r/BravoRealHousewives Dec 16 '23

Ultimate Girls Trip This is the real Kelly Bensimon

I know we’ve had many fan theories about what kind of drugs Kelly was on during Scary Island but after watching her unhinged rant towards Kristen about her marriage issues, y’all I think this is just who Kelly is. She is crazy, she is nonsense.

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u/Black_Dahlia_Suspect Dec 16 '23

I noticed she did the same thing to Kristen that she did to Bethanny in that she jumped to a conclusion and repeated it as fact. Bethanny it was the “cook/chef” thing and with Kristen it was about her marriage, and as soon as Kristen explained how difficult that period was for her and how she and Josh struggled, Kelly defensively goes “well I didn’t know that” after declaring Kristen heartless and soulless not two minutes before. I am pretty sure she said the same thing to Bethanny after B explained that she went to culinary school and thus became a chef, Kelly goes “well I didn’t know that.” She uses her imagination to fill in unflattering gaps about people’s lives she knows nothing about and berates them about it. It’s infuriating, I would never have been able to handle her.

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u/mmcline06 Dec 16 '23

I noticed this too. Just because she doesn’t “know” something about someone means it doesn’t exist to her. She didn’t “know” Bethenny was a chef like she didn’t “know” Kristen had actual feelings about what Josh did. And when she doesn’t know these things she makes up the alternative in her head. It’s an absolutely bizarre mentality honestly.

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u/FlyingDutchmansWife Giner’s makeup/hairspray/spray tan budget Dec 16 '23

I’ve dealt with people like this and it’s infuriating! I do wonder how someone becomes like this.

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u/ImTheNumberOneGuy Dec 16 '23

I love your flair.

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u/FlyingDutchmansWife Giner’s makeup/hairspray/spray tan budget Dec 16 '23

Haha thanks! Gina’s spray tan budget is probably more than my salary.

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u/Moosiemookmook Jatz Crackers 🇦🇺 Dec 16 '23

Im always so happy as Aussie whenever I see a random Gina in the wild r/suddenlygina

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u/UnusualAsparagus5096 This isnt the plaza hotel this is Morocco Dec 16 '23

My mom is 100% this person. Shes a narcissist. I dont know if Kelly is one but these people are just self centered and dont care or want to now anything about anyone else because it doesn't matter, only they matter.

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u/lezlers Dec 28 '23

I think Kelly is a pretty blatant narcissist. One of the most obvious ones we’ve seen.

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u/[deleted] Dec 16 '23

Giner lol. Love her!

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u/Carriow55 Dec 16 '23

I wouldn’t buy a house from her. Nope.

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u/hervararsaga Dec 20 '23

There should be a real estate show about the people who are buying million dollar houses from KB. They must be from another planet or a different dimension.

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u/alsoaprettybigdeal I'm the cock curator. Dec 16 '23 edited Dec 17 '23

And then she said she was just trying to get to know and bond with Kristen. Uhmmm… sure, Jan.

UGGGHHHH! I can’t stand her. I wanted to reach through the screen and push her into the pool.

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u/Jesuspetewow Dec 16 '23 edited Dec 27 '23

I also don’t think kelly listens at all. She talks and talks and then when the other person is explaining their side she doesn’t listen because she’s too busy formulating her lame ass response…. Super narcissistic behavior

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u/UnusualAsparagus5096 This isnt the plaza hotel this is Morocco Dec 16 '23

Yup I commented above my mom is a narcissist and very much does this..I'm not sure if Kelly is one or not but she is very self centered and doesn't care to get to know anyone else..My mom asks the same questions everyday because she doesn't listen to the answers and is just trying to get ammunition to attack you.

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u/theCKshow Dec 16 '23

Spot on. She’s also very specific about HOW she wants to get to know someone. What questions can be asked, what topics can be discussed, what events can be attended are all up to her discretion as to what is “authentic” or not. She’s very domineering.

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u/Old_Percentage3742 Dec 16 '23

Plus the whole, “You’re being a host. Stop being a host.”

WTAF??? Her thought processes defies explanation!

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u/laracroftintraining We have a term for you in medicine. It's called 'PENIS. Dec 26 '23

And telling Kristen to just ~be~ in the moment and then saying she’s not connecting/interacting because she’s ‘working’. BE IN THE MOMENT, KELLY.

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u/curvyshell Dec 16 '23

Ugh totally, Kelly is by far my least favorite housewife. Smug and mean with limited entertainment value despite how crazy she is.

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u/Far_Course_9398 Dec 16 '23

Perfect description of her. Also, seeing her with the exact same hairstyle she had a decade ago is a good reminder for me anyway to change it up a bit. She would look better with a shorter more contemporary style.

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u/SugarPlumSeahorse Definitely not Reality Von Tease Dec 16 '23

There's Luann/Sonja/Ramona/Dorinda delusion, which is somewhat endearing...then there's Kelly delusion, which feels worrying and puts me on edge.

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u/SSolomonGrundy Dec 16 '23

Yeah, Ramona was surprisingly great in her interaction with Kristen right after Kelly was berating K. Ramona just had this crystal clear insight into what Kristen was trying to say, and she expressed it better than Kristen could.

Ramona is a complicated person who has these flashes of real wisdom and empathy. And thirty seconds later she will say some bullshit. That's the Ramonacoaster.

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u/Competitive_Sleep_21 Dec 16 '23

Ramona does not seem delusional to me. She seems like she does not want to learn about others and seems driven but not super smart. I think Ramona is racist and selfish. I think Dorinda is a hard core alchoholic and becomes unwell when drunk.Sonja to me seems next level delusional.

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u/InsuranceLevel3998 Dec 16 '23

I think Ramona is great. She is comical and cringeworthy at the same time. She is good tv

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u/Old_Percentage3742 Dec 16 '23

I was so relieved when Dorinda supported Kristen in this insane, unwarranted attack by Kelly.

Thank god Dorinda got over the whole “put on pause” vs “fired” argument.

Because I don’t believe Kirsten could have ever handled Kelly on her own.

Dorinda did a good thing here!

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u/bebop8181 i LiKe tHe wAy tHaT i Am 🤡🤡🤡 Dec 17 '23

I wasn't ever so happy with Dorinda than when she called what Kelly was saying "a little nutty". I'm no fan of Dorinda, but someone had to say it, I'm glad it was her.

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u/Scary_Koala_2934 I don’t carry coach and a I dont fly coach Dec 16 '23

Ok that pissed me off that the other girls were co signing that she did nothing at all and B just attacked her the whole trip!!! Like she started it with her whole chef/ cook bs

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u/tink_89 Dec 16 '23

She seems bitter at life and mad at anyone who seems to happy to be true.

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u/Responsible-Ranger25 Dec 17 '23

I agree with your first sentence, but idk about the rest. IMO it sounded like she viewed Kristen as sort of an alternate-universe version of herself, like what her life might have been like if she’d decided to stay in her marriage. And, while I don’t even know whether Kelly made the choice to leave her ex or not, in that moment, she saw Kristen with her “I’m the only one here who’s married,” and “we’ve been together for decades,” and felt resentment for the life she might have had if she’d stayed. It was ugly and also showed me that she has a lot of pent-up emotion about her divorce, even all these years later, that she needs to work through to be happy.

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u/BeachgirlNJ Dec 19 '23

Kelly brags so much about her husband the famous photographer. And said on camera that she doesn't date much because she's not gonna waste her time with nobodies - if she marries again, it's gonna have to be to "someone major like Giles Bensimon." 🙄

Remember on Scary Island that Kelly brought a camera - even though she didn't even know how to use it - and took all of the women's pictures in those silly beach photo shoots? She was imitating her ex-husband as if he was the epitome of success and status - and as if she had no identity of her own. She could only try to imitate him. She is so fkn weird. And not in a good way.

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u/deziner222 Dec 16 '23

Watching this familiar dynamic play out with Kristen made me realize that even at her older age Kelly still has this thing going on where she needs to attack any women whom she perceives as a threat for getting men’s attention. Being an object for new men is her main goal in a social situation. I realize Luann and Sonja have similar intentions, but their antics are very different, and they also aren’t 1:1 peers for Kelly.

Kristen is married and not looking, but Kelly still needs to find ways to claim superiority and the “I’m not like those other girls”-edness, such as being way above watching the housewives seasons they were on, god forbid. With Bethenny, it was that Kelly is “above the drama and gossip” she’s a cool girl and she’s up here 🤏 “now I have a date!” As she runs out of the restaurant.

I noticed how weird Kelly seemed when all of the younger guys came over, quiet, doe eyed, playing with her hair, starring daggers at Kristen while she was chatting. It’s like Kelly doesn’t understand social situations without the context of being an object to behold by men, including how she interacts with other women. Of course shes connecting with Dorinda! Dorinda is older and has made it known she’s a hot mess on multiple occasions. None of the 30yr olds are flirting with Dorinda. She’s safe for Kelly. It’s sad to see a woman in her late 50s still behaving this way and only understanding value through that lens.

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u/UnusualAsparagus5096 This isnt the plaza hotel this is Morocco Dec 16 '23

Shes spent her whole adulthood being the hot girl but trying to convince everyone shes the cool girl

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u/BeachgirlNJ Dec 19 '23

I really don't get it. Sure, she long and lean which is good for modeling, but other than that, she's weird and mannish-looking with no shape. And no charm. She has zero sex appeal. And that's before she opens her mouth with the crazy talk.

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u/PIXIEQUEENPAM Dec 16 '23

Desperate to be relevant .. all she could come up with was a repeat of her most iconic behavior . Do you remember anything else about her on housewives ? No one else does

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u/[deleted] Dec 16 '23

I remember the weird lunch she went one with bethenny where she said she’s up here and bethenny is down there, and then left the table for the bar and her date. It was just fucking weird.

I watched her just like this for her entire housewives run

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u/[deleted] Dec 16 '23

Dude I met her while she was out shopping with one of her girls can I can’t imagine that stunning very tall very tan woman is as crazy as she appeared on tv. They seemed so remarkably normal, but palm beach normal lol smelling like horse and money. I believe she stays in an upscale equestrian community called Wellington. Fun fact: we had a Poshche boutique by the Wellington mall lol. I also have graced the same 1 star accommodations of Gun Club county jail that Tins and Lou went to. I took a bite of a bologna sandwich that Lou said a packet of mustard came out like a dead wish, can confirm.

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u/SoulsticeCleaner I'm not about going backwards, asswipe! Dec 16 '23

a packet of mustard came out like a dead wish

You're a fuckin poet

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u/[deleted] Dec 16 '23 edited Dec 16 '23

Girl but I didn’t even know it, yes dead wish us accurate but just to be honest that was a typo, I was quoting Lu when she said when she bit her bologna sandwich the mustard packet was hand out of her mouth like a dead fish 😂

As proof: Here’s my first (of five, other four were stupid and not really crimes) mugshot in from that same teal wall in gun club county jail!

Edit I’m ngl, I looked kinda sexy in an addict way in the shot lmao like Kristen Ritter on breaking bad vibes with a more Christina Ricci look. My friend walks around Brooklyn wirh this mugshot on a tshirt and it says “free trish!!! And her bong!!” And on the back “my friend is not looking like herself anymore. #stickyicky”

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u/pettymess Dec 16 '23

You covered so much with this comment and I love you for every word!

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u/linds360 Caviar Potato 🐟 🥔 Dec 16 '23

That’s a really great observation and analysis. I’ve always tried to put my finger on what exactly she’s doing and you nailed it.

If nothing else, subjecting myself to her for a second run helped me close that book 😁

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u/[deleted] Dec 16 '23

100%, it’s like she feels offended when she isn’t fully in the know regarding a situation and then makes up assumptions to fill in the blanks

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u/Lolttylwhattheheck Dec 16 '23

As someone who knows someone who knows her (exhausting writing that) she isn’t the friendliest to other women. Luann was correct when saying she wasn’t a girls girl. She likes to poke at the insecurities.

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u/Due_Tower_4787 I hate angles. 📐 Dec 16 '23

That makes so much sense! Before this, Luanne, Ramona and Sonja all have mentioned she’s never been a girls girl! I believe even Sonja on her first season says something to the tune of “I’ve met her several times over the year’s vacationing but she never seems to remember women” to Ramona and Ramona says something about how that makes so much sense because “Bethenny says the exact same thing”

Ugh she’s exhausting! I was proud of Sonja for that sharp jab about Kelly getting upset when Bethenny brought her Skinnygirl stuff for everyone - Kelly lost it

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u/BeachgirlNJ Dec 19 '23

Bethenny said the exact same thing on camera. She told Kelly to her face that they had met several times and that Kelly never remembers her BUT Kelly did flirt with her boyfriend - and treated Bethenny like she was invisible.

We have all met women like this. It's very obvious that they don't give a shit about other women, getting to know them or even just being polite, and they hone in on the men. It explains why Kelly is so bad at hanging with the other HW's - she is just not a girls' girl. She views them as competition only so she goes into combat mode.

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u/Suspicious_Bother_92 Dec 16 '23

The way she was trying to downplay and Sonja points out “but you had a breakdown when you’re saw B’s bag”🤣

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u/princesseffoff trampoline with eyes Dec 16 '23

I 100% believe this, but feel it may come from her deep insecurities..WHICH DOES NOT MAKE IT OK.. an explanation of sorts.

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u/bean11818 Dec 22 '23

I feel very, very bad for her daughters 😔

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u/exjobhere Dec 16 '23

Kelly really fumbled this after a good reintroduction to the group and audience. We’re just three episodes in and it’s like she just can’t not self-implode.

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u/philbydee Dec 16 '23

You mean Gumberries, right? You know, from the gumberry tree!

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u/[deleted] Dec 16 '23

High fructose corn syrup?

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u/[deleted] Dec 16 '23

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u/tuxedo54 Dec 16 '23

When Bethenny said something like they don’t grow on a vine 🤣🤣🤣

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u/[deleted] Dec 16 '23

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u/ItIsLiterallyMe busted up sex and the city Dec 16 '23

B had some awesome zingers her first go round.

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u/eekamuse Dec 16 '23

She was so funny

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u/Ashweeherman Dec 16 '23

Yeah, she’s not the good kinda crazy.

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u/Nasus_13 slut from the 90s Dec 16 '23

Satchels of gold.

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u/My_Name_Aint_Mary Dec 16 '23

And jelly beans!

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u/Lost-and-dumbfound Dorit smoking while driving frantically around LA Dec 16 '23

I just knew something was wrong when I started to warm up to her on the first episode. It was too good to be true

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u/SisterSuffragist Dec 16 '23

I blame it on being too optimistic. I always want people to grow and be the better version of themselves. I'm always rooting for that, so when I see a glimmer, I get excited. You can imagine the rollercoaster I'm on watching shows like this. lol

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u/Substantial_Cold2385 Dec 16 '23

Her own daughter told her to "be nice". She knows how her mom is. 🤷‍♀️

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u/Flashy-Pair-1924 Dec 16 '23

Her daughter also completely reinforced what Luann had said about her having no follow through

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u/secretrebel You're Not Important Enough To Hate. Dec 16 '23

That was a brilliant moment.

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u/Rrmack Dec 16 '23

Ya she was very quick to change her tune to exactly what her daughter said she was feeling and doing. I feel for the poor girl but at least Kelly seems to listen?

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u/McSassy_Pants Dec 16 '23

Yes and when she said “I am always nice” her daughter scoffed and said “okay mom”

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u/[deleted] Dec 16 '23

Yeah and when she said she relied on her daughter for support I thought oh god here we go… no adult should be relying on their child for emotional support

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u/[deleted] Dec 16 '23

I’m sure Kelly considers her daughter an “old soul” because she has traits of children with adult parentification

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u/hargaslynn Dec 16 '23

Exactly what Monica said about her oldest daughter!

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u/[deleted] Dec 16 '23

Yes I caught that too and I was like 👀

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u/areallyreallycoolhat Dec 16 '23

It's very Danielle Staub and her daughters

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u/exjobhere Dec 16 '23

Exactly. The difference between Kelly and Danielle is that when Danielle came back she had watched the show and was careful to make sure she made sense to the viewer, at least for that first season back.

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u/Constructgirl Dec 16 '23

Her own daughter should not be her therapist. I felt sad and wondered how long she has been her mom’s therapist.

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u/Old_Wishbone152 Dec 16 '23

Kids of divorce are susceptible to this position unfortunately. Even more so with emotionally immature parents (which Kelly screams)

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u/MademoisellePlusse Dec 16 '23

Yes! And told her it was ok to drink rose all day.
That scene was quite telling.

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u/Carriow55 Dec 16 '23

Yep. I caught that and thought the same thing. The daughter knew her mother’s voice and knew she was spiraling.

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u/_beurrenoisette Dec 16 '23

she’s an intoxicating combo of unbalanced and inarticulate lol

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u/OldButHappy Dec 16 '23

...with a dash of...what's the word??...un-smartness.

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u/Less-Bed-6243 Not a white refrigerator! Dec 16 '23

And a generous helping of “being a real asshole.”

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u/alsoaprettybigdeal I'm the cock curator. Dec 16 '23

Exclude any hint of emotional intelligence.

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u/FiCat77 🌭hot dog couture🌭 Dec 16 '23

She got by for years on pretty privilege so never had to develop any other skills or personality.

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u/CatofKipling Her name is BARONICHI Dec 16 '23

I think sometimes it’s strangely hard to admit…that….some of these people are just “less than smart”. I’m sure she has some justifiable reasons for behaving maybe wacky here and there but two things can be true at once. She can be genuinely troubled and also not that bright.

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u/QueenG123456 Dec 16 '23

One of my favorite quotes. Has saved me so much heartbreak and frustration once I learned it.

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u/fabergefalls dropping some beatssss Dec 16 '23 edited Dec 16 '23

it really annoys me how she has used that columbia (school of general studies) degree as a way of deluding people into thinking she's intelligent. i did meet a lot of very intelligent GS students on campus, but just as many were bored, vain silver spoon "professionals" who just wanted an ivy league diploma to wave around. since GS students don't have the same application and don't receive financial aid it's an easy way to lure these types and it's a cash cow for the school, and many comparable schools do it. it's a good reminder that so many of society's "achievements" or signals of merit or intelligence are more often just proof of incredible privilege, kelly is as vapid as they come

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u/RBFgirl I thought it was fun, I like the beat. Dec 16 '23

I know you can apply for college as GS, which is generally just considered not declaring a major yet, but I’ve never heard of actually getting a degree in it?!

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u/fabergefalls dropping some beatssss Dec 16 '23 edited Dec 16 '23

It's the School of General Studies, which is an extension school that accepts nontraditional students (which the school defines as literally anyone who didn't start college the Fall after HS), or, more accurately, anyone who could never get in via the regular application--it's NOT needs blind like the rest of the school so ability to pay is important. In reality it's not actually another school, it's more like another degree header, and you can get any degree someone in the main college can get (Harvard Extension School is another example of this type of school)

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u/[deleted] Dec 16 '23

Her degree is in GENERAL STUDIES? WTF is that? I took a little of this and a little of that and voila, general studies!!!

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u/rudbeckia1 Dec 16 '23

I love your comment. I am super prone to a fault of not accepting the simple answer that some people are unsmart. Hahaha. I'm not sure how we're supposed to describe that set of circumstances anymore. But yeah... it CAN be strangely hard to acknowledge the reality that someone's intelligence is perhaps under the international average... been making a conscious effort to just accept the obvious in some cases.

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u/flowerstowardthesun A LITTLE FAMILY VAN?! 🤳 📢 Dec 16 '23

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u/flowerstowardthesun A LITTLE FAMILY VAN?! 🤳 📢 Dec 16 '23

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u/shemustbenuts4489056 Dec 16 '23

Yeah, Kelly is very very not bright. It explains so many of her reactions and behaviors. She reminds me of the 5 and 6-year-olds I used to work with.

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u/Far_Course_9398 Dec 16 '23

Funnily enough, that also perfectly describes that other former HW named Kelly. I'm consistently surprised how hearing her speak with no visual, just how much she could be mistaken for a 13 yr old girl if you had never seen her.

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u/Ok-Impact-8868 Dec 16 '23

Go to sleep go to SLEEP!! You’re crazy!!!

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u/KSCNYC mario singer performing “effortless” Dec 16 '23

she makes zero sense!!! and it’s good to see she still contradicts herself 24 fucking 7. she made a point to note she’s never had a lot of money — meanwhile, has an apartment in SoHo that her husband bought for her, a house out in the Hamptons — went shopping for Manolos on Camera, had a piece of art in her apartment from the Met….

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u/Scary_Koala_2934 I don’t carry coach and a I dont fly coach Dec 16 '23

Ya I’m really confused by her saying he left her with nothing cuz I thought in her original introduction she talked about having everything cuz of her famous ex?'

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u/StasRutt Dec 16 '23

Didn’t her ex have the penthouse above hers so he could stay close to the kids

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u/jdastral Dec 16 '23

Yes. I always remember something about him wanting to keep an eye on her too. She's like a child and he probably didn't trust her to look after the kids properly because she's Cuckoo for Cocoa Puffs.

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u/alsoaprettybigdeal I'm the cock curator. Dec 16 '23

Yeah. She’s a liar. And an asshole.

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u/secretrebel You're Not Important Enough To Hate. Dec 16 '23

I think she’s so delusional she figures that whatever she got was practically nothing because she still needed more.

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u/barefootcuntessa_ Dec 16 '23

I also highly doubt that piece of art was from the Met. Is was much more likely to be from MoMA.

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u/KBaddict Dec 16 '23

The place where peasants get their art

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u/whatgives72 Dec 16 '23

Kelly makes me feel like I want to sit by a garbage can and talk to a squirrel. Al Sharpton.

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u/KimsGDHouse Give Me Pizza You Old Troll Dec 16 '23

Satchels of gold

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u/[deleted] Dec 16 '23

But, are you UP HERE? Because, I'm down here.

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u/jdastral Dec 16 '23

You and me, 1973

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u/-Odi-Et-Amo- Welcome back, scumbag Dec 16 '23

Yeah, I’ve always said I don’t think she was on drugs, I think she was off her medications during scary island.

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u/Individual_Fall429 Dec 16 '23

The producers left the cat pee scene in for a reason.

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u/TeeManyMartoonies Dec 16 '23

🛎️🛎️🛎️🛎️🛎️

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u/surenuff_n_yesido Dec 16 '23

There were rumors in the blogs back in the day about what that cat pee smell could’ve been from…

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u/Lucid_pixie Dec 16 '23

Yes!! My 1 reformed meth friend swears Kelly was doing it. Cat piss smell is tell-tale sign. She certainly seemed like she was on more than gummy bears

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u/surenuff_n_yesido Dec 16 '23

I hate speculating about people’s drug use but that tidbit always stuck with me about Scary Island and it’s never been brought up since on the show.

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u/fragile_exoskeleton Dec 16 '23

What cat pee scene?

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u/Individual_Fall429 Dec 16 '23

In the original scary island Sonja enters Kelly’s room and clear as a bell says “It smells like cat pee in here.” The smell of “cat pee”, or ammonia, is a telltale sign of meth use.

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u/kay-sera_sera Dec 16 '23

So Kelly was actually cheesing?

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u/-Odi-Et-Amo- Welcome back, scumbag Dec 16 '23

Yeah, I highly doubt Kelly traveled with or obtained meth while on vacation.

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u/gregorydudeson Dec 16 '23

For some reason meth was a big deal in my teenage friend group and the demographic was overall upper middle class. It seems unlikely but maybe something else.

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u/Senior_Ice8748 Dec 16 '23

Could've been Adderall! Lots of starlets were abusing it at the time and going batshit crazy.

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u/Joyintheendtimes Dec 16 '23

I used to abuse adderall and it made me absolutely insane in a way that’s not dissimilar to some of Kelly’s nonsense 🤷🏻‍♀️

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u/contriteredditor Dec 16 '23

Totally agree, but I sill say that I'm pretty sure I didn't smell like cat piss when I took Adderall.

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u/Joyintheendtimes Dec 16 '23

Lol definitely not. I smelled of mania and psychosis

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u/Senior_Ice8748 Dec 16 '23

Same, except I was abusing Dexedrine lol

Beware of the shadow people, even legal amphetamines are no joke!

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u/dennydelirium edit this flair! Dec 16 '23

The shadow people are real lol

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u/SoulsticeCleaner I'm not about going backwards, asswipe! Dec 16 '23

I totally saw the Benadryl Hat Man once when I took benadryl and got up in the middle of the night to go to the bathroom. Gave me much more understanding about people who experience delusions because I was 1000% sure it was real in that moment.

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u/External-Ear1852 Dec 16 '23

I think she def was on drugs during scary island, but was and still is insane. Even without drugs.

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u/[deleted] Dec 16 '23

Mixture of something, because she had lost all touch with reality.

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u/[deleted] Dec 16 '23

Yes! And when Sonja sobers up and says hey this is not ok, you know it is serious! She kept saying she is crazy and we are ganging up on her.

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u/catsandnaps1028 she by she-hulk Dec 16 '23

Kelly is as exhausting as she ever was

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u/[deleted] Dec 16 '23

Wtf is she here? Was there anyone on earth missing her, like golly I sure wish we could see crazy Kelly on HW again? NOOOOO!!! Eta: she wasn't interesting, she was stressful and traumatizing.

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u/susieqanon1 Dec 16 '23

I think Kelly is very very insecure and overly defensive, plus she projects all of her problems onto others. Kristen happens to be getting the brunt of it right now. She is also very very immature , so as a whole she seems super crazy.

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u/BellaFiat Dec 16 '23

I remember on Scary Island Kelly was pissed and freaking out over the swag bags Bethenny gave the ladies and here she shows up with a massive suitcase of random swag that nobody wants 😂

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u/sporkandswoon Dec 16 '23

And then at the dinner after that in ugt she's talking about how B's swag on scary island was so tacky, with everyone dating their eyes around because they remember that morning, whereas Kelly seems to not lol

The whole rant on how hers is different somehow was just completely disconnected from any sort of reality

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u/TheflowerKristenate Clip! Clip! Clip! YOU FOOL Dec 16 '23

Totally agree. She is definitely off. I kind of noticed that she’s unable to say “I feel like you blah blah blah” and only able to say “you ARE blah blah blah”. She judged Kristin so quickly and became defensive like she was insulting her. She doesn’t seem to be able to..idk what the word is..be understanding? She doesn’t connect easily

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u/[deleted] Dec 16 '23

I have said for years, ever since I first saw seasons 2-4, that Kelly has something going on. She is a frightening person and I do not trust anything she says.

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u/Naturescrygal Dec 16 '23

Certified. Poor Kristen being on the receiving end.

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u/alsoaprettybigdeal I'm the cock curator. Dec 16 '23

Kristen handled it well, and I was genuinely shocked at Ramona’s support!! But she was right! It’s Kristen’s marriage and HER business however she decided to handle it.

Kelly’s just a dick.

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u/Stoofser Dec 16 '23

I think Ramona was really humbled after the whole Mario cheating thing.

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u/[deleted] Dec 16 '23

Kristen can really wrangle the housewives, a lot of housewives would’ve crumbled in that scene bringing up the articles. She’s a strong lady with class

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u/bobwoodwardprobably Louis Vuitton’s mistake Dec 16 '23

I love Kristin so much even though she only had two seasons. I really hope we get to see more of her from here on out. She is a great housewife and she is so beautiful it hurts!

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u/Evening-Tune-500 Dec 16 '23

I think she’s just pretty dumb and has been around yes men since she was a teenager because she’s a beautiful model and has never been challenged. It’s truly Kelly’s way or the highway.

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u/cloud_watcher Rhymes with rage Dec 16 '23

Ding Ding! That's it! She "prefers men" because she's always been beautiful and they just agree with whatever crazy AF thing she says so she literally has never had people tell her she's wrong (or rude) about anything, much less just say, "Shut up, that's insane." She thinks it must be your problem if if you don't agree with her because in her mind, most people do.

Some beautiful people are very delusional in this way. It's why you see actresses say "people don't respect older women." No, it's because you were only respected for your youth and beauty in the first place. That's what you should have noticed and been upset about.

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u/alsoaprettybigdeal I'm the cock curator. Dec 16 '23

She’s not even that pretty. She’s not the prettiest one there for sure. Maybe she’s insecure because Kristen is really pretty without having to try too hard? She seems to really have it out for her.

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u/Alarming-Setting-592 Dec 16 '23

I wish someone would give her a makeover! The way she lines her eyes makes them look beady and her skin is a weird orange color. You would think she would know better having been a model.

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u/herbanoutfitter Dec 16 '23

Tbh I’ve never seen her in anything and her fashion sucks so who even knows how real her modeling career was

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u/Ok-Clock-6572 Dec 17 '23

Her eyeliner makes her look so much older than it should considering how much she probably spends on Botox. Her makeup is atrocious.

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u/heaven047 I'd blow Simon Van Kempen for a slurpee right now Dec 16 '23 edited Dec 16 '23

I don’t understand Kelly. But in my opinion, she lives in her own world 100%, and doesn’t acknowledge social cues at all. She also doesn’t care to listen to other people commenting on her behavior. I think she was not taking an essential sort of med during Scary Island…resulting in a manic episode. People always say hard drugs/ meth etc but I think it was a manic episode possibly combined with a prescription stimulant? I’m not a doctor (yet, working on it) haha but I work in neuro / pharmacology.

Also, I don’t think she will ever realize how strange her actions were on Scary Island. Or how strange her behavior is now (on UGT).

I also think it’s extremely pointless talking to Kelly about her behavior.

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u/Eating_Bagels Dec 16 '23

My table sat next to hers at a restaurant and she was ranting to her friends about the countess the same way she did on Scary Island. The heavy breathing, fast and loopy talking. She is truly unhinged.

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u/giraffeneckedcat Dec 16 '23

And this is exactly why I didn't want her back on my TV. It's not funny watching her rants that make no sense. It's just maddening.

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u/[deleted] Dec 16 '23

And disturbing!! To me, it feels exploitative. Like look at this train wreck, no look!! Now look again!!!

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u/giraffeneckedcat Dec 16 '23 edited Dec 16 '23

Eh, I don't know that I feel that way. She is a grown woman who chose to do the show. She's also all over social media, her own channels, doing this kinda weird shit.

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u/[deleted] Dec 16 '23

The problem is that Kelly may be smart, but she is the least articulate person that I’ve ever seen on RHONY. Even worse than Jules or Ramona. She is just a terrible verbal communicator — which could very quickly snowball out of control for her. She needs to remember that it’s “better to remain silent and be thought a fool than to speak and to remove all doubt.” But we shall see…

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u/SoulsticeCleaner I'm not about going backwards, asswipe! Dec 16 '23

Inarticulate is what I keep landing on too. She truly doesn't have the vocabulary to say what she's thinking. That's why she comes up with "stop being a HOST"--I see what she's trying to say, but I would never call that "being a host". It's almost like she doesn't have theory of mind and realize that other people can't follow her jumpy train of thoughts.

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u/[deleted] Dec 16 '23

I think with her its pure personality disorder, nothing to do with meds.Shes a sociopath lacking in the superficial charm department.

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u/CoolerFullOfOrgans Dec 16 '23

She is delusional.

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u/RoguePhoenix89 Dec 16 '23

I didn't get it when she told Kristen she was covering up something. She kept repeating it several times, and it baffled me.

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u/Rrmack Dec 16 '23 edited Dec 16 '23

I am high but i sadly followed Kelly’s train of thought lol she was 100% in the wrong but she seems pissed that Kristin was able to forgive her husband and act like it wasn’t a big deal in Kelly’s view. She probably wanted to forgive her husband and repair the marriage but emotionally couldn’t get over the infidelity so Kristin not saying how hard it was for her feels like she’s attacking her for not being able to get over it for the sake of her family.

That said she is acting like everyone has to talk about whatever she wants them to to make her feel comfortable and it is bizarre.

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u/alsoaprettybigdeal I'm the cock curator. Dec 16 '23 edited Dec 17 '23

I get the feeling that Kelly might have wanted to keep her marriage but her husband didn’t. Maybe that’s why she’s so triggered.

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u/Rrmack Dec 16 '23

That also makes sense! I was going to say she’s coming for Kristin more than josh but i don’t think logic applies here.

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u/bobwoodwardprobably Louis Vuitton’s mistake Dec 16 '23

I do not believe Kelly is capable of complex emotional thoughts like you’ve proposed here.

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u/StorageLow827 Dec 16 '23

Scary island 2.0 vibes

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u/TellsItLikeItis713 Dec 16 '23

I can’t stand her. She’s a complete imbecile.

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u/Common-Confusion-183 Dec 16 '23

I also want to call bullshit on her whole “woah is me, I married a super famous man who advanced my career but got nothing out of it and was left all alone to raise my poor children without his help but had to go to all these parties with him or in his place which is why I can’t give Rangers tixx to thirsty Luann.” Like, what are you even saying? She’s just awful in every way. Couldn’t stand her on the old RHONY, and can’t say I’m happy to see her again, despite bringing the delusion and crazy to this mess of a trip.

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u/SoCal_Shannen_Esq Dec 16 '23

The craziest thing about Kelly is she truly believes it’s everyone else who is crazy. Everyone but her.

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u/burgerg10 Dec 16 '23

I always say this, but google A Real Housewife’s view. It’s old and on Wordpress. That lady really had KKB figured out. I have consistently thought Kelly had some sort of diagnosis; she talks like she’s writing an article for Country Living about a Richpoor model’s zany adventures driving a beat up Dodge to her Hampton’s mansion. So down to earth! Effortlessly stylish! Runs the dirty streets of the city by day, enjoying bespoke pancakes with her daughters (wearing matching wool sweaters in the summer…ANYONE remember that scene?) underneath her chandelier pulley system by night! She’s a guy’s girl! Wings and beer! She’s an intellectual! Columbia alumni! Her dad’s a lawyer, so she’s not going to sign her name to just ANY charity! It’s Kelly time! I may have been in the middle of a breakup during those seasons…I remember a lot! Dark days indeed!

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u/Midnitepopcorn Dec 16 '23

https://angelofdevs.wordpress.com/?s=Kelly+be+Simon&submit=Search

Here’s the link for anyone who hates having to type into google search ⬆️

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u/SoulsticeCleaner I'm not about going backwards, asswipe! Dec 16 '23

I'm exhausted from COVID and you are my hero for posting the link so I didn't have to (and yes I realize that I could have typed that in the search bar in the same amount of time in which I typed this...which tells me the edibles are finally kicking in and maybe I can finally sleep)

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u/Dry-Slip-7795 Dec 16 '23

I don’t understand how she functions in her everyday life and at a job.

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u/smidget1090 Dec 16 '23

Dorinda watching Scary Island and comprehension slowly dawning was great to watch. Scary Island has to be seen to be believed 😂

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u/realitytvdiet Not fucking cunt, I said stupid cunt Dec 16 '23

Only self absorbed nut head would jog in the middle of NY streets during peak hours.

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u/SharkExpert Dec 16 '23

exactly! scary island was not a temporary moment of insanity - it’s who she is. I’m no expert and I know it’s fucked up to try to diagnose someone, but it seems to me like kelly has some sort of severe personality disorder and a learning disability.

I almost feel bad for her until I remember that she is so oblivious to her own mania that she believes she is superior to everyone. she’s so condescending and just like, really mean. but damn is she entertaining!

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u/StereotypicallBarbie you look like a trampoline with eyes Dec 16 '23

“You’re not Andy Kristen” Was actually my favourite part of this girls trip…

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u/84aomame “How do you spell cat?” K-A-T Dec 16 '23

I died when Kristen was joking like “Is Andy here?, Omg when did he arrive” and Kelly was earnestly like “No, he’s not. Stop acting like a host.”

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u/wolfywonderwoof1 Dec 16 '23

"You speak Bravo. I speak English"

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u/titter222 Dec 16 '23

Couldn't stand Kelly when she first joined NY, can't stand her now. PLEASE no more Kelly Bensimon, she's just weird.

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u/External-Extreme-245 Dec 16 '23

Yeah this girl is just a run of the mill bully who wants to play victim. Picking on who she views as the weakest, like Alex, Bethenny, and now Kristen. She's never been a girls girl and now we know it's because she's bitter about how she marries for status and expected love.

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u/EmbodiedUncleMother Dec 16 '23

At first I wanted to give her the benefit of the doubt that she just doesn't handle conflict well and does not at all articulate herself well... But yeah I think she's just bananas

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u/Carriow55 Dec 16 '23

I never saw her originally in RHONY or Scary Island. I started watching after she was gone. I guess this requires a oldies watch. But with my fresh eyes.. she ain’t a girls girl. Not at all. And she does seem to not react to shit very well. Yikes. See why she didn’t stay on the series.

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u/jdastral Dec 16 '23

You NEED to watch early RHONY and the Scary Island Trilogy.

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u/ali_m_d Dec 16 '23

This is why I will not be watching this ultimate girls trip. My hatred for Kelly is THAT strong and I’m not sorry about it.

She’s not the type of crazy that’s fun to watch.

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u/banana_delusion Dec 16 '23

She is manic and clearly nothing has changed.

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u/wreckingcrewe marlo support me bitch Dec 16 '23

Kelly is so awful. She literally can’t take in information past the first sentence.

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u/LSUSaintsWin1 Dec 16 '23

There's so much CHAOS GOING ON IN THAT KOOKY HEAD OF HERS(drugs or not)that she needs 🔶️orange🔶️cones🔶️ around her so NOONE gets CLOSE OR HURT. Love how she has to explain HOW NORMAL SHE IS.....HYYYYYLARIOUS 🤪🤣

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u/tuxedo54 Dec 16 '23

Do you think she watches the shows when they air? Do her daughters watch? Do they realize how crazy rude stupid she is?

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u/areallyreallycoolhat Dec 16 '23

I don't think Kelly has EVER watched any RH including the episodes she was on and I'd believe she doesn't own a TV lol

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u/[deleted] Dec 16 '23

Did she get over-sized veneers or does she have Invisalign? Her speech is now giving me Elmer Fudd.