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‘The Real Housewives of Potomac’s’ Gizelle Bryant Talks ‘Beyond the Gates’ Guest Spot, Reality vs. Soaps, and Returning to Spice Up Vernon Dupree’s Love Life (Exclusive)
On today’s Monday, December 1 episode of Beyond the Gates; two very familiar faces of Bravo ‘Real Housewives’ fans are in the house and at Fairmont Crest!
The Real Housewives of Potomac’s Gizelle Bryant and Dr Wendy Osefo play two country club members for the well-to-do and mix it up in scenes with none other than Lauren Buglioli (Vanessa McBride) and Karla Mosley (Dani Dupree). In the story, Vanessa’s business decisions are called into question and all the ladies have something to say about it.
Gizelle Bryant is taking on the role of Gloria Darwel and Michael Fairman TV spoke to the reality star who hopes to have a bright future in soaps. Currently, Bryant and Osefo can be seen in the 10th season of RHOP which dropped back in October.
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Speaking on on her experience of taping ‘Real Housewives’ as opposed to Beyond the Gates, Bryant noted which is more challenging! “Well, clearly ‘Potomac,’ because it’s not scripted, and so you don’t ever know what’s going to happen, you don’t know what these ladies are going to say and how they’re going to act. Beyond the Gates and Fairmont Crest was like a walk in the park, in comparison to dealing with these ladies in ‘Potomac.'”
Bryant shared scenes with soap opera veteran Karla Mosley and Lauren Buglioli and she has nothing but high praise for her co-stars. “I had never met those ladies, and they were fantastic, by the way,” expressed Gizelle. “They really knew that these ‘reality people, don’t really know what they’re doing, and we’re going to help them. We’re going to hold their hand and walk them through this.’ It’s such a fast-paced today. It was like ‘Wow!’ They shoot 20-30 scenes in a day.”
Both Gizelle and Wendy had each other as companions for the trip to Atlanta to tape scenes on Beyond the Gates. “We had a great day together, because we flew in on the tape day. We knocked out our scene, and then we flew home together, recalled Gizelle. “So, yes, we had fun, but both of us were like, ‘We think we’re doing a lot over here on the reality side to pull together a season,’ but if you spend a day on a soap opera, you see that they are really working non-stop.”
On Beyond the Gates, Bryant’s character, Gloria Darvell is craving to go back to Fairmont Crest to start some drama and some foolishness. As Gizelle explained, “So in our scenes, we go into the country club. They’re trying to get us to call this 1-800 number, which is her new business which we call, and it ends up being a sex situation, and we’re like, ‘absolutely not. We are high society. We do not engage in sex workers.'” I do need to have Gloria come back, to go shopping with the other ladies, get drunk, we need to do all kinds of things. Being a villainess on a soap opera, that’s a dream, that’s goals!”
This season on The Real Housewives of the Potomac, Gizelle’s courtroom drama has been front and center stage involving contesting her late father’s will, with whom the reality star believes was tampered with by his wife. She states that the fraudulent will leaves her and her children with nothing, and has been intent on getting what she believes her father intended for them to have. But, how did she feel when the reality series producers and cameras were going to follow her to court?
“When they told me that they were coming with me, I said ‘no,’ so there was a little pushback from them,” recalled Bryant. “Finally I said, ‘fine.’ It is obviously a sensitive subject, and it doesn’t just involve me. I have siblings. It involves them as well, and they did not sign up to be on reality television, or have their business on reality television. I was being cautious from that perspective, but it’s a huge story in my life, so it was only fair to show it.”
“Beyond the Gates is scripted, so that’s a sweet spot,” said Gizelle. “I can be on TV and not talk about my life! On reality TV, you kind of go in blind. You don’t really know how it’s going to be edited. You know what happened in that moment, but you don’t know how it’s going to be put together. But, that’s what you sign up for. The trick is to make sure that you don’t do anything that you regret.”
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Is Gizelle now a fan of the Dupree and the Richardson family drama? “Well, I’m going to watch now. My mother is a huge fan of Beyond the Gates. She’s been watching since the first episode. She was so excited when I got this role, because she thinks that now I’ve made it! In her mind, now I’m a success. I’ve been on television for over a decade, but that didn’t matter. (Laughs)”
Beyond the Gates has been nailing it in the hair, make-up and wardrobe departments since premiering on-screen. The way they represent Black excellence and more is not lost on Bryant. “They have an A+ glam team at Beyond the Gates, and the lighting is right. You know, a lot of times, people don’t know how to light for Black performers,” shared Gizelle. “But on this show, the lighting is beautiful, glam is beautiful, wardrobe, everything was amazing. And to see great representations of Black families is fantastic, 100%. Shows like ‘Real Housewives of Potomac,’ Married to Medicine, those shows are the only ones that are showing Black women in a positive way, right? So, we’ve got to have some other shows, too. So, I’m super happy that the network, during the day, on daytime television, is showing affluent Black families. It’s fantastic.”
Recently, Bryant, who is currently single, also appeared on the summer reality-dating series, Bravo’s Love Hotel where single people are looking for their partners. She shared how that experience was for her as well. “It was odd, absolutely, but I was with my girlfriend Ashley Darby, and she is my ride or die, so it was fun doing it with her,” admitted Gizelle. “I just felt like there were no guys that were really there for me, but it was a great science experiment.”
Before she leaves her guest stint behind, Gizelle has an idea for the writers of Beyond the Gates, “I think coming back, my character, Gloria, should be Vernon Dupree’s (Clifton Davis) mistress! What?! That would be epic! I’m thinking that would be great TV, just sayin’.”
Take a look at Gizelle and Dr. Wendy Osefo in a scene and moment from their guest spots on Monday’s, December 1 episode of Beyond the Gates below.
Then let us know, would you like to see Bryant’s Gloria return to spice up the love life of Vernon Dupree? Do you watch ‘Real Housewives of the Potomac?” Do you like having guest appearances and crossovers from other TV series on Beyond the Gates? Share your thoughts via the comment section below.
No! There will be no affair for Vernon! I was happy to see Gizelle, however, she was a tad over the top with the hair swinging, LOL! Other than that, let her be a villain match for Leslie….she can get with Ted and make Nicole jealous, heck, she looks like his type!
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‘Beyond the Gates’ and NAACP Partner for Contest to Give Winning Viewer a Guest Spot on the 15-time Daytime Emmy Nominated Soap
Hot on the heels of its 15 Daytime Emmy nominations, which is a record-breaking number for a freshman entry in daytime, comes word that one lucky viewer has the chance to win a guest spot on an upcoming episode of the CBS soap opera, Beyond the Gates and a trip to Atlanta where the series is taped.
The NAACP and Beyond the Gates announced on Thursday via Instagram that they are holding a contest for you to show your love for Fairmont Crest, the Duprees, the Richardsons and other assorted characters who make up the canvas of Beyond the Gates.
Sharing the contest rules, the NAACP post said, “Your love for #BeyondtheGates could pay off. The NAACP/Beyond the Gates Contest starts TODAY! Share an original video showing how you watch, react to, celebrate, or talk about the @beyondthegatescbs show for your chance to win. From watch parties to your favorite characters and unforgettable moments, show us what makes the series a must-watch.
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HOW YOU CAN GO BEYOND THE GATES
The contest asks, “Want to win a guest spot on CBS hit show, and a trip to the Atlanta set?” Then, they state the rules which are:
There will be one winner, one role.
Post an original video showing how you interact with the show.
Tag @NAACP +@BeyondtheGates via Instagram
Use the hashtag #BeyondtheGates
This past Monday and Tuesday, as aforementioned above, Beyond the Gates received 15 nominations for the upcoming 53rd annual Daytime Emmy Awards to be held on October 30 from the Hollywood Palladium in Hollywood, California with the plans for the ceremony to be streamed on Watch.theemmys.TV and associated apps.
Beyond the Gates 15 nominations were in the following categories: Daytime Drama Series, Lead Actress for Karla Mosley andTamara Tunie, Supporting Actress for Trisha Mann-Grant, Supporting Actor for Timon Kyle Durrett, Supporting Actor for Mike Manning, Emerging Talent for Ambyr Michelle and Arielle Prepetit, Guest Performance for Jasmine Burke, Writing Team, Best Music Direction and Composition, Best Technical Direction, Best Lighting Direction, Best Hairstyling and Makeup and Best Casting.
So, if you were to enter the contest for a guest spot on Beyond the Gates, what would you do to get the judges attention and show your love to the CBS soap? Will you enter the contest and try to win a trip to Atlanta and meet everyone at the show? Let us know via the comment section below.
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‘Beyond the Gates’ Tamara Tunie Shares Bittersweet Moment of Learning She’s a Daytime Emmy Nominee Following the Loss of ATWT’s Scott Bryce
As many are celebrating their nominations for the upcoming 53rd Annual Daytime Emmy Awards on October 30, for some it was a “mixed bag of emotions,” as detailed by first time nominee Tamara Tunie (Anita Dupree, Beyond the Gates), who was named as one of the five women in the coveted Outstanding Lead Performance in a Daytime Drama Series: Actress category.
The Lead Actress nominations were actually announced on Monday on Entertainment Tonight, ahead of the full nomination announcement by NATAS on Tuesday. Sadly, on Sunday night, Tamara’s longtime friend, and former As the World Turns co-stars, Scott Bryce (ex-Craig Montgomery) passed away from cancer at 68-years-old.
Michael Fairman TV first reported the heartbreaking news of Scott’s death, and his beloved son, Jackson took to his Instagram to announce the death of his father, sharing, “What began as stage three esophageal cancer eventually spread and became brain tumors that took his life away from him.”
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THE LOSS OF ‘AS THE WORLD TURNS’ CO-STAR
Tamara spoke on receiving the recognition from peers while mourning the loss and trying to process the news of Bryce’s death via heartfelt message on her Instagram on Wednesday. Tunie had appeared on As the World Turns as Jessica Griffin from 1986-1995, 1999-2007 and 2009. She crossed paths with Bryce during several of his runs on the show 1982-1987, 1988-89, 1990, 1993-94 and 2007-08.
In her video message, Tunie explained she was at the airport in Atlanta (where Beyond the Gates is taped) and was heading to Pittsburgh for a speaking engagement, but she took a few moments to address these two moments in her life.
Tamara began her video with, “Hey family. I didn’t want to let any more time go by without expressing some of the emotions I had been feeling over the past couple of days. Many of you know that a dear friend of mine passed Sunday night. He was like a brother to me. We were friends for 40 something years and we actually met on the set of As the World Turns, a daytime drama. Monday, a mere 24 hours later, it was announced that I was nominated for an Emmy award for Lead Actress in a Daytime Drama.”
Sharing how the loss of Scott Bryce has deeply-affected her, Tamara added, “So, you can only imagine the rollercoaster of emotions that I have been feeling since Sunday night. I know my daytime soap opera brother is smiling down on me and cheering me on, and I am so grateful for this recognition from my peers. Being nominated for the first time it’s a mixed bag of feelings I have to tell you.”
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BEYOND THE GATES FAMILY SCORES BIG IN EMMY NOMINATIONS
However, Tamara took some moments to recognize Beyond the Gates Emmy nomination haul, expressing, “I’m looking forward to the next couple of months leading up to the awards as we continue to create great television. I am so proud of the rest of my cast members, not only those who are nominated, but every single person who works on this show and gives a hundred percent of themselves every single time they show up. Our crew, our production staff, the Beyond the Gates family is truly special.”
“To have these 15 nominations is really extraordinary. Thank you family for watching. Thank you for supporting us. Thank you for supporting me,” concluded Tunie.
You can check out Tamara’s emotional video message below.
Now, let us know, are you happy to see Tamara receiving the first Daytime Emmy nomination of her career for her role as Anita on Beyond the Gates? Do you remember when Tamara and Scott Bryce both appeared on As the World Turns? Share your thoughts on Tamara’s heartbreaking words on his passing via the comment section.
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Now that this year’s 53rd annual Daytime Emmy Nominations have been announced, several of the acting nominees will share their reactions and more to learning they are going for gold when the ceremony rolls around on October 30.
However, tonight on Tuesday July 14 beginning at 8pm ET/5pm PT, Michael Fairman once again host his 12th annual Daytime Emmy Nominations special live on You Tube’s Michael Fairman Channel.
Scheduled to appear thus far are: Beyond the Gates stars, Lead Actress nominee: Karla Mosley (Dani), Supporting Actress nominee: Trisha Mann-Grant (Leslie), and Supporting Actor nominees: Mike Manning (Smitty) and Timon Kyle Durrett (Bill).
From The Young and the Restless: Lead Actress nominee Michelle Stafford (Phyllis), Lead Actor nominee Christian LeBlanc (Michael), Supporting Actress nominee Camryn Grimes (Mariah) and Supporting Actor nominee Sean Dominic (Nate).
In addition look for General Hospital’s Supporting Actress nominee Amanda Setton (Brook Lynn), from Days of Our Lives, Outstanding Guest Performer nominee, Christopher Sean (Paul) and from The Bold and the Beautiful Lead Actor nominee Scott Clifton (Liam) and Supporting Actor nominee Lawrence Saint-Victor (Carter) plus more featured guests.
So, what did you think of this year’s Emmy nominations for Beyond the Gates, General Hospital, Days of Our Lives, The Bold and the Beautiful and The Young and the Restless?
Be with us in the live chat with your questions and comments on this year’s nominations and for our special guests.
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So, looking forward to tonight’s special show with the nominees? Let us know via the comment section below and if you can’t be with us live, if you have any questions you want posed to our special guests and we just might ask during the broadcast.
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