Reality Man-Whore: How Real House-Husband Slade Went from Sugar Daddy to Kept Boy

Once upon a time Slade Smiley appeared on Real Housewives of Orange County with then-girlfriend Jo. Slade showed off his big house, his nice car, and his Black Amex Card (oooh ... I hear Madonna has one just like it!).

Then after breaking up with Jo and having a brief affair with another OC Housewife Lauri, Slade attempted to parlay his OC fame into a reality-tv career, pimping out his ex Jo for a tacky reality dating show. Classy guy, eh?

Like many of the housewives, though, Slade proved to be as bad at handling his money as he is at handling his relationships. Slade Smiley, the same guy that bought his girlfriend a Mercedes, apparently couldn't make his mortgage payments. Slade's OC home was foreclosed on and he was kicked out. Slade Smiley's financial situation has gotten so bad, he was recently arrested for failing to make child support payments.

Slade joins a long-list of Housewives cast members who have lost their houses. Real Housewives of Atlanta Nene Leakes, Lisa Wu Hartwell, and Sheree Whitfield, have all been evicted from their lavish homes. We will watch Real Housewives of OC Lynne Curtin get served her eviction notice on season 4 of the show, starting in November. Rumor has it Jeana Keough may not be far behind.

So what does a reality-man-whore like Slade Smiley do when he's flat broke? Why of course, strike up a relationship with Real Housewives of OC cast member Gretchen. Gretchen, after all, is the only OC housewive with a stash of cash. Gretchen is sitting on 2.5 million she inherited from dead fiance Jeff Beitzel. The disturbing part of the story, however, are online allegations that Gretchen and Slade were spending this poor man's money before his body was even cold. Gretchen's ex, Jay Photoglou, claims Gretchen and Slade started dating long before her 'fiance' passed away.

Slade's return should make for an interesting season. Slade has no love lost with OC Housewife Tamra Barney, who in the last episode of Season 3 criticized Slade's wardrobe choice by disparagingly refering to him as a "homo." (Yes, Tamra is that much of a bigot).