Why RHOP’s Candiace Said Gizelle Got ‘Creative’ With Her Husband Chris
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Candiace Dillard Bassett and Gizelle Bryant left The Real Housewives of Potomac season 7 on poor terms after Gizelle accused Candiace’s husband, Chris Bassett, of getting a little too friendly with her. The season recently kicked off, and Candiace is already coming for Gizelle on Twitter. It all started when the RHOP season 7 premiere hinted at the tension between the women because of Chris.
Things got more heated after Gizelle claimed that Candiace didn’t appreciate her support after Candiace’s fight with Monique Samuels during RHOP season 5. Gizelle was unequivocally in Candiace’s corner and thought Candiace would treat her loyalty differently. Candiace disagreed, taking to Twitter to say, “Let’s be honest. You are no one’s friend. You come collect a check and go home to those purple walls. The small part of me that DID want to believe [you] weren’t total garbage woke up when you decided to get creative with my husband.” RHOP fans flooded the comment section with overly glittered purple rooms that looked like a Claire’s jewelry store.
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Gizelle’s aesthetic tastes have always been under fire, but her loyalty to the romance department has not. While Gizelle’s ex-husband has repeatedly cheated on her, Gizelle has never been known to get busy with other women’s husbands. However, Candiace doesn’t seem angry that Gizelle did anything with Chris but instead made a big deal about a minor flirtation. Candiace, who unfollowed Gizelle on Instagram, elaborated on her feelings to The Daily Beast. Candiace and Chris were shocked by Gizelle’s accusations. The RHOP star explained that Gizelle had been flirtatious with Chris throughout the years, but it wasn’t something that bothered her. In fact, Candiace “viewed it as musings of a lonely 50-year-old woman who needed somewhere to put her excess flirtatious energy.” She added, “for this to be the storyline that she chooses to run with this year, it’s tired.”
Candiace’s description of Gizelle as lonely and old hits below the belt, but Gizelle’s attempt to make Chris out to be a philanderer is too. Whatever conclusions Candiace and Gizelle came to at the end of RHOP season 7 on the topics won’t be the end of it. Gizelle and Candiace also filmed The Real Housewives Ultimate Girls Trip season 3 together in Thailand earlier this year. While cast members often head into RHUGT as allies among strangers, there’s a good chance Gizelle and Candiace avoided each other in Thailand, depending on the timing of their feud.
âââââIt makes sense that Candiace and Gizelle ended up butting heads on RHOP season 7 as some of the biggest personalities on the show. Both have become staples of the franchise with some of the wittiest interview clips. While watching these women go head-to-head over Chris will undoubtedly be entertaining, if the flirtatious dynamic truly is longstanding and innocent, then there’s no reason it should ruin the relationship forever. However, only time will tell whether Gizelle, whose been called an emotional vampire, was unearthing something more nefarious or simply stirring the pot.
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The Real Housewives of Potomac airs Sundays at 8 p.m. EST on Bravo.
Sources: Candiace Dillard Bassett/Twitter, The Daily Beast