‘The Real Housewives of Miami’ Returns & Guerdy Abraira Says ‘There’s No Sauce Like The Miami Sauce’

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Since being rebooted four years ago, “The Real Housewives of Miami” has remained a highly appreciated, glossy and splashy franchise.

With a combination of original housewives and now beloved newer fan favorites, the women of Miami have a unique perspective in the Housewives landscape. For Guerra Abraira, she has balanced mojitos with her family and a very personal cancer journey, but is now making time to pivot to a brand-new career. I sat down with this legendary event planner to chat about her fourth season as a Miami cast member, fractured friendships, and her secret to keeping her marriage and family solid through the lens of reality television.

The new season of “The Real Housewives of Miami” has kicked off chaotically in the best possible way. From your perspective, how do you think you are jiving with everyone?

I don’t even know myself, if that’s possible! I like to call it a Rubik’s Cube, when you think you’re good, you’re not. When you think you are, you’re not. It’s really an interesting dynamic with these girls and I am just really recovering from having my reconstructive surgeries and getting back into the groove of things and excited to get into the groove. What happens after that is beyond my understanding. There are lots of lost in translation moments and I think friendships are being tested. This season, loyalty is non-existent in many cases. It’s cringey many times, but it is what it is and it ain’t what it ain’t..literally..and the splashes (laughs)!

Speaking of that, seeing real friendships fracture on-screen is difficult for the cast members it impacts, as well as the viewers. When you have true friendships that fracture, how does it impact you outside the show?

I have been a true friend on and off camera and some people decided to switch up when the lenses went up. There’s been a big gap between filming and when you’re hit upside the head with, “Surprise, this is the new me,” it’s like, “Whoa who’s this before me?” Some people in the group I don’t recognize at all. There is a re-introduction to new people in the group; I didn’t know there was a recast, but there must be a new version (laughs)! It’s disappointing, it gets dark, you’ll see some grace, you’ll see clap-backs, and all of those things are needed to try to find the root of where this is all coming from.

Trust is at the root of every relationship and when that is broken its hard to reestablish it.

It’s like PTSD honey. The person I am, I am reactionary. I need to say, “No more grace.” That is the problem with me, too much grace is the issue. We’re hands-off now, we’re not pouring water into cups that are not being poured back into mine. There are the boundaries, you don’t get to do this and you don’t get to do that. And we are going to find our words the entire time, we know how to find our words, not the water.

The truth will always come out. You can play whatever games you want and I am going to be here just chilling and waiting. One thing about me, I didn’t become Harper's Bazaar’s and Vogue’s Best Planner by not taking notes. I take notes, I listen, then I will bring you the beautiful receipts with a bow on them, This season you see the best of Guerdy!

I was a fan of yours before the show, you are so extraordinarily detailed in every event you present. What has it been like to be “Guerdyfying” events now as a Housewife?

I am actually taking a pause doing events because of my cancer journey, and it actually feels so good because my brand is developing into something else. What people don’t know is that my major was communication arts, so I have TV experience. I actually have my own segment now called G Spot With Guerdy that is going to be airing on Island TV, which is a local station, but airing everywhere.

I am going to be doing another side of Guerdy that people have not seen, which is the journalism and correspondent side. It is really exciting to be able to shed my layers; there is way more of me than you have seen and this season, you actually get to see a very deep core issue that has been at the root of some relationships where I am being understood by my friends and other people. This season, I think you are really going to get to know me and that is going to be good.

One thing about you that we all love is your gorgeous husband, Russell. He stays fairly low-key, but he will stick up for you when he has to. What is your secret to staying so tight despite the chaos that may be around you?

I’ll tell you, I am actually a tomboy in my nature. I am either glam or I am going to be the simplest girl you are going to meet. For sure, we keep it simple; that is the way we make things work. We are very direct, we are very honest and we go back to the core of who we were before any of this. That is that high school sweetheart love, we protect our own love. That integrity can never be stripped by Hollywood because he doesn’t want it. He’s only here for me, he doesn’t want to be in the spotlight. I know where his limits are, so I respect those. The minute that you push someone to go on stage when they don’t want to, that is going to be the beginning of the demise, and I see that blind spot in him. It’s a dance.

We are speaking right in the midst of Pride month, and the LGBTQ community absolutely lives for you and the ladies. What is it like for the show to have such a fantastic LGBTQ fanbase?

We do have a couple cameos from Carmen Carrera, and you know what she brings to the table! I am hoping we see more of her because it is a voice that is very needed and a Miami representation that is a void for sure. Her transformation and evolution from who she was to who she is remarkable. The trailblazing work that she has done for and with the community should be studied, honey! I love her, I really do.

Florida gets a great deal of backlash due to the current political climate, but what gives you the most Pride about your state?

There is no other sauce like the Miami sauce, honey! It is literally a melting pot that you cannot replicate the recipe to. We could have had a 30 episode season, it is the passion of the culture clash and or/symphony that we create together. Everyone has their cultural aspect on the respect levels, how you talk to someone, so even asking a question can create some sort of drama in itself. I am not saying that it's always good, but it’s to be studied and there is always a teachable moment behind everything that we are as a cast and as a group.

We love hard, we fight hard, and we are very passionate about everything. That collision could be a beautiful or ugly or whatever it's gonna be, it’s gonna be. We’re not polite, and we are going to give it to you real. That is the difference between a Beverly Hills and Miami, how we communicate. No one is wrong how they communicate, but it’s different, you either love it or you don’t.

“The Real Housewives of Miami” airs Wednesdays at 9 p.m./8c on Bravo (airs next day on Peacock)

Follow Guerdy Abraira on Instagram @guerdydesign

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