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Jennifer Pedranti revealed that it was Heather Dubrow, not Shannon Beador, who “took care of business” with Alexis Bellino when she returned to production on The Real Housewives of Orange County amid the series’ 20th season.
After Alexis, 49, who is married to Shannon’s ex-boyfriend, John Janssen, 53, confirmed that it was not Shannon, 62, who made her cry after she showed up to a cast event with John in tow, Jennifer, 49, shed new light on the situation, confirming that Heather, 57, was the one who confronted Alexis.
“I was like, ‘Wait, is that Alexis?’ And I didn’t know where I stood with Alexis because I’ve gotten very close with Shannon, and I’m like, ‘Oh shoot.’ You know, so I’m like worrying about Shannon and all the while I’m like, ‘It was Fancy Pants the whole time,’” Jennifer recalled on Page Six’s Virtual Reali-Tea.
“I thought [Heather and Alexis were cool] … [But] fancy pants took care of business,” she added.
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As RHOC fans may have seen, Alexis denied that she was crying in the midseason trailer due to an interaction with Shannon.
“No, [I wasn’t crying because of Shannon], and they didn’t air on this one what I happen to say back to Shannon, which I hope they do air, but I don’t know if they will, so we’ll talk about it when that episode comes out. But my tears were not because of Shannon,” Alexis confirmed on an August episode of Reality with The King.
In the midseason trailer, Shannon told Alexis to “keep [her] name out of [her] mouth,” before Alexis was seen being comforted by Tamra Judge, 58, and Jo de la Rosa, 45, and declaring, “This is not fair.”
Also on the podcast, Alexis said she had been “ambushed” by the woman who made her cry, although she did not name Heather at the time.
“Was I ambushed? Yes,” she stated.
Alexis then shared that she had not yet made amends with the castmate in question.
During another episode of Reality with The King earlier this year, Alexis spoke of her relationship with Heather, admitting that she often questioned whether their friendship was real.
“When we were filming back in season 18, and even years before, I would say, ‘Are you my TV friend? Are you my real friend? I need to know,’” Alexis explained. “I think, in Heather’s mind … she means [work friend] … So I would always say that. I was like, ‘I just want to know. I want to know how much can I trust you with information? Are you my true friend?'”
The Real Housewives of Orange County season 20 airs Thursdays at 8/7c on Bravo.