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Jeff Lewis slammed Gina Kirschenheiter as a “puppet” who gets fed lines on Real Housewives of Orange County, as he reacted to her recent shade at Bravo Fan Fest.
The drama started last month on Watch What Happens Live, when the Still Flipping Out star was asked which Housewife he wouldn’t design a home for. He answered Gina, saying he can’t work with her budget. He added, “Broke people should not have big weddings,” referring to her engagement to boyfriend Travis. For a while now, Jeff has claimed that Gina will do anything producers tell her on the show.
Recently, at Bravo Fan Fest in Charleston, Gina was asked to respond. She said that Jeff’s cosmetic procedures on his face were enough of a reason to not be comfortable hiring him as a designer. In response, the audience gave her a standing ovation.
On SiriusXM’s Jeff Lewis Live, the host reacted to Gina’s shade, while addressing how he normally appreciates Bravo stars clapping back at him (including his past feud with Crystal Kung Minkoff).
“I don’t know, for some reason, like when Crystal [clapped back], I had respect, but I guess honestly, the way I see Gina, she’s a white trash grifter,” said Jeff, via @breakingtherulespodclips on TikTok. “I actually think she’s attractive. She’s had quite a glow-up over the years, mostly because Bravo pays for the makeup, right? And then also she gets freebies and trade-outs. But she would never look like that if she wasn’t on the show. Right? I mean, she’s subsidized.”
“But that accent, it’s terrible. And let’s be honest, Bravo loves her because she’s the Bravo puppet,” he said. “I mean, they give her lines, and she goes in, and she stirs things up. I think she’s a phony. I think she’s a con artist. … I think she swindles and misleads the viewers because she’s producing her own storylines.”
Jeff said her engagement and engagement ring are “fake.”
“She’s never been Real Housewives material from day one,” he said. “She’s a Make-A-Wish Foundation.”
New episodes of Still Flipping Out air Monday nights on Bravo, while The Real Housewives of Orange County airs Thursday nights on the same network.