The Real Housewives Of Beverly Hills Season 3 ...A Chill Is In The Air.

Taylor Armstrong, Kim Richards, Lisa Vanderpump, Adrienne Maloof, Brandi Glanville,Yolanda Foster, and Kyle Richards.

The glitz of  Season Three of  The Real Housewives of Beverly Hills is upon us! I grew up in the eighties in the time of Dynasty, Dallas, and Falcon Crest so I could not be more delighted that the glamour has returned to Bravo TV. The new season is even complete with a new housewife Yolanda Foster, former model, and wife to sixteen time Grammy Award winner David Foster. If you you do not know David Foster, he has worked with everyone from Celine Dion to Barbra Streisand. The show opened with Lisa Vanderpump looking smashing in a royal purple satin blouse with her beloved dog "Giggy" complementing in a lavender ensemble. Lisa is visited at Casa De Vanderpump by her new BFF Brandi Glanville who arrives bearing gifts ready for the grand tour.Lisa's house does not disappoint,  although she downsized, her closet still looked big enough to fit Kyle Richard's new store Kyle By Alene Too. Brandi presents Mr and Mrs Vanderpump -Todd with a couple of " tongue in cheek " gifts in her usual saucy style. Rubber sheets and a glass gun full of tequila...Yee Haw! I guess Ken will have to wait for his next anniversary to try them out. Next Lisa and Brandi talk about Lisa's upcoming party for the anniversary of her restaurant Villa Blanca and the subject of her ex Bestie Adrienne Maloof comes up. Lisa tells Brandi that she is not inviting La Maloof and that she is still smarting from the season two reunion where Adrienne accused Lisa of selling stories to the press.Lisa still feels that Adrienne owes her a better apology. She even eluded to the fact that she was happy to not have neighbors at her new home ( Adrienne used to live across the street). I guess it is still cold in Beverly Hills after all.

                                          Ex " Besties" Lisa Vanderpump and Adrienne Maloof
                                    ( notice Yolanda's ex hubby Mohamed Hadid in the background)

Next we go to Kyle Richard's home where she too is in royal purple.
Must have been a trend that season in" The Hills".
Kyle talks about her relationship status with her sister Kim and how it is easy and " not so much" at times. Isn't that the case will all siblings not just ones coming out of rehab?
Mauricio , Kyle's husband, comes home and lures Kyle outside on the guise that something is wrong with their lawn only to find that it is a cover up for...what else? A new convertible Maserati complete with red bow. Don't you just hate when that happens?

Kyle Richards and her hubby Mauricio Umansky

We then cut to a Fabulous golden pump exiting a town car and as soon as we see the matching over sized gold bag we realize that it is Adrienne Maloof ( glad it's not gold tinsel in her hair ) on her way to meet her husband Paul for dinner.During dinner with Paul ( that seems disingenuous) Adrienne receives a call from Taylor Armstrong who mentions that she needs to go shopping for Lisa's Villa Blanca soiree and it is at this point Adrienne realizes that she is not invited. She does not assume the worse...yet.

" Golden Eye"

Now we get to meet Yolanda Foster, a friend of Lisa Vanderpump. Yolanda was married to Lisa's friend Mohamed Hadid, who has been on the show, and they have children together. Yolanda grew up in a small town in Holland and was in her early teens when she was discovered my renowned Model Agent Eileen Ford of The Eileen Ford Agency in NY. Yolanda started working the runways of Milan and Paris and made a name for herself in the fashion industry as a top model of the times.She boasts that her house is " Incredible" and that she drew and built every inch of her house. What are they teaching on those cat walks?
We find out that Lisa is inviting Yolanda to her party at Villa Blanca and that she considers
Yolanda" a force to be reckoned with". I did like the evil eye pendant that she was wearing in the scene and that she commands her husband to write her love letters...she has six years worth in a box to prove it...interesting. As a side note they were married on 11/11/11.

Yolanda and David Foster

We learn from Kim Richards during her interview that she has only been out of treatment for a month into filming the new season. We also get a sneak peek at her sister's , Kathy Hilton, new dress line as she takes her sixteen year old daughter Kimberley over to " Kathy's Salon" to try on dresses for the prom. Kyle stops by as well and the tension between Kyle and Kim is still high. Kim even tells us that she is having a hard time letting go of the anger towards Kyle.Kyle is happy for the "new Kim" and her sobriety. I guess time will tell if these two get back the close relationship they once had.

                                Sisters Kathy Hilton, Kim Richards, and Kyle Richards-Umansky


Lisa decides to visit Brandi Glanville at her home( where she can barely get up the driveway in her sexy sky high heels) and while there Lisa receives a call from Kyle's daughter Portia inviting her to her fourth birthday. While on speaker phone Brandi decides to pipe up and say hello to Kyle and in an awkward moment Kyle invites her and the boys to Portia's party also. Brandi is worried if she was out of line and Lisa assures her that she wasn't and to drop it. Lisa tells us that she didn't give Brandi a fair shake due to her relationship with Cedric and the she was wrong for doing so.

Brandi Glanville and Lisa " Pinky" Vanderpump

Kyle then tries to get a hold of her sister Kim so Portia can invite her and Sprint informs us that her she can not be reached and that her inbox is full. Even Portia finds this to be " so annoying" and I found that to be too cute.

Enter stage left: Taylor Armstrong. It has been nine months since her husband Russell's passing and she lets us know straight way that she has good days and bad days while trying to pick up the pieces and start a new chapter in her life amidst lawsuits and financial troubles. Taylor also  claims to have gained ten pounds and I was trying to figure out exactly where she was hiding it. Taylor is meeting with Adrienne at the chic store Switch, on Beverly Drive, to pick out something to wear to Villa Blanca bringing up the subject of Adrienne not being invited. Taylor informs us that she has gotten close with Adrienne due to their similar taste and values her honest opinions. We find out from La Maloof that Paul may be going " Bi-Coastal" and taking his practice to New York . In a moment so telling ...Adrienne hesitates when Taylor asks her if she will miss him if he does. Adrienne comments on Taylor's weight and tells her she looks good but informs her that her high shoes make her legs look too skinny. Adrienne says the higher the heel the closer to God and Taylor  feels that an extra large bag can hide an extra large butt. Go figure all I needed to do was to put on a high pair of heels and skip church on Sunday ( More Bravo TV)

She's Back!!! Taylor in the color of the season.

On the subject of Lisa's party Adrienne goes on to say that if her not being invited was intentional  she thinks that it is very " mean girlish". She also says she thought it was petty, frivolous, and a waste of time. I mean who invites La Maloof's " friends of friends" and not even her? After all they were close for quite a few years. Feeling a chill?

For the wrap up of the first season three RHOBH episode we end up at Lisa's party at Villa Blanca. The party looks amazing and you can not say that Lisa's decorating taste is lacking in any way, shape, or form. No detail was forgotten down to pink martinis and models in angel wings.Yolanda arrives on the scene first looking lovely in white and damn she is tall! Kim Richard's shows up next ( on time surprisingly) and they instantly bond over water after just meeting.

A new sober Kim Richards bonding with Yolanda over water.

Villa Blanca or Party Heaven ?

 Not one to disappoint...Kyle looks smashing in her deep pink dress and leopard clutch and her hubby Mauricio is equally as hot. Brandi saunters in cracking jokes in her usual fashion with a black flower in her hair.She makes an off color joke to Yolanda and didn't make a great first impression as we later find out. It was a misunderstanding but we all know these gals and the gossip.They love talking and a good laugh as well.

The not so subtle flower FU from La Maloof

 The best guest of the night goes without saying...the nightmare of a flower arrangement that Adrienne Maloof sends over in her absence. It was as if someone snuck onto the set of Jurassic Park four and stole a prop. No one knew how to take it. Knowing Lisa and Villa Blanca as well as La Maloof does I took it as a big flower FU. The arrangement was obnoxious and not at all Lisa's taste. Meanwhile Kim and Brandi have not seen each other in quite awhile and there was still bad blood between the two of them. Brandi tells us that she will not be the " scape goat"  for Kim's drinking and drug problems and after saying hello... Kim gives her the cold shoulder. Until next time...

Lisa's restaurant Villa Blanca

That trailer for RHOBH season three  was right ! Get out the gloves and scarves... It is icy up in Beverly Hills and that's the way I see it Xx Billy




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