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Report: Bravo Is Worried About Bethenny Frankel’s Absence On NYC Housewives

by Reality Tea on December 20th, 2010

In case you’re not aware by now, Bethenny Frankel is no longer a housewife on the Real Housewives of New York City.

Though Bravo wanted Bethenny, the clear fan favorite, to return for the show’s fourth season (currently being filmed), Bethenny decided she no longer wanted to do the show, instead opting to make guest appearances here and there a la Lisa Wu Hartwell on the Real Housewives of Atlanta.

According to a new report by Popeater, Bravo is now worried about what effect Bethenny’s absence will have on the show’s new season. “Bethenny is the biggest star the franchise has ever produced,” a Bravo insider reveals. “She not only connected with the most fans, but she also allowed the audience to laugh at how ridiculous the other ladies are. Without Bethenny making fun of the cast, the show just won’t be as much fun.”

Popeater adds that a main concern for Bravo is who will now call out Kelly Bensimon on her erratic/crazy/entertaining behavior. “Without Bethenny on the show, Kelly’s strange behavior is no longer funny, it’s just annoying,” adds the source.

Apparently Bravo became increasingly concerned after catching a glimpse of how the new season is going. Based on what they saw, they decided to ask Bethenny to return for more than the six appearances she is contractually obligated to make.

Bethenny, who is now gearing up for the second season of her Bravo spin off show, however doesn’t want to return for more appearances as she is ready to phase the NYC Housewives completely out of her life. Bethenny reportedly feels “physically sick” just thinking about having to return to the show, something she feels is a “toxic environment.”

A friend of Bethenny tells Popeater, “In her heart she wishes she could just move on.” The friend adds, “To tell the truth, she doesn’t even want to watch the new season let alone be forced to be part of it.” Ouch.

TELL US – DO YOU THINK BRAVO SHOULD BE WORRIED ABOUT A BETHENNY-LESS NYC HOUSEWIVES? THOUGHTS ON BETHENNY NOT WANTING TO RETURN TO THE SHOW?

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Video: Kardashian Sisters Parodied On SNL! Kim Vows To Stay Single

by Reality Tea on December 20th, 2010

Despite having spent the past few months dating the NFL and NBA leagues, it seems Kim Kardashian would rather remain single.

During a recent appearance on the Rachael Ray Show, the Keeping Up With The Kardashians star vowed to remain single — through 2011. “I want to try to be single my whole year of being 30,” said Kimmy. “I’ve never just dated and done whatever I wanted.”

Kim has definitely done a lot of dating this year. Following her break-up with boyfriend Reggie Bush (NFL), Kim, 30, has dated Miles Austin (NFL), Gabriel Aubry (ex of Halle Berry), and is now currently dating Kris Humphries (NBA).

In fact, Kim and Kris, 25, stepped out for the first time a week and a half ago as the two attended a party in NYC. And though they tried to avoid being photographed together, the couple was eventually snapped while entering Kim’s hotel in the wee hours of a Saturday morning. That photo of Kim and Kris is below.

“I’ve made a promise to myself and I’m really trying hard to stick to it, but I’m such a hopeless romantic that it’s hard,” Kim explains. “I don’t think that’s going to last, because that’s just how I am. But the fact that I’m trying is a big step for me!”

In other Kardashian news, the sisters were the subject of a highlarious Saturday Night Live skit this Saturday. In the skit, Kourtney, Kim, and Khloe were mocked as they whined their way through a Christmas message.

“We even went to visit Santa,” Kourtney whines. “I sat on his lap and told him what I wanted.” Adds “Kim”: “I did the same thing with Reggie Bush! I got a Rolex.” Kim’s sex tape with Ray J was also mocked. The skit is below -

TELL US – WHAT ARE YOUR THOUGHTS ON KIM WANTING TO BE SINGLE AND THE SNL SKIT?

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Fabio Wins Survivor Nicaragua! New Twists Revealed For Next Season

by Reality Tea on December 20th, 2010

Los Angeles native Jud Birza aka Fabio became the $1 million winner of Survivor:Nicaragua after outlasting, outwitting and outplaying his fellow competitors following 39 days in the rain forest.

The 21-year-old college student and model beat out musician Chase Rice, 24 and real-estate broker Matthew “Sash” Lenahan, 30, to become the youngest Survivor contestant ever to win the game.

Fabio won by a 5-4 vote, beating out Chase. And in what can only be described as the Russell Hantz effect, villain Sash received zero votes.

Fabio, who won the last three immunity challenges, stated numerous times that he is not as dumb as others thought he was. Dog trainer Jane Bright, 56, was declared the fan favorite, winning the $100,000 Sprint Fan Favorite award. NaOnka Mixon, who host Jeff Probst called “a great villain” admitted that she “acted a fool” on the show but ultimately defended all her actions.

And thanks to NaOnka and Purple Kelly aka the Quitters, Jeff announced last night that starting with the new season, quitters will now have some repercussions, such as not being allowed on the jury. The decision will however be in the hands of the show’s producers.

The next big announcement was that the new season will have a new twist called Redemption Island. According to Jeff, when a contestant is voted out, they will go to Redemption Island and stay there alone, before being ultimately joined by the next person voted out. The two will then compete in a duel and the winner will remain on Redemption Island. After a certain period, the last person left standing on Redemption Island will get to return to the game.

We also got an update of Boston Rob and Amber. The two just delivered their second daughter Carina Rose on December 10th.

My Thoughts – I thought Fabio made an excellent move in deciding to vote out Holly. He’s definitely not as dumb as he appears. Holly would have likely won had she made the finals and quite frankly, I believe she deserved to win. She is the only member of the older tribe left in the game, the only woman left standing and she made some great moves in the game. She is the one who orchestrated the elimination of Brenda — a major competitor. Had it not been for Holly, Brenda would have likely been in the final 3 with Sash.

Personally, I was rooting for Fabio the most and I’m glad he won. I did not think Chase deserved to win at all and believed his game play was about as impressive as Kelly Purple’s. He just seemed to go with the flow, doing what others told him to do. I’m not surprised Sash didn’t get a vote. I’m guessing he failed to watch Russell Hantz’s performance on the last season. Part of Survivor is the social game and pissing everyone off and backstabbing everyone is never a good idea. Sash was a bad player in my opinion because he lied when he didn’t need to, thus making himself more enemies than he needed to.

TELL US – WHAT ARE YOUR THOUGHTS ON THIS SEASON OF SURVIVOR AND FABIO WINNING? SHOULD PLAYERS LIKE SASH & RUSSELL BE PUNISHED FOR BACKSTABBING? THOUGHTS ON THE NEW RULES?

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Preview The Real Housewives of Atlanta Plus Kim Zolciak To Write A Book!

by Reality Tea on December 19th, 2010

The Real Housewives of Atlanta’s 12th episode is coming our way.

On tonight’s episode, titled ‘Not So Fine Print,’ as Kandi’s tour draws ever closer, she scrambles to finish her CD while trying to get Kim’s opening act in shape. Elsewhere, Cynthia makes moves to reconcile with NeNe, who feels the stress of trying to score a celebrity interview for her local show. Also: Kim’s past jesting at Phaedra’s due date comes back to haunt her, and Cynthia is not happy to discover that Nene told the others about her friend contract.

The new episode airs at 10/9c tonight on Bravo.

Watch What Happens Live – Joining Andy Cohen in the Bravo guest house tonight will be Phaedra Parks and Apollo Nida. Should be good!

In other Atlanta news, BlackVoices is reporting that professional mistress Kim Zolciak is now planning on writing a book. And no, it’s not an instructional on how to be the best gold digger you can be, but rather a book about relationships. Yes, you read that right.

BV reports that Kim, 32, recently signed a deal with Farrah Gray Publishing, considered one of the largest African-American owned book publishing companies in the country. BV adds that Kim’s book will be about relationships and her advice on love and happiness. No words.

TELL US – WOULD YOU TAKE RELATIONSHIP ADVICE FROM KIM? WHAT ARE YOUR THOUGHTS ON THE PREVIEW CLIP AND TONIGHT’S EPISODE?

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The Real Housewives of Beverly Hills Recap: The Sidekick From Hell

by Reality Tea on December 17th, 2010

“If somebody’s husband is cheating on them, she would know it.” – Camille Grammer #FamousLastWords.

On an awesome scale of 1 – 10, I would say last night’s episode of the Real Housewives of Beverly Hills was about a 9. On an insanity scale, maybe a 20. But after watching the ‘Dinner From Hell‘ episode, I’m thoroughly convinced that Camille Grammer is an evil genius. I mean, how else can we explain her ability to find someone more obnoxious, more delusional and more despicable than she is? Sitting next to the medium nut job aka Allison Dubois almost made her seem human and not like the monster she is. Something tells me Bravo is calling up Allison as I write this, trying to sign her up for the next season of the Real Housewives of NYC.

With that said, let’s get right to the recap! The episode begins with a cutesy useless scene of Lisa and her hubby going for a drive. Moving right along to Camille and Taylor having lunch. Camille reveals she hasn’t hung out with most of her costars since the NYC drama and tells Taylor she is planning a dinner get together for all the ladies. Camille reveals she’s “cautiously optimistic” about the dinner, you know, because she’s an innocent little victim and has zero parts in any of the drama that has taken place.

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DC Housewife Cat Ommanney’s Nanny Accuses Her Of Making Racial Slurs, Being Absentee Mom

by Reality Tea on December 17th, 2010

Following their first season on Bravo, the Real Housewives of DC have all but managed to stay out of the press but that is now changing thanks to the former nanny of Catherine Ommanney.

While is it now common knowledge that Cat had a steamy make out session with Prince Harry while she was still living in the UK, and we know of this because Cat sold the story to a UK tabloid, RadarOnline is now revealing the juicy details of Cat’s tryst with the Prince. The source of the story is Cat’s former nanny who also accuses Cat of being an absentee mom to her daughters and making racial slurs.

The nanny Monica Herrero states that the 2006 make out session between Cat, 39, and Prince Harry, 26, was way more than just a kiss, as she claims the two actually enjoyed a series of steamy rendezvous. Monica says she babysat Cat’s two daughters while she romped around with the the Prince who is 13 years her junior.

“Although she was my boss, when she was really happy she would share things with me, like what happened with Prince Harry,” Monica tells Radar in an exclusive interview. “She would show me messages that he sent her, and she said that he wanted to take her hand and travel around the world.”

Monica reveals she was 20-years-old when she acted as a nanny for Cat and her two daughters, Ruby and Jade, in 2007, while they lived in the UK. “While I was living with Catherine a car with a chauffeur came for her twice,” said Monica. “Her daughters would tell me, ‘This is the car that Prince Harry sends for mummy.’”

Monica also reveals that though Catherine was divorced and had a boyfriend at the time, she would constantly flirt and make out with other men. “Catherine told me that one time that she kissed Prince Harry in a bathroom,” Monica said. “She told me she met him because she was doing interior design for him, even though I never saw her doing any work.”

And in a separate interview with RadarOnline, Monica reveals that Cat was an absent mother who made racial slurs. “I worked seven days a week because Cathy slept in the mornings and went out partying in the nights,” Monica states. “She had a very disorganized life, like a teenager. I felt like a mum and that Cathy was my daughter.”

According to Monica, Cat was more concerned about traveling the world and was very cold to her daughters. “Sometimes the girls wouldn’t see their mother for a whole week and they live in the same house!” Monica said.

And finally, Monica claims she witnessed Cat make some racial slurs. “While we were shopping she often spoke about the big a**es of black people and spoke bad about the black and Asian people,” said Monica.

Catherine is however denying Monica’s claims, stating her tryst with Prince Harry was only for a night of making out (the same thing she told the UK tabloid). As for the other serious allegations, Cat stated – “The recent allegations by an old au pair are all lies. I fired Monica Herrero because she was totally untrustworthy and irresponsible. She completely trashed our house when the girls and I were away for the weekend and ran up a $800 phone bill!”

TELL US – DO YOU BELIEVE MONICA’S CLAIMS ABOUT CAT?

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Photo – Teen Mom’s Amber Portwood Gets Tattoo Of Daughter Leah On Her Belly

by Reality Tea on December 17th, 2010

While her daughter was being made a ward of the state and charges were being pressed against her for striking her ex-fiance, it seems Teen Mom star Amber Portwood was busy getting some permanent body art.

Above is a picture of Amber’s giant tattoo of her 2-year-old daughter Leah on her belly. According to Star magazine, Amber got the tattoo on November 14 and it reportedly took a total of 9 hours.

A source close to the 20-year-old reality star tells RadarOnline that “she got the tattoo as a way to show her commitment to Leah.” Radar adds that so far it’s her first and only tattoo.

Amber is arguably the break out “star” of the MTV reality show as she continues to remain in the press for all the wrong reasons. First it was for her violent attacks on her daughter’s father Gary Shirley (she has since been charged with domestic violence) and then recently, two media outlets reported she was pregnant again. Something Amber has now denied.

Radar adds that Amber’s new boyfriend Clinton Yunker also has two children of his own to go with his lengthy criminal record. A bigger photo of Amber’s tattoo is below.

You know what they say, you can take the trailer park trash out of the girl but…

TELL US WHAT ARE YOUR THOUGHTS ON AMBER’S TATTOO?

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Giuliana & Bill Rancic: ‘We’re Open’ To Other Methods of Having Children

by Reality Tea on December 17th, 2010

Despite experiencing a miscarriage earlier this year Bill and Giuliana Rancic still continue to remain optimistic about having a baby.

In a new interview with PEOPLE, the Style network’s Giuliana & Bill couple reveal that they are still hopeful for a baby and are open to any method of having a child.

“Whether we can have kids or not have kids, I think we’re open to everything,” Giuliana, 36, tells PEOPLE. “And whether we adopt or use a surrogate, or have our own natural child, I think at the end of the day, the most important thing is you have a baby, and it’s a baby you’re going to shower with love.”

Bill, 39, also adds that “we have a lot of love to give,” while singing his wife’s praises for going through a hard process with strength.

“She was so stoic and brave, and she never complained about any of the shots or anything we had to go through,” Bill says. “This experience has given me a new perspective on my wife.”

TELL US – WHAT ARE YOUR THOUGHTS ON BILL AND GIULIANA’S INTERVIEW? DO YOU WATCH THE SHOW?

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