“I wasn’t nervous because of that,” laughed Jayne after the show. “You’re nervous because of the production, so I wasn’t nervous because of Carrie Ann. I’ve known of her for many years and we were doing something different.”
She faced some tough criticism from the judges. “I had a good time tonight and wasn’t upset about what the judges said,” she admitted. “They’re here to critique and they’re doing their job.”
Part of that critique involved “toning down the sexy” -- and for anyone familiar with the real Erika Girardi, that’s not what her alter-ego Erika Jayne is all about. “You know some people love it, some people don’t,” she said. “That’s okay. It’s their choice and it is what it is. You have to own who you are. I don’t see why I should be anything other than who I am.”
Jayne will be seen tonight on Part 1 of this season’s The Real Housewives of Beverly Hills reunion special on Bravo. “The reunions are always emotional,” she said. “There are walk-offs and tears and yelling, all kinds of stuff. I just hope it’s entertaining. I think it is and isn’t that what you want?”