Next Monday’s Watch What Happens Live on Bravo has a very special pre-taped interview with former Real Housewife of New York Jill Zarin. She has a lot of questions for Bravo and Andy Cohen, and she discussed with him the litany of emotions she felt about her unceremonious dismissal. In the preview clip Jill expresses a belief that Bravo and Andy had favoritism towards Bethenny.

Why do you think Jill was fired?

Jill Zarin has put her foot in her mouth — is anyone surprised? As fans of Real Housewives of New York know, this former reality star has her own shapewear line Skweez Couture. Some might think that the brand is aimed at 40-something women who are beginning to lose their shape, but according to Jill, the brand isn’t aimed at any age in particular and every woman, including teens, can benefit from her product. See a video of Jill and her daughter explaining how shapewear is a must for teen girls and helps “normalize” their bodies.

Teresa Giudice is in need of a friend — at least she is on Real Housewives of New Jersey. Jacqueline Laurita, her former BFF, and Caroline Manzo cut all ties with her after her tabloid drama became too much for them to deal with. Teresa recently revealed that she is no longer in contact with any of the other wives — including her sister-in-law Melissa Gorga and cousin Kathy Wakile. Now, it’s being reported that producers will bring in someone else next season who will play for Team Giudice.

Jill Zarin got the boot from Real Housewives of New York after four seasons on the hit show. However, she hasn’t let that bump in the road slow her down. Since leaving the show, Jill has appeared on several talk shows including Better TV, Daytime TV, and the WPIX morning show, just to name a few. Now, Jill has caught the eye of a producer and has gotten her own gig! Keep reading for the announcement and prepare yourself for getting used to another weekly dose of Zarin!

Everybody sing along…

“Foie gras, foie gras
Foie gras-razzi!”

I just got the latest issue of the Jill Zarin newsletter in my inbox and it appears that the former star of The Real Housewives of New York City is keeping good company these days! She announces that she will be judging the Christmas night episode of Iron Chef America alongside none other than the other Mother Monster herself, Lady Gaga!

Wait, I just got another Jill Zarin newsletter email… What? Awwwww man!

Teen Mom and other reality shows are coming under fire after a study was released by the Girl Scouts of America that seems to indicate young girls who watch a lot of reality TV are picking up bad traits. Keep reading for some of the results of the study as well as my take on the numbers and how they are being misused by the media to blame reality programming, especially Teen Mom and 16 and Pregnant.

Fellow Real Housewives of New York City cast offs Jill Zarin and Kelly Bensimon met earlier today for a peaceful, Bravo-camera-free lunch together at Le Bilboquet in New York City. Both ladies took to Twitter to talk about their grub grabbing including an interesting tweet by Jill in which she reveals that she walked by Sonja Morgan’s house where Bravo was filming the new season of RHONYC and that she is “So happy it is behind me.”

After days of tepid denials and “nothing’s official yet” statements, the rumors that surfaced earlier this week claiming that Bravo is cleaning house on the cast of The Real Housewives of New York City have finally been officially confirmed by the network. Keep reading for the responses from those let go, including Jill Zarin, Alex McCord, Simon van Kempen and Cindy Barshop!

The Real Housewives of New York City‘s Sonja Morgan talked with US magazine at an event Thursday night just after finding out from her producer that Jill, Kelly, Alex and Cindy would indeed not be back for Season 5 of the show. Keep reading for quotes from Sonja including what she thinks her cast mates’ next career moves might be.

It’s been rumored for months that Bravo was planning on overhauling the cast of The Real Housewives of New York City and that appears to be the case as Jill Zarin, Kelly Bensimon, Alex McCord (which include’s Alex’s husband, and honorary “housewife,” Simon van Kempen), and Cindy Barshop were all reportedly contacted by Bravo earlier today and told they would not be back for the fifth season of the reality series. Keep reading to see what Jill, Alex, Simon and Cindy had to say about the news!