Andy Cohen Causes Awkward ‘WWHL’ Moment With Shannon Beador When He Gushes Over Alexis Bellino’s “Exciting” Return To ‘RHOC’

Andy Cohen failed to read the room during Thursday night’s (July 11) episode of Watch What Happens Live when he gushed over Alexis Bellino ‘s return to The Real Housewives of Orange County — to her sworn enemy Shannon Beador .

While Beador and Bellino never starred on RHOC at the same time, the two women have been embroiled in lots of drama over the years. Bellino’s ex-husband sued Beador and co-star Tamra Judge in 2018 for defamation, which, as Beador points out in the Season 18 premiere, cost her $300,000. Bellino, who has officially returned to the series as a “friend of,” is also currently dating Beador’s ex-boyfriend John Janssen.

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Beador spent much of her WWHL appearance getting grilled on her DUI arrest and her thoughts on Bellino and Janssen’s new relationship. Naturally, the veteran reality star didn’t shy away from shading Bellino, who dared to say in the premiere episode that Beador doesn’t own The Quiet Woman restaurant.

“I might not have an ownership interest in The Quiet Woman but I know people come there every week looking for me. Not Alexis,” she told Cohen.

However, the Bravo staple had a different take on Bellino’s return to RHOC — and one that Beador might not agree with.

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“By the way, I’m — OK, I’m not gonna say it,” he said, smartly biting his tongue. But both Beador and co-guest Kate Upton didn’t let him off the hook that easily as they both forced the host to reveal what was on his mind.

“I was gonna say it’s exciting to see Alexis back on the show. Sorry,” he said, while both class-act women sat with expressionless looks on their faces until he asked the next question.

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Upton, for her part, accused Bellino of being “thirstier than a newborn sucking on her Jesus jugs” for returning to the show amid her new relationship, before taking aim at Janssen.

“Honestly, I’m still trying to figure out how anyone would date someone so mediocre. I mean, what is this guy, like, a New York two?” she said, before turning to Beador and adding, “He was lucky to have you!”

Watch What Happens Live airs Sunday through Thursdays at 10 p.m. ET on Bravo. New episodes are available to stream the next day on Peacock .

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