Katie Ginella had a challenging sophomore year on Real Housewives of Orange County. She told her truths as often as she could. But her words were unreliable, according to almost everyone else on her cast. So, following their dramatic reunion, where her husband also failed to change anyone’s opinions about his wife’s claims during Season 19, where does Katie go from here?
While walking the circuit at BravoCon last weekend, Entertainment Tonight caught up with Katie for a chat. As Brice Sander welcomed Katie to her first BravoCon, she laughed, calling her experience “baptized by fire.” But, Katie has “been baptized by fire for two years now” on RHOC.
She agreed. But, does Katie “feel like a phoenix rising from the ashes after the reunion?” Giving her man all the credit, Katie said, “That’s more of a question for my husband, Matt [Ginella].” Flashbacks then showed Matt at the reunion, trying to support his wife against her former friends.
When we returned to the circuit, there Matt was, standing beside Katie. With both Ginellas in attendance, apparently the cast of RHOC is still not “buying” their statements as “the truth.” Again, flashbacks showed Katie trying to explain that she had proof of her statements. Yet, Gretchen Rossi argued back, suggesting that her evidence was “manipulated.”
After this messy season, can Katie move forward with her cast? “I’m open to moving forward, because I think there’s a way to do that. But, it doesn’t seem, right now, that they’re open to that,” she answered.
Helping matters, however, Katie still has a lifeline in Tamra Judge. She is also friendly with Vicki Gunvalson, who is returning for Season 20. So, Katie remains hopeful for her future on this series.
The Real Housewives of Orange County reunion continues on Thursdays at 8/7c on Bravo. It streams on Peacock.
Salley Carson is “proudly single” in the new season of Southern Charm Season 11. But, at one point, Salley says she had a very brief fling with The McBee Dynasty: Real American Cowboys‘ Steven McBee Jr., following his breakup from Calah Jackson.
Salley spoke with Us Weekly during BravoCon 2025 on Saturday, Nov. 15, where she revealed that she “went and visited” Steven Jr. in Missouri before he began his relationship with Allie Eklund. When asked if it was “a thing” between them, Salley said, “It was like, a second. No, not like that. I mean, kind of like that.”
She continued, admitting that she and Steven Jr. just weren’t the right fit for each other. “I think I vibed with like, the brothers and the rest of the family more than I did him,” she added. “Our personalities weren’t…he’s a great guy, he’s amazing, but our personalities didn’t match.”
This led to a slightly “weird run-in” with the McBee brothers at BravoCon. “It was just a little awkward,” she noted to the publication.
Salley’s love life will be a hot topic on Southern Charm Season 11 when she pursues a newly single Craig Conover. She teased this at BravoCon on Sunday, Nov. 16, during the
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“You know, I think a lot goes down and I think everyone’s going to be very surprised,” she admitted. “I, obviously, was very attracted to Craig. I mean, look at him. But throughout the summer, I definitely saw some different sides to Craig. Some that I love, and some that I didn’t love so much. But yeah, I think there’s a lot that happens that people are going to be shocked by.”
Steven, on the other hand, has been sharing a look inside his relationship with his new girlfriend, Allie, a social media influencer. The couple went public with their relationship earlier this month, taking to Instagram on Nov. 3, where they posted a series of photos together. “Never been so certain,” Steven wrote in the caption of the post.
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The couple has continued to share a look inside their relationshoip. Steven posted a photo of Allie where he revealed that he was having “dinner with a view” while Allie revealed that she was having “business meetings every morning” with her “man” at the McBee farm in Gallatin, Missouri.