Watch out, Bethenny Frankel!
Another "Real Housewives" cast member may be given her own talk show.
Caroline Manzo, from "The Real Housewives of New Jersey," one of the most popular series in the Bravo franchise, has often been mentioned in development meetings, following the initial test run of Frankel’s show.
"There are a lot of sheep in the TV business. Once a formula is successful, everyone wants to copy it," one TV insider tells me.
"Caroline's name has come up several times and although it's still in the very early stages, I wouldn't be at all surprised if she gets her own chat show."
A few months ago, Caroline co-hosted her first daytime show, joining Jane and Sara on "New York Live," where she proved to everyone that she had what it took.
"Caroline Manzo is appealing for daytime talk because she has the 'it' factor," explains Amy Rosenblum, executive producer of New York Live. "You want to be friends with Caroline. Why? Because she's nice and she's honest and she says what the viewers are feeling. I loved Caroline when she co-hosted because she wasn't afraid to speak her feelings -- and what she said had a huge impact."
Caroline says that no one has contacted her yet, but said it would be something she would love to do.
"Caroline is perfect for women at home," Rosenblum, who also runs the high-profile media training company Media Masters, tells me. "She is smart, relatable and feels comfortable in her own skin."
Adrienne Maloof Skips Real Housewives Reunion, Wanted To Avoid Lisa & Brandi!
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Another "Real Housewives" cast member may be given her own talk show.
Caroline Manzo, from "The Real Housewives of New Jersey," one of the most popular series in the Bravo franchise, has often been mentioned in development meetings, following the initial test run of Frankel’s show.
"There are a lot of sheep in the TV business. Once a formula is successful, everyone wants to copy it," one TV insider tells me.
"Caroline's name has come up several times and although it's still in the very early stages, I wouldn't be at all surprised if she gets her own chat show."
A few months ago, Caroline co-hosted her first daytime show, joining Jane and Sara on "New York Live," where she proved to everyone that she had what it took.
"Caroline Manzo is appealing for daytime talk because she has the 'it' factor," explains Amy Rosenblum, executive producer of New York Live. "You want to be friends with Caroline. Why? Because she's nice and she's honest and she says what the viewers are feeling. I loved Caroline when she co-hosted because she wasn't afraid to speak her feelings -- and what she said had a huge impact."
Caroline says that no one has contacted her yet, but said it would be something she would love to do.
"Caroline is perfect for women at home," Rosenblum, who also runs the high-profile media training company Media Masters, tells me. "She is smart, relatable and feels comfortable in her own skin."
It looks like the ‘Real Housewives of Beverly Hills’ reunion show will be missing one cast member.
RadarOnline exclusively learned that Adrienne Maloof did not attend the reunion Tuesday because she didn’t want to open herself up to nasty questions from her co-stars.
“Adrienne decided not to go the reunion taping because she did not feel like taking any of Lisa Vanderpump’s snarky questions,” a source close to the hit Bravo show told RadarOnline.com.
The third season of the catty reality show has found Adrienne on the receiving end of constant bullying by Lisa and Brandi Glanville and the source said she didn’t want to end the season on such a sour note.
“Adrienne has had enough fights with Lisa and Brandi this season and after their constant barrage of nastiness she decided not to go to the reunion to have them continue their tirade against her.
“She didn’t want to listen to the women judging her when the news of her marriage breaking up is so fresh.”
On Monday night Adrienne did attend Lisa and Ken Todd’s vow renewal ceremony at their home and reportedly offered the happy couple her well wishes.
“Adrienne knows that she is good friends with Camille and Kyle and that they would have been there to support her but she wanted to take the high road and not get into a petty fight with the other women.”
**this may or may not be true since Andy is in NY doing WWHL and RHOBH has yet to air and they usually film reunions a few weeks before the season ends, unless they took the New Jersey route. **
Adrienne's Husband: Fame Went To His Head!
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RadarOnline exclusively learned that Adrienne Maloof did not attend the reunion Tuesday because she didn’t want to open herself up to nasty questions from her co-stars.
“Adrienne decided not to go the reunion taping because she did not feel like taking any of Lisa Vanderpump’s snarky questions,” a source close to the hit Bravo show told RadarOnline.com.
The third season of the catty reality show has found Adrienne on the receiving end of constant bullying by Lisa and Brandi Glanville and the source said she didn’t want to end the season on such a sour note.
“Adrienne has had enough fights with Lisa and Brandi this season and after their constant barrage of nastiness she decided not to go to the reunion to have them continue their tirade against her.
“She didn’t want to listen to the women judging her when the news of her marriage breaking up is so fresh.”
On Monday night Adrienne did attend Lisa and Ken Todd’s vow renewal ceremony at their home and reportedly offered the happy couple her well wishes.
“Adrienne knows that she is good friends with Camille and Kyle and that they would have been there to support her but she wanted to take the high road and not get into a petty fight with the other women.”
**this may or may not be true since Andy is in NY doing WWHL and RHOBH has yet to air and they usually film reunions a few weeks before the season ends, unless they took the New Jersey route. **
RadarOnline has exclusively learned that one of the reasons behind their breakup was the way he dealt with their new found fame.
Since joining The Real Housewives of Beverly Hills, the couple has skyrocketed to fame, with their every move catalogued by Bravo's reality cameras, and a source close to the couple said that while she handled it with grace, Paul struggled with their exposure.
"Paul let the fame go to his head. He was jealous of Adrienne's success, and he didn't handle that well."
As Adrienne's business opportunities soared, his attitude soured. "Paul has always been envious of his wife, and he got crankier as they became celebrities."
The couple, famous for bickering on the show, also struggled behind the scenes.
"Paul was a completely different person in front of the cameras, the way he acted for them was all for show; he turned it on for them, and then he turned it off when the cameras went away.
"He stopped taking care of himself, gained weight and got crankier, and Adrienne didn't want to deal with it."
The RHONY Ladies Are Still Filming Season 5 - But for What?!
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We were under the impression that the ladies on The Real Housewives of New York had wrapped Season 5 a few months ago, but according to Aviva Drescher, the girls are filming today, August 2. She also says that they haven’t filmed the highly anticipated Reunion Special yet, so what could they be up to?
Aviva writes, “Headed to film!! Last time for this season!!! Arghhhh! What pot stirring, silly, ridiculous stuff will fall out of my mouth today!!! ;) xxo” on Twitter this morning.
But, moments later, Aviva corrects herself, tweeting, “I forgot about the reunion!!! Today is not the reunion so its not my last day of filming. Arghhhh!!!!!! :( xoxo”
Amidst the multiple exclamation points and emoticons, Aviva seems to be saying that RHONY Season 5 is filming for the last time today. But the first 9 episodes of Season 5 took place during fall of 2012. Could the shooting today simply be for re-shoots?
Jill talks Adrienne's split and blames reality TV!
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Since joining The Real Housewives of Beverly Hills, the couple has skyrocketed to fame, with their every move catalogued by Bravo's reality cameras, and a source close to the couple said that while she handled it with grace, Paul struggled with their exposure.
"Paul let the fame go to his head. He was jealous of Adrienne's success, and he didn't handle that well."
As Adrienne's business opportunities soared, his attitude soured. "Paul has always been envious of his wife, and he got crankier as they became celebrities."
The couple, famous for bickering on the show, also struggled behind the scenes.
"Paul was a completely different person in front of the cameras, the way he acted for them was all for show; he turned it on for them, and then he turned it off when the cameras went away.
"He stopped taking care of himself, gained weight and got crankier, and Adrienne didn't want to deal with it."
We were under the impression that the ladies on The Real Housewives of New York had wrapped Season 5 a few months ago, but according to Aviva Drescher, the girls are filming today, August 2. She also says that they haven’t filmed the highly anticipated Reunion Special yet, so what could they be up to?
Aviva writes, “Headed to film!! Last time for this season!!! Arghhhh! What pot stirring, silly, ridiculous stuff will fall out of my mouth today!!! ;) xxo” on Twitter this morning.
But, moments later, Aviva corrects herself, tweeting, “I forgot about the reunion!!! Today is not the reunion so its not my last day of filming. Arghhhh!!!!!! :( xoxo”
Amidst the multiple exclamation points and emoticons, Aviva seems to be saying that RHONY Season 5 is filming for the last time today. But the first 9 episodes of Season 5 took place during fall of 2012. Could the shooting today simply be for re-shoots?
Jill Zarin has finally weighed in on the recent separation between Real Housewives star Adrienne and her husband Dr. Paul.
“I heard about my BH friends. I hope not true as I love them together. Honestly being on a reality show couldn't help if problems already,” she wrote, then she appeared on her weekly segment of Good Afternoon America today to elaborate.
I was actually surprised to a certain extent. Watching the show, though, I did see a lot of this bickering going on and passive-aggressive behavior. So, when I heard about it, I wasn't that surprised.
But it seems like there is — I don't know if it's the curse of the Housewives — but there's a lot of, there's at least 12 current divorces that have happened since women got on the show.
Jill continued to posit, “Is it that the women who seek out to do this show have something going on in their marriages and in their lives that they're seeking out this kind of fame and fortune to give them the freedom to leave?” Jill suggests that many women do the show to “escape.”
“Well, I saw them two weeks ago. They were in New York promoting a new line of skin care, and you know they looked ... they weren't talking to each other. I mean, you actually saw the symptoms of it a few weeks ago in New York,” she said.
Alex McCord’s Top Five Reality TV No-No’s!!
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Alex McCord stopped by the RumorFix offices on Tuesday and gave us her top five things you DON’T do on reality television.
Alex and husband Simon Van Kempen were veteran cast members of the Real Housewives of New York, so who better to give backstage advice?
The video is very helpful, whether you plan to be on TV or not!
Carole: I Don’t See the Appeal in Watching Grown Women Argue!
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Real Housewives of New York star Carole Radziwill is technically a princess, but is she getting a little bit big for her Cinderella britches?
Carole’s featured in TV Guide Magazine, and in the blurb, Carole takes a healthy stab at the premise of her own show and sister programs.
“Have I come around to seeing the appeal in watching grown women argue?” she said. “Not yet. Give me more time.”
Huh. Well, that’s one way to alienate viewers who are just getting to know her. With that attitude, we have to wonder what brought her to do the show in the first place. On the other hand, Carole has admitted in the past that she looks at RHONY as “a job,” and therefore, another paycheck.
Phaedra Helped Plan Funeral Service For Usher’s Stepson, Kile Glover!
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Phaedra has been talking about starting her funeral business since we first met her nearly two years ago on The Real Housewives of Atlanta.
Straight From the A is reporting that Tameka and her family turned to Willie Watkins to help plan Kile’s funeral, and Phaedra lent a helping hand as well. The touching funeral featured a white, horse-drawn buggy that carried Kile to and from the church, and Kile was reportedly dressed in an all-white suit.
When a Twitter follower commented that Phaedra had done a great job planning Kile’s service, she tweeted back, “THANKS!”
NeNe Leakes and Gregg were also on hand to pay their respects to Tameka and the Glover family.
RadarOnline, WetPaint, RumorFix
“I heard about my BH friends. I hope not true as I love them together. Honestly being on a reality show couldn't help if problems already,” she wrote, then she appeared on her weekly segment of Good Afternoon America today to elaborate.
I was actually surprised to a certain extent. Watching the show, though, I did see a lot of this bickering going on and passive-aggressive behavior. So, when I heard about it, I wasn't that surprised.
But it seems like there is — I don't know if it's the curse of the Housewives — but there's a lot of, there's at least 12 current divorces that have happened since women got on the show.
Jill continued to posit, “Is it that the women who seek out to do this show have something going on in their marriages and in their lives that they're seeking out this kind of fame and fortune to give them the freedom to leave?” Jill suggests that many women do the show to “escape.”
“Well, I saw them two weeks ago. They were in New York promoting a new line of skin care, and you know they looked ... they weren't talking to each other. I mean, you actually saw the symptoms of it a few weeks ago in New York,” she said.
Alex McCord stopped by the RumorFix offices on Tuesday and gave us her top five things you DON’T do on reality television.
Alex and husband Simon Van Kempen were veteran cast members of the Real Housewives of New York, so who better to give backstage advice?
The video is very helpful, whether you plan to be on TV or not!
Real Housewives of New York star Carole Radziwill is technically a princess, but is she getting a little bit big for her Cinderella britches?
Carole’s featured in TV Guide Magazine, and in the blurb, Carole takes a healthy stab at the premise of her own show and sister programs.
“Have I come around to seeing the appeal in watching grown women argue?” she said. “Not yet. Give me more time.”
Huh. Well, that’s one way to alienate viewers who are just getting to know her. With that attitude, we have to wonder what brought her to do the show in the first place. On the other hand, Carole has admitted in the past that she looks at RHONY as “a job,” and therefore, another paycheck.
Phaedra has been talking about starting her funeral business since we first met her nearly two years ago on The Real Housewives of Atlanta.
Straight From the A is reporting that Tameka and her family turned to Willie Watkins to help plan Kile’s funeral, and Phaedra lent a helping hand as well. The touching funeral featured a white, horse-drawn buggy that carried Kile to and from the church, and Kile was reportedly dressed in an all-white suit.
When a Twitter follower commented that Phaedra had done a great job planning Kile’s service, she tweeted back, “THANKS!”
NeNe Leakes and Gregg were also on hand to pay their respects to Tameka and the Glover family.
RadarOnline, WetPaint, RumorFix