More plastic surgery a priority for Real Housewives

October 27th, 2009, 6:00 am · 21 Comments · posted by Colin Stewart

Tamra Barney The “Real Housewives of Orange County” are about to return in a season that Bravo TV says will continue the women’s love affair with plastic surgery.

“The ladies show no signs of slowing down, and shopping, dining, drinking, dancing, plastic surgery and working out continue to remain at the top of their list of priorities,” Bravo said during its promotions for the show’s fifth season, which will begin at 10 p.m. Nov. 5.

Bravo hasn’t revealed what sorts of plastic surgery are involved.

A few months ago, “Real Housewife” Tamra Barney (pictured) gave only the slightest hint when she commented in her blog after watching a scene in “Real Housewives of New Jersey”:

Now, we all know that I am NO stranger to Botox and I have done my lips once or twice. But seeing the needles go into her lips almost made me throw up.

She denies a rumor on the Web site AwfulPlasticSurgery.com that she had an “eye lift” (whatever that is) along with “some refurbishments to her already large chest.” But she confirmed the Web site’s statement that housewife Lynne Curtin had a facelift. (See related post “Facelift for OC Housewife Lynne Curtin, nothing for Tamra.”)

Barney previously went to plastic surgeon Dr. Miland Ambe of Newport Beach to have large breast implants replaced with smaller ones because the original ones were causing back pain.

Gretchen Rossi of the Real Housewives of Orange County. Steve K. Zylius OCR

During last winter’s reunion show, Bravo executive Andy Cohen questioned housewives Barney and Gretchen Rossi (pictured) about breast implants, including whether Barney had actually had smaller implants put in. As Register writer Richard Chang summarized:

Cohen inquires about Tamra’s breast reduction. “They do look bigger,” Cohen observes.

But Tamra insists that she did get a reduction. She just got them moved up higher.

Then Cohen asks if Gretchen [Rossi] would get breast implants.

“Forever, I really wanted to get breast implants,” Gretchen says. “I think when you live in Orange County, it’s hard to not consider doing it, ’cause everywhere you go, everybody has them, and they’re always just there.”

But Gretchen says since she’s been on the show, she’s feeling good about herself, and she’ll avoid the knife for now.

Here’s a listing of the O.C. housewives’ plastic surgery as of last year or earlier, according to the Web site of the California Surgical Institute:

Lauri Waring: cheek and breast implants, rhinoplasty, lip augmentation, possible face lift, Botox. [She left the show last season.]
Tamra Barney: appeared in a video with her O.C. plastic surgeon talking about her breast implant revision. Tamra’s mother, Sandra Bake, had a face lift by the same plastic surgeon.
Jeana Keough: eventually became a spokesperson for a cellulite removal system.
Lynne Curtin: likely breast augmentation and Botox. …
All other O.C. cast members: Probable breast augmentations.

That list leaves out last year’s new housewife, Rossi, who was acclaimed as a rarity: an O.C. housewife without breast implants. It also omits this year’s new housewife, Alexis Bellino.

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kevin says:

October 27, 2009 at 6:51 am

So that makes them more or less “real?”

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gm says:

October 27, 2009 at 7:38 am

gretchen looks like she smokes crack

Real OC Man says:

October 27, 2009 at 7:56 am

Can’t say the enhancements have really helped any of these women. This is a disgusting program and caters to only the other pathetic fake women in the OC. I know I speak for other Coto residents when I say, please put this lame show out to pasture….

Nancy says:

October 27, 2009 at 11:28 am

Absolutely. I no longer admit to living in Coto de Caza, I now use Trabuco Canyon as my address, etc.

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LGT says:

October 27, 2009 at 9:16 am

When her mouth looks like a sea bass, the question of whether or not she got her lips done becomes easily answerable.

sue cassidy says:

October 27, 2009 at 9:43 am

Seriously. Aren’t breast implants so “last season” already? I’ve known so many women who tell me that they regret them because clothes don’t fit them properly anymore and lots of other negatives about them. the only thing that is universally agreed upon by these women is that “men look at them” which if that is the goal. Go for it. Women look at them too, to say “those are fake, those are stupid, those look unnatural, those make her look fat”. And they aren’t saying it out of “jealousy” either. It is often true in my opinion. Having said that, it is a free country and everyone is free to do largely what they want. I wouldn’t want them.

nietszche says:

October 27, 2009 at 10:36 am

How about brain transplants?

October 27, 2009 at 10:37 am

Uh, Excuse me, brain IMplants.

JadedintheOC says:

October 27, 2009 at 10:40 am

That pic of Barney Boob is seriously air brushed.

How refreshing to hear that their party like lifestyle is still their top priority during these hard times, even though they’re not paying their mortgages. True women of substance!

leandro says:

October 27, 2009 at 10:50 am

You’ve experienced a lifetime of smoking in 72 hours!!….What did you think was going to happen?????

LEXUSRY says:

October 27, 2009 at 10:51 am

ALL THESE LAZY S CHICS ARE TOO LAZY TO LIFT WEIGHTS AND EAT HEALTHY FOOD DAILY JUST LIKE THEIR DOCTORS TOLD THEM. NO MATTER HOW MUCH YOU HAVE SURGERY. THOSE WEAK BONES AND MUSCLE CANNOT SUPPORT THE BODY. IT WILL COLLAPSE AND WHEEL CHAIRS IS COMING SOON

The Kid From Newport says:

October 27, 2009 at 10:56 am

This whole genere is sickening and totally insensitive when there are people getting tossed onto the streets right now, to be having these types of shows that exalt materialism at this time in our coutries history just say something about how far and plastic our whole society is. It sickens me.

Lisa says:

October 27, 2009 at 11:12 am

What about a brain implant or a serious dose of loving yourself the way you are… Do these women have somthing so horribly wrong with their self image that they would go to any lengths to improve when they are already beautiful?

October 27, 2009 at 11:13 am

I think the show is stupid and gives a fals impression of what women are really like in the OC.

irvinesbest says:

October 27, 2009 at 11:49 am

The only worthwhile surgery having anything to do with this garbage is a ditzectomy — a procedure in which 30 minutes of narcissistic ditzes are cut and removed from the TV schedule. Unfortunately, this disease has been known to spread throughout other parts of the country, like Atlanta, NY and NJ. It is believed to be sustained by mindless parasites who continue to watch this rotgut.

Jessina says:

October 27, 2009 at 2:03 pm

The photo pictured looks like Tamra, not Gretchen. Are you sure about that?

Colin Stewart says:

October 27, 2009 at 2:25 pm

Hi, Jessina –

Somehow the photo of Gretchen vanished. Thanks to you, I’ve put it back into the post (along with the photo of Tamra).

Thanks,
Colin Stewart
Blogger / columnist
O.C. Register

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carguy says:

October 27, 2009 at 2:04 pm

Hey Simon, how many cars do you have out for the month?

LJA says:

October 28, 2009 at 9:23 pm

C’mon, it is entertaining TV.

David Tibbs says:

October 29, 2009 at 8:25 am

This show and the subjects these women think are so very important in everyday life are so far off the mark it’s pathetic. If you look at the individual families you’ll see that where the men AND women fail is in raising well grounded childre. How many families have people currently serving time in jail, re-hab, bankruptcy court, divorce court, the list goes on, none of these families have a real idea what “reality” is about, and personally I’m embarrassed to say I live in OC when I travel for fear someone will want to know if this is really the lifestyle of “The OC”. Please get this trash off the air.

Dan T says:

October 29, 2009 at 6:35 pm

Doe’s anyone remember when Lynee was waitress at Partners Bistro in Laguna Beach?

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