GroupChat - A PopCulture.com Reality TV Podcast

We’re down to the Dancing With the Stars finals after a double elimination that left us in total shock, and Teen Mom 2 is losing one of its original cast members! Scott Disick seems to be dating a Real Housewives of Beverly Hills daughter less than a decade older than his son, and the Real Housewives of Salt Lake City are proving they’re just the wild and crazy distraction we need from 2020. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

There’s so much going on in ‘The Bachelorette’: Clare and Dale got engaged, now Tayshia already is causing sparks! Not to mention the four new guys in the house... Gleb’s Dancing With the Stars exit just got complicated now that the pro is being accused of repeatedly cheating on his wife, and the Real Housewives of Salt Lake City are bringing a brand new flavor (and a grandfather marriage) to Bravo! Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Erika Girardi delivered an Election Day surprise to RHOBH fans, announcing she was getting divorced from her husband of 21 years. Meanwhile, tensions are escalating in the Dancing With the Stars ballroom as Carrie Ann Inaba’s scoring is called into question by one of the teams, and the Keeping Up With the Kardashians family is alienating fans with their recent pandemic antics. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Tayshia made her grand entrance on ‘The Bachelorette’ after Clare’s laser-focus on Dale began to spark an uprising among the men. Kim Kardashian’s “tone-deaf” private island getaway has sparked a brand new meme, which is at a whole new level after Khloe revealed she tested positive for COVID. Plus, a breakdown of the finale of Big Brother: All-Stars, which wrapped up with a bang. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

The Bachelorette is diving into Clare’s first dates, and it’s clear she has no problem showing the men exactly what she wants -- even if it makes things more than a little awkward. Dancing With the Stars bid farewell to another fan favorite team after an injury added extra complications to an emotional week of performances, and Big Brother whittles the houseguests down to the final 4. All that, plus a breakdown of the Lily James/Dominic West drama that has a Princess Diana tie-in we totally didn’t see coming. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

The Bachelorette is back with what might actually be its most dramatic season ever as Clare Crawley sets out on her journey to find love in the first pandemic Bachelor Nation show. Demi Lovato’s ex, Max Erich, is bringing the beach-crying dramatics to their wild split, and Big Brother is down to just five players as Nicole takes the reigns in the house. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

We’re starting to get a better idea of which celebrities are behind the insane costumes on The Masked Singer, but nothing could have prepared us for the crazy reveals and twists this season already is giving us. Live TV got the best of Dancing With the Stars this week when an elimination ceremony went wrong, and Big Brother is down to the Final 6 as tensions grow in the house. All that, plus Jill Duggar’s candid confession about her family in this week’s GroupChat. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

The Tiger Queen has fallen, as Carole Baskin was eliminated from an especially savage Disney Night on Dancing With the Stars. Southern Charm is returning for an intense new season after half the cast up and quit, while some of RHOBH’s A-List prospects give us a definite answer on casting rumors. All that, plus a breakdown of Big Brother’s first triple eviction -- could it be the beginning of cracks in The Committee? Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

The Real Housewives exodus continues as Teddi Mellencamp exits RHOBH amid a scandal surrounding her business, while on the other side of L.A., the Vanderpump Rules cast is having an equally contentious baby boom. Ellen DeGeneres is speaking out about the toxic workplace allegations made about her show in the season 18 premiere, and Big Brother races toward the finish with more clashes between the houseguests. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

We’re officially back in the ballroom with Dancing With the Stars, and with a new host in Tyra Banks and some explosive debuts, this social distancing season is shaping up to be all-time! Bachelor Nation is reeling after Cassie Randolph was granted a restraining order against Colton Underwood following some seriously disturbing stalking allegations. Meanwhile, players are shaking things up in the Big Brother house as one alliance begins to turn on each other. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

It’s the end of an era as Keeping Up With the Kardashians announced it would be wrapping up in 2021 after 14 years and 20 seasons. But what’s next for the Kardashian Krew? The Real Housewives of Beverly Hills world is bidding adieu to Denise Richards, but welcoming an exciting new cast on The Real Housewives of Salt Lake City. All that, plus a breakdown of the breakdowns in the Big Brother house as the All-Stars go at each other’s throats. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Dancing With the Stars has unveiled its star-studded cast, and we’re truly shocked about which Tiger King cast member will be competing for the Mirrorball. Katy Perry and Orlando Bloom welcomed their aptly-named daughter just one day before the release of her new album, and the Big Brother “Wall Yeller” may be playing the most interesting game of anyone this season! Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

More than a year after Lori Loughlin was named in the college admissions scandal, she and husband Mossimo Giannulli have been sentenced to prison time. The Real Housewives of New York City is going through a shocking shake-up with the exit of Dorinda Medley, and the Big Brother All-Star house is shaking things up with yet another contentious elimination. All that, plus exclusive details from our interviews with the Teen Mom 2 cast ahead of the Sept. 1 season premiere. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

We’re getting ready to step into the Dancing With the Stars ballroom as the ABC show reveals the first details about the upcoming season -- including an exciting line-up of pros. Kylie Jenner is either the victim of an internet scam or a problematic Instagrammer, but people can’t agree which. Chrissy Teigen and John Legend are expecting their third baby after a wild accidental conception, and Big Brother is heating up as two contestants compete for the most damaging gameplay. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

The tables have turned for Kelly Clarkson and Simon Cowell as the American Idol winner takes over for her former judge on America’s Got Talent following a horrifying accident. Cardi B is defending putting Kylie Jenner in the “WAP” music video, and the Teen Mom family has two new babies to watch grow up. All that, plus a breakdown of the first week of Big Brother All-Stars! Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Could this be *extremely Chris Harrison voice* the most dramatic season of The Bachelorette ever? Just two weeks in, Clare Crawley is reportedly out as the lead after falling in love with a suitor, and Tayshia Adams is in! The Real Housewives of Potomac is back and proving why it’s the best franchise on Bravo, and Big Brother made its much-awaited All-Star season debut! All that, plus new babies for both the Bella sisters, who definitely used their twin magic in labor. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

This week, we celebrate the life of broadcasting icon and “ultimate class act” Regis Philbin after he passed away a month before his 89th birthday, as well as Demi Lovato’s engagement to Max Ehrich after they nailed quarantining together. The Ellen DeGeneres Show is under investigation after claims of a toxic work environment, and we have all the latest details on Kanye West and Kim Kardashian’s emotional reunion. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Kim Kardashian is asking for compassion and empathy as Kanye West’s behavior grows more erratic in the wake of his bipolar disorder diagnosis, and Tamar Braxton is recovering from what is believed to be a suicide attempt amid a stressful time with her network. Colton Underwood and Cassie Randolph’s feuding somehow now involves Lucy Hale, and the Big Brother All-Stars rumored cast list is seriously stacked. (If you or someone you know are in crisis, please call the National Suicide Prevention Lifeline at 1-800-273-TALK (8255) or contact the Crisis Text Line by texting TALK to 741-741.) Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Naya Rivera’s life is being honored by fans and friends after the ‘Glee’ actress’ body was found in Lake Piru this week. Dancing With the Stars shocked everyone by announcing Tom Bergeron and Erin Andrews were being replaced by a serious A-Lister, and ViacomCBS ended its longstanding relationship with Nick Cannon after the Wild ‘N Out star spread anti-Semitic rhetoric. All that, plus discord in the Duggar family on this week’s GroupChat. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Kanye West announced he’s running for president, but with four months until Election Day, how serious is he about actually getting on the ballot? Or is he just jumping at the chance to spew a bunch of stuff about the devil and vaccines? Meanwhile, Johnny Depp is getting into some seriously bizarre details as he takes the stand in a libel case, and we’re all just staying home hoping the rumors of an All-Star Big Brother season are true. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

The Real Housewives of New Jersey has taken a swift left turn into Sopranos territory, with Dina Manzo’s ex-husband being indicted for hiring a member of the Lucchese Crime Family to assault her current husband! Over in Beverly Hills, the Real Housewives are stirring up new drama with the Brandi Glanville/Denise Richards affair rumors, but we’re not convinced. Khloe Kardashian is reportedly giving Tristan Thompson a second (third?) chance after ringing in her 36th birthday with a truly wild party featuring maybe too many inflatable faces. All that and our feel-good moment of the week came from Netflix’s new show Say I Do, and the exclusive interview with chef Gabriele Bertaccini. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Things are moving fast for Stassi Schroeder after she was fired from Vanderpump Rules due to her racist behavior -- she and fiance Beau Clark announced they were pregnant with a little girl. Things aren’t looking quite as good for Alex Kompo and Peter Hunziker, who were fired by MTV and Bravo from Siesta Key and Below Deck: Mediterranean, nor for Mark from Love Is Blind, who is being accused of cheating on someone *other* than Jessica from the show. All that, plus the latest on why Savannah Chrisley have decided to go back to dating after getting engaged in 2018. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

The Bachelor has cast its first Black lead, but it will take a lot more than that to make up for the racial bias of the show, Rachel Lindsay says. Kelly Clarkson is ready to “Breakaway” from her marriage to Brandon Blackstock, and no one saw that coming. Meanwhile, Jenelle Evans and David Eason are over after he was arrested twice in 24 hours, but Kourtney Kardashian and Scott Disick might be back together, based mostly on a hope and a dream. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Reality TV stars are facing a reckoning for the racist things they’ve said and done as fans call for accountability in light of the ongoing Black Lives Matter protests. In the Vanderpump Rules world, that means the end of the road for original cast members Stassi and Kristen as well as newcomers Max and Brett. On Teen Mom, it’s Taylor Selfridge who is facing the music, and on Lifetime, it’s Dance Moms’ Abby Lee Miller. Meanwhile, Bachelor Nation is demanding the first Black Bachelor, and Rachel Lindsay is threatening to be done with the franchise altogether. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

The Bachelor’s Colton and Cassie are over (pretends to be shocked) and so are Julianne Hough and Brooks Laich (pretends to be more shocked). Kylie Jenner is being accused of faking her billionaire status for a Forbes cover, and Lea Michele is being called out by her Glee co-stars for being a nightmare! Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Aunt Becky is prison bound after Lori Loughlin and Mossimo Giannulli pleaded guilty for their role in the college admissions scandal, and we can’t stop talking about Khloe Kardashian’s major (Photoshop) transformation into an entirely new member of the KUWTK crew! Scott Disick and Sofia Richie are no more, and Gabrielle Union is opening up about her exit from America’s Got Talent after speaking out about conditions behind the scenes. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

It’s a roller coaster week for reality stars as Kristin Cavallari announced the end of Very Cavallari amid her divorce from Jay Cutler and former Bachelorette Hannah Brown said the N-word on social media. In a different world of mess, Tristan Thompson is suing a woman over paternity claims and no one on 90 Day Fiance ever watched a single episode of Catfish, apparently. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Things were heating up in the kitchen this week as Alison Roman came for Chrissy Teigen and Marie Kondo, only to get shot down by *checks notes* everyone. Khloe Kardashian is “disgusted” with “sick” rumors surrounding her and Tristan Thompson, and Vera Wang is 70?! We break down all that, plus Cameran Eubanks' surprising exit from Southern Charm, on this week's GroupChat. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Love is in the air for Dog the Bounty Hunter, whose whirlwind romance with girlfriend Francie Frane shocked fans when he revealed this he had popped the question just 10 months after wife Beth’s death. Scott Disick entered and exited a rehabilitation facility after photos were leaked to the paparazzi, which might be covered on the upcoming self-shot quarantine season of KUWTK. All that, plus breaking down Denise Richards’ husband’s wild claims about medicine and being followed by “Big Pharma” in an instantly iconic RHOBH dinner party. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Week ? of quarantine is shaking things up in celebrity relationships, with Kristin Cavallari and Jay Cutler filing for divorce after a decade together and Peter Weber shacking up with Kelley Flanagan from his season in what might be a record-breaking third relationship with his cast of ladies post-season. Also in Bachelor Nation, Victoria Fuller and Chris Soules are a thing now in one of the more random pairings with Chris Harrison in common. And the Duck Dynasty family is back in the news for a drive-by shooting? Don’t miss this week’s wild breakdown of it all. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

GroupChat is back with another episode of quarantine entertainment as we break down which celeb put their foot in their mouth the most this week and how Kylie Jenner has managed to look like a normal human woman again. Julianne Hough and Brooks Laich are still bringing the relationship drama mid-pandemic, and Keeping Up With the Kardashians is attempting one of the biggest public image makeovers in recent memory. All that, plus a breakdown of all the million-dollar drama on the new season of The Real Housewives of Beverly Hills. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

I’m Chris Harrison, and this is … Listen to Your Heart? GroupChat is diving into Bachelor Nation’s newly deranged spinoff featuring musicians and way too much Plain White T’s. But it’s truly North West’s star that is born in these coronavirus times as she continues to torment Kim Kardashian while the family isolates at home. All that, plus Netflix’s charitable contributions to our quarantine -- the Tiger King reunion special and Too Hot to Handle. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

One month into quarantine, it seems like none of our favorite celebs are immune from coronavirus controversy -- even Ellen! Kristin Cavallari’s Bahamas quarantine is more dramatic than an episode of Laguna Beach, but the drama of RHOA and Big Brother hang in the balance as Hollywood scrambles to keep the shutdown from affecting the summer seasons. All that, plus is Joy Behar planning to retire from The View? Check it out on this week’s GroupChat. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Vibe check: Not great for these celebrities, who are handling coronavirus quarantine just about as well as you might expect. There’s plenty of tea to keep us busy when it comes to Teen Mom OG, however, with Maci Bookout and Cheyenne Floyd giving exclusive interviews to PopCulture about their complicated relationships and ongoing season. Keeping Up With the Kardsashians is also back with some bloodshed, and we’re back to Tiger King with some major updates from the hit Netflix show. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

It’s quarantine day who even knows, and the celebrities are at it from all angles, whether it be showing off their unusual quarantine buddies and massive houses or putting their foot in their mouth on social media. Because we all live in a time warp, the Kim Kardashian/Taylor Swift/Kanye West feud over the 2016 song “Famous” is back on, and we’re still trying to figure out what happened. Teen Mom 2’s Jenelle Evans and David Eason finally admitted they’re back together, and we’re officially obsessed with Netflix’s new docuseries, Tiger King. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

The Bachelor’s happy ending between Peter Weber and Madison Prewett didn’t last more than 48 hours, surprising no one, but Tyler Cameron and Hannah Brown’s reunion genuinely has us shook. Clare Crawley’s season of The Bachelorette is officially TBD due to the coronavirus outbreak, and we’re struggling to see how this schedule is going to work. The Real Housewives of Beverly Hills Season 10 trailer actually looks amazing, with plenty of drama between Denise Richards and Brandi Glanville, and Vanderpump Rules’ royal wedding is finally over and ready to possibly implode on itself like a dying star. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

The Bachelor may have actually carried through on its promise for the most dramatic season yet...albeit in the last 90 minutes of the whole season! With Peter Weber’s inability to make choices coming back to bite him in the butt, even he couldn’t steal the show from his mom, who cemented herself as the real villain of the season at the last minute. Teen Mom OG is getting ready for a brand new season, and we’re glued to the screen seeing how they’ll handle Amber Portwood’s domestic battery arrest. Also, we’re finally diving into Love Is Blind after a frankly underwhelming conclusion to a bananas crazy season. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

The Bachelorette has chosen Clare Crawley as the new leading lady in a history-making moment for the ABC franchise, but is third time the charm for the oldest ever Bachelorette? Elsewhere in Bachelor Nation, there are difficult times ahead for Tyler Cameron and Chad Johnson and a wild Women Tell All special to discuss as Peter Weber’s suitors continue to do the most. Katy Perry is PREGNANT and we can’t control our emotions, and Kylie Jenner and Travis Scott might be back together, which is less emotionally overwhelming, but still somethin’. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

It’s Bachelor Fantasy Suites week, and things have never been messier for Peter Weber...and he spent last Fantasy Suites week in a windmill! Keeping Up With the Kardashians is coming back, and judging by the trailer, is bringing with it some WWE fantasy realness between Kim and Kourtney. The RHONJ finale just blew our minds with Teresa Giudice’s surprise role in Danielle Staub’s fight with Margaret Josephs, and Pete Davidson is making some interesting points about the double standard in his failed engagement to Ariana Grande. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Bachelor fans are in for a bumpy ride as Peter continues to struggle making one (1!) good decision during Hometown Dates heading into the Fantasy Suite week. The ladies of the Real Housewives of New York City are back, sans Bethenny, but have us seriously excited for the new girl in town. Amanda Bynes is engaged, but there’s some legal complications with that romantic journey, and Vanderpump Rules’ Jax and Brittany are getting called out for being bad allies in a truly revealing episode that has us totally Team Sandoval. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Dive into the behind-the-scenes of our exclusive interview with Teen Mom 2’s Jenelle Evans as she talks about her MTV contract, move to Nashville and her next career move. We’ll also get ckassy and break down the 2020 Oscars before hitting up the drama brewing that night among the Kardashian sisters. And Mama June: From Not to Hot is coming back, and with all that’s happened since last season, we’re seriously concerned. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

It’s a big week for babies as Teen Mom 2’s Kailyn Lowry finally announced her pregnancy after weeks of everyone knowing and Kylie Jenner hosted the most haunted birthday party for a toddler ever as Stormi Webster turned 2 at Stormi World part deux. The Bachelor’s Victoria Fuller got pulled from her Cosmo cover after her involvement in a White Lives Matter ad campaign resurfaced, but we’ve already moved on to Season 3 of The Masked Singer, which has already unmasked a very famous person! Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

The Real Housewives of Orange County is really shaking things up, with both Vicki Gunvalson and Tamra Judge announcing their exit after more than a decade at basically the same time. Jessica Simpson is spilling all in her new memoir, Open Book, including details about her addiction issues and marriage to Nick Lachey, and we can’t wait to get our hands on a copy. Netflix’s The Circle has us all wondering which of our friends is a catfish and Super Bowl 2020 has us wondering just how hard JLo and Shakira are gonna go during the halftime show...and also about the sports. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

In this week's GroupChat, we have a lot of questions, but most importantly, did NeNe Leakes quit RHOA via Wendy Williams? Lizzo responds in the best way after the Jillian Michaels body shaming controversy, and The Bachelor producers are trickier than we give them credit for with this week's Victoria F. bamboozle. All that, plus tough news out of the Osbourne family after Ozzy announced he was diagnosed with Parkinson's disease. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

The Oscar nominations are out, and they are…disappointing on so many levels. We break down the biggest award season snubs in this week’s GroupChat before diving into another very serious scandal -- The Bachelor’s #ChampagneGate. We also break down all the drama surrounding Julianne Hough and Brooks Laich’s marriage and try to figure out what Kim Kardashian’s basketball etiquette has to do with Khloe Kardashian and Tristan Thompson. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

New year, new Bachelor! Things are heating up for Peter Weber as he meets the women vying for his heart on the premiere of the new series -- including one very familiar face in the form of Bachelorette Hannah Brown. In the world of Vanderpump Rules, the crew is all grown up (or not) as they drunkenly fight with each other and get to know/hook up with with the new SURvers, and we'll tune in to every minute. Kylie Jenner is having a tough 2020 already, and Jenelle Evans may be dating a new guy after her split from David Eason, but he may have his problems too. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

It’s the end of an era as Teresa and Joe Giudice announce their separation after 20 years of marriage, and Real Housewives of New Jersey fans are...not shocked. We break down some of the wildest revelations about Peter Weber’s 30 Bachelor suitors and applaud the Kardashians for being able to burn each other the hardest with some seriously accurate impressions. The Masked Singer has crowned another winner, but aren’t we all the winners for getting to watch a Flamingo and Fox face off against a Rottweiler? Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Gym, Tan, Tragedy! Nicole “Snooki” Polizzi has officially retired from Jersey Shore after a dramatic season of filming. The Masked Singer has all us debating the identities of Flamingo, Rottweiler, and Fox and Vanna White has us debating if we should buy a vowel for the first time on Wheel of Fortune. All that, plus Kourtney Kardashian’s plea to be excluded from the KUWTK on this week’s GroupChat! Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Well, it looks like things decided to pop off with Gabrielle Union’s exit from America’s Got Talent right after we published our last episode, so let’s take another look at what is now a scandal involving Jay Leno?? The Real Housewives of Atlanta continue to bring it as the only good Housewives show on right now of the FOUR (4!) Khloe Kardashian’s BFFs may have made a big mistake when it comes to her and Tristan Thompson on KUWTK, but Khloe’s going to bat for them anyways. And is it just us or did the Macy’s Thanksgiving Day Parade felt even more bizarre this year than in the past? Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Dancing With the Stars has a new winner in Hannah Brown and we couldn’t be more divided. America’s Got Talent is on the hunt for some new celebs after Julianne Hough and Gabrielle Union announced their exits from the show, and Dog the Bounty Hunter is on the hunt for some time on the silver screen with his new movie role. Angelina Pivarnick’s wedding got messy when her Jersey Shore stars roasted her in their speeches, and it looks like we have a Situation on our hands! Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

There’s a new Real Housewives city here to bring us the drama, but what does Salt Lake City have to offer Bravoholics? What is going on with the Duggar family and Homeland Security?! And what does “self-made” billionaire Kylie Jenner have planned next after selling Kylie Cosmetics for $600 million? All that, plus all the Dancing With the Stars drama that made us cry and roll our eyes on this week’s GroupChat. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices