Vicki Gunvalson made it clear she has “no issue” with Alexis Bellino’s fiancé, John Janssen.
The Real Housewives of Orange County alum cleared the air in the latest episode of My Friend, My Soulmate, My Podcast, just days before Alexis and John’s “unconventional wedding.” At the top of the broadcast, special guest Alexis offered a few more details about her relationship and revealed how excited she was to tie the knot “in a few days.”
“Yay!” Vicki said about the fast-approaching marriage.
“Yay? Really?” Alexis replied. “You don’t like him.”
Vicki immediately pushed back, insisting she “never had an issue with John” and that they “were totally fine.”
“As long as he loves you and is good for you, that’s all I need,” Vicki told Alexis.
“Water on the bridge,” the bride-to-be responded. “Amazing to hear.”
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What did Vicki Gunvalson say about Alexis Bellino & John Janssen’s relationship?
Alexis said she was under the impression that Vicki had an issue with John based on her previous comments in interviews and podcasts. For example, just weeks after Alexis and John became official, Vicki questioned why Alexis would want to date a man who was previously involved with Shannon Storms Beador. (Shannon and John had an on-again, off-again relationship from 2019 to 2022.)
“For me to see that Alexis — someone I actually had some respect for — would go so low as to date Shannon’s ex? It’s gross. It’s low, and it’s not being a girl’s girl.” Vicki told Celebuzz in December 2023. “It makes one question why John would want to date another Housewife. Is he also fame-hungry and wanting to remain on TV? We all know the answer!”
Alexis Bellino says she and John Janssen had reservations about dating
During her September 24 appearance on Vicki and Christian Gray Snow’s podcast, Alexis claimed she had yet to meet John when she was in talks to return to RHOC. Although she ultimately took on a “friend of” role for Season 18, Alexis confessed she and John had some reservations about her returning to Housewives once they began dating.
“We knew America would hate us. We knew what we were getting into,” she said. “We were like, ‘We’re not gonna do this. We’re gonna stay back. We’re gonna pause. We’re gonna just be friends.’”
Alexis said she and John’s “chemistry” was so strong they couldn’t help but follow their hearts. They eventually confirmed their romance on Instagram and got engaged less than a year later.
Alexis Bellino gets real about her wedding planning: “I’m losing my mind”
Elsewhere in the interview, Alexis shared more details about her wedding planning and how she mistakenly assumed it would be easy. She reminded listeners she had walked down the aisle twice before: She had a brief marriage when she was 23, and went to tie the knot with Jim Bellino, with whom she shares three children. Alexis and Jim finalized their divorce in 2018 after 14 years of marriage.
“This whole time, up until about two weeks ago, I have been like, ‘Eh, it’s easy! Third time around,’” she said about her wedding preparations. “I hired my same wedding planner from when I married Jim… I was interviewing other wedding planners and I was like, ‘None of them are clicking.’”
Alexis said she asked John if he was OK with her rehiring the wedding planner, and he was, thankfully, indifferent.
“He’s like, ‘I don’t care,’” she recalled before touching on her pre-wedding stress. “It’s been an amazing fit. Now, days away… I am losing my mind… It’s just a lot. We’re kind of throwing a production. We’re not throwing a normal wedding. We’re doing everything unique.”
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Alexis said she and John discussed having a smaller, more private ceremony, but she decided she wanted to use the occasion to celebrate all of her friends.
“This isn’t really about a wedding… It is not a typical wedding,” she continued. “It’s more of a huge party. We already feel married, in our eyes, anyways; I have for a year since he put a ring on it.”
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