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Jeff Lewis did not appreciate Rebecca Minkoff‘s fake pregnancy storyline on Tuesday night’s episode of The Real Housewives of New York City.
After Rebecca — with Erin Lichy, 37, as her accomplice — was seen pushing a bogus story regarding a potential pregnancy and paternity scandal due to Rebecca allegedly being a ‘swinger,’ Jeff, 54, appeared on Watch What Happens Live, where he and Andy Cohen, 56, agreed that the prank was not a good idea.
“I think it’s a bad move. I think it’s self-producing. I think that you lose trust in your audience. I think it’s a bad move. I don’t like pranks,” Jeff said on the November 12 episode of WWHL.
“I’m not a fan of a prank, I’m gonna be honest,” Andy agreed.
Jeff also took issue with Brynn Whitfield, 38, who accused him of saying she had a sugar daddy during an interview with Erin on his radio show, Jeff Lewis Live.
“What I said was, I thought she was possibly being supplemented, and that can mean a lot of things. That can be she’s dating someone for three years and he helps her out financially. That can be a family member who helps her out financially. I never called her an escort. I never called her a prostitute. This is what she’s saying that I called her,” Jeff shared when asked if he felt he owed Brynn an apology. “I never said sugar daddy.”
Looking back, Jeff said he was initially surprised by how Erin’s interview provoked Brynn.
“But after seeing her on the show, I realized that she concocts her own narrative and hears what she wants to hear and not what I’m actually saying,” he explained.
At the end of the live broadcast, Jeff further shaded Brynn as he named her as one of his “Jackholes of the Day.”
“I think Brynn Whitfield is my Jackhole of the Evening because her oversexualized bit is tired, and I think when she flirts with [Jenna Lyons] relentlessly it’s cringy, and I think it’s also disrespectful to Jenna’s partner, and if I was Jenna’s partner I would not be okay with it,” said Jeff.
During another moment of the show, Andy pointed out that Jeff was skeptical of the RHONY reboot when it first began airing.
“I’m a huge fan. I’ve apologized five times over and said that I was wrong. I think they are so interesting and smart and accomplished — not Brynn — but they’re accomplished, successful, [and] sophisticated,” Jeff declared. “I love it. I really love the show.”
That said, he’s not a fan of Jessel Taank‘s husband, Pavit Randhawa.
“He’s a weird dude. Put down the chopsticks and answer the question,” he demanded. “But by the way, he’s answered the question. He doesn’t want another kid, Jessel. We all know that except for you. You keep asking the same question over and over, and no therapist is going to help you. He doesn’t want any more kids. He’s very clear.”
Moving on to the recent drama of The Real Housewives of Orange County, Jeff reacted to threats from John Janssen, 62, and Alexis Bellino, 47, regarding the alleged videos John has of Shannon Beador, 60, before her DUI.
“I don’t know if the video really even exists. No one has seen it,” Jeff confirmed. “They’ve threatened that there’s video, but I don’t even know if there is video.”
Also on the episode, after confirming he and Teresa Giudice, 52, are “good … for now” after squashing their beef, Jeff played a game of “Bravo-Oh No They Didn’t.” During the game, he slammed Heather Gay, 50, as a “pigeon” amid her feud with Bronwyn Newport, 49, labeled Bronwyn’s husband, Todd Bradley, 65, “a little crabby,” and noted Katie Ginella, 40, as a “great new addition” to RHOC.
Additionally, Jeff said that he was most frustrated watching RHOC when the ladies “were piling on” Shannon in London, and he admitted to believing Tamra Judge‘s apologies to Shannon were “sincere.”
“There’s a lot of resentment and there’s of course baggage and past, but I think there’s real love there,” he explained.
Later, while appearing on the WWHL: After Show, Jeff revealed if he felt the Tres Amigas, including Vicki Gunvalson, 62, would get back together.
“I really hope. I love all three of them. I’ve known them for years. We have the best time together. I really hope that Tamra and Shannon can bury the hatchet and put all of this past them. And I really think it’s gonna happen. I really do. I’m manifesting it,” Jeff explained.
He continued, “Nobody knows this, but I was talking to Shannon on Sunday, and she said, ‘Jeff, I have to tell you, Tamra defended me at the reunion and it meant a lot to me.’ And I felt like, ‘Okay, you girls, you love each other. You’ve been friends for years.’ And it really meant a lot to her, so I have a lot of hope and I think it’s gonna happen. Tamra and Shannon are going to work this one out.”
