Well hello, summer! Hope you had a great Memorial Day. I went to Miraval with some dear friends, and am happy to report that the place survived the recent RHONJ invasion. Not a lot going on this past week; unlike holidays of yorn, no alarming reports of Bellino McNuggets rolling into the pool strapped into their stroller or such. The limited news is:

· Tammy Sue is getting her fantasy wedding show dream fulfilled after all. It’s still not clear whether this will be a one-episode deal or a short series like “Tardy for the Wedding”. I suppose that depends on how well this RHOC season’s effort to get people to like Tammy works. I personally think a televised wedding is the height of tacky, but a televised THIRD wedding is nothing short of trashy. · Meanwhile up the coast, RHOBH is filming and Kyle has her panties in a bundle because The Glands and Lisa are “bullying” her with accusations that Mauricio is sleeping around. There’s that damn word again! The Glands insists it … Continue reading →

You know summer is right around the corner when Bravo starts running their “Summer by Bravo” ads. Whee! Queen Pump got a lot of show on this year’s version, and I don’t even think she’s on this summer, is she? In other news:

* Kountess Lu is not at all happy about her proposed reduced paycheck from Mr. Andy for the new season of RHONY, and is holding out and loudly complaining because of it, which I personally think calls attention to her dispensability.

* Also in NY, Mo Singer credits herself for saving some friend’s jewels. It seems the maid stole them, so Mo suggested her friend confront the maid and then stage a sting operation. And then Mo went on to blab all about her heroism to RadarOnline, which is predictably klassy.

* Tammy Sue and Eddie had a joint bachelor/ette party this past weekend in Vegas. Only Heather was invited from among the RHOC gals because she is a bridesmaid. Tammy and Eddie were filmed doing the usual poolside shots and … Continue reading →

Hello, fine folks! I hope you all had a wonderful Mother’s Day. My oldest, age 8, took me out on a date, complete with a driver. It was awesome. As for the Housewives:

* Melissa Gorga and Teresa Guidice got their kids first Communionized in separate events, followed by separate parties. Joe Gorga wore a little newsboy cap, of course.

* The NY ‘Wives spent the weekend trying to coerce Bravo into paying them more money. Although per various sources it was actually Bravo trying to coerce THEM into taking small checks by waiting until the last possible second to offer them contracts in the first place. Filming starts this week. Initially it sounded like all the ‘Wives from last season are coming back, but a Bravo source today says Aviva and Kountess Lu are not sure deals.

* Sheree Whitfield spent her Mother’s Day in the WWHL Clubhouse with Mr. Andy totally not getting the fact that her desperation was showing. Mr. Andy threw her some major shade, as they say in ATL. … Continue reading →