Mansfield slipper comparison is PERFECT.
I adored the Umansky family scenes. I was laughing and crying with the “farewell” scenes. Another sign that Kyle and Maurico have done a great job? Farrah and Alexia didn’t really speak much – but they actually flew across country for a few days to see their sister off to college. I absolutely love that even with such an age range, those sisters are bonded.
I too noticed the fantastic manners at dinner. Portia’s outfit was adorable – and clearly they did some shopping off camera, because Portia’s sweater was sporting the Washington National’s symbol. Kinda cute that they were getting into the DC vibe.
I think DC would be a FANTASTIC college town to be in. Great public transportation, free museums EVERYWHERE, public events, etc. I love DC and am trying to figure out a reason to go back. Seriously, everyone should visit once in their life.
Hi Kyle
Oh my Lord! Erica can’t comment that she thinks the family is cute? I assure you, Erica has been here for a very long time making wonderful comments and is most certainly not Kyle.
I felt for them!! My girls are are almost ten years apart. I’m dreading my oldest leaving for college, especially if she gets into her school of choice which happens to be in the DC metro area; I love that part of the country for some reason and so does she. My little one will be devastated and there will tears galore. Finally seeing a scene that was somewhat relatable was refreshing after nothing but “puppy gate”. Granted we’ll certainly not be in a hotel like that by any means, but seeing real family time was nice. The three ladies going horseback riding was a fantastic departure too. They actually seemed to have real women chitchat about husbands. Anything but LVP and Pee-K bragging on one another for being the best at manipulating people!
Amanda my babies are 8,2,and 1 and I bawled. I can’t imagine how you felt!
anyone else wondering why not and whether it’s suspicious that the woman who got the dog from Dorit hasn’t come forward in any way? meanwhile there’s plenty of people coming out of the woodwork to set the record straight for LVP but no one wants to believe them?
I think Paul was the woman. When people lie the fake details are usually clues. Dorit said she gave the dog to “a nice woman who works with Paul.” She didn’t seem to know this nice woman. And when did Paul get some sort of mysterious job that we don’t know about?
I said above in my opinion Lisa even hinted at it in her blog, from the police report on Lucy…..I think the Kemsleys may have been responsible for Lucy ending up at the pound. If LVP even thinks this is a possiblilty, they are lucky they didn’t end up at Mulin! 😂. The rumor is going around, see if I misunderstood Lisa’s hint “A reality star dropped off the dog”. Dorit certainly had no idea who it was. Lisa said a home Check would’ve been immediate but Dorit NEVER MENTIONED BITING. ???
Oh, please! Like that animal would have ended up in China!
Frankly, the fact that LVP was dropping hints about an unnamed “reality star” just bolsters my theory that LVP and Dorit originally conspired to do something to make LVP Dogs the headline. Because any publicity, even negative, is good for her business. And even a non-profit is a business.
I am even more pissed off that LVP manipulates the viewers than that she manipulates her cast mates. I fucking hate that pink bitch. She is an image that doesn’t exist in reality.
And I LOVE that Kyle wore pink to her house!!!
Best part of the entire episode was Maurico curling Kyle’s hair. I love Kyle’s family dynamic!
YESSS!! I so related, how when I ask for help, I get nervous that he’ll do it wrong and then I’m surprised that he did a good job!
That was hilarious! I love how he jumped back every time.
I found it really amusing that TT never has believed one word out of PK’s mouth UNTIL he bashes LVP and then he’s someone whose word we should trust. I know you hate LVP, Tamara, but how low can you go?
I do not beleive TT meant it as a compliment re:PK, I understood it as it means that he is shady enough himself to know what he is talking about.
I believe Paul is a liar who has done shady things with Ken and LVP in London. I believe Paul is totally aware of who LVP is and that is why LVP has had to try to tolerate Dorit.
I also believe Paul was the one that took the dog to the shelter.
Remind me again how this means I trust Paul?
Right behind you TT
Dorit is the awful one most at fault here. At this point, I don’t think there was any woman who came to her house or any potential “good home.” She just took the dog to a shelter a ways away, stupidly thinking no one would know. I think what she did so angered Sessa and Blizzard, who devote their lives to saving dogs, that they were determined to expose her. Teddi and Blizzard are close, and Teddi saw a chance to reveal Dorit’s awfulness, so she went along with planning with Sessa and Blizzard (hence the texts). Possibly they told Teddi that Lisa wanted her to know because they wanted to keep Teddi involved, not fearing Lisa. And then Lisa Rinna gets wind of something and stirs up Teddi and everyone else, because she can’t stand LVP. Dorit and Rinna are the bad ones.
I don’t see why everyone can’t just say Dorit was wrong to give the dog to a shelter instead of back to Vanderpump Dogs and be done with this. It’s certainly not worth ruining Kyle and LVP’s longstanding friendship over.
I like Kyle, but Sophia seems pretty entitled to me. She doesn’t know toilets have to be cleaned?!?! She whines that she doesn’t have any good clothes?! She thinks she should have unlimited use of a credit card and debit card and says she doesn’t buy anything, after we already know she specially ordered a makeup mirror (and has plenty of very good clothes). She complains about the lighting in the dorm bathroom. I was not impressed with her. So many times it’s not an advantage for kids to be raised in wealth.
Erika’s fashions and makeup are awful. So many times it’s not an advantage to have a glam squad.
Aaron seems off to me too.
It’s not about the dog. It’s about a pattern of manipulation by LVP– getting others to do her dirty work. It could have been any dumb ass scenario where LVP sets someone up, lies and plays innocent.
Obviously, Dorit should have returned the dog to Vanderpump Dogs. That is not the point. LVP took that, ran with it and fell flat on her face. Dorit may be shady, but I don’t want her gone. I’d rather watch Dorit than Camille boring Grammer post season 1. And Dorit’s fashion is better than Erika’s.
The girl didn’t know toilets have to be cleaned. Not how to clean a toilet mind you, the very fact that they even have to be cleaned stymied her. I can only imagine what other life skills are going to come as a huge surprise to this coddled clueless child.
SD, you remember what 18 year olds are like at all?
I agree. The posters above seem to forget what teenagers are like. Sophia is no different than any other 18 year old, wealthy or not.
Thissss! Thank you TT, she reminded me so much of me going to college (with parents who had zero money). I honestly loved the scenes of Kyle and her family so much.
I loved watching the dynamic of Kyle’s family.
It made me cry to see and feel their pain.
Yet, knowing it was part of life’s stepping stones
to a better life for Sophia, it takes the sting off a little.
I think of my mom and how she must have felt when I left
home to go to college. She was proud, but she missed me.
It was so sad to watch little Porshia finally release her tears
when she collapsed into Kyle’s waiting arms.
They both needed that soft place to fall.
That’s love.
I didn’t come away from that scene by thinking Sophia was entitled.
I think, by going to school, she will definitely learn all of those little goodies about
everyday life, which includes scrubbing the potty. LOL
Agreed!
How can u be 18 & not know toilets have to be clean?? And she got into college??
She is 18, she has a lot to learn as do all 18 year olds. Lighten up, she seems like a nice young lady who does not deserve the wrath of the internet.
I agree SP. Hubs and I went away in November, the 18 year old son and 17 year old daughter stayed home. When we got home, the house was fairly clean and tidy however the bathroom bin was overflowing… When I pointed it out, daughter said “I didn’t know I had to empty it”! Face palm!
Haven’t made it through the whole episode yet, but I love the glasses Sophia wore to supper! I love DC, she’s such a lucky young lady, I hope she does herself and her family proud. So sweet seeing her family there supporting her fledgling steps into adulthood.
This is why I watch!
Teddis little brothers girlfriend works at Vanderpump dogs. She has many sources of what’s going on. I believe her. I watched the rerun by accident today and it’s worth a watch. LVP literally raises her hand and voice and says “STOP” like a director saying CUT!! It’s clear something was going down! Teddi put more texts out today. She just needs to come clean and be done with her contribution to it.
Anything you text while working, phone calls etc are the property of your employer. It’s not YOUR desk, or YOUR cubicle,your phone or your laptop– it belongs to the employer so yes they have every right to see all of your correspondence done on work time.
Your employer cannot demand to see your texts on your personal cell phone even if texted during work hours. Could be different in California tho but I doubt it. Work issued phone…..sure they can monitor that all they want. I’m in HR and have had many convos with managers trying to monitor their employees cell phones. And their twitters and instagrams. I feel like a kindergarten teacher most days….sigh
I don’t think HR concerns entered into the equation at all for them. The Todds seems to think labor/employment laws are merely suggestions when it comes to their own behavior.
I thought LVP said she doesn’t even have his phone number.
with 400 employees I wouldn’t be surprised if she does not
If it isn’t wrong for LVP to get the text messages because he is her employee wouldn’t that be because she pays for his phone? If she doesn’t pay for his phone and it’s a personal phone then she wouldn’t have a right to the messages. See what I mean?
Jaded, I thought it was cute that LVP started the conversation with a Mariah Carey “I don’t know you.” Followed by the I have 400 employees bullshit. Not at Vanderpump Dogs she doesn’t. Perhaps across all the businesses including her lawyers and the volunteers.
It’s comical.
It really is comical! I don’t know what’s funnier, LVPs lies and deflections or the people who believe her.
She said it multiple times, and he made some very specific statements in agreement. It all seemed very scripted and I don’t believe a word of it.
Yes! ITA!
Not if they don’t own it!
Teddi repeatedly said, “I am not a liar. I do not lie.”
Yet, she finally admitted to the lie regarding “playing along” with the scheme of outing Dorit.
BUT, she had second thoughts and decided not to follow through.
Okay, but why keep repeating “I AM NOT A LIAR?” Instead of saying, because I was pissed at Dorit, I kind of liked the idea of outing her, but didn’t actually fulfill that order of business.
Exactly what she told Ericka in the High Chap-R-EL`.
Would have made life easier.
I don’t care if LVP set it up or not.
Seems they are all getting their nuts off on this storyline.
How about the important stuff like the cocker humping LVP and her telling it, “No, it’s not shag time, dear!” LOL
Do any of those other bitches make you laugh?
Kyle did when she said she made a mistake ONCE and that was a bad day! LOL
I’m ready for FUN stuff.
Looks like Ms Accountability isn’t so accountable.
“I don’t care if LVP set it up or not.”
It’s nice to hear an LVP fan admit that.
I don’t know if I should be considered an LVP fan.
She amuses me.
I love what she does for dogs & other animals.
She’s probably my favorite Beverly Hills Housewife,
but I’m really liking Denise, too.
Not a big fan of LVP’s on Vanderpump Rules.
She has a much different persona on that show.
I like quick wit and funny one-liners.
That’s what I like about Bethenny Frankel, too.
I don’t like that LVP brought up Ericka’s sympathy note
and claimed that it wasn’t enough, or whatever.
That was effed up, for sure.
So, I’m not like a crazed lunatic follower of LVP.
Not by a long shot. LOL
I think she can be very smug sometimes
and I don’t like that about her.
But, in general, she’s entertaining to watch.
Bethenny and LVP are polar opposites. Bethenny has been unflinchingly open, to her detriment. She doesn’t manufacture fake story lines. She is so real, she alienates a lot of viewers and doesn’t GAF.
LVP, in contrast, has been careful NOT to expose much of her personal life on TV. Even the “story line” about Max looking for his birth mother had LVP in control, where she refused to give him his original name, and it didn’t go any further. And it was essentially Max’s story in the first place, not hers. (I’m an adoptee, so I have been in Max’s shoes. That story really pissed me off.)
It’s true. I still like LVP. But I grade on the curve, and the truly nasty and useless waste of flesh women I’ve seen across the franchises has dulled me to anything short of who they are.
None of them are role models. The best we can hope for is that they have some decency and are amusing, and Lisa is.
This is, at its worst, about gossip and feigning innocence. That’s weekly fodder for all of them. The difference is the rest of them don’t usually glob onto it, ignore the sins of others involved. It’s a big ‘thing’ because these women act like a dog with a bone not letting go. At least the puppy seems to have nipped and released.
I don’t know that it’s possible for Dorit to not deserve whatever she gets, in general. Not just for the dog.
Can we just talk about all these rich people ordering fillet a New York strip well done… WTF
I was happy to see it. I do the same!
I can’t imagine it has much flavor left once you ‘kill’ it. My Mom orders hers that way and I think it’s such a shame!!
very well done! I was raised to eat steak well done with no pink. Then I grew up and learned better.
Teddi got wind of this through Hannah (adoption coordinator/brother’s fiancé) and gossiped with John Blizzard. Teddi ran with it because she doesn’t like Dorit, plus Dorit snubbed her a couple of times at off-season events and, yes, makes a good storyline. I don’t blame Teddi in a way because Dorit is the worst. Also Hannah’s name is mentioned by Blizzard on the texts about Hannah having receipts. Where is there any proof that Vanderpump did anything except try to shut it down? Google Ellen Degeneras dog shelter from 10 years ago and see why Vanderpump feels this way.
Vanderpump used poor judgement letting the Kemsley’s adopt another dog. Being grifters, IMO they were pretty convincing that the first dog was a biter and convinced Vanderpump that they are dog lovers and wanted to adopt again. Why Sessa chose a puppy born at the shelter and incensed it was dumped at a shelter that had euthanasia facilities. Not all chips are found.
I imagine Teddi told Kyle who told Rinna and concoucted to blame Vanderpump, since they have nothing going on in their lives to film. Rallying around Dorit is so ridiculous since they can’t stand her but hate even Vanderpump more due to her success, especially since Kyle has not had.
Kyle’s family trip was hilarious. You’d think they were sending Sophia off to war by their performance. Farrah and Alexia were disgusted and embarrassed.
Also since a poster here mentioned Munchausen, a poster on another site screen shot Rinna’s blog during that time stating she met with Kyle at a Shu restaurant to discuss Yo’s IG photos and Rinna telling Kyle what her hair stylist (Faye Woods) said about Munchausen. Rinna said I am the one who brought this topic to the girls. I have not, and will not pass blame about this within our group. I was the one to bring the “M” word up, not LVP, as Yo said at Kyle’s party.
Tired of the ganging up and so are 99% of the RHOBH fans.
Is this brother of Teddi’s the one that’ s working in one of Lisa’s restaurants? Awkward!
Yaaaaawwwwwnnnn…..! not at your recap, TT, but at this nonsense, very boring story line. Andy C kept saying on his radio show last week that “really, the whole season is not about PuppyGate. There is SO MUCH more to come, and we are moving on from this storyline very soon” because he knows they are losing their audience over this snoozefest!
oh, and on an somewhat related, gossipy side note, he also seems to be experiencing some type of post-partum depression, in my non-professional opinion…at the beginning of the week, when his co-host, John Hill, asked him how his weekend was, he lamented that he has the same old boring routine these days, but he does get to go out to eat on weekend nights around 7:30 right around the time Benny goes to sleep. And then he started talking about a list he was making of ALL the things he was having to miss now that he has the baby!? For starters, he was invited to Diana Ross’ fabulous birthday party in L.A. and he really, really, really wanted to go, and then he caught himself and made sure to say how blessed he was, lol. Oh, and he also mentioned on Monday that he hasn’t smoked pot around the baby – YET (he said that) – but he has taken lots of Chubba chews (no idea if that is the correct spelling – they are his marijuana gummies that he eats) Call me crazy, but in the early weeks after having a baby, your whole world is the baby and you just want to eat, sleep and breathe the baby. it is exhausting, and frustrating at times, but you don’t normally voice regrets over having the baby, but I sense that in the back of Andy’s mind – like, “WTF did I get myself into?”
I’m not interested in puppygate to see it incessantly throughout the season like Brooks and cancer and all the other stupid shit in the other franchises. It’s Dorit’s fault. She was wrong. But I still like the show. Denise needs to get herself together. She looks unkempt and that guy does seem off. Way off. They’re uninteresting.
I do hope at some point we get to discuss Aaron. He freaks me out. I have no reason for it. He may be a lovely guy. i just get bad vibes.The fact he wants to rush into marriage really freaks me out. I have a feeling he doesn’t have a pot to piss in.
I get those vibes too. He’s a bit off but we haven’t seen much of him so maybe he’ll turn out to be normal. I think I like Denise, lord only knows what hell she’s been/going through with her crazy ass ex. She’s definitely unpolished, can’t think of the right word, compared to the other housewives but that’s not always a bad thing. I’d think neither would be in a rush to get married given their pasts but whatever floats their boat.
The right word is natural or normal or not surgically enhanced or not a clothes whore or financially responsible.
But mostly, “normal” works.
Beware a man who’s eager to tie the knot — call me cynical, but when a man wants to speed through the romance and courting part of the relationship, it doesn’t bode well for his behavior after the wedding. I’ll bet there’s a whole ‘nother guy that comes out once they’re married.
I’m glad to hear you say Denise looks unkempt. I’ve noticed it too and Aaron freaks me out too.
I was wondering if she looked unkempt because she looks natural compared to the overly done other ladies or if it is standalone unkempt. She looked better during he jaunt with Rhinna. Still undecided. Not sure about Aaron, but Mauricio is STILL the hottest Real Househubby. And not just because of his gorgeous looks.
I think it’s because she has been over served with injectables. She is such a beautiful woman, like Courtney Cox, do they call it “pillow face” – not a nice term.
I watched WWHL and Kyle says it ALL comes out next week. Nice to see Brandon McMillan weigh in on Puppygate AND Wacha with Baby Ben.
The NON Puppygate scenes were a delight. THIS is why I watch. I was happy to see Kyle wearing my favorite earrings — the articulated diamond feathers. Either the thieves didn’t get them or she replaced. I thought the best-ever Mauricio moment was the hair curling. But it was when we saw how much he loves Kyle’s girls. They are truly his too.
On WWHL, Kyle kept saying this was turning into a “murder mystery.” The REAL mystery to me is why no one talks about PoolChaseGate. LVP is slipping. When that fell into her lap, she could have turned it ALL around by pointing out that Dorit is a liar and grifter and shouldn’t be trusted. And how SHE wasn’t the only one fooled, etc. That could have deflected the Teddi stuff. Letting that opportunity slide is truly letting the tail wag the dog. LVP may be a master, but only when she has time to plot.
Whose to say that it wasn’t spoken about. Production could have edited it all out because of their own reasons. Even though I would have much rather seen and heard that storyline than this mess.
Nanette, I thought Mauricio is the father to the three younger daughters. ???
You are correct. Kyle had Farrah with her first husband and the other 3 daughters with Mauricio.
Agree with your comments Nanette. Gosh, I hope some juicy comes out, because so far puppygate is thin gruel. Even if LVP put the whole thing in motion, at best Teddi shown herself to be down for it, until she realized she was going to cast as the backbiter. Meh. Teddi’s not that innocent11i! And Dorit is a manipulator and deadbeat regardless. I liked the rest of the episode though, but who decided to chop onions while I watched Kyle and Sophia, sniff sniff.
Sheesh. Of all the times to choose to blow LVP out of the water, they pick puppygate. Seems to me (in the parallel RHOBC in my mind) that whatever favors had been repaid to PK, LVP was looking for a chance to get rid of Dorit — and now instead we’re stuck with her for the foreseeable future. Blech.
Poor Teddi can’t really think Erika is her friend. This is just a convenient way for Erika to wind Teddi up to get back at LVP.
To me this really boils down to – if you don’t want to be made to look bad, don’t behave badly. It’s really quite simple. It is a lot harder to make someone look bad if they aren’t doing anything questionable. I have never cared for Dorit, this just adds to the list. Unless there is some unforeseen plot twist ahead, where it is revealed Dorit was forced to give up the dog at gun point, and sworn to silence for the safety of her and her family, she made a choice. She is not a victim of anything other than maybe karma. Vanderpump Dogs should have never given a second dog to the Kemsleys. A puppy is a poor fit for a family with small children. Dorit should have brought the dog back to Vanderpump Dogs. Both parties are at fault in this situation. Shady. If there is nothing to hide or manipulate, why not go direct to the source with said receipts to discuss? Exactly. This has been dragged on for way too long this season. They need to move it on down the line. Thank you for coming to my TED talk.
* The shady refers to LVP not having Teddi at the text receipts lunch/going direct to her to discuss. I somehow deleted before posting. oops.
I love your dislike for LVP! I like her, but you have me waiting in anticipation for the big reveal so that i can join you!
And I think one of those girls in an ill-fitting bikini was Dorit…?
ken is very creepy and grumpy and inserts himself inappropriately!!! very disappointing that this entire season will be this ridiculous puppygate!!!! how could lvp give them another puppy after the first?? there is definitely something that pk has on lvp or they have together and that explains why she tolerates dorit and keeps giving these grifters a pass. boy, teddi never should have stated she never lies!!!!! this show is getting old and would love to see rinna, erika, dorit, teddi gone, gone, gone!!! lvp does have a way of needling, jabbing and she can be quite nasty. i remember what she did to her best friend brandi at the time when she kept sticking sheana in her face for ratings and her new show!!! she definitely can be a sniper from the side!
Seems to me that Erika has called it correctly several times. LVP is a sniper from the side ,and Teddi isn’t as innocent as she appears. You don’t go from 20-something cocktail waitress & single mom to mega-rich lawyer’s wife without being able to read people.
Please lawrd don’t let this entire season be about ‘Puppy Gate’….
Its shocking to me the number of people who still see Lisa V’s side of the story. Kyle made a great point last night asking her “how did you know to text Dorit that Teddi knew, if you don’t talk to the John’s?” and she couldn’t even answer the question. Lets also look at the fact TT has provided us on this season…
8/17 – the ladies go to the Bahamas for filming, 8/29 – Kyle and Rinna on Ellen say the season is off to a great start – between 8/30 – 9/7 the text messages between John and Teddi get revealed – 9/8 Denise gets married and its the last time we see Lisa V with the cast – 9/11 the Radar Online story leaks three weeks after it was brought up in the Bahamas – at some point Kyle and Lisa V get into a huge fight – 9/17 Lisa V won’t take all cast photo and spends the rest of the season filming alone. It’s pretty clear Lisa V is very guilty in all of this
Thanks for always doing a great job TT!
Hi All, yes, TT, something off about Aaron … my thoughts too about the lack of funds & quick marriage. However, he seems decent in regards to his ease & openess to offer to be caretaker her nonverbal daughter (seems bad when I type that ?) when she went away. Perhaps he’s just not that deep. He’s very into his appearance & is attractive (in an LA kinda way) was married to another beautiful person rumored to be high maintenance. So perhaps it’s a good fit. Denise did say they had sex at his (chiropractor?) office quickly after they first met. She’s been a single mother for a long time & he’s a good lay who helps around the house. ?? Thx for the recaps & to all the commenters – M
Post script on Ken. Agreeing with the general gist that he’s deplorable. And getting worse. I’m suspecting degenerative changes and declining cognition. He shuffles along, mouth agape getting emotional … see what I’m seeing ?
I don’t think Denise looks unkept. She looks like she belongs at the beach. You would probably think the same of me as most us here are not into appearances and more into comfort. Most everyone around here, those of us who are from the beach towns, run around in flip-flops, tank tops, and jeans, beach wear and are into casual. . Denise is just a beach chick. 25 miles south of where I live. She is from Oceanside Ca.
EUGH Kyle taking Sophia to uni made me wanna hurl. I’m sorry, it’s not just me being British. I mean, I understand a small tear on the car ride home or something but those histrionics were simply unnecessary and ridiculous.
Then Portia runs in for mummy, distraught. Most likely because everyone else is distraught. It’s now a learned behaviour. What are these girls gonna do when their boss is curt with them? Get a grip.
She’s going to uni, not Doctors Without Borders. There ain’t no landmines or dengue in DC. Calm the fuck down.
Sorry. Rant over. It just super annoyed me. I hate overemotional people for some reason. In my experience, 9 times out of 10 its either some kind of manipulation tactic, or an inability to express your feelings in words like the evolved monkeys we are.
That’s because you are a bitter, old queen. Mothers and daughters get emotional when one moves out. Sister’s cry when their big sister moves to another state. Or country. People and monkeys both have emotions.
It’s true. Bah, humbug. If you need to cry about it leave the room. 🤣
Less of the old though. 😭
This is enough about the dog. Dorit is disgusting with the creepy husband and their failure to keep a puppy longer than a couple of days. Bet her kids teased that dog to death and fat hubby had 2 scratches on his fat nose. They should never have a pet ever!! Her and hubby are disgusting. Hope they leave soon and take that phony Erika with them.
I am watching this episode on google play, and it seems that it was edited because Ken no longer says ” I demand John Blizzard print out his texts”… that is interesting