New Real Housewives of Orange County cast member Taylor Armstrong revealed to the group that she’s bisexual in Wednesday night’s new episode.
Armstrong, 52, made her RHOC debut this season, becoming the first of Bravo’s Real Housewives to switch from a different show, moving from Real Housewives of Beverly Hills, where she was an original cast member.
Wednesday night’s new episode – entitled You Can’t DB Serious – follows the OC Housewives as they take a trip up to a ranch in Montana.
Over dinner, Tamra addresses both Armstrong and another new cast member – Jennifer Pedranti – asking, ‘Because some of the girls here don’t know you very well, tell us something that we don’t know.’
Taylor says, ‘Um, I’m bisexual,’ joking, ‘Now are you nervous about me being in the bunkhouse with you?’
Opening up: New Real Housewives of Orange County cast member Taylor Armstrong revealed to the group that she’s bisexual in Wednesday night’s new episode
Bisexual: Taylor says, ‘Um, I’m bisexual,’ joking, ‘Now are you nervous about me being in the bunkhouse with you?’
Debut: Armstrong, 52, made her RHOC debut this season, becoming the first of Bravo’s Real Housewives to switch from a different show, moving from Real Housewives of Beverly Hills, where she was an original cast member
She confirmed she had a five-year relationship with a woman before marrying her first husband, Russell Armstrong, who she was married to from 2005 until his death in 2011,
Taylor even joked about her five-year relationship with a woman that, ‘Hell, I know marriages that don’t last that long.’
Taylor adds in confession, ‘Most people are surprised to find out that I’m bisexual. Probably because just, like, stereotypes. I mean, it’s not something I broadcast, but I’m open to all people that have great souls and that you can love.’
The episode begins with Emily Simpson driving with her nine-year-old daughter Annabelle, telling her, ‘Be respectful. If they ask questions, you answer, OK?’
Annabelle asks if she gets to shake hands with them, and Emily says she does, adding, ‘When you shake hands with them, what should you say?
Annabelle jokes, ‘How are you? My name is Mr. Bacon,’ as Emily laughs and retorts, ‘How about just Annabelle?’
‘What about Banana-belle?’ Annabelle offers, as Emily adds in confession, ‘Annabelle just, like, came out of the womb with this huge personality.’
‘She’s been interested in modeling for many years. I just wanted to make sure that she’s to the point where she would take it seriously, and I feel like we’re finally there,’ Emily adds.
Confirmed: She confirmed she had a five-year relationship with a woman before marrying her first husband, Russell Armstrong, who she was married to from 2005 until his death in 2011
Joked: Taylor even joked about her five-year relationship with a woman that, ‘Hell, I know marriages that don’t last that long.’
Surprised: Taylor adds in confession, ‘Most people are surprised to find out that I’m bisexual. Probably because just, like, stereotypes. I mean, it’s not something I broadcast, but I’m open to all people that have great souls and that you can love’
Emily: The episode begins with Emily Simpson driving with her nine-year-old daughter Annabelle, telling her, ‘Be respectful. If they ask questions, you answer, OK?’
Shake hands: Annabelle asks if she gets to shake hands with them, and Emily says she does, adding, ‘When you shake hands with them, what should you say?’
Bananabelle: ‘What about Banana-belle?’ Annabelle offers, as Emily adds in confession, ‘Annabelle just, like, came out of the womb with this huge personality’
Back in the car, Emily tells Annabelle, ‘You have to, like, control it,’ as Annabelle makes a mask with her hands and jokes that she’s, ‘Batman.’
They pull into the LA Model Management building, as Emily and Annabelle meet with Jake and Jackie from the agency.
They ask if she has had any experience and what makes her want to be a model, as Annabelle responds, ‘I’ve done a lot of plays, and I like acting. So I just wanted to try it out.’
Jackie adds, ‘When we are interviewing kids to see if they’re going to be a fit for us, a big part of it is the parents. Our clients want answers immediately.’
Emily insists, ‘I do have the time to be able to commit to her,’ adding in confession, ‘Being around my kids all the time, and being so invested in their life, it really brings up a lot of memories about my own childhood.’
Jake tells Emily and Annabelle, ‘Let’s go in the studio and have some fun,’ as Emily adds in confession, ‘You know, when you’re growing up, you don’t know that, like, your mom should get up with you every morning and make sure you have breakfast. No one did that for me, and that’s kind of weird and kind of sh***y.’
They get into the studio as Emily tells Annabelle to do one of her hair flips, as Jake comments that she has ‘great hair.’
They say she’s ‘super cute’ and tell her she did a ‘great job’ adding they’ll be in touch and then go from there.
LA: They pull into the LA Model Management building, as Emily and Annabelle meet with Jake and Jackie from the agency
Jackie: They ask if she has had any experience and what makes her want to be a model, as Annabelle responds, ‘I’ve done a lot of plays, and I like acting. So I just wanted to try it out’
Try: They ask if she has had any experience and what makes her want to be a model, as Annabelle responds, ‘I’ve done a lot of plays, and I like acting. So I just wanted to try it out’
Emily: Emily insists, ‘I do have the time to be able to commit to her,’ adding in confession, ‘Being around my kids all the time, and being so invested in their life, it really brings up a lot of memories about my own childhood’
Confession: Jake tells Emily and Annabelle, ‘Let’s go in the studio and have some fun,’ as Emily adds in confession, ‘You know, when you’re growing up, you don’t know that, like, your mom should get up with you every morning and make sure you have breakfast. No one did that for me, and that’s kind of weird and kind of sh***y’
Hair flips: They get into the studio as Emily tells Annabelle to do one of her hair flips, as Jake comments that she has ‘great hair’
Super cute: They say she’s ‘super cute’ and tell her she did a ‘great job’ adding they’ll be in touch and then go from there
Emily adds in confession, ‘ I’m trying to give my children a better life than what I had, and I think, as parents, our goal is to do better than the generation before us… which isn’t that high of a threshold, honestly,’ as Annabelle thanks Emily and gives her a hug.
The episode transitions Tamra Judge, who is shopping for clothes to wear on a trip to a dude ranch in Montana.
She’s met at the store by a few of the other housewives, adding in confession, ‘I’ve never been to Montana, but I’m the type of girl that loves to go camping out in the dirt, and so I’m hoping that these girls will enjoy this because, you know, let’s face it, we’re not really the type of girls that get down and dirty.’
Heather Dubrow shows up in all white, as Tamra says it’s, ‘too white for Montana,’ adding, ‘We’re going to live on Earth.’
Gina Kirschenheiter is also shopping for Western clothes for Montana, joking, ‘I feel like I’m going to look like a Dallas cheerleader and I’m here for it.’
She’s met by Emily, Jennifer Pedranti and Shannon Beador, who adds she’s been looking for some chaps, as she tries on some overalls.
Gina admits in confession that she is, ‘the most excited to dress like a cowgirl,’ adding she does not consider herself a ‘nature girl and I hope that no one else ever considers me a nature girl either. Ew.’
They all start trying on on different hats, as Jennifer and Tamra ask Heather what it’s like being married to a plastic surgeon.
Emily: Emily adds in confession, ‘ I’m trying to give my children a better life than what I had, and I think, as parents, our goal is to do better than the generation before us… which isn’t that high of a threshold, honestly,’ as Annabelle thanks Emily and gives her a hug
Tamra: The episode transitions Tamra Judge, who is shopping for clothes to wear on a trip to a dude ranch in Montana
Never: She’s met at the store by a few of the other housewives, adding in confession, ‘I’ve never been to Montana, but I’m the type of girl that loves to go camping out in the dirt, and so I’m hoping that these girls will enjoy this because, you know, let’s face it, we’re not really the type of girls that get down and dirty’
Cheerleader: Gina Kirschenheiter is also shopping for Western clothes for Montana, joking, ‘I feel like I’m going to look like a Dallas cheerleader and I’m here for it’
Most excited: Gina admits in confession that she is, ‘the most excited to dress like a cowgirl,’ adding she does not consider herself a ‘nature girl and I hope that no one else ever considers me a nature girl either. Ew’
Overalls: She’s met by Emily, Jennifer Pedranti and Shannon Beador, who adds she’s been looking for some chaps, as she tries on some overalls
Heather: They all start trying on on different hats, as Jennifer and Tamra ask Heather what it’s like being married to a plastic surgeon
‘He’s blind. He thinks I’m perfect,’ Heather says, as Jennifer and Tamra admit they’d ‘be in that office all the time.’
They start trying on chaps as Emily tells Shannon, ‘So I saw you and Tamra in a hug. Is that good?’
Shannon responds, ‘You know, she did apologize for what happened on the boat and at Cut Fitness. She goes, “Oh, and I’m sorry for the press and everything and rocking the boat before that.” You don’t just get to say, oh, I’m sorry. You know, blah, blah, blah.’
Shannon adds in confession, ‘I appreciate Tamra’s apology, but in the past, I would just brush things under the rug in deference to the friendship. I’m not going to brush over it anymore.’
Shannon then tells Emily, ‘But then you, at the end of the night, go, “So, Tamra, how does it feel to know that an affair started here in your gym?” I’m like, ok, here we go’
Gina adds, ‘Yeah, but see, that’s– honestly, Shannon, that’s what’s been bothering me. And this isn’t Jenn’s fault, and I understand that. But it’s hard for me to be around her trying to justify the infidelity.’
They show flashbacks to last week where Jennifer said they never went out, which seemingly sparked the affair, as Gina added, ‘I honestly have a little bit of anger towards her. It’s a trigger.’
Gina adds in confession, ‘Right now, I am in the process of helping Matt to get his felony charges dropped to help my family,’ as they show flashbacks with her and her ex-husband Matt.
Apologize: Shannon responds, ‘You know, she did apologize for what happened on the boat and at Cut Fitness. She goes, “Oh, and I’m sorry for the press and everything and rocking the boat before that.” You don’t just get to say, oh, I’m sorry. You know, blah, blah, blah’
Appreciate: Shannon adds in confession, ‘I appreciate Tamra’s apology, but in the past, I would just brush things under the rug in deference to the friendship. I’m not going to brush over it anymore’
Infidelity: Gina adds, ‘Yeah, but see, that’s– honestly, Shannon, that’s what’s been bothering me. And this isn’t Jenn’s fault, and I understand that. But it’s hard for me to be around her trying to justify the infidelity’
Flashbacks: Gina adds in confession, ‘Right now, I am in the process of helping Matt to get his felony charges dropped to help my family,’ as they show flashbacks with her and her ex-husband Matt
Gina adds in confession, ‘Hearing Jenn casually talk about this thing that she did that has horrible effects on so many people is a really hard pill for me to swallow.
Emily adds, ‘It’s still raw for you,’ while, at the other Western store, Heather asks Jennifer how long she was with Ryan for.
‘I mean, almost two years,’ Jennifer says, but when Heather asks if she was separated from her husband Will, she said, ‘I was not. I was still with Will, trying to work through whatever the hell we had going on.
Jen admits, ‘Did I have a physical relationship with him before I moved out of my house? No, but was I emotionally 5 miles down the road? Yes. Ryan and I are so connected. We talk 24,000 times a day. We go places. We see concerts.’
Tamra asks if Ryan has ever talked about getting married, and Jennifer says he does, but both her and Tamra know about ‘Ryan’s past.’
Tamra admits, ‘Well, you should be scared a little bit,’ as Heather asks, ‘Did he kill someone?’
Jennfier laughs and says, ‘No, he didn’t kill someone,’ as Tamra jokes, ‘I think he killed a couple of marriages.’
Heather asks if that’s his ‘thing’ and if he’s a ‘cheater,’ and she says flat-out, ‘Yes, and he will tell you, “I have never been faithful to anybody in my whole–” you know?’
Hard: Gina adds in confession, ‘Hearing Jenn casually talk about this thing that she did that has horrible effects on so many people is a really hard pill for me to swallow
Jen admits: Jen admits, ‘Did I have a physical relationship with him before I moved out of my house? No, but was I emotionally 5 miles down the road? Yes. Ryan and I are so connected. We talk 24,000 times a day. We go places. We see concerts’
Heather asks if Ryan has been faithful to her, and Jennifer says, ‘Yes,’ though the ladies don’t seem too convinced.
Back at the other store, Emily says she thinks Ryan is, ‘kind of a playboy,’ while both Jennifer and Tamra admit that Ryan has a, ‘massive reputation,’ which surprises Heather.
Jennifer admits, ‘There was a spot that we had kind of said, “You need to take some time,’ and while they were on that break, Ryan apparently slept with a woman Tamra knows.
Tamra adds in confession, ‘This girl that Ryan slept with is a girl that he used to sleep with,’ while Heather tells Jennifer, ‘He’s told you he’s a cheater. And people tell you who they are. You got to listen.’
Tamra adds in confession, ‘People can change, but when you’re a known cheater, chances are you’re not gonna change.’
Tamra tells Jennifer she is, ‘so right to take your time’ and Jennifer admits she’s, ‘not ready for anything like that.
The episode cuts to Ryan’s house, where we hear sounds that sound quite sexual, though it’s really just Ryan using a massage gun on Jenn’s back.
Jennifer says in confession, ‘I love the way Ryan and I live our lives, and I love the way he loves me. I love the connection I have with Ryan.
That girl: Tamra adds in confession, ‘This girl that Ryan slept with is a girl that he used to sleep with,’ while Heather tells Jennifer, ‘He’s told you he’s a cheater. And people tell you who they are. You got to listen’
Massage: The episode cuts to Ryan’s house, where we hear sounds that sound quite sexual, though it’s really just Ryan using a massage gun on Jenn’s back
Jennifer: Jennifer says in confession, ‘I love the way Ryan and I live our lives, and I love the way he loves me. I love the connection I have with Ryan
When a producer asks, ‘How’s the sex with Ryan?’ she laughs and says, ‘It’s amazing. Are you kidding me? It’s amazing.’
Ryan asks her, ‘What is up with Montana?’ and she says, ‘You know, did I tell you that this is only the second girls trip I’ve ever taken? So, well, like, there’s a part of me like, oh, I’m getting to know these women, and what better way to get to know a group of women than to like go on a trip together?’
She adds that, ‘And then Tamra was talking about the stigma of you. Like, you dated everybody in Orange County, and then you land here with me. And I don’t really feel like you and I have a lot of cracks, but I will tell you I worry about that. Like, everybody loves the newness of somebody, and the excitement of somebody, and the butterflies, and the whole thing. I’m opposite in that. I don’t want to be the product again of another failed relationship. It’s terrifying.’
Ryan tells her, ‘I don’t want that either, but we are two years in. This isn’t new. It only gets better.’
Jennifer adds in confession, ‘I feel like my relationship with Ryan checks all the boxes. I am so emotionally connected to this man. And so for the whole world to think I’ve left my marriage to go f**k around with this guy in every back seat in every corner, you couldn’t be more wrong.’
Ryan jokes that they should just go to Las Vegas right now and get married as he picks her up off the bed and takes her to the shower.
The episode cuts to Heather, who tells her stylist Nicolas, ‘I’m thinking we’re in good shape for Montana. It’s going to be hot, and I’m going to be dirty, sweaty.
She asks if she’ll need, ‘s**t kicker’ boots, ‘like old boots’ as Heather asks if she’ll need rubber boots, bringing out a pair of black Chanel rubber boots.
Ryan: Ryan asks her, ‘What is up with Montana?’ and she says, ‘You know, did I tell you that this is only the second girls trip I’ve ever taken? So, well, like, there’s a part of me like, oh, I’m getting to know these women, and what better way to get to know a group of women than to like go on a trip together?’
Checks: Jennifer adds in confession, ‘I feel like my relationship with Ryan checks all the boxes. I am so emotionally connected to this man. And so for the whole world to think I’ve left my marriage to go f**k around with this guy in every back seat in every corner, you couldn’t be more wrong’
Her assistant Renee says she can’t wear Chanel boots in the water, as Heather adds in confession, ‘I’m thinking country chic boots, dresses. These are hot. I mean, full disclosure, I don’t wear jeans that much since the pandemic. Let’s, you know, free the denim.’
Heather’s husband Terry comes by as the stylist says they have all her looks sorted for the trip, as Heather goes to show Terry something – their son Nicky’s room after she left for college.
‘This sucks. My God, we’ve lost half of our children,’ Terry says while sitting on Nicky’s bed, while they show flashbacks to last week of them packing up their kids for college.
Heather adds in confession, ‘I can’t believe Max and Nicky are off to college. I’m going to miss them terribly and not seeing them every day. They’re more than our two oldest kids. They’re really treasured friends.’
They show a video of Max showing off her room in college, as Heather continues in confession, ‘That’s what I’m going to miss the most, is going in their rooms, and talking to them, and even, like, you know, if I didn’t see one of them for dinner, they’re always like–they come home, and they come in. They want to talk. They chat. They hang out. They lay on my floor. It’s kind of messy and loud.It’s the exact family that I wanted.’
Terry says that, ‘This is the beginning of the beginning of the end of our lives in a way,’ while Heather adds, ‘I just feel like I have literally put my life on hold for 20 years,’ as Terry agrees, ‘Yeah, you certainly have.’
She backtracks and says, ‘I don’t–you know what? I don’t want to say it like that because it’s not like I put my life on hold. This is my life. Five of you are my life, but, like, my personal hopes, and dreams, and acting goals. Now that two of them are gone, I feel like, is my time looming, and is it too late?’
Terry insists, ‘No, it’s certainly not too late,’ while Heather adds in confession, ‘It’s so much easier to bury yourself into other people’s lives, and careers, and problems, and issues, but when you have to really face your own, it’s a lot. Even though I’m excited, I’m worried. Am I too old? Am I too far out? Am I still talented? Can I still do it?’
Room: Heather’s husband Terry comes by as the stylist says they have all her looks sorted for the trip, as Heather goes to show Terry something – their son Nicky’s room after she left for college
Flashbacks: ‘This sucks. My God, we’ve lost half of our children,’ Terry says while sitting on Nicky’s bed, while they show flashbacks to last week of them packing up their kids for college
Hold: She backtracks and says, ‘I don’t–you know what? I don’t want to say it like that because it’s not like I put my life on hold. This is my life. Five of you are my life, but, like, my personal hopes, and dreams, and acting goals. Now that two of them are gone, I feel like, is my time looming, and is it too late?’
Heather tells Terry, ‘I think that’s part of the reason why I want to go back to LA. I don’t want to live the same life, but without them. It’s time to, like, start the next phase, right?’
Terry agrees, adding, ‘Yeah, that and the restaurants are so much better up there.’
The episode cuts to the Rancho Capistrano Winery, where Tamra meets with Taylor Armstrong, as they both reveal how excited they are to go to Montana.
Tamra tells Taylor she misses her, while Taylor talks about her issues with an actor for the cast of a film she’s making called Masterpiece.
‘We had had an issue with the cast for “Masterpiece,” where we had an actress drop out, and I said, “Heather, there’s this role. Why don’t you do it?” So she said, “I’m in.”
Taylor added, ‘Then she came for the acting class, and I had printed a script for Heather. She was like, “You’re so cute,”’ as they show a flashback from last week of Heather with Taylor, where Heather tells Taylor she’s ‘so cute.’
Taylor adds, ‘Then I started kind of joking about it because that’s my personality. When I start feeling insecure, I start kind of just making jokes. I’m like, “You’re coming to Oklahoma. “You’re doing this role because now I’m going to look like an idiot to these directors.”’
Tamra adds in confession, ‘Heather sometimes has a way of talking to you that makes you feel belittled.’
Next phase: Heather tells Terry, ‘I think that’s part of the reason why I want to go back to LA. I don’t want to live the same life, but without them. It’s time to, like, start the next phase, right?
Better: Terry agrees, adding, ‘Yeah, that and the restaurants are so much better up there’
Tamra and Taylor: The episode cuts to the Rancho Capistrano Winery, where Tamra meets with Taylor Armstrong, as they both reveal how excited they are to go to Montana
Issue: ‘We had had an issue with the cast for “Masterpiece,” where we had an actress drop out, and I said, “Heather, there’s this role. Why don’t you do it?” So she said, “I’m in.”‘
Taylor tells Tamra, ‘Then she left the f***ing script on the table,’ as they show the flashback where Heather says, ‘You know what? Just in case you need to do scene work with someone, I’m going to leave it for you.’
Taylor tells Tamra, ‘Take the script and read it. Isn’t that what actresses do?’ as Tamra says in confession, ‘I’m not angry with Heather. I’m not pissed off. My feelings are hurt. It’s my first movie role, and now she’s acting like, eh, poo-poo.’
Back at dinner, Taylor adds, ‘I thought she had had this huge long acting career, and I had already told the director, look up her IMDB. But he said, actually, the production company wants a casting tape from her. And when I looked up her IMDB– well, pull it up.’
Tamra gets on her phone and goes to Heather’s IMDB page, asking, ‘Are these all the ones that she’s done?’
They start naming off some of the episodes she’s been in like Stark Raving in 1999, an episode of Hawaii Five-0 and an episode of Hot in Cleveland.
Their food arrives as Tamra asks if she’s talked to Heather yet and she said she isn’t, but she didn’t want to do it at her party.
‘But now my mind is doing this. Is it because she thinks that, if I’m going to get cast, that she’s too good to be cast? Is it because she thinks, Oklahoma? Is this a honky tonk movie? Is it because she doesn’t have the time?’
Tamra responds, ‘I think it’s all of them. I really do.’
Career: Back at dinner, Taylor adds, ‘I thought she had had this huge long acting career, and I had already told the director, look up her IMDB. But he said, actually, the production company wants a casting tape from her. And when I looked up her IMDB– well, pull it up.’
The episode transitions to Shannon’s house, where she tries on a ‘Lone Ranger’ mask, though her twin daughters Stella and Adeline think it looks like, ‘a mask ball.’
She tries on the black cowboy hat to go along with the mask and the 18-year-old daughters agree, ‘Yeah, I’m not really getting there,’ as Shannon admits, ‘Ok, then I won’t do it.’
Shannon adds, ‘You guys better be good. There’s no boys upstairs. I’m serious. I’m going to start putting cameras inside.’
Stella adds, ‘I feel like that’s illegal,’ though Shannon shows off her badge and says, ‘There’s a new sheriff in town.’
The rest of the ladies are getting ready for their trip, including Tamra, whose husband Eddie gets her a birthday gift, even though she said she didn’t want anything.
He says it’s her favorite brand, bringing out a Louis Vuitton bag, as Tamra changes her tune quickly.
‘But now that you got it, let me see,’ as she opens it and finds a pair of black LV combat boots.
She says she loves them, asking, ‘Can I wear them to the dude ranch?’ but he quickly says no as she thanks him.
Mask: The episode transitions to Shannon’s house, where she tries on a ‘Lone Ranger’ mask, though her twin daughters Stella and Adeline think it looks like, ‘a mask ball’
Not getting: She tries on the black cowboy hat to go along with the mask and the 18-year-old daughters agree, ‘Yeah, I’m not really getting there,’ as Shannon admits, ‘Ok, then I won’t do it’
Cameras: Shannon adds, ‘You guys better be good. There’s no boys upstairs. I’m serious. I’m going to start putting cameras inside’
Gift: The rest of the ladies are getting ready for their trip, including Tamra, whose husband Eddie gets her a birthday gift, even though she said she didn’t want anything
LV: ‘But now that you got it, let me see,’ as she opens it and finds a pair of black LV combat boots
They all arrive at the airport as Tamra says in confession, ‘We’re going to have a good time. We’re going to do all the things you do on a ranch, including shoveling s**t.’
Shannon admits in confession, ‘I’m not a big nature person,’ as Heather adds, ‘No one would describe me as country, but one of my favorite shows growing up was “Little House on the Prairie,” so I feel like with the right hairstyle and maybe, like, some cute boots I could do it.’
Emily sends a video message, stating, ‘Hi, guys. Instead of a group text, I just thought it was better to send, like, a little video message just to let you all know that I won’t be going to Montana. When we all took covid tests, of course I test positive, even though I don’t feel sick, and I don’t have any symptoms. But now I can’t go. I can’t get on the plane. I can’t go to Montana.’
Gina says in confession, ‘I’m, like, really bummed about it and, like, also sort of selfishly mad at her,’ as Emily says in the video, ‘Gina, I’m sorry. You’re going to have to sleep alone. You will not have anyone to spoon with, and I will see you all when you get back.’
Gina adds in confession, ‘I have never traveled without Emily. She’s my vacation wife. Who am I going to cuddle with?’
Jenn jokes in confession, ‘Vacation with these women is like preparing for an emergency landing. There are two overwing exits. There is a life preserver under your seat. Place the life preserver over your head, duck, and cover.’
The plane lands in Missoula, Montana, as they’re met by the ranch manager Jason, who loads their bags into the waiting SUVs.
They get to the ranch, as Jason says, ‘We have everything here. We have elk, moose, bear, mountain lions,’ adding the pond has koi fish.
Video: Emily sends a video message, stating, ‘Hi, guys. Instead of a group text, I just thought it was better to send, like, a little video message just to let you all know that I won’t be going to Montana. When we all took covid tests, of course I test positive, even though I don’t feel sick, and I don’t have any symptoms. But now I can’t go. I can’t get on the plane. I can’t go to Montana’
Airport: They all arrive at the airport as Tamra says in confession, ‘We’re going to have a good time. We’re going to do all the things you do on a ranch, including shoveling s**t’
They start exploring their quarters, seeing that one of the lamps has fake pistols in them as they joke about them.
Gina explains in confession, ‘I’m choosing to stay in the bunkhouse because maybe if I room with Jenn, I’ll just get to know her better.’
Meanwhile, Heather, Tamra and Shannon all head to the villa while the others get situated in the bunkhouse.
Jenn video calls Ryan after getting situated, seeing he doesn’t have a shirt on and joking that she’s ‘distracted’ now.
She tells him, ‘I heard there’s a mechanical bull. We’re supposed to meet there in like 30 minutes.’
Meanwhile, Tamra, Heather, Shannon and Taylor check out the Villa, though Taylor says she’s going to go stay with Gina and Jen because the all-glass bedroom would make her ‘suffocate’ because of her ‘hormone issues.’
They all decide to get ready and meet in 35 minutes as they all start to unpack… but Shannon still hasn’t put her makeup on yet.
Pistols: They start exploring their quarters, seeing that one of the lamps has fake pistols in them as they joke about them
Villa: Meanwhile, Tamra, Heather, Shannon and Taylor check out the Villa, though Taylor says she’s going to go stay with Gina and Jen because the all-glass bedroom would make her ‘suffocate’ because of her ‘hormone issues’
Tamra and Heather decide to leave without her because Shannon needs more time as Tamra decides to drive an ATV waiting for them as Heather jokes, ‘Don’t roll this,’ as they show flashback footage of Tamra rolling a dune buggy in the desert.
‘You crash one time, and people don’t let you forget it. Just get in, Dubrow. I ride a dirt bike. We’re good. We’re on flat ground. We’ll get there, and you’ll be safe,’ Tamra says in confession.
They go pick up the girls and say Shannon is still doing her makeup, as they pull up to the mechanical bull.
The operator asks who wants to go first as Tamra asks how fast it goes, adding in confession that Heather is not allowed anywhere near the controls, showing a flashback from 2014 with Tamra getting flung off the bull after Heather turned the bull up.
Tamra gets on and they increase the speed a bit and she’s thrown off, joking, ‘I think I tore my vagina.’
Jennifer gets on and Taylor does too as they’re both thrown off, and while Gina is on, Shannon shows up.
They ask Shannon if she’s going to ride the bull and she says,’I can’t. It’s too vagina,’ which confuses the girls.
Shannon explains in confession, ‘I have a bony vagina. It’s like not a lot of skin. It’s just, I’m feeling it on the bone.’
ATV: Tamra and Heather decide to leave without her because Shannon needs more time as Tamra decides to drive an ATV waiting for them as Heather jokes, ‘Don’t roll this,’ as they show flashback footage of Tamra rolling a dune buggy in the desert
Tamra: The operator asks who wants to go first as Tamra asks how fast it goes, adding in confession that Heather is not allowed anywhere near the controls, showing a flashback from 2014 with Tamra getting flung off the bull after Heather turned the bull up
Meanwhile, Tamra hops back on and insists, ‘I need to master this,’ as someone says she should ride the bull like she rides Eddie, but she’s thrown off.
They bring out dinner as they joke about ‘sharing wieners,’ while Gina jokes in confession, ‘From what I’m hearing about Ryan, this isn’t Jenn’s first time sharing wieners.’
Jenn reveals that she was a flight attendant and she met her husband on a flight, adding he was in economy.
‘Yep, and he was in law school. So we dated. He graduated law school. He went back to California,’ addin he went to Georgetown for law school.
‘So then we dated long-distance, got engaged, and then, as soon as we got married, I moved to California.’
Gina adds in confession, ‘I need more of this part of Jenn. It’s unfortunate because I wish that we didn’t start where started, but I love the idea that maybe we can form a relationship based off of this common ground that we do have.’
Shannon tells the group, ‘I’ll be right back. I’m just going to make a quick call,’ telling the group that her ‘person to watch the kids didn’t show up.
This surprises heather who says, ‘They’re 18, as Gina asks, ‘Where’s John,’ as Shannon only says, ‘Yeah, it’s just weird. I’m just going to make a quick call.’
Jen: Jenn reveals that she was a flight attendant and she met her husband on a flight, adding he was in economy
Gina asks who John isn’t watching them, as Heather says, ‘Maybe she’s not 100% in,’ though Shannon revealed in confession that’s not why she left.
‘I was just making something up to leave the table. It’s time to amp up the fun, and I will be at your service soon, ladies,’ Shannon says.
Jenn tells Tamra, ‘I was shocked as s**t that you’re rooming with Shannon,’ as Tamra says, ‘It’s a very large house.’
She adds, ‘We just have a long-a** history together as friends, and there’s going to be no resolution to what happened in the past. It’s time to move on.’
They wonder if Shannon is lost and Gina calls out for her as night falls and they all leave to go to the saloon, where they find Shannon in a lacy outfit.
They all do shots and pop some champagne, as Gina jokes she’s, ‘just here for the taxidermy’ as they see a number of stuffed animals on the walls.
Tamra takes a shot with Shannon, as they make a toast, ‘To a new beginning?’ as Tamra adds, ‘Yeah, and I’m very happy.’
‘And I am too. And let’s just start slow… And trust each other,’ Tamra says as they both say they love each other.
Shannon: They wonder if Shannon is lost and Gina calls out for her as night falls and they all leave to go to the saloon, where they find Shannon in a lacy outfit
Shannon adds in confession, ‘What’s so crazy is that it literally feels like the 2 1/2 years didn’t even exist. I’m hopeful, but I’m still cautious.’
Heather asks Taylor, ‘So what’s going on with the movie?’ as Taylor replies, ‘We’re moving forward. I mean, I really wanted you to do it, but…’
Heather responds, ‘You know, we talked about it. Like, I didn’t think you were serious. – I didn’t know if it was like, “I don’t want to be in this because you’re a rookie actress, and you don’t know what the hell you’re doing, and I’m not going to attach my name to anything that you’re attached to.’
Heather responds, ‘Are you kidding me? I think this is a you issue. Not a me issue because I don’t feel that way. Usually, if someone wants me to do something, like, someone would call. They’d send a script. There is, like, a protocol to the whole thing. Without someone from production calling, it’s not a thing.’
Taylor admits, ‘Ok, well, you have a lot more experience than I do, so you would know. They lost an actress, like, in a split second.’
Heather retorts, ‘But they didn’t hire an actress. There’s no contract. There’s no deal. There’s no understanding of what the role is, how many days, when is it, am I available. Do you know what I mean? Like, it’s not your movie. You’re not the producer. You’re not the director. This is something you’ve built up in your mind that nothing to do with me.’
Taylor asks, ‘If they reached out to you and shared the script with you, would you do it?’
Heather responds, ‘I would say I would 100% read it and consider it seriously. Of course, I would.’
Cautious: Shannon adds in confession, ‘What’s so crazy is that it literally feels like the 2 1/2 years didn’t even exist. I’m hopeful, but I’m still cautious’
Taylor responds, ‘Well, I guess, let’s go from there if you’re open to it,’ as Heather says in confession, ‘It’s a little odd to me.If you’re so hurt, Taylor, why do you still want me to be in the movie?’
Heather asks at the saloon, ‘Are we actually good now?’ Taylor says, ‘We’re good,’ as they clink their drinks together.
But then, Taylor tells Tamra, Shannon and Gina that the producer wanted to see a casting tape of Heather, and Taylor admitted she didn’t tell Heather that.
Heather overheard, adding, ‘Wait, are you being serious? The director wasn’t impressed with my IMDB?’
Taylor responds, ‘Well, he said, “Can she send a casting tape?” as Heather adds in confession, ‘So just for clarity, I was offered a role. I turned down the role. I’m better than the role, but now I’m not good enough for the role, and still, no one has reached out to me.’
Heather asks Taylor, ‘But so your IMDB was good enough, but mine needs a casting tape,’ as Taylor insists, ‘No, you’re a bigger role.’
Heather adds, ‘So you’ve never worked before, but I have to…’ as she laughs, as Shannon adds in confession, ‘I see both sides. Taylor doesn’t know how hiring someone for a film works. That being said, I don’t think that Heather’s reaction should have been in that condescending tone, but we’re familiar with that tone.’
Heather won’t let it go, adding, ‘She got the offer, but I audition,’ adding, ‘What’s funny is, we were just at the airport, and we ran into Diane Ruggiero, who created “That’s Life” that I starred in on CBS with Paul Sorvino and Ellen Burstyn.’
Heather: But then, Taylor tells Tamra, Shannon and Gina that the producer wanted to see a casting tape of Heather, and Taylor admitted she didn’t tell Heather that
Taylor responds, ‘22 episodes,’ and Heather says, ‘Yeah. Why are you saying it like that?’
‘No, because that’s a long run. 22 episodes is a lot,’ Taylor says, as Gina adds in confession, ‘This whole argument is so absurd to me. Taylor acts like she has been so offended. Meanwhile, she’s never even been in a movie yet. And Heather acts like Taylor just came in and took her Oscars away from her like she’s Judi f***ing Dench. Come on, ladies.’
Taylor adds, ‘I was like confused as to why they would even ask for you to do a casting tape when you’ve done so much,’ while Heather adds, ‘But that sounds very punitive to look me up like that.’
Taylor insists, ‘No, I just thought, with your pedigree and everything that you’ve done, they would be super excited to have this role filled.’
Heather is seemingly insulted, adding, ‘That’s very rude, the way you’re saying that,’ adding in confession, ‘What is that supposed to mean? With your pedigree? I mean, I have a pedigree? Am I a dog?’
Shannon insists, ‘She means that in a positive way,’ as Taylor explains, ‘No, like all the acting history that you have.. I thought they would just be like… We’re super excited to have you on board.’
Rude: Heather adds, ‘That is so incredibly rude. I’m someone who has put my entire life on hold, as many women do, for my family’
You: A shocked Heather says, ‘You said that?’
Tamra says, ‘I do have to call you out on one thing. We talked about when you looked at her IMDB. You didn’t think it was that impressive.’
A shocked Heather says, ‘You said that?’
Taylor backtracks and says, ‘When they came back to me and asked for a casting tape, I said let me see what she’s done because now I look f***ing stupid.’
Heather adds, ‘That is so incredibly rude. I’m someone who has put my entire life on hold, as many women do, for my family. So for you to denigrate my career is not only anti-female, but just not nice. And I am at a crossroads in my life figuring out who I am, and I just find this to be so incredibly rude. And for you to sit with Tamra and talk about my IMDB when you were offered a part, and you’ve never been in anything ever, and I was excited for you. That’s the person I am. The person you are is making a mountain out of a molehill when you offered me something that was not yours to offer me in the first place, and then talk to all of my friends, and s**t talk my career. F**k you,’ as the episode comes to an end.