Selling Sunset star Alanna Gold got so excited about Pioneertown that she seemed to brag about owning the place even though she doesn’t, and that wasn’t the only cringe scene on the glitzy LA-based series. Plenty of times, cast members have gone too far, showcasing embarrassing antics. On the Netflix hit, egos are out of control – Oppenheim Group realtors jockey for position, fighting for the best listings and the most screen-time. This series often brings out the very worst in its participants, shining a light on ruthlessness that’s almost concealed by Chanel suits, sky-high heels and supercars.
As the real estate agents try to grab the brass ring (and ring that too-loud bell), they often push too hard… sometimes, hilarity ensues. At other moments, watching them lower themselves is painful.
This show is ultimately about money. Realtors want it – rich clients have it. The O Group agents want to live like their clients do. They dream of buying the insanely expensive properties that they flog. Jason Oppenheim, who co-founded the agency with his twin brother, Brett Oppenheim, comes the closest to living the dream. Each morning, he emerges in an LA haze, slipping into a gunmetal-gray Ferrari that’s frankly mind-blowing. The other realtors don’t seem as flash, but boy, do they want to be.
8 Alanna Acted Like The Queen Of Pioneertown
This Selling Sunset Newbie Had To Apologize
Alanna isn’t a bad person – she’s beautiful, elegant and talented. The former model from the Great White North just got way too enthusiastic about Pioneertown. This locale is loaded with character and charm. It’s like a backdrop for a classic Clint Eastwood Western. However, it doesn’t belong to the gorgeous brunette who dazzles with her low-key, high-fashion edge. Alanna owns property there – she doesn’t own the town, as the Pioneertown Gazette at Instagram made crystal clear in the Instagram post shown above.
She gave the impression that Alanna owned Pioneertown – maybe she didn’t mean to make it seem that way. However, now, the die is cast. Alanna had to deal with some pretty wild backlash after her Pioneertown getaway with other O Group realtors made her the butt of jokes. The San Bernardino County town’s residents didn’t like what they saw, and they took to the Interwebs, baying for her blood. She said she was sorry – they accepted her apology.
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That gaffe led Jason to circle the wagons – he appeared online in an “I Own Pioneertown” tank top. That must have made Alanna cringe. Hopefully, she was able to laugh it off. Jason clearly wants to show the world that he thinks all that Pioneertown drama is just a big joke. He doesn’t want the embarrassing scandal to affect his bottom line.
7 Chelsea Questioned Another Woman’s Parenting Choices
“Bad Form” Doesn’t Begin To Cover It
In another cringe moment that set feminism back decades, the sometimes tyrannical “Queen of Manhattan Beach,” Chelsea Lazkani, decided to tell Bre Tiesi where she was going wrong in life. Chelsea wasn’t exactly impressed that Bre had decided to have a son, Legendary Love Cannon, with the sometimes-controversial TV host extraordinaire, Nick Cannon. She felt that Nick was bringing too many babies into
“broken homes.”
There are many words that could be used to describe Chelsea’s conduct during this iconic Selling Sunset moment. Some are basic, others highfalutin: déclassé, judgmental, arrogant, rude, and inappropriate immediately come to mind. Chelsea has proved that all the money in the world, and the best clothes, do not make a person “classy.” A poor person can have class. It’s about treating people with respect. As Harry Styles sings: treat people with kindness!
Chelsea, so confident in her own marriage, which was about to implode with a vengeance, felt compelled to cut another woman down. The fact that Bre might be happier with her son and non-monogamous lover Nick than Chelsea was with Jeff Lazkani, the sleath cheater, never really dawned on her. That kind of non-existent self-awareness and compassion is what makes the juiciest reality TV so darn watchable. It’s like a trainwreck that no one can look away from.
6 Davina Potratz Begged To Sell A $75 Million Dollar Home
She Couldn’t Sell It For Her Client, Adnan
Selling Sunset‘s Davina Potratz was ambitious and often annoying. She was a good realtor, but her tactlessness was a problem. This is the woman who basically laughed at the Moissanite engagement ring that Romain Bonnet offered his future wife, Mary Bonnet. She didn’t think that the ring was expensive enough because it didn’t feature a real diamond. That kind of tackiness is pure Davina. She took a break from the judging when she tried to convince Jason that taking on a $75 million dollar listing was a good idea. He said it was:
“overpriced.”
The home is gorgeous, but possibly overpriced. Clients who get stubborn about prices fail to recognize one important fact – price is set by what the market will bear. When they attempt to get astronomical dollars per square foot, crafty customers look at competing properties and their prices per square foot. They compare, and may avoid properties that are priced too high for certain areas, no matter how upscale those neighborhoods are.
So, the property, as per the Cosmopolitan UK clip shown above, is wildly appealing in many ways. However, it costs a fortune, even by Selling Sunset‘s “one percenter” standards. That may be why Davina, who was so gung-ho to sell it, could never unload it.
Rather than admitting to failing, and getting that over with, she decided to say that the whole “super expensive estate” storyline was cooked up to entertain viewers. However, it may not have been fake. It was cringe when Davina turned on a dime, pretending that everything she’d done onscreen wasn’t real.
5 Chrishell Stause & GFlip Underpaid Designer Amanza Smith
She Wanted $11,500 & Got $5000
Amanza’s a great designer – she’s naturally chic, a talented painter, and a woman who understands how to make properties shine. She stages them to perfection, or designs permanent interiors that are straight out of Architectural Digest. While there’s a street style, hip-hop-inspired edge to Amanza’s outfits, when it comes to work, she can dip into different moods, creating exactly what’s needed for each space. When Chrishell’s partner GFlip needed help with some interior design, Amanza delivered, but Chrishell and GFlip seemed to think her talents were worth less.
Money can come between friends. In business – when friendship is in play, both sides have to try very hard to be honorable. Otherwise, concerns over cash can fray bonds to breaking points. When Amanza asked for over 11K in exhange for her services, she probably thought that was fair. She felt it was what she’d charge anyone. Chrishell and GFlip wouldn’t pay the full rate, which probably made Amanza feel “stiffed.” Maybe they thought she was trying to rip them off by overcharging them.
They all made up in the end, but maybe things were never the same. Amanza took the lower amount and that was seemingly the end of it. However, on Selling Sunset, people have long memories. Sometimes, issues like this cast long shadows. Amanza said:
“The amount of money that would’ve been given to compensate that was what I wrote to her,”
and she seems like quite a trustworthy person in general. Possibly, she did charge exactly what she’d charge someone else. If so, Chrishell and GFlip should have paid the bill. They probably have a good idea what Amanza charges, since she does the same type of work for the O Group sometimes.
4 Nicole Thought Chrishell Got Special Treatment Because Jason Was Attracted To Her
Should Nicole Have Said This Stuff Aloud?
Nicole is obnoxious – that is clear. She’s always in a war with someone, but when people come for her, she’s filled with moral outrage. She comes off like a bully, especially when she implies that other women are using their feminine wiles to get ahead. Her “above it all” attitude makes no sense as she’s often down in the dirt, spreading nasty rumors and more. She is not an angel. None of them are.
When Nicole accused Chrishell of getting special treatment because Jason had the hots for her, there may have been a grain of truth there. Chrishell is a beautiful woman – she’s smart too, and empathetic. She is VERY attractive.
The issue here is that this stuff didn’t really need to be said. It wouldn’t change anything and would just cause problems. The essence of drama queen behavior is stirring the pot even when it won’t change anything. It’s basically trouble-making for sport. It’s like a compulsion that some people have – if they aren’t getting attention from trouble-making, it’s like they don’t feel truly engaged with life.
Bullies only bloom when they’re at war.
The Selling Sunset season 6 drama over special treatment was a harbinger of worse drama to come. Nicole, formerly accused of taking drugs by Chrishell, emotionally wounded Emma Hernan by accusing Chrishell’s good friend of sleeping with a married man. When that happened, Nicole should have ducked and covered. Chrishell isn’t going to forgive and forget. Emma won’t either.
3 Christine Said Emma Cheated With Her Boyfriend
Emma Said She Was Innocent
Emma may have been wrongfully accused twice, but Christine hated her for allegedly sleeping with her partner. In fact, Christine, who usually doesn’t show a lot of emotion, went into full “woman scorned” mode when it came to Emma. She was obviously triggered by the presence of the lanky blonde. She could barely stand to be around her “rival.” It was cringe watching the two interact.
Christine was losing it and Emma denied all wrongdoing, just as she’s doing now, when it comes to the “affair rumor.”
Things got messier when Christine said that Emma offered a client money to NOT work with her. Things are bad between these agents. Christine’s the warlike one, but Emma may be secretly passive-aggressive. Is she really innocent of everything? Sometimes, when there’s smoke, there is fire.
2 Bre & Chelsea Tangled Over The Jeff Lazkani Infidelity Rumor
Was Bre In the Wrong?
Bre told Chelsea, shown sexily making post-split pasta above, that her husband Jeff was possibly a cheater, based on a rumor from an inside source. Bre seemed sincere enough when she sympathized with Chelsea’s pain, but, as is her way, Chelsea later turned on her. Chelsea may not know who her friends are. She thought her husband was amazing, and he was anything but. She believed that Bre was out to get her, as she said onscreen.
Then, Chelsea seemed hypocritical, and even evil, by saying that she actually set up that reveal scene herself. People who want to be respected should think twice before acting like this. They will be perceived as liars or con artists, not hard-working professionals.
Fame may have gone to Chelsea’s head. She has behaved badly for a while. Sometimes, stress and pain can make a person mature. Hopefully, Chelsea will learn from all that’s happened to her. Chelsea’s marriage is over, and the woman who judged Bre so harshly is now finding out how it feels to have a less traditional lifestyle. She loved being the married realtor with kids. Now, she must adjust to a new reality.
1 Chrishell Clashed With Mary-Lou Nork
Was Mary-Lou Jealous Of Chrishell?
Women shouldn’t fight over Jason – he’s not worth it. He isn’t a good romantic prospect. He eventually lets all his partners down – it’s just a matter of when. So, it was awful (and cringe) when Chrishell (Jason’s ex) fought with Jason’s love interest at the time, Mary-Lou Nork. Mary-Lou was young, European… not really at Jason’s level in terms of career achievements. There was an age gap. Their breakup was so predictable.
Before they split up (she’s with someone else now), Mary-Lou complained about the stunning Chrishell. She felt she wasn’t friendly, but that just wasn’t true. There is something about Chrishell that brings the worst out in other women. They don’t want her to be happy.
The thing is, when women attack her, they show the ugliness in themselves – everyone can see it. Mary-Lou may have been jealous, or maybe Chrishell was. However, it really seemed like Chrishell was so over it. The Selling Sunset star wasn’t faking that.
All Selling Sunset seasons can be streamed on the Netflix platform.
Source: Pioneertown Gazette/Instagram, Cosmopolitan UK/Facebook, Chelsea Lazkani/Instagram
