What's the Most Iconic Season 1 Moment in Bravo History? You Decide
These Bravo shows kicked off the drama immediately in their premiere season with these jaw-dropping moments, including Jax Taylor's chunky sweater fight and RHOBH's dinner party from hell.
Bravo shows are filled with drama and laugh-out-loud one-liners right from the get-go. Even in their premiere seasons, Bravo stars land iconic moments: Consider Karen Huger and Gizelle Bryant kicking off a years-long frenemy relationship at Karen's birthday in The Real Housewives of Potomac's very first episode, or Teresa Giudice ending The Real Housewives of New Jersey's inaugural season with the table flip heard round the world.
But what's the most memorable Season 1 moment of all time? You get to decide from these nine gasp-inducing choices below by voting here for your top three. The results will be unveiled on a new episode of Bravo Bravo F'ing Bravo with Kate Chastain, a new live, interactive Bravo Insider original series featuring conversations with your favorite Bravolebrities. (Right now, it's currently available online to select Bravo Insiders. But you can add yourself to the Bravo Insider wait list to be the first to know when we open up availability to watch and participate live in the digital show.)
1. The Dinner Party from Hell
Whether you believe in psychics or not, you have to admit Allison DuBois left a major impression (and made one somewhat accurate prediction) in the first season of The Real Housewives of Beverly Hills. On Season 1, Episode 9, Camille Grammer invited the ladies, along with Allison and Faye Resnick, to a dinner party at her mansion. Drama ensued, with Camille infamously dubbing Faye "morally corrupt" and Allison declaring Kyle Richards' husband, Mauricio Umansky, "will never emotionally fulfill you — know that." (Kyle and Mauricio are currently separated.) Insert e-cig hit here.
2. Teresa's Table Flip
Teresa Giudice sealed her status as a Bravo legend when she got so angry in The Real Housewives of New Jersey Season 1, Episode 7, she flipped a table at dinner. Danielle Staub had been ruffling the women's feathers all season long, but Teresa became infuriated when Danielle told her to "pay attention." As Teresa put it in a confessional, "Who does she think she is?" Cue the iconic table flip — and a Real Housewives meme was born.
3. "It Smelled Like Hospital"
The drama for The Real Housewives of Salt Lake City was set in its very first episode, when Jen Shah and Mary Cosby got into a rift over an odor accusation. Mary claimed when she hung out with Jen "it smelled like hospital" — "I have a very sensitive smell for hospitals, and it takes me to a very dark place," Mary said. "I could smell it anywhere." Jen, however, revealed she was spending time in the hospital with a beloved aunt who had to have her legs amputated. The fight over the comment lasted all season long, and Mary and Jen never quite buried the hatchet.
4. Jax Fights in a Chunky Sweater
Vanderpump Rules fans are aware that Stassi Schroeder's birthday is a sacred holiday (for her, anyway). Unfortunately, for Stassi, it's always ~ all happening ~ on her birthday, and not in a good way. In Season 1, Episode 4, her ex-boyfriend Jax Taylor crashed her Las Vegas birthday trip. But it didn't end with him just showing up — he also tried to fight her current beau in a Vegas restaurant parking lot, ripping off his nice chunky sweater to do so. As Jax would put it, he's a work in progress, OK?
5. Kyle Cooke's Steve Jobs Comment
Kyle Cooke may be one-half of Summer House's power couple with Amanda Batula today, but in the Summer House premiere episode he was still single — and still determined summer should be fun. Unfortunately, his attempts to hit on visiting friend of a friend Stassi Schroeder fizzled, especially after he told Stassi her turtleneck one-piece bathing suit made her look like Steve Jobs. As Lindsay Hubbard would put it, Stassi was, well, activated by the awkward comparison.
6. Kim Zolciak-Biermann Gets an Escalade from Her Secret Boyfriend
Some of the best Bravo moments have had mystery surrounding them — like Kim Zolciak-Biermann's secret boyfriend, whom she dubbed "Big Poppa," on The Real Housewives of Atlanta Season 1. Not only did her mystery man buy her thousands and thousands of dollars worth of jewelry, but he even bought her a Cadillac Escalade, a car that left Kim swooning. As Kim put it, "Thanks, Poppa!"
7. Jo De La Rosa Wears French Maid Outfit for Slade Smiley
Slade Smiley has been linked to so many Orange County Housewives, it can be difficult to remember he actually started on the show as Jo De La Rosa's fiancé. One of the most cringeworthy moments in their relationship played out in The Real Housewives of Orange County Season 1, Episode 5, when Jo lost a bet with Slade — and he had her clean his house in a French maid outfit. Jo has since admitted she regrets the look to this day.
8. Kristen Accuses Michelle of Cheating on The Valley
Kristen Doute was determined to fully embrace her "I'm an empath" era on The Valley, but tensions between her and (then) married couple Michelle Saniei Lally and Jesse Lally led to an explosive confrontation at a dinner after Jax Taylor's hair loss event. Not only did Kristen claim Jesse said he wanted to divorce his wife, but Kristen was then captured telling The Valley producers Michelle was cheating on Jesse: "She's had a boyfriend for a year! ... I'd rather be on Vanderpump Rules!" she declared before storming off. Despite her wish, with this accusation, Kristen proved The Valley friends have just as much drama as the VPR group.
9. Gizelle Takes Karen’s Seat at Her Birthday Dinner
The word on the street is that The Real Housewives of Potomac ladies are all about good manners — so Karen Huger was horrified by Gizelle Bryant's behavior at her birthday party in Season 1, Episode 1. Gizelle's faux pas? She sat in the center seat at Karen's birthday dinner. As the Grand Dame put it in her confessional, "When Karen Huger arrives to an event where she's being honored... don't sit in my seat." Ever since, the two have been the best of frenemies.
So which of these Season 1 moments are the most iconic? Help us determine that by voting for your top three in this poll.
