Julie Montagu Doesn’t Think Caroline Stanbury Cares About Her Feelings!

Lady Hitchingbrooke, or as you and I know her, Julie Monatgu, the most limber Viscountess on the Ladies of London, is a dynamo. As we watched her perform complicated yoga stances, tootle around London on her bicycle, make Julie’s Unbelievable Balls or JUB (insert your own naughty joke here), and raise four kids, I grew exhausted just watching her.

So it’s little wonder that when Jules reached out to her good frenemy, Caroline Stanbury, for business advice, she was disappointed.

“When someone tells you, “You don’t have a brain,” it doesn’t help one’s self confidence. So I walked away actually feeling really bad about myself and not very confident in my business JUB.”

Actually, in between the verbal jousts, Caroline did give her good advice about asking for more investment capital in case JUB takes off. But I guess it was hard for Julie hear when she was still wincing from all the jabs Caroline threw her way.

My guess—and keep in mind I’m just an armchair psychologist—is that Julie is hyperstressed. Not only is she a busy mom and entrepreneur, she’s an American in a titled position. Everyone is going to throw stones, aiming to knock her off that pedestal. On top of that, her husband spends each week away from home, trying to keep their ancestral manor, Mapperton, afloat. This ain’t Downton Abbey, kids. This is the real deal.

So I think she’s feeling the weight of all that on her toned shoulders, and when Caroline pops off with her one-liners, Jules doesn’t find them funny.

“Yoga is a major part of my life, so when someone makes fun of you again (first it’s that I have no brain and now this), it makes me feel like I’m not really good at anything I do in Caroline’s eyes.”

Did Julie overreact? Yep. Does Caroline lack compassion? Most definitely.

“…I really don’t think Caroline cares at all what she says or does to me. She thinks it’s all just very funny. And this is where we’re different — I would never ever make fun of her and her businesses. Ever.”

And therein lies the crux of our problem. Julie is sensitive; Caroline is cold. Even when her friend is crying, Caroline can’t muster up a sincere “Sorry, sister. I shouldn’t have slammed your biz. You’re a yoga goddess, and sometimes I come across as bitchy.” Because she’s Caroline f-ing Stanbury. She doesn’t apologize to anyone. And yet, she should.

“I guess her comment to me was funny to her, so at least someone walked away feeling good about themselves. Oh well.”

What do you think? Did Caroline go one step too far? Or is Julie too fragile for reality TV? 

 

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