Slade Smiley is sharing his honest thoughts about Tamra Judge bringing his ex-fiancée Jo De La Rosa around on The Real Housewives of Orange County Season 19.
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Slade sat in the live audience of the Sept. 18 episode of Watch What Happens Live with Andy Cohen to support his long-time fiancée and “life partner” Gretchen Rossi, and while there, Andy invited him into the chat as fans wondered how he felt about Tamra bringing his former flame to Heather Dubrow’s party on Season 19, Episode 4. Annoyed? “No,” Slade said.
“Indifferent,” he clarified. “And desperate and thirsty on [Tamra’s] part.”
Later, the WWHL host asked Gretchen if she cared about how much Slade “involves himself” with the other Housewives. As Andy put it, “That’s been the rap on you, Slade.”
Slade’s response? “Tell them to quit calling, Andy.”
Tamra Judge’s reason for bringing Jo De La Rosa around
Tamra not only had Jo as her plus-one at Heather’s birthday bash, but also as a guest on Season 19, Episode 9, at Jenn Pedranti’s beach day. On the episode, Gretchen said of Tamra, “Actions absolutely speak louder than words, and that does not show she’s a ‘changed woman.’” In her defense, Tamra said, “Whoever my friends are are my friends. I’m not here to please Gretchen Rossi.”
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Although Tamra joked that messing with Gretchen by bringing Jo “worked,” she later said she was “just f–king” with Gretchen. Explained Tamra, “No, I really didn’t bring Jo to get under Gretchen’s skin … If that happened, that’s a bonus.”
Where do Gretchen Rossi and Jo De La Rosa stand today?
On the RHOC After Show, Gretchen claimed she has no real problems with Jo. In fact, she said they’d seemingly squashed their beef at BravoCon after Jo reportedly apologized for “going out in the press” to talk about Slade and Gretchen years after he broke up with her on Season 2. “As far as I’m concerned, I don’t have an issue with Jo,” Gretchen said. “It’s Tamra bringing Jo into the picture … You’re trying to start something.”
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Are Gretchen Rossi and Slade Smiley on good terms with Tamra Judge today?
It doesn’t appear things have gotten better for the engaged couple and Tamra. On WWHL, fans asked Gretchen to rate Tamra’s progress in therapy on a scale from one to 10, and she said, “I’ll give her three,” while Slade — in signature Bravo fashion — picked up his drink and began to sip. Added Gretchen, “Sorry!”
The shade came after the Sept. 18 episode of RHOC, which featured Slade’s first-time seat in the confessional chair. There, he stated, “When it comes to Tamra, I’m not really interested in necessarily sharing dirt on Tamra — but I am interested in telling the truth.”
Check out the latest with Slade and Gretchen, including a sneak peek into their life as parents.
