Mia Thornton cried when her estranged husband Gordon revealed he was diagnosed as bipolar on Sunday’s finale of The Real Housewives of Potomac reunion on Bravo.
‘What I began to realize as early as my early 20s, I’ve had this. I could remember episodes over the course of my life,’ said Gordon, 70, during the third and final reunion episode.
Gordon described his condition as being Bipolar 1 and said his manic episodes got worse over the years. Gordon admitted that when he reached out and blasted his issues with Mia, 39, to the other husbands that he was deep into a manic episode.
‘And it was exaggerated by my frustration and my anger,’ Gordon said.
Gordon said he knew that Mia was having an affair during the marriage but that he still thinks that Mia was ‘absolutely wonderful.’
Mia Thornton cried when her estranged husband Gordon revealed he was diagnosed as bipolar on Sunday’s finale of The Real Housewives of Potomac reunion on Bravo
‘Whatever’s gone on I forgive her and she’s forgiven me,’ Gordon said. ‘I don’t think she left me because she wanted to be someplace else. She left me because she couldn’t take this anymore.
Mia and Gordon both started crying. Gordon said he checked into a hospital when it got so bad but that Mia checked on him almost every day. Mia said she will always be in Gordon’s life.
Nneka Ihim, 36, shared that she was now trying IVF after her unsuccessful IUI treatment. Nneka also said she told production before she came on the show that she had met Wendy Osefo previously, but Wendy told production that she didn’t know her.
‘Had you been trying to connect with Wendy to try to get onto the show?’ host Andy Cohen, 55, asked.
‘Never a day in my life,’ Nneka said.
Andy asked about how Ashley Darby, 35, told Nneka that Wendy, 39, was ‘Osu’ and asked what that meant.
‘To be fair, I have never tried to misrepresent that I know what Osu means,’ Ashley said. ‘I know that it’s something culturally sensitive.’
‘Honestly, Ashley I don’t want to hear anything because if you know how taboo it is you would not say anything else,’ Wendy said. ‘You would just eat it and say I’m sorry and move on.’
‘What I began to realize as early as my early 20s, I’ve had this. I could remember episodes over the course of my life,’ said Gordon, 70, during the third and final reunion episode
Gordon described his condition as being Bipolar 1 and said his manic episodes got worse over the years
‘Whatever’s gone on I forgive her and she’s forgiven me,’ Gordon said. ‘I don’t think she left me because she wanted to be someplace else. She left me because she couldn’t take this anymore
Mia and Gordon both started crying
‘Nneka has apologized for referring to your mom as a witch,’ Andy said. ‘What else do you need from her to move on?’
‘Just take accountability and move forward,’ Wendy said.
‘I was very excited and happy to be with another Nigerian,’ Nneka said. ‘This is the first time on any housewives franchise that two Nigerians Igbo people were on the same page.’
Nneka said instead that Wendy tried to ice her out of the group.
Andy turned to Ashley to ask about her divorce from Michael Darby.
‘I realize I am on this very toxic cycle where we’ll have great moments where I’m like, okay we’re co-parenting, we’re friendly,’ Ashley said. ‘Then it’s a roadblock. When we were filming the show we were in a toxic place.’
Ashley said she realized some people have narcissistic personalities and that she was ‘breaking free.’ Ashley said she was dating and so was Michael. Ashley said she still used their shared credit card and even put her new boobs on it. When Andy asked how much money she was looking to secure in the divorce, she said ‘a sizable amount.’
Ashley admitted she was dependent on Michael during their marriage and still loved him.
Nneka Ihim, 36, shared that she was now trying IVF after her unsuccessful IUI treatment
Nneka also said she told production before she came on the show that she had met Wendy Osefo previously, but Wendy told production that she didn’t know her
Andy Cohen hosted the three-part reunion that concluded on Sunday on Bravo
‘I massaged this man’s feet every night,’ Ashley said.
Andy then asked Keiarna Stewart, 36, the sequence of events at the GNA fashion show that led to her injury. Keiarna said she wanted to de-escalate the situation but that Deborah Williams came with a different intent.
‘It was awful,’ Keiarna said.
Andy said in the video that was posted on TMZ that she was seen throwing punches after Deborah threw the drink on her.
‘At that moment, I was assaulted,’ Keiarna said. ‘Someone hit me in the head with a glass…split my face open. My first instinct was to defend myself at that moment.’
Candiace Dillard Bassett, 37, said Deborah’s actions came out of nowhere.
‘Gets right in my face, and says, ”Do you have something you want to say to me?”,’ Candiace said. ‘When I was referring to her as the ”help” and whatever else I said, she’s vermin, she’s Oscar the grouch, all of which I meant, it was after she had gotten in my face and tried to engage in a moment.’
‘I will say Deborah was on a rampage that night because she did try to do the same thing that she did to Candiace, to me,’ Mia said. ‘She said ”I’m only a four, Mia?” And I was like ”no you are a black queen we are all tens” and squashed. Had I said ”Yeah b**** you are a four” she probably would have thrown the drink in my face.’
‘Gets right in my face, and says, ”Do you have something you want to say to me?”,’ Candiace Dillard Bassett said. ‘When I was referring to her as the ”help” and whatever else I said, she’s vermin, she’s Oscar the grouch, all of which I meant, it was after she had gotten in my face and tried to engage in a moment’
‘I will say Deborah was on a rampage that night because she did try to do the same thing that she did to Candiace, to me,’ Mia said. ‘She said ”I’m only a four, Mia?” And I was like ”no you are a black queen we are all tens” and squashed. Had I said ”Yeah b**** you are a four” she probably would have thrown the drink in my face’
Andy asked Gizelle Bryant, 53, what she made of what happened after looking at the footage.
‘I think everyone is responsible,’ Gizelle said. ‘I think Deborah, Candiace, Wendy, K. Everyone is responsible.’
Gizelle later took back that she thought Wendy was responsible.
‘Trying to start a business and it being on TMZ for there to be a brawl, is disturbing,’ Gizelle said.
Candiace said she called Deborah a ‘vermin’ after the cameras were down and she walked up to her and ‘got right in my face’ and asked her if she had something to say to her.
‘I said no come get this vermin out of my face,’ Candiace said.
‘But you can’t do that,’ Mia said.
‘Yes I can,’ Candiace said.
Andy asked Gizelle Bryant, 53, what she made of what happened after looking at the footage
‘I think everyone is responsible,’ Gizelle said. ‘I think Deborah, Candiace, Wendy, K. Everyone is responsible’
Candiace said she didn’t know what she would have done.
‘I’m not expecting you all to fight for me,’ Candiace said. ‘So I’m on my own, okay?’
‘Your words could, instigated it and made it more explosive,’ Ashley said.
‘She was going to do that whether I said nothing or tried to beat her up,’ Candiace said.
Ashley said she did not invite Deborah around to be ‘messy’ and didn’t know her to be ‘a violent person.’
Keiarna thanked Karen Huger, 60, for taking care of her that night.
Andy said he hoped the women would be more productive next season and asked if anyone wanted to step up and apologize. Robyn said she had no hatred for anyone. Nneka and Wendy said they could coexist.
Andy asked about Candiace and Gizelle.
‘I came here today with the intention to move forward,’ Candiace said. ‘I think that I have from the bottom of my coochie, I have tried.’
‘She won’t even acknowledge it,’ Gizelle said.
Robyn Dixon said she had no hatred for anyone
Andy got crowned during the reunion
‘You are not capable of accountability,’ Candiace said.
‘Oh my God,’ Andy said. ‘I think the two of you need Jesus himself.’
At the end, Gizelle and Karen crowned Andy as the Duke of Potomac and put a crown on him.
‘You made my day!’ Andy said. ‘The Duke of Potomac.’