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Shop Merch Featuring Dorinda Medley’s Iconic “Not Well, Bitch” Quote
When asked how you are, "not well, bitch!" is always a relevant answer.
Dorinda Medley truly shook the Bravo universe during Season 9, Episode 4 of The Real Housewives of New York City, when she answered the question of her well-being with, "I'll tell you how I'm doing: Not well, bitch!"
It was the response heard around the world. The perfect answer to an everyday question. A line people know so well by now, thanks to memes and TikTok, that they may not even realize where it came from in the first place. Or that it was actually said to Candace Bushnell, author of Sex and The City.
Now, when you toss off one-liners and create memorable moments as effortlessly as Dorinda seems to, there's never a short supply of what she calls "Dorindaisms." Remember when she wouldn't stop yelling the brand name Jovani during Luann de Lesseps' cabaret night? Or the "I cooked, I decorated, I made it nice," speech when she felt under-appreciated when the group visited her home in the Berkshires? Of course you do!
Before we get into the "not well, bitch!" merch that's everything you never realized you needed in life, let's talk about how the quote came to be in the first place.
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Back in Season 9, Dorinda and Sonja Morgan had been going through a rough spot in their friendship. While attending a large dinner party early in the season, Dorinda offered some sassy commentary on Sonja's dating choices and the encounter left things tense just before Candace checked in.
As Dorinda later told Bravo about that moment, "[Candace] is like, 'Are you okay?' 'cause she had never really experienced the housewifery at its best and you got to remember it wasn't just a dinner with just us. It was a lot of people and I had promised Ramona I wouldn't say anything until dessert... and then Sonja walks in and she's like, 'you look pretty,' and I'm like, 'that's it.'"
Really, you never know you're making history while you're doing it.
If you ever need an answer to "how are you doing?" that sounds about the same as Dorinda, you're in luck: We have t-shirts, phone cases, stickers, and wine glasses that get your point across without you needing to say a word.
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Enjoy even more of Dorinda's iconic one-liners on The Real Housewives: Ultimate Girls Trip, only on Peacock.
