Mary Bonnet doesn’t regret her experience on season 9 of Selling Sunset — but she does have questions about how she was portrayed.
“They edited it. I really got a bad edit this time,” Mary, 45, exclusively told Us Weekly at the T-Mobile exclusive unveiling at the Las Vegas Grand Prix. “Because there was so much that happened.”
Mary stood by her response especially in the aftermath of her robbery.
“My reactions were justified. They just didn’t show what it was,” she noted. “But also I was on edge, because I just got robbed. I’ve been emotional because I was barely sleeping. I was watching as our neighbors were getting robbed, like every night, so I was watching the cameras.”
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Mary continued: “So I’m sure I was emotional and not normal — just with everything going on. But there were reasons behind everything that were legit reasons and I am not going to tear anyone down by giving specifics.”
The real estate agent’s husband, Romain Bonnet, jumped in to support Mary, telling Us, “There was so much outside that has not been shown. So it’s sad for people [when] it’s the whole story. The viewer just judges on what they see on the show, which is fair. But it’s not the whole story. So it’s just sad.”
Season 9, which premiered in October, picked up with Mary and Chelsea Lazkani not on speaking terms. Later in the season, after Mary’s house was burglarized, Chelsea, 32, sent her flowers and a note, which was portrayed on screen.
Mary, however, had questions about the timing and true intention of the flower delivery. While breaking the fourth wall, Mary questioned if producers gave Chelsea her address (and a heads-up about the robbery) so she would react while they were filming.
“I am frustrated with her for things like that have happened and that’s why I didn’t think things were genuine.” Mary explained. “But also the genuine part was because production orchestrated that and so I was mad at production for doing that to me right after the robbery.”
Later in the season, Mary and Chelsea had an argument at a group dinner, forcing coownerBrett Oppenheim to step in. Chelsea wasn’t thrilled when Brett asked producers to stop filming, but Mary has since hinted that there was more from the situation that didn’t make the cut.
“It would take a lot for Chelsea and I to be close again,” she admitted. “Because a lot has happened. Hence my responses to things where I’m like, ‘No, I’m not getting involved again.’”
Mary’s insight comes after she previously expressed frustration with season 9.
“I put so much of my life out there. I’m really one of the only girls that puts their relationship out there on the show where they film in my house and I’m very open about all my private issues. So my house was my only safe haven,” she explained to Us. “Even with the camera crews, they’re not allowed in my office. They’re not allowed in my closet or my bedroom. Those things are just sacred spaces. For the robbery to happen, it was just an invasion.”
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The reality star clarified that it “wasn’t about the materialistic stuff,” adding, “Besides a couple of family heirlooms that I can never get back, it was just an invasion of the security of my space. That was very, very difficult, which is why I got so upset about the flowers [from Chelsea]. I was on edge because of the robbery and then the flowers came, and I was like, ‘Chelsea didn’t even know when I was filming. She doesn’t know my address.’ So I got a little mad — or a lot mad — but I feel like I gave my all to this show. I really understand that this is what we signed up for so I really let them in on a lot of things and I work with them. But this one, I was a bit on edge. ”
She concluded: “I’ve taken a lot of steps to just really be true to myself and be honest with myself and work on things in my life that I needed. I felt like I needed guidance on what is right for me and how do I navigate this better? Because you can’t control all circumstances and I like to be in control. I’ve done a couple things to try to make sure I can just understand and handle things better and not get so upset.”
As fans await an update on a potential season 10, Mary and Romain attended the T-Mobile exclusive unveiling where executives took the stage at the Las Vegas Grand Prix to share major news and address how the Un-carrier is tackling another customer barrier, along with what’s coming to LVGP this year. With switching being a long and complex process, T-Mobile is here to fix it with a new experience on T-Life, leveraging new AI-powered tools that make switching fast and easy.
Selling Sunset is currently streaming on Netflix.
