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Whitney Rose appeared on Tuesday night’s Watch What Happens Live, where she opened up about her failed Wild Rose Beauty business.
While also offering an update on her daughter, Bobbie, who was hospitalized in 2024 for severe asthma exacerbation, weighing in on Lisa Barlow‘s messy feud with Angie Katsanevas, 51, and looking ahead to the Real Housewives of Salt Lake City reunion, Whitney, 39, accused her co-stars of lying and reacted to Lisa’s marriage drama.
“A lot,” Whitney said on the October 14 episode of WWHL after being asked how much she lost on Wild Rose Beauty.
Then, when host Andy Cohen, 57, asked if it was “over $500,000,” she replied, “Yeah.”
“But, do you know what’s beautiful? I have multiple streams of income. I have Prism. I have a lot of other things. So we’re fine,” she added.
According to Whitney, who has been open with her business failure and not feeling supported by husband Justin Rose on the show, she was leaning into her honesty throughout filming on season six.
“I have strong feelings, as everyone knows, and I’ve chosen to lead this year with authenticity, completely and fully transparent. I’m not gonna fake my life. And this is what I’m going through. And it’s not always pretty,” she reasoned.
As for how Bobbie has been doing after her hospitalization, Whitney confirmed, “Bobbie’s doing really good. It’s actually been one year since she was in the ICU.”
Looking back on the friction that arose between Angie and Mary Cosby, 52, on RHOSLC‘s latest episode, Whitney said, “That hurt my heart.”
“But as you could see,” she continued, “Lisa and Angie, they were out of their minds. They were not listening or hearing each other, or anyone else, for that matter. And, unfortunately, Mary, I don’t blame her. She had enough.”
After noting that it was “absolutely Lisa” who started the dispute, Whitney said she didn’t believe that Lisa didn’t try to spread negative rumors about Meredith Marks‘ family.
“I don’t believe Lisa. I know she absolutely was. I think it was the timing that mattered. It was when she was in a bad place with Meredith. But that’s what Lisa does. She talks about people’s backs and digs up information,” Whitney stated.
As for Lisa’s suggestion that Angie was involved with a “soup man,” Whitney was confused.
“I’m still not certain if she said soup or suit man. But Lisa loves to do that. She pulls out random insinuations to get the attention elsewhere,” she explained.
Whitney also targeted Lisa’s supposed “clarity” lunch after suspecting her co-star was headed for a “tough reunion.”
“[There was] zero clarity. That was just a bunch of signage. Just because you print off something and put ‘dismissed’ on it … anyone could go look up the lawsuits. They’ve been around for years,” she pointed out.
Then, after confirming she likes Bronwyn Newport, 40, and Todd Bradley, 66, together, applauding Todd for supporting Bronwyn as she does her own thing and chases her dream, Whitney explained why she enjoys deep conversations with her co-star.
“[Bronwyn] keeps it real. She’s willing to be open and honest about her life, and we share things together that everyone tries to guard and protect,” Whitney said. “If you’re on reality TV, then you’ve gotta be willing to talk about your marriage, your businesses, your sex life, your children’s friends, it’s an open book.”
“Everyone on that freaking show lies. Every time we film, someone’s lying,” she added.
Also on the live broadcast of WWHL, after noting that it was “diabolical” for Britani Bateman, 54, to expect Angie to list her house when they weren’t all that close and admitting that she’s unsure if Angie is currently trying to unload it, Whitney was asked if Britani had paused her dating life to focus more on her relationship with her daughter.
“No … I wish that I could sit here and say that I’ve seen her do it, but I have not. And that’s her business, but the good news is, I’ve met Olivia and I’ve seen her around, so there’s the positive,” Whitney replied.
Later, while appearing on the WWHL: After Show, Whitney was asked if Lisa ever revealed what was in her manila envelope.
“It was a Louis Vuitton magazine .. a book,” she shared. “It was like a take on a coffee table book. We’ll just say that. Right, babe [Justin]? It was like a magazine.”
Also speaking of Lisa, Whitney reacted to her comments about the cracks in her marriage to John Barlow.
“Can I just say? In that moment, I was like cheering for her. Like, thank God that she’s finally being a person, a human being,” Whitney reasoned.
Then, when Andy took notice of her cleavage and recalled his three-year-old daughter, Lucy, meeting her backstage and being a “little transfixed” on her chest, Whitney joked that their run-in was a bit “awkward” as she gave a nod to her proudest moment as a Real Housewife.
“My housewife claim to fame, my number one favorite thing is I met Lucy first,” she revealed.
“Whitney was the first housewife to meet Lucy Eve Cohen. That is very true,” Andy replied.
The Real Housewives of Salt Lake City season six airs Tuesdays at 8/7c on Bravo.