Last week we brought you a Tribute to Ronnie Negus by @RonnieNegusFans. This week we bring you a Jody Claman Tribute by one of her biggest supporters who is very well known on Twitter who is none other than Linda aka @LindaNTyler. I reached out to Linda and she decided to give us her thoughts on who Jody is and why she admires her. Linda writes the following: "Why try to fit in,
when you were born to stand out?! (My favorite line that describes Jody in my
eyes. lol)
There are several
words that would describe Jody: Jewish, wife, mother, sister, daughter,
self-made business woman, chef/baker entrepreneur, TV personality, inspiration
and sweet friend.
I have to admit
when Real Housewives of Vancouver was scheduled to come on the air, I was not
the least bit interested. I was a Real Housewives of New York fan. I decided to
watch one episode and I suddenly realized, I enjoyed Jody’s sense of humor, her
honesty, her upfront attitude and then watched the second show. Jody had me
hooked from then on, and I followed her on the show and eventually on twitter.
Jody had many great things happen on the show such as having her daughter Mia on the show to support her, having Glass House on the show was amazing and gave Jody a chance to wear items and show her fashions and accessories to all viewers which was a major plus. She was able to take us inside to some of her private life…. But just a little. She was also able to show us a bit of her plans with her cookbook which her recipes and pictures will be beautiful. So many great things, but not without some, shall we say not so well.
I’d say some of
the worst things that happened to her were the lies Christina told Jody about
Mia, and of course the dreaded last show where she was bombarded by all. I had
overwhelming tears of disbelief and come to find out later it was a 3hr ordeal
for her. I’ve watched it since and still get tears.
All that being
said, Jody brought her true self to each and every episode. She never let
anyone bring her down and handled herself as she needed to. I know she came
across harsh at times, but it was her way of making a point. We all know the
show is edited for drama and she was portrayed in a way I don’t believe for one
second that she is that way on a daily basis. They just decided to edit to the
more dramatic parts for her character.
Jody has extended her heart to starting up Larry Lunch
Bucket which is feeding the homeless at Oppenheimer Park
One thing we know
for sure is that you never know what amazing outfit she will wear (with or
without her tiara), or what she will say, but we do know she is entertaining,
loveable, tells one liners like no one else, can be a whole lot of fun, but
will be direct, honest and will correct or tell it like it is. Some just don’t
handle the truth well on the show. I have been so lucky to keep in contact with
her almost daily and have talked to her on the phone. She is so busy and works
on so many projects, it’s hard for her to have time in a day, but keeps in
touch when she can. She is my inspiration and has helped me change in many
ways. I am so blessed and thankful that Jody is part of my life as a friend who
I can trust and she trusts me. We have shared past and present lives and she is
from a good place! She herself decides what she wants the public to know, and
is very private and she should be respected for that.
Getting a tweet, a
Twitter DM, Facebook message or whatever from her, it gives me a reason to
smile especially on days that aren’t going so well. She is always there for me
in some way! Thanks Jodes.. You are treasured and loved! Xx"
Photo Credit: Slice
