The Real Housewives of Orange County star Vicki Gunvalson was recorded badmouthing Nick Viall after appearing on the actor’s podcast.
Gunvalson, 62, followed up an interview for the Tuesday, December 3, episode of “The Viall Files,” hosted by Viall, 44, with candid thoughts on the former Bachelor star that she seemingly didn’t know were being recorded.
Filmed via video conferencing from the sandy shores of Mexico, Gunvalson ended her chat with, “OK, bye, bye,” and a wave before launching into some less-than-chirpy remarks.
“That was a favor to her dad,” Gunvalson was then immediately overheard telling her travel companion, boyfriend Michael Smith. “He’s got 7 million views.” It is unclear whose father the reality TV star was referring to. “He has his own network, his own show … I’ve never heard of him.”
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The hot mic moment visibly amused Viall, who let the audio continue as he sipped from a reusable coffee cup. Smith then asked Gunvalson about Viall’s surname, and the RHOC star responded with a mispronunciation of Viall, which drew a smirk from Viall himself.
The couple moved onto the topic of their time in Mexico before podcast producers cut the line and the call finally ended.
Viall’s wife, Natalie Joy, guest starred as a cohost during the episode and couldn’t keep her own amusement contained throughout Gunvalson’s candid musings. “I just started sweating so incredibly bad. I’m not going to lie,” Joy, 26, said in the podcast studio. “She is an icon.”
Joy, who married Viall on April 27 after giving birth to the couple’s first child, a daughter named River, in February, continued, “I am not OK. That gave me really bad anxiety. I was waiting for her to clock back in and be like, ‘Oh my God!’”
Viall appeared somewhat more relaxed about hearing Gunvalson’s unfiltered remarks, although he did admit that there was, “No breath,” flowing through him after the hot mic surprise.
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Gunvalson, who left RHOC in 2018’s season 13 but has returned as an occasional guest star, has never been one to hide her true feelings. Recently, during the November 7 episode of the “Jeff Lewis Live” show, she spoke about who she believes deserves to be cut from the current RHOC cast.
“I would definitely get rid of Tamra [Judge],” she said. “I think enough is enough with this throwing napkins and FBI hats and going to people’s junk. She knows I’ve felt that way. It’s not because I’m not on and she is, I just think enough is enough.”
Gunvalson also noted that “everybody” she speaks to thinks the show is “too much” with her former bestie Judge, 57, on board. “She’s always in people’s stuff but she doesn’t want anybody in her stuff,” Gunvalson explained.
