Gretchen & Slade Talk About Their 'Bad Rap'

Gretchen Rossi doesn't have it easy when it comes to her dating life on the Real Housewives of Orange County. When we first met her on the show's fourth season, Rossi was branded a gold digger for dating the much older Jeff, who was dying of cancer. Now Rossi is snuggling up to Slade Smiley, a guy who's been around the block with the O.C. Housewives: He was engaged to Housewife Jo De La Rosa in the show's first season and had a previous rendezvous with yet another Housewife, Lauri Waring.

"I deserve the bad rap," Smiley tells iVillage exclusively in our video interview with the reality-show couple.

"Why?" Rossi asks. "Because you're a Housewife hunter?"

"Yeah, Housewife hunter," Smiley replies. "Tell your friends!"

At least Rossi and Smiley can laugh about his playboy reputation. And their openness on the show about their sex life makes it clear that Rossi is the only Housewife Smiley is currently hunting. "We gotta have fun with it. We have so much more than a sex life. There are so many other things emotionally, mentally spiritually that we have. The sex is just icing on top of it," Rossi says.

Plus, there's a good chance that their active sex life will lead to kids in the near future. "I'm 33. I better stop popping them out quick," Rossi jokes. "We want to be on the Brad and Angelina plan and have like six kids."

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Real Housewives of Orange County Sneak Peak

Relationships are tested amongst the ‘wives and their significant others: Gretchen continues to hound Slade during their trip to Palm Springs and Vicki, getting restless in Coto de Casa, wants to sell the house, while Donn is happy to stay put. How will it all play out?

Meanwhile, Tamra’s love life is ablazin’ with her new, younger flame. And when she makes a date to sleepover at his house, we finally meet her new boy toy, Eddie.

All this and more this Sunday 3/20 at 10:00/9:00c on BRAVO’s Real Housewives of Orange County.

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Tamra Barney & Gretchen Rossi's Feud Goes On

It didn't take long for Real Housewives of Orange County stars Tamra Barney and Gretchen Rossi to pick up right where they left off. On Sunday's season 6 premiere, a shopping party at the home of Tamra's new boyfriend turned ugly when Gretchen tried on a hat with an eye symbol that's supposed to ward off evil spirits.

"Oh wait, hold on, Tamra – let me put it on for you," Gretchen said.

Later, Tamra sought an explanation. "Were you calling me an evil bitch, is that what you're saying?" Tamra asked.

"Yeah, I totally kind of was," Gretchen replied. "I don't think I can hold back on that. I think I was calling you an evil bitch."

By the time Gretchen left in a limo, she and Tamra had not cleared the air, setting the two up for another season of bickering.

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Alexis Bellino & Gretchen Rossi Visit CW Studios

Gretchen Rossi and Alexis Bellino from Real Housewives of Orange County bring some glamour to the CW studios in New York City on March 4, 2011.

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Gretchen Rossi Calls Tamra an "Evil B***h"

It doesn't take long for the claws to come out on this Sunday's season premiere of Bravo's the Real Housewives of Orange County.

Round one? Gretchen Rossi vs. Tamra Barney. Picking up their feud from seasons past (Barney insinuated Rossi cheated on her cancer-stricken fiance when he was still alive), the girls go at it during a backyard get together.

"I was pretty damn nice to her and stood there while she called me a bitch at my boyfriend's house," gripes Barney on the debut. "But...Let me give her the benefit of the doubt."

Confronted about making the slur, Rossi retorts, "Yeah. I don't think I can hold back on that. I think I was calling you and evil bitch."

"I was more than shocked," says Barney. "I really thought we had buried the hatchet."

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Gretchen Rossi Talks RHOC Season 6

Sunday night the tanned, toned, and fabulous ladies of Bravo’s hit show the Real Housewives of Orange County are back with a new season promised to be full of drama! Gretchen Rossi talked to Hollywood Life at the about what we can look forward to on this season of the show.

“Every year I’m like there’s not going to be any drama and then of course there is tons of drama. First episode, me and Tamara are already boxing each other so you can’t put five flamboyant women in a room, strong confident women, and not expect some drama and catfights,” said Gretchen at the QVC Pre-Oscar party held at the Four Seasons last Friday.

Camille and Kyle have nothing on famous frenemies Tamara Barney and Gretchen Rossi. Hell have no fury like a scorned blond! While Gretchen promised that there was no table-flipping, she did hint that there might be some wine-throwing!

Both Tamara and Vicki Gunvalson are single ladies this season, dealing with the struggles of recent divorces from marriages we watched fall apart on past seasons. Tamara even has a new boytoy in her life…

Tamara and Vicki aren’t the only girls with relationship struggles, Gretchen mentions that she and boyfriend Slade Smiley have their own slew of problems that they work through throughout the season. When we asked if marriage was still on the table she coyly responded, “Yes, and you’re going to have to watch and see what happens!” Is she hinting at an end-of-season proposal?

In addition to all the old drama, there are two new housewives added to the mix! Beautiful blonde Peggy Tanous and Brazilian firecracker Fernanda Rocha are friends of the housewives who will be joining this season’s cast.

“I love Peggy this season, she seems like a really cool, down to earth girl. She seems to fit in with the group well and Fernanda, the Brazilian lesbian as I like to call her, she spices it up a little, she stirs the pot a little, but she’s really fun,” revealed Gretchen.

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Real Housewives of Orange County Visit Mario

Some of the Real Housewives of Orange County - Peggy Tanous, Alexis Bellino, Gretchen Rossi, and Tamra Barney - visited with Mario Lopez to film a segment for Extra TV last Wednesday, February 23, 2011.

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Gretchen Rossi: QVC Red Carpet Style Party

Real Housewives of Orange County star Gretchen Rossi arrives at QVC Red Carpet Style Pre-Oscar Party on February 25, 2011 in Los Angeles, California.

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Gretchen Rossi & Slade Smiley At Villa Blanca

Real Housewives of Orange County couple Gretchen Rossi and Slade Smiley enjoyed an evening out at Real Housewives of Beverly Hills star Lisa Vanderpump's restaurant, Villa Blanca.

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Photos by Bauer Griffin