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00:00When I walk into a room, it's like,
00:01hey, oh my god, you look amazing!
00:03To call that extra is kind of like,
00:05you want to find something wrong, right?
00:09Virtual reality.
00:12Gertie Abrera from The Real Housewives of Miami.
00:15Danny and I are so excited to chat,
00:16and we're so excited to chat about some exciting news
00:18you just dropped on Watch What Happens Live!
00:19Drop it like it's hot!
00:20We're an author!
00:21This is so exciting!
00:22I'm an author!
00:23Can you believe it?
00:24Yes, I can.
00:26Did you manifest this?
00:27Was this always on the vision board to write a book?
00:30I wasn't ready to write it after I got diagnosed,
00:33of course, and it took me a while,
00:35but then when I was ready, it wrote itself.
00:37It was like speedy Gonzales.
00:40Now, did all your castmates know you're writing the book,
00:42or is this a surprise to them, too?
00:43This is a surprise to the world, darling.
00:45We keep things internal until we're ready to give birth.
00:48I love that.
00:50It's a girl!
00:51Yes!
00:52From trauma to trophies and the unforeseen events that redefine me.
00:56I love it.
00:57It's so good.
00:58It's so good.
00:58So what can fans expect from the book?
01:01Relatability, where I'm sharing with you and going back and rewinding the clock to the very
01:07beginning.
01:08Because you know what?
01:09I get the sense that people think like,
01:10okay, she got cancer!
01:11She's perfect!
01:12Oh my God, look at her!
01:13She looks amazing!
01:14What is she complaining about?
01:15Put her wig on!
01:16And they don't understand these layers.
01:18Why is she so extra?
01:20You're going to get to understand why from the very beginning as a child and what happened
01:24to me then that made me be so on and made me so controlling of my life and the people
01:32around it.
01:33So tragedies and traumas and things like that.
01:35And it doesn't sit there.
01:36We don't sit in our .
01:38We say to ourselves, what do we do and make of it?
01:41And that's when I said, I hate my name, Gertie.
01:44But wait, all this stuff, Gertify.
01:46I'm like, damn.
01:47Gertie, you twist it, you turn it around and then you make it work for you.
01:51So whatever you hand it, you say, thank you, God, be grateful, turn it around and make
01:57it do what it do.
01:58And that's what I did.
02:00And I'm doing.
02:01I'm still doing.
02:02You are doing it.
02:03I'm working on it.
02:04And also, I always say, why are people calling you extra?
02:06Do they want you to be dancing?
02:07I don't think I have a mirror.
02:08Yeah.
02:09Because you're like, what is the alternative?
02:11Here's the deal.
02:13Extra could be to people in a way like, oh my gosh, they can't handle it.
02:17Right?
02:18But it's good intended.
02:19When I walk into a room, it's like, hey, oh my God, you look amazing.
02:23To call that extra is kind of like, you want to find something wrong.
02:26Right?
02:27And the fact of the matter is that you're in the same room with people.
02:30And I find that the rules change for different people.
02:32So it's kind of like, uh-oh, this girl is a truth teller and she's going to tell it like
02:37it is.
02:38So you know what?
02:39You're too extra and you need to tone it down.
02:40I feel that people want to be around people that maybe they can control.
02:44People want to be around, you know, yes ma'ams and people who go along to get along.
02:47And I'm never going to be that friend.
02:49And it's okay.
02:50So to label me something that you also are is interesting, but that's okay.
02:56Do you feel because you were just talking about some people, you know, just want to
03:00be a yes man and fall into place to get approval.
03:03Are we feeling that about Julia this season?
03:06There's a lot to say about Julia, but I think her actions speak for itself and I don't need
03:12to label her because she's labeled herself with everything that she's done this season.
03:16So you could see clear what she's all about and that's her testimony and that's fine.
03:21I'm not here to judge people, but don't come judging over here.
03:24Right.
03:25You have no right.
03:26This latest episode.
03:27It was a big one for you.
03:28You had your celebration of life party and you decided to take the opportunity to share
03:32your truth as it pertained to the Julia situation.
03:35What inspired you to do that?
03:38Yeah.
03:39So this party, number one, let's make it clear.
03:42It's a celebration of life.
03:43The Knot magazine asked me to grace the cover.
03:46Yes.
03:47So if you actually zoom out because there was a lot of close shot, which was interesting,
03:50but if you zoom out to the establishing shot and also go to my Instagram where the full
03:55picture is, you'll see that it's very heavily branded with the Knot stamp everywhere because
04:00they hosted the party for me and they said, Gertie, do what you want with this party.
04:05This is your celebration.
04:06And the article talks about me pursuing this new happiness and this new version.
04:10So now you have me at my party and I get to talk about my testimony.
04:14So yes, the C word is going to be mentioned a lot.
04:17Yes.
04:18At my party, I'm going to have girls who went through cancer too with me.
04:20Does it make it a charity, a cancer charity?
04:22No, it makes it a party that celebrates things that you've gone through and things that you're
04:26going to go through.
04:27So for people to create a version of their, the lies of my party versus the truth that it
04:34really was is interesting because I've never seen so much passion in some of my castmates
04:40towards what do you, you shouldn't have done at your party.
04:43Oh, and it used to be a church, but let's pretend it's a church now.
04:46And it's a church.
04:47Why do you think that they reacted that way?
04:49Because a lot of the housewives, they walked out of the party once the text messages were
04:53shown.
04:54Lisa and Adriana stood back.
04:55It seems like Steph didn't really know which way to go, but she eventually came back.
04:59Were you surprised that Alexia and Marisol, Larsa, Kiki, they all stepped away?
05:04By the way, those are the same people that were at the wedding and they all stepped in
05:08March outside of my party in unison.
05:11Like, we're leaving?
05:13Mine, mine, mine, mine.
05:14I feel like I was watching Finding Nemo.
05:16It's like everyone's like, you know, like, it was fascinating, but it didn't surprise me
05:21because I'm like, yeah, that's about right.
05:23Okay.
05:24And then the people who stayed are the people who want to critically think, the people who
05:27can read and did read.
05:29And then they were like, ooh, that's not what she said.
05:32That's not the version she pinned.
05:33You don't get to continue to disrespect me, to gaslight me and act like I did things to
05:39you that are imaginary, but you want to spin.
05:42And the spinning is spinning out of control.
05:46And they walked out maybe because the truth was there and that's not the truth that they
05:49wanted to hear.
05:51And they made their own version of it and started to slander my party and myself as well.
05:56They liked that version of the...
05:57Do you know what I'm thinking?
05:58I think maybe that some of those women like Marisol and Alexia, they maybe, they don't
06:03want a reason to dislike Julia because Julia has become closer friends with them, which
06:08makes Adriana, makes Adriana upset.
06:11I'm just trying to follow logic.
06:13Do you know what I'm saying?
06:15Because if Julia becomes the enemy, they can't use her to make Adriana upset.
06:20And I think that they like putting that wedge in there.
06:22But what's more important?
06:23Because at the end of the day, at the end of the day, a lot of people are going to look
06:27real stupid when I really expose everything else around this.
06:32Oh, are there more receipts?
06:34My friends.
06:35You're like, we're at CVS, baby.
06:36My friends.
06:37I was called, I was called a psychopath crazy.
06:41I remember at the wedding party.
06:44She's like, oh, she's psychopath.
06:45She's crazy.
06:46That's the, the name that you gave me acting like I'm a psychopathic liar when everything
06:51that I have is the truth and nothing but the truth.
06:54So there's a pattern of me telling the truth.
06:56And there's a pattern of someone else telling only lies and it only gets deeper.
07:00And so when you say that there's a motive for them to want to stay friends with her
07:04to keep her close, that's actually very valid.
07:06But then it's kind of like, to what end are you willing to go to, to perpetrate the lies?
07:12Because they're going to get, it's going to get to the point where they're going to
07:15say, oh, we don't know her.
07:16So now we, so now we're Tia Alexia.
07:19And then when we hear more about some things about these people, you're going to say, I
07:22don't know her.
07:23I don't know them.
07:24And that's the point.
07:25So you want to take the truth now while you can, or you want to continue digging deeper
07:29and being complicit, complicit with the, with the, with the lies.
07:32Because it's really interesting because next episode, it seems that you have a sit down
07:35with Dr. Nicole, who we are so excited to see.
07:38To see back on the show.
07:39I hope you were excited.
07:40For me.
07:41For you, yes.
07:42Me.
07:43My baby.
07:44We're so happy you had her back on the show.
07:45And she seems so confused about what's going on.
07:48We all are.
07:49I feel like I'm on the Truman Show.
07:51I'm like, guys, where are the cameras?
07:53Help me.
07:54No one wants to help me.
07:55Now because clearly you and Dr. Nicole have been staying tight with her not filming.
07:58Yes.
07:59Are her and Julia still good, or?
08:01Oh yeah, because they were kind of tight-ish.
08:03Julia.
08:04Yeah.
08:05But Julia was moving funny from season six, guys.
08:08Were there red flags?
08:09Julia was moving funny from season six.
08:12And let's be honest, is Nicole best friends with Alexia Marisol?
08:16So when Julia, get it?
08:18Oh.
08:19Get it?
08:20Wow.
08:21We're connecting some dots.
08:22And just another little exclusive.
08:25Like I told you, the cruise happened before season six reunion.
08:31That's how far back this goes.
08:33That's crazy.
08:34And at the reunion, you obviously see that she's like, I'm on Gertie's side.
08:38Larsa, you were, you know, and we go to dinner that same evening.
08:41Right.
08:42We never talked about the cruise.
08:43It was never an issue.
08:44Mm.
08:45And then a year hiatus passes, the camera picks up, and the Zoom call.
08:49What?
08:50What?
08:51But here's the truth.
08:52Oh, oh.
08:53Well, let me try something else.
08:54Oh, the cruise!
08:55But, you know, you don't get to paint my face anymore.
08:57Why do you think that she made you a target?
08:59Because you guys have history.
09:00You know, the cancer connection.
09:01She knows me.
09:02She knows me.
09:03Right.
09:04She was by my bedside through it all.
09:06And so she knows that it's like, she's not, she's so quiet.
09:09Like, the way I work is I'm like, let time, the truth will tell itself, the old Gertie.
09:13And she thought I get to take a head, get a heads up on slandering her and like, having
09:20people look at her like, yeah, she makes everything about her.
09:22And she's a liar.
09:23Let me tell you about the crew.
09:24So it's, it's like, I'm watching it like a fan.
09:27I'm literally watching like this.
09:28What?
09:29She, she said this behind my back?
09:31Wait, what?
09:32All these scenes of, she's not my safe space anymore.
09:34But then you say, we were never good friends.
09:36But you, I was the first call to get on the cruise.
09:38And you didn't call Adriana?
09:39Your best friend?
09:40You called me?
09:41It doesn't add up.
09:42What do you make of the Julia versus Adriana situation?
09:46And who do you think is at more fault for the demise of?
09:50It's like now you're seeing it brew.
09:51Yeah.
09:52The coffee's brewing.
09:53And you see that Adriana is giving her grace.
09:56The next episode, after she threw the water in my face, she's being celebrated at a baby shower.
10:01Yeah.
10:02By the way, by Adriana.
10:03So Adriana has been giving her grace.
10:05Until you're gonna see, Adriana has questions for her.
10:08After my party, Adriana didn't walk out and she goes outside and says,
10:10Julia, um, where are you?
10:12Do you have any receipts or versions of the text?
10:16Right.
10:17I thought that was very fair and very valid.
10:18Show them.
10:19Show them.
10:20Go back in there and show your truth.
10:21If liars, liars walk out, truth tellers don't.
10:23Why are you walking out?
10:24Now she, some people don't like to hear the truth because truth hurts.
10:27Uh oh.
10:28And that's the beginning of the beginning of the beginning.
10:30Yeah.
10:31This, mark you, that this party of mine, episode seven that just aired, is the center of branching
10:38of a lot of new, you know, new arguing.
10:43You're the eye of the storm, baby.
10:44Oh gosh.
10:45Because I, listen.
10:46You're glorified the season.
10:47Right.
10:48Truth hurts, it looks like.
10:50Yeah.
10:51Sorry.
10:52How, because obviously we see like Alexia Marisol and them walking out of the party.
10:56Are you guys in a good place now?
10:57Because they seem very taken aback after the party, but I feel, were you guys able to get
11:03back on smooth sailing?
11:04You, you, you, okay, so the good thing about it is that I believe that you, every time that
11:07you see me walking into a, you know, an event or whatever, I'm always with a smile on my face.
11:11It's like, Hey guys, I'm always trying to put my best foot forward.
11:14Even though the two weeks ago, I got water thrown two weeks ago.
11:18I was light on.
11:19I'm still trying to say, let's restart.
11:22We got, maybe this is another event where we get to start over.
11:25So I have dinner with Julia.
11:28I apologize for something that I, okay.
11:30I didn't do, but I'll apologize for the sake of moving forward.
11:33She only apologize for throwing the water.
11:36If you look at the scene, she only, she only apologize for throwing the water, not the lies,
11:40nothing, nothing, no accountability for her actions.
11:43She, the water and victimizing.
11:45And then at the narcissist party, we're not going to talk in front of the girls about our
11:48problems randomly.
11:50What if somebody hurts you and you still can't get over it?
11:53You can't keep playing in my face.
11:56The old Gertie would allow you to.
11:58I'm not turning the other cheek anymore.
12:00This is a game over and these are the boundaries and we're going to play within these lines.
12:04And I'm a party.
12:05It's my party.
12:06I can do what I want to.
12:07Amen.
12:08And no one gets to rewrite my truth and spin it and put a cherry on top and say, that's
12:13what she's serving.
12:14No, this is what I'm serving.
12:16And it's still on the table.
12:17That's it.
12:18It seems like no matter what, Lisa and Adriana have been big pillars of support for you.
12:23Would you say that those are the two women you've been able to lean on the most throughout
12:26all this?
12:27They're amazing.
12:28Because they're open.
12:29Yeah.
12:30And when you open and you're like, you know what?
12:31I don't need to walk out and do the cha cha conga line.
12:33I'm going to stay and listen.
12:34Just listen.
12:35Yeah.
12:36Listen.
12:37You'll hear.
12:38You'll learn a lot.
12:39Like, Larsa, I can't even read.
12:40Okay.
12:41Okay.
12:42You can't read.
12:43Go home.
12:44Like, you know, you see what I'm saying?
12:45It's kind of like, you can't read because it doesn't serve you.
12:46So go home.
12:47Maybe she needed the audio book.
12:49You know what I mean?
12:50It's going to be available.
12:51Are you going to do an audio book?
12:52Of course I am.
12:53Okay.
12:54Love that.
12:55Your mouth to God's ears.
12:56I didn't say it.
12:57You did.
12:58I'm just saying.
12:59And I'm in a better place with Larsa, by the way.
13:00Like, you know, Larsa decided our friendship.
13:02We're going to keep it light.
13:03We're going to keep it light.
13:04It's easier that way, right?
13:05We're going to keep it light.
13:06Okay.
13:07And that's also good because then it's good to have a light friendship with Larsa.
13:09So your friendship with Lisa doesn't get too tested because.
13:11Right.
13:12Exactly.
13:13Gilded, guided conversations by Gerti.
13:16Right.
13:17Oh my God.
13:18Don't let him win.
13:19The mediation was so good.
13:20You sitting in that throne.
13:21I loved that.
13:22Oh my God.
13:23Guys, I had no idea I was sitting on a throne.
13:25It was fabulous.
13:26I promise you.
13:27I was like subconsciously like, well, you know what?
13:29Nobody did anything when I was in some mess.
13:31So maybe I'll, subconsciously, maybe.
13:33And I'm over here sitting, Larsa, you guys should talk.
13:35And I don't know why I was, I was so bored.
13:36I was like, oh my God, this narcissist party is so boring.
13:38And I'm like, okay, Larsa, you heard her.
13:41Apologize.
13:42Don't let him win.
13:43It was so ridiculous.
13:46Do you know what we mean?
13:47It became funny.
13:48We might need your mediation for another sort of brewing feud-ish in the Miami cast.
13:53We had Lisa in recently.
13:55Oh.
13:56And she was telling us, I just don't think Kiki likes me.
13:58What is your opinion on that?
13:59Do you, I don't know.
14:00She just has this overall feeling.
14:01I know she asked us.
14:02I was like, oh, we don't know if Kiki likes or not.
14:03We don't know.
14:04Is there a situation there?
14:05What's your take on the matter?
14:06Stand down, soldier.
14:07We don't want any new beef in this group.
14:09The good thing about it is that, guys, you're going to see us go through these tornadoes
14:14and storms, and then there's Spain.
14:17Oh.
14:18And do we have fun in Spain?
14:20Do we have fun in Spain?
14:21Ish.
14:22Ish.
14:23Okay.
14:24Yes, but there is more fun in Spain than there is trouble.
14:26Okay.
14:27But you know, everyone's extra in the group.
14:29Everyone's too much.
14:30We're going to get the highs and lows, but we know how to have a good time.
14:33Okay.
14:34And you see, you know, there's hope, you know?
14:38So we, you know, we know how to get down, you know?
14:40And we fight hard.
14:41We love hard.
14:42And that's Miami, honey.
14:43All right.
14:44Oh my God.
14:45Well, we can't wait to watch the rest of the season and also read your book.
14:48I know.
14:49I cannot.
14:50When is it coming out?
14:51I was going to say, do we know the date that's coming out?
14:52November, 2020.
14:53Oh, hell yeah.
14:54Hopefully for BravoCon.
14:55Okay.
14:56Oh, that's perfect.
14:57Oh my God.
14:58Wow.
14:59It is so exciting.
15:00And thank you so much for coming.
15:01Yeah.
15:02As always.
15:03Amazing.
15:04High five.
15:05I love you guys.
15:06Thank you for having me.
15:07Love you.
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