Gretchen Rossi was on season four of The Real Housewives of Orange County and at the time, she was engaged to Jeff Beitzel. A few months after Beitzel passed away from leukemia, Rossi was allegedly spotted kissing Slade Smiley in March 2009. Smiley is the ex-fiance of former O.C. Housewife cast mate Jo De La Rosa.People: Gretchen Denies Cheating on Late Fiance (March 9, 2009). Jo is apparently quite bitter over Slade and Gretchen's relationship because she thought Slade would always be there for her.
TheDirty.com reportedly posted photos of Rossi sitting on the toilet in April of 2009 along with photos of her riding topless in a car and images of men grabbing her breasts. Rossi filed a report with the police stating that the photos were stolen.Bodog Beat: The Dirty.com Posts Topless Photos of Gretchen Rossi (April 23, 2009)
Jay Photoglou
Jay Photoglou claimed he and Gretchen Rossi were dating as her fiance, Jeff Beitzel, was dying in a California hospital. During The Real Housewives of Orange County, Rossi admitted she had vacationed with Photoglou despite the fact that she had often claimed there was no romance between them and that he is a stalker. Photoglou claims, "she spent her days at the hospital with her dying fiance, but her nights with me."Radar Online: Real Housewives Real-Life Drama (March 3, 2009)
On March 6, 2009, Rossi was awarded a temporary restraining order against Jay Photoglou. Photoglou, also an Orange County resident, said he was Rossi's secret boyfriend. Rossi filed the restraining order request at Harbor Justice Center in Newport Beach, California, claiming that Photoglou threatened to kill her and her dogs, threatened to burn down her house and stole items from her home.MSNBC: Gretchen Rossi Gets Restraining Order (March 19, 2009)
Gretchen Rossi News and Blogs
- Radar Online: Real Housewives Real-Life Drama (March 3, 2009)