Nearly all the wives, producers, and network executives, as well as Andy Cohen himself, are on the record, unfiltered and unvarnished about what it really takes to have a tagline.

Afterward, Carole said Andy went "ballistic" and she eventually told him not to speak to her ever again. and deep dives into the most explosive vacation moments in the show’s history, this is your VIP pass to the lives behind the glam squads, talking heads, and paparazzi shots. A previous attempt at this by our dear Brian Moylan got blacklisted and those involved with bravo were told to not do interviews for his book. This book was nice because, much like watching the show, the problems are SO asinine (yeah I mean you puppy-gate), it feels real warm and fuzzy considering the state of the actual world!it’s cool for rinna to speak on others, but when someone insinuates her marriage isn’t what it seems, she gets violent (speaking of that; excuses are made for her, while the person who made the insinuation is immediately discredited. But keep in mind that this makes it more like government-mandated propaganda versus a true tell-all. Dave Quinn's Not All Diamonds and Rosé is the definitive oral history of the hit Real Housewives TV franchise, from its unlikely start in the gated communities of Orange County to the pop culture behemoth it has become. But as detailed in Not All Diamonds and Rosé, Taylor was referring to the "truth" about Lisa Vanderpump being a bad friend to her. i’ve had so many feelings about this for a while and nowhere to express them, so this review is going to be that outlet lmao.

You can't tell me Carlton Gebbia, iconic witch, didn't have any dirt on that famous screensaver witchcraft from season 4 of RHOBH. After marinating on his vision, Scott wrote up a one-page treatment and, beginning in 2004, started crafting a sizzle reel he could use to sell his concept to networks.

A brawl at a nightclub in Punta Cana—sparked by a group of people getting "very aggressive" after Teresa Giudice accidentally sprayed champagne on the dancefloor, according to Caroline Manzo—had devastating consequences for Teresa, Caroline, Melissa Gorga, Jaqueline Laurita, their husbands and kids. It was a reality star who hated the cameras but seemingly couldn't survive without them," he said in Not All Diamonds and Rosé. And speaking of falling out—Bethenny and Nene are not in this book and their absence looms so very large.

Frances Berwick (Chairman, Entertainment Networks, NBCUniversal): I was in the very first pitch meeting.It was the only time during the whole run where I ever felt like I was going to get punched," Andy said in Not All Diamonds and Rosé. This is the whole story straight from the lips of the women and men who have made it one of America’s favorite television shows. Melissa and Joe Gorga had already left the country, and though Caroline said Bravo advised her to do the same, she insisted on staying when authorities took Greg, Albie, Chris and Joe Giudice's passports. Fans will delight to read about how it all got started, which fired housewives are angriest with Andy Cohen — and a shocking, never-before-revealed incident that happened when the New Jersey cast went to Punta Cana. RHONY fans are well aware of what went down between Carole Radziwill and Bethenny Frankel during season 10, but as it turns out, Carole was also engaged in another battle with none other than Andy Cohen.

After the reunion, he said he "kept throwing [Phaedra] life preservers to try to save herself, to explain why she might've been so angry at Kandi to make something like that up, or to profusely apologize, but she couldn't save herself. While not everything works for everyone, it’s pretty clear that as a whole this sucker simply works. Season two of RHOBH was dark: Taylor Armstrong slowly began opening up about the alleged abuse she faced at the hands of her husband Russell Armstrong, and shortly after she filed for divorce, he died by suicide.When you start a job and you’re the first employee and you work there for fourteen years, you have a sense of ownership. Sonja Morgan insisted that the cameras didn't even catch all of the craziness, most of which she attributed to Kelly Killoren Bensimon. whether it’s encouraging the women to make up or confront each other, or speak about a certain topic (like bombarding a housewife who just had a cancer scare and didn’t want to get emotional on camera about it with questions about how she’d feel and what she’d miss about her family if she had terminal cancer to emotionally manipulate the kind of reaction they wanted out of her). If you're looking for ANY RHOC wife to be held accountable for their disgusting behavior (including racism, misogyny, abuse, fat-shaming, I could go on), don't hold your breath.