Selling Sunset’s first ever reunion special for season 5, unfortunately, did not go off without a hitch.
According to TMZ, Christine Quinn had to opt out of attending the highly anticipated reunion show due to testing positive for COVID-19 right before filming again.
Christine’s rep said, “Christine tested positive for COVID on Saturday and out of an abundance of caution, she did not attend the reunion.”
To put the dates in context, the reunion was taped the very next day, Sunday, at Raleigh Studios in Hollywood.
Christine’s absence will surely have an impact on the reunion as she has been an extremely integral part of the show since its beginnings on Netflix, fans often dubbing her the “villain” of the show.
In addition to Christine being MIA, costar Amanza Smith, also had to bow out of the reunion, but chose to appear virtually.
Christine had the same option, but per rep, she wasn’t feeling well enough to partake.
In other reunion news, E! News caught Chrishell Stause not feeling so at ease after filming the special as she claimed many castmates made her out to be a “bully”
Chrishell took to her Instagram on Monday (right after the reunion was filmed) to set the record straight in her stories.
“I just wanted to address something real quick,” Chrishell said in her selfie video. “Every single season, I see this common thing every time that I’m actually, you know, not really nice, I’m fake nice and that I’m actually a bully or whatever.”
However, according to Chrishell that’s not the case at all, being a strong businesswoman and standing up for yourself does not equate to being labeled as “not friendly”
“Here’s the thing, to all the nice girls out there, listen, you try and be nice, you try and do the right thing. I’ve worked in this business a long time. I have kept so many friendships. I try and always be professional.”
Chrishell continued saying, “”At the end of the day, you don’t always have to be nice if somebody keeps pushing you and does not respect your boundaries and that is OK.”
Below are some photos from the Selling Sunset reunion.
The Selling Sunset season 5 reunion is set to debut on Friday May 5th and will be moderated by Queer Eye fashion guru, Tan France.
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