Tamra Barney Can't Find Three Nice Things About Alexis Bellino On 'Watch What Happens Live' (VIDEO)

"Real Housewives of Orange County" cast member Tamra Barney struggled a bit with the live format of "Watch What Happens: Live" (Weeknights, 11 p.m. EST on Bravo). While playing "Plead the Fifth," she clearly wanted more time to think about her answers, but Andy Cohen simply didn't have the time to give her. It's not like this could be edited down later. So he pressed her to give answers quickly.

She used her "Plead" rather quickly, balking when Cohen asked her to choose between Vicki or Gretchen. Vicki has been her long-time best friend on the show, but in this week's episode Vicki grew jealous at how close Tamra had gotten with Gretchen. Her inability to choose one over the other here will likely only fuel that jealousy.

She was then forced to answer the question as to which Housewife's significant other she would choose: Alexis' husband Jim or Gretchen's boyfriend Slade. Slade won that one. But much more problematic for Tamra was when Andy Cohen asked her to tell him three positive things about Alexis Bellino.

"She's a Katie Couric, so she's a newscaster," Tamra said. And then she started pausing and stammering and searching for an answer. This lasted up until Andy had to throw to a break. So she basically was able to come up with one nice thing to say about her. It's only too bad that the fallout from these kinds of interviews on "WWHL" can't be seen on the next installment of the various "Real Housewives" shows.

"The Real Housewives of Orange County" airs Tuesdays at 10 p.m. EST on Bravo, while "Watch What Happens: Live" is on weeknights at 11 p.m. EST on the same network.

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Comments

[Joanne Moretti]

08:10 AM on 02/22/2012

Alexis Bellino has to be the dumbest person on TV...she tries to speak on an educated level but the street comes out in every sentence....she is not a beauty as she may think she is..would love to see her without makeup as we did the Gretchen but she would not have the nerve she is too vain! The new housewife Heather is great..now that is a classy lady...but she comes out of NYC so maybe she can teach these ladies a few things like how to be classy....or give dictation lessons to Alexis maybe?

[TVJackieM]

06:48 AM on 02/23/2012

You are 100% right. Alexis is so fake and phoney. Tamra is totally right about her. I wish Bravo would fire Alexis. She would have a breakdown from losing all the attention. The woman is a narcissist and seriously codependent on that FBI investigated husband of her.

[Purrfection]

06:21 PM on 03/14/2012

lol, you said exactly what I was thinking. Alexis' last two brain cells closed up shop and went on vacation. She does try to be something she's not and its way too painfully obvious.

I didnt see Gretch without makeup, how did she look? As far as physical goes, I think she has the best bod of them all. I like Heather too although I havent looked her up yet as to what kind of actress she claims to be. I remember seeing that blurb where Gretch said she had never hear of her and I thought.....oh brother, here we go. But so far I like Heather.