Caitlyn Jenner has come out swinging after Omarosa Manigault Newman labelled her a ‘Karen’ and said she was ‘very, very nasty’ ahead of their upcoming appearance on Big Brother VIP.
In a statement to Daily Mail Australia on Thursday, Caitlyn, 72, branded Omarosa ‘a bully’ and said she was ‘even more despicable’ than she’d expected.
‘I wasn’t a fan of Omarosa before the show because she’s a bully. After the show, she proved me wrong. She turned out to be an even more despicable human being than I could have ever imagined,’ she said.
Hitting back: Caitlyn Jenner (pictured) has come out swinging after Omarosa Manigault Newman labelled her a ‘Karen’ ahead of their upcoming appearance on Big Brother VIP
‘Hopefully she’ll still send me pictures of her wedding party that she had in the White House – the one where Secret Service kicked her out just like when she was fired.’
Omarosa, 47 – a former advisor to ousted US President Donald Trump – famously took members of her 39-person bridal party to the White House for a photo shoot ahead of her wedding to John Allen Newman in April 2017.
According to a report by Politico in November 2017, many White House staffers, including security, were caught off-guard by the photo shoot.
Fighting words: In a statement to Daily Mail Australia on Thursday, Caitlyn branded Omarosa Manigault Newman (pictured) ‘a bully’ and said she was ‘even more despicable’ than she’d expected
In a statement to Daily Mail Australia on Friday, Omarosa claimed Caitlyn was trying to take photos of her in the Big Brother house and said the former Keeping Up With the Kardashians star gave off ‘”Single White Female” vibes’.
‘By her own admission, she’s been obsessed with me even before I moved into the Big Brother House. It’s not surprising that Caitlyn wants pictures of me,’ she added.
Omarosa said she was ‘shocked’ Caitlyn left her political campaign for governor of California to appear on reality TV in Australia, and labelled it ‘a publicity stunt’.
Accusations: Omarosa claimed Caitlyn was trying to take photos of her in the Big Brother house and said the former Keeping Up With the Kardashians star gave off ‘”Single White Female” vibes’
‘By her own admission, she’s been obsessed with me even before I moved into the Big Brother House,’ Omarosa said of Caitlyn
‘Caitlyn bragged about how her campaign was nothing more than a publicity stunt and that her team was working to secure a lucrative TV and book deal from it. It was a massive grift,’ she added.
Speaking on The Kyle & Jackie O Show on Wednesday, Omarosa claimed Caitlyn was ‘nasty’ to her in the Big Brother VIP house, and even branded her as a ‘Karen’ to hosts Jackie ‘O’ Henderson and Kyle Sandilands.
‘Honestly, she didn’t talk to me very much. She was very, very nasty to me,’ Omarosa scathed.
Not happy: According to Omarosa, she and Caitlyn didn’t exactly see eye-to-eye when starring together on the Channel Seven series
‘I thought I was going to get to know Caitlyn, but instead I got to know a “Karen”.’
A ‘Karen’ is a colloquial term used to describe a self-righteous woman, usually middle-aged, who tells people how to do their jobs, asserts their rights and complains to the manager.
When asked if she connected with anyone else on the show, Omarosa cited AFL star Dayne Beams and NRL superstar Matt Cooper – who she described as her ‘bestie’.
‘Honestly, she didn’t talk to me very much. She was very, very nasty to me,’ Omarosa scathed about Caitlyn
Indeed, emotions are always heightened in the Big Brother house as celebrities are forced to spend every day together in close proximity.
However, earlier this year Caitlyn confirmed she was actually on the show for around a week in total, after revealing on Twitter she was ‘glad to be back’ in California for her campaign trail days after filming began in Sydney.
‘Great time abroad for fun and glad to be back in #California on the campaign trail!’ she wrote.
‘Good time’: Earlier this year, Caitlyn confirmed she was actually on the show for around week in total, after revealing on Twitter she was ‘glad to be back’ in California – days after filming began in Sydney
Missed: The former Olympian, who is rumoured to have been paid $500,000 to appear on Big Brother VIP, then shared a picture of her dog and captioned it: ‘Happy to be back in California!’
The former Olympian, who is rumoured to have been paid $500,000 to appear on Big Brother VIP, then shared a picture of her dog Bertha and captioned it: ‘So happy to be back in California!’
Filming for the new season began in Sydney on July 30, after Caitlyn had completed her mandatory two weeks of hotel quarantine.
Her swift return to America all but confirmed she would be one of the first contestants to leave Big Brother VIP when it airs on Channel Seven next month.
Big Brother VIP premieres Monday, November 1, on Channel Seven and 7plus
Not long now! Big Brother VIP premieres Monday, November 1, on Channel Seven and 7plus