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Bronwyn Newport is getting propped out not for her bling, however for her honesty.
Throughout a current look on Watch What Occurs Dwell with Andy Cohen on Sept. 23, Bronwyn opened up about her controversial $4 million diamond necklace, the identical one she claimed was a present from her husband, Todd Bradley, for his or her tenth anniversary. Because it seems, the 170-carat Norman Silverman piece was by no means hers to start with.
Host Andy Cohen didn’t shrink back from addressing the elephant, or reasonably, the diamonds, within the room. However as an alternative of criticism, he supplied commendation.
“I liked what you stated about that. I assumed it was actually nice. I assumed you completely owned it,” Andy instructed Bronwyn. “We hardly ever hear somebody saying, ‘ what? I used to be attempting to look cool.’ … A lot props for that.”
Bronwyn’s response was disarmingly trustworthy:
“I do wanna look cool. Who doesn’t? Yeah.”
Even fellow visitor Madelaine Petsch, recognized for her position on Riverdale, applauded Bronwyn’s candor.
“I’m all for folks coming ahead after mendacity. I believe that that’s fantastic, really,” she stated.
However Bronwyn’s story isn’t nearly a necklace, it’s additionally in regards to the dynamics of her marriage and public picture. When requested whether or not she and Todd mentioned the over-the-top present beforehand, she admitted:
“Todd and I did have a dialog. Todd was simply not a giant fan of how ostentatious that necklace seemed; that’s not Todd’s type.”
And whereas the dazzling Norman Silverman piece didn’t make it dwelling, Bronwyn clarified that Todd nonetheless got here by means of for his or her milestone:
“I truly did get a really comparable necklace, simply not from the PR one who labored for that jeweler.”
The necklace drama initially unfolded throughout Season 5 of RHOSLC, the place castmates overtly questioned the legitimacy of the jaw-dropping accent. Issues reached a boiling level throughout the reunion, with Lisa Barlow alleging insider data that Bronwyn by no means owned the piece.
Quick-forward to Season 6, and tensions nonetheless linger. After Bronwyn dropped a bombshell about Lisa’s alleged authorized troubles throughout an RV tenting journey, Heather Homosexual wasn’t shopping for the timing. In her phrases, Bronwyn was merely:
“Caught red-handed mendacity a couple of $4 million necklace” that she “didn’t personal.”
Bronwyn didn’t dodge accountability when requested about her motivations in a confessional. As a substitute, she got here clear to producers:
“I knew I wasn’t gonna purchase this necklace. However I made the women consider that I had it by saying, ‘Once I put on it, you’ll see it,’ pondering that I’d get a unique model, they usually wouldn’t discover the distinction. That’s, in impact, mendacity, and that’s unsuitable.”
She even went deeper into self-reflection:
“How did that change into extra essential to me than my integrity or the significance of Todd and I’s anniversary or being powerful sufficient to not give a rattling what everybody else thinks? Like, I actually acted so immature in that second, to be cool.”
In a franchise recognized for glam, drama, and over-the-top existence, Bronwyn’s confession stands out as a refreshing second of humility. Whether or not you’re Crew Fact or Crew Bling, one factor’s for certain: being actual is all the time in type.
