Pink Shade: Reality TV with MP

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Pink Shade, hosted by Mary Payne Gilbert, has the best breakdowns and takedowns of your favorite reality TV. Mary Payne recaps the shows we all love (and love to hate) three times a week with rotating co-hosts. Popular topics include: WeTV's Love After Lockup franchise (including Love During Lockup, Life After Lockup and more)TLC's 90 Day Fiance franchise including Before the 90 Days (BT90Days), 90 Day The Other Way (90DayTOW), 90 Day Happily Ever After (90DayHEA) and moreBravoTV's Real Housewives (RHOSLC, RHOC, RHOBH, RHOP, RHONY, RHOM, and more), The Valley, VanderPump Rules, and morePopular guests include:Keisha Owens (The Libra Lounge with K...

Episodes(40 episodes)

2022 - BONUS Interview with Kimberly of 90 Day The Single Life

Mary Payne talks to Kimberly of 90 Day Fiance: The Single Life. We chatted about her journey on the show, the guys she's dating and of course, her adoption story. Kimberly opens up about sharing her story on the show and the outpouring of others who can relate to it. She gives us an update on the search for her birth daughter, the amazing end of this season of The Single Life, and a big dental procedure she has coming up!Watch this episode on YouTube: https://youtu.be/I959F1MrZ1I Support our sponsors: <...

Published: Mar 26, 2026Duration: 53m 19s

2021 - 90 Day Fiance: Before the 90 Days (s8e15) "MayDay MayDay" with Kimberly

Mary Payne and Kimberly chat about the latest episode of 90 Day Fiance: Before the 90 Days (s8e15) "MayDay MayDay". The titles are still terrible but not as terrible as Aviva's dirty hair and desire to be pregnant by a virtual stranger. Somehow, Daniel has forgiven Lisa and they go to beg the uncle for his forgiveness as well. Birkan and Michal with no E play pool and Michal says Laura has made moves on him but he has denied her! Elise gets mad at Joshua about his situation with Nat; she also has trauma from her past fiance who died...

Published: Mar 24, 2026Duration: 1h 20m 40s

2020 - Ladies of London (s4e4) "Naked Truths" with Keisha

Mary Payne and Keisha talk about the latest episode our new favorite show, Ladies of London (s4e4) "Naked Truths", On this episode Kimi spins out of control and yells at Misse and calls Margo a B word. Emma shares her health issues. Mark Francis lives in a palace. Martha continues to be our hilarious delusional queen!Watch this episode on YouTube: https://youtu.be/X0VsmShXotY Support our sponsors: Tonal: Tonal provides the convenience of a full gym and the guidance of a personal trainer anytime at home with...

Published: Mar 23, 2026Duration: 1h 4m 16s

2019 - Pop and Bravo with Louis Staples

*Please note: We appreciate your patience with the audio during this show in a few places. Hang in with us and the sound will even out as you listen!* Mary Payne chats with new friend, Louis Staples. Louis is an amazing writer living in London who covers pop culture and Bravo, so we had a lot to chat about! We break down our thoughts on the current season on RHOBH and the "Amanda" of it all. And of course we discussed our new favorite show, Ladies of London, at length! Follow Louis on Instagram @louisstaples <br...

Published: Mar 19, 2026Duration: 1h 3m 15s

2018 - Before the Days (s8e14) "Prepare for Immediate Descent" with Kimberly

Mary Payne and Kimberly chat about the latest episode of 90 Day Fiance: Before the Days (s8e14) "Prepare for Immediate Descent". What is with these titles? We just don't get it! On this episode, Rick meets Trisha's family and so far, not so good. Elise and Joshua have sex and then go and meet with his friends (including the girl he's living with, Nat). Jovon and Annalyn make up and possibly make a baby. Lisa fights for her "love" with Daniel. And finally, Forrest and Sheena meet with a laywer and try to figure out if he should move there...

Published: Mar 17, 2026Duration: 1h 7m 34s

2017 - Ladies of London (s4 eps 2-3) with Keisha

MP and Keisha catch up on Ladies of London and we are OBSESSED with this show. On s4e2 "I Know What You Said This Summer", we learn more about Martha and her "Grottage" and we find out Margo is sick of Martha's shenanigans. Misse is in therapy and her son doesn't live with her (we want to know why). Dara has a dinner party and quits the show and maybe she IS a madam? On s4e3 "Whining in the Rain", Myka and Dara meet up and the level of gaslighting is insane. Bye Dara! We learn a bit...

Published: Mar 16, 2026Duration: 1h 24m 19s

2016 - Pop and Bravo with Kate Casey

Mary Payne and buddy Kate Casey chat about this week in the Bravo world. We chat about the new shows coming our way (RHOA, RHORI, The Valley) as well as the shows we are watching (Southern Charm, RHOBH) and we touch on The Valley and the Persian Valley. Kate tells us what we should be watching this week so be sure to check our her What To Watch List (katecasey.substack.com)Watch this episode on YouTube: https://youtu.be/Dgt48dbvxn0Want more Pink Shade?Sign up for Pink Shade Prime: http://www.pinkshadepodcast.c...

Published: Mar 12, 2026Duration: 55m 56s

2015 - 90 Day Fiance: Before the 90 Days (s8e13) "Losing Altitude" with Kimberly

On the latest episode of 90 Day Fiance: Before the 90 Days (s8e13) "Losing Altitude" - we are getting angrier and angrier about these titles....but it was a great episode! Elise continues to be in a throuple with Joshua and Chris. Rick tries to gaslight Trisha and we are NOT here for it. Laura's friend Michal (no E) arrives in Turkey and Birkan is extremely rude and immature (shocker). Emma talks on the phone to her very supportive friend and tells her that Ziad left her all alone in the desert and is now calling her a gremlin/demon/monster...

Published: Mar 10, 2026Duration: 1h 6m 37s

2014 - Ladies of London (s4e1) "The New Reign" with Keisha

Mary Payne and Keisha are covering a new show and we are so excited! On episode one of Ladies of London (s4e1) "The New Reign" we meet Mark, an antiques collector who is a social animal and loves gossip and scandal. There is Emma, the first black woman to marry into the aristocracy (not Meghan Markle) and we see her $205 million estate. Myka is an American who teaches etiquette. Dara is a Harvard educated architect and a real snob. Misse is a model with an interesting backstory. Martha is a socialite (with a title) with a bad hairdo and...

Published: Mar 9, 2026Duration: 47m 32s

2013 - Love During Lockup Season Finale (s7e8) "Hello and Goodbye" with Keisha

Mary Payne and Keisha discuss the season finale of Love During Lockup (s7e8) "Hello and Goodbye". On this episode - Emily grieves the loss of Justin. Damond continues to play both GG and Bonita. Ayesha and Anna Marie meet with Mikhael's daughters and talk about how they can help his case. Monique actually goes and visits Titus and says she wants his babies. Kayleigh meets up with Michael at his halfway house and has all her kids calling him "Dad". Be sure to stick with us on Mondays for our coverage of Ladies of London!Watch this...

Published: Mar 9, 2026Duration: 56m 27s

2012 - Love is Blind (s10e12) "The Weddings" with Keisha

Mary Payne and Keisha break down the season finale of Love is Blind Ohio! Ashley is our new hero! We aren't sure if Emma and Mike are still together, but we kind of hope they are. Why is Brittany so delusional? Jordan and Amber's wedding seemed fun and all the people were genuinely stunned they both said I do, which is probably a bad omen. Christine and Vic have A BOX and we want to know what's in it. This was a great season and 2 things stayed consistent - Alex is CONFIDENT and Devonta HATES Brittany. See ya next week...

Published: Mar 5, 2026Duration: 59m 9s

2011 - 90 Day Fiance: Before the 90 Days (s8e12) "Final Boarding Call" with Kimberly

Mary Payne and Kimberly chat about (s8e12) 90 Day Fiance: Before the 90 Days "Final Boarding Call". Elise arrives in Australia after 25 hours of travel and has to change clothes and go to a horse race - she's a trooper! Aviva has not washed her hair and finds out Stig may have another girlfriend, but we aren't really seeing the proof. Lisa poops on Daniel and later tells him about her marriages but fails to mention the "female" part of it. Rick tries to woo Trisha back into bed and we hope she can resist his "charm". Forrest and Sheena stand...

Published: Mar 3, 2026Duration: 1h 40m 15s

2010 - Love During Lockup (s7e7) "A Messy Conundrum" with Keisha

On this week's episode of LDLU (s7e7) "A Messy Conundrum", MP and Keisha have decided they love Bonita. We aren't sure what Monique did but we know she purposely messed up so she wouldn't have to see Titus. Ayesha's daughter, Charnise, needs to give her mom (and Anna Marie) a reality check on what's going on with Mikhael (aka Michael). Rich and Felicia keep fighting about Cay. And Emily has a food fight with Liz (aka "ol' lopsided boobs") and Brittany in a family restuarant and realizes Justin may be using all of them.Watch this episode...

Published: Mar 2, 2026Duration: 57m 18s

2009 - Pop & Bravo with Brian Moylan

Mary Payne chats with Dame Brian J Moylan of The Real Housewives Institute about what we're watching on Bravo and elsewhere this week! We chat about The Traitors, Summer House, RHOBH, and Southern Charm. We gossip about Whitney Rose's latest drunken mishap, Amanda Frances' cult background, and the upcoming seasons of Survivor, RHRI, The Valley and RHOA! Be sure to follow Brian's writing on Vulture!Watch this episode on YouTube: https://youtu.be/cbV64PNBmEg Support our sponsors: Thrive Causemetics: Every Thrive Causemetics product is 100% vegan, cruelty-free, and made with...

Published: Feb 26, 2026Duration: 1h 6m 11s

2008 - Before the 90 Days (s8e11) "Use Caution..." with Kimberly

On this episode of BT90, we finally get to see Elise! Elise's parents aren't thrilled she's going to see her man, Joshua, in Australia. And Elise is not thrilled that Joshua seems broke. Forrest and Sheena go to "Italy in the Philippines" and get engaged (Molly is furious). Laura calls Michael who tells her she needs to get out of there because she's being scammed by a gambling degenerate who is love bombing her. Aviva's aunt, Spring, confronts Stig about a woman he is kissing in a photo but he claims it is a "superfan". Lisa goes to meet "The...

Published: Feb 24, 2026Duration: 1h 27m 46s

2007 - Love During Lockup (s7e6) "Love Does Cost A Thing" with Keisha

Mary Payne and Keisha chat about Love During Lockup (s7e6) "Love Does Cost A Thing". On this episode, GG and Nakita go to the storage locker where they find Bonita has changed the locks (baller move, Bonita). Kayleigh and Mike/Mickey fight about money and she later does a racy photo shoot with her cousin in an AirBnB. Rich meets Felicia's friend, Cay, and later has a screaming match with Felicia for wanting to hang out with Cay. We also find out Felicia is running a pen-pal scam in prison and we love that for her. Emily meets Justin's...

Published: Feb 23, 2026Duration: 1h 0m 37s

2006 - Pop and Bravo with Aliza Rosen

Mary Payne talks with Aliza Rosen about the shows we are watching! We chatted about Succession, The Traitors, Love is Blind, Real Housewives of Beverly Hills, Southern Charm and Real Housewives of Potomac.Watch this episode on YouTube: https://youtu.be/jPO4SMAcYU4 Support our sponsors: Gametime: Take the guesswork out of buying concert tickets with Gametime. Download the Gametime app, create an account, and use code PINKSHADE for $20 off your first purchase. Terms apply.Arey: Most people cover greys, but you can actually slow their...

Published: Feb 19, 2026Duration: 57m 42s

2005 - 90 Day Fiance: Before the 90 Days (s8e10) "Prepare for Arrival" with Kimberly

Mary Payne and Kimberly talk about 90 Day Fiance: Before the 90 Days (s8e10) "Prepare for Arrival". On this episode, Forrest, Sheena and families soak in too small tubs and Sheena AGAIN humbly apologizes for being a liar. Laura falls for Birkan's BS saying she saved him from his darkness. Jovon sees Annalyn's apartment and is not happy about where his money is being spent. Daniel finally admits he did know the other white lady and Lisa decides to forgive him - so maybe he will forgive her for her lies. Aviva still hasn't washed her hair and her Aunt Spring...

Published: Feb 17, 2026Duration: 1h 29m 55s

2004 - Love During Lockup (s7e5) "Charm or Con" with Keisha

Mary Payne and Keisha discuss the latest episode of Love During Lockup (s7e5) "Charm or Con". On this episode, Justin (RIP) does not want Emily to shoot "content" with a guy named "JustANiceCock". Ayesha and Crystal continue their comedic trip through Alabama and meet with a hero former DA named Ellen. GG tells Moo Moo that she's mad at him for not telling his baby mamas about her. Meanwhile, Moo Moo is telling Bonita how much he loves her but he needs his STUFF. Monique blocks Titus because he called her a "Dumb B*tch" but then unblocks him...

Published: Feb 16, 2026Duration: 57m 22s

2003 - BONUS EPISODE: Love is Blind Ohio (s10, ep1) with Keisha

Mary Payne chats with Keisha about the new season of Love is Blind Ohio! On episode 1 ("Honey I'm Home") we meet a lot of new singles and they all look alike to us right now. We immediately don't like Steven (for good reason) and we do like Jordan, because he likes to cook. Vic and Christine are both gorgeous and we hope these 2 can make it work. We also like Jessica, the doctor. There's also a girl named BREEZY and we don't like that. Emma has a very interesting story, but Keisha is not a fan. Ashley and Alex are...

Published: Feb 13, 2026Duration: 1h 10m 49s