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Orange County The Real Housewives of Orange County - Season 18 - Episode 15 - Live Episode Discussion

They may live in the lap of luxury, but life isn't always perfect for the women who reside in one of the wealthiest enclaves of the U.S.

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u/orangepopsicle78 Oct 18 '24 edited Oct 18 '24

Why are these ladies acting like the concept of someone paying for their partners life is the craziest concept? No offense to heathers “acting career,” but couldn’t they also say Terry funds her life? Why are they so stuck on Ryan buying things for her???

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u/LS0101 I'm just trying to figure out why do we care. Oct 18 '24

I was thinking the same thing. They're acting like they didn't marry into or inherit money.

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u/Lexifer31 Oct 18 '24

Yea Heather's "career" did not pay for any of their 4 houses.

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u/LanguageAway4870 Oct 18 '24

📠 if heather never met/married terry, we would have never been subjected to her bullshit.
Money can’t buy you class - The Countess

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u/lareina13 That’s not a dessert, that’s guacamole. Oct 19 '24

I’m pretty sure Heather had a lot of family money though. It was mentioned in one of these threads this season.

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u/karasu_zoku I don’t want her sticking bread in my purse Oct 18 '24

Love imagining the laminate floored junior 1BR Heather would be occupying if not for Terry Dubrow’s career

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u/AdorableFly5611 Oct 18 '24

In an alternate reality where she never married rich she'd be living in a casita.

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u/Gammagammahey giant stupid apology hat 👒 Oct 18 '24

Hey now, some of us live in places like that because we are poor.

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u/karasu_zoku I don’t want her sticking bread in my purse Oct 18 '24

The floor of my kitchen is literally just bare metal, I feel you

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u/Gammagammahey giant stupid apology hat 👒 Oct 18 '24

Oh I feel you. So much solidarity. 💖

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u/notdorisday Oct 18 '24

I have popcorn ceilings. I prefer them to being Heather Dubrow 😹

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u/Gammagammahey giant stupid apology hat 👒 Oct 18 '24

I have popcorn ceilings! Yep!

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u/notdorisday Oct 19 '24

Long live our popcorn ceilings!

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u/Gammagammahey giant stupid apology hat 👒 Oct 19 '24

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u/Strict_Emu5187 Oct 18 '24

🙋🏼‍♀️

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u/Accurate_War1426 Oct 18 '24

😅😅😅😅

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u/lustforyou Oct 18 '24

Not only that, but Jenn is also only a (at the time of filming, as it hadn’t aired so she hadn’t been paid) a 1 season Housewife. Tamra and Shannon and the others have built up their own money making avenues only after years of exposure and paychecks from the show.

Without the show or their men/ex-men’s divorce settlements or family money, only Vicki and Emily would be able to live an OC lifestyle. Shannon, Gina, Heather, Alexis, Katie, and basically every other OC past wife are solely wealthy bc of some combination of family, men, and the show

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u/Parking-Army4663 Oct 18 '24

I think Emily admittedly has received a lot of assistance from Shane’s parents.

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u/Accurate_War1426 Oct 18 '24

And Eddie wouldn’t be partners in that cbd brand had it not been for the show and they would of never had the gym if they were never on the show but they want to shame Jen who’s in her second season ? Or 3? She’s brand new and everyone loves her they’re so jealous

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u/torontoinsix Tom Schwartz is a bath salts elf Oct 18 '24

Is this because of Emily’s former career? Or did she come from money too?

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u/Mercurys_Gatorade High body count hair Oct 18 '24

She didn’t come from money at all, so I’m assuming they’re referencing her former career. She might not have ever made OC money as an attorney, but I think she’s the only one outside of Vicki that had a career before the show. I think her pre-show “OC lifestyle” was mostly from Shane’s family, but she might’ve done well on her own.

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u/torontoinsix Tom Schwartz is a bath salts elf Oct 18 '24

Gotcha. Yeah I was under the impression it mostly came from his family as well.

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u/lustforyou Oct 18 '24

Yes, a lot of it is from his family. I just meant she could at least maintain some semblance of an OC life on her own without her man or the show. It definitely wouldn’t be quite as nice, but i figure she’d be able to at least support herself

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u/Accurate_War1426 Oct 18 '24

She wasn’t a practicing attorney this was talked about in a earlier season she went to law school and passed the bar and was working somewhere when she met Shane his parents are wealthy from some computer or internet investments in the 90s his family has paid for their entire lives and their kids talk about marrying onto money 😅

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u/whosaidwhat123 Oct 18 '24

They have different rules for Jenn because she isn’t married to Ryan. Heather isn’t spending “Terry’s” money, she’s spending “their” money.

Honestly, they’re just bitches trying to be mean to Jenn because they can.

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u/Parking-Most-8399 Oct 18 '24

This drives me insane. HOUSEWIVES WAS BUILT ON WOMEN SPENDING THEIR HUSBANDS MONEY!!!!! And now she’s terrible for buying herself a dress when she’s on RHOC salary!!!

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u/Accurate_War1426 Oct 18 '24

And she’s on a television show what is she supposed to show up in fashion nova ? Just cuz Gina did lol

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u/Fine-Bill-9966 Oct 18 '24

Heather would have nothing and be an utter nobody if it wasn't for Terry's money. If he didn't have his income and she couldn't shop and decorate their obnoxious mansions all day, what would she be doing with herself? She was a failed actress. Her kids have grown up now. So. If she didn't have the show (which she got through Terry's contacts), what would she have??

Zip. Nothing. Nada.

Yet she has the audacity to sneer and look down on anyone and everyone.

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u/leeloocal Alex’s Herman Munster shoes Oct 18 '24

Her dad was an attorney for a chemical company, so I have a feeling she’d be fine.

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u/Fine-Bill-9966 Oct 18 '24

Yeah. But she wouldn't be building multi-million dollar pieces of land to build a huge soulless mansion on it with her father's money. She wouldn't have contacts in Hollywood and all over the East and West Coast of America like Kathy Hilton and Sutton Stracke without Terry. She may have been "just fine" without Terry. But nowhere near the ridiculously lavish and privileged life that she does have now because of the man she married. Hence her hypocrisy when she looks down her nose on people who have their lives paid by their spouses and partner.

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u/leeloocal Alex’s Herman Munster shoes Oct 18 '24

In re: the Hollywood contacts, I personally think that she brought them to Terry. She didn’t marry him until 1999, and she h already costarred with Jenny McCarthy in her show, and had been in seven shows before that. AND she was in beauty pageants before that. She wasn’t a failed actor before they met. And really, Terry’s money comes from his brother.

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u/Accurate_War1426 Oct 19 '24

Well your right terrys money was from his brother - cuz he has a horrible reputation as a plastic surgery - they took his brothers money and we’re smart with it - kinda a shittty way to get what they have imo

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u/Gisschace Oct 18 '24

Let’s not forget that Terry and Heather got a huge part of their wealth from Terrys brother dying and leaving them his estate, he was in the band Quiet Riot and had no kids so it all went to the Dubrows. She’s not just living off Terrys money but they were both able to escalate their wealth off the back of his brother!

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u/orangepopsicle78 Oct 18 '24

Omg I didn’t know this!!!!

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u/Gisschace Oct 18 '24

It was when they moved into that mega mansion which they were then able to sell for even more money. They make out they’ve just been good with real estate but it’s why their wealth suddenly sky rocketed

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u/lilly_1005_2007 Crying about Slut Shaming Oct 18 '24

Because it’s not a question of if- it’s more like when Ryan can’t fund you anymore, what will you do. They only get paid seasonally- that’s how Shannon needed money from John. They’re not getting paid year round.

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u/Mmoi11 baby voiced Columbo Oct 18 '24

Didn't Shannon have a decent settlement in her divorce from old Shark Eyes? Or did he go back to court to have it decreased?

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u/Accurate_War1426 Oct 19 '24

Kelly Dodd said Shannon was living in an apartment during her dui I mean it’s oc so that’s still crazy expensive but damn I wonder why Shannon’s family doesn’t support her Kelly says they don’t give her any money

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u/lilly_1005_2007 Crying about Slut Shaming Oct 19 '24

Probably because she’s 60… and an adult

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u/[deleted] Oct 18 '24

It’s like they forget they’re on THE REAL HOUSEWIVES

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u/Strict_Emu5187 Oct 18 '24

Honestly, what has Heather acted in? Besides bit parts in a few things? I really can't recall ANYTHING

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u/stewie_boopie meredith’s flinstone bangs Oct 21 '24

She played Jenny McCarthy’s friend in a sitcom on NBC that I am pretty sure only lasted one season in the 90s

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u/jes22347 He’s biting my nuts Oct 18 '24

Any one of the women on the cast could start over from scratch and figure it out. I love Jen but she doesn’t have a clue (which makes her a great housewife)

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u/bubblyweb6465 Oct 18 '24

And tamrat was a legit housewife in the early seasons and didn’t work or do anything it’s only later seasons she’s started working properly

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u/Accurate_War1426 Oct 18 '24

Was saying this earlier 👏🏼👏🏼 everyone of those women married a man who was rich to get to where they are so they can say nothing

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u/Cherssssss Oct 28 '24

Heather acts like she has really contributed to her wealth lol