Pink Shade: Reality TV with MP

Mary Payne talks to new bestie, Lori Altermann of the Fan or Fanatic podcast. Lori has a lot of hot takes on everything from Mackenzie Shirilla to Kim Plath to Tom Sandoval! We chat about all of our favorite Bravo shows, Bravo news, TLC shows and our FAVORITE cults! Spoiler - she likes Mother God. Be sure to check out Lori on Insta and TikTok: @lorialtermann Watch this episode on YouTube: https://...

Mary Payne chats with Kim of 90 Day Fiance Cray Cray about 90 Day Fiance (s12e9) "Actions Speak Louder Than Words".  On this episode, Marissa is mean to Edward in a new location: New York City.  Thomas and Paula look at a wedding venue on the Queen Mary and later visit his dad and stepmom in NC. Wow, that stepmom is quite a character.  Catie talks to Josh about regretting her behavior when she's d...

On this episode of Love After Lockup (s7e14) "No Crash Dummy" Mary Payne and Keisha break down the level of stupidity displayed by Dia and Cyrus—it's about a 10/10. Keirsten picks up Brady at the halfway house to hang out with her kids. Rich takes Felicia shopping but she gets her prison "manager" to help her out with her cash flow. Later, Felicia's very sketchy family badgers him about his divorc...

Mary Payne chats with her buddies Dylan and Pat of Bad TV about the latest in Bravo and pop culture. They chat about the future of the Bachelor (Reality Steve and Nick Viall catch some strays) and our love of Mark L. Walberg. In Bravo world, we chat about the sadness and literal heat of The Valley, and of course, the Real Housewives of Rhode Island reunion and the cast's alleged criminal mischief....

On this episode of 90 Day Fiance (s12e8) "Love is a Work in Progress," Mallorie and Rasit shop for a bidet. Marissa tells Edward he's like her child (again). Ashia and Maxwell fight about her rudeness toward his parents and his parents find out her age (she's an oldie at 38) Thomas and Paula fight over furniture and closet space (again). Shea and Annabelle shop for groceries with Allison and her k...

Mary Payne and Keisha chat about Love After Lockup (s7e13) "Dating a Stranger". Moo Moo is still playing with GG and Bonita and we hope he gets caught soon because it's exhausting! Dia cries because Cyrus can't live with her and her kids in their hovel. Karrington finds out Zay is on drugs and bids him adieu. And, Rich and Felicia get drunk with cousin Hailey on Bourbon Street. Watch this episode...

Mary Payne chats with Vulture writer Brian J. Moylan (The Real Housewives Institute) about the "pausing" of Ladies of London, the RHORI reunion, The Valley and RHOA! Follow Brian @brianjmoylan on Instagram. Watch this episode on YouTube: https://youtu.be/puaIPOtir7k Support our sponsors: Jones Road Beauty: Modern-day makeup that's clean, strategic, and multifunctional for effortless routines. For...

Mary Payne and Kimberly chat about a great new episode of 90 Day Fiance (s12e7) "The Ball and Chain". Things that didn't go well in this episode include: Ashia and her mom meeting up with Maxwell's family in Nigeria; Marissa's mom meeting Edward; Shea and Annabelle doing yoga; Thomas and Paula trying to organize her clothes; Debby meeting with Astra to discuss Mido; Mallorie and Rasit chatting abo...

Mary Payne and Keisha chat about Love After Lockup (s7e12) "Double Release Trouble". Dia meets Cyrus and we were SHOOK! What an amazing "Gotcha" by Matt Sharp. Keirsten and Brady are 3 hours late to the halfway house and Mary Payne still believes in their love. Kayleigh and family fight with Micheal's family and then they eat mac and cheese. Karrington has a sugar daddy and stupidly still thinks Z...

Mary Payne and Kimberly chat about the season finale of Welcome to Plathville (s8e12) "From the Horse's Mouth". On this episode we continue with the multi faceted gathering for confronting Lydia and Zac, mourning Josha, dedicating a bench and then celebrating Lydia and Zac. Confusing? Yes. This episode is rough because we feel Zac is overstepping, but we also feel they could be more aware of how L...

Mary Payne and Kimberly chat about the latest episode of 90 Day Fiance (s12e6) "When Two Worlds Collide". Thomas acts like a hypochondriac baby when Paula sprays some perfume. Rasit talks to Brandon and it does NOT go well. Marissa wants Edward's help but doesn't want to tell him HOW he can help. Shea admits to more wrongdoings but tries to fix it by taking Annabelle to a spa day with his mean dau...

On this dumb episode of Love After Lockup (s7e11) "My Ex's Cellmate" - we use the word dumb and stupid at least 100 times because these people are stupid. And dumb. We meet Dia who is 35, yet was married for over 20 years and somehow was also with 2 other guys in the last three years... so she was married when she was 12? Make it make sense. Anyway, she has a prison man named Cyrus and an ex-priso...

Mary Payne chats with Kate Casey (Reality Life with Kate Casey) about the Summer House reunion, The Real Housewives of Rhode Island and The Valley. We also chat about kids going to college, our podcast "Tell Me Everything" and what we're watching on Netflix! Follow Kate: @katcaseyca Watch this episode on YouTube: https://youtu.be/i7k4N6atLYw Support our sponsors: Hers Health:  Ready to reach your...

Mary Payne and Kimberly talk about an epic episode of Welcome to Plathville (s8e11) "Stir the Pot". Kim admits that Lydia is judgey because she raised her that way but the difference is: you should only be judgey towards your children, not adults...unless the adults are Ethan and Olivia, duh. The family gathers for a multi faceted event. This party is about 1) discussing how Zac said Teegan is a w...

Mary Payne and Kimberly chat about 90 Day Fiance (s12e5) "Something Old, Something New". On this episode, Mido tells Debby he might leave her if she has a temper and we are already sick of him. Edward shows Marissa his new penis and she treats him like one of her children. Ashia and her mom land in Nigeria to work on their visa issues. Catie and Josh move into their new apartment and we really don...

Mary Payne and Keisha break down the latest episode of Love After Lockup (s7e10) "The Ex Files".  Keirsten heads to pick up her husband, Brady, who dreams of a beach wedding and a cruise honeymoon (even though he has no job and they have $0).   We find out Karrington has not only a prison boyfriend (Zay) she's never met but also another boyfriend (London) she's never met.  Rich hangs out with Feli...

Mary Payne and Kimberly talk about 90 Day Fiance: The Last Resort (s3e1) "Last Chance for a Fairytale". We are going to call this show "Hassle in a Castle" - and it's going to be GOOD! Shekinah has already irritated everyone and Sarper goes from lovable to misogynistic in a snap. Sumit and Jenny are there trying to just have one night away from his parents. Also, Sumit might have a drinking proble...

Mary Payne chats with 90 Day Fiance friend and content creator, Reality Rox! Rox creates amazing content about 90 Day Fiance and now she's diving into Real Housewives of Rhode Island. We chat about the differences between Bravo and TLC, her "feud" with Shekinah and our thoughts on The Last Resort and 90 Day Fiance OG season 12! Follow Roxana @reality.rox on Instagram! Watch this episode on YouTube...

On this episode of Welcome to Plathville (s8e10) "Where the Rubber Meets The Road," Barry goes on a date with a woman named Joana, who is auditioning for The Real Housewives of Tallahassee. But has she read the Book of Enoch? I doubt it! Kim and Lydia take a road trip and Kim tells Lydia she does not like that she and Zac have been so judgey about her siblings (even though that is exactly what Kim...

Mary Payne and Kimberly break down a new episode of 90 Day Fiance (s12e4) "Forsaking All Others". On this episode, Shea's friends tell Annabelle they think she's a mail order bride and Shea admits to cheating - but it's just good drunk fun at the Lake! Paula arrives at Thomas's apartment, which is awful; he hasn't done anything he promised and hasn't made any space for her. Mallorie and Rasit arri...

It's the return of Mugshot Monday! MP and Keisha talk about Love After Lockup (s7e9) "Big Throuple Energy". We get returning couple/throuple MooMoo, GG and Bonita! MooMoo has a GREAT plan for keeping his 2 women apart but ultimately he wants them to be a throuple. We also have Keirsten and Brady. He's a meth head in prison for also having a machine gun and he's her former next door neighbor - so s...

New show, who dis! Keisha and MP are chatting about a spectacular mess of a new show from our friends at WeTV "This is Poly (s1e1) "This is Poly". On this first episode, we go deeper with our LALU throuple, Kami, Nita and Trent. Trent is hanging on for dear life. We also meet BQ and Tehmeena. She is agreeing to a poly relationship to keep him from cheating (again). We also have a PENTAD of Yahwehs...

Mary Payne chats with Miguel Luciano (@themiguelluciano) about the latest in Bravo news! We chat about the latest episode of RHOA and why he's not watching RHORI...yet! Watch this episode on YouTube: https://youtu.be/7o9vbQpNTVY Support our sponsor: First Day Life Inc: For a limited time only, our listeners are getting an insane deal. Use code PINKSHADE to get up to 57% off and a FREE GIFT at Firs...

MP and Kimberly break down the latest gossip about the Plaths (thanks to Veronica on Reddit) and the latest episode of Welcome to Plathville (s8e9) "It's All Cattywampus". On this episode, Kim goes to WI to help Ethan. Teegan comes to see Ethan's new place and is underwhelmed. Zac and Lydia play a "couples" game with Isaac and Kaylynn. Barry and Zac bond in a sauna. And finally, Lydia and Kim take...

Mary Payne and Kimberly chat about the latest episode of 90 Day Fiance (s12e3) "I Manifested You". On this episode, we meet Mido who does some terrible impressions and we think he might be a scammer but the jury is out. Marissa's ex-husband is skeptical of Edward's arrival and says Marissa and her family are SUPER RICH. Edward and his new penis arrive in the US and Marissa doesn't seem that happy...