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RHOMelbourne I really don't understand how anyone likes Pettifleur. She's a nasty bitch without a sense of humour who treats shop assistants like total crap. I just find her incredibly nasty and not that bright: like Andrea before her, she could not articulate her book idea to save her life. Gina is sort of a non factor this season so far and I hope that changes. Janet is super thirsty but she's being really straightforward with her outlandish gossip. Plus, I do find her manners to be really excellent. Jackie and Chyka are cute and fun and they add levity to the show. Gamble got her man, so once she's made it down the aisle she's certainly bested most of the cast.

That pig Kim Richards will be the one whose fault it will be. Guaranteed. Lisa R will raise a perfectly valid point and Kim will make it about Harry. And Lisa R will not take it lying down and Kim, drunk on her own fumes, will push her one inch too far and Lisa R will go Full Melrose on her sorry ass. I can't wait. I hope it's a bloodbath. Kim deserves to pay.

Tracey Ullman is always ahead of her time... Re: Kyle's jumpsuit:

RHoBH I happened to love watching the scavenger hunt because it's activities like those that sometimes highlight different personality traits... Kyle: That jumpsuit was so wrong. She looked like Tracey Ullman's Hollywood spoof character Linda Granger (a washed up 70s sex symbol) from Tracey Takes On... She and Kim have the worst relationship. I'm no fan of Kyle, but she's certainly better than her sister and she certainly deserves better than what Kim can offer up. It's time she cuts ties and moves on with her life. Let Kathy Hilton clean up Kim's messes: she's rich enough to have someone shovel the sh*t on her behalf. Kyle is a big mouth and melodramatic, but she isn't mean like Kim is. Kim's just nasty. Lisa V: Now I see why she was accused of getting butt implants, but that's all her, and she runs like a woman whose never been to a gym in her life, which, given the physical shape she's in, doesn't make sense. She was a hilariously bad scavenger hunt player and I loved how the tour bus women screamed with glee at her and Yolanda and Lisa R hopping a ride aboard. And Lisa obviously has smoked some weed back in the day - she's from London and lived through the late 70s and 80s. Of course she did! Brandi: A quiet, easy breezy episode for Brandi. Next week looks like it'll pack more of a punch, with her spouting off on Kyle being a hypocrite. Eileen: I loved the scene with her list making as it's reveals something more about her personality. She's frosty and in charge and Vince knows this and caters to her whims accordingly. She was the best on the scavenger hunt - that's daytime discipline for you. She's also the most athletic looking. What I really want to see is Eileen nuke Kim for all the nasty crap she's said about her this season, I hope Eileen's got it in her. Yolanda: "It's too bad that Lisa Vanderpump and Eileen can't come, they're working, but I really wanted to share this big part of our life with them" = "I can't believe those two bitches are busy making money and aren't going to be able to take in my gloating." I've been to a David Foster Foundation dinner on Vancouver Island, they're great parties, and the charity is amazing, but it's still hilarious to hear Yolanda dedicate a toast to "my love." Kim: Filthy addict and in denial. Acts like a total bitch when confronted and then has the balls to play the fake Gracious LA Charity Matron saying she's there to support the Fosters "first and foremost." It really must irritate Kim that she had access to immense wealth as part of the Davis family and then blew it big time and now, among all the housewives, lives in the crappiest house that she doesn't even own! And then what a piece of total sh*t when she can't wait an hour and a half for Kyle to get her bag filled with jewelry, that she's left by accident after a transatlantic flight, as if the entire cast hasn't waited days for Kim to get out of bed or wipe the meth from her nose?! This bitch is always looking to pick a fight because nobody ever fights back with the force they should. With a little luck, Lisa R is going to change all that. Lisa R: That daughter of hers...good lord. How did she come from Lisa R and Harry Hamlin? She loved that coat and then when she knew it was Target she turned up her nose - what a snobby brat. Lisa R does confrontation so well. She killed Kim with the "The anger, I don't understand." And then she has the grace to apologize which Kim of course flipped out over like the nutjob she is. And then Lisa R is just poise and grace at the David Foster Foundation dinner and a great sport about how beautiful and terrific the event is. But she has Kim pinned down on all fours: she IS mean. And the way the upcoming dinner confrontation looks to be filmed...Lisa has not forgotten how to stage a scene out of Melrose Place, all that was missing was the mid 90s guitar riff.

Ashley and Dawn have been together forever and while I wouldn't be surprised to hear that he's messed around on the road, he and Dawn are rock solid, theirs is a long term footballer and WAG relationship. Dawn is one of the originals from that era and she didn't used to look quite so lady of the manor when she was a blond... Years ago, the Wards were in a major financial pickle. They owed creditors over $3 million dollars, had many a pissed off creditor lurking around, and they couldn't afford to complete construction on a $10 million mansion in Marbella, in the gorgeous southern coast of Spain, which they were forced to sell. Their mansion construction company, was forced to enter a creditor refinancing arrangement. Obviously, they seem to have straightened out their affairs and live high on the hog, but it's no surprise that Dawn and Ashley appear to be working very hard - they likely weren't as hands on with their business years ago and learned their lesson. But Dawn is a grafter, she's a tough Northern Englishwoman. And Ashley is a happy go lucky footballer who married his WAG princess. If they seem like an old married couple it's because, for all intents and purposes, they are. Dawn wanting to have a baby boy, even in her mid 40s (for god's sake) is no surprise, it's every footballer's dream to have an heir. The Beckhams have several. Dawn's just trying to keep up.

Dawn has pulling power because of her husband, whose a beloved footballer and has many rich friends who he builds houses for in the Cheshire area...Ashley Ward was a big star and had a long career, and he made and kept a lot of the 'right' friends along the way. Dawn is friends with Carolyn Stanbury of Ladies of London, she runs in a rich crowd and there's no denying the Wards have achieved a lot...but they'll never be A List London society and I doubt they care - but it's interesting to see how much Dawn wishes she was Elizabeth Hurley. I just don't think Pettifleur is going to end up being a wild card or fierce diva. I think she's just going to be a big 'ol bitch. Alexis (and Dame Joan) always had a sense of humour, my problem with Pettifleur is she doesn't seem capable of laughing at herself, unlike Magali or Lisa V (or R) or Gina...she seems to take every confrontation very seriously. I will give her props for the immaculate shade about Gamble's dress, but I deduct points for her seeming so, basically, mean.

RH of Cheshire This episode, for me, was all about Lauren and her husband Paul. Despite whatever problems might exist in their marriage, one thing is very clear: they are a team and to hell with anyone whose going to attack either of them. Lauren and Paul remind me of BH's Ken and Lisa in that when they sense there might be an attacker at the gates, they pull up that draw bridge and close ranks immediately. Lauren and Paul, brazenly, don't give a damn about anyone who isn't on their side. I thought they were both hilarious. Dawn continues to be one of those idiot housewives, like Vancouver's Jody and Melbourne's Andrea, who expects an apology for every comment they don't like. And like Jody and Andrea, it makes Dawn thoroughly unlikeable. She just doesn't understand that she's not compelling. She's a stroppy old cow who thinks she looks like Elizabeth Hurley (and Dawn, sorry luv, but you wish). Leanne just SUCKS. What a crap person. She is Dawn's charwoman. She just doesn't make any logical sense. Dawn must have something huge on her. Tanya finally got a backbone and I welcome that. Ampika really screwed up thinking she could be honest with Dawn's two hairdressers...they are obviously loyal to Dawn. Amateur mistake, Ampika. Magali was just quietly sitting back this episode, flicking her hair, insulting the artist, wearing the hell out of that immaculate white suit, letting Dawn and Tanya entertain her with their nonsense. RH of Melbourne Janet: I do still love Janet, gossip though she may be, because she's forthright. At least you know what Janet's thinking. Gina: Am I the only one to notice she seriously upgraded her breast implants? They look great, but they're massive! Chyka: Adorable as ever. I think she's my favourite because nobody rattles her and she never makes a fool of herself. Lydia: She clearly felt the backlash from last season and her attempt at making peace with Gina rung very hollow to me. Gamble: I liked her more than I thought I would, but is she kidding with saying she isn't 50 yet? I mean, really? Pettifleur: I am not here for this bitch. She just came off as nasty to me, we'll see what past she has with Gamble.

I have the feeling Eileen will be the heat seeking missile that Brandi won't quite see coming...

There were three highlights from this week...overall I'm quite pleased with what EE did for the 30th! The shots of London, absolutely stunning, particularly the night shots across to Canary Wharf. London has my heart forever. Kathy Beale! Gillian looks fabulous and she was not phoning it in, EE rectified a big mistake when Kathy was killed off, offscreen and I look forward to what's to come with her. Peggy's return to the Square was really nice to see and Barbara Windsor was in good form, unlike her last cameo when Peggy was in Portugal and told Sam to crash Phil's wedding and Barbara was basically playing herself in a bad mood. The Peggy and Mick scene was a great example of the Peggy I adore, the Old East End Peggy, the scene was subtle and effective. There was clearly the door left open for her to return with Phil saying the Square misses her and she misses the Square. I do think the show could work Barbara in for longer arcs.

RHoBH Kyle: Ahh so now we've got another peak into Kyle's psyche as she discussed being "chubby with braces, a real winner." So that's who Kyle is. She's the unloved fat kid whose stage mother from hell probably pressured her into being an achiever. Kyle doesn't understand why Ken would invite Brandi to the surprise party? C'mon Kyle, we all know that was as producer dictated as it gets. Kathy Hilton didn't seem to dismiss her as much as she usually would be. Yolanda: "I want to Facetime with my [very seriously ill] mother in Holland...but oh forget it"...all class, that Yolanda. Did we really have to watch yet another yoga segment? As in, the very same yoga segment we saw last week, in the very same outfit as last week? And then we see her taking her vitamins, yet again. Humourless hag at Lisa's surprise party, seething that Mohammed threw Lisa a party that, deep down, Yolanda wishes was hers. Brandi: Why is anyone surprised that this trashbag needs to be told to be on her best behaviour? Now she claims throwing wine in Eileen's face was by accident? What a liar. I will give Brandi credit for doing an incredibly spot on impersonation of Cameron Diaz singing karaoke in My Best Friend's Wedding...she really is a terrible singer and that gave everyone a good, clean, laugh...but then she was so bitter and then had to talk up "her flow"...oh lord help me that was bad. As an aside, Leeza Gibbons told Wendy Williams that when Brandi invited her to the housewarming shown earlier in the season that she hadn't expected it to be filmed and that she only stayed for 15 minutes. Lisa Rinna: "What a waste of my talents..." Oh Lisa R, I just love you. She is so right about Kim's game of having people fight over her so they don't pay attention to what's really going on. Yes, she might be a tad strident in her attempts to intervene in Kim's pathetic mess of a life but she isn't doing it for the wrong reasons, as Eileen said, they feel a moral obligation to say something. Lisa Vanderpump: She's right, it's better to stay out of Kim's ridiculous bullsh*t because Kim is a chronic liar and addict and she's never, ever, going to make a real change because she loves being coddled and lashes out at anyone who expects her to be an adult. I found her line reading of Vince's script hilarious. Lisa needs to appear in a Guy Ritchie movie set in London in a smart little cameo. And then for her "I could show these bimbos a thing or two, I wouldn't have an Emmy, I'd have an Oscar'...oh Lisa, never ever change. She is looking fabulous for 54 (she turns 55 this year)...and then she slays Brandi with "How did you make the cut?" Pump looked absolutely gorgeous. Eileen: "What Kim says doesn't match up with her actions."...YES EILEEN! She makes so much damn sense. Kim can't stand that Eileen sits in quiet judgment of her as she slurs her way through LA's westside. Eileen is frosty, which is a stark comparison to Kim's over the top nonsense, but it's refreshing. Kim: You don't have the "warm and fuzzies" for Eileen? Well that's fine because nobody has the warm and fuzzies for you Kim, you drunk, pill popping pig. Nobody knows what's going on with Kim because she hides it all. What's all this crap about "owning" being mean? So Kim says that because Brandi "owns" it so being a piece of sh*t is okay? Kim's "over it" regarding speaking to people every day so that she doesn't isolate herself? Alright, then go be a drunk and go get mauled to death by your dumb dog. The real piss off for me was when she said "Blah, blah, blah, blah, blah." What an ungrateful sow.

Scheana was the WORST bridezilla. She's such an assh*le. It's behaviour like hers that makes men dread marriage. And like any good moron she blew her settlement money on a wedding. That could have been a down payment. Fool! Peter and Vail just need to get on with it, they have insane chemistry Tom Sandoval was made of win at the wedding between his dancing and inviting James to hang out with them after Kristen assaulted him... James...oh James...you silly 22 year old bitch. He got assaulted by that nutjob. Jax is sort of hilarious in a train wreck sort of way. What I find interesting is Lisa is the only person who actually gets him to laugh. Katie and Tom Schwartz. Cute. Real...the struggles of the late 20s. Stassi...what a bitter hag. Such a loser, sniping away at someone else's (admittedly tacky) wedding dress, with one of her sycophant girlfriends howling at her crap comments, while whining about her imaginary boyfriend...I just can't.

Jackie's Back was AMAZING.

My girl Janet is still the classic Australian blond.

I know you meant to type Rosie instead of Whoopi, and I agree...there was nothing about this time on The View that showed Rosie to be a bully. If anything, it seems people found her too relaxed and calm and taking a back seat.

I don't think so...Rosie is done. She's at a very tumultuous fork in the road. She lives a simple life. She'll live an even quieter one now.

RHofBH Kyle: The frustration and rage with "It's not about youuuu Lisa!!!" as she could see the spotlight dimming from her in the confrontation with Brandi was hilarious. Yet again, Kyle threw a tantrum as Lisa was able to quietly remind the viewer, and Kyle, that she backed the wrong horse last season with her alliance with Brandi...all the finger pointing and "I warned YOU!" was ridiculous. Kyle and Kim were "perfect" the previous day? What the hell? Kyle is such a bitch, trying to make it seem that she warned Lisa about Brandi, no she did not! Squealing at that lunch with Eileen and Kim...good lord, she is like a jack in the box, ready to pop. Kyle is just brimming with rage and indignation and fury. She resents the hell out of Kim, resents that she's never going to be the star, never going to be the rich one, never going to be the relevant one. She's infuriatingly average. And it just kills her. Eileen: Sitting in icy judgment of Kyle at the beginning of the episode. Twas delicious. She and Lisa Rinna are so on the same page about everything. It's like they made a pact before the show started that they were friends of 20 years and that those daytime bonds would NOT be broken...very smart. "I love the red carpet at the Burbank Film Festival. It's like a bathmat." It's interesting to see how mature Eileen is about life and what's worth fighting about and what's not worth it. So sad to hear of her sister's failed attempt at a homeopathic cure for breast cancer. Eileen has seen real life and she knows the truth. Lisa Rinna: Oh, she is a smart one. So smart. So honest. So raw. She nailed the addict part of Kim to the wall. Yes, Lisa, YES, everyone close to Kim, that's YOU Kyle and YOU Brandi, are enabling her addict behaviour. And yes, Brandi is like a 3 year old, she just wants attention. "Raising daughters in Los Angeles, trying to..." hilarious! Lisa, like Eileen, has enjoyed enough success to be confident, but has seen real life and remembers who she used to be and isn't afraid of real life. She lets the light in. Whatever happens with Brandi and Kim, Lisa Rinna will emerge victorious. Lisa V: Heartbreak at the liquor display. The stuff with Max and Pandora saying "But he's ours!" was so very sad. That's the tragedy of adoption, despite that fact that Lisa very likely rescued Max from a certain doomed future, particularly when she said to Pandora that Max's biological parents wouldn't likely get involved in his life, which said to me that she knows a lot more about them than she's ever going to say publicly, that child still wants to know who they 'are'...As an aside, Max needs to shave, he looks TERRIBLE with that awful facial hair. Lisa has something going for her that's very English: her steeliness in the face of uncertainty. She is able to think of England and just go for it. She's being brave. Fortune favours the brave. Kim: She doesn't cry. She leaks. She's got the voice of a crack whore. Kyle's intentions are a little mixed up? Listen, I'm a fierce critic of Kyle, but when we get right down to brass tacks, she hasn't done too wrong by Kim. It seems she's kept Kim stable and functioning for a very long time. Kim feels like she's always in the middle? Get off the pills or the bong or the pipe or the glass and get a reality check...self entitled bitch! AND THEN she says "Oh Eileen, just stay out of this, I don't like people talking about people I love"...what a piece of sh*t Kim is. She is a FILTHY ADDICT and a FILTHY narcissist. She should be ashamed of herself. Yolanda: Brandi: "Like maybe West Africa in that city where ebola started"...what a classless pig. Dragging Yolanda's daughter into things? Idiot. You're not mean Brandi? Really? Then what are you? Bitter. Tacky. Aggressive. Vindictive. Temperamental. Selfish. Stupid. All of the above. Brandi has really burned her bridges on this show. I don't see where she comes back from this. She has destroyed her reputation. Stick a fork in her, she's done.

Damn! If that article is true they want Whoopi out badly... Interesting that Cindi Berger, Rosie's publicist of around 20 years, was the one to discourage Rosie staying on with The View. She was right to do that. That's loyalty.

Scheana's wedding...what a trashy wedding dress. She'll regret that one! Absolutely tasteless. Otherwise, a beautiful ceremony and venue. But she made an ass of herself from top to bottom with her dramatics and theatrics. Totally unnecessary. Stassi and Scheana can both go. They're irrelevant. And nobody needs to see Jax swinging his rent boy dick around and he's barrelling towards 40, Really, VP is ripe for a reboot. Can Stassi, Schena, Jax...keep Sandoval and Schwartz, Katie and Arianna, upgrade Vail, Peter and find a new drama queen and king to keep things popping off.

RH of Cheshire Magali finally clicked with me this episode when she calmly, firmly and without any bullsh*t settled things with that idiot Leanne. Magali just doesn't have time for some idiot to mess with her and she is clear, to the point and no nonsense. I finally got her. I'm glad the women piled in on Dawn, she had it coming and she just doesn't shut up about her hysterectomy. The women are right, she's 41, she has 4 healthy children, she should be grateful for that, pack it in and sit down. Leanne is VILE. She is so nasty and petty and stupid. She tried to tangle with Magali and the minute it was clear that Magali wasn't backing down, she cracked like a cheap vase. Tanya...I could not care less. She has had too much done for a 33 year old. Ampika...whatever. She really should come crawling back to that ex-husband of hers. He seems like a nice guy. Lauren. LOVE. Love Lauren. She is wonderful. Fun, nice, light and deliciously outspoken. That's the confidence that comes from being born into money, nobody impresses her, she likes who she likes and has given everyone a fair shake. And when she thinks someone is being a moron she says so! Way to go Lauren!

Rosie hasn't lived in Manhattan as a home base, ever...she's either lived in Connecticut, New York state or New Jersey. Her current base is in tony Saddle River, New Jersey: Miami has long been her vacation home spot because Rosie isn't a big traveller, this is her former home in Star Island, which she sold after RH of Miami Lisa Hochstein bulldozed an old mansion on the island and made the neighbours crazy: I hope she finds a beautiful new home in the sunshine soon.

Well, there's Rosie's answer. And it's a relatively complete answer, so this is not going to be a big PR deal for her, she's going to be fine. She's sold some Manhattan real estate at a profit, is selling her Sarasota mansion (she's moving back to Miami) and will be fine. Good for her! The View is still a disaster. It's time to fire everyone and start over or just pull the plug.

No, they didn't mention it. Didn't touch the subject.

Absolutely! The thing about The Rosie O'Donnell Show, like The Young and the Restless, is that it ran, successfully, on a single vision. Micromanagement and too many cooks in the kitchen is a show killer.

The Yahoo article is startling in how sympathetic it is to O'Donnell, who has so often been subject to public lashings. It's obvious the show is an absolute mess behind the scenes and it's time to pull the plug.

Meredith's show is doing well, plus the money is incredible compared to the salary she was paid during The View. Lisa Ling is a "serious journalist" now and lives mostly in Chicago with her doctor husband, last I heard, so I don't see her returning.