Alexis Bellino clapped back at Patti Stanger on Instagram after seeing that the Millionaire Matchmaker had shaded her romance with John Janssen, accusing him of “love-bombing” her.
In a lengthy Instagram post on Saturday, the Real Housewives of Orange County star, 47, and her boyfriend, 60, who previously dated Shannon Beador, 59, targeted Patti’s own love life as their statement against her got the attention of Vicki Gunvalson, 62.
“I’m so sick of this!!! Patti Stanger has never even met Johnny. Nor is she my friend!!! And anything she THINKS she knows about John are lies and based off misinformation. The forever single ‘matchmaker’ is worried about me????? Worry about yourself. Not me sweetie. I’m good,” Alexis began in an April 13 message. “I’m love bombing John also because we are in love so roll with that one!!!!!”
Alexis then shared her and John’s official statement to Patti, 62.
“Given Patti’s history of regrettable and offensive comments, we are not surprised, rather confused that she chose to speak about our relationship, considering she has never met John. Although, we understand, given her fraught romantic history, that Patti may not be aware of what a loving relationship looks like, we hope Patti can one day experience a true love like ours. Until then, perhaps it’s best Patti focuses on working on herself rather than trying to advise others.”
One day later, Alexis returned to her Instagram page to share another post, and in it, she was seen sitting on John’s lap while surrounded by loved ones.
“This picture is everything. My favorite photo ever. It sums up my relationship with [John Janssen]. The smiles. The joy,” she began.
According to Alexis, whose mother Penelope tragically died last summer, her mom always told her, “Move forward in strides, Alexis. You will always have haters. The haters are none of your business because all they do is tear down. You just build up sweet girl and carry the grace of God. Be good. Be kind. Do God’s work. The rest will fall in place. Good always outshines evil. But you have to carry the kind heart. Not the angry one.”
“I’m choosing to follow my mom’s wisdom,” Alexis continued, adding a series of hashtags, including “words of wisdom” and “I’m choosing the kind heart.”
Following Alexis’ series of posts, Vicki reacted to an article about the shade Alexis had thrown at Patti.
“Oh please Alexis!! You both sound like fools,” she wrote in response, via a screenshot shared by Bravo and Cocktails on Instagram. “Keep your narcissistic, gas lighting weird relationship off the internet [and] maybe people won’t be talking about you so much, [Patti Stanger] knows exactly what she’s talking about! Good luck … You’re going to need it!”
The Real Housewives of Orange County season 18 is expected to begin airing on Bravo sometime later this year.
