“I chose chaos” is what Wendy Osefo told us when she revealed the villa assignments. And she really did try.
She trapped all the women in the sprinter for a two-hour ride from the airport. She put Karen and Jacqueline in the same house, knowing that Karen was still spitting mad about Jacqueline crashing her Love Lagoon party. She even arranged for a man dressed as The Devil to literally dance with the women. But the sparks didn’t fly.
The most interesting thing that happened was Mia calling home to find out that her estranged husband Gordon had picked her kids up from their babysitter and then dropped them off with a different babysitter. Mia and Jacqueline tried to tease the ladies with some salacious tales of sapphic encounters in their youth, but Karen outshone them when she confirmed that her mouth is still enjoying retirement.
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Gizelle Bryant takes the ladies of Potomac back to her roots in New Orleans. If one wants to understand what makes Gizelle tick, they have to eat Creole food, meet a giant alligator named Brutus who has been alive longer than anyone can remember, dance in a second line, and, of course, meet her dad Curtis.
Monique has a French name and an essential oils business, and that’s two reasons for her to celebrate her birthday in Cannes. No sooner has everyone unpacked and met for a bite, than Ashley is accusing Karen of living in a townhouse instead of the palatial home she entertains in. She denies it, but there is blood in the water.
Being a gracious hostess is an art. The first step is knowing whether you are the hostess or not, and Charrisse Jackson and Karen Huger have not passed that test. However, Karen, who left a personalized gift basket in each woman’s room and arranged a sunset dinner on the lawn, might be the more dedicated of the two hostesses.