Andy Cohen, Kelly Bensimon. Jason Mendez/Everett Assortment ; Taylor Hill/FilmMagic
Andy Cohen took a minute to quiet a couple of rumors inside the Actual Housewives universe — beginning with Kelly Bensimon’s viral Real Housewives of New York City casting concept.
“Properly, she did ship me a listing,” Cohen, 56, revealed throughout the Monday, February 24, episode of SiriusXM’s Andy Cohen Live.
When requested who was on her record of who he may forged in a brand new season of the Bravo hit, Cohen received tongue-tied. “Properly, I imply, a few them had been …” he informed cohost John Hill.
Hill chimed in, questioning, “Was she on that record?” Cohen confirmed, “Oh, yeah. She’s on the record. It was, I believe, being type of anchored by her.”
Andy Cohen is standing by the brand new Actual Housewives of New York Metropolis. The rebooted RHONY has acquired some criticism from viewers on social media — and former Housewife Bethenny Frankel — who’ve known as for the unique forged to return. Nevertheless, Cohen, 56, is proud of the present’s path because it was revamped in […]
Cohen famous that he does like Bensimon — who starred on RHONY from 2009 to 2011 and later made appearances in 2014 and 2015— however wouldn’t expose who she needed to hitch her on the proposed upgraded present. (Bensimon, 56, additionally appeared on season 4 of The Actual Housewives: Final Women’ Journey.)
“Funnily sufficient, she does e-mail me greater than you may anticipate,” Cohen informed his listeners, admitting, “I can’t discover this e-mail babe, however she pitched [me a list].”
The Bravo producer added that one of many individuals on Bensimon’s dream casting lineup is “somebody that I’ve recognized and somebody you already know who shouldn’t be going to do it.”
“So, I received the e-mail. That’s all I’ll say,” he confessed.
Cohen and the remainder of the RHONY staff have gotten some warmth recently after season 15’s low scores and controversial story traces. Bravo even put out a casting call for RHONY in January earlier than the season reunion. (On the January reunion, the forged seemingly moved on from Brynn Whitfield’s declare that she informed Ubah Hassan about her sexual assault and Hassan ignored it. Whitefield’s alleged stretching of the reality brought on a rift among the many entire group.)
In response, Bensimon informed Page Six on Sunday, February 23, that she would fortunately return to the franchise and assist carry it again to life.
“All people says I needs to be again on Housewives,” Bensimon mentioned. “And I’m blissful to do it with — to not be imply, however, like, not this forged. I despatched an entire record to Andy. I used to be like: Right here’s the mothership.”
Bravo Media Andy Cohen is responding to hypothesis that The Actual Housewives of New Jersey could bear a reboot after season 14 concludes. “There was loads of play with that one and I believe the reply is, I used to be speaking to a forged member about this at this time,” Cohen, 56, mentioned on the Monday, June […]
She didn’t identify names however teased that her record included girls who had been all “very New York,” explaining, “My largest criticism — and it’s been the identical factor all through since I used to be on — is that the final word character on the present is New York and we’re not seeing New York.”
RHONY’s forged and future isn’t the one franchise that has followers speaking. The Real Housewives of New Jersey stars are presently in limbo as as to if or not they’ll be again for a season 15.
Cohen weighed in on the rumors that Teresa Giudice, Dolores Catania and Melissa Gorga had been the one present Housewives coming again.
“Bravo has mentioned nothing. Nobody has any data. There isn’t any data,” Cohen mentioned throughout Monday’s SiriusXM episode of Andy Cohen Live. “I can not stress this sufficient. Y’all will not be going to listen to something for some time.”
He additionally shut down the rumors about Giudice, 52, getting her personal spinoff, saying solely when followers learn a narrative that claims “Bravo has introduced” or “Andy mentioned on his radio [show]” will they be factual.
Cohen’s statements again up Us Weekly’s previous report that the RHONJ stars are awaiting a call on casting.
Andy Cohen teased a potential Actual Housewives of New Jersey revamp after getting pissed off with a disgruntled fan. “Can we please, please, please eliminate the Melissa [Gorga] and Margaret [Josephs] story? It’s simply so boring now,” a fan named Joanne informed Cohen, 56, throughout the Monday, July 29, episode of his SiriusXM present […]
“All of them have been in touch with manufacturing, however not with any information,” a supply completely informed Us earlier this month. “There’s nonetheless an open line of communication however no information on who’s coming again or who shouldn’t be coming again.”
Season 14 of the collection starred Guidice, Gorga, 45, Catania, 54, Jennifer Aydin, Margaret Josephs, Rachel Fuda and Danielle Cabrael. Jackie Goldschneider and Jennifer Fessler additionally made appearances as “mates.”
The insider famous that though there’s no information about what’s subsequent for RHONJ, “Manufacturing desires the present to return again.”
A spokesperson for Bravo informed Us in a press release that “no selections have been made round casting for RHONJ.”
