Pink Shade

Pink Shade

Pink Shade, hosted by Mary Payne Gilbert, has the best breakdowns and takedowns of your favorite reality TV. Mary Payne recaps the shows we all love (and love to hate) three times a week with rotating co-hosts. MP covers the 90 Day Fiance franchise, Love After Lockup franchise, as well as Bravo shows. From Mugshot Monday to Pop and Bravo on Thursdays! Mary Payne and her guests untangle the complexities, love lives, family relationships, and general ridiculousness of the fascinating people on Bravo, WeTV, TLC and more! Learn more: www.pinkshadepodcast.com

Episodes

July 15, 2025 77 mins
Amanda sits in for MP with Keisha this week for the finale of TLC's Virgins. But MP HAD to share her opinions so take a listen! Rhasha gives herself permission to experience new things at an adult resort as Deanne explores her sexual attraction to Conrad; Alex reveals to Lauren that he's still a virgin; Sonali experiences sensual pleasure at the hands of a priestess healer.

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Mary Payne and Kimberly chat about the premiere episode of season 4 of 90 Day UK (Discovery Plus). We meet 3 couples and we have to say that delusion knows no borders. We meet Shannon (25) and Mete (32) from Turkey. He's super jealous and her best friend is her next door neighbor Jay...what could go wrong? We meet Zena (65) and Ebrima (44) from The Gambia. He NEVER asks for money, until he asks for $3000 for a taxi business. And fi...
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While Mary Payne is on the mend, Kimberly is joined by the third member of their throuple, Katie! Yes that’s right, A Date with Dateline is fully taking over Pink Shade to talk about Episode 2 of 90 Day Happily Ever After! Because if Kimberly has to suffer through watching Gino make out, then so should Katie. Besides Gino continuing to suck face through the Vegas strip, the entire state of Florida is feeling the ramifications of la...
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July 10, 2025 3 mins
Listen to a brief update from Pink Shade host Mary Payne!
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Kate Casey is sitting in to share a mini-episode pop culture roundup this week on Pop & Bravo. From The Valley to HBO's "My Mom Jayne," a new documentary, Kate fills us in on everything!

Please note - there is no video for this episode

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It's a Bunkie Takeover! Keisha and Matt discuss Virgins (s1e5) "Stealing Home". Deanne goes on a live dating show and surprisingly it goes well and she lands a date with Conrad.  Sonali gets over her fear and lets Wayne massage her shoulders.  Baby steps!  Alex has a new girl named Lauren and although we question her date night fashions, she's very cute and we hope it's a match!  Rhasha talks to her sex therapist who tells her she'...
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While Mary Payne is out this week (get well soon, MP!), Kimberly is joined by Reality Gay’s hilarious ginger Matt Marr to discuss the wild season premiere of 90 Day Happily Ever After! Are these couples happy? No, not especially. But at least  they haven’t learned any lessons from their previous seasons and are still making great tv. In this season opener, Darcey gets terrified by some clowns and thinks that she dresses demurely en...
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Mary Payne talks about all the goings on at Bravo with Melissa Reich (Your Bish Therapist). As always, we delve into Jax's behavior as well as Janet's behavior and our shared love of Zack! We dig into Darcey and Stacey and the "fame" of the 90 Day World. We also talk about the last episode of RHOA and the latest episode of RHOM and Next Gen NYC. Follow Melissa Reich @yourbishtherapist

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On the latest episode of TLC's Virgins (s2e4) "Third Base" - it's just getting weirder. Rhasha has a date with a guy who is also into spanking - yet she decides not to pursue it. Deanne meets a cute guy at a cold plunge and decides to go on a beach date (don't mess it up, girl!). Sonali has a meeting with a sexual surrogate and surprise surprise, it does not go well. And finally, Alex tells Andrea the truth about his home situation...
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Mary Payne and Kimberly chat about 90 Day Fiance (s11e20) Tell All Part 2. Wow, this is a long episode guys so buckle in! Sarper and Shekinah fight with a lot of people (including Danielle who is there for no reason), Mahdi and Stevi fight with Danielle and Amani, Shawn and Alliya aren't banging much and we still think they have an arrangement, Megin chimes in AGAIN about Jessica and Juan, Mina hasn't seen her son in 11 months, and...
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MP and Keisha break down Match Me Abroad (s2e1) "Let the Flames Begin". On this new season - we meet Amber who is headed to Ireland with Katarina as her matchmaker and we meet Monica who is headed to Brazil with Luiza as her matchmaker. Also, Harold returns! Harold is headed to Singapore with Dolly as his matchmaker. It looks like a fun season, so buckle up!

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Mary Payne and Keisha talk about this week's episode of Virgins (s1e3) "Second Base". Rhasha still needs to go to a weekend BDSM camp and work out all her fantasies, Sonali has yet another awkward doctor's visit, Deanne continues to be insufferable and Alex gets a makeover and goes on a fun date with Andrea! And finally, Mary Payne and Keisha learn what the G in G-spot means!

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June 19, 2025 71 mins
Mary Payne talks to friend and fellow podcaster (and Bravoholic) Mandy Slutsker of Is This Real Life? podcast. We chat about our love for Real Housewives of Miami and our love for Phaedra on RHOA. We break down Jax's subdued appearance on WWHL as well as the finale of Love Hotel. Follow Mandy @mandyslutsker on Instagram

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Mary Payne and Keisha talk about the second episode of TLC's new show, Virgins! On this episode, Alex goes to tantra speed dating and he finds a girl to possibly date! Go Alex! Rhasha meets up with a guy named Zack and she immediately tells him she's a virgin but doesn't tell him about all of her 50 Shades of Gray fantasies. Sonali uses her vaginal dilators ON CAMERA and even we were stunned. Deanne tells us she only wants a Liam H...
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Mary Payne chats with Amye Archer (Little Miss Recap) about the season finale of 90 Day Fiance (s11e18) "All You Need is Love". Shekinah and Sarper have the 90th wedding and there's no fanfare about it but it happens in a bed with Sarper doing Patrick Swayze doing Chippendales on SNL. Stevi and Mahdi get married, Mina and Mark get married and Jessica and Juan get married. The throuple have a fight and Amani shows her true colors. W...
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This week, Mary Payne chats with content creator, Roxana Chin (Reality Rox) about all things 90 Day Fiance! We break down how Roxana creates her hilarious impressions of 90 Day cast members as well as Love is Blind, Temptation Island and The Bachelor. Follow Roxana @reality.rox on Insta and @realityrox on TikTok.

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Mary Payne and Keisha talk about TLC's latest show The Virgins (s1e1) "Strike Out". We meet our 4 virgins, Alex, Deanne, Rhasha and Sonali. All of these virgins have a myriad of reasons for being late bloomers and we can't wait to follow their journeys and deflowerings!

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Hey Bunkies! MP and Keisha have been in travel hell all day, so our Tuesday episode will be delayed until late afternoon. Thank you for your patience! Producer Ingrid will get the ep uploaded to your feeds ASAP. 
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Mary Payne chats with 1/3 of her throuple, Katie from A Date with Dateline, about the latest episode of 90 Day Fiance (s11e17) "Too Late for Love". On this episode Shawn and Alliya get married in haste and Alliya is stunned that everyone is mad she is 2 hours late. Stevi and Mahdi work out their "bi" issue and Saeed stirs the pot. Shekinah and Sarper arrive at the hotel for their BEDDING and she's upset because it's NOT CUTE. Greg ...
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