Alexia Nepola blames ‘RHOM’ pause on one major issue

The early of “The Real Housewives of Miami” whitethorn beryllium uncertain, but according to prima Alexia Nepola, 1 facet is intelligibly to blame: ratings.

In an exclusive associated question and reply pinch Page Six’s “Virtual Reali-Tea,” Nepola and her longtime champion friend and castmate Marysol Patton unfastened up astir nan show’s existent region — and why they judge it doesn’t bespeak nan franchise’s real-world popularity.

“All these Bravo fans request to watch our show,” Nepola says. “Because it’s ever like, ‘Oh my God, we emotion your show.’ Our show’s truthful popular, but wherever are these Bravo fans? We request them! We request them to watch our show because apparently our ratings were not that precocious and that’s why we’re connected a region — for now. But our life continues.”

Patton echoes nan confusion, noting that her day-to-day interactions pinch fans show a very different story.

“To me, it doesn’t make immoderate consciousness because everyplace I spell erstwhile I travel, group cognize who we are. “They cognize me, bargain maine a cockie, nonstop maine a cockie, nan bartender’s like, ‘Can I get you a cockie?’” explains nan cocktail enthusiast.

“Everybody knows us, they watch it. Hispanic group from each complete nan world are like, ‘Oh my God, we’re truthful excited — you correspond Latinos.’ And past to perceive that nan viewership was debased doesn’t make sense.”

Nepola doubles down, urging viewers to construe their enthusiasm into existent viewership numbers. “The ratings don’t bespeak what our fame is, is what I’m trying to say,” she tells us. “So to those Bravo fans and group that emotion our show, please proceed to watch and support america because we request that if you want to spot america backmost connected TV.”

There is hope. Bravo executive Andy Cohen antecedently told “Virtual Reali-Tea” he does not want “Miami” to stay connected pause and expressed optimism astir getting cameras backmost up again successful nan adjacent future.

“Andy loves ‘Miami,’” Nepola said. “It’s a metropolis that everybody loves. But for immoderate reason, I don’t cognize if nan timing was incorrect past play — our show was successful nan summertime which is simply a difficult clip of nan twelvemonth to really watch nan show live. So I deliberation that influenced a lot. And you cognize what? We’re hoping that sooner than later we’ll travel backmost because I consciousness for illustration ‘Miami,’ nan cameras should ever beryllium up.”

And if existent life is immoderate indication, nan play — and loyalty — hasn’t slowed down.

Nepola said to “Virtual Reali-Tea” connected Wednesday while sitting successful her car extracurricular a courthouse, wherever she showed up to support co-star Lisa Hochstein amid the latter’s ongoing ineligible issues. The infinitesimal underscored what some women opportunity sets their formed apart.

“Obviously, erstwhile nan news collapsed out, we were conscionable arsenic surprised,” Nepola says. “But we reached retired to her, Marysol and I did… I’m conscionable present for her — to support her and springiness her a large hug and a buss erstwhile she comes out. That’s why our show is different from different shows. We’re existent friends.”

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She moreover revealed she’s successful a amended spot pinch erstwhile foe Adriana de Moura, who besides appeared astatine nan courthouse successful solidarity.

“At a clip for illustration this, everybody comes together and we hide our differences,” Nepola says. “We’re good… some Adriana and I are present to support Lisa.”

Patton, meanwhile, had a scheduling conflict but insisted she would person been there. “I didn’t cognize that this was going to hap until this morning,” she shares. “Otherwise, I would person 100 percent been location pinch nan girls too.”

For now, nan cameras whitethorn beryllium down — but arsenic Nepola put it, life successful Miami doesn’t extremity rolling.

Until accumulation resumes, “RHOM” fans tin get their hole by catching Nepola and Patton astatine their adjacent unrecorded show, taking spot Tuesday, April 28, astatine nan Miami Improv Comedy Club and Dinner Theatre.