Welcome to the Bravotv.com interview stage.
I'm Kate Chastain here on day three
of bravocon with some of the strongest
mothers in the Bravo world.
These are mama Bears who definitely
don't want to miss what's.
I've got Caroline Brooks from Housewives of five.
I've got Meredith Marks from Real Housewives
of Salt Lake city, and I've got a Bonaparte
from Southern Charm.
Welcome, ladies.
Oh, Hello.
So it's day three.
It's still early in the day.
People are wandering and still.
Did you guys get up to anything fun last night?
Oh, my god, I did.
I came here and I saw Tom perform,
had a drink with Meredith.
It was fun. So fun.
Were there other Bravo people there
that you knew or recognized?
Tons tons. Too many to name.
But everybody was here.
This is the place to be.
This was the spot.
How about you, meredith?
Well, I was with Caroline, and then I went on from there
to the nines for a little while with some non Bravo friends
and Brooks and and then came back to the hotel
and ran into some other Bravo people
and ended up sitting and chatting until about 4:00
in the morning.
Who who did you run into at the hotel?
Pardon? who did you run into at the hotel?
Oh, my gosh.
Any t anything exciting?
No, I'm not going there.
I have to ask.
How about you love what you do?
Last night I went to see Tom Sandoval.
He was actually really great.
I had so much fun.
He's a rock star.
I had a great time.
So you mentioned that you brought Brooks with you.
Did anybody else bring their children with them
to bravocon this weekend?
I did it.
My son has school, so he's.
He's back in dubai?
Yeah my son's at an Airbnb with my husband around the corner.
Oh, perfect.
So he's here in the City.
How old are your children?
Just to refresh our memories.
My son is 10 years old.
21, 23, 25.
Wow 4 and 1/2.
What is it like watching yourself parent on tv?
It is one of the most difficult things.
It's so cringeworthy, actually.
Why?
I don't know.
Because I feel like they get every moment and like
we have so many great moments.
But the ones where your child says the most embarrassing
thing is what's going to air.
So I'm like, no, Adam, why?
When I watch it back, he's only 10.
How about you?
I agree with you.
And I think it's because obviously it's
like little snippets and we have to pick
the most entertaining one.
So it's not always your finest moment, though.
Shocking they're going to laugh at or, you know,
make fun of or whatever.
But it makes good television.
How about your son? Does he know he's on television?
He's so young now.
He calls them the picture frames.
Oh, that's so cute.
Who from your cast do you admire most as a mother and why?
For my cast, I admire Nina Ali as a mother the most.
It's just I just love the way she parents her kids.
I just love her children.
And I think she's the ultimate mama bear.
So, I don't know.
I admire her so much.
Nice they agree.
And for me, I'd say Heather Gay.
She's first of all, a single mother, which right there
is a major accomplishment.
It's hard to do.
She's worked really hard to change
the way she's bringing her children
up from how she was raised.
So it takes a lot, a lot of strength.
Yeah, she's great.
How about you, levar?
Patricia, all the way.
I want Patricia to adopt me.
Yeah amazing.
So what was your proudest mom moment
that was caught on camera?
I think my. For me?
Yeah brag a little.
I think my proudest mom moment was when I know,
my son had the courage to talk about being bullied in school,
and we did something about it.
You know, we talked about it.
And then another proud moment was when his dad and I, who
have been divorced for several years, got to come together,
work together as co parents.
And we filmed that.
And that was really that was a proud moment for me
because it took years to come.
That's so nice.
I'll have that to watch later as well.
How about you, meredith?
Well, for me, I think we would all know it was standing up
for Brooks and for him to be able to, you know,
decide on his own sexuality as his own pace
and not be told who he is or what he should be.
Mine's just making it through with a four-year-old.
Yeah, he's still pretty young.
How do you guys handle?
I mean, there's people out there that are wild and crazy.
How do you handle any negative feedback
or criticism that you may get on social media
about your parenting?
You just have to get a thick skin
and not really worry about what people say.
You know, it's more of a reflection of them
than it is of you when they criticize you
and they don't know you personally.
So you get used to it, actually, Yeah.
It's just like any bad feedback on social media.
It's like, I don't really know.
Yeah I mean, for me it's always like,
OK, this is a comment from one person.
Why am I letting that get to me?
And it takes a certain like you're saying,
it's more about them than you.
It takes a certain type to go on online
and write mean things to strangers.
Absolutely now, Caroline, we saw you get upset when
your co cast member gave you unsolicited parenting
advice in person.
That's a little bit different than online.
Meredith and leva.
How would you have handled it if one of your cast members
gave you unsolicited parenting advice on camera?
I think for me, I would probably just sort of.
Not an ignore.
I mean, unless I thought it was good advice, in which case
I'd be grateful for it.
But if it was like obnoxious and overstepping boundaries,
I'd probably not ignore it until they took it too far.
At which point I'd shut it down.
Yeah, you would.
Yeah how about you?
Have you received.
I think mom's like, if you're.
You say poke the bear, but, like, don't poke the mama bear.
Definitely not.
Do you guys have any mom hangover tips?
Mom? what?
Mom?
for some of the moms of the crowd
that maybe had a big weekend.
Any hangover tips?
Hangover two.
I got drink again as soon as you wake up.
That one.
I like that one for the dog.
Write a lot of water.
An Advil.
Yeah, I got an add.
Charcoal pills.
Take charcoal pills before.
So we have a little game to play with you guys.
It's called Who's the mom?
And we're going to put some photos up here
of famous bravolebrity moms.
And you're going to or you're going to guess who's mom it is.
Here's the first photo.
OK so her daughter was on Real Housewives of New York,
lived who lived in a hotel with her two dogs
and left to live in Chicago with her then fiance.
I know this is how.
Tinsley tinsley, Mortimer.
Yeah now for bonus points.
Bonus points.
What's the mom's name?
Oh, I don't know.
Anybody know the mom's name?
That's well, I mean, that's as far as you're going to get.
Who's the mom, dale?
That's right.
She was Dale.
She was at the last bravocon.
I had so much fun with her.
She's a good time.
I think her Patricia would get along very well.
All right.
Next one, her daughter is on Real Housewives of Potomac.
She sings and she had a huge fight with Monique.
And I'm really good at this.
I'm glad you guys are OK.
But I was like, oh, I got us.
We're like, no, we also need the daughters
name anybody in the crowd.
I mean, the mom's name.
Oh, I don't know.
No, I know.
This is a hard one.
Yes Yes.
When?
OK.
Hey, it's Dorothy, Candace's mom.
All right, next one.
Her grandma Joyce.
Oh, that was a landslide.
I read so much.
You're so right.
That's Candy's mom.
Rick Joyce.
I ruined it because I love her.
You got excited?
That's why we like the excitement.
All right, next one.
Last one.
Her daughter is on New Jersey and they have the same name.
Margaret Yep.
Mark I met her yesterday.
She's so naive.
She oh, my God.
Oh, my gosh.
I loved her.
So, did you guys meet anybody for the first time
here at bravocon that you were excited to meet?
I met tons of people.
Who did you meet that I like?
I love a lot of the moms.
My mom is here.
Oh Hi there.
What's your mom's name?
Hi hi, mom.
So I got to meet mama Joy's.
I met Margaret's mom.
Marge, Marge, senior.
Yep I've met a lot of the moms and I. And that made me happy.
What does your mom think of the show?
Mom, do you love the show?
Oh, loves the show.
How about you girls?
Did you meet anybody at bravocon this weekend?
That was exciting.
I met a ton of people.
And first one that comes to mine.
I don't know.
So I honestly.
So many people.
Yeah, there's so many people here this weekend
and they were all great.
Yeah, that's true.
One negative experience.
No favorites. You're not picking favorites?
Not at all. How about you?
We're all great. I met a ton.
I was like fangirling the entire time.
I even was trying to grab Kate.
She's, like, running to something.
I'm like, I love you.
Yeah so Jersey husbands are who I heard.
I love Joe Gorga.
They were taking their shirts off here.
Yes Frank cantina.
The Jersey guys are a lot of the Jersey guys
are the best across the board.
A lot of fun.
Sure enthusiastic of best.
Well, Thank you so much for stopping by the Bravotv.com
interview stage.
Have a great weekend, guys.