Stream Now Much has changed for\u00a0Gretchen Rossi<\/a>\u00a0in the 11 years since she exited\u00a0The Real Housewives of Orange County<\/a>\u00a0\u2014 including the fact that she and\u00a0Slade Smiley<\/a>\u00a0now share a 6-year-old daughter,\u00a0Skylar Gray<\/a>.<\/p>\n Upon making her RHOC comeback<\/a> during Season 19, Episode 2, Gretchen said in a confessional that she\u00a0felt “like it was just yesterday” that Skylar was born, but time \u2014 and her daughter\u00a0\u2014 are both moving at warp speed these days.<\/p>\n Describing Skylar as “a wild daredevil” who is already riding a dirt bike, she added, “I’m legitimately scared [for] when she turns a teenager.”<\/p>\n During the July 17 episode, Gretchen and\u00a0Slade got together with new friends\u00a0Jennifer Pedranti<\/a>\u00a0and\u00a0Katie Ginella<\/a>\u00a0(along with their respective partners,\u00a0Ryan Boyajian<\/a>\u00a0and\u00a0Matt Ginella<\/a>) and gave more updates on their daughter, including that she also loves playing with chickens.\u00a0According to Slade, Skylar even takes a chicken to the park, and they “go down the slide” together.\u00a0<\/p>\n RELATED:\u00a0Go Inside Gretchen Rossi’s Daughter’s 6th Birthday Party: “Just Plain Silliness” (PHOTOS)<\/a><\/p>\n “She has them at school, so every day she’s like, ‘Mom, can we get a chicken?'” Gretchen shared with the group. “They call her the chicken whisperer because she gets the chicken and walks around with it.”\u00a0<\/p>\n When Katie asked if they were really going to get Skylar one of her own, she replied, “Well, we’re gonna build the chicken coop in the backyard.”<\/p>\n Gretchen Rossi reveals more about daughter Skylar’s personality<\/p>\n Despite her decade-plus absence on Bravo, Gretchen has shared plenty more updates on Skylar via social media, over the years.\u00a0<\/p>\n Most recently, the mom of one gave her followers an inside look at Skylar’s sixth birthday party<\/a> and penned a touching tribute to her daughter on Instagram<\/a>.<\/p>\n RELATED:\u00a0Gretchen Rossi and Slade Smiley Celebrate Their Daughter’s Graduation: “We Are So Proud”<\/a><\/p>\n Referring to “Sky” as a “blessing and light in so many people’s lives,” Gretchen wrote, in part, “You truly put a smile on everyone’s faces with your infectious laugh and spirit!”<\/p>\n She continued, “You are such a bold, beautiful [and] brilliant young girl with so much heart, empathy and love for everyone around you! We couldn’t be more proud of you!”<\/p>\n Gretchen Rossi shares a Slade Smiley relationship update<\/p>\n In an Episode 2 producer interview, Gretchen revealed that she and longtime partner Slade “never got married<\/a>,” despite their televised Season 8 engagement<\/a>,\u00a0comparing their relationship to that of Hollywood power couple Goldie Hawn and Kurt Russell.<\/p>\n “But we are more in love than we were 16 years ago,” she gushed.<\/p>\n Gretchen also addressed past accusations from some of her castmates\u00a0\u2014 including\u00a0Tamra Judge<\/a>,\u00a0Vicki Gunvalson<\/a>, and\u00a0Alexis Bellino<\/a>\u00a0\u2014 that Slade’s proposal was little more than a TV stunt.\u00a0<\/p>\n “The irony of so many of these women claiming it was a fake relationship is most of those women have gotten divorced since then,” she said. “Karma’s a bitch, ain’t it?”<\/p>\n As they reintegrate with the RHOC cast, get more details on the latest in Gretchen and Slade’s relationship<\/a> here.<\/p>\n![\"Nbcuniversal](\"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/au\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/07\/nbcuniversal_peacock_logo.svg_1.png\"){kind=logo}
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