Is Meredith Marks and Lisa Barlow’s friendship on the mend?
During the season 4 premiere episode on Tuesday The Real Housewives of Salt Lake City, viewers saw Marks and Barlow plan to work on their strained friendship. But Marks told PEOPLE ahead of the premiere that she’s “cautiously optimistic” about redemption with her costum and wants to be a “big girl.”
“I feel like there were a lot of chefs in the kitchen in our friendship,” she says. “Do I think we’re both responsible for the things we did? Absolutely. I don’t blame other people, but there were a lot of dynamics that were going on there that definitely contributed to the breakdown of our friendship that was out of our control.”
Of her efforts, she adds, “I was cautiously optimistic that maybe we could find, not the same friendship that we had because there’s a different dynamic, but find good common ground with a foundation of kindness and respect.”
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As for where the two stand now? “It’s better this year than it was a year ago,” Marks tells PEOPLE before adding, “which isn’t saying much because it was pretty bad a year ago.”
While Marks and Barlow were introduced as close friends at the start of season one, the two experienced a tumultuous on-camera friendship, including Barlow’s hot mic moment in season two, during which she attacked Marks’ character, family and marriage. And despite Marks telling PEOPLE that their relationship has improved a bit, the Season 4 trailer makes it seem like their friendship has to get worse before it gets better.
“Do you want me to go there with my husband?” Marks asks Barlow in the teaser, adding, “I can go there. Don’t… with me!”
Lisa Barlow during a panel at BravoCon in New York in October 2022.
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In the season four premiere episode, Marks also clashed with fellow housewife Whitney Rose over comments Rose made to the press about her. Earlier, the jewelry designer admitted to Heather Gay that Rose has gotten under her skin lately.
“I feel like for the most part, with how much I’ve thrown at myself, I’ve been relatively indifferent, but there’s been so much put on me that you’re definitely going to see me engage,” Marks tells PEOPLE about the situation and what’s to come this year. season.
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Meredith Marks at Pride Night with GLAAD and the NFL in February 2023.
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Caviar founder Meredith Marks also reflected on how she stays composed through the show’s undeniable drama. Her motto? Not caring what others think of her and doing right by her “moral code”.
She explains, “The reality of the matter is, I always say, ‘I don’t know why anyone thinks I really care what they think of me.’ Because I don’t have any.”
“If you want to make stuff up, go ahead. I don’t care,” adds Marks. “You are not my mother. You are not my daughter. If you want to believe, go and believe.”
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The Real Housewives of Salt Lake City airs Tuesdays at 9pm ET on Bravo.
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