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Sonja Morgan confirms Real Housewives of New York City firings

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.

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Jill, Kelly, Alex, Cindy fired from Real Housewives of New York City

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!

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PHOTOS Countess LuAnn de Lesseps and dudes in underwear at 2(x)ist Spring 2012 Runway Show

In what looked like a scene from one of her famous music videos, The Real Housewives of New York City‘s LuAnn de Lesseps got really friendly with some really hunky and really almost nude dudes while hosting the 2(x)ist Spring 2012 Runway Show held at the Hiro Ballroom in New York City Wednesday night. “Chic C’est La Vie” when you are The Countess!

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The Real Housewives of NYC prepare for Hurricane Irene

I’m sure the first thing that popped into your head when Mayor Bloomberg announced an evacuation of much of lower lying New York City and a shut down of the public transit system was, WHAT ARE THE REAL HOUSEWIVES OF NEW YORK CITY GONNA DO!!!!?!?!?!? See an update from all our Big Apple girls as they keep us updated via Twitter (except for Sonja).

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Bravo announces three-city Real Housewives Live Tour for Atlantic City, Chicago and Atlanta

Bravo announced earlier today that it will be launching a three-city “Real Housewives Live Tour” that includes stops in Atlantic City, Chicago, and Atlanta. The traveling drama circus will feature cast members culled together from various cities on stage where they will “discuss the most talked about moments, reveal cast secrets and answer questions straight from the audience.” Keep reading for all the details including dates, who is participating where, and ticket prices!

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PHOTOS Real Housewives show up to support Andy Cohen at his Hamptons magazine cover party

Life just keeps getting better for Bravo executive producer and Watch What Happens: Live! host Andy Cohen! On the same day that it was announced he had signed a book deal with Henry Holt publishing the exuberant joy spreader was the guest of honor at a party celebrating his cover story in the latest issue of Hamptons magazine! Keep reading for lots of dandy Andy and find out which housewives came out to support their gaytriarch. (The answer may surprise you!)

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PHOTOS Ramona Singer recreates San Pietro bikini moment with husband Mario

Just prior to returning to San Pietro, Italy on vacation The Real Housewives of New York City‘s Ramona Singer shared an old photo on Facebook of her and husband Mario vacationing there a number of years ago. Once they arrived they recreated the old photo by taking a new one in the same location striking similar poses, revealing that they haven’t seemed to age at all. Plus, see a family photo with daughter Avery Singer who seems to have inherited her mom’s bikini body, albeit with some rather strange tan lines.

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Bravo’s Andy Cohen concedes Real Housewives of New York is flawed

Read Andy Cohen’s response to the deluge of negative comments from people after the airing of The Real Housewives of New York City Reunion Special, which was an over-the-top finger-waggling scream fest that left few people entertained and a number of fans demanding that the cast be scrapped and the show completely rebooted! (Apparently there is such a thing as too much drama!)

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PHOTO Countess LuAnn, Jill Zarin and Kelly Bensimon in Burlesque costumes

This week’s episode of The Real Housewives of New York City featured a burlesque-themed party thrown by the undergarment averse (and financially troubled) Sonja Morgan, and the rest of the cast showed their support by attending in a variety of costumes ranging from risque to mundane. Check out the mostly non-Team Sonja trio of the Countess, Kelly and Jill in their rather lackluster burlesque interpretations and watch a clip of Sonja once again baring her derriere while reciting some not-so-cleverly disguised poetic barbs aimed at some of her housewife adversaries! (Includes links to previous posts with slightly more racy costumes worn by the likes of Ramona, Alex and… Mario?)

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Bankrupt Sonja Morgan on the brink of losing her house

Real Housewives of New York Sonja Morgan is suffering from some a severe case of “rich people problems,” and might have sell her $6 million Manhattan townhouse because of bankruptcy and divorce from 80-year-old John Adams Morgan, a JP Morgan heir. Last fall 47-year-old Sonja had to file for Chapter 11 bankruptcy protection because she…

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My new favorite Jill Zarin photo: arriving at Cirque du Soleil ‘Zarkana’ Premiere

Jill Zarin and her daughter Ally attended the World Premiere of Cirque du Soleil’s ‘Zarkana’ at Radio City Music Hall Wednesday night and some of the costumed cast posed with Jill for a photo that looked like a promotional shot from a Bravo remake of The Wizard of Oz! (And I mean that in a good way!) Also includes a photo of just Jill and another of Jill and her daughter outside the theater.

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Countess LuAnn de Lesseps releases “Chic C’est La Vie” music video featuring Jill and Kelly

The wait is over! The Real Housewives of New York City‘s Countess LuAnn de Lesseps has finally released her follow up music video to her cult classic “Money Can’t Buy You Class!” The song is titled “Chic C’est La Vie” and the video features LuAnn and her Team The Countess cast mates Jill Zarin and Kelly Bensimon living the lifestyles of the rich and famous in and around The Borgota hotel and casino in Atlantic City. Keep reading for all the Countessy glory!

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Teresa “Teresallini Fabulice” Giudice is launching her own signature cocktail: The Fabellini Bellini

It worked for Bethenny Frankel, so why not for Teresa Giudice? Real Housewives of New Jersey star is designing and promoting her own original cocktail.

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Are the Real Housewives of New York City being replaced?

The New York Post is reporting that Bravo may be looking to replace the entire cast of The Real Housewives of New York City. That’s right, Cindy Barshop, Ramona Singer, Kelly Bensimon, Jill Zarin, LuAnn de Lesseps, and Sonja Morgan would have to find something to do with their time other than get in fights in the Hamptons. Actually they would still do that but we wouldn’t know anymore! If it’s true that the axe is falling who would you like to see stay or go if it were your call?

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VIDEO – Watch Jill Zarin get her liquid facelift

Jill Zarin raised eyebrows (hers, and everyone else’s) this April at the TV Land Awards when she showed up wearing a dramatically different face (left). Everything was pulled tight, and her eyes had changed completely. What the procedure that made her look like that.

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Jill Zarin claims Ramona Singer’s husband shoved her

Jill vs. Ramona is becoming one of the better Housewives showdowns in the franchise’s history. Whether it’s for real or for show doesn’t matter as long as it’s entertaining and the latest accusation cranks the Zarin – Singer battle up a notch. Jill is claiming that Ramona’s hubby Mario physically shoved her during an altercation at a party in the Hamptons. Read on for all the he said, assistant he said, she said, another she said deets.

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VIDEO: Sonja Morgan financial problems: denies $19.8 million debt listed on bankruptcy records

Sonja Morgan filed for bankruptcy last November, listing $13 million in assets, and $19.8 million in debt ($7 million was a debt to Hannibal Pictures Inc. for a failed movie project supposedly starring John Travolta.) She was filming Real Housewives of NYC while this was going on, and discussion of her financial woes were brought…

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NYC Housewife Cindy Barshop denies racial discrimination claims

NYC Housewife Cindy Barshop is raking in the bank with her “Completely Bare” spas that specialize in vajazzling. A former employee filed a racial discrimination complaint against the store and Barshop is vehemently denying the allegations. Read the harsh claims of the former employee and Cindy’s straight from the hip response.

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PHOTOS Ramona Singer and Sonja Morgan at The Cable Show 2011 in Chicago

The Real Housewives of New York City was representin’ in the windy city this week as Ramona Singer and Sonja Morgan were in attendance at The Cable Show in Chicago. Keep reading for photos of the lovely duo and see what other blond reality starlet joined them for a Twitpic!

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VIDEO Donn Gunvalson thinks Vicki may have been inspired by Tamra Barney to file for divorce

RHOC star Vicki Gunvalson’s marriage fell apart last October, shortly after the couple renewed their vows in a tearful ceremony in the gorgeous Turks and Caicos. We watched Vicki grow increasingly distant from Donn on Season 6, and watched as she told her friend Tamra she filed for divorce. During an emotional drinks with Tamra,…

Does RHoNY’s Ramona Singer really have a drinking problem?
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Does RHoNY’s Ramona Singer really have a drinking problem?

This season Ramona Singer’s castmates have questioned her level of drinking on the show multiple times, prompting Ramona to say she actually called up Bravo and ask them if they really didn’t have any better story-lines to go with. Is she really slamming the Pinot too hard, or are we just made to believe she is to up ratings?

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VIDEO Ramona Singer does Turtle Time with fans at wine signing

The Real Housewives of New York City‘s Ramona Singer launched herself into the Alcohall of Fame last season when she spontaneously invented not just a new dance craze, but a way of life with her hypnotizing inebriated swirl she called “Turrrrrrrrrtle Tiiiime!”

Any time an artist changes the world for the better with his or her creation obviously the fans are gonna want to see it again and again and again. Such was the case last week at Total Wine in Boynton Beach, Florida as a fan requested to do the dance with Ramona and without hesitation, she obliged!

Photo from the Summer By Bravo commercial "Summer Camp By Bravo"
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VIDEO Bravo launches 2011 Summer by Bravo campaign with summer camp commercial

It’s been a year since Bravo launched their fun and immensely popular star-studded “Summer By Bravo” commercial featuring dozens of Bravolebrities enjoying an elegant pool-side party. As any fan of the network knows, Bravo likes what the fans like so they have a brand new star-packed “Summer By Bravo” commercial for 2011!

Instead of the elegant poolside party they’ve gone with the summer camp theme and the commercial features a slew of the most entertaining folks in reality programming as they get off a bus for a fun-filled summer of ping pong, archery, practical jokes, campfires and fireworks!

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Is John Travolta costing Housewife Sonja Morgan $7 million?

When I imagine a film involving NYC Housewife Sonja Morgan and it has the title Fast Flash Bang Time I guarantee you it has nothing to do with John Travolta! Anywho, sadly for Sonja this film that never happened is going to cost her 7 million according to a recent appellate court ruling. Find out about the film, who is getting Sonja’s money and why Sonja blames Vinnie Barbarino for the whole sordid affair!

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PHOTO Ramona Singer shares emails with Jill Zarin about wine serving controversy

For The Real Housewives of New York City the drama doesn’t stop when the episode ends, it spills over onto the internet the following day as the ladies continue their attempts to win over viewers to their side of the drama wars. Today was no exception as Ramona Singer shared emails between her assistant and Jill Zarin’s which seem to prove that she was indeed asked to serve her wine at Jill’s charity function featured in last night’s episode, something Jill denied on camera and ridiculed Ramona for. Keep reading to see the emails and further educate yourself before fully committing to Team Ramona or Team Jill this season!

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When Worlds collide: Jill Zarin and Drita D’Avanzo together at Kelly Bensimon’s amNew York party

Can you say “The Real Mob Wives of New York City?”

We cover a lot of reality series on this blog and sometimes I forget that these multiple “realities” can overlap! Such was the case in New York City last night when break out Mob Wives star Drita D’Avanzo showed up for the amNew York party celebrating the addition of RHONYC‘s Kelly Killoren Bensimon and photographer Patrick McMullan to their staff. See pictures of Drita and Jill Zarin together on the red carpet and find out which of Kelly’s cast mates turned out (and didn’t turn out!) to show their support!

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Top Ten Ramona Singer bikini photos

The Real Housewives of New York City‘s Ramona Singer has tons of fans and detractors alike, but few could argue that the Ramonacoaster ride we go on every season is anything but gloriously entertaining. Also, few could argue that this 54-year-old business woman is anything but gloriously sexy in a bikini! Keep reading for the ten best Ramona Singer bikini pictures joyfully compiled from numerous sources all over the web!

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PHOTO – Why does RHNY’s Sonja Morgan keep showing her (real and metaphorical) butt this season?

It’s hard to get a real feel about what’s going on with Sonja Morgan this season of Real Housewives of New York. Last season she seemed flirty and a bit spoiled, but she seemed to have her head together. When last season was airing, she got a DUI; but still, that’s a pretty run-of-the mill…

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VIDEO Ramona Singer says Bethenny Frankel’s Skinny Girl didn’t sell for $120 million, more like $30 million

On tonight’s episode of Bethenny Ever After the reality star turned business mogul Bethenny Frankel sells her Skinny Girl cocktail line to the spirits company who owns Jim Beam, a sale that was rumored to have a price tag in the neighborhood of $120 million dollars. But wait! Another Real Housewives of New York City alcohol entrepreneur has weighed in and said that number is greatly exaggerated! Watch the video clip of the Queen of Pinot Grigio, Ramona Singer, offering up what she thinks the actual price tag may have been. Oh, and of course Bethenny fires back!

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PHOTOS RHONYC Kelly Bensimon celebrates her 43rd birthday at Tao in Las Vegas

The Real Housewives of New York City‘s only certified super model Kelly Bensimon took time out of a busy schedule that includes posing for Playboy, making sand angels, having nightmares about Bethenny and strutting her rock solid bikini bod on the beaches of Miami to celebrate her 43rd birthday at Tao nightclub inside the Venetian hotel Las Vegas, Nevada last night.

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NYC Househusband Simon van Kempen keeps it ‘real’ with debut single

New York City Househusband Simon van Kempen has joined the stanks ranks of Danielle Staub, Kim Zolciak and The Countess by releasing {gasp} his own song. It’s called “I Am Real” and it’s a dark exploration of Simon’s inner demons, that you can dance to! Take a listen if you dare.

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VIDEO PHOTOS Jill Zarin addresses plastic surgery rumors on The Wendy Williams Show

The Real Housewives of New York City‘s Jill Zarin shocked fans when she appeared on Andy Cohen’s Watch What Happens Live! on April 7 wearing a Madonna-inspired corset and matching high-headed Madonna ponytail. The dramatic new look had many speculating that the 47-year-old mother of one has had cosmetic surgery on her face. Jill addresses the rumors on Wendy Williams and comes clean on exactly what she has – and hasn’t – had done!

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PHOTOS Jill Zarin denies having ‘work done’ after unveiling dramatic new look

That my friends is New York Housewife Jill Zarin’s dramatic new look that was unveiled over the weekend at the TV Land Awards. This daring “new” Zarin has folks wondering if Jill has had work done. Well see what she says, what a professional plastic surgeon says, what Jill tweeted as a response to an article about this very question as well as two side-by side images so you can decide for yourself!

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VIDEO – Ramona Singer smacks down her job interview candidates

Tonight’s ride on the Ramonacoaster was a doozie if you were interviewing to be her assistant. Ramona told the cameras that her assistant Melissa had outgrown her job and really had bigger role in Ramona’s various projects, so she needed a new regular assistant. Ramona wasn’t really impressed with the parade of young women she…

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PHOTO Jill Zarin in corset outfit and Madonna ponytail on Watch What Happens Live’s 100th episode

  Jill Zarin showed up for the 100th Watch What Happens Live with Andy Cohen episode with a strikingly different style. The “queen bee” was sporting a sexy black-and-white corset (probably wearing underneath her new shapewear Skweez Couture) and a tight, high, and long ponytail a la Madonna! She also had Ginger with her dressed…

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PHOTOS Real Housewives of New York City Season 4 premiere party

Tonight is the season premiere of The Real Housewives of New York City on Bravo and the ladies got together Tuesday night for a premiere party at Covet in NYC to celebrate the event!

Jill Zarin and Countess LuAnn were the only cast members absent from the festivities as Ramona Singer, Alex McCord (with honorary housewife Simon van Kempen), Kelly Bensimon, Sonja Morgan and Bethenny Frankel replacement Cindy Barshop were all looking great in a wide variety of formal and informal attire. Keep reading for the pics and find out which surprising gal took home my best-dressed honors!

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Ramona Singer vs. Cameron Diaz: side-by-side bikini photos

Last season’s premiere of The Real Housewives of New York City featured a revitalized Ramona Singer who not only had a new outlook on life, but also had a new hairdo and a trimmed down, super-toned bikini body, which she proudly displayed on her Hamptons boat party with the rest of the Big Apple Ladies. She drew a few chuckles from her cast mates, fans and even Andy Cohen by comparing herself to Cameron Diaz and I thought doing a silly post with side-by-side bikini photos in honor of next Thursday’s RHONYC premiere would be a fun way to poke a little fun at Ramona and get geared up for the new season. I was wrong. Ramona, you have my apologies. I withdraw all chuckling.

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PHOTOS Who is LuAnn de Lesseps new boyfriend Jacques Azoulay?

Everything’s comin’ up roses for LuAnn de Lesseps! She’s been dating a hot French wine distributor for over a year, and she also has a budding acting career! Despite her recent divorce, Real Housewives of New York star Countess LuAnn de Lesseps found herself off the market again — just as soon as she was…

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VIDEO RHONYC’s Sonja Morgan addresses lesbian rumors

In the preview video for the upcoming and delayed premiere of The Real Housewives of New York City we were given a tasty dose of Sonja Morgan vamping it up both with her words and her bloomers-revealing attire. She’s been keeping up the sex kitten role in her recent public appearances too including the 2011 GLADD awards. She was asked about innuendos of “lesbian tendencies” and her response was wonderfully up for interpretation. Wait a second, I think I’m crushing on Sonja Morgan!

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Kelly Bensimon bikini photos in Miami

Forget robins, the real first signs of spring are celebrities in bikinis! Now you may argue that The Real Housewives of New York City‘s Kelly Bensimon isn’t that big of a celebrity, but for something as wonderful as spring I’m willing to play the optimist and take whatever I can get. Plus, even completely cuckoo can look fantastic in two-piece swimwear!

Brian Farrell artist boyfriend of Sonja Morgan
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PHOTOS NYC Housewife Sonja Morgan’s sexy artist love interest Brian Farrell

The firecracker of a season 4 preview video for The Real Housewives of New York City shows Sonja Morgan cutting loose and expressing that she just needs a man that can f**k her. Well her man of choice to make THAT happen in the upcoming season is a seriously fine fine artist named Brian Farrell. Read on to see some examples of his work, his interesting bio including how Glenn Beck helped save his life and photographic proof of his Sonja Morgan worthy hotness!

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Real Housewives of New York City gets official premiere date, powerhouse preview

YES! The Real Housewives of New York City have an official new release date and it is very soon! Even better than that Bravo has pieced together a preview that DESTROYS the rumors that the show was initially pushed back due to any lack of drama. How about Sonja showing her backside literally and figuratively, Zarin on the warpath, Alex informing Kelly that her perspective is skewed, full on sprawled out bed tears and Ramona insulting an entire country in under 5 seconds!?!

Read on for the premiere date, see the explosive season 4 preview video and then catch a quote and pic of Sonja in a vamped up Victorian outfit that would make a sailor blush. The apples of our eye are back from the Big Apple!

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Countess LuAnn de Lesseps gets naked for Law & Order SVU cameo

It seems money can’t buy you class or clothes! The Real Housewives of New York City star Countess LuAnn de Lesseps got network television nude in her cameo for a recent episode of Law & Order SVU! Nudity is lurrrrrrrned, my friend!

Check out a still and watch a video clip of LuAnn’s appearance as she plays muse to an artist’s fancy!

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PHOTO RHONY’s Ramona Singer at WTB show during Fashion Week

Fans of The Real Housewies of New York City are going to have to wait for Turtle Time to officially begin thanks to Bravo pushing the premiere back a bit, but in honor of National Drink Wine Day I thought I might wet your whistles with a little bit of the Pinot Grigio maven herself, Ramona Singer, who was lookin’ fine as usual at the WTB show last night!

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PHOTOS Real Housewives of New York City invade New York Fashion Week

So what are the ladies of The Real Housewives of New York City to do since their premiere was pushed back and replaced with a new batch of Housewives from South Beach? Well they hit the streets of the NYC and made themselves very public during New York Fashion Week Fall 2011 of course! Check out some great photos of our big apple bites looking glam and hitting the fashion scene including Jill Zarin taking her turn on the catwalk for designer Zang Toi!

Real Housewives of New York City premiere pushed back to May

NOOOOOOOOOOOOOOO!!! It looks like our next ride on the Ramona coaster will have to wait as Bravo has swapped out Turtle Time for Flamingo Time! The fourth season of The Real Housewives of New York City was originally scheduled for a February 15th premiere but has reportedly been moved back to the spring to make way for The Real Housewives of Miami, which will kick off its first season on February 22.

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RHNY Countess LuAnn de Lesseps is an actress now!

Countess LuAnn de Lesseps from Real Housewives of New York is a real deal actress now! She’s got a big part on an upcoming episode of Law & Order: SVU, when she plays herself “a flamboyant art collector who is gung-ho on posing seminude for an artist that’s putting together a show. She has a…

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PHOTOS RHONY’s Cindy Barshop at Sonja Morgan’s Burlesque party

More photos from The Real Housewives of New York City‘s Sonja Morgan’s “Show Me Your Best Burlesque” party held at The Empire Hotel on Saturday. This installment features the latest addition to the cast – vuh-jazzling spa mogul Cindy Barshop – wearing a sexy, all-black rock ‘n’ roll inspired look sure to leave you longing for the new season to begin RIGHT NOW!

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PHOTOS RHONY’s Ramona Singer and Jill Zarin at “Season of the Witch” premiere

Season of the Witch held it’s premiere at the AMC Loews Lincoln Square theater in New York City last night and in addition to the film’s stars Nicolas Cage, Ron Perlman and Claire Foy the red carpet was also graced by Big Apple Bravolebrities Jill Zarin and Ramona Singer! Keep reading for pictures of Jill and Ramona as well as Mario Singer, Avery Singer and Bobby Zarin! (Oh, and did Ramona get a boob job or what?!?)

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Real Housewives’ Sonja Morgan files bankruptcy; owes $20 million

Say it isn’t so! The lovable Sonja Morgan, who added a slight dose of sanity to the explosive Real Housewives of New York is filing for bankruptcy because she is almost $20 million in debt! (Via Us Weekly) She states in bankruptcy documents: “The decision to seek bankruptcy was not an easy one, but unfortunately,…

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PHOTOS Bethenny Frankel on Skating With The Stars

ABC and the producers of Dancing With The Stars have decided to put their successful competition reality series on ice! Skating With The Stars will premiere Monday, November 22 at 9pm and will feature six celebrities attempting to channel their inner Peggy Fleming as they are paired with experienced ice skaters and perform dance routines for the judges and television viewers!

One of the six contestants lacing up their skates is reality show maven Bethenny Frankel! Keep reading for photos of Bethenny fromthe show as well as the preview trailer with Bethenny practicing the Skinny Girl triple lutz clutz!

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PHOTOS Alex McCord and Simon Van Kempen in Antony and Cleopatra costumes for 2010 Dream Halloween

I’ve been anxiously awaiting the first celebrity Halloween costumes of the year so imagine my joyous surprise when the cherry poppers turned out to be two of my favorite Real Housewives: Alex McCord and Simon Van Kempen! The Big Apple mom and pop brought their two “chums” out to the 2010 Dream Halloween at Capitale in New York City on October 24, 2010. Alex was a smashing Cleopatra and Simon made for a mighty fine Roman metrosexual in his matching Antony costume while the two boys wore adorable Iron Man and Avatar Na’vi costumes.

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A Real Housewives product pushing photo gallery

All of our favorite reality wives have one common bond it seems. The Real Housewives can really sell some product! If you spend part of your day checking out photo galleries of the reality queens like I do it becomes apparent that the whole franchise was created to get these shillers out to the masses and sell, sell, sell.

Check out this gallery of the product pushing ladies doing their part to help America recover from the current financial crisis.

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Ramona Singer has her own Pinot Grigio wine line!

We’ve seen Turtle Time on television, but we can down gallons of Pinot Grigio and never really experience the true essence of Turtle Time until we sip from Ramona Singer’s own cup. Thankfully she’s giving us all that opportunity with her very own line of Pinot Grigio with Opici Wines! Always a driven business woman…