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Jo De La Rosa known as out Jennifer Pedranti and Gretchen Rossi after the newest episode of The Actual Housewives of Orange County.
In a “fact-checking” put up shared to her Instagram Story, Jo, 45, reacted to Jenn, 48, asking, “Who’s Jo,” on the RHOC: After Present. She additionally fired again at Gretchen, 46, who downplayed their previous friendship and accused her of being “determined” to regain her place on the Bravo actuality collection.
“What’s wild to me is I actually met Jenn on the season finale final yr at her engagement occasion. I believed she was the sweetest, nicest particular person. I used to work for [Ryan Boyajian]. I obtained her quantity. I stated, ‘It was so good to fulfill you.’ After which I used to be attempting to get collectively together with her for lunch as a result of I had some issues I needed to inform her.”
She continued, “So we’ve got textual content messages, attempting to determine a time to get collectively. So I simply suppose it’s wild when she’s asking Gretchen who I’m as a result of she is aware of who I’m,” Jo defined, showcasing a textual content change between them.
Shifting on to Gretchen, Jo stated they’ve had a “very lengthy and messy journey.”
“We began out years in the past as buddies — regardless that she claims we weren’t buddies. So perhaps that was my mistake. I believed we have been,” Jo admitted. “She was actually behind my music video again within the day after I used to do music, and I invited all my buddies to be there. I had gone on a double date together with her after I was with [Slade Smiley]. She had come to an iHeartRadio occasion with me. In my head, that’s positively greater than an acquaintance.”
Jo even “tried to be there for” Gretchen amid her authorized drama with ex-boyfriend, Jay Photoglou, whom she accused of defamation years in the past.
They have been even pleasant at a BravoCon occasion years in the past, the place they introduced Vicki Gunvalson, 63, with the Wifetime Achievement Award.
“I went as much as Gretchen after years of not speaking to her, and I simply stated, ‘If there’s something that I ever stated, I’m sorry. I simply need to begin over,’” Jo recalled. “[And] all I used to be on the lookout for in that second was an apology again. I by no means obtained it. Positive. However I really felt we have been beginning over once more.”
However amid filming on RHOC season 19, Jo realized Gretchen had been trash-talking her on podcasts, “speaking about how determined [she was] … to get again on the present.”
Gretchen additionally accused Jo of “calling all of the housewives” to attempt to get again on the present. Nonetheless, when Jo created a gaggle chat for the forged, she did so in an effort to assemble donations for considered one of her buddies, who had been impacted by the current fires in Los Angeles.
As for claims of calling manufacturing, Jo stated she did name considered one of her producers, whom she’d identified for years, to inform her she loved being on the finale and can be open to future appearances.
“I don’t suppose there’s something fallacious with that, contemplating I used to be first season forged,” she reasoned. “[Gretchen’s] persevering with to spin a story that’s not true. I’ve stayed quiet lengthy sufficient.”
“Her and I usually are not good, and there was really a complete argument that occurred at [Heather Dubrow]’s occasion that by no means obtained proven,” she continued. “A complete blowout occurred. Slade jumped in at one level, which, I’m so sorry. Gretchen doesn’t want a mouthpiece. You don’t want to talk for her. She will be able to defend herself. It simply, it obtained ugly. It obtained messy, and at one level, Gretchen grabs Jenn and brings her in to attempt to make her level, and I’m simply not down with the entire gang up.”
Lastly, Jo took intention at Gretchen for calling her “Slade’s ex.”
“My identify is Jo. You may name me one of many authentic forged members on housewives, and we are able to name your husband ‘Joe’s ex,’” she declared.
Following the sharing of the video, Jenn clapped again at Jo, questioning why she felt the necessity to make her claims towards her in public, moderately than reaching out in non-public.
“Hello Jo- lady you continue to have my quantity!!” she started. “I believed the EXACT similar factor about you! I felt such as you have been so candy and sort! I completely beloved assembly you- I’ve not watched the after present.. but when I stated who’s Jo — to be trustworthy if you confirmed up at my filmed engagement occasion final yr that was the primary time I met you.. therefore why I stated ‘who’s Jo’ … You might be correct- since then.. we’ve had a few pretty textual content exchanges. Really, I don’t see the necessity to make a TikTok so [Tamra Judge] can go repost it. You would have simply used the quantity you’ve got for me and we may have had a dialogue. Now.. wanting again on the present and doing no matter that you must do to place your self is a unique story.. I can respect that. And if that’s your needs I really hope it really works for you!!!”
“You may have my quantity, please name me if you wish to chat,” she added.
The Actual Housewives of Orange County season 19 airs Thursdays at 8/7c on Bravo.
