The Season 8 premiere episode of Real Housewives of Beverly Hills was just like the premiere episode of any other Real Housewives show: not much happened, but it’s nice to “catch up with” the cast members that you missed during the off-season.
We got to “meet” the newest Housewife Teddi Mellencamp Arroyave. She has a famous father, a very L.A. career (she’s a wellness accountability coach), and she definitely looks the part. The only thing that is a little awkward about her casting is that she wasn’t genuinely friends with anyone before she joined the show, so it will be interesting to see how she fits in with the ladies.
Teddi opened up about the episode in her first Bravo blog post. She wrote, “I love spending time with my family and am always looking to make new friends with moms who have similarly aged kids. So when a mutual friend suggested I invite Dorit [Kemsley] and the adorable Jagger to The BeatBuds’ music class, I said of course!” A mutual friend? I’m pretty sure that was just a casting director who arranged that meeting, but after Dorit got so much shit last season for her army of nannies, it made perfect sense to attend this kids music class. They kill two birds with one stone: Teddi gets an introduction and Dorit gets to improve her image while she spends nanny-free camera time with her kid.
Teddi continued, “Dorit and I hit it off immediately, and the conversation flowed nicely, so when she told me about Lisa Vanderpump and her love of horses, I knew I had to meet her as well.” Yes, the love of horses and that contractual obligation to be at cast events. Teddi also remarked, “Sometimes I think I like horses more than people!” And I’m sure this is a thought she had a lot while filming with this group of women.
She wrote, “Lisa Vanderpump was so warm and welcoming, and I think our sense of humor is very similar, although she probably can get away with more with that accent.” She can and she does. LVP disguises a lot of insults with her constantly referenced “British humor.”
Teddi continued, “The two of them wasted no time filling me in on some of the girls. I listened and gave a bit of advice as if it were me in the situation, but I definitely wasn’t going to allow that to cloud my judgement. Besides, I’ll be able to make my own impressions when I meet the rest of the girls—in Vegas! I thought it was so great of Dorit and Lisa Vanderpump to invite me on this trip and share in celebrating my birthday.”
The new girl admitted, “I already get a bit anxious meeting new people, and I tend to try and observe first and not force friendships, but these ladies move fast.” I wonder if that observation included watching previous episodes of the show.
Teddi shared, “When I met Kyle [Richards], Camille [Grammer], and Erika [Girardi] at the airport, they all seemed nice and open. I may have lost them a bit when Dorit revealed my dislike for shopping, but hey, at least Lisa Vanderpump now has somebody to carry her bags. And from what she says about me, looks like I may be carrying them naked.”
Teddi concluded, “There’s a lot of underlying tension within this group from previous issues and it starts to get resolved next week when Lisa Rinna joins us in Vegas. But new issues also start to arise, and they definitely don’t stay in Vegas.” Of course they don’t. Those issues will end up on Real Housewives of Beverly Hills.
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