“I did do an interview with [producer and casting director] Deena Katz with Dancing With the Stars. I did interview with her a couple of months ago,” Peg, 63, revealed on the Thursday, July 9, episode of the “She’s All Bach” podcast. “I believe they’ve already cast for this season but we had an email and I just checked in with her, and I sent her a little clip of me dancing, and she was very, pleasantly surprised with the clip, and said she will definitely consider me for sure for next season.”

She added, “I’m an ex-dancer and that’s really the only thing about this whole experience that I would really love to do. Because I dance for my soul. I dance with my heart. I think I would give all those young’uns a run for their money, man. Go boomers!”

Us Weekly has reached out to ABC for comment.

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Later in her podcast interview, Munson — who accepted a promise ring from Mel Owens in the Golden Bachelor season 2 finale — addressed the timeline of being approached for DWTS.

“I think way back, right when we finished filming, they approached you. Then you had a conversation, then it went dormant for a little bit,” Mel, 67, pointed out to his partner.

“Right, something like that,” Peg agreed. “I would love to do that.”

Peg reiterated that any talks about Dancing With the Stars would be for season 36 in 2027 “unless somebody breaks a leg, or something, and they have a spot.”

“I’m open, you never knew,” she teased.

Thus far, Dancing With the Stars has announced four celebrity contestants for season 35. The dancing competition has already lined up Summer House’s Ciara Miller and The Traitors fan favorite Maura Higgins for the fall, as well as Jimmy Kimmel Live! sidekick Guillermo Rodriguez and Savannah Bananas player Jackson Olson.

The full DWTS season 35 cast and their professional partners will be unveiled on ABC’s Good Morning America on September 2.

One celebrity that fans can probably count out of ever competing for the Mirrorball Trophy is Full House alum John Stamos, who has repeatedly refused to take part despite being courted by producers “every single season.”

“I said, ‘Don’t ever ask me again,’” Stamos, 62, told host Bobby Bones on the Tuesday, July 7, episode of “The Bobbycast” podcast. “I’m never gonna do that show.”

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He added, ​​“I just never … What makes that show good is people suffering and looking like fools. They’re breaking their feet, calluses … I don’t want that.”

Dancing With the Stars returns on ABC this fall.

“I’m here. I’m alive. That was a crazy experience,” Rachel, 41, shared via Instagram on Thursday, July 9, after making a surprise appearance on the CBS reality show’s season 28 premiere. “Now, I can officially say that I have never been evicted from the Big Brother house for two seasons in a row.”

During Thursday’s premiere, host Julie Chen Moonves surprised the contestants by announcing Survivor’s Rick Devens and Big Brother alum Angela Murray would be joining the show.

In another twist, Rachel also entered the house to participate in a challenge. Ultimately, her visit was cut short when she was pushed by a velociraptor into a volcano to her fiery death. (A new reality TV legend is expected to take her spot in an upcoming episode.)

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“So, the volcano was extremely hot,” Rachel said after the show. “It was much better than the White Locust because that was horrible. But I will say, once you hit the volcano, you just evaporate. You’re good. No big deal.”

Rachel — who won season 13 in 2011 — is no stranger to the game. She first competed in season 12, where she met her husband, Brendon Villegas. The couple, who tied the knot in 2012, took their talents to The Amazing Race that same year.

The reality TV star also competed on season 27, but was sent to the jury house after failing to complete the White Locust challenge in time.

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After Thursday’s season premiere, Julie reflected on seeing a beloved cast member return to the show.

“Rachel Reilly RIP. Only the good die young. But then again… knowing Rachel Reilly, she probably has made the lava her minions, faked her own death, had Brendon in the dinosaur suit, and is coming back for revenge on Angela for celebrating her demise,” Julie, 56, joked to Entertainment Weekly in an interview published Friday, July 10. “Although one must always expect the unexpected in the BB World, in Rachel Reilly’s world, you should always expect her to somehow get the last laugh!”

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With the season just getting started, Julie certainly can’t predict who is going to make an unforgettable impression this summer. At the same time, she wouldn’t be surprised if a few familiar faces make quite the splash.

“I am wondering if Angela will be this season’s version of who Rachel Reilly was last year: the Queen,” Julie speculated. “She was definitely received like a rock star surprising their fans. As for Rick/Devens, the only person I saw freaking out was Angela. She is clearly a fan. But the others didn’t seem to know too much about who he is.”

Big Brother airs on CBS Sundays, Wednesdays and Thursdays at 8:00 p.m. ET. Stream episodes on Paramount+.

A source has confirmed to Us Weekly that Taylor, 32, will shoot her scenes for season 5’s opening montage in the next few days but is not expected to film anything else for the time being. According to the insider, Taylor will film her montage scenes separately from the rest of the cast. (People and TMZ first to reported the news.)

Us has reached out to Hulu and Taylor’s representative for comment.

Production on the fifth season of Mormon Wives was suspended in March when Taylor and her ex Dakota Mortensen were involved in a domestic violence investigation. Both publicly denied the allegations of domestic violence made by the other. (Taylor’s season of The Bachelorette was pulled from ABC’s schedule due to the criminal investigation.)

Prosecutors ultimately declined to file criminal charges against either party, though Dakota was awarded temporary custody of their son, Ever, 2. Taylor was later granted supervised visits with Ever for eight hours per week.

A Utah judge issued mutual protective orders for both Dakota and Taylor in April, ordering them to stay 100 feet away from each other for three years.

Earlier this month, Us confirmed that Taylor voluntarily spent time in rehab for a short stay that has since concluded. Her ex-husband, Tate Paul, subsequently filed for an emergency change in their custody agreement for daughter Indy, 8, and son Ocean, 6, claiming that he was not told Taylor was entering rehab. (Tate’s request was denied.)

A court accepted Taylor’s offer to take a sobriety test, specifying that she could resume unsupervised visits with her two older children provided she passes. In a separate hearing, a judge ruled on Wednesday, July 8, that Taylor can have more unsupervised time with her and Dakota’s son, Ever.

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Amid the litany of legal issues, Taylor’s Mormon Wives costars filmed a new video that appeared on Whitney Leavitt’s Instagram account on Wednesday, where they joked about the fate of MomTok as filming wrapped on season 5.

In the clip, the cast danced over a message that read, “We’re surviving.”

The video seemingly ruffled Taylor’s feathers, as she later changed her Instagram bio to read: “Creator of Momtok + SLOMW. The Bachelorette. Jesus is king.”

“Got a whole team going at me during my lowest. Keep aiming I guess… your shots are terrible,” Taylor also wrote via Instagram.

Taylor’s friend and costar Jessi Draper — who appeared in Whitney’s video — clapped back at fans speculating that MomTok was mocking Taylor’s legal trouble.

“I still support Taylor,” Jessi said in an Instagram video on Wednesday. “She knows that. I talk to her every single day. Still friends with her. Still love her. I also still have some friendships in MomTok and we also film a show together and work together and we have to be together and we have to make videos together, it’s part of our job. But also, it’s a good thing that the group is able to get along and make videos right now.”

Meanwhile, Mormon Wives producer Jeff Jenkins expressed hopes in May that Taylor would be back filming new scenes for the show before long. (A source previously told Us Taylor wanted to return to the reality show “at some point” but was “focused on her mental health.”)

“[Taylor is] just made for this,” Jenkins, 58, told Variety in May. “To share her life on camera, she does it like breathing air. She doesn’t edit herself. She’s really built for this type of lane. So I’m very hopeful that she’ll be back very soon, and I’m hopeful we can do all sorts of other projects with her as well.”

The Secret Lives of Mormon Wives airs on Hulu.

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“I felt like I was in a different alternate universe because that was my life. Now even for Rose Day — that Jason [Oppenheim] and I go to every year together — had the tickets and I wasn’t allowed to go,” Mary, 45, exclusively told Us Weekly while discussing her current work with animal advocacy.

The reality star recalled being told the news.

“They said, ‘No, Mary can’t come because they were going to film part of it.’ They don’t want anybody from the [past] cast overpower or overshadow the new cast,” Mary claimed. “They don’t want people taking the attention away from their story lines.”

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She continued: “I was like, ‘You’re keeping me from my friends? You can’t keep me away from there.’ They sure did. So that part I was very frustrated about and I’m sad about that. I have to be separated from my friends.”

Mary also had to avoid the office due to production taking place.

“It’s just very strange to not know what’s going on and not be allowed to go to the office to work because they’re filming. … They will not allow us in the office,” she noted. “It’s my office and it is bizarre, but it’s OK because I need to work from home anyway.”

While adapting to the new normal, Mary went through “a bit of a grieving process,” adding, “I’ll watch [season 10] but for right now I don’t want to have any involvement in all of that. It was an amazing run and I’m so grateful for it. But I’m needed in other places right now — and in other ways — between the market and the show and how everything changed. I have this time so I’m using it for something good.”

Mary has been a cast member on the show since it premiered in 2019. After nine seasons, Us confirmed that Mary, Chrishell Stause, Emma Hernan, Chelsea Lazkani and more would not be returning to the show.

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“I know that they are switching up the cast so I hope that it becomes a more positive show. I really do,” Mary said. “Maybe I would go back on it if it were really positive. But it’s still Selling Sunset so I kind of doubt [that]. They’ve said that it’s going to be more positive and about fun for the last three seasons.”

For now, Mary is focused on fostering dogs and spreading awareness about adoption.

“There’s many, many ways that people can help either by fostering, adopting or with donations to the rescues. Because shelters are not allocating the funds to the dogs. There’s a huge crisis,” she claimed. “But what people can do if you don’t have any of those available is go to volunteer at a shelter — even if it’s just to go and take photos or videos of the animals and post them.”

Mary’s concerns about kill shelters led to her ongoing rescue journey, saying, “There’s a big misconception that shelter dogs are damaged. They are the most appreciative and loving animals. Even if it is just to foster for two weeks. They are so appreciative and so loving and they just want kindness and love.”

She concluded: “We need people’s help. Whatever people can do to need help — even if it’s just raising awareness themselves or reposting a dog if you see one that’s still available. You don’t know who will see it.”

As season 28 kicked off on Thursday, July 9, Levi was nowhere to be seen during the premiere — despite previously appearing on a leaked cast list. He also was not included on the CBS’ official list of 14 new houseguests released earlier this week.

To explain his absence, Levi shared a post via Instagram on Thursday.

“What is up, Big Brother fans? My name is Levi Banks, and I just wanted to give you all a quick update and to let you know that I am doing great,” he said in the Instagram video.

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Levi continued: “I was all set and ready to move into the Big Brother house this season, and as we got closer and closer and closer to the move-in day, I just kinda realized that this was not the right fit for me personally.”

Insisting that it was his own decision to walk away rather than being cut by the powers that be at Big Brother, Levi said it wasn’t a call he made easily.

 “I kinda wanted to let you know that was probably the hardest decision of my entire life,” Levi said.

He continued, “I am back home in North Carolina right now, and I am on good terms with CBS, Big Brother and everyone, and I just wanted to let them know — and you all know — that I am so, so, so thankful for this opportunity. It has been very life-changing.”

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Although he will no longer be in the middle of the action in the Big Brother house, Levi said he would still be following the season as a fan.

“I am so freaking excited to watch the show tonight,” he said. “Oh, my gosh, I am pumped! It’s gonna be a little bit of a different POV than going in the house as to being in my couch, so I will take that one thing at a time. But I want to say thank you all so much for your support. I appreciate each and every one of you, and let’s go Yash!”

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Yash Patel was the replacement player (or “alternate”) for Levi after he dropped out.

In the initial announcement, 14 new players were introduced. Amongst the new faces are an MMA fighter, a game show host, a drag queen who previously appeared on RuPaul’s Drag Race and more. Survivor fan favorite Rick Devens and Big Brother alum Angela Murray were also confirmed to have joined the season 28 cast.

Big Brother 28 began with a 90-minute premiere on CBS and Paramount+ on Thursday night.

“This new group of Houseguests is stepping into a summer where nothing is as it seems, where every twist rewrites the rules, and where time becomes the ultimate twist,” CBS teased of the new season in a press release.

As the reality show kicked off its 28th season on Thursday, July 9, a photo of Mickey was shown on screen.

“In loving memory of Mickey Lee (1990 – 2025),” the text next to her image read.

Mickey died on December 25, 2025, after being hospitalized due to multiple cardiac arrests as she battled complications from the flu. She was 35.

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“With profound sadness, the family of Mickey Lee announces her transition on Christmas in the early evening,” her family wrote in a statement released via social media on December 26.

“Mickey captured the hearts of audiences nationwide through her appearance on Big Brother, where her authenticity, strength and spirit left a lasting impression on fans and fellow cast members alike,” the statement continued. “She will be remembered for the joy she brought into the lives of so many and for the genuine connections she formed both on and off screen.”

The same day, Big Brother host Julie Chen Moonves shared her condolences via social media.

“Two months ago I interviewed Mickey Lee on ‘God 101’ That’s when she revealed to me that she was born with a hole in her heart, and as an adult she survived an ATV accident that should have killed her, but God kept her alive,” Julie, 56, wrote via Instagram. “Last night God brought her home 🕊️ Rest In Peace dear Mickey. I will see you again on the other side in eternity.”

A week after Mickey’s death, fellow Big Brother alum Rachel Reilly reflected on their relationship on the show.

“I think I didn’t even give myself a chance to cry yet and looking back on 2025 and seeing posts of Mickey really has me thinking about how she had such a big impact on so many lives!” Rachel, 41, wrote on New Year’s Eve. “I’ve been watching her stories and she was such an incredible woman — she’s touched so many lives and her fabric is woven throughout so many stories- she made an impact in my journey and I’ll always love her for it and never forget that about her.”

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She continued, “I remember telling her one day in the HOH she’s part of my heart now and she always will be and I meant that 😍🥲 it’s so hard to lose a friend and especially such a bright light 💕 2025 wouldn’t have been as impactful without the journey I went on with big brother and Mickey 💕.”

Mickey played for 59 days in the Big Brother house in season 27. She was the final houseguest to be evicted prior to the jury phase starting.

Big Brother 28 began with a 90-minute premiere on CBS and Paramount+ on Thursday night. The season will follow new houseguests as they form bonds with strangers and live their day-to-day lives with no access to the outside world.

“This new group of Houseguests is stepping into a summer where nothing is as it seems, where every twist rewrites the rules, and where time becomes the ultimate twist,” CBS teased in a press release.

During Family Day on Thursday, July 9, Zach immediately introduced Bryce to Charlie, who was previously on the show. Zach asked which moments Charlie had seen, who confirmed he had a front row seat (along with the rest of America) to Bryce’s “girth check.”

Earlier in the season, Bryce surprised viewers when he showed Zach his penis and asked for a “girth check.”

Zach brought it up later, saying, “That f**king snake you got down there.” After Bryce asked for Zach’s opinion on his anatomy, his friend called it “long.”

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“It is nearly my f**king boner, that was. I am not going to lie,” Zach added. “That was good s***.”

Love Island USA follows a group of singles who must pair off in order to stay in the show’s luxury villa. The contestants — referred to as Islanders — live in isolation in a villa under constant video surveillance. They must be coupled up to remain on the show and earn a shot at the $100,000 prize.

While the islanders are filming nonstop for weeks, viewers are watching daily episodes and casting votes that affect the couples and the fate of the contestants.

While the Islanders paired off during Day 1, it didn’t take long for those bonds to shift. There was also the arrival of bombshells, who tempted several Islanders to reconsider their connections.

Before viewers tuned in, Peacock issued a message to remind the audience to be kind.

“The Villa runs on good vibes, and so does this community. We love seeing your reactions, opinions, and debates, but everyone deserves to feel safe and respected,” read their statement. “This is a space for fun, not negativity – so keep it kind, keep it positive, and remember: this is LOVE Island!”

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Host Ariana Madix has also had to previously issue a message for those Love Island USA viewers who are taking things too far when expressing their frustrations with the show.

“I do want to say something to some of those people who are online,” she said during a June 2025 episode of Aftersun. “Don’t be contacting people’s families. Don’t be doxxing people.”

Ariana questioned the behavior she saw on social media.

“Don’t be going on islanders’ pages and saying rude things. You still have time to delete all of that because the islanders don’t have their phones,” she noted. “So we are giving you a chance because this is a fun, amazing and beautiful show. We should be thanking each one of these islanders every single day for giving us themselves.”

New episodes of Love Island USA are released six days a week — except for Wednesdays — on Peacock.

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The Thursday, July 9, episode showed the couple reuniting with their family members. Sincere’s dad called him out in front of everyone because of how he explored other women in the villa. Melanie’s family, meanwhile, pulled her aside and urged her not to continue to stay with Sincere.

Melanie and Sincere only have a few more days to make a decision about their future. After weeks of connections, breakups and dramatic moments in the villa, the love experiment will come to an end on Sunday, July 12. The current couples will be broken up into a final four, which America will then vote on.

Similar to past seasons, each pair will get the chance to go on their own date. They will then decide if they want to remain together and write “vows” for each other before finding out who gets crowned the winning couple.

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The envelope ceremony will take place on finale night, where the duo who received the highest number of votes from the public are given two envelopes: one for each partner. One envelope contains $100,000, while the other is empty. The partner with the $100,000 envelope chooses whether to share the money with their partner as a test of trust and commitment — or walk away with all of it as a way of choosing the prize over love.

The Love Island franchise began in the U.K. in 2002 before expanding worldwide with various spinoffs, including Love Island USA on Peacock. Each season, a different group of single Islanders are challenged to pair off in order to stay in the show’s luxury villa for a chance at the $100,000 prize.

Season 8 has had its fair share of drama — both while filming in Fiji and off screen. Earlier this season, Vasana Montgomery was cut from the show after resurfaced social media posts showed her using a slur.

Casa Amor bombshell Alannah Keyser also got pulled from the season after facing backlash for a resurfaced video that allegedly showed her using a racial slur.

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Similar issues arose during season 7, with Yulissa Escobar leaving days into the experience last year after clips of her using racial slurs on a podcast circulated online.

Season 7’s Cierra Ortega also faced backlash for using a slur in her own resurfaced social media post. She was pulled from the villa and later issued an apology for her past behavior.

New episodes of Love Island USA are released six days a week — except for Wednesdays — on Peacock.

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During the Thursday, July 9, episode of the show, Trinity and Bryce spoke with each other’s family members. Trinity recalled her initial concerns about their dynamic, saying, “In the beginning I was a little nervous. I wasn’t sure about Bryce.”

She continued: “The age gap is scary for me. But now I see it as a green flag.”

Love Island USA originally premiered in the U.K. in 2002 before it expanded worldwide with various spinoffs, including Love Island USA on Peacock. The series follows a different group of singles every season who have to pair off in order to stay in the show’s luxury villa.

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The contestants — referred to as Islanders — live in isolation in a villa and are under constant video surveillance. They must be coupled up to remain on the show and stand a chance at receiving the$100,000 prize.

While finding a connection that you want to explore more intimately isn’t out of the question, season 7 of Love Island USA seemed to set some sort of record with the amount of times Islanders were caught hooking up — until season 8.

From Hannah Fields and Pepe Garcia to Huda Mustafa and Jeremiah Brown, the reality stars found ways around having to address their sexual encounters for all of America to hear.

“We had a code name for intimacy,” Hannah exclusively told Us Weekly in June 2025. “We would say, ‘How was your journey? What was this journey like?’ Huda [started it when she] said something like, ‘Oh, I had a journey. My journey went all the way.’”

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Season 8 escalated the sex that took place in the villa with multiple couples going all the way while sharing a bedroom in the villa.

New episodes of Love Island USA are released six days a week — except for Wednesdays — on Peacock.

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“Here’s what happened. I filmed Housewives last season. Then I filmed Wife Swap and then I saw some photos of myself with that pig. I was like, ‘Girl, you’re about to turn 50. You need to get your act together,’” Emily, 50, exclusively told Us Weekly while celebrating season 20 of The Real Housewives of Orange County. “So I just locked in, and I’ve been in the gym seven days a week for, like, two hours a day nonstop.”

Throughout the process, the host of iHeartRadio’s “Legally Brunette” podcast has been documenting her workouts on social media. She even grabbed the attention of some followers when she broke a sweat in bikinis.

“I turned 50 in the best shape I’ve ever been in, so I was very proud of that,” she told Us. “I think I’ve lost around 50 pounds, maybe between 40 and 50.”

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Emily — who shares daughter Annabelle and twin sons Luke and Keller with husband Shane Simpson — didn’t hesitate to reveal she used a weight-loss drug to kick-start her journey. At the same time, the Bravo star believed it’s only part of her story.

“I did take a GLP-1, so I always want to be honest about that,” she shared. “But I don’t think that you can transform the way I did with just that. I also spent hours and hours and hours lifting weights in the gym.” (Originally developed for type 2 diabetes, GLP-1 drugs have also gained popularity for their weight loss benefits.)

During the season 20 premiere of RHOC on Thursday, July 9, several cast members praised Emily for how great she looked.

According to Jennifer Pedranti, her costar and friend has put in the work away from the cameras to feel her best.

“Emily’s moved to the same gym [as me]. I see her there seven days a week,” Jennifer, 49, told Us. “She works her literal bleep off, and when I’m not there, I get text messages. ‘Where are you?’ I’m like, ‘Girl, I’m sleeping. Are you there again?’ It’s incredible. It’s so inspiring to women, to all of us, with the work she puts in.”

No matter how busy life gets, Emily supports women taking time to prioritize themselves and do something that makes them feel good.

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Saying “yes,” she said, could be the start of a beautiful new journey.

“I would say just do it, and I know a lot of people say, ‘How do you get motivated?’” Emily said. “But for me, it wasn’t motivation. It was just more about dedication. It’s a journey. You have to just think 12 months out — not tomorrow.”

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“For me to allow someone to come back into my life, I have to scope the situation,” the Teen Mom 2 alum, 34, said in a video shared via Instagram on Thursday, July 9. “And I have to see if old patterns present themselves again. If you know what I mean.”

Evans claimed that her ex-husband “used to lash out a lot online” during the course of their relationship. (The MTV personality was married to Eason from 2017 to 2025 and the exes share daughter Ensley, 9, whom they welcomed in January 2017.)

“He used to post whatever he wanted to,” she alleged. “He used to be very unhinged, arrogant [and] didn’t really care about people’s feelings.”

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The former reality star explained that she privately asked Eason to “stop” multiple times but he seemingly did not want to listen to her.

“He wouldn’t take my advice. He didn’t care at all,” she said. “He just cared about defending himself.”

However, Evans has noticed that Eason took the time to work on himself and those alleged behaviors have dissipated.

“Now he cares more about peace, I notice,” she recalled. “And I see more maturity and growth in him lately, I will say.”

Evans added that while she and Eason are on good terms now, they’re choosing to not publicly share when they’re spending time together.

“I think that’s one of the main reasons why we’re not posting too much right now because we don’t know where we’re at,” she explained. “We just know that we’re coparenting and it’s working and everyone’s getting along so we’re liking that a lot and we’re gonna continue on that path and hopefully things just stay peaceful.”

As Evans and Eason have improved their coparenting dynamic, she is also working on her relationships with her other children’s fathers. (Evans shares son Jace, 16, with ex Andrew Lewis and son Kaiser, 12, with ex Nathan Griffith.)

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“All I ever wanted for my kid was to have a peaceful coparenting relationship with each of their fathers,” she said. “So far, I’m doing it with two.”

Last month, Evans was asked by fans if she would consider rekindling her relationship with Eason — and she didn’t completely shut down the idea.

“Not gonna lie, he has been helping me out a lot lately because of my leg — I have to get surgery next week on my knee,” she responded to a fan during a June Instagram Q&A. “So yah, I’m going to be using him for a lot more help while I have my surgery.”

Yes, that’s 14 new players — and any Big Brother fan will tell you, the modern game is played with at least 16. Fans have speculated for weeks that returning players or reality TV veterans would factor into the upcoming season, and while CBS didn’t say specifically who else might join, the network announced that “additional surprise Houseguests will be revealed on air” during the Thursday, July 9, premiere.

“This new group of Houseguests is stepping into a summer where nothing is as it seems, where every twist rewrites the rules, and where time becomes the ultimate twist,” CBS teased in a press release.

Those twists will, as always, remain a mystery until premiere night, but with the season’s time travel theme, fans can expect “a game where the past, present and future collide.”

Hours before the premiere, CBS announced that season 26 alum Angela Murray and Survivor’s Rick Devens officially joined the cast.

Big Brother 28 kicks off with a 90-minute premiere on CBS and Paramount+ Thursday, July 9, at 8 p.m. ET. The live feeds will open on Paramount+, PlutoTV and for a limited time on the show’s official YouTube channel Friday, July 10, at 9 p.m. ET.

With an MMA fighter, game show host, Drag Race All-Star and rocket scientist among the cast, keep scrolling to meet the Big Brother 28 newbies:

“I would like to clear up the rumblings of my son having involvement in the Ladera Ranch fire,” Jennifer, 49, shared via her Instagram Story on Thursday, July 9. “He and others were involved. My ex-husband [Will Pedranti] and myself take this very serious. This behavior is unacceptable and we are deeply sorry to our community. This is a tough learning moment for our son and our family.”

Earlier this week, firefighters responded to two separate fires in Ladera Ranch, California, within a three-day period.

According to Orange County Fire Authority, firefighters quickly contained a brush fire to just 1.31 acres in the Orange County neighborhood on Sunday, July 5.

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Two days later, a vegetation fire was reported in Ladera Ranch. Firefighters held the blaze to just seven acres.

“Thank you to our community for your support while firefighters worked, and thank you to our partners at @OCSDSouthPatrol for helping keep residents safe, controlling traffic and providing access for emergency crews @OCFirefighters @CALFIRERRU,” the Orange County Fire Authority wrote via X on Tuesday, July 7.

It’s unclear which fire Jennifer’s son was involved in. Regardless, the Bravo reality star expressed gratitude for first responders who helped ensure no homes were burned.

“We were so thankful there was no property damage and nobody was hurt. The fire and police were absolutely amazing and gave these boys a lesson they will never forget,” Jennifer wrote via her Instagram Story. “There were no arrests made, but consequences for actions are being put into place.”

She continued, “He will be taking a fire safety course to make sure a mistake like this never happens again. There are consequences within our family and we will make sure our son learns from this accident.”

Jennifer has been a full-time cast member on The Real Housewives of Orange County since season 17, which premiered in June 2023.

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According to Bravo, Jennifer will “build a future with her fiancé Ryan [Boyajian] while juggling a house full of teens” when season 20 kicks off on Thursday.

When asked about a possible wedding day, Jennifer exclusively told Us Weekly in June that she’s more than happy being in her “engagement era.”

“It just hasn’t happened. We live together, and the kids are in the same house,” she said. “I mean, we feel married. I just need to now make it official, and we just have not done that yet. It’s coming.”

Peacock’s The Real Housewives: Ultimate Girls Trip faced backlash over season 4, which filmed in Morocco and featured Marcille, Vicki Gunvalson, Gretchen Rossi, Brandi Glanville, Camille Grammer Meyer, Phaedra Parks, Alex McCord and Caroline Manzo.

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Production wrapped in January 2023, when reports surfaced that Glanville, 53, and Manzo, 66, left the trip early after Glanville allegedly kissed Manzo multiple times without her consent. Glanville denied any wrongdoing, saying they were both “very intoxicated.” Before taking legal action, Manzo called the incident “very traumatic” on the Two T’s in a Pod podcast.

“My Ultimate Girls Trip will never come out. I can definitely bet my bottom dollar there,” Eva, who was promoting her series All the Queen’s Men exclusively tells Us Weekly. “I would absolutely do a Girls Trip again. Housewives are an entire culture and world in and of itself. One of the most fun things that I’ve ever done for housewives, honestly, is Ultimate Girls Trip, because it brings women that come from all different walks of life.”

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Eva, 41, adds, “We share this reality of Real Housewives, but Vicky Gunvalson, I mean, she’s the OG of OC, and she’s out in LA, and I’m out here, and you get people from everywhere. Dorinda, she’s one of my greatest friends now and I would have never known her the way I do if not for Ultimate Girls Trip. I mean, don’t get me wrong, it goes up, but Ultimate Girls Trip is a good time, so much so, you can’t even see our season. That’s how crazy it is.”

In January 2024, Manzo filed a lawsuit against Bravo and its production companies. In the lawsuit, Manzo claimed Bravo would regularly push the show’s stars to drink alcohol to “cause them to become severely intoxicated, and then direct, encourage and/or allow them to sexually harass other cast members because that is for good ratings.”

Glanville was not listed as a defendant in the lawsuit and previously declared her innocence in a series of December 2023 tweets.

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Bravo didn’t address the accusations, having no comment when Us reached out at the time.

Despite Bravo not airing the show, Marcille has been keeping busy, starring in the fifth and final season of Paramount+ series All the Queen’s Men.

“No one’s ready,” Eva said of the upcoming series finale. “When I tell you no one’s ready, it’s so serious. When I got my script for season 5, and the way we shoot, we shoot so fast, you have to know everything. They omitted the last two episodes, just so that I did not know. It’s that juicy, no one will see this coming a mile away.”

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“I hope that the viewers show a little grace, because it wasn’t easy,” Carmella exclusively told Us Weekly before the season 20 premiere in July 2026. “There were a lot of very difficult moments, and we had so many great times. I am so grateful, but it wasn’t the easiest.”

Based on the trailer, Carmella may find herself butting heads with the OG of the OC, Vicki Gunvalson. At the same time, she will build close relationships with Jennifer Pedranti and Heather Dubrow.

“I’m sure I look very messy at times,” Carmella teased. “I’m sure there are moments that I’m not proud of, but as a whole, I’m proud to be a part of this franchise.”

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Keep reading to learn more about Carmella and watch RHOC on Bravo Thursdays at 8 p.m. ET. Stream new episodes the next day on Peacock.

Carmella Garcia Is a Mother of 4

Season 20 cameras rolled as Carmella raised four teens ranging in age from 14 to 18.

“I’m the sensitive [mom]. Sometimes I can be cool, but my kids don’t think so,” Carmella told Us. “I have a lot of rules, very OCD, but my kids are everything. I live for them, love them so much, and I’m just grateful to be their mom.”

When asked if they enjoyed filming for Bravo, Carmella said her daughters “were all about it” while her sons could “take it or leave it.”

Carmella Garcia Is Connected to the Oppenheim Group 

Although she didn’t appear on Netflix’s Selling the OC, Carmella works with Jason Oppenheim and various members of the Oppenheim Group as a broker associate.

“Carmella specializes in identifying opportunities, maximizing value and bringing high-level projects to life,” according to her online bio. “With over $100 million in career sales, she has successfully represented buyers, sellers and developers across some of the region’s most exclusive coastal and luxury communities.”

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Although Carmella was friends with Jennifer — the pair share the same hairdresser — before joining the cast, Bravo’s newest reality star said she didn’t watch much of the show before filming.

“I watched a little bit of season 19. It’s probably better that I didn’t because I do feel like I could come in and really be the most authentic version of myself,” she said. “There were a couple of times that I thought, ‘Wow, I should have paid more attention and watched.’ But I don’t think anything could prepare you.”

When asked if she will watch herself on season 20, Carmella was unsure.

“I feel like it’s probably better that I don’t watch it, but I don’t know if I can stop myself,” she joked. “I’m curious to see how bad of a train wreck I am.”

Carmella Garcia Was a ‘Playboy’ Playmate 

Long before joining The Real Housewives of Orange County, Carmella was Playboy’s Miss April 2003 and the publication’s 2004 Playmate of the Year.

As loyal fans recall, original cast member Jeana Keough was Playboy’s November 1980 Playmate of the Month.

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Although she was born and raised in Ohio, Carmella moved to Los Angeles at the age of 18 to pursue a career in modeling.

She currently splits her time between Corona Del Mar (the same city where The Quiet Woman is located for food and drinks) and Rancho Santa Fe, California.

“Her job is to produce and there [were] a lot of moments where I needed to be on for camera and I was not ready. It was a crazy time in my life and she definitely got the brunt of having to be the person that was telling me what I needed to do at certain times when I was not ready to do that,” Hannah, 31, recalled during an episode of the “She’s All Bach” podcast, which was shared via Instagram on Tuesday, July 7.

Hannah went on to add that she and Julie had a “love hate” dynamic.

“There would be moments where I would be like, ‘Julie, I cannot do this interview and I don’t want to talk to you,’” Hannah said, clarifying that she struggled with being “emotionally” ready. “I mean, sometimes physically. Sometimes I was physically laying on the ground, being like, ‘I cannot do this right now.’”

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She continued, “You will go from breaking up with someone the night before and then having to be on camera talking about how excited you are to go on this next date. Sometimes emotionally I was not ready for that but that’s what the show needed and that’s the energy that I needed to bring and it was up to Julie to help get me there.”

In the comments section of the Tuesday clip, Julie wrote, “❤️.”

In Julie’s debut memoir, The Love Producer, which was published on Tuesday, Julie chronicled her time working behind-the-scenes on the Bachelor franchise. In the book, Julie noted that she “didn’t actually hate” Hannah and shared that the season of The Bachelorette in 2019 was “really hard” for her to navigate. (Julie became the hit reality TV show’s lead producer during that season.)

“I so desperately wanted her to like me. Instead, I was often left feeling dismissed,” she explained. “I say this not to bash Hannah. I didn’t have the pressure she was going through during filming.”

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Julie shared in the book that she thinks she helped Hannah’s “growth” on the show.

“After all we’d gone through, she was like a younger sister to me,” Julie wrote. “Outside of the chaos of filming her season, I rather enjoyed hanging out with her. I appreciated that she was self-aware of how mean she had been and acknowledged her shortcomings.”

“Briana said, ‘No, Mom. The show has never been good for you. You’ve always lost relationships,’” Vicki, 64, said during a recent panel discussion celebrating the RHOC season 20 premiere.

Before the Bravo hit’s return on Thursday, June 9, Vicki told Us Weekly that Briana’s concerns extended to the reality star’s relationship with boyfriend Michael Smith, whom she began dating in 2022.

“My daughter is very protective over me, and she just said, ‘Please don’t ruin this relationship by putting Michael on [the show], because Lord knows it’s not easy for these guys,’” she recalled. “And I said, ‘I think we’re OK.’ And Michael is very supportive. I got incredible kids, and they got their lives.”

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Vicki shares Briana, 39, and son Michael Wolfsmith with first husband Michael J. Wolfsmith, whom she was married to from 1982 to 1991. The Bravolebrity was also previously married to Don Gunvalson from 1994 to 2014.

Vicki said during the panel discussion that she ultimately agreed to keep her relationship with Smith, 65, off camera — for the most part.

“[He] did appear a little bit this year,” she teased.

Vicki initially starred on RHOC from season 1 to season 13 before she was demoted to a “friend of” in season 14. She later returned to the show as a guest in seasons 17 and 18.

“The truth is we’re always looking to freshen up every show,” Andy Cohen exclusively told Us of the decision to demote Vicki in 2019. “She’s been on the show for 14 years. That is an unprecedented run on a scripted show, on a reality show, anything.”

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He added that Vicki was still “very much a part of” season 14 despite her different role, explaining, “It’s just about keeping everything fresh.”

Vicki was invited back to the show full-time in celebration of RHOC’s milestone 20th season. Andy, 58, announced the news at BravoCon in November 2025 by presenting Vicki with an orange.

“I was so excited to give Vicki that orange back,” he said at the time. “We don’t take it lightly that The Real Housewives of Orange County is turning 20, and so we thought it would be a really fun thing to bring her back. And I really wanted to do it in front of all of you.”

Vicki teased her return to RHOC while speaking to Us at the 2026 Newport Beach TV Fest on June 5.

“I was excited about being back and being with my girlfriends and showing everybody what I’ve been up to,” she said. “I’m still really good friends with Shannon [Beador] on and off camera, Tamra [Judge] as well. It was easy.”

The Real Housewives of Orange County season 20 premieres on Bravo Thursday, July 9, at 8 p.m. ET.

During the Tuesday, July 7, episode of “The Bobbycast” podcast, Stamos, 62, claimed he’s been asked to participate “every single season” but won’t sign up.

“I said, ‘Don’t ever ask me again,’” Stamos continued. “I’m never gonna do that show.”

Host Bobby Bones, who won season 27 of the ABC ballroom dance competition, urged Stamos to reconsider. Bones, 46, suggested that Stamos would “learn so much” about himself from the experience, especially if he worked with pro Emma Slater.

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“I just never … What makes that show good is people suffering and looking like fools,” Stamos replied. “They’re breaking their feet, calluses … I don’t want that.”

Stamos previously shut down the possibility of competing on DWTS via X in 2010, writing, “I’m not doing Dancing With the Stars. Flattered to be asked. I’m not a dancer.”

Despite DWTS not being on his wishlist, Stamos has an open mind when it comes to accepting projects.

“[I am] in this phase of my career where I’m really looking for challenging, different roles,” he told People in March. “People trust me. I’ve been coming to their homes for 30, 40 years or whatever. It’s like, ‘OK, we’ll take this ride with him,’ and then it’s like, ‘Oh no, oh no, it’s getting weird. It’s getting weird.’“

He continued: “I just did Hunting Wives, which is a pretty dark, wild show.”

The Full House alum previously recalled wife Caitlin McHugh‘s reaction to him joining the hit Netflix show.

“I told my wife I was doing it, and she said, ‘Are you gonna show your penis?’” he recalled on Today in December 2025. “And I said, ‘I don’t think so.’ But it’s one of those shows.”

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At the time, host Craig Melvin asked whether Stamos already verified in his scripts that he has no nude scenes, but the actor said he hadn’t read anything yet about his role.

Asked whether the possible nudity would be a dealbreaker for him, Stamos replied, “Well, we’ll see.”

Based on May Cobb‘s book of the same name, The Hunting Wives follows Sophie (Brittany Snow), who is drawn to prominent Texas socialite Margo (Malin Åkerman) after moving from Boston. While some fans became invested in the murder at the center of the series, The Hunting Wives also provided plenty of entertainment with its steamy onscreen hookups.

The eight-episode series, which premiered in July 2025, was originally filmed for Starz before Lionsgate Television acquired the rights. Netflix licensed U.S. rights to the series for a year, so viewers got even more sex scenes than they expected.

Season 2 is expected to air soon after wrapping production.

Nearly five years after his exit from The Bachelor, the longtime host opened up to Us Weekly about the new reality dating series he created with wife Lauren Zima.

“My wife and I sold and created and executive produced a show that’s on Fox Nation. It’s coming out this fall,” Harrison exclusively told Us in July 2026. “It’s the dating love show I’ve always wanted to do.”

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Following his years hosting The Bachelor, The Bachelorette and Bachelor in Paradise, Harrison built his new series alongside Zima.

“My wife and I got to create it from start to finish, and it’s very different. I didn’t create The Bachelor, I hosted it for a lot of years,” he told Us in July 2026. “I got up the ranks where I was producing, but it wasn’t my baby. And so this is my baby.”

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Harrison first teased the series’ concept in February 2026, posting a casting call via Instagram seeking singles who want a “traditional, marriage-minded partnership.”

The announcement teased that the project would be cast by “a prominent streaming service” and called for applicants 21 and older “who believe in clear roles, long-term commitment and building a life together — and who are dating with real intention.”

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Harrison and Zima previously announced in March 2024 that they were joining Dr. Phil McGraw‘s network, Merit Street Media, to develop both a dating series and a talk show.

“It has dating elements in it, but this is so different and so novel,” McGraw told Entertainment Tonight at the time of the romance-based show. “It is flipping the script in a way that I think people are gonna become addicted to it in a week.”

Harrison, for his part, promised viewers plenty of drama.

“People got to know and love me for two decades hosting The Bachelor, so, yes, we are going to be creating a reality dating show,” he said at the time. “For years and years, I said, ‘This is the most dramatic show ever.’ We want to create a show where those words actually ring true, so this dating show will be the most dramatic ever — that you can be sure of.”

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Harrison hosted The Bachelor from its 2002 premiere through 2021, when he stepped aside amid backlash over comments he made defending season 25 contestant Rachael Kirkconnell. During a February 2021 interview with former Bachelorette Rachel Lindsay, Harrison asked fans to give Kirkconnell “grace” after photos surfaced of her attending an antebellum-themed college party.

He later apologized publicly, stating, “I stand against all forms of racism, and I am deeply sorry. I’m sorry to Rachel Lindsay, and I’m sorry to the Black community. To anyone who is throwing hate toward Rachel Lindsay, please stop. It is unacceptable.”

ABC and Warner Horizon announced his permanent departure that June. Harrison was briefly replaced by ex-Bachelorettes Tayshia Adams and Kaitlyn Bristowe before Jesse Palmer took over the mantle for good in 2022.

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While Harrison remained focused on his new project, Bachelor Nation has faced turmoil after Taylor Frankie Paul’s season 22 of The Bachelorette was pulled from broadcast in March 2026 following resurfaced footage of a 2023 domestic violence incident involving ex Dakota Mortensen.

Asked whether the network should still air Paul’s season, Harrison declined to weigh in.

“All of this just makes me more excited about my new show,” Harrison told Us exclusively in July 2026. “The more and more I see it, it’s not just that situation, it’s all the shows I’m watching. I’m just excited to bring something different.”

This story was compiled with the help of AI tools and edited by journalists. 

The Hollywood Reporter confirmed on Thursday, July 9, that the Bravo series is heading to Canada for its first-ever international spinoff, aptly named Summer House Canada.

The upcoming series is set to air on NBCUniversal’s reality streaming platform Hayu next year and will feature 10-episodes mirroring a similar format to the OG Summer House. Instead of The Hamptons, however, the show is set to take place in Muskoka, Ontario.

Summer House Canada marks Hayu’s second original series, following The Real Housewives of London, which premiered last year.

“We’re thrilled to bring this adaptation of the standout Summer House format to the market — and Muskoka offers the perfect, iconic Canadian setting to introduce Summer House Canada and build on the franchise’s momentum,” international direct to consumer managing director Hendrik McDermott shared with THR in a statement on Thursday.

Muskoka has been dubbed as the “Hamptons of the North,” featuring more than 1,600 lakes and cottage towns. The show will focus on a group of friends — who have yet to be cast — as they escape life in Toronto for summer weekends.

The Vancouver-based company Lark Productions is on board to produce.

“Summer House has become a beloved global franchise known for its authentic friendships, big personalities and the unforgettable moments that come from spending a summer together,” president and executive producer of Lark Productions Erin Haskett told THR on Thursday. “We’re excited to build on that by bringing the Canadian summer experience to fans worldwide.”

News of Summer House Canada comes one day after the original Bravo hit was nominated for its first Emmy Award.

Summer House premiered on Bravo in 2017 and has aired for 10 seasons. The show’s most recent season, which came to an end last month, featured more drama off screen than on when it was revealed that Amanda Batula and West Wilson are dating.

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Amanda, 34, was previously married to Summer House costar Kyle Cooke, announcing their decision to separate in January. West, meanwhile, previously dated Amanda’s best friend Ciara Miller.

Amanda and West confirmed their romance in late March, days before the cast came together to film the season 10 reunion. The dramatic three-part sit-down focused on the nature of Amanda and West’s relationship, with the cast attempting to secure a timeline of what went down between them.

Us Weekly has since confirmed that both Amanda and West will not return for Summer House season 11, which fans speculated began filming in The Hamptons last weekend.

“I wanted to tell it on my own, but that [exit rumor] is true,” West confirmed in a June 24 Instagram video. “In [Bravo’s] defense, I don’t think it would have been a fun summer.”

Summer House is now streaming on Peacock.