Stream Now on Andy Cohen<\/a> didn\u2019t mince words at The Real Housewives of Orange County<\/a> Season 19 reunion<\/a> when it came to Slade Smiley<\/a>\u2019s notable absence.\u00a0<\/p>\n It was time for some of the \u2019Wives\u2019 significant others to join Part 2 of the three-part reunion to help clear up the \u201cNaked Wasted\u201d drama from Season 4<\/a>\u00a0that had loomed over\u00a0Season 19, however, when production reached out to Slade,\u00a0Matt Ginella<\/a>, Ryan Boyajian<\/a>, only the husband of Katie Ginella<\/a> accepted.<\/p>\n In the midst of the reunion back and forth over whether Gretchen Rossi<\/a>‘s\u00a0claims that she went to the hospital after the party 14 years ago were true, Andy wondered why her life partner didn\u2019t participate in the conversation.\u00a0<\/p>\n \u201cWhy didn\u2019t Slade come?\u201d the host asked Gretchen. \u201cIt is interesting; he usually doesn\u2019t shy from the camera.\u201d<\/p>\n Why did Slade Smiley skip the RHOC Season 19 reunion?<\/p>\n According to Gretchen, Slade skipped the Season 19 reunion, \u201cB=because everyone accuses Slade of wanting to be on camera and wanting to be a Housewife, and wanting to be involved in everything, and he\u2019s like, \u2018I don\u2019t want to be accused with that.'”<\/p>\n Prompted by Katie\u2019s questioning, Gretchen said Slade did want to share his version of the truth about drama and controversy over Slade and Matt\u2019s phone exchanges, though.<\/p>\n \u201cHe absolutely does,” Gretchen continued. \u201cBut, he can do that many other ways. He doesn\u2019t want to be doing any of this.\u201d<\/p>\n Related: Gretchen Rossi Sounds Off Ahead of the RHOC Reunion: \u201cMakes Me Mad\u2026\u201d (EXCLUSIVE)<\/a><\/p>\n Andy Cohen weighs in on Gretchen Rossi and Slade Smiley\u2019s relationship<\/p>\n On Part 1 of the RHOC reunion, Gretchen \u2014 sitting on the reunion couch after 12 years away \u2014 updated the group on her 16-year relationship with Slade, the father of their only shared child, 6-year-old daughter Skylar Gray Smiley<\/a>. Gretchen reported she and Slade had an unofficial ceremony to be married in the eyes of God, but the marriage was not legally binding.\u00a0<\/p>\n Related: Katie Ginella Makes a Damning Declaration on Slade Smiley to a Producer: \u201cOh S–t”<\/a><\/p>\n Looking back at Gretchen\u2019s 2013 marriage proposal to Slade<\/a> on Season 8, Episode 17, Heather Dubrow<\/a> and Tamra Judge<\/a> wondered if Gretchen getting down on one knee was staged for the cameras. Gretchen said that wasn\u2019t the case, despite saying years earlier that they couldn\u2019t marry due to Slade\u2019s financial situation<\/a>.\u00a0<\/p>\n \u201cThat was a very real moment for me to be there getting engaged to the man I love after his son had just been in the hospital and was told that he was going to die,\u201d Gretchen said at the Season 19 reunion. \u201cI wanted to show that man how much I loved him, that\u2019s what that was about.\u201d<\/p>\n Andy, too, had feelings about the proposal.\u00a0<\/p>\n \u201cI always thought it was because you wanted to get married, like, on TV and have Bravo pay for the wedding,\u201d said the host.\u00a0<\/p>\n![\"Nbcuniversal](\"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/08\/nbcuniversal_peacock_logo.svg_1.png\"){kind=logo}
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