Rosie DiMare, a standout personality from Real Housewives of Rhode Island, embodies the quintessential Real Housewife with her impressive home, thriving career, and a knack for stirring drama. Known for her incisive questions and sharp-tongued confessionals, DiMare has perfected the art of reality TV stardom. This week, she catapulted herself into the spotlight with an explosive confrontation with fellow cast member Kelsey Swanson, introducing the term “slam pig” into popular discourse and solidifying her reputation as one of the franchise’s most unpredictable figures.
The latest episode of Bravo’s freshest Real Housewives series, aired on Sunday night (May 17), showcased DiMare reaching her limits. Her ongoing feud with Swanson escalated to new heights, casting doubt on any possibility of mending their fractured relationship.
Speaking to DECIDER last week, DiMare expressed her frustrations, “This has been a long time of just being discredited, constantly hearing these girls try to spread rumors about me or my husband. It’s like nothing I do is good enough. Everything I do, there’s a crazy reaction.”
The tension between DiMare and Swanson traces back to the show’s premiere episode. DiMare questioned Swanson’s unusual relationship with a wealthy older man who maintains multiple girlfriends across the country. In retaliation, Swanson criticized DiMare for not promoting her beauty services on Instagram and accused her of inflating the square footage of her home.
Although it appeared they had patched things up in a previous episode, their truce was short-lived. Swanson reignited the feud by arriving at DiMare’s residence with a police siren and loudspeaker, once again mocking the size of DiMare’s house, resetting their relationship to square one.
“I don’t know why she thought that this was a moment to joke or to go back to poking me,” DiMare said. “If we were really going to build a friendship, wouldn’t you come and be nice to me while I’m literally setting this up so that you can cut my hair again and I’ll post it all over the internet? You would think she would be excited for that. Instead, it’s like, ‘Oh, I’m going to jab her again. I’m so funny.’ Maybe don’t become a comedian. Read the room.”
The argument that followed was one for the Bravo history books. DiMare got in Swanson’s face, putting her on blast for judging the size of her home when she had just moved into an apartment that was still being paid for by her ex-boyfriend. The television host also accused Swanson of sleeping with married men, and claimed her ex had paid off the judges for her Miss Rhode Island win — rumors that DiMare doubled down on when she caught up with DECIDER.
“Usually, I don’t say things that I can’t confirm. I like to have my documents in a row,” she said. “I have heard all of those things. Her family members have said some of these things. I wasn’t going to ever say them because it’s not my business. It’s not my problem. I know she thinks I have some large notes app on her, which she wishes. She’s never been in my phone. But I think that when you get pushed to a certain point, you’re just going to say whatever you want. And that’s what I did.”
With the reunion taping in the near future, DiMare promised to bring “plenty” of receipts. “I have some things up my sleeve I’ll be showing,” she teased.
The Real Housewives of Rhode Island airs Sunday nights at 9 p.m. ET/PT on Bravo. New episodes are available to stream the next day on Peacock.
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