The Real Housewives of Orange County

By gilmore Gretchen: I can't stop compulsively laughing while playing with my bangs. Tamra:  I can't stop talking about Gretchen. Just when I think I've had all I can take of that show, along comes Vicki making a face like above.  Don gave her a ring and she gave us that look.  Win for her, win for us.

By gilmore Vicki threw a Botox and tanning party for her employees and that was about all we saw of the Vickers.  I took the week off from drawing her as Alexis has emerged as my favorite to depict. That's all for now.  To read past OC Housewives entries, just click here.

By gilmore Hope you'll all take a moment to have a look at the shop I just set up on Etsy. It's loaded with original Tivo line drawings from all The Real Housewives series, Project Runway, Millionaire Match Maker, True Blood, and... Hope you'll all take a moment to have a look at the shop I just set up on Etsy.

By gilmore I did the above drawing of the latest housewife Alexis in about five minutes as that was all I could take.  I know I didn't fully capture her, but it was more about her ridiculous fake tits and her prized Orange County blond mane.  She seems nice enough so far but my guess is she'll be the worst one...

By gilmore We spent the majority of the evening at Eleven night club (for you Weho regulars) and it was packed, loud, messy, fun, and full of fun costumes.  And a cute GaGa Go Go Boy. In housewives news, I can not wait for the founding mothers of The Real Housewives franchise to return tomorrow night.  Oh Vi...

By gilmore I am sooooooo late for an afternoon appointment that I'll have to add the commentary later today when I get back.  In the meanwhile, hope you'll enjoy the above image of the "moose" vs. the "wig"!  Back with my thoughts on the finale shortly.

By gilmore So....... the show started with Kim and SheRee kissing and making up in order to plan an engagement party for Kandi and AJ in the very restaurant where the two had their big blow-up.  They decided to put their differences to the side and work together on this project.  SheRee manned up, tucked her enor...

By gilmore What else happened?  Oh... so Kim didn't make Kandi's very important club performance even though she'd promised to be there.  Kim made it up to Kandi by letting Kandi watch her in an a.d.d. haze buy a bunch of clothes for her daughter and then pay for it with a black titanium Amex.  That's really righ...

By gilmore Does she look good?  Actually, I think she does.  Does she have a man-ish quality?  Well......  Is she coked up out of her mind?  Could be.  The photo does leave me wanting something else.  Hmmm.... what could that be?  (Her hot friend Max would be nice.) What could make that picture better?

By gilmore I plopped down in front of my fully loaded Tivo yesterday evening and drank my body weight in Cabernet as I watched last week's Real Housewives of Atlanta. OK, that show is ten steps beyond ridiculous with the drag queen... I plopped down in front of my fully loaded Tivo yesterday evening and dra...

By gilmore First look at the 2010 Dieux DU Stade calender.  I'd like a second look please.  Oh La La Mag Lynne from The Real Housewives of Orange County may be single.  Dlisted Rachel Zoe returns tonight on Bravo which means the return of her twat assistant Taylor.  Gawker

By gilmore Behold Alexis Bellino the latest addition to the Orange County cast. She looks fairly normal, kind of like an entertainment reporter. I'm getting a Nancy Odell vibe from her in that picture. I'm hoping that calm and slightly frozen face...

By gilmore My email began blowing up a few hours ago. Why? Well it seems my reality TV muse Vicki Gunvalson--- the insurance selling, perpetually overworking, whoo-hoo screaming, founding mama dog of the The Real Housewives of Orange County got a tattoo...

By gilmore Want to celebrate your love of the Real Housewives of NYC, then click here? Why stop there?  Add the The Real Housewives of Orange County to the mix.  Click here. Lastly, I must include this loving montage to my Realty TV muse Vicki Gunvalson.  Click here.

By gilmore Not since the Real Housewives of Atlanta reunion show when NeNe shoved her finger in Kim's face and ordered her to keep her legs closed to married men have we seen such a confrontation.  I was wondering why Bravo brought Kelly onto their program--- had someone in casting been tipped off to th...

By gilmore File this one under "Oh come on... really?" It turns out someone has issued not one, but two death threats against my favorite "momma dog" housewife of all time--- Vicki with an i Gunvalson. Say it ain't so! Besides wanting... Please click here to see all my Real Housewives of the OC recaps and drawi...

By gilmore By the way, next week's face-off between Bethenny and Kelly looks good!) Ramona dissing Simon at the Russel Simmon's fashion show was perfect.  Just perfect.  I truly am falling for Ramona. Please click here to read previous Real Housewives of NYC entries.

By gilmore Speaking of Ramona, she continued and maintained her nut bag du jour status.  I love that a former Hooters waitress turned mud wrestler turned maven can find her way onto this Reality TV show.  Good for you Bravo for not holding any of that against her. 

By gilmore This last episode of The Real Housewives of NYC was by far the best in my humble opinion. How's that? Well, let me highlight a few of the finer moments: *Ramona alpha dogging the newest housewife Kelly and the docent... This last episode of The Real Housewives of NYC was by far the best in my humble...

By gilmore Bensimon, who appears on Bravo's hit reality show "The Real Housewives of New York City," hit him "with a closed fist, thereby causing informant to suffer a laceration below informant's left eye and substantial pain," the criminal complaint he filed with police charges.

By gilmore Perhaps a drawing of the first ladies of the Housewives franchaise would brighten up your foyer?  One of these drawings says you're classy and not skanky.  Ask Gretchen to explain that.  Or........... I've also drawn from I Love New York. Rock of Love. The Real Housewives of New York City.

By gilmore Aside from all the Tamra/ Gretchen drama, the rest of the show was fairly vanilla.  Lynne seemed typically out of it and even cried a bit.  Jeana was rather distant and kept defending her sons' bad behavior.  And Vicki continued to hold my heart in her hands.  When she described her favorite aft...

By gilmore There you have it.  Short and bittersweet.  I look forward to drawing all those ladies in the coming weeks.  I also want to mention that when Bethany described Countess Luann's behavior as dis-countess--- I fell in love.  Bravo Bethany!

By gilmore I've been doing 5 to 25 minute sketches of The Real Housewives of Orange County now for the last three seasons. As the show had its finale last night, I thought it fitting to put together a little video tribute... I've been doing 5 to 25 minute sketches of The Real Housewives of Orange County now fo...

By gilmore I'll just say that my drawings are off tonight.  My moonshine/ Cabernet blend seems to have adversely affected my skills.  That said, here's Vicki of Life With Vicki having a stern conversation or should I say lecture at her son about attending all her insurance conferences.  FUN!

By gilmore Clearly the appropriate response to the notion that Vicki is calm.  There was further evidence that Lynne wasn't quite all there when she asked the waiter what could a vegetarian who eats shrimp put horse radish on.  I think Tamra flashed her that same above look.  Also appropriate. 

By gilmore Is a huge upper lip youthful looking?  Curious.  Tamra made a number of points about Gretchen which I agree with.  And tonight's episode seems like it should be really good.  From the commercial, if looks like Gretchen 30, who is at the time of airing in a relationship with Jeff 53 may be making...

By gilmore As always, Vicki with an i was the highlight.  She rocked her signature Egyptian eyeliner, a woven cowboy hat, and a kicky printed smock.  The best part of the show happened when a wooping it up Vicki and her surnburnt friends were boating down the river while woo hooing and raising their beer...

By gilmore Slade Smiley did try to get a spot on season 4 through Gretchen Rossi. Slade is the one who went to bravo through Katie McIntosh to get Gretchen on the show. after getting Gretchen on the show, Slade put it to Gretchen that he and her should date on the show to create controversy. This was per Slade...

By gilmore I've been doodling and making commentary on The Real Housewives of Orange County since its second season. I'd pour myself a giant glass of wine, hit pause on my TIVO during one of the housewives' confessional moments, and then do... I've been doodling and making commentary on The Real Housewi...

By gilmore Next would be Orange County royalty Lauri Waring Peterson.  Is it just me, or did her upper lip double in size this season?  It now almost touches the tip of her nose.  I see those giant upper lips all over the place when I'm down in Orange County and wonder--- why?  I mean I love seeing them and I'...

By gilmore Dwight drawing done with ink on 9" x 12" paper in 25 minutes.  Hot photos taken with my canon powershot camera. After last week's brilliant episode of The Real Housewives of Atlanta where we got to fully experience the marvel that is Kim the singer, I knew it would be a challenge for this week's...

By gilmore Kim Zolciak, single mother of 2,  from Housewives of Atlanta (Bravo Channel), is the target of Lisa Wu Hartwell's verbal rampage (another Housewife).  Lisa recently verbally exploded in an on camera taping of the reunion against Kim Monday in Atlanta. (much speculation that Lisa struck...

By gilmore Each of these drawings is ink on paper done in about ten minutes each.  This posting is really, really late. Sorry, I'm tardy to the party. Last week's episode of The Real Housewives of Atlanta was by far the best. Hands down. I've chosen to focus again on my two favorites: Kim and NeNe....

By gilmore Then Sheree and Kim had a day of lesbian flirtation at the spa and then dinner with their kids.  Did anyone else get the creeps at Kim endlessly flattering Sheree?  Kim might be the new man in the soon to be divorced Sheree's life?  The only housewife I haven't drawn is Lisa Wu Hartwell.

By gilmore Each drawing took about ten minutes to complete using ink on paper.  One huge glass of Cab-er-a-net helped.  If you are even remotely familiar with my site, then you know I have an unnatural and unending fascination with The Real Housewives of Orange County which in turn carried over to The R...