VICKIGUNVALSONTEASESNEWREALITYSHOW
EARLIERthisyearVickiGunvalsonrevealedthatshewouldbe
sayinggoodbyetoTheRealHousewivesOfOrangeCountyyafter
a 14-yearjourney.Vickisaid,though,thatherfiringseemedto
havecomeattherighttimebecauseshefeltthatshe’dstopped
showinghertrueselfontheseries.
“Theshowreallygotoffcoursefromwhatweweresupposed
tobedoing,”Vickisays.“Inthebeginning,it wasaboutshowing
yourreallives;yourfamily,yourfriendships,yourwork.It was
aboutreallyopeningupandlettingtheworldin.Butit stopped
beingthatandit startedbeingaboutfighting.Andtheynever
showedmyreallifeanymore.It justbecamefake.Whydoyou
wanttogoonaninternationallyfamousshowandbemean?
Whatwe’resupposedtobedoingis reallyhelpingeachother!
It’sa toughworldoutthere!”Buta goodbyetoRHOOCCisn’ta goodbyetorealityTV.Vicki
stillwantstoshowherreallife,andis planningtodoso,unfiltered,ina newrealityshow
withformerco-starTamraJudge. “I wanttoshowmyreallife,”Vickisays.“Myreallife
is incredible,exhaustingandexciting.I’mhelpingpeopleeverydayinmybusiness
[CotoInsurance].I’ma lovingmotherandgrandma.I havethisgreatrelationship
with[fiancéSteveLodge].That’stherealityofmylife,notthatfakestuff.”Vicki
adds,“It’sgoingtobeanincredibleshow.TamraandI, we’regoodtogether.
Wehavegreatchemistryandwe’rehavingfun.We’vegota reallyspecial
journeyhappening.It’ssomethingthatwillreallyinspirepeople.I can’t
say muchmore,but I know it’s going to be a show people love.”FORMOREENTERTAINMENTGOTOPEOPLEMAGAZINE.CO.ZAPEOPLEMAGAZINE.CO.ZA
planned.Sherrywillnotappear
inthegrandfinalescheduledto
befilmedlaterthisspring.”Joey
tooktosocialmediatoapologise
forhisactions.
“ThisisJoey, I wanttostart
bysayinghowsorryI amthat
I causedsuchtraumaandpain
andhowhorriblyembarrassed
anddisgustedI amwithmyself,”
hewrote.“I knowthatthepain
andhurtthatI havecaused
willnevergoawayandI know
thatwhatI didwaswrong
andtrulycruel.Untilbeingon
RuPaul’sDragRace, I never
reallyunderstoodhowmuchmymentalhealthandtaking
careofthingsmeant.I learnedonthatshowhowimportant
‘lovingyourself’is andI don’tthinkI haveeverlovedmyself.
I havebeenseekinghelpandreceivingtreatmentsince
comingbacktoNYC.I trulyapologisetoeveryoneI have
hurtwithmyactions.I alsowanttosayhowsorryI amto
mysistersofseason 12 andhonestlythewholenetworkand
productioncompany.AllI candois changethebehaviour
and that starts with me and doing that work.”59
LOVEISBLINDSTARSGIANNINAGIBELLIANDDAMIANPOWERSREUNITE
LOVEISBLINDsees[LOL]a groupofguysandgirlsgoona seriesofblinddatesas
partofanexperimenttofindoutif lovetrulyisblind.Sixcoupleseventuallygot
engagedandtwomadeit downtheaisle,andoneofthose–GianninaGibelliand
DamianPowers– hadthewholeworldtalkingatonepoint.Thetwowerefiguring
outlifeasanengagedcouplebutaftera seriesofargumentsDamianeventuallytold
Gianninathathedidn’ttwanttomarryher–whiletheywerestandingatthealtar!
(Weknow,right!?)Butthebizarrefairytaleisn’tquitedeadafterall.Sincethegasp-
inducingepisodethecouplehasofficiallyreunitedandareapparentlyactuallydoing
betterthanever.“Aftereverythingwentdown,I reachedouttohimbecauseI just
wantedtoseewherewestand.Canwebefriends?Whathappened?Like,let’shave
a conversationwherewe’renotriledupandwe’rejusttalkingasnormalpeople,”
Gianninasaid.“Andthenwejusttalkedit out,andweunderstoodwheretheother
personwascomingfrom,’causethereweresomanybeautifulmoments,andthat’s
thereasonwhywe’restilltogethernow.Wejustsnuckbackintoourapartment.
Hesnuckusbackin,andwelikeheldeachotherandhealed,andwehaven’t been
apart since.” Maybe we’ll get a happily-ever-after out of this yet...
RNIE SIMPSON
EBUTS POST-PREGNANCY
BODYTRANSFORMATION
erlastyearformerGeordieShorestarMarnieSimpson
toherfirstsonRoxwithboyfriendCaseyJohnson;and
bouncedherbodyback,havinglostover 19 kilossince.
r-oldrealitystarsaysshewasforcedtogiveupsugar,
f waterandeatplentyoffruitandvegetablesinorderto
a rarebacterialinfectionshesufferedaftergivingbirth.“I
t anythingwithsugarin,andeverything’sgotsugarin,”
d ina recentinterview,addingthatherspecialistwarned
ticstotreattheUTIwouldgetridofallthegoodbacteria.
e doctor]toldmetocutoutallsugar,drinkloadsofwater,
f fruit,eatloadsofgreens– whichI’veneverdoneinmy
acterialinfectionalsopreventedMarniefromperforming
erlyduties.“I wasinsomuchpainI wasbasicallybed-
weeksonend,”shecontinued.“I couldn’tevenchangehis
auseI couldn’tstand.It wasa struggledtofeedhim.It was
causeI couldn’tdoallthenormalthingsa momdoesforher
doctortoldmeI hadlostsomuchbloodandmyimmune
s solow.”InrealityTVtradition,Marnie’s traumatic28-
r andbirthwillbe included in the new seriesofGeordie
ch she stars.