People.com:
Shannon Beador hasn't gotten along with her two new "Real Housewives
of Orange County" co-stars, Emily Simpson of Gina Kirschenheiter, and
the five-season reality star has plenty of reasons why.
"There’s
one girl that’s new -- that I’ll leave for you to guess [who I'm talking
about] -- my God, I feel like everything [she does] is manipulated,"
Beador told AOL exclusively during a recent sit-down interview. "She’s
tried to be on the show for multiple years."
The mother-of-three
was seemingly talking about Simpson, who Beador said we'll be hearing
say "unconscionable and unethical" allegations about her in an upcoming
episode.
"I’d like to address what apparently I will be seeing
[later in the season]," she told us when we asked what she'd like to
talk about on this season's reunion. "The labels that Emily Simpson has
made on me ... I just think she’s out of line. I didn’t threaten to kill
someone at a party. If you’re going to start questioning my mental
capacity, then I’ll throw it right back at ya, gal."
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TooFab.com:
Monday's "Real Housewives of Orange County" was an emotional one, especially after newcomer Emily Simpson revealed her struggles with conceiving and carrying to term.
Emily's been open and honest with her husband, Shane, about wanting
more children, but he's not in the market to add more "chaos" to his
already chaotic household. Right now, they have three kids -- two boys
and a girl. On Monday's episode, Emily stopped by her in-laws' house,
where she opened up to Shane's mom, Pary, about her conundrum.
"I still have nine embryos left. Embryos, not eggs. Embryos," Emily
said. "I've always wanted to have more than one girl. Sarah and I were
so close growing up that we just had that bond. It was just the two of
us. She's my best friend even now. My mom had a lot of issues, a lot of
things she was dealing with when my sister and I were growing up, so
that's really why my sister and I connect so much and on such an
emotional level. We've just been through a lot of things together. I
wanna give that same thing to Annabelle that I had with Sarah."
Pary warned Emily that she's already got three kids -- and
is still a practicing attorney, as is Shane. She also pointed out, "Your
body couldn't handle it before. Can it handle it now? You almost died."
"I know. I forget that sometimes," Emily replied. She later told
cameras, "It was very difficult for me to have children. Over the course
of about four years, I had five miscarriages. And then Shane I did in
vitro [fertilization]. I carried twins until about four months, and then
I went into labor, and I lost them."
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People.com:
Emily Simpson showed her Real Housewives of Orange County castmates exactly where her loyalty lies — and just how far she’ll go to protect it — on Monday’s episode.
The mother of three got into a heated confrontation with Kelly Dodd during an event at Tamra Judge‘s home after Dodd called Simpson’s husband Shane “a little bitch.”
“Kelly, that’s my husband. Hey, that’s my husband.
You don’t f—ing talk to my husband like that,” Emily yelled, as Shane
and costar Gina Kirschenheiter held her back. “You don’t talk to my
husband like that. Get her the f— away from me. I will f—ing kill you.”
Her threats may have been intense, but Kelly’s anger towards Shane was just as passionate.
Their argument began when Shane appeared to stick up for Vicki Gunvalson’s boyfriend Steve Lodge, who RHOC fans will remember famously accompanied Gunvalson on a double date with Kelly’s ex-husband Michael Dodd and his new girlfriend.
Though Kelly had squashed her beef with Gunvalson, she was still angry at Lodge for talking negatively about her in the press.
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EOnline.com:
Emily Simpson doesn't have time for body shamers.
The Real Housewives of Orange County star took to Twitter on Saturday to clap back at social media trolls who've judged her and others based on size.
"It's
never ok to call a woman fat, fatass, plus-size, etc," she tweeted. "I
will take the criticism and be the voice for all the women out there
that feel inadequate because they don't fit someone's ridiculous
standard of beauty. Be strong. Be proud. Be confident. I got you."
While the reality star normally ignores "everything people say via
Twitter," she revealed she recently received direct messages to her
Instagram account that felt "just completely inappropriate" and like a
"personal attack."
This isn't the first time she's received this
kind of hurtful judgment, either. Simpson revealed she's been "called
every fat name you can think of" and that she's received "some awful
messages from women" who've called her "fat and fatass."
"It's horrible," she wrote.
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PageSix.com:
Emily Simpson decided to join “The Real Housewives of Orange County” during her “midlife crisis” — and got her contract on her birthday.
“I feel like it was an opportunity that came kind of at the right
time in my life,” Simpson told Page Six on Monday. “When you’re in those
40s, you have the midlife crisis and you’re kind of like, ‘Sure, I’ll
do that!’ So that’s what it was. Midlife crisis!
“It was actually a really long audition process. I don’t know if
people know that, but you actually go through several auditions and you
know, I took the whole audition process with a grain of salt. Like I was
just like, ‘Whatever. I have so many other things going on in my life.’
I was just like, ‘You know what? Whatever, I’ll do it.’ But I kept
getting farther and farther and farther and I’ll tell you my husband
kept getting more nervous, and more nervous and more nervous because he
was like ‘Ah, I don’t know about this! I don’t know if I want anything
to do with this!’”
“I was actually offered the job, like the contract on my birthday,”
she added. “So it was January 18th. I remember that specifically. It was
my birthday and that’s when they called and said, ‘Do you want to be a
‘Housewife?’ And I was like ‘Yes! What did I just sign up for? But I’m
going to do it!’ It was really exciting. I’ll never forget the day. What
can someone call and tell me on my birthday next year that would be
better than that?”
But, Simpson, 42, quickly learned that filming with four other girls
wasn’t going to be as pleasant. While she struck up a bond with fellow newbie Gina Kirschenheiter, she didn’t get so lucky with veteran Shannon Beador.
“Everyone knows how Shannon is with new people,” Simpson told us.
“Shannon doesn’t really like new people. But I really feel like if
Shannon would let me get to know her and her get to know me, we’d be
best friends. We would hang out and have slumber parties and stuff, but
she has to break that wall down. Let me in!
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USmagazine.com:
Allow Us to introduce two new Bravolebrities! Following the departure of Meghan Edmonds and Lydia McLaughlin, The Real Housewives of Orange County has welcomed two sassy new woman to the cast: Gina Kirschenheiter and Emily Simpson.
In season 13, Vicki Gunvalson, Tamra Judge and Shannon Beador
are working together to try to rebuild their friendship – something
that’s easier said than done. Meanwhile, their outside relationships are
also causing some drama. Kelly Dodd and Shannon are both single and figuring out how to live life post-divorce. Vicki is hoping her boyfriend, Steve Lodge, will finally commit, and Tamra is worried about her husband Eddie Judge’s
health. Vicki also brings in the new faces to the group – estranged
friend Emily and acquaintance Gina – so it’s only a matter of time
before the drama begins.
Emily is an Ohio native who came from nothing, working to become an
attorney and party planner. She’s constantly busy and with three kids of
her own all under 5 years old – a daughter named Annabelle and twin
boys Luke and Keller – as well as two stepdaughters from her husband
Shane’s previous marriage, so she’s struggling to figure out what’s
next.
Gina is a Long Island-native and also a mother of three kids under 5.
She “keeps her expectations low and her patience high,” Bravo revealed
in the press release, as Gina’s husband works in Los Angeles during the
week, causing her to raise their family on her own. During the season,
she’ll re-evaluate what’s important in her life. She’s also quickly
learning, three years into living in the OC, that she can’t trust many.
Season 13 of The Real Housewives of Orange County premieres on Bravo Monday, July 16, at 9 p.m. ET.
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