From being a mother to her 5 children to re-entering the workforce to being there for her friends, Pedranti isn’t shy about the struggles she has faced.
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she → enter → struggles
Earlier in the season, her son, Greyson Pedranti, bravely revealed his unresolved feelings about his parents’ divorce.
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son → reveal → divorce
“That situation was crazy for me because I pride myself on being very close with my kids,” said Pedranti.
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Pedranti → pride → kids
“I was a little taken aback because I couldn’t believe I didn’t know how he felt.”
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he → take → ?
“He’s pretty darn smart,” said Pedranti proudly.
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Pedranti → ’ → ?
After seasons of the ladies scrutinizing Pedranti’s relationship with Ryan Boyajian, Pedranti and her fiancé have finally set a wedding date, which they’ve chosen to keep private for now.
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they → scrutinize → which
Oddly enough, it wasn’t pressure from the RHOC co-stars that pushed the couple to make a decision; it was pressure from Jennifer’s children.
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it → push → children
“I had to drive Greyson to work the other day, and he’s like, ‘Mom, I’m putting you on the hot seat.
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I → have → seat
When are you marrying Ryan?'” remembered Pendranti.
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Pendranti → marry → Ryan
She continued: “It’s just been long enough.
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It → continue → ?
I am tired of talking about it; Ryan and I need to do it.”
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Ryan → talk → it
Returning OG Vicki Gunvalson has been deflecting to Pedranti’s relationship all season instead of answering questions about her own relationship with boyfriend, Mike Smith.
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Gunvalson → return → boyfriend
“I’ve heard Vicki say several times that being on the show has ruined relationships for her in the past,” said Pedranti.
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Pedranti → hear → past
“If she can deflect attention onto somebody else’s relationship instead of her own, she’s going to do it.
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she → deflect → it
I feel like she thinks it’s protecting her and Michael.”
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it → feel → her
Perhaps that’s another reason why Gunvalson called Pedranti “low-hanging fruit” in last week’s episode.
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Gunvalson → ’ → episode
“She probably sees me as someone a little bit soft and kind,” said Pedranti.
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Pedranti → see → someone
“I do think she meant what she said [and] that hurts.”
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that → think → what
Pedranti stopped by the Decider studio to chat about the new season, share an update on her family, tease the cast’s upcoming trip to Tokyo, and more.
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Pedranti → stop → Tokyo
Jenn, what does it mean to you to be part of the landmark 20th season of the franchise?
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it → mean → franchise
I don’t know how to articulate it.
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I → know → it
If I’m being honest, I cannot believe that I’m a part of Season 20.
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I → believe → Season
It blows my mind because I will meet girls who are around my own daughter’s age who come up to me, and I’m shocked that they have any idea who I am.
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I → blow → idea
Gen Alpha will never know a world without the Real Housewives, and I think that’s a beautiful thing.
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that → know → Housewives
They have their high school Homecoming coming up.
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Homecoming → have → ?
I was telling Greyson that I want to help at Homecoming.
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I → tell → Homecoming
He’s like, “Mom, you absolutely can’t because everybody would freak out.”
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everybody → ’ → ?
I’m like, “Your friends don’t know who I am.”
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I → ’m → ?
He’s like, “Mom, they know who all of you are.”
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all → ’ → you
The show couldn’t have reached this landmark without its OG, Vicki Gulvanson.
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show → reach → OG
What were your initial thoughts when you found out she was returning full-time?
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she → find → ?
Oh, I couldn’t wait for Vicki to come back.
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Vicki → wait → ?
I heard all these stories about Vicki, and she certainly lives up to them.
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she → hear → them
I don’t even know how to explain Vicki to people.
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I → know → people
On one hand, she’s mean as a snake and says the rudest things [laughs].
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she → ’ → things
On the other hand, you see her hobbling around on those crutches and you just want to love on her.
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you → see → her
Switching gears, I love that we’re seeing more of your kids this season, but we’re also seeing some tough conversations.
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we → switch → conversations
How is Greyson doing today?
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Greyson → do → ?
He’s doing well.
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He → do → ?
That situation was crazy for me because I pride myself on being very close with my kids.
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I → pride → kids
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