The Countess deLesseps, aka Luann, is divorcing her much older husband Alex after it was found out he was cheating on her... in Switzerland! All the info was supplied to Page Six from "a source" (aka Luann or Kelly Killoren Bensimmon) and it seems quite ironic after the way Luann took offense at Ramona thinking Alex was in his late sixties (which, to be fair, he looks every bit of it). I hope that this is the shard that will break her Botoxed face, because this whole season it looked like her perfect veneer would snap any second, and finally she has a reason to either have a total meltdown and become the crazy person she was meant to be or relax, get on with her life and find a more age appropriate man. Three single housewives in the cast! Too bad they're not filming now! At least next season will be fire, and I can't wait to hear what Bethenny has to say, and Ramona, who basically called it.
Here is a picture I found of the cast of the sure-to-be-legendary Real Housewives of New Jersey. I'm not saying that I'm moving to New Jersey to stalk these women, but let's just say I've booked my ticket on the Jersey Express. The lowdown I have so far is that the season is premiering Tuesday, May 12th (I've already marked it on my calendar), three of the castmates are related (two are sisters, one is sister-in-law: aka Italian catfights!), one has a house with onyx decor, and one was the 14th person in the country to receive an American Express Black card (and the first woman in New Jersey to do so). It looks like there's only one single castmate, but you never know where the chips will fall, or in New Jersey's case, where in the state it will smell.
I really hope this show lives up to my expectations. And my expectations are: Lots of Juicy Couture sweatsuits; Lots of talk about "The Shore"; Lots of finger-wagging, eyebrow-dying, borderline Italian stereotypes shouting about; Lots of people yelling "Jerseyyyyyyyy" in the background or at least one person calling it "Dirty Jerz". A few Guido children circa "My New F-in' Haircut" wouldn't hurt either (see video below). Basically, my plea to the RHoNJ is: Bring the drama. BRING IT. Don't let Jersey down.
Bravo created the Real Housewives of Orange County, which was so successful it spun off into RH of New York City and Atlanta. The shows revolve around a fairly simple concept- watch these wealthy women (and sometimes their husbands) be completely wealthy, ridiculous, and have over-the-top drama. This format has worked so well for Bravo that they have become the de facto wealth network, exploring "Millionaire Matchmaking," first class clients (First Class All The Way), renovating houses for profit (Flipping Out) and upscale hairdressing (Blow Out) among many others.
Naysayers may say that two spin-offs of the original Housewives show is more than enough, but I kindly suggest they take a big deep breath before they read the next sentence. Bravo is now developing the Real Housewives of New Jersey. Jersey!! Now, I ask you, who would not want to watch New Jersey housewives go about their day, regardless of whether they are rich or not. I've literally spent minutes since hearing this imagining what the show will be like- will a Mafia wife complete with a fountain in front of her beyond garish house be featured? More Hamptons loving a la New York City? Houses by the Shore? Whichever way Bravo decides to go, you bet your big hair, French manicure and Juicy tracksuit I'll be watching.
