Emily Simpson’s decision to organize a flag football game for “The Real Housewives of Orange County” wasn’t just for fun. Oh, no, Emily had a plan, y’all. “Flag football is a great way to get all this tension out,” she told the camera of the stress lines – Shannon Storms Beador versus Alexis Bellino , Gina Kirshenheiter versus Jenn Pedranti – that have surfaced in just the first few episodes of Season 18.
“Like, clearly how women do it is not working,” she continued. “So let’s just beat each other up and then walk away.” This.
Is. Brilliant. Let’s start a letter-writing campaign to make this the whole point of “Real Housewives” shows everywhere.
The housewives do judo. The housewives learn fencing. The housewives all shout one-two-three-four, we declare a thumb war! Gina Kirschenheiter after a flag football game on the episode of “The Real Housewives of Orange County” episode that aired July 25, 2024.
(Photo by Casey Durkin/Bravo) Katie Ginella, left, with Gina Kirschenheiter, center, and Emily Simpson during a flag football game on the episode of “The Real Housewives of Orange County” episode that aired July 25, 2024. (Photo by Casey Durkin/Bravo) Jenn Pedranti, left, with Tamra Judge, center, and Alexis Bellino, right on the episode of “The Real Housewives of Orange County” episode that aired July 25, 2024. (Photo by Casey Durkin/Bravo) Tamra Judge, left, with Heather Dubrow, center, and Emily Simpson, during a flag football gam.
