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Real Housewives of New York City Recap: Meet Carole Radziwill’s Boyfriend, Russ Irwin

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The episode begins with Heather, Aviva and their husbands meeting up for dinner at a restaurant. It’s nice to know that Bravo is casting wives as “Housewives” these days. Heather’s husband is “the son of a very famous Rabbi” and Heather says she’s “Jewish by injection, very proudly!” Heather, the queen of bad timing, tells everyone at the table that Aviva’s ex-husband slept with both LuAnn and Sonja. The revelation actually wasn’t as awkward as it could have been. “He’s an impressive guy,” Heather’s husband says, making light of the news.

Aviva and Ramona talk about how aggresive Ramona can be but they manage not to talk shit about her which was really refreshing. Maybe they really won’t become mean girls?

Ramona Singer insane photo

Ramona and LuAnn meet up at a Central Park to hash out their issues, but Ramona isn’t someone that you can hash out an issue with because she’s batsh!t crazy. Ramona tells LuAnn “Everyone knows you’re never home with your children.” Um, ouch!!!!!!!!

LuAnn says that she’s being bullied by Ramona and that Ramona has spies in the Hamptons. Ramona accuses LuAnn of being a liar. Mid-argument, Ramona starts talking about her manicure. Moments later they’re fighting again when they should just both move on.

Carole is dating a musician named Russ who tours with Aerosmith. They have an open relationship which Aviva says is “so cool!” Aviva looks like she’s getting turned on just hearing about it. Carole wants a man “whose obsessed with me emotionally, intellectually and sexually and if he can support himself, that’s a bonus.”

 

Carole meets up with Russ Irwin, her musician boyfriend and he’s pretty cute. They both drive around Times Square and I think they’re more like friends who f*ck instead of two people in a committed relationship. Carole justifies her f*ckship by claiming that she really enjoys “missing someone.” She’s such a damn groupie, giggling as Russ plays some of his new music.

Ramona and Aviva meet up to talk about LuAnn and Ramona agrees to “not engage” with LuAnn. Ramona says that LuAnn “needs to get a job!” Ramona had no clue that she is so harsh! Watching episodes of the show for the past few years hasn’t given her any insight and the alcohol she excessively drinks doesn’t mellow her out either.

Sonja was presenting at the GLAAD Awards, but when she’s supposed to come out to speak to the crowd, she’s backstage and doesn’t hear her name being called! Wow.

Overall, I hate to say it, but there wasn’t enough fighting this episode. I was pretty bored.

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Real Housewives of New York Season 5 Recap: Heather Thomson is a Downer, Aviva Drescher Has a Fake Leg

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The premiere begins with LuAnn and new cast member Aviva having a walk through Central Park. LuAnn explains that they met at a party “and were actually kind of were looking at each other, like attractive women do, and we’ve been friends ever since.” 

Aviva lived in France for five years, something her “friend” LuAnn didn’t know until the cameras were around, so then the women begin speaking in French. Ironically, LuAnn actually slept with one of Aviva’s exes.

Real Housewives of New York Mean Girls

Heather introduces herself at the party and Aviva says that she read Heather’s book and she’s a fan of hers. Heather says “It’s nice to meet hot women.” At least these chicks aren’t hiding their superficiality.

Sonja explains the importance of being “on the Upper East Side.” Sonja says, “You know, I go everywhere upper East Side. I only go downtown when I’m gonna get frisky and then I come right back!” Lord.

Ramona Singer shows up with one bottle of wine in each hand she proclaims that she’s “double fisting tonight.” Our alcoholic is at the party! Ramona already looks drunk upon arrival, but that could just be her crazy eyes as she tells the bartender that she wants “Pinot Grigio, of course!”

Heather Thomson photo

Carole wrote a book about her husband dying of cancer at it was a New York Times Bestseller. Carole explains that she has to “click back into widow mode” when fans approach her about the book 10 years later. She then asks Aviva “Can you see my tits?” cause she wanted to change the subject.

Heather said “I don’t hate kids, but I hate when groups of mothers get together and that’s all they talk about. I understand it’s the way in which women bond with each other, but it’s not necessarily the most interesting conversation for those who don’t have kids and I bet you it’s not even interesting for those who do have kids.” Heather then announces that she’s “going to get a drink while you guys talk about kids.” I wholeheartedly agree with Heather’s comments, but it’s obviously a sore spot for her as well.

LuAnn confronts Ramona about Ramona calling LuAnn “a weekend mom.” Shortly after LuAnn asks Ramona about her comment, Ramona’s crazy eyes make their first appearance this season. Now I remember why I watch this show!

 

Carole is a reporter at Glamour magazine and she’s writing a book about having sex and dating “as a widow.”

Next we’re in Heather’s office, she has her own shapewear and clothing company, which reminds me of what’s wrong with these Housewives shows! Many of the women are highly successful business women but editors focus on the catty, petty fights and superficiality instead of showing intelligent, driven women thriving in their careers and relationships.

Ramona shows Heather her issue of The Learning Annex and Heather gives one of the meanest quotes in Housewives franchise history. Ramona thinks landing the cover of The Learning Annex is an accomplishment, Heather says:

“If I were on the cover of The Learning Annex, you know that free magazine that’s next to the trash cans on every corner of New York City, I think I’d be questioning the direction of my career, not bragging about it.” – I don’t like this b!tch!

Aviva wears a fake leg because she lost her leg in a bad accident. She tells Sonja that a man dumped her when she told him she has a fake leg so she told her current husband about her fake leg on their first date and he thought it was cool! She’s able to talk about hardships without making people squirm. Heather is a different story!

Heather talks about her dad dying “last Friday,” which just confirms that she is batsh!t crazy. Not feeling her. Minutes later she talks about her friend “whose blind.” I’ve never seen a grown a*s woman as inappropriate as Heather before. It’s kind of fascinating.

Ramona and Heather hate each other and trade very passive aggressive insults at Ramona’s house party. Watching their exchanges from my couch was awkward. Next, Heather is at it again! She’s talking to Aviva about her son fighting for his life while at Ramona’s party! Perfect timing. Can’t she afford a therapist?

Sonja accidentally calls her ex-husband her “husband” and Ramona embarrasses Sonja about her mistake in front of everyone at her party.

Things come to an end with Heather, Carole and Aviva meeting up to talk sh!t about Ramona before vowing to “never become mean girls.” It’s too late for that!

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Real Housewives of New York City Season 5: Aviva, Carole and Heather Join the Cast!

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Season 5 of The Real Housewives of New York City premieres on June 5th but we’ve already been gifted at a glimpse of what’s in store this season. Jill Zarin, Kelly Bensimon and Alex McCord have been dropped from the cast (thank gawd) and they’be been replaced with Aviva?! WTF is up with that name? Aviva Drescher, Heather Thomson and Carole Radziwill will be fake friends for the camera with Sonja Morgan, Romana Singer and Countess LuAnn.

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Real Housewives Of New York City: Pay Raises And New Cast Member Drama!

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With Jill Zarin, Alex McCord and Kelly Bensimon axed from 'Real Housewives of New York City' there's extra money to play around with, which means pay raises for the other three veteran women. Sonja Morgan, Ramona Singer and LuAnn de Lesseps are making nearly twice as much this season as they have in seasons past. 

Ramona Singer and Sonja Morgan Picture

The ladies initially would have made $275,000 but with a huge pay raise, they will not be banking $500,000 for the 16 episode season and two-episode reunion. It helps that the new ladies who signed up are reportedly only banking $100,000 a piece for the season. An insider says Ramona and LuAnn were happy to get rid of Jill and the others because, "this freed up the budget to get them paid more."

Filming for the next season began on Monday, and there's already tension between the old and new ladies. Sonja was presenting at the GLAAD Amplifier Awards and the new ladies were also there. Sonja and Romona were forced to speak and hang out with them and a source says, "It was all very awkward and cold, which is making for good footage already."

Bringing new b!tches on the show is exactly what they needed to do to add an extra spark to the show. Perhaps they could also give Ramona an additional pay raise to wear sunglasses all season so I don't have to see those googly eyes.

Photos: WENN

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Ramona Singer Helped Jill Zarin Get Kicked Off the Real Housewives of New York City

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While Jill Zarin denied being fired from the Real Housewives of New York City, even after she vehemently insisted she had no plans to leave the show earlier this summer, she was unceremoniously booted from the cast of crazy. Apparently, it wasn’t just because Bravo wanted some new rich b!tch in the mix.

Ramona Singer, Jill Zarin

According to Us Weekly, Ramona Singer pushed the network to kick Jill off the show, probably all while gettin’ her wine on. Ramona “came to Bravo with a few pals she thought would make good additions. Bravo decided to go with the new girls and not Jill, so Ramona basically ran her off the show.”

Oooooh, how scandalous. Catty b!tches everywhere, not a drop of decency to spare!

Her presence on the show, however, won’t really be missed, according to another source.

“Jill caused a lot of problems. Her castmates were upset with her, since she’d tweet all these negative things. Karma’s a b!tch.”

True dat.

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Ramona Singer and Husband Mario Recreate Italy Vacation Photo

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Ramona Singer of the Real Housewives of New York City is obsessed with her suspect husband Mario, and she wants the world to know it. Ramona and Mario had a second wedding two seasons ago, and last season when Ramona was told that her hubby may be cheating, she gave him a massage to strengthen her marriage. Did it work? Maybe.

Ramona and Mario went to San Pietro, Italy where they originally shot photos years ago. Here is the older picture.

Mario Singer, Ramona Singer

“Next stop on Ramona and Mario’s getaway is Positano! Here is a photo from some years ago on one of their first trips to the San Pietro!”

Here’s the new photo. Ramona’s caption is below.

Ramona and Mario Singer in Italy

San Pietro in Positano is one of the most romantic places in the world to me and Mario! We fall deeper in love each time we visit. This was our 10th year there!

They are a good looking couple and I’m not so sure it matters if Mario is giving it to women who don’t jizz pinot grigio. Although Mario looks like he doesn’t wanna touch Ramona in the photo above, it doesn’t matter. Ramona and Mario are making their showmance work, and she’s happy, so good for her.

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Jill Zarin Leaving Real Housewives of New York City?

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It was a season full of drama and pinot grigio on Real Housewives of New York City. But now it seems the bickering and boozing may have been too much for one of the ladies, who’s fed up with the show and one blonde Celebrity Rehab candidate in particular.

Jill Zarin in Purple

“The damage is done,” Jill Zarin told People magazine in a recent interview. “I don’t know if I can film with these girls again.” Zarin is fed up with the constant insults and back-stabbing that defined the show last season, and she’s especially miffed at Ramona Singer, who she believes to be a raging alcoholic. “I tried to be a friend to Ramona,” Jill says. And I thought that she was acting a little bit erratic, more so than before. A lot of times people who have problems don’t see it themselves. That’s why there are interventions… I really wanted to try to help her. And instead she tried to turn it around on me.”

It seems a bit extreme to leave a show that made you famous simply because one of your co-stars is a lush. Then again, this season was filled with some truly crazy fights, and it’s not like Jill needs the money at this point in her life. We hope she returns, though. She brought a much-needed dose of rationality to the show.

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Real Housewives of New York City Season Finale Recap

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Many of us have already seen the video for Countess LuAnn De Lesseps’ god-awful pop song, so watching her work on it in the season finale of The Real Housewives of New York City is a bit like performing an autopsy. We know a murder was committed, now we get to find out how. Turns out, singer Natalie Cole was on the scene, but she wasn’t exactly an accomplice, just popped in to bring a little C-list star-power to the finale. She also offered to sing at a party to celbrate LuAnn’s one-year anniversary with her boyfriend, so she’s either the type of person who offers random favors to people she just met or she’s in desperate need of publicity. Given that this is a show on Bravo (aka, The Desperate for Publicity Network), I’m gonna guess it’s the latter.

LuAnn De Lesseps and Natalie Cole Duet

Speaking of bad decisions made by desperate famewhores, Ramona Singer and her husband Mario discuss the possibility of having another child, which seems like a smart decision, considering the only risks involved with getting pregnant when you’re 54 are, um…all of ‘em! But there’s no mutant fetus sleeping on her bloated liver yet, so Ramona slugs the pinot while explaining her terrible plan to her friends at a dinner party. On the topic of things that no one ever wanted to see – Alex McCord somehow landed a modeling gig and we got a brief glimpse of her without make-up. I’d like to personally nominate the RHONYC make-up team for a Best Special Effects Emmy. I’m pretty sure they use CGI to make Alex not look like something that lurks under the beds of small children.

Meanwhile, in a blonde vs. brunette feud worthy of Betty and Veronica, Cindy Barshop and Sonja Morgan go at each other with verbal machetes over…well I’m not exactly sure what they were fighting over, but it made for a pretty entertaining argument. “I just let her chirp away, meanwhile I’m thinking about what I’m gonna wear the next day,” Cindy says of her discussion with Sonja. Cindy’s disinterest in everything that’s going on around her leads me to believe the rumors that she won’t be returning to the show next season, which sucks, because she’s hands-down my favorite housewife. She may not bring much drama to the table, but she’s the queen of the b!tchy put-down.

Sonja Morgan and Ramona Singer Take a Pregnancy Test Together

Then, the unthinkable happens. Ramona thinks she’s acquired the ultimate fashion accessory – a trust-fund fetus. She turns down a glass of wine, shows off her growing boobs, and I throw up a little in my mouth. Yep, she might be pregnant. Naturally, Sonja responds with the eloquent grace for which she’s known. “Do you know how many people are dying to have a baby now, like in our clique?” So this kid gets to grow in a 54 year-old uterus yet be raised by someone who’s on the mental level of a varsity cheerleader. Best of both worlds!

Then, because it wouldn’t be a season finale of RHONYC without a pointless (and pointlessly extravagant) party, it’s time for everyone to get on a yacht to celebrate the fact that LuAnn has a boyfriend. Like all good season finales, this one had some feuds, some fun, and two post-middle-aged women teaming up to pee on a pregnancy test while at sea….

 

“Are they trying to steal my thunder on such a big night?’ LuAnn wonders when Ramona and Sonja disappear into the bathroom together. Normally, I’d say she’s wrong, but it’s Ramona Singer, so I wouldn’t be surprised if she got pregnant just for the purposes of upstaging LuAnn at her big “I have a boyfriend and I met Natalie Cole” party. But LuAnn’s not worried. “There’s a better chance of Blanche being pregnant on The Golden Girls.” OK, so I’m not the only one who thinks Ramona’s way too freakin’ old for a baby. Good.

Naturally, everyone is wowed by the unexpected Natalie Cole cameo, well everyone except Sonja, who’s pretty much leaking Haterade from her eyeballs at this point. “She’s an old friend,” Sonja says of Natalie. “I haven’t seen her in probably three years.” Ugh. It must get exhausting for these women to try to constantly upstage one another. Oh, but it’s not just the ladies who are so bored with their lives of luxury that they feel the need to aggressively hate on their “friends,” Simon van Kempen was staring daggers at LuAnn during her performance. I’m sure he wrote a b!tchy Tweet about it seconds later.

The episode ended with one of those 80s high school movie type deals where we get a freeze-frame and caption telling us what happened to everyone. Nothing too exciting, except for the fact that (Surprise!) Ramona’s not pregnant after all. So it was probably just late-season theatrics designed to help her hold her place as the most interesting housewife. Really, all she needs to retain her title is her constant wine-buzz and b!tchy attitude. Hopefully, she brings both to next week’s reunion show.

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Real Housewives of New York City Recap: Burlesque Dancing and Mother-Daughter Bonding

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“Ramona brought her bustier,” Sonja Morgan tells an unfortunate gay shopkeeper at the start of last night’s The Real Housewives of New Jersey. Fortunately, the vomit rising in my throat wasn’t the only one who found the idea of a 55 year-old showing off her goods in a desperate attempt to re-capture her youth to be a tad objectionable. “I don’t know if I really wanna be around adults wearing…I already have plans,” said Ramona’s daughter when invited to Sonja’s burlesque-themed party. Never thought Ramona Singer’s psycho-b!tch daughter would be the level-headed one in  the room.

Sonja Morgan's Burlesque Dance

“I think Sonja’s throwing this party ’cause she just wants to cheer herself up,” Ramona says. Right, because throwing a massive party is the perfect way to cope with your financial difficulties. On the more sane side of the spectrum, we then see Jill Zarin hopping a train to go see her daughter. Because in New York, even rich people have to sit in dried urine sometimes. Ally, Jill’s daughter, seems to be the most down-to-earth of all the Real Daughters of NYC. Not only that, she’s openly obsessed with sex, to the point that wants to write a Carrie Bradshaw-style column when she grows up. Sane, rich, and a nympho? Where can I send my marriage proposals?

Daughters week continues (Since when do these women care about anyone but themselves?) with LuAnn teaching her daughter to drive and Ramona getting put in her drunken place when her daughter lambastes her for her alcoho workaholic ways. Because she has @ss-kissing down to a science, however, she then reads Ramona the flattering essay that she wrote about her for school. Ramona is so moved she leaks pinot grigio from her eyes.

Ramona Singer Talks to Her Daughter

After all the mother-daughter bonding it’s almost time for the naked old people party. Sonja and the fattest gay man/gayest fat man alive plan a burlesque routine that somehow involves Eminem, Lady Gaga, and Black Swan. Um…sure. Speaking of random celebrities, LuAnn tells a story about running into Prince William during her countess days, then makes her own attempt to reach Gaga-esque heights of fame by meeting with her producer to work on her atrocious pop song. Then it’s finally time for the bankruptcy/burlesque party of the century.

 

“I’m a little worried because Sonja’s having financial problems,” Jill says of the Sonja’s constant, elaborate theme parties. Yeah, Jill, I think everyone at home was thinking the same thing. We think one of you guys should mention that too, since, ya know, we can’t. More interesting than Sonja’s financial woes – or the party’s half-naked waitstaff – is the meeting between Jill and Simon van Kempen, who, you may remember, has been acting like a total douche-nozzle on Twitter. Simon issues insincere apologies to all the housewives, and even works up some fake tears when he’s talking to Jill. But because this episodes were filmed last winter and Simon’s Twitter feed is current, we know he’s still drinking the Haterade.

Then, because it’s a burlesque party, some strippers burlesque performers come out, and Ramona demonstrates why she’s not considered to be the brains of the group. “All of a sudden, she’s, like, disrobing,” Ramona says. “I didn’t see that coming.” Clearly, she didn’t bother to Wikipedia “burlesque” before the party. Then it’s time for Sonja’s much-hyped performance, and though ya gotta give it to her for having the cajones to go get up there, she may experience some fallout for singing about “jealous b!tches.” Some of those b!tches may have been in the crowd. Just sayin’.

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