Kelly Dodd van The Real Housewives of Orange County was fascinating to watch the program when she ticked off her co-stars. However, fans did not expect to feel attacked by one of the stars of the Bravo series. This is how many felt when Dodd put down the pandemic and apparently mocked COVID when families mourned the loss of their loved ones at home. Nearly a year later, Dodd’s future on the franchise could be in jeopardy and she’s getting worse.
Times change
Although Dodd has always made controversial statements, no one has produced the major setback that generated her COVID-19 statements. Dodd was seen as the future of RHOC when Vicki Gunvalson and Tamra Judge left the reality series after more than 12 years. Season 16 no longer had any of the OGs with an orange, and that would have been Dodd’s chance to shine.
As the mysterious virus hit American soil, uncertainty began to increase. Production for RHOC was stopped shortly after they started filming when everyone tried to wrestle with the coronavirus.
Dodd is a huge social media user and is never afraid to express her thoughts just like in the reality series. On the criticism that she was traveling while the country was locked up, she downplayed the severity of the virus, saying COVID-19 is ‘God’s way of thinning the flock’.
When Dodd appeared Watch what happens live, Dodd said she regrets the verdict because it is considered insensitive by fans.
“Of course I’m sorry I said that,” Dodd said of her “thinning out of the herd.” “It was a stupid thing for me to say, it was insensitive and I apologize if I hurt or insult anyone. That was not really my intention … I really came across it. In hindsight, that was the dumbest thing I’ve ever said. ”
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Kelly Dodd remains controversial
Recently, California lifted a direct order and allowed restaurants to reopen for dining. Dodd, who leans conservatively and criticized Democratic Govin Gavin Newsom, celebrated by documenting the gathering of her friends.
While Dodd was broadcasting on Instagram Live, someone was heard saying that no one in the restaurants had masks and that they were all ‘super distributors’. The entrepreneur repeated these words and applauded that he was ‘super distributors’. Remember that the death toll in the US for people affected by the coronavirus was 500,000 horrible in less than a year.
Shortly after the video went viral, Positive Beverage announced that they were severing ties with Dodd. Although the latter claims she still owns 5% of the company, they said they denounced Dodd over her ‘controversial view’.
“Our core values of well-being, community, diversity and inclusion must be reflected by our brand and everyone involved,” said Zack Muchnick, Commerce Chief statement. “It has become clear over the past few months that Kelly’s controversial views and opinions have been diverted from our primary objectives, which are so effective today that we are no longer connected to Kelly Dodd-Leventhal.”
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Kelly Dodd expects to be fired
The consequences of Dodd’s words and her lack of sensitivity for Americans experiencing losses in their family caused Dodd to lose business opportunities. After Positive Beverage sent a message by dismissing her, many fans expect Bravo to follow suit. Now a source close to Dodd reveals that the reality TV personality is also expected to cut away RHOC.
“Although she would like to stay with the program, she got it right,” an insider told E! News. “She knows it’s coming.”
The source also said that Dodd feels that the network benefits other cast members such as Braunwyn Windham-Burke. As of now, Bravo has not made any official announcements about the future of the franchise. However, Andy Cohen, who is an executive producer of the program, hinted that a reload could take place.