Oh how the tide has changed. Vicki Gunvalson started out this season as public enemy number one on Real Housewives of Orange County. Now that Vicki got in that scary dune buggy accident, she actually has a valid reason to play the victim. Not only that, but it can also be argued that she has a legitimate reason to come after Shannon Beador now after her less than caring reaction to Vicki’s hospitalization.
Personally, I would have gone to the hospital to see Vicki. I understand that Shannon wasn’t friends with Vicki at the time, but it is still a bad look for her to be so indifferent in response to the news of the accident. Now that Vicki has a genuine reason to hate Shannon, of course she’s going in – hard.
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I want to make it clear that I’m not making fun or hating on Vicki for getting in a near deadly accident, but I do think there is part of her that is happy Shannon finally looks bad in their ongoing feud. Vicki didn’t hold back when it came to criticizing Shannon her latest Bravo blog. And you know what, I don’t blame her. No matter how much Shannon hates Vicki, it comes off like she could have done more during the last episode.
Vicki held no prisoners. “I was truly sick to my stomach watching this episode as it pertained to Shannon. This woman has zero compassion and her true colors really showed.”
It really looked so awful. I don’t get why Shannon would do that as a human being, let alone a person being filmed (and eventually judged) on a reality TV show. It was both cold and stupid to do.
Would Vicki go visit Shannon if she was the one who went in an accident? “I have to say even in the state of our friendship now, I absolutely would have driven 45 minutes to be with her if the roles were reversed. We have known each other for three years now and even though she has fixated in her brain that I lied about Brooks [Ayers], I would have still gone to the hospital to see if she needed anything.”
I think that most people would have elected to visit Vicki in the hospital out of genuine human decency. And aside from that, I have to emphasize again that they are filming a reality show. No matter how much Shannon loathes Vicki, at the very least, she should have went to look good and avoid the shit storm of hate that she is undoubtedly experiencing since the episode aired.
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Vicki painted a very vivid picture of how much she struggled in the hospital: “I told the ladies on the phone when they were back at camp that my clothes were cut off me and I was alone. I had no purse, no shoes, and no clothes. I went home from the hospital in a paper top and bottoms because those ladies elected NOT to run by a store and grab me something to wear even after they knew my condition. I would have done it for them, without thinking twice.”
Who wouldn’t feel bad for Vicki after reading all that?! It sounds like a tough situation. Nevertheless, it is hard to tell if she’s just telling the truth or if some part of her (at the very least) is relishing in the backlash Shannon is receiving for how she handled this situation.
Of course, Vicki is overjoyed to have the majority of the cast on her side instead of against her (like they usually are). It’s not surprising that Vicki wrote, “I was proud of Heather and Tamra [Judge] for voicing their opinion to Shannon and Meghan [Edmonds] on their choice to not come see me at the hospital. I appreciated Meghan coming over to my house a few days later and giving me her side of the story/the lack of information that was relayed to her.”
Vicki also made it clear she is directing her anger at Shannon and not Meghan. “I truly believe that Meghan did not mean to be hurtful to me and she proved it by taking the time to come over to see me. It meant a lot to me and I am thankful that she did that.”
In a weird way, I think that this accident provided a good opportunity for Vicki to start over and have a clean slate with the rest of the ladies. Hopefully, she does what she can to make sure that she’s on good terms with the rest of the cast. But then again… this is Real Housewives of Orange County, so that’s pretty doubtful.
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