“We don’t get paid for all that extra work. And so yeah, for that, I don’t want to be a part of that. I feel like there’s lots going on out there and there’s other things to do. But do I love being on the Housewives franchise? Do I love working with Bravo? Absolutely! You know, we just have to see what that turns into,” she shared.
Moving on to her relationship with Caroline, Melissa confirmed the two of them spoke before she was allegedly sexually assaulted by Brandi amid production on RHUGT season four.
“I actually did speak to her right before all of that drama went down; before she went and filmed the Girls Trip. I had a whole conversation with her,” she revealed. “We were talking about her grandchild and just, like, catching up. And you know, she had said the whole thing about Brandi [Glanville] and how, you know, she was nervous to meet everybody. And I thought I gave great advice to Brandi and to Caroline! And then when I heard the news, just like everyone else, I was like, I couldn’t believe it.”
Melissa hasn’t spoken to Caroline since her encounter with Brandi, and she admitted to being “surprised” by the claims against the former Real Housewives of Beverly Hills cast member — and by Caroline’s decision to participate in the Peacock series to begin with.
“I was like in shock that, at first that she even wanted to do [RHUGT], but I think she had went to BravoCon that year, and she felt very embraced by everyone and she felt like, you know, she felt warm and fuzzy at BravoCon, I know that. And so then she thought, ‘Okay, maybe I’ll do this.’ And it’s unfortunate what went down,” Melissa continued.
Addressing a recent rumor that suggested she and Teresa were planning to mend their feud to save the show, Melissa confirmed it was “completely untrue.”
“I would love to know, like, who started that or how that came out, but that is completely untrue and fabricated,” she stated.
As for Kathy returning, Melissa admitted to thinking it could “be interesting,”
“You know this show loves family drama, so bring it on,” she declared.
Also on the podcast, Melissa shared her thoughts on the alternative reunion, which saw her and her castmates at a watch party for the finale, rather than a traditional reunion.
“It didn’t give us much… I don’t think it was the best episode that came out of it,” she shared.