Tamra Barney Says The Other Housewive Shows Are Fake Plus Calls Alexis ‘Victim Barbie!’
RHOC star Tamra Barney is not afraid to say what’s on her mind and she is now calling out the other Real Housewives franchises claiming they are “fakes, knockoffs!” Tamra tells huffington post, “Would you carry a fake Louis Vuitton? Just saying.” Tamra is convinced that RHOC is the best at bringing the drama! That’s not all! Tamra say she is still very concerned for Vicki
“We are very concerned this season and that’s the bottom line. My fight was never with her, but I don’t really trust this guy she’s seeing. She’s kind of isolated herself with him, from her family, from her friends and daughter because, I don’t know, he’s got something going on down there! That’s all I can think of … she doesn’t want to hear anything negative about him and I just think good friends don’t let friends date losers.”
Tamra has a few things to say about Alexis as well! “Oh yes, Victim Barbie is her new name now. Hello, if you haven’t watched the show, we all talk about each other. That’s kind of the nature of the show. She did the same things to others, but yet when it’s done to her, suddenly she’s the victim. And I’m not buying the bullying thing. I think that’s a horrible thing, for her to go out there and throw that around. It’s not fair, nobody is forcing her; she signed up for this reality show.”
Ouch! Do you agree with Tamra?
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wow she is a nasty lil thang isn’t she? smh
Sorry guys… I love Tamra, Love Heather… Starting to like Gretchen, but cannot stand Jesus Barbie. Phony, insecure, fake, she isn’t mean, or minipulative, but she is just so phony, and i hate her dumbass hubby!
I love Tamra and Heather as well as Gretchen. I wasnt the biggest fan of Tamra until this season. I love Gretchen and when they became friends I loved them both more. Heather is hilarious and always makes me laugh.
I think I might like Tamra better if she wasn’t so old, talking like a disgruntled teenager. Find intelligent words to use to get your point across instead cursing all the time. She is typical Glendora white trash.
i agree 100%
Tamra use to be my FAVORITE housewife. Till this season. She is a hitch!! Its not cute,it use to be funny… but, she has taken it to a different level. she looks desprate to remain relevant by leading the gang up on Alexis. S whom she has been jealous of since day ONE!
Tamra rolled her eyes and sneered at Vikki for toasting to Alexis, she did it behind Vikkis back because shes a mean girl and when Brooks called her out she was SCARED re-watch that part and watch her face! Then she went after brooks to cover her own ass. I could never like Tamra again.. and it really pisses me off because i enjoyed vikki and Alexis in the villian role. I couldnt get interested in this season till recently. I went back and watched the whole series. All the housewife shows are picking one person to gang up on. Its old, its cruel and its a shell of the show it use to be.
To be honest, these shows were funny… they showed over the top whealthy, social housewives who lived like no one else and did ridiculous things,,Like the bow eating…lol Now every single city consists of everyone ganging up on one person and half the cast living off the bravo paycheck. Tamra and Gretchen are living the same style life as me.. i dont want to watch people like ME.. I want to watch housewives living the high life….
Alexis, Heather and Vikki are really the only rich ones. (i dont know Alexis financial situation, but she does live like the rich and that counts!) Gretchen and Tamra are FAKERS and i would be happy to see them go.
Agree starting n
Yes – I am so sick of Tamra. She marries a rich guy – has his kids – and then moves on to the next one. As soon as Simon lost his money – she was out the door. She is a trashy gold digger. I stopped watching the show because of her.
No, Tamra Alexis doesn’t go out of her way to hurt anyones feelings on this show! I don’t recall her ever talking shit about someone unprovoked! Yes she signed up to be on the show but not to be humilated by you and the Joker (HEATHER).News flash every last one of you guys are in a pissing contest with each other it is fake. Maybe you should take Jeana’s advice and remember where you came from. you also weren’t alsways walking around in designer clothes driving a BMW.
oooo good point Jen! Remember where you came from!!!! lol those are the worst kinds..
LOL at the Joker. Your right she does look like a cross between the Joker and Danielle
I look at Heather and I see “Jigsaw” from the Saw movies. (What are the chances of us seeing her come into a scene on a tricycle?)
And Terry? I can barely abide his goofy, Stan Laurel-looking self. When Heather had to account for Terry’s very-indiscreet-for-a-doctor behavior, i.e., calling Alexis “phony” – on camera – I was hoping against hope she would look at her doofy husband and tell him, “This is another fine mess you’ve gotten us into!”
He DOES look like Stan Laurel! I think that Alexis is pretty harmless infact trashing her is like kicking the Easter Bunny. After the latest expose on “The Brookster” I am sure that VG would want to disappear. Brianna “I told you so!!” He is sooo creepy looking with that pointy nose and shady ass character.
Helen!! LOL @ the tricycle.. i can picture that with the jaws music playing.. I can also picture her in the perfect stepford wife role. everytime she smiles i imagine hidding a bloody knife behind her back. Her face is creepy.
OMG HELEN, you are right she does look like Jigsaw!!! I knew she looked familar I just couldn’t put my finger on it.
I say that Heather, the big time mean girl bully is the joker, but even better she lives in Whoville, from the Grinch movie. Just saw it on cable the other day and she is a dead ringer for the Whoville ladies. I am convinced that Heather is jealous of anyone younger and better looking than her because her face is beyond fixable.
True that!!
Omg that’s so funny Jen! Heather does look like the joker with her weird mouth! I was just thinking last night that her mouth was freaky looking! Bahahaha!
i know and I hope her husband doesn’t take any credit for that face. it wouldn’t help his practice one bit.
I will start by saying I like Tamra…always have. But, at times, I find her a little……well, too much. I am all for telling the truth but i feel as an adult, one needs to have tact when doing so. I feel she lacks that big time. I don’t feel it necessary for one to feel the need to be blatantly mean. There was a post several days ago asking if Alexis was being bullied. I went back and forth with whether or not I thought she was being bullied…..and I guess I don’t, because Alexis was able to hold her own. However, the girls were just……mean. I don’t agree with that.
I do think Tamra was spot on regarding Brooks. He was just gross and manipulative. I don’t feel Vicki deserves anyone to feel badly for her, though. She made her bed…..lie in it.
Tamra for the first few seasons she was on was always my favorite. She would just say random sh*t but in a funny way. Put the past two seasons she has become very mean. Its like she targets who she think is the weakest link and shows no mercy.
As for Brooks he is the biggest POS to ever be featured on any RH’s.
I agree Jen. She has to have someone every season to gang up on. It was passable the first couple seasons but its turned really mean. She’s become comfortable in front of the cameras and shown us how nasty she truely is. She is mean, hateful, vindictive, manipulating and a mean girl!
Well maybe not the biggest POS. After all he hasn’t kidnapped and pistol-whipped anyone that we know of…yet…
I like Tamra too. She is lacking some finesse, and she should just zip it up at times. but when u r forced to hangout w/ someone b/c u share a show, and that person is so phony, it gets annoying, i’d probably been at my point of being ‘honest’ as well. she is phony, she does try to hard, a Nanny w/ just 3 kids? tan booth for a little girls bday party? that story about almost dying to the kids shows me how self centered and immature Alexis is. her husband is a joke, they rent not own, and are shady. she goes along w/ him, and is just so insecure and phony, and I hate people who can’t just own who they are rich or poor!
I’m not sure why everyone is on Alexis’s arse all the time about renting a home!!! Until you pay-OFF the mortgage, the BANK owns the home you live in!!! I OWN my home…paid off till the last penny. So, IMHO, EVERYONE of these ‘ladies and gents’ are in essence still ‘renting’ said home
Also, all the ‘AUTHENITC’ LV purses are not yours until you pay off the balance on the credit card!!! Until then, your still ‘renting’ the item and the said credit card (bank) OWNS it!!! Have to say, I actually OWN (paid in full) many LV’s by working hard, and I most certainly would not take it to the jungle for display…
That’s just semantics. Renting and having a mortgage are not the same thing. With a mortgage at some point you will own that house outright. If you sell it, whatever profit you make is yours. Neither of those things happen when you rent; it’s just wasted money.
Hailiesmama, I agree! Alexis is all about herself, pretends to be something she’s not, and acts so immature. She can try all she wants to show people how supposedly “rich” she is, but no one is buying it. She’s from Missouri for goodness sake, and that husband of hers is a disgusting douchebag! I would be really annoyed if she kept going at it with the things she has, and just being fake and phony for the cameras. I would be honest and blunt with Alexis because I can’t stand fake people as it is. I like Tamra! She makes the show! Yes, she sometimes talks too much, and the things that come out of her mouth can be a little much, but at least she’s straight forward with things. She doesn’t pretend to be something she’s not, and I admire her for not being so damn phony LIKE STUPID ALEXIS! Hey, I watch because of Tamra and Heather.
I hope Bravo cleans house, but I don’t know about that. Alexis, Vicki, and Gretchen should get the boot! I doubt it though…
I’m not one for bible-thumping but I do know some scripture. When I hear that phony-baloney Tamra taking anyone else to task, all I can think of is the one that reminds us, “…before criticizing the mote in thy neighbors eye, first remove the beam from thine own.”
YES except the only person not being fake on rhonj is teresa, she never got the “script” apparently..
Tamara is nothing more than a skanky whore bag slut. I also think that she’s a fair-weather friend. Now shes up Gretchen’s ass, and throwing away Vicki. I, like everyone else, fail to see anything authentic in Tamara. Shes in every aince of the word, a poser. I don’t think that there is ever anything wrong with expressing your genuine opinion on a subject, but alot of times it’s best to shut the hell up and take care of your own business. She comes across as a krass classless bully, in my opinion. Also, someone needs to remind this fake barbie wannabe that she’s not an original at anything. In fact, that would be Vicki left standing as the lone original. She came along after the ‘Real Housewives’ craze started. She hasnt started anything other than rumors. And O C is just as fake and Scripted as the other shows in the franchise, particularly her ‘scenes.’Isn’t that something? The one person who can offer her validation, she’s quick to throw under the bus. She has a history of that.
Tamra came along season 3, the last season before the “craze” started (season 3 aired just before season 1 of NY) and the last season that OC had any real authenticity. It just went downhill after that.
As for Tamra, her first season was the only one that she seemed rather real and wasn’t the bully.
Alexis was a victim this season. She is defenseless. It was sad to watch actually. Tamra you teamed up with Gretchen because you and Vicki were on the outs. I hope Vicki stays away from you. Every season after the first you bullied someone. From the beginning you presented yourself as WHITE TRASH. Gina called you out and even Simon had to correct you in public cause you don’t have a filter on your mouth. Shame on you!!
Ohhhh God…Simon? Are you serious? Did you really watch the show when he was on it? Scary man was a control freak who wanted a wife that had only his opinion.Tamra is her own person.Maybe Alexis should stop playing the victim and get out from under Jim’s shadow.
I hope they play videos of Tamara’s fake crying.
Now that is some PHONY SH*T!!
one of the most fake scenes ever was her finding that ring in a clam shell, roflmao
I totally agree with you Gupto…that scene was so unreal. I hate those phony crying scenes. If Tamra wants to cry on cue, I urge her to get some REAL acting lessons.
Love Tamra & main reason I watch the show….. She says it the way it is, like it or not… Love her snarky sense of humor, her witt, one liners, unfiltered & ‘always’ says it the way it is & seldom holds back….. Yep, she brings it for Bravo & is one of the reasons that RHOC is the highest rated housewive franchise for Bravo bringing in an average of 2 million viewers per episode & has been on for 7 seasons….. Only other Housewives franchise that is in the same catagory of ratings is RHONJ/Teresa which average is 2.5M …..
Without Tamra/OC & Teresa/NJ the ratings wouldn’t be this high. Every housewive show needs a character you love to hate or hate to love for they’re ratings gold for the network & that’s what it’s all about…:)
I thought Atlanta was the highest in rating for the franchise? Atlanta has pulled in over 3 million in viewers. Rox …. do you know the stats on the franchises?
Youre correct. Atlanta is the highest rated followed closely by Jersey. Atlanta regularly averages over 3 million.
Yes, Atlanta is the highest rated. Keep running to the bank Ms. NeNe Leaks…cashing those RHOA checks…bump them Trump checks. Cash that 1 mil RHOA check. Your bestie Andy got you covered. Keep partying with him and building bridges while the others are tearing them down by constantly insulting gays and saying the franchises are fake, scripted, and trying the expose the hand that feeds them (Alexis & Jim, Tamra, Sherre, Lisa Wu, Joe Gu, Marlo, and all the others that call the show fake…get off the show and go your on way).
Heidi, I along with yourself still like Tamra. I like her one liners especially to the people like Alexis. When Alexis joined, until recently I do not remember hardly anyone liking her, especially due to the reasons that people she works with called her out!!
Tamra used to be my fave. I loved her and Vicky’s friendship well except when she turned on her at Vicky’s own mob session. And btw, that was about the girls saying that Vicky was mean TO THEM. NOt criticizing her personality in general. If someone is offending me and being mean to me, then yah, they might need a freakin intervention. Alexis didn’t NEED an intervention, that was a bully plan if I ever saw one. An intervention to change her effing personality? Wow the nerve of these women when they get together in a group. Lord of the Flies anyone? Mob mentality. Anyhoo, can’t stand Tamra, Gretchen and really, Heather and Terry. They act like OH, we’re TRUTH TELLERS! We are RIGHT! Therefore we rule and others must fall in line! What the F ever, ladies. Can’t believe they’re not embarrassed of their behavior now that they’ve seen it on TV. Instead they just keep defending themselves – that to me is the worst part. Everyone makes bad decisions and acts out of emotion sometimes but to not be able to see that when you have calmed down or had time to reflect – that is disturbing.
Does she ever shut up? Shes so full of herself! Shes turning into the Jacqueline of OC
I liked Tamra initially, but in the last two seasons I think she has gotten “too big for her britches.” She finds the weakest person on the show, then spends the entire season attacking them relentlessly. She seems like such a bitch now and really hateful. Alexis is not my favorite at all, but they did bully her and it sucked!
I agree with jen! Tamara a joke, feel sorry for eddie. heather is the joker, the bad dr should stick to his profession although look at heather maybe not. the dubrows have not brought any thing good to the show,BORING!
She is a phony.
“Tamra’s no stranger to being broke, she has filed bankruptcy twice in her life” … Thats from Yahoo. So maybe she shouldnt be judging other peoples finances? I mean, bankruptcy twice ? Wow.
I don’t think she is judging finances : its the way the person acts, flaunts, flashes and pretends they are holier than thou thats the problem. This should be of no surprise, and this what I don’t get! People have been saying these things, like Alexis for example, from day one!! Tamra said long ago especially after she was a single mom with just her older son, that she had to work her way back up- she never once acted like she was a millionaire or put on a flashy fake show.
Are we watching the same show? That’s exactly how she acts. She and heather have this pompous attitude but on different levels. I had to even give her son lotsa credit when she shut her down before she can go into a tirade about someone else’s business.
she is in no place to give any one an intervention on their behavior when shes making soft core bath tub porn and shoving a man’s (of whom she cannot even stand) on her tit because she wasn’t getting enough attention. Sorry, but that woman is her own worst enemy which is why she tries to pick on the weakest person to make herself feel validated.
Guess it depends on if you like her or not then how you perceive that topic. I recall her stating about how she acted with her cars, rings, etc, trying to act like something she is not. Creating an image of Church-going Jesus lover who is materialistic , nannies( especially when you do not work full time, if at all).
My top 3:
RHOA
RHONJ
RHOBH
OC is such a snoozefest to me.
Tamra and the Dubrow’s are a match made in heaven -total gross famewhores to the max. Heather stated on her blog that she and Terry make a “perfect” couple -then Terry proceeded to stay up last night until 3:30 am tweeting a handful of fans and retweeting anything positive anyone said and even some negative stuff about Alexis and Jim. If they have such a “perfect” marriage then why wasn’t he snugglin’ with his grinch faced wife last night instead? I’m sure he makes an excellent parent when he’s hungover from tweeting the next morning. Can’t wait until next season when he, Heather and Tamra implode all over each other. I don’t see that friendship lasting.
Ahahah grinch face indeed.
HAHAHAHA that’s a riot, Tamra! You calling the other franchises fake and phony? LOL! OC is the original when it comes to being fake and phony.
I’ve always loved the OC wives. In fact NJ and OC have been my favorites for years now. However this season both are making me sad. Tamra has always stuck out to me as the phony mean girl since day one. She targets one girl each season. The last two seasons its been Gretchen. This season she’s targeted Lexy and its disturbing. I’ve never been much of a fan of Lex. I don’t really know why to be honest.this season however I’ve grown to like her. I like that she is persuing her career and having fun with it. She seems harmless and not even close to a mean spirited person. Tamra and Heather on the other hand are plain out rude and disgusting to people. Tamra likes to be the top dog in charge and I think she purposly became friends with Gretchen to piss Vicky off and then turned everyone against Lexy. She thinks this puts her in a more superior role now. Even Dr Dubrow follows along with her and talks crap about people with her. He’s a follower and those are the type of people she likes to befriend. It will keep her in the leader role. If I was Gretchen I would watch my back because she is far from sincere in regards to friendships. Look how fast she turned on Vicky.
I am reading other comments, and I guess Im in the minority here, but I can’t agree with Tamra being labeled the mean girl or fake, sorry. Vicki has always been irrational even though I liked her and she has been very judgmental and hypocritical. Tamra has kept it real, and people do not like it I guess! The problems with her and Gretchen were finally resolved, in a respectful manner so Im unsure as to why people always bring it up like it just happened? Gretchen was far from innocent in that situation!! And if I were Tamra getting calls from a dude in the middle of the night saying he and Gretchen had been together, Id call that biatch out too! Gretchen lied about that guy while crying over Jeff.. why think Tamra is the a$$??? Alexis- no one barely liked her until now!! She was not bullied, and she has done her own fair share shit stirring, lying and gossiping herself- and her hubby is a control freak like Tamra said! Alexis does not want to admit that Tamra was right. Alexis put knives in Tamra’s back long ago, and never apologized! She was rude and judged her because of Simon, and hung out with him when he and Tamra had bad issues with his new girlfriend- blah. Alexis is also pissed because Tamra and Gretchen made up – she only can play with one friend at a time. Of course her and Vicki are all jelly so they play nice together. Without each other , they have no friends and no one who can stand to film with them!
Since when does spreading gossip and yelling mean keeping it real? Was she keeping it real when she spread rumors about Gretchen cheating on Jeff? Was she keeping it real when she says Alexis got a nose job and her story about sinusitis was fake? Did we not see those mucus plugs (ewww) with out own eyes? Is it keeping it real to say “we going to take that bitch down?” Was it keeping it real to take Terry Dubrow’s “phony” to “the phoniest person he’s ever met?”
There’s nothing real about Tamra except her sun-damaged leathery hide.
If she wanted to keep it real she should have also outted herself too. while she was telling the world Gretchen was talking to some other guy she should have mentioned so was she!!
And as for her skin did anyone catch her on WWHL? She looked like she was made of silly puddy.
They all do that ! My opinion is that Tamra is the most real about it. Someone mentioned move that it has to take a toll on you constantly filming with someone who acts like that, I’m sure it did, and thats probably why it appears Tamara is mean? IDK.. I would think Gretchen was a cheater also if some younger guy was calling my hubby and I and telling us about it! Did you ever hear Gretchen’s responses? She flip flopped her answers in 5 minutes- hated the guy, he stalked her, yet she was his ‘ friend” and gave him a ride in the same night. I would think that Gretchen was misbehaving! Just as much as you may think Tamra said nasty things, they all have! I just think she is the least fake about any of it. I will agree she does look a little sun damaged
There is no doubt in my mind Gretchen was cheating and using Jeff for his $$$!! But Tamra was also “talking” to one of her ex’s behind Simons back, she didn’t own up to it until her and Simon split cause I think he found out about it and outed her. But at the time when she was airing all of Gretchen’s dirty laundry was also the same time she was doing the exact same thing she was blaming G for.
Jen- whatttttt? I never heard that about Tamra! Is the true, or did Slade or Gretch put that out there in spite, lol? You have to admit , after Simon being a douche, is there harm in just talking? They already knew hey were splitting at that time, no? I personally would not judge Tams for just talking. After being trapped by Simon, I would talk to anyone who would listen, lol
Yeah it was at the season reunion after herand simon split and she did admit she was in contact with one of her ex’s while still “happily” married. I couldn’t stand Simon i thought he was arrogant and almost border line abusive, at least mentally.
I don’t care about her claiming the OC is ‘real’ or ‘so and so is fake.’ The big reveal from this interview is Tamra says Vicki has isolated herself with Brooks. This is a very bad sign. Vicki is in deep. He’s probably completely sweet talked her out of the 20/20 piece. I fear the only thing that will break them up is when he moves on to another woman, after he has drained her emotional and bank accounts.
i’m not surprised that vicki isolated herself with brooks. i had a feeling that was gonna happen. everyone turned on her and kept bashing brooks. that would only make her want to be with him more. i’ve seen many relationships like that where family and friends nag their loved ones to leave their toxic relationships and only push them further into the toxic persons arms. it was bound to happen. instead of yelling at her and berating her about brooks. they should’ve just kept their eyes on him and be there for her. right now, she’s weak and vunerable and can’t see the truth. she’s not the only person in the world that has done that.
Maru- agree! people could see this coming a mile away, but Vicki did not want to listen.
No, Tammy Sue, I wouldn’t carry a fake Louis Vitton….but we all know that you would. Next question.
Alexis is pretentious and Tamra is talking about carrying around knock-off bags? What’s wrong here??
I think it’s so sad that this mother of 3 behaves this way. Tamra can do one thing. Call names! That’s it! Is “Victim Barbie” supposed to be funny? Because I think it’s pretty desperate.
Alexis is a “victim” because she defends herself against vile Tamra? I don’t think so.
All Tamra cares about is being on camera. She is the Jill of the O.C. She was rubber-necking so much at that party of Heather’s I wouldn’t be surprised if she woke up with whiplash the next morning!
I don’t understand how any sane person can like Alexis.
EWW, her hubby has tits!!! LOL. Im sorry, he does.. If any of you get a chance, go look at her twitter pics. I cannot respect a man with tits.
maybe they got a 2 for 1 special at the plastic surgeon. LOL
Lol
I have disliked Tamara since she set up Gretchen at her dinner party. She kept Gretchen s glass full until she became drunk and Ryan the sleeze took advantage of her. And Gretchen forgives her? Give me a break, I never could
I’m Tamra fan all the way.But i have to agree with Tamra i don’t think Vicky knew she had a few more love tanks on that body of hers.
Tamra can be very mean, crude and vulgar. I had some sympathy for her when she was married to Simon because he came across as very controlling, critical and verbally abusive. This season however she’s suppose to be head over heels in love and yet she’s always angry and picking Alexis apart. There’s no need for any of these women to be so mean about the little things Alexis may say or if she boasts too much. So what? How does it effect their lives or anything that they have or talk about? It’s just bullying and that’s what I didn’t like. Too many against one is so unfair. You go on vacation, leave your husband and kids behind to have fun, not be harassed.
And I agree with the person who said Heather has a Joker face. So true. ha ha
Tamra has always been the mean girl and to deflect ownership of that title she accuses her targets of playing “victim.”.
If I were Tamra’s mother, I would be so embarrassed.
Target. I like that.
The point Tamra was trying to make about Alexis needing to stop playing victim because talking about each other was to be expected when they signed on to the show…………..Well, I see Tamra’s point but just the other day Tamra was bitching on Twitter that viewers pick apart her weight and she’s angry about that. I honestly think Tamra is more of a dim bulb than Alexis….Tamra’s too dumb to even grasp how hypocritical she is from one moment to the next.
I loved loved loved tamara till this season she is being such a bitch like hollier than thou attitude it just ruined the show for me same thing with gretchen i was a faithful watcher until this season and the drama is over the top