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Gizelle Bryant is trading shade for apologies, and according to the Potomac pot-stirrer herself, she’s “evolving” into a “better person.” The Real Housewives of Potomac vet is making amends with two of her “friends,” Tia Glover and Dr. Wendy Osefo, after spreading rumors about Tia’s husband allegedly being on dating apps and calling Wendy a “scammer” and a “criminal” amid her ongoing legal troubles.
During the Oct. 18 episode of Watch What Happens Live, Bryant acknowledged that she “did” a good job and felt great about apologizing to Glover, whose marital struggles with her husband, Rob Glover, have been unfolding on RHOP.
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Rather than approaching Tia directly with the sensitive information, Gizelle acknowledged that she repeated the allegations to others, contributing to the drama surrounding her co-star’s marriage.
When Cohen praised her for taking accountability, Gizelle agreed that she’d done a good job and said she felt great about making amends.
“People need to realize that Gizelle is evolving. Okay? I’m becoming a better person,” she declared.
Cohen seemed pleasantly surprised, noting that viewers rarely see the longtime Housewife apologize.
And Tia wasn’t the only person to receive an unexpected mea culpa.
Gizelle Bryant Also Apologized To Wendy Osefo After Calling Her A “Scammer” And A “Criminal”
Gizelle also had some apologizing to do when it came to Dr. Wendy Osefo, whom she called a “scammer” and a “criminal” while discussing the ongoing insurance fraud case involving Wendy and her husband, Eddie Osefo.
During a conversation with Tia on #RHOP, Gizelle questioned whether the ladies should rally around Wendy in light of the allegations against her.
“I do want us to step up for Wendy,” Tia said.
“But are we going to act like Wendy did not potentially commit a crime? I just can’t wrap my head around that,” Gizelle responded.
When Tia reminded her that they weren’t the “judge or the jury,” Gizelle doubled down, arguing that the evidence wasn’t in Wendy’s favor. She also suggested that Wendy wouldn’t extend her the same grace if their situations were reversed.
“If it were me, Wendy would run me down to the ground,” Gizelle claimed.
When Tia asked whether she’d personally experienced that kind of treatment from Wendy, Gizelle delivered another dig.
“I’m not a scammer. I’m not a criminal, so I haven’t given her that to give,” she said.
Tia, however, wasn’t comfortable with the accusations.
“I just think it’s in poor taste, babe,” she said in a confessional, arguing that they shouldn’t label Wendy a scammer or criminal based on allegations, even if they privately believed them.
Gizelle continued, acknowledging that Wendy had been arrested while insisting she had no desire to pile on.
“Do I feel like slamming this in Wendy’s face? No, I don’t need to kick Wendy when she’s down,” she said, before joking that her castmate was “all the way on the ground” like a “starfish.”
Wendy and Eddie have denied wrongdoing in connection with the fraud allegations, and the criminal case remains unresolved.
After watching the footage back, however, Gizelle admitted that her remarks made her uncomfortable, particularly given the progress she believes the two women have made in their friendship.
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“So I saw that back, and I very much regretted it. Like I cringed watching myself say that because Wendy and I, we’re like actually I think really good friends,” Gizelle explained during WWHL.
“Maybe not after she sees this episode, but I feel like I took eight steps back and I don’t want to do that. So Wendy, I’m sorry. Wendy, I’m sorry.”
Whether Wendy accepts the apology remains to be seen.
Tia Glover Opened Up About Her Husband’s Dating Profile.
During Sunday’s RHOP Season 11, Episode 2, Tia updated co-stars Wendy Osefo and Stacey Rusch on what her husband of 17 years confessed during an off-camera conversation. According to Tia, the rumors turned out to be true. Rob admitted that he had been on a dating site for about a year.
The reason behind his decision? “He said he felt lonely; he was looking for some attention,” Tia explained during Sunday’s episode.
The revelation has left Tia grappling with embarrassment and feelings of betrayal as she tries to make sense of what happened in her marriage. Read more after the flip!
Where Do Tia Glover and Her Husband Stand Today?
“He didn’t even think it respectful enough to cheat like everybody else does: quietly and with discretion,” she admitted in a producer interview on Sunday’s episode. “You also want to humiliate me is how I felt — and how I feel. What was interesting though is that the site was still up. Like, I literally had to ask, ‘Do you think you can delete it?’ And he’s like, ‘Oh, yeah.’”
Despite the painful revelation, Tia confirmed in an Oct. 7 interview with Entertainment Tonight that she and Rob are still together, although they are “still navigating” challenges in their marriage.
Tia said that although the situation has shaken her trust, she and her husband are still working through their issues.
“For your husband to be on a dating app, clearly everything is not right at home,” she confessed, acknowledging that their relationship still needs work. “But we’ve built a family together, we’ve built a life together.”
She continued:
“This is clearly a plaster, as the Americans would say, a bandaid on something much bigger, and so we’re cleaning that out.”
Although Tia admitted she felt “shocked” and “embarrassed” by the discovery, she appears willing to move forward, but there’s a long healing journey ahead.
“I’ve allowed myself time to calm down and be able to see and think clearly… I haven’t quite gotten to this place where I have this dream plane that’s landing somewhere because I’m very much still in the sky,” Tia added.
She also exclusively told BOSSIP that she was blindsided by the allegations brought to her by Stacey Rusch on just her second day of filming, before she’d even settled into the new season.
“Stacey has not made up this story. It’s a real story. Rob did not deny it,” Tia told BOSSIP.
Despite that, Tia said that she believes Stacey’s delivery was anything but innocent.
“The issue I have with Stacey is she pretended that she was being so kind and so nice and doing me the solid because she’s such a good person,” Tia explained. “But you’ll see how malicious she is with it.”
Oof! There’s def more drama to come this season.
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