Fans of “The Valley” think Michelle Saniei could be out next season based on her seat placement in the season 2 reunion—and her rocky relationship with her ex, Jesse Lally.
The original “Valley” cast member was seated in the very last chair for the season 2 sitdown, farthest away from host Andy Cohen, despite being part of several major storylines thus far.
Saniei sat in the very last chair on the right side of Cohen after Brittany Cartwright, Kristen Doute, Luke Broderick, Nia Sanchez, and Danny Booko during the taping that took place on May 2. Saniei’s ex-husband, Jesse Lally, was in the second chair from Cohen on the left side, right after Jax Taylor.
Fans noted the odd placement right away, with some predicting that it’s a clue to the cast member’s fate on the Bravo reality show.
“Michelle last seat tells me everything😂 that tells me that there’s no story other than what we’ve already seen😮,” one fan wrote on Instagram.
“Michelle on the very end? So I take it she’s not coming back,” another agreed.
“Michelle on the end versus Jesse second seat (also closest to Andy for a non vpr cast member) that says a lot,” a third chimed in.
“Jesse second chair and Michelle last…I feel like that means something but not sure what,” another added.
“It means that Jesse got the show in the divorce 💀 ,” another fan cracked.
Fans Reacted to Michelle Saniei’s Storylines This Season on ‘The Valley’
Saniei has had a difficult time just a few episodes in this season on “The Valley.” Her nasty divorce from Lally has been a main storyline on the show. She was also accused of cheating on Lally with her new boyfriend, Aaron Nosler. Lally also spread a false rumor that his ex slept with men for money.
“To have both prostitution and cheating storylines and STILL be last chair is almost impressive lmao,” one viewer commented on Instagram.
Despite the fact that she’s been part of several storylines, fans on Reddit described Saniei as “disposable to the show” with her new boyfriend, who isn’t really part of the friend group.
Others were turned off by the fact that Saniei actually suggested that the group should “vote” for who should stay in a separate hotel—her or Lally—for a cast trip that Lally organized.
“Girl come on. He’s paying for the trip! You don’t even have to come, you hate him!” one Reddit user wrote.
“That’s the whole thing, like girl, sit this one out. I literally had to rewind to see if I heard her correctly asking him to sleep at a hotel on his trip 🤦♀️,” another agreed.
Andy Cohen Previously Explained the Seating Chart Process
It is possible that Saniei’s storylines die out early this season, as only three episodes of “The Valley” have aired this far. The reunion seating chart does provide a clue to how the rest of the season plays out.
According to BravoTV.com, Cohen and executive producer Lisa Shannon previously explained the seating assignment process during the Tribeca TV Festival’s “Tribeca Talks: Ten Years with ‘The Real Housewives of New York City’” event in 2018.
“It’s usually whomever has the bigger story that season is gonna be the one that sits next to Andy,” Shannon confirmed. “And we take into consideration, obviously, who’s not friendly at that moment. So that’s how the couches get divided. And then we also take into account who will be fighting or conversing with one another across the couches.”
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‘The Valley’ Fans Think Cast Member Is Out For Season 3 Based on 2 Things