Michelle Saniei has no complaints about her position at The Valley’s season 2 reunion.
“I was told that it was actually one of the hardest seating charts to do because there were just so many people that didn’t get along,” Michelle, 38, exclusively shared with Us Weekly on Tuesday, May 6. “At one point, I was next to Brittany [Cartwright] and it just kept switching and switching until the last minute.”
On Friday, May 2, Bravo revealed the seating chart for The Valley’s first-ever reunion.
Brittany, 36, and her estranged husband, Jax Taylor, were seated closest to host Andy Cohen while Michelle and Zack Wickham were placed furthest away.
“It is what it is,” Michelle told Us. “I don’t think it means anything. And they told me that it didn’t. To be honest, I didn’t want to be directly across from [my estranged husband] Jesse [Lally], so I was fine with it.”
Although season 2 is just getting started, the cast taped their reunion show earlier than expected — presumably because cast members Kristen Doute and Nia Sanchez are pregnant and expecting babies in the coming weeks.
While Michelle couldn’t share details about what went down during the taping, she admitted to Us that she knew very little about what Bravo reunions entailed.
“I never watched a reality TV reunion, nothing,” she revealed. “I’m just going to go into it — I always do — and just be who I am. … I felt like I got to say what I wanted to say.”
When asked how Andy, 56, was feeling after a long day of taping, Michelle believes he was surprised but satisfied.
“I think he was a little bit in shock,” she guessed. “I think it went well.”
Ever since Michelle signed up for The Valley, the reality star has experienced her fair share of drama with the cast.
Before season 1 kicked off in March 2024, Us exclusively confirmed that Michelle and Jesse, 44, had separated after nearly six years of marriage. Since then, cameras have captured the couple struggling to get along as they attempt to amicably coparent their 4-year-old daughter, Isabella.
When asked about possibly signing up for season 3, Michelle said she wants fans to see her in a happier space with boyfriend Aaron Nosler.
“It would be really nice to be like, I’m divorced, and this is me finally happy,” she said. “Aaron comes on here and there and you get to see how happy I am, but I feel like I was still dealing with Jesse and the divorce. … I just recently moved into Aaron’s house. Now that we’re living together, it would be nice to continue the story in a positive way.”
The Valley airs on Bravo Tuesdays at 9 p.m. ET. Stream old episodes anytime on Peacock.
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