Alexis Bellino Slams Heather Dubrow as “Insecure” Over Her Treatment of Gina Kirschenheiter at RHOC Reunion

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Alexis Bellino slammed Heather Dubrow as “insecure” while reacting to the comments she made to Gina Kirschenheiter on part one of the Real Housewives of Orange County season 20 reunion on Real Housewives producer Carlos King‘s podcast.

After Heather, 57, suggested that Gina, 42, wasn’t “secure and strong and successful” enough to be her friend after they battled over the drama of the season, including Heather’s decision to use Carmella Garcia, 44, as a realtor instead of her, despite knowing Gina longer, Alexis, 49, suspected Heather was projecting.

“I think Heather saying that to Gina was such kind of a self-projection thing because I believe Heather’s mom stated it very, to the best of all things, when she said, ‘You have a hard time making fun of yourself and laughing at yourself,’” Alexis shared on the November 6 episode of Reality With the King. “I think Heather is probably one of the most insecure people deep down that we — she does do a good job of not seeming it. But I think that by what everyone reads off of her, I think she’s probably deep down one of the most insecure of the girls.”

After admitting that she “chuckled” when Heather said what she did to Gina, Alexis agreed with Carlos that she appeared to be projecting.

“That’s just what I read. It could be true. Might not be true. But that’s okay. We’re not here to write books of science. We’re here to talk about feelings, and that’s what we’re doing,” Alexis explained. 

As their conversation continued, Alexis and Carlos agreed that Heather seemed to exhibit classism, which Carlos said revealed a lot about her character and her own insecurities. As he explained, he felt that Heather didn’t give Gina her business when it came to finding her daughter a home because she didn’t want to help her advance and “[wanted] to keep Gina [beneath her]” so she could feel like she had a “one up on her.”

As RHOC fans will recall, Alexis was featured as a guest on season 20. And during her appearance at an event hosted by Tamra Judge, 59, which was also attended by Shannon Beador, 62, the ex-girlfriend of her husband, John Janssen, 63, Heather accused her of giving her a “look.”

“[I had anxiety because] I didn’t really want to go. [Tamra] had asked me. I went back and forth, [and she was] just like, ‘Come do it for me,’” Alexis recalled on The Orange Doesn’t Fall Far. “Even in the car, I kept telling John, ‘My stomach is in knots.’ And I think it was my gut saying, ‘Be prepared.’”

The Real Housewives of Orange County season 20 reunion, part two, airs Thursday, November 12, at 8/7c on Bravo.