Alexis Bellino mentioned Bravo execs reached out amid on-line hate over her remedy of Shannon Beador – the ex of her fiancé John Janssen – and addressed what was “minimize” from the season. She expressed remorse in mentioning John’s safety cam footage of Shannon from the night time of her DUI, and hinted at their wedding ceremony plans.
In a latest episode of the Actual Housewives of Orange County, Alexis seemingly threatened to reveal a video of Shannon from the night time of her crash. She indicated that the video would damage Shannon’s life. In a while, it was alleged that the footage reveals Shannon virtually operating over John’s daughter.
On the “Digital Reali-Tea” podcast, Alexis claimed Andy Cohen and different execs on the community have rallied round her and John amid fan backlash.
“Andy Cohen’s been superb,” mentioned Alexis. “Quite a lot of Bravo execs have reached out and been very supportive, so it’s good.”
She claimed it’s been “actually onerous” coping with on-line hate. In response to the star, she and John principally keep off social media, and he or she’s not letting individuals touch upon posts.
“There’s a number of issues not proven on the present,” mentioned Alexis, who shared that she cried 3 times on digicam together with her castmates over the latest passing of her mother.
Alexis was requested if there have been another particular scenes that she wished would have been proven.
“There’s one each single episode, that I may title. I imply, I could possibly be right here for an hour, and they’d critically change the viewers’s viewpoint of me,” she mentioned. “I really feel like everyone seems to be poor Shannon and nobody is even contemplating my [side].”
As for her first confrontation with Shannon within the season, Alexis claimed Shannon “railed” her for “25 to half-hour,” speaking in her face in regards to the lawsuit and two different issues she was mad about, however this was minimize out. Alexis due to this fact seemed just like the “villain” and the “aggressor” when she clapped again, mentioned Alexis.
However she admitted it was a “mistake” to “blurt out” the subject of John’s allegedly damaging video of Shannon from the night time of the crash.
“Quite a lot of the time that you just see me speaking about John or Shannon, it’s as a result of I’m being prodded [and] pushed to speak about it despite the fact that I don’t need to point out it. You guys don’t see that,” mentioned Alexis. “That night time that I did point out the movies, it was late. We’d been filming all day lengthy. I used to be drained. And his title and her title simply saved arising … I used to be fed up.”
“Everyone’s in assist of Shannon, and I’m like, ‘Do I would like to indicate the effing movies?’” she recalled. “Anyone must take accountability right here … [But] we didn’t intend for it to occur like that. Or in any respect. John’s in sole custody of these movies, and he’s by no means as soon as mentioned he’s going to indicate them or had any intentions of displaying them until Shannon wished to personally come sit and watch them with us.”
However she mentioned Tamra Decide and Heather Dubrow already knew in regards to the movies, and he or she had requested for his or her “recommendation” on learn how to movie with Shannon.
She claimed she didn’t discover out in regards to the movies till after she began filming, and he or she doesn’t know if she would have “signed on” if she knew about it earlier than.
Alexis then prompt that the present “minimize and splice[d]” her scenes to make it appear like all she talks about is Shannon.
The ‘buddy of’ mentioned she doesn’t know if she would settle for a full-time place within the forged, however she would “by no means” settle for a “buddy function” once more. She hopes viewers will see extra of the “fact” because the season progresses.
Alexis additionally shared that her wedding ceremony with John shall be “small” however not “standard.” They’re considering the date could also be in August of 2025, however they don’t but have a venue. She claimed they began speaking about marriage about two or three months into relationship.
Concerning the upcoming reunion, Alexis promised there shall be receipts.