Dorinda Medley reveals ‘dirty’ reason she fell for ex John Mahdessian – plus her easy cleaning tips for spills & stains
FORMER New York Housewife star Dorinda Medley knows how to clean up both messy homes and messy relationships.
She is, after all, famously known for her previous courtship with John Mahdessian — as well as her hostessing skills.
TALK DIRTY TO ME
Dorinda’s Berkshires mansion, Bluestone Manor, has been the backdrop of many Housewives moments — but perhaps the biggest drama of all was her ongoing love saga with Mahdessian.
As the third-generation owner of the renowned cleaning and restoration company Madame Paulette, her former beau also knows a thing or two about dealing with messes.
It should therefore come as no surprise that their connection all started over their shared love of cleaning.
It seemed that talking getting dirty marks out was what made her swoon for the stain-removal titan.
“I think I fell in love with John Medessian because he talked about stains on our second date and somehow I found it very sexy and consoling,” she told The U.S. Sun.
Originally founded by his uncle, New York-based couture cleaner Madame Paulette has helped restore everything from Princess Diana’s gowns to Joe DiMaggio’s original baseball jersey.
LEFT A MARK
Speaking of stains, Dorinda also shared some of her favorite products for getting out even those hard-to-remove wine and coffee spots.
One of her secret stain removal weapons in her cleaning arsenal is an all-purpose mist.
The reality star raved about how the $5 Clorox Clorox Clean-Up Cleaner + Bleach “takes the whole stain up,” especially on carpets.
“You spill red wine and you think you’re doomed so I love a good stain remover and this is the best,” she said.
“We all get so frightened by stains — you’re never quite sure how to use pure bleach but this is so easy,” she added.
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She also’s not one for letting messes linger and uses the brand’s $4 wipes in her home.
“I believe that you wipe as you go along. Wipe and throw away,” she said.
“I have wipes in every single room.
I just can never understand how people leave their own sinks a mess.
Dorinda Medley
“If you spill something, take care of it, don’t just leave it there to get sticky.”
She also uses wipes to clean knobs and surfaces to get rid of germs and viruses.
Another go-to in her arsenal include is the “easy” $5 Clorox foaming toilet bomb bowl cleaner.
“You throw them in there and there’s no effort,” she said.
While she likes to buy cleaning products to to deal with messes, she remembers a trick her mother and grandmother both employes.
She said they used vinegar around the home to eliminate odors, and also put it down the garbage disposal.
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Dorinda previously spoke with The U.S. Sun about her biggest cleaning pet peeves when she has guests stay over.
Housewives, you know who you are.
“I just can never understand how people leave their own sinks a mess,” she said.
“That’s a real pet peeve of mine,” she continued.
One thing that really “drives her crazy” is when people take their makeup off on her towels.
“I provide wipes, so I don’t get it,” she added.
And people who let stains set in her fridge? Another nightmare.
“I cannot stand when people leave a messy refrigerator when they spill something or leave it open and let the stain become sticky,” she said.
Dorinda's favorite cleaning supplies
- $7 Clorox disinfecting wipes clean thousands of messes from raw egg to coffee spills and are bleach-free
- $4.99 Clorox foaming toilet bomb toilet bowl cleaner from Target fights stains to refresh your toilet
- $7.88 Clorox 2 for Colors from Walmart is a color-safe stain remover that works against red wine and coffee
- $5 Clorox clean-up mist kills viruses on hard nonporous surfaces while tackling odors