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One of the best things about Season 5 of The Real Housewives of Salt Lake City is that newcomer Bronwyn Newport wasn’t afraid to call out Lisa Barlow on her BS. The latter has established herself as a queen B over the years. But that began to crack after Bronwyn planned a Palm Springs cast trip where she didn’t invite “Mormon royalty” Heather Gay and flew Lisa in coach…
Lisa then went after Bronwyn’s finances, which were already controversial due to her rich older husband, Todd Bradley. But the new reality TV star argued that if Lisa was really against flying coach, she could have used her own money for an upgrade. The whole thing backfired, with Whitney Rose also accusing Lisa of returning her clothes.
Now, fans think Bronwyn being invited to Elton John’s 2025 Oscars party is what Lisa, the self-proclaimed “queen of Sundance,” claims her life to be. Here’s why Bronwyn may have just dethroned Lisa (and why fans approve).
Fans Think Bronwyn Newport Attending Elton John’s Oscars Party Is The Life Lisa Barlow Claims To Have
Lisa The “Queen Of Sundance” Didn’t Get Invited To The Oscars & SAG Awards Like Bronwyn
Fans were losing their minds when Bronwyn revealed on Instagram that she was invited to the Oscars (she hadn’t clarified that it was for Elton’s party at that time). She received the invitation on her way to Milan Fashion Week, and not long after doing red-carpet coverage at the SAG Awards. Yes, it was a booked and busy February for our girl.
A Redditor quipped: “I love that she is actually living the life Lisa claims to have 🥰”
Bronwyn surprised everyone with a long-haired look at the Oscars party. In an Instagram post, she expressed her gratitude for the invite, saying: “Oscar night! What a dream to be invited by the @elfcosmetics team to the 33rd annual Elton John AIDS Foundation Academy Awards Viewing Party! The dinner! The after party! The Chappell Roan x Elton John! What a night!”
Based on Lisa’s Instagram post, she was in Miami when Bronwyn was ruling the awards season. Baby Gorgeous has been really quiet these days. “Is Barlow going to be okay? Has anyone checked on her?” asked a fan.
Lisa Barlow referred to herself as the “queen of Sundance” in Season 1. During Season 4, fans got to see her at work at the film festival. “There’s a reason they call me the Sundance queen,” she said.
“Not many people can throw these huge parties on such a short timeline and execute them to perfection like I do,” Lisa added. Unfortunately, her many years of work at Sundance couldn’t score her an invitation to any Oscar or SAG Award parties like Bronwyn…
Another fan noted that “Britani [Bateman] is going to lose her mind with jealousy” over Bronwyn’s Oscar night as well. During the party, Elton and Chappell Roan performed “Pink Pony Club,” which the former Disney singer publicly sang in a cringe TikTok.
Fans Have Been Team Bronwyn Since Lisa’s Coach Flight Meltdown On RHOSLC
Fans Love That Bronwyn Flies Her Glam Team First Class But Flew Lisa In Coach
When Lisa had a meltdown after Bronwyn flew her in coach, the latter clapped back by exposing the former’s rumored-to-be-inflated wealth. “Lisa has been telling a lot of people behind the scenes… that she and John Barlow have more money than Todd and I do and that she’s put a down payment on a plane of her own,” Bronwyn said on the After Show.
“On my dime? I put her in coach,” Bronwyn continued. “If Lisa’s so opposed to coach, why does she put her glam team in coach? My glam team flies first class.”
Lisa could have used her money to get an upgrade if she was that pressed about flying coach. Bronwyn added that her frenemy’s “unlimited budget” could have afforded her “a f-cking car and driven herself home if she had $80,000 to buy a car” or “a plane for $30,000.”
Bronwyn Newport And Lisa Barlow’s Feud Timeline
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How it started |
Lisa FaceTimed Heather during the Palm Springs cast trip where the latter wasn’t invited because of her tensions with Bronwyn—who thought it was rude Lisa kept bringing it up during a vacation she paid for. |
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Lisa’s coach flight meltdown |
Lisa and Bronwyn went after each other’s finances. |
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Mexico fight |
Bronwyn took issue with what Lisa was trying to say by putting her in a bungalow with Whitney and Britani. Bronwyn tried to explain her feelings, but Lisa refused to be understanding of her friend. |
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Lisa’s connection to Bronwyn’s late ex-boyfriend’s family |
Bronwyn discovered that Lisa knew the family of the former’s late ex-boyfriend (father of her daughter Gwen), who made Bronwyn feel “shameful” about her pregnancy at age 19. |
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Tensions rose during the Season 5 reunion |
During the reunion, Bronwyn called out Lisa for speaking about her tragic past on camera. “You know that going on the After Show and repeating that I faked a miscarriage, you know how damaging that would be to me… how hurtful that would be to my daughter,” said Bronwyn. |
Fans applauded Bronwyn for treating her staff well. Meanwhile, Lisa drew flak for dragging down the brand, Coach, during her complaints. “Um, I don’t carry Coach, and I don’t fly coach,” she said on the show.
Bronwyn later shaded Lisa again by posting an Instagram Story featuring Sarah Jessica Parker with a Coach bag on the set of And Just Like That. ICYMI, SJP is a close friend of Bravo King, Andy Cohen; they have a tradition of attending the Met Gala as each other’s date.
A fan then called Lisa’s meltdown “a feeble attempt at trying to portray herself in this top tier of society.” Another #TeamBronwyn added that “the fact that [Lisa] would rather stay another 24h to not fly coach and come home to her son is wild.”
Bronwyn Newport And Lisa Barlow Are “Not Friends” After RHOSLC Season 5 Reunion
Bronwyn Feels Lisa Went Too Far During Their Feud On RHOSLC
Bronwyn didn’t fall for Lisa’s tearful apology during RHOSLC‘s Season 5 reunion. In a dressing room footage, the former told her husband Todd about where she stood with the Vida Tequila founder: “We’re not friends. We’re never going to be friends.”
When asked if there’s a “path forward” for the two, Bronwyn said she’s still hurt that Lisa doesn’t seem to have an “understanding” of her painful experience with her ex’s family, whom Lisa adores.
In the reunion, Bronwyn explained to Lisa that she “felt like I was confiding these big things in you. I was letting you in such a huge way, with my daughter and this story, and your responses did feel like you were defending them.”
Lisa insisted that she was “understanding” of Bronwyn’s painful experience with the family she knows and adores. She tearfully exclaimed a non-apology, saying: “I am so sorry that I f-uck up on the daily, and it affected you. I am so sorry, and I feel bad for them too, because this is a horrible situation for everybody.”
