Bethenny chose not to participate but damn, she is a fucking LIGHTNING ROD of controversy
Carole and Jill say a lot but really come across as unreliable narrators. Carole seems angry and Jill is uhhhh contradicted on quite a few of her statements.
They actually found Ramona at her friend's audition and then begged her to do it. Jill was friendly with her but not super close.
Jill found Luann at a premiere of Sicko by Michael Moore and gave her name to producers.
Alex and Simon were trying to do some preschool show but then were cast
The whole not filming to sabotage someone thing was started by Jill and Bethenny with KKB. B hated her prior to filming. Producers thought it was like a more legit Page Six name. Little did they know...
According to Jill, Bethenny wanted everyone to think she was "poor." JILL WE KNEW BETHENNY WAS NOT ACTUALLY "POOR." Like, ffs I do not think B ever pushed the narrative that she was struggling financially???
During S3 withthe Jill- Bethenny feud, apparently Jill was an absolute nightmare to work with. The producers were like "This is going to look bad," and she did not care. It got really difficult to work with her. Producers were apparently begging her to make up with B.
KKB is sticking by everything she has said about everything. But my favorite part is "Of all people, you don't want to attack Gwyneth Paltrow! She's not an attackable person." GIRL HAVE YOU SEEN THE INTERNET??
** see other comment for scary island tea**
Jill and Luann thought they could tank the Scary Island trip by not going
KKB says she broke up with her boyfriend prior to the episodes airing bc she couldn't put him through that
Apparently ALex and Simon were real trolls after being fired, Simon started some website and Alex started a blog. Andy says he has never since that behavior since.
Jill's firing was a nightmare (which is known) but it is confirmed she has been desperate to get back on the show ever since. To this day, she doesn't understand her firing. She calls every single season and blows up everyone's phone so much so that they would joke about her hiding in the bushes.
Aviva was barely hired full-time for S6 and then Bookgate Happened (Ramona had heard that rumor too)
Luann S5 was a nightmare, which is why she was demoted. She would call producers at 2 am to let them know she was not going to film the next day LMAO
Carole is still VERY BITTER about everything. So much so that it comes out in ALL of her interviews. She is still very angry with Aviva, Luann, Bethenny, and Andy. Has nothing nice to say about apart from Heather.
So I know there is all this kerfuffle about Bobby's funeral but apparently Jill's rep called the network when Bobby died to let them know she was open to filming his funeral. Ramona, Luann and Dorinda went but did not want cameras. Bethenny went but she (according to Carole so who knows) "set up her own filming."
The money is fake with Tinsley and they all knew that. She had to stay with Sonja because she could not afford another place and was desperate to find a rich man.
The B/Carole feud: From what I gather, Carole pulled away from B bc she was in LA with her friend. B was gunning for Tinsley, so when Carole befriended Tinsley, B was miffed. I think all the ladies are very paranoid that B gets some "special treatment," and Carole got paranoid that she was getting the last word, so she became an absolute nightmare to production. The network had decided on her firing for this reason prior to the reunion.
Andy and Carole got into a fight after she got fired, because her statement was about leaving a toxic work environment. She told him never to speak to her again, and she hasn't.
Andy and Heather (who is still friends with Carole) both say that she show changed her towards the end, and not in a good way.
Luann starts talking about Bethenny helping her with "As much as Bethenny likes to tear me down" LMAO LU.
B had a sticking point in her contract that resulted in her not coming back. Andy knew they weren't going to figure it out months before then, but the cast was told a few days before.
In Newport, apparently there was a lot with Leah's sister that did not air, like her flipping out at Ramona and Sonja. Leah was apparently fucked up the entire weekend too, like during the day, etc.
Tinsley became very secretive about her life when it came to Scott, because he would dump her like every week. Production let her leave even though she offered to finish the season. Dorinda is not apologetic about being so mean to her, which sucks.
Andy/Production is very open to Dorinda coming back, but they all agreed that she needed time off, and said it was about the drinking. But they are all baffled about her sticking by her comments to Tinsley.
Japanese bonus tracks!
The Scary Island tea was interesting. Apparently what they aren't saying is that Kelly was screaming a producer's name over and over "Matt, Matt, Matt, Matty, Matt, Matt", and then the producers were getting annoyed they actually couldn't film, so she was sent to her room. Sonja says she was afraid for her life so she slept in Ramona's bed. Not sure if that is Sonja being dramatic, but the vibe I get is that producer's definitely felt that a line had been crossed with Kelly's mental health and they were all calling each other because of it. Two producers had to stay in her room with her. They say that nothing like that has ever happened since.
Heather - “I took Sonja out of a vestibule where she was letting guys put lit cigarettes in her vagina”