‘RHOSLC’ Season 4 Premiere Addresses Jen Shah’s Absence

Jen Shah-s Assistant Says Meredith Marks Is the Only RHOSLC Cast Member to Reach Out Amid Prison Sentence — Chris Haston/Bravo

Jen Shah is not on The Real Housewives of Salt Lake City, however her presence was nonetheless felt on the Tuesday, September 5, premiere of season 4.

The bulk of the episode was filmed in January, the identical month that Jen, 49, was sentenced to 6 and a half years in jail after her conviction for conspiracy to commit wire fraud. (Her sentence was lowered by one 12 months in March.)

Mary Cosby bought proper into it, asking Meredith Marks how she feels in regards to the state of affairs now that Jen is behind bars. “Look, there’s nothing to say about it anymore,” Meredith, 51, stated. “She said she’s guilty and she’s going to serve her time. Everyone can start healing and moving forward now. That’s the only positive.”

In a confessional interview, Meredith added that she hasn’t spoken to Jen since she started her keep at FPC Bryan in February. “I mean, she’s in prison,” Meredith replied when a producer requested whether or not she’s tried contacting her former costar. “What do you want me to do?”

Elsewhere in Utah, Lisa Barlow ready to develop into a partial empty nester as her eldest son, Jack, made plans for all times after highschool. Jack, 18, had not too long ago informed his dad and mom that he deliberate to delay school for 2 years so he may go on a mission with the Mormon church.

“A mission is devoting two years of your life to serving others and teaching people about Jesus Christ,” Lisa, 48, defined in a confessional scene. “So, Jack’s giving up two years of life to basically help everyone but himself.”

While Lisa stated she’d miss her son, she famous that “the hardest part” of the entire ordeal was that Jack stored his plans secret from her for a 12 months. “It hurts,” she informed the digicam by means of tears. “What else don’t I know about Jack? Am I so disconnected from my son that he doesn’t want to tell me this? Am I, like, a bad mom? Am I not present enough? How did I miss this?”

Keep studying for extra of the largest moments from the RHOSLC season 4 premiere:

How It Feels Without Jen

Jen gained’t be again in SLC anytime quickly, however her presence nonetheless looms massive over the Beehive State. When Mary, 50, reunited with Heather Gay, her first query was how Heather, 49, was doing with out her former BFF. “I’m fine, surprisingly,” Heather stated, including that she had hassle setting boundaries with Jen. “I felt too deep in it — like if I stopped for one second I couldn’t catch my breath. Because she was a lot.”

Asked how she feels now that Jen is in jail, Heather replied, “I feel like a weight is lifted.” In a confessional, she added that she felt like she couldn’t be “honest” with Jen within the days earlier than her sentencing. “With everything she had going on in her life, the stakes were way too high,” Heather stated. “It was not a time to talk about our friendship and work on our boundaries. But now that she’s in prison, I feel like I can just shut the door on it and move on.”

Mary Cosby Returns

In addition to the Jen of all of it, the largest information in SLC was the return of Mary, who left the present in a storm of designer equipment after season 2. “You better buckle up, because here I am,” she quipped. “I’m, like, in dinosaur mode right now. That’s how much I need to be caught up.”

How The Real Housewives of Salt Lake City Season 4 Premiere Addressed Jen Shah Absence — Mary Cosby Gizelle Hernandez/Bravo

While a lot of the premiere targeted on the opposite ladies, Mary hinted that she’s had lots occurring in her personal life since her exit. Her son, Robert Jr., has a brand new girlfriend — or is she his spouse? Mary isn’t certain as a result of she hasn’t requested, despite the fact that Robert Jr. nonetheless lives at house, presumably nonetheless along with his personal in-bedroom fridge (the higher to keep away from passing your mother within the kitchen and telling her whether or not you’re married).

Meanwhile, Mary’s husband, Robert Sr. — who can be her step-grandfather, lest you forgot — has been in Las Vegas for the previous six months. “It was good,” Mary replied when a producer requested how the time aside had been for her.

Most importantly, Mary proved she hasn’t misplaced her knack for being essentially the most quotable SLC Housewife. “It’s spicy,” Mary stated of a salad she didn’t like. “I don’t do spicy. Whenever I do spicy, it comes out the other end spicy. We’re not doing that today.”

The New Wives in Town

Angie Katsanevas, beforehand a good friend of the Housewives, has now been promoted to a full-time Housewife alongside beginner Monica Garcia. The duo defined that they really knew one another earlier than the present — and have been launched by none aside from Jen. Monica, for her half, claimed she as soon as “stepped in to help” Jen after Jen fired certainly one of her assistants. At that time, Jen allegedly supplied to assist Monica, 40, earn more money. “I remember being so weirded out,” Monica recalled. “It was very bizarre. And I have a friend in the Secret Service. And I called him, and he said, ‘Get the f–k away from Jen Shah, she’s going to prison.’ And she was arrested two months later. And that is how I became a witness with the federal government in her trial.”

Bad Weather, Still Not Together

After the dramatic occasions of season 3, Heather and former BFF (and likewise cousin) Whitney Rose are nonetheless on the outs. During a dialog with Meredith, Heather revealed that she noticed Whitney, 36, for the primary time in months. A snippet of that assembly confirmed Bad Weather trying to barter a truce, however it appears unlikely that clear skies are forward. “I’m going to be honest, it’s going to be hard for me to trust you that you really wanna be my friend,” Whitney informed Heather. “We’ve just gotta show each other that we mean it.”