Real Housewives of Dallas: The biggest moments from part I of the reunion

Bravo kicked off the New Year with part one of The Real Housewives of Dallas reunion and we were not disappointed in all of the antics.

All six ladies were present for The Real Housewives of Dallas reunion part one, decked out in red or black gowns.  Check out a few of the highlights from the first part of the reunion. On one couch were Brandi Redmond and Stephanie Hollman in black, with LeAnne Locken in red seated in between them. On the other couch were Kameron Westcott and D’Andra Simmons in red, with Kary Brittingham in black in the middle.

Andy kicked off the questions by asking Brandi for an update on the impending adoption of her son Bruin’s sibling, and Brandi tearfully informed him that Bruin’s birth mom lost the baby. The Redmonds had been preparing to adopt the baby, and so they were all very sad about the miscarriage.

LeeAnne’s Wedding – Where was the food?

The wedding cost approximately $4,502,000. All of the donated services and items totaled about $4.5 million, and the ladies guessed that the other $2,000 was what LeeAnne actually spent on the food for her 300 guests.

There wasn’t a lot of food because LeeAnne thought if there was a big meal, no one would dance. Also, she and Rich Emberlin are used to eating dinner at 6 PM and didn’t think that people would want to eat so late in the evening (7:30 PM) Also, there was a 5-hour gap between the ceremony and reception because, LeeAnne said with a shrug, Bravo requires meals and breaks for the production team. Andy adamantly denied this.

Did Rich disrespect LeeAnne at their wedding reception?

If you recall, Rich made a comment to one of his wedding guests that he’d never seen so many hot women in one place. All of the ladies agreed that they would be very hurt and angry if their husbands said things like that on their wedding day. LeeAnne laughed off the comment, saying that Rich always jokes with her about her friends being very good looking.

Brandi revealed that Rich had made her feel very uncomfortable at the engagement party by making creepy grunting sounds while leering at her backside. LeeAnne claimed that Rich was doing this in reaction to D’Andra’s husband Jeremy asking whether Rich would rather have sex with Brandi or Stephanie. (Not sure how that makes it okay?)  She also claimed that Jeremy said he’d like to have sex with both women. D’Andra denied that, and Andy said if that had been picked up by the mics, Bravo would have used the clip.

D’Andra refused to voice an opinion about Rich’s behavior at the wedding but did confirm that she still believes Rich was unfaithful to LeeAnne. Rich sent both D’Andra and Jeremy a text insinuating that Jeremy had cheated on D’Andra, and LeeAnne claimed that Rich did this because he had lost jobs due to the cheating accusations.

Are lost or texted invitations insulting?

LeeAnne claimed on the show that many of her invitations were lost in the mail and that the post office generally loses 30% of all mail. Andy said that the actual figure is 4.7%.

Brandi said that although getting a texted invitation to the wedding 10 days before was not ideal, it actually didn’t matter; she had decided long before the text that she would not go to the wedding if she was invited. She just didn’t feel that she and LeeAnne had the best friendship and she didn’t feel comfortable going.

D’Andra wasn’t invited to the wedding, and she said during the reunion that she feels there’s no hope for her friendship with LeeAnne. (Frankly, she doesn’t seem to want the friendship any longer, and who could blame her?) LeeAnne, exhibiting her usual inability to grasp reality, said she believes there is still hope.

Were LeeAnne’s vows actually insults?

LeeAnne wrote her own vows, which include this line: “When I was a child, I never really felt loved, wanted, or accepted.” All of the women thought LeeAnne included this line to be a direct dig at her mother. LeeAnne’s response? “My mother didn’t raise me.” The ladies also agreed that LeeAnne treated her mother very hurtfully at the wedding. The lone holdout was Kameron, who questioned why the women were nitpicking all of these little things. Brandi pointed out that Kameron is the queen of nitpicking.

Getaway to Kary’s home in Mexico

Andy dove into various events of The Real Housewives of Dallas cast trip to Kary’s fabulous oceanside home in Mexico, including D’Andra’s excessive drinking, why LeeAnne didn’t want to room with Kary, and Kary’s discomfort with the fact that husband Eduardo has all of the money.

But the main discussion centered on Brandi and Kameron’s fight. Soon after arriving, Kameron implied that Brandi and Stephanie only wanted to room with each other. She brought it up again that evening at dinner, and Brandi stated that she thought the actual “clique” was Kameron and LeeAnne. A fight erupted that included pointing fingers, napkins flung into faces, a few F-bombs, and then the ultimate insult: Kamryn calling Brandi “trash.”

Confronted at the reunion with her use of the T-word, Kameron claimed that because Stephanie had used the word “trashy” a few hours earlier that same day, the word had become implanted in her head. She said she wouldn’t have used that word otherwise, but Stephanie reminded her that she used it a few years ago in connection with Brandi.

Kameron, in her usual frustrating fashion, twisted, flip-flopped, and then flat out denied what she’d said, even though it’s on tape. Brandi explained why being called “trash” hurts her so much, and LeeAnne’s response to this was  classic: “We have to grow past our past and not use it.” (Uh-huh, we know. Do you???)

The issue ended when Kameron apologized for her own napkin-throwing behavior, which she deemed trashy as well, and asserted her desire to be friends with Brandi.

A separate argument emerged when Kameron expressed her own issue with Stephanie calling their friendship “surface.” This, to Kameron, equated to calling her a dumb blonde, which is apparently as hurtful to Kameron as the term trashy is to Brandi. She shed a few (crocodile?) tears over how hurtful Stephanie had been to call her elitist and stated that Stephanie had never come to Kameron to tell her how she felt. Stephanie quickly pointed out that she did talk to Kameron about how she felt Kameron did not treat her like a human being or friend or even kindly.

Kameron inexplicably quoted Elsa in Frozen to bolster her case, saying “The fake cannot be trusted.” To which Stephanie pulled out a more well-known Frozen quote: “Let it go.”

LeeAnne Part II

In case you weren’t aware of it after four seasons, LeeAnne had a bad childhood. The memories that she shares are indeed shocking and heartbreaking, but after four seasons, the issue that the women have with her bringing these events up is that she seems to trot them out to shut down conversations or to excuse her bad behavior.

Everyone was also very shocked at LeeAnne’s flippant comment about trying suicide again if she had the chance. This was especially upsetting to D’Andra, whose stepfather committed suicide, something that LeeAnne knew. LeeAnne’s response was that there’s a double standard in the group and that everyone else is allowed to talk about their past traumas.

The Lighter Moments

All the housewives agreed that their favorite event during their girls’ trip to Mexico was the very proper Kameron peeing behind a trailer.  My favorite moment was this: Brandi pulled out a flask, took a swig and then passed it to Stephanie.

Andy, who usually frowns upon side conversations taking place during the main discussion, looked shocked and whispered at them in his newly developed dad-voice, “You’re drinking out of a flask? Are you sailors??” The BFFs just giggled and kept on sipping.  The Real Housewives of Dallas reunion continues next week…and I can’t wait to see how it all pans out.

The Real Housewives of Dallas Reunion Part II will air Wednesday, January 8 at 9 PM.