Merry Christmas everyone one! Once again I slept the day away and am just now waking up. At this rate, I’m never going to get to go get my booster shot! My email inbox is bulging. So, if I haven’t gotten back to you, it may be a while. Sorry. For some reason, I didn’t think I had a RHOC recap to do tonight. This despite Nanette reminding me of what was and what not airing this week. My brain can recall information these days.
It seems that Below Deck and RHOC are the only two Bravo shows airing this week. It’s no coincidence they are currently the top two shows on Bravo. Below Deck has at least twice the viewership of most Bravo shows. That’s no surprise. But, I am shocked by RHOC ratings especially in the coveted 18-49 demo (0.955 million viewers 0.32 18-49 demo) for last week. Looks like we are stuck with Heather Dubrow. UGH. I feel like I’m going to feel sorry for Shannon Beador this season. And that hasn’t happened, well oddly, since last time Heather was on tormenting her.
Jen invites Heather over to her house. Heather shows up with champagne. I love that Jen forces Heather to go on a guided tour of her house. Heather learns that Ryne never wears a shire. We learn that Jen and Ryne got letters from their school because Ryne wasn’t wearing a shirt to drop off the kids. Who cares? They live at the beach. Finally, we move on to the more serious topic of plastic surgery. They move on to Heather’s dinner party that turned in to Heather’s meltdown. Heather says she has forgiven Gina. But, she is already campaigning against Shannon Beador. Because, Heather.
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Meanwhile, Nicole and Noella head out for some day drinking to talk about Noella’s divorce. Noella should be married to Ryne. She doesn’t like to wear clothes either and rarely has any on for her Instagram looks. That would be a match made in heaven if either of them had their own money. Noella arrives crying and says that the divorce papers were served by a process server who threw the divorce papers at her mother face and left. #classy She has no idea where her husband is. Um, he’s in Puerto Rico with his other family. Later, Noella talked to her mother who apparently lives with her about the divorce. Her mother is also shocked. Noella still has hope in her marriage.
Noella kicks back some tequila. Her husband is not picking up her calls. Noella asks Nicole for a hug multiple times before she relents and hugs the drunk girl who is sobbing in pubic. Nicole wears too much makeup. She is ready to bail. Nicole wants to get the drama out of the bar. Noella tells us that Nicole isn’t the kind of friend she needs right now. Well, didn’t you just meet her yesterday and she is supposed to hug the crying drunk girl in the middle of restaurant for uncomfortable amounts of time? She’s trying to get her off the cameras for her own good!
Meanwhile, Shannon’s boyfriend Steve and daughter Stella are not in the fish and cheese (ew) business. This is not good for Stella. Or Steve. Shannon is still complaining about her settlement from David. Let me remind you of how much she got. I’m trying to feel sorry for you Shannon, but this is not helping.
The Shannon Takedown Continues
Emily, Gina, and their partners go out to dinner together. Basically, they gossip about the party, and Noella’s soon to be ex ambulance chaser husband. Emily sheds light on reasons why the ambulance chaser filed for divorce in Puerto Rico. They make a lot of sense. You can’t shut off credit cars in California. And California is also a 50/50 state. Gina and Emily are both all the way over Shannon. Shane begs them to please not bring this up at the party. Oh Shane, that is the whole reason for the party. Did you really think it was about you?
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Shannon takes Stella to Dr. Moon about a volleyball injury. Stella has anger in her liver. And it is about her dad. She seems to upset that her father is not sending enough money. I doubt she knows how much she got. She seems alienated from her father. She is worried about her mother. In advance of Emily’s party, Shannon chats with Noella on the phone. She reads Heather’s stupid super long, condescending text to Shannon. Shannon says she is going to apologize AGAIN to Heather. We get a whole reel of Shannon’s past apologies to Heather.
“Shane’s Celebration”
Heather and Nicole and their partners ride to the event together. Heather of course serves champagne in the car. Nicole tells Heather that Noella’s husband has left her, filed for divorce, and gone MIA. Then, she tells Heather that Nicole called her a fake bitch. Oh, Nicole. You are a shit stirrer. You have to have done something worse than this to get the ax. Everyone knows Heather is a fake bitch. Perhaps we will see what you did at this event. Oh Lord, Shane’s parents are there. Could these women please behave? Wait! Noella only got married in 2020? This should be an annulment not a divorce. Heather, the fake bitch, hugs and housewife kisses Noella and consoles her about her divorce. And, she brought her a gift. Hmmm.
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Noella was not impressed by Dr. Jen’s housewife greeting. Was the hug not long enough? Emily subtly coaches Heather to not be a bitch to Shannon when she arrives. And just like that, Shannon arrives. Suddenly, it is Emily who is coming after Shannon at her husband’s event. So when this implodes, it’s on Emily. Then, Emily drags Heather over to back her up on what Shannon said to her about her being untrustworthy. Now, suddenly, Emily tells Noella that she wants to support her and that she is all she thinks about. When Emily wakes up in the morning, she thinks of Noella, in bed at night she thinks of Noella. What is wrong with Emily this season?
Shannon and Heather go outside for another chance for Shannon to cry and apologize, and kiss Heather’s ring. Heather says “If you ever come after me or my family again, you are going to lose a lot more than just my friendship. This will cost a lot. And, I’m not saying this as a threat. I’m saying it as a promise.” WOW.
Next week: We are off to the races, literally. Noella lets everyone know she can’t stand Dr. Jen. See you then!
I’m going to hell but I think the Noella drama is just for storyline. An IG account did a deep dive and she has been trying to get on the show for years. Hence the friendships she made with now former cast members.
IIRC, My source said that Noella really freaked out about the divorce. And it seemed to me like source was saying that Sweet James left her BECAUSE she signed up for the show. Apparently, he was against it and that is why she was served when she was.
Thanks for clarifying! I know I am in the minority but Nicole trying to remove Noella from the bar didn’t offend me or make me feel like she would be a bad friend. I would have tried to get anyone out of there.
I agree, beerandy. She should have been trying to get Noella out of there, and I do think she was trying to keep from making a scene ON CAMERA not just in the restaurant. I thin Nicole had good intentions. HOWEVER, if I found myself out for drinks with anyone, and they were breaking down and asking for a hug, I’d just give them one. A real one. Not an awkward fake one.
I totally agree. I also thought it was awkwardly edited. It looked like Noella was probably becoming more and more inebriated to the point that Nicole seemed a bit panicked that she needed to hustle her out before things took a bad turn. (I say this with some authority because back in the day I have been both the Nicole and the Noella in this situation, lol)
I’m confused about the divorce? How long have they been together vs being married? Is the child not his? I feel like I missed something .
I dunno the answers. I listened to the comments about “the last time everyone was wearing white” along with the photo of her with a white hat with a tiny veil dated 2020 as that was her wedding. I dunno about the kid, but she seemed to imply it was his.
Ah here we go…
According to court documents obtained by Radar, Noella filed a petition in O.C. court on August 2. She lists the date of marriage as June 28, 2020. The date of separation is “to be determined.”
Noella says they only have one child a 2-year-old son named James. She says “irreconcilable differences” is the reason for the split. In court documents, the Bravo star is demanding the court award her primary legal and physical custody of their son.
She is asking for James to only have visitation. Noella wants her estranged husband to pay her monthly spousal support and for the court to terminate his ability to request any support from her.
The IRS accuses James of refusing to pay $1,878,438 for 2018 and $2,166,680 for 2019. The State of California is on the hunt for $1,851,225.04 owed for 2018 and 2019.
Noella’s casting caused a bit of a stir. She was previously friends with Braunwyn Windham-Burke. Producers decided to fire Braunwyn and hire her two friends Noella and Jen.
Recently, Noella spoke out against Braunwyn saying she has no intention of being her friend again due to “trust” issues.
There may also be an older girl in the mix somewhere. Perhaps his from a previous marriage that I have seen in their photos.
Okay this goes without saying but wow awesome sleuth!
You are amazing in so many ways. I wish you knew how much this blog and you have helped me disconnect from painful things. Thank you
LOL. Not really. I just Googled a few things since Tami asked. I really was shocked that the wedding just happened last year. That certainly didn’t take him long. Again, my source seemed to indicated that signing on to RHOC is what triggered him to file. He had apparently told her NOT to join the show. But she had been trying to get on FOREVER so she signed the contract and he signed the divorce papers. ALLEDGEDLY.
So for those of you who think she is being fake. The only thing that she is faking is not knowing WHY it happened. They allegedly had many arguments about it.
I enjoyed this episode. The overall background of this episode came off very pick sides because round 2.0 of Heather Vs. Shannon is coming. I took heather’s threat at the end of the episode two ways. 1) I’m quitting the show and it’s going to get cancelled or 2) Shannon get in line or this will be your last season (and I’ll replace you with Tamra – in my head)
Fun fact: I work 5 minutes away from Dr. Moon’s office. A few blocks away is the Sweet James law office. Just to show how small (southern) OC is.
How am I just now knowing about this? You need to be our OC spy!
Why does Heather think she’s a bad ass now??? She is even faker this season than ever before 🙄 I don’t like how she is repeatedly going after Shannon. Who gives a shit if she brought up a potential law suit against Terry?? It was true so what’s the problem?
Unfortunately, Heather has never liked Shannon. She’s gaslighted her over and over again. Shannon was purely questioning a relationship between Heather and Nicole as anyone of us would. Recall when Shannon confronted Heather about talking to others about her martial issues? Heather kicked her out?!?🤪 I’m not the bit surprised. Its beautiful that everyone is finally seeing Heather as she truly is.
Heather, Emily, and Gina almost made me break out in hives, memories of the despicable mean girls in middle school. Heather must have attended the “Erika Girardi School of Kick Ass”, honestly, it reminded of the girls who threatened to beat you up after school. Who does Heather think she is? Tony Soprano?
There is something shady going on with the Noella thing. I don’t what, but it doesn’t pass the smell test.
Shannon was an idiot for even telling Gina and Emily, I’ve got to be careful for some reason I can never
get them straight, the one named Emily seems more like a Gina and Gina suits the Emily name
better anyway. I love Heather, okay love is a strong word, I have always liked her, I have to
say this before I forget it, watching next episodes scenes, when they r at the races and
Heather is sitting on Terry’s lap, bouncing up and down reminded of Kyle telling the ladies
the craziest place her and Mo have had sex was at some dinner, and Kyle said sat on his
lap hiked up her dress and well we all know the rest, anyway I just had to laugh, finally something
for me to laugh at. The other thing I wondered and TT you would be the one to answer this one. Is
there a reason why Heather couldn’t be on Beverly Hills, I mean they obviously have money,
i know they live in O.C but l think she would fit right in with those ladies better then the ones
on O.C. So maybe, hopefully you can answer this for me, to me she seems to be the one sitting
on the top of the hill while all the others are way down below her, in B.H she would seem to be on
the same level/playing field with those gals. Anyway, hope I get a answer, I hope you all are staying
safe and well. I hate seeing the lines for testing, I’m in Ontario, Canada and we don’t have any of those
problems, Testing is done everywhere around me, as well as the shots and boosters. I feel so bad when I watch your CNN it’s just so sad. But still I wish you all a very merry christmas and a better new year. Long rant, I’m soo sorry.
There are two big reason why Heather can’t be on RHOBH. 1) She’s not really close enough to BH to be available to shoot (2) This is the most important one, Bravo has never let a housewife switch franchises. RHOA is an example of someone who also lives in LA (in addition to Atlanta and they would never put her on RHOBH. Heather just needs to be glad that they brought her back on RHOBH.
Good points, especially about switching.
Regarding the distance, yes O.C is far away. I just checked Google maps (10:00 a.m. on a Sunday ) and it takes just over an hour to go from O.C. to Beverly Hills; 40 minutes from Malibu to BH (where Camille and Denise lived); 30 minutes from Encino where Kyle lives.
Another great episode. They finally figured out how to edit this cast. We don’t need to immediately see Shannon’s reaction to Heather’s bizarre and incredibly awkward threat, but we do need to see Gina almost vomit while hugging Shane’s old father.
Noella is winning me over. I don’t think we are getting the full story of her marriage or relationship problems with Jen, but she is very compelling to watch. By all measures she is doing the absolute most, yet she is managing to come across as sincere and charming. And how lucky or clever of her to hitch her wagon to Shannon this season while being the only person on the cast to call Heather a fake bitch. If she plays her cards right she might be holding an orange for many years to come.
Emily is really testing my love for her with the joining in on the gaslighting and self-producing. She is smarter than that. Strike two girl.
Emily has always gotten on my nerves. Who has a party on a Tuesday night? And who picked out that back cutout dress??? It looked like her ass was exposed! That’s the most excitement she’s brought to this show.
Who the hell does Heather think she is? She is a horrible person and that eminates from her — her face and facial expressions, her voice, her self-satisfied discussions with the blow up toy husband. ugh. And that threat to Shannon should embarrass her –she has no power over Shannon or anyone else. I took it as a threat to sue Shannon and cost her lots of money in court. IDK. What a fraud. And her despicable personality has made her uglier than ever.
Gina and Emily should just STFU. They were never interesting and now they shot out of the box intending to cause all kinds of shit. Desperate much?
Nicole and Jen are one and done IMO. No one cares. Nicolle seems sweet but something shady is going on with the husband and marriage. What a jerk to claim PR as their residence for divorce proceedings when they owned the house for like 6 months. I hope the court put a quick end to that.
I haven’t been a Shannon fan in the past few seasons, but last night I was Team Shannon. Heather has blown this way out of proportion and is acting like a mean bully, not the Miss Fancy Pants she thinks she is. Why on earth did she come back?
Heather is hateful. I don’t know how Shannon kept her cool after heather told her she would come for her in more ways than one. She’s a haughty bitch. Emily has gone down hill too. I don’t like this side of her.
Heather should take lessons on giving threats from Erika Jayne. She is no Erika. That’s not a compliment.
Nicole is heather’s lap dog not because Heather is loving Nicole so much but instead in order to show to the world that the lawsuit is such a non-event that she is friends with the plaintiff. Completely fake and self-produced. All about a contrived image from Heather.
Tamara is friends with Heather and Gina. I am sure she is adding fuel to the fire with the Shannon take down plans
Heather Gina and Nicole don’t make for good tv.
Dr Jen-blah
Emily seems like a different person when she is around Gina and not in a good way.
Not a Shannon fan, but this who argument about being trusted and the disappearing lawsuit is a stretch for being the reason they are being hateful.
This show needs to pull the plug.
YES! I have been saying this about Tamara, I fully believe that she is behind this ‘take down Shannon’ story line. She has been talking mad-shit about her to the media and is good friends with both Heather and Gina. She wants to be back on the show BAD! Too bad for her that it is backfiring on them as most of the audience is siding with Shannon- even people who hate her lol!
Tamra has been amping up her Shannon hate since Bravo wanted Shannon to go to the hospital to see Eddie after his last surgery and have a run in with Tamra on camera. Shannon refused and there went Tamra’s way of getting screentime this season.
“Finally, we move on to more important things like plastic surgery.” Omg, you crack me up. Noella crying in the bar was cringeworthy, it did not seem organic. Then again, watching Heather’s face (over and over in slo mo) as she reacts to this news was Delightful! It went from “What!”, to “Well, it IS true”, to deep sadness (because the truth hurts), snapping back to her “camera face”. Which so far has usually been a stank face, kinda resting bitch face?
I missed the part where Emily explained the advantage of filing in Puerto Rico, the man is a lawyer after all. Why sign if your best friend, your husband, the father of your autistic son doesn’t want you to? Thirsty much? She apparently needs an Eden Sassoon hug.
JR, you are correct. Heather is no Erika. I only felt disgust at her threat, not genuine fright as I would with Erika. Is Shannon really intentionally trying to hurt Heather? Seems like she had some juicy gossip, there were no cameras up, she was sloppy drunk and disclosed it to Emily and Gina. I actually probably would have too! I haven’t gotten a drinking buzz in years, I prefer my enhancement in an herbal fashion, but I am going to drink me some rum tomorrow night, spending it with my daughter and her husband and 3 little girls in the house we raised them in. I wish each and every one of you a very Merry Christmas!
I would describe Heather as having resting anus face.
Apt description for sure! Her picture is in the dictionary beside the phrase “resting bitch face”.
LOL to both comments!!
😂
I agree with everyone who thinks Heather is despicable, mean, nasty and full of herself. She’s married to a plastic surgeon and her anti-aging solution is to pull her hair up into a tight ponytail so it pulls up her sagging face? After a while, all it’s going to do is pull out her hair.
I’m not sure if Emily’s shit-stirring, mean girl attitude is production driven or it’s her true colors coming out, but I don’t like her very much anymore. Same with Gina. Don’t betray someone’s trust by blurting out something you’ve been told in confidence and then get all insulted when that person says you’re untrustworthy.
I don’t like Nicole or Jen. I don’t think either of them adds anything to the show. I’m still on the fence about Noella. I honestly don’t see any of the new women being with the cast beyond this season. It’s a sorry state of affairs when the only person I like this season is Shannon. She’s an odd one but I hate watching anyone being picked on as much as Shannon has been over the past several years. I had hoped that, with the departure of Kelly Dodd, the women would be a little nicer.
Heather is insufferable. Somehow Gina and Emily think they’re the HBICs now, which they are not – they’re just mean and really full of themselves.
I read on a chat group that Noella … well, she’s essentially the LaLa of OC. Read between the lines.
I would normally question how clueless people can be when they get served divorce papers, but my brother was as dumb as Noella is acting. The shock and awe is hilarious but give me a break you know it was coming, you were just living in your own world till they pulled the plug!
Wait a second didn’t we hear that same speech from Erica to Suttun about coming for you. Shannon and her doctors😑 maybe Tamysue teamed up with Heather to have a bit of fun at Shannon’s expense, which I’m here for. Curious if anyone here has eaten Shannon’s food.
Emily and Gina really don’t have much going in so of course they will talk about Noella. Seriously if you took her story out, what do we have gossiping Shannon about a botched boob job. Still though I’ll watch this over the rest of the shows.
Jen and shirtless, don’t care!
One thing at Heather’s party sums up a lot. The H D ice sculpture. “ The YAY! It’s all about ME, THE HD!” attitude.
Shannon’s mistake was to ask Emily and Gina the answer to a question she could have found online. Or had her daughter find. Did she REALLY need to say “Don’t bring this up at Heather’s party; it will ruin it”?
I do NOT BELIEVE that Gina told Heather about it at the party because of the party where everyone ELSE knew about Matt’s cheating. It is not remotely the same thing. ONLY THREE people knew. Gina wanted brown-nosing points. AND, guess what? Gina and Emily just PROVED they are manipulative and cannot be trusted. But Heather has such a hard-on for Shannon that Smarty Pants can’t see that. “Forgiving” Nicole is a ploy to make the Dubrows look magnanimous— at Shannon’s expense
Nicole is as fake as her face. Jen is boring. I hope Noella doesn’t turn on Shannon. I really hope Shannon pulls out of this, it is not fun to watch. (BTW: Most fish and cheese combos are a disaster. But lox and cream cheese is a classic and salmon and cream cheese is a riff on that. I need to try it, then decide.)
Heather: Your pulled back hair does NOT make you look younger. It makes you look OLDER and it’s not cute! Dyed dark hair and severe hairstyles are very aging. There is more to aging that wrinkles/sagging. Try something softer framing your face. And get rid of the stank face! Stank is a HUGE ager— “everyone has the face they deserve at 50” is an accurate statement.
I would really love a housewife that could put Heather her place. She thinks money makes her invincible and I hate to think how her children have been raised.
TT I love your recaps and even though I don’t post very often, I never miss one. Wishing you and Banjo a Merry Christmas.
Omg Noella I’m embarrassed for you. I think Nicole could have been more compassionate but someone sobbing in public is never a good look. They don’t have a friendship either. Wow Heather talking acting lessons from Erika ? Shannon’s daughter seems level headed considering what her family went through
Publicly . I like this season so far.
I like Shannon’s girls. They seem very grounded and intelligent, despite witnessing their parent’s messy divorce. Shannon seems to be a good Mother.
Is it me or does Noella’s skin look darkened in the opening group shot with the oranges and in her solo segue shot? She looks much lighter in the actual scenes. Sorry if this has been covered, I got a late start this season.
They Should have titled this episode “Judge, Jury and Executioner”. Heather has really gotten out of control.
Next thing you know, Shannon will have to curtsy when Heather enters a room.
Heather and her Dr. husband were allowed (by production 🙄) to spin the lawsuit narrative….CLEARLY in their favor. I haven’t watched (only read about on occasion)….too scripted by production AND CAST…unwatchable.
Did anyone else notice how sterile and impersonal Jen’s house is? It looked like a model home for potential buyers. No personal effects at all!
She was trying to sell her house. I think they took it off the market recently I vaguely remember reading somewhere.
Jen is boring. Her storyline is that her husband goes shirtless.
Nicole is boring. Her focus is on her looks. She grooms her hair/extensions nonstop when others are talking to her. We don’t learn anything about her or see any personality.
Emily is trying very hard. It’s not authentic. Her getting so angry at Nicole at Heather’s party is an example. That’s not how Emily acted in other seasons.
When she lied about only having a granola bar all day and Shane reminded her that he got her a Subway sandwich it was an insight into their marriage. He won’t let little white lies go in order to help her; whether it’s a strong religious belief against lying or he wants to embarrass her, it’s not good.
Likewise she won’t let it go either!!! She later says “Well that was at noon or something.” instead of just laughing at herself with “Oh, I forgot!”
Noella is thirsty, trying to be shocking to people she just met (the sex dungeon, other sex talk).
Now that TT has told us Noella’s husband didn’t want her to film, the filing in Puerto Rico and cutting off credit cards makes sense. Before that I thought “They’ve been married one year. Community Property will only be what they both earned in one year.” Yes, it’s high by most standards, but it would be a drop in the bucket over his long career.
Child support would be required whether they were married or not since the boy is his child.
Just watched the episode last night, so this is why i’m late to the party.
Is James still living in PR? His billboards are still up all over so i guess the other lawyers at the firm are running the practice if he’s living abroad. Went to his website, in the News dropdown, no mention of the news that, “Oh yeah, I owe the government a shit-load of money”. Hmm, i guess they’ll get around to update that.
And Noella has a child from another marriage, right? Not sure how things work, but could she have lost child-support for the daughter by marrying some one else?
Don’t know why Heather is back except to flaunt her money, fake happy marriage and be HBIC!!! She is pure evil. Her threat to Shannon ridiculous! Everyone else is forgiven except Shannon whos mistake was saying something to Gina and Emily who clearly ran with it. Shannon was trying to be sure that it was the same person and certainly wasn’t going to bring it up at the party. If Heather and Nicole had such a warm, wonderful 6 year friendship, why wouldn’t the fact that she sued Terry have come out?? Heather & Terry were definitely able to spin the narrative w/production – Nicole it was no big deal and you were forced by lawyers…. Can’t see Heather being friendly with anyone who dresses like Nicole with everything hanging out. Heather soo obnoxious showing off her mc mansion which. to me, looks like a dark hotel lobby. Absolutely no warmth or character – just like Heather. Only positive thing about home is the views!! Plus exploiting her child’s sexuality on national TV which I’m sure she’ll look back on (Max) and not be too happy considering she’s just finding herself. Also, what’s with the Fendi?? She must be getting paid tons of $$$ cuz all she seems to wear this season is Fendi?? The $36,000 party unbelievable. Nobo surely donated food for the recognition. Her superiority complex and ugliness inside and out always comes through!!!! Heather is also going way out of her way to prove what a blissful marriage she has. This show definitely needs a re boot and Heather and some of these other characters just aren’t it.
I would add to your comment but you seriously nailed everything that is clearly produced (in this case the Dubrows), scripted and fake. I enjoy reading recaps but no longer watched past episode 1 w/Heather.