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M B
14 hours agoWhat Stephanie and Dutch boyfriend Phillip?!? She has never said he was her boyfriend? Do you know something the rest of us don’t?
Muriel Kramer
14 hours ago
Yeah, it either seems like they didn't know that he's just a friend, or Steph and Philip were EXTREMELY secretive in their relationship, so as no one of us caught on, but I doubt that one.
Patricia Nolan
11 hours ago (edited)
They’ve been together for a year and yes she made him an ‘employee’ after they started to date. How her patrons who send her over $30k a month don’t have a problem with this little fact is beyond me.
Lisa Akinlabi
10 hours ago
Yeah this is a tad shocking as there was never a hint of this in the years I have watched Stephanie. It would be lovely though as I like them both so much.
Gee
9 hours ago
Apparently, according to a friend who is a patron of hers, she has been dating him for a while and that everyone knew, people from other chateaus included. This means all the times she stayed at other chateaus and pretended they were sleeping in seperate bedrooms it was a lie to cover up their relationship.
SuperFossinator
5 hours ago
@Patricia Nolan he's not paid from the Patron funds. I'm a Patron and am very happy for them. FYI none of our business
Gee
4 hours ago
@SuperFossinator I don't mind they are in a relationship, I mind that she lied to cover it up when they went away. Why always put on a display about having separate rooms when they were sleeping in the same bed - she should have just not told anyone where they were sleeping. I no longer see her in the same light.
Muriel Kramer
2 hours ago
@Gee Exactly, I'm extremely happy for both of them, but being deliberately misled to believe the opposite feels weird. And after so long! I could've understood keeping it under wraps for the first weeks/months, but all this time? We see that they make each other happy and have very similar interests and passions, what would they be afraid of?
Patricia Nolan
2 hours ago
@SuperFossinator why go to such lengths to lie and drag the other chateau owners into it? I always felt they behaved a little differently around poor Philip but now we know why. Who wants to be perpetuating lies on film? And what else is being lied about?
Gee
1 hour ago (edited)
@Patricia Nolan I feel the same. I remember when she went to stay with Philip and Anna at Chateau le Fleur and doing a whole song and dance about saying goodnight to Philip (her Philip) and saying that she hopes he enjoys his room and she was off to go and edit. She didn’t need to do that, they could have just not filmed going to bed. Why lie and perform? I understand her desire to keep it private, but I don’t support the nonsense she did to try and cover up for it.
Patricia Nolan
1 hour ago
@Gee oh and she had herself filmed in a hospital bed with a mystery illness so claiming privacy now seems redundant. Sorry but have such a hard time believing liars. And forcing Marie and Cat and Selmer and Dan and Nati to go along is terrible.
Lainie Weeks
58 minutes ago
Quite the revelation, huh? I'm pasting my reply to another comment-- Stephanie did a live Q&A with the patrons and these were my big takeaways: 1) Like the rest of us, Stephanie always thought Philip was gay. He jumps in to tell her that at some point, he communicated that he was (also?) "interested in women". She was surprised one day when he tried to kiss her. They'd bonded so much over china and tableware, she thought she'd give it a try! LOL. (Ok that last part was me paraphrasing.) 2) She was asked if she and Philip have long-term plans for their future. When she (very appropriately, gracefully) began to answer that most relationships come to an end eventually, referencing how well she gets along with all her exes ((between the lines implication: no reason for there to be be drama when this one ends!)), and evoked the very large age difference in this case, and Philip's dream to be a musical theatre star (which he can't do in rural France)...This was all very clear messaging: Stephanie was trying to communicate that she cares for Philip, but she doesn't see this as a long-term situation. -- HOWEVER! Young Philip was adamant! Jumping in to say that he sees NO REASON this relationship should EVER end. (LOL, dear reader, I yelped!) It was so embarrassing. 3) When asked by a patron whether a ring she wears is a duplicate of one of Philip's, Stephanie explains that NO, they are not matching rings. It's only a coincidence that they look alike. At which point, the following exchange occurs: Philip: "We're not married". Stephanie (laughing uncomfortably): NO! No no no no no no Philip: "But if we were to marry, would it be in the chapel? Or somewhere else?" Stephanie: "....." (horrified, confused): What? (incredulous, annoyed) No, no, no, we're NOT talking about marriage!! Philip: "I, I... wasn't... never mind." Honestly, I feel badly for Stephanie. I'm a fan and a patron, but she made a mistake, getting into this. Philip definitely wants to "s'incruster" /to stay forever at the chateau. And he did not miss an opportunity to declare his lordship during that Q&A. He's either actually in love, or this is a grift. She's going to have a terrible time getting loose of this kid. It's much better to be the chatelaine's payroll boyfriend and to travel the world buying dishes and antique furniture, than to have to wait tables between auditions. Why would he ever want to leave? Ohhh la la la la. Stephanie, I wish you luck!
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Bibi BonBon
36 minutes ago
Bibi BonBon
33 minutes ago
@Muriel Kramer Loos the rich gay demographics, a big part of their income?
Bibi BonBon
30 minutes ago
@Patricia Nolan Exactly: what else is being lied about? Wake up people!
Patricia Nolan
17 minutes ago
@Bibi BonBon will she still do the phony filming of her ‘just waking up’ knowing that Philip just rolled out of bed and turned the camera on?