Welcome to Is This Real Life, a Bravo podcast that relates our favorite shows to our own lives in the world around us.

I'm your host, Mandy Slezger. Let's get to it.

Hi, everyone. I hope you had a wonderful week. Thanks to everyone who sent me birthday messages.

It was very much appreciated. I had a lovely birthday week. And you guys are about to get a fantastic

episode. I have Rob Schulte on the podcast. You all know him from Vanderpump Robbs. He is so great.

We have such a long conversation about the Valley and

Summer House and just all sorts of things. But we didn't get a chance to discuss Atlanta because he is

not as into the Real Housewives. Guys, I'm really into this season of the Real Housewives of

Atlanta. And I think it's gearing up to be really good.

I loved this last episode. I think the last two episodes I've been like very, very into.

So if anyone is also watching and wants to share their thoughts via DM, I would love that.

I'm having the best time watching this show. So it starts out with Shemia

meeting Ralph for dinner and inviting Portia, which Portia is clearly doing to get back at Drew, right?

You know, I was kind of wondering why producers were giving Ralph a confessional, but I think he

ends up being maybe more part of the drama

as time goes on, so it makes sense to hear his point of view. But then I'm like, is he getting

paid for this? Again, I hope he is, so that he has something to share with Drew for those kids.

Both of them, I feel like, will not go through their divorce easily, which is just so dumb because it's both their money that they're going to lose.

Anyway, so Ralph said that he wasn't sure if Drew was romantically linked with Dennis, Portia's ex.

But he thought she was maybe running around with somebody else.

But he shares that he decided to divorce Drew because he found out that she was having an affair with Ty Young from the WNBA.

And I remember that, I don't know if it was like two seasons ago when

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