Out of the gate Ramona Singer and Kenya Moore were at odds on Real Housewives Ultimate Girls Trip, butting heads before the plane even landed in Turks and Caicos.
In the first three episodes it seemed that Singer was the catalyst to the drama but she exclusively told DailyMailTV senior correspondent Alicia Quarles that it was really Kenya who ‘had it out’ for her.
The Real Housewives of New York star didn’t just have drama with Kenya, however, as she was joined for the sitdown with Melissa Gorga who revealed that Singer also stirred the pot between her and sister-in-law Teresa Giudice.
Tensions ran high: Ramona Singer and Melissa Gorga sat down exclusively with DailyMailTV to talk about the drama coming up on Real Housewives Ultimate Girls Trip
Real Housewives Ultimate Girls Trip brings together heavy hitters from several Housewives franchises and sees the women packed into a luxurious beachfront villa in the Caribbean for a week.
‘Drama follows me naturally … or unnaturally,’ Ramona quipped, no doubt referring to her seemingly endless supply of issues, tiffs and all out spats with fellow Housewives.
The first of its kind mashup stars RHONY’s Luann de Lesseps and Ramona Singer, RHOA’s Cynthia Bailey and Kenya Moore, RHONJ’s Teresa Giudice and Melissa Gorga and RHOBH’s Kyle Richards.
Melissa teased that the show is all about ‘big personalities, big opinions’ with no shortage of drama. ‘We brought it,’ she laughed.
‘Oh, Kenya. She butted heads with me immediately,’ Ramona told DailyMailTV. ‘She just did not want to know from me. It got to a point where the producers were coming in my room – they go, ‘we don’t understand why she has an out for you’. I go, ‘oh, I don’t either. this is like really uncomfortable.”
Problems: In the first three episodes it seemed that Singer was the catalyst to the drama after mistakenly calling Kenya by the name Porsha several times and then calling her a ‘b***h’
In the first three episodes, available now, the tension between Ramona Singer and Kenya Moore was palpable.
‘Oh, Kenya. She butted heads with me immediately,’ Ramona told DailyMailTV. ‘She just did not want to know from me. It got to a point where the producers were coming in my room – they go, ‘we don’t understand why she has an out for you’. I go, ‘oh, I don’t either. this is like really uncomfortable.”
Despite Ramona claiming it was Kenya who had the issue, the very first day of the eight day trip it was Singer clearly making waves.
On the plane, the RHONY star called Kenya the wrong name more than once, referring to her as Porsha. Any Housewives fan worth their salt knows that Kenya and Porsha don’t like each other. To add insult to injury, Ramona snapped at Kenya mid-flight and called her a ‘b***h’.
‘Bravo brought in their big personalities,’ Melissa added. ‘It was crazy because we broke the fourth wall and talked about our experiences, and it was so different than what we’re used to filming because usually the cameras are at our house and then they go home, right? They did not leave.’
Top talent: The first of its kind mashup stars RHONY’s Luann de Lesseps and Ramona Singer, RHOA’s Cynthia Bailey and Kenya Moore, RHONJ’s Teresa Giudice and Melissa Gorga and RHOBH’s Kyle Richards
‘You have to see if we made up or not,’ Ramona revealed, adding that her tension with Kenya was ‘tough.’ Melissa, meanwhile, said the cast knew better than to come for her in the house: ‘They’re not coming for the Jersey girl. No, no, no.’
For the first time ever, fan favorites from across the Bravo franchises are uniting for a luxurious vacation that no one will forget filled with sun, booze and non-stop filming.
Unlike the traditional Housewives series, cameras were set up all around the villa and never stopped recording.
‘They call it the ultimate girls trip for a reason,’ Ramona said. ‘They did everything ultimately, over the top – from the private jets, the villa we stayed in, the chef.’
‘My sister-in-law and I definitely have a moment because Ramona asked a stupid question,’ Melissa began to explain before Ramona interjected: ‘I asked a very real question.’
‘No, it wasn’t meant to stir the pot. It was a very factual, interesting question and you could see there was some resentment on both ends,’ Ramona said with a bit of a devilish grin. ‘I really hit a hot spot.’
‘Bravo brought in their big personalities,’ Melissa added. ‘It was crazy because we broke the fourth wall and talked about our experiences, and it was so different than what we’re used to filming because usually the cameras are at our house and then they go home, right? They did not leave.’
Melissa went on to say that she spent most of the time having ‘belly laughs’ with the other women but promised: ‘There’s definitely drama.’
She had a particular issue with sister-in-law Teresa Giudice thanks to Ramona inserting herself into their long held resentment over Teresa’s accusation that Melissa begged to get on the reality show back in the day.
‘My sister-in-law and I definitely have a moment because Ramona asked a stupid question,’ Melissa began to explain before Ramona interjected: ‘I asked a very real question.’
‘It’s always, I feel one way about it. She feels another, and you kind of get to see that play out on how I got on the show and the whole like ‘She came on the show behind my back’ thing,’ Melissa recalled, rolling her eyes dramatically.
‘Ramona asked a question that kind of stirred the pot a little bit,’ Melissa continued but was interrupted again by Singer.
‘No, it wasn’t meant to stir the pot. It was a very factual, interesting question and you could see there was some resentment on both ends,’ Ramona said with a bit of a devilish grin. ‘I really hit a hot spot.’
Melissa admitted that Ramona did touch on a tender topic that has been a problem between herself and Tre for years.
‘It’s always, I feel one way about it. She feels another, and you kind of get to see that play out on how I got on the show and the whole like ‘She came on the show behind my back’ thing,’ Melissa recalled, rolling her eyes dramatically.
Only the best: Regardless of her claim that drama just seems to find her, Ramona has no problem this season creating tension all on her own – even the choosing of rooms caused resentment in the cast
‘It was the very first day I had to look at Ramona and tell her to please behave properly. I think those were my exact words.’
Regardless of her claim that drama just seems to find her, Ramona has no problem this season creating tension all on her own. Even the choosing of rooms caused resentment in the cast.
‘I had no experience with this, but then I learned that she was very adamant about getting the room that she wanted,’ Melissa said. ‘It was the very first day I had to look at Ramona and tell her to please behave properly. I think those were my exact words.’
As for whether or not Singer smoothed things over with Kenya? The RHONY star says fans will have that question answered by the end of the season.
The first three episodes of Real Housewives Ultimate Girls trip are streaming now on peacock – with new episodes every Thursday.
Watch what happens: The first three episodes of Real Housewives Ultimate Girls trip are streaming now on peacock – with new episodes every Thursday