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Clearly
there was a lot of relationship drama on the The Real Housewives of Beverly Hills, which culminated in
inexplicable tragedy. Luckily for the women of the first series in the
franchise, life is a little less tragic in Orange
County. Still stars Gretchen Rossi and Tamra Barney revealed in a recent
conference call interview that being on Bravo’s reality show can impact their
off-camera lives.
Tamra
is one of several women in the Housewives
family who have watched their marriages fall apart while filming. She
acknowledged that filming a reality series can take its toll on an unstable
couple, saying, “If you
don't have a solid foundation you're going to crumble. And it does give some
added stress to your life, your marriage.”
She
admitted that there is an upside to watching your troubled relationship from a
different perspective. “It's also [therapeutic], because you can see yourself
from the outside on TV. And you can see what other people are seeing. And you
can be like, ‘That's not right and that's not cool and I shouldn't have to deal
with this.’”
Tamra
added, “It does bring a lot of struggles, but I think ultimately you're
responsible for your own divorce. If you are not in a strong relationship, you
might get divorced if you go on a show like this. There's no doubt.”
Still
Tamra expressed her belief that the show can’t be blamed for all of the
housewives’ personal problems — like co-star Vicki Gunvalson’s split from
her husband, Donn. “I don't know if the show had anything to do with the
collapse of their marriage. I know it puts strain on your relationship, there's
no doubt. But I think that they had some issues for a very long time and it was
documented and they tried their hardest and it didn't work out… Only her and
Donn know that answer and I think that she's happy now, and that's really all
that matters.”
Gretchen,
who hasn’t yet hammered out a full commitment from her beau Slade, agreed. She
commented, “The cameras might hone in on some of those issues that you already
have, but I definitely don't think that cameras are responsible for the
breakdown of a relationship. Either you have a strong relationship from the get
go and you're going to be able to get through anything and the saying I always
say is that the cameras don't lie.”
This season
Gretchen will have to face some cold hard truths about her courtship with
Slade. Fans can expect the requisite amount of Housewives tension. She confessed, “I have a little bit of a moment
of feeling just beyond overwhelmed. And it happened when Slade and I were
producing and also in an improv show that we had done. And I do a lot of
hosting things and I take a lot of opportunities like that. And I thought I was
just going to be hosting the event and it turned out that Slade wanted me to do
more and it became very stressful for me because I didn't really want to be
doing standup but anyways.”
Gretchen
continued giving her sneak peak. “So there's that whole storyline, which
actually propels a lot of the storyline throughout the season, because of some
things that Slade had said at the improv about the other women. And it actually
causes a lot of tension between Slade and I as well.”
The Real Housewives will continue to track the
evolution of Slade and Gretchen in season seven. “You just see the relationship
between Slade and I. And I was trying to figure out what the next steps in our
life are because we're just not sure what direction we want to go. I know I
want to have babies, but I don't know if I should have babies without being
married. And I don't know if I really wanted to be married yet. So you see a
lot of the personal contemplation of what's the next stage in my life.”
Will
Gretchen and Slade survive? Watch season seven of The Real Housewives of Orange County when it premieres on February
7 at 9 p.m. EST/8 p.m. Central on Bravo.
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