Here is Countess Luanne from Real Housewives of New York City on some show singing her non-hit single “Money Can’t Buy You Class” – I am starting to think she is being ironic after watching this fuckery.

Apologies for YouTube hits but it is a quick and dirty post.

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As has been hinted previously on this blog that Kelly Bensimon has some MAJOR scenes in Season Three of Real Housewives of New York City, it appears she is still feeling bruised by a few encounters. Here she has filmed a quick anti-bullying message from her spare room, and a camcorder. I blame the advent of YouTube for this garble.

Also in other news the new season’s member Sonja Morgan has been arrested over the weekend for driving over the limit. Generally running through a stop sign will give it away that you are not concentrating. Sonja on the show looks like she is a whole lot of fun. (Source: Dlisted)

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Well real singers will be again peeved that a reality TV star has managed to release a single whilst there still playing to 10 people and a dog in a pub, but I think it will the only one.

Here is the Countess singing her single Elegance Is Learned. As you can probably guess from the electronic tone of voice she cannot sing that well. I have seen the episode where she recorded it and her voice is pretty poor. But she does look smoking hot.

However of the two episodes I saw in the USA, the Real Housewives of New York look likes it is going to be fabulous in its third season. Kelly Bensimmon provides some amazing scenes (that is all the spoilers I am going to give).

Also I interviewed Simon Van Kempen, and Alex McCord, which I will put on the blog a week before the series commences here. And when will that be? Well I better get over my jet lag and ask Arena – in other words will get back to you on that one.

Thanks @Laura_Valerie for tweeting me the link.

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This is for all the people who hit my blog googling Kelly Bensimmon naked. I am afraid the best I can do is a photo with her in a bikini. (Source: The Huffington Post)

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During the first two seasons of Real Housewives of New York City we had to listen to Bethenny Frankel’s man troubles and her anxiety over her ticking biological clock. But the good news for her is she has fulfilled these wishes. She married Jason Hoppy last weekend at the Four Seasons in New York, and is also pregnant with their first child.

Ok Magazine covered the wedding.

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I haven’t been the greatest recapper of this show as sometimes I don’t get to watch it on the night, however it is one of my favourite reality TV shows.

Tonight was part one of the reunion episode and here are a few thoughts about it:

• I love the way Andy Cohen from Bravo TV asks all the hard questions;
• The Count told the the Countess that he had another woman by email, and she is clearly bitter about it, but then so would I;
• I loved the way she cast doubt on whether the Count’s girlfriend was a princess, was she implying that people would only think it was ok he was shagging a black woman was if she was royalty. I found this surprising considering Lu Ann is part native american;
• Both Bethenny and Jill have had boob job;
• Alex was a victim of the GFC;
• Kelly Killorin Bensimmon explained that she did not belt her boyfriend, she said he made it up, she even managed to cry – somehow I still did not care.  Also she got the tissue but did not use it as there were no tears or tear snot.
• Kelly Killorin Bensimmon denies plagarising the owl design on the jewellery. I find her so insincere, and a tad manipulative. I loved the “My father’s a lawyer line and I never make any verbal agreements” line. I am not sure she is really telling the truth on this;
• I wonder if Ramona was feeling uncomfortable when they showed her montage, I don’t find her very likeable she is always yelling and will use anything to win the fight;
• Ramona fucking dumps on Lu Ann, and telling everyone that Lu Ann had asked a guy for his number three months before, which Lu Ann says in her book is a no no. But Ramona really showed a lack of sensitivity to Lu Ann’s marital problems and probable emotional fragility;
• I agree with the viewers there was too much spruiking of their own products;
• I kind of agree with Alex about her kids the night they were filmed it was past their bedtime;
• Ramona’s I don’t want to eat in Brooklyn and the fact she may not be eating at 8.00pm as the reason she did not attend Simon and Alex’s housewarming was total crap;
• Alex was right to call Bethenny out about her behind the back comments, still I think Bethenny has a high likeability factor; and
• Loved, loved, loved that Lu Ann started the fight about Kelly not being a girl’s girl and then everyone else starts attacking her and Lu Ann just sits back.

In tonight’s episode Ramona has to win the most loathesome award, as she was just insulting and rude and never takes any responsibility for her behaviour.

Next week in part two of the reunion the fighting continues. I wonder if they speak to each other when they are not filming?

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Newly Engaged Bethenny with Jason Hoppy

Again the Real Housewives of NYC  was an entertaining episode, and there was limited self promotion this episode only Bethenny’s Skinny Girl Margarita, and Jill Zarin’s fabrics. Has Jill had written into her contract  that they must shoot a scene each week in her store? I have to confess I am amazed at the range of fabrics.

What I found interesting is how do the producers got Bethenny’s guy to turn up on a blind date in front of the cameras. I mean blind dates a bad enough without a camera crew and producer there. The same goes for Kelly’s boyfriend. Kelly’s ego is out of control. I think it is healthy to be self confident but she borders on narcissistic.

A few comments on the episode:

• Alex and Simon’s renovation looks fantastic – Bethenny gets props for her comment on “who is doing the morning shift” alluding to it looking like a bordello;
• I love that the kitchen appliances were sponsored by Monogram as seen on other Bravo TV shows;
• Why do Simon and Alex set themselves up to get their head kicked in by Ramona, they invited her to the party and she never showed up;
• Same for Bethenny and Kelly, I don’t know why Bethenny bothers, as Kelly clearly thinks of her as just an annoying as a buzzing gnat;
• And how great did Bethenny look in the Herve Leger dress, a walking advertisment for the skinny girl margarita, speaking of alcohol did she looked a bit sozzled walking out of Simon and Alex’s party?
• I am starting to think Brad needs a bigger role in the show, as does Bobby.

Also CG sent me this link People.com saying Bethenny is now engaged to Jason Hoppy, so the blind date did not work out. Bethenny will also be getting her own series on Bravo TV, so hopefully Arena will show it here.

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A Sydney Version Of This Show Would Be A Hit

There are a few genres of reality TV like talent based, observational, and the semi scripted variety. Fremantle Media Australia has dabbled in most of them, but I think from memory (and I could be wrong) that this is the first time they had dabbled in semi-scripted or otherwise known as docu-soaps reality TV shows.

Ros Reines in her gossip column in the Sunday Telegraph states that Fremantle Media is currently casting for a show called The East - a reality series loosely based on the very popular show The Hills. The East was in the final stages of pre-production and was being sold at the Cannes television festival.

Paola Cracknell a production assistant to Kyle and Jackie O is on the short list for a role on the show. Jackie has given her seal of approval to Paola.

“Paola is gorgeous, in her early 20s and super sweet, but she has a feisty side to her,” said Jackie O.

Other names in the mix are student Ruby Jacenko, famous for socking her PR-queen sister, Roxy, at an event last year.

Also Reines writes another reality series based on Sydney’s eastern suburbs called Summer City is in advanced planning. It is based on eight friends in Sydney’s eastern suburbs. April Rose Pengilly, Corbin Harris and Nadia Fairfax are being considered.

What Sydney really needs is their own Real Housewives series like the very popular Real Housewives of NYC, based on the lives of six New York ‘socialites’. The Sydney cast could include Skye Leckie wife of David Leckie as Australia’s version of Ramona. Gail Elliott, could take on the Kelly Bensimon role, Charlotte Dawson would be perfect in the Bethenny role, and Kirsten Carrioll would be the equivalent of the countess as she is married to a French man, as well as using it as platform to promote her lanolips range. For the Jill Zarin role I would suggest Ben Tilley’s wife Tiffany which would also create some tension with Skye Leckie just like the Real Housewives of NYC show.

Now for ‘social climbers’ Alex and Simon’s role who live in Brooklyn, I am sure there would hundred’s of D listers volunteering for the role, but one that springs to mind is Bessie Bardot and her husband Geoff Barker.

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Well the producers of The Real Housewives of New York City, have unleashed Kelly Bensimon on the viewer and does anyone like what they see?

As a member of a pretty superficial cast, she definitely wins the prize for the fakest and most delusional. On the latest episode Kelly asked Bethenny to meet her to discuss Bethenny’s rude comment about her at the charity committee meeting. You know the meeting when Kelly refused to have her name on the invite for some spurious reason. Possibly because she is so well known. Not! Last time a looked people only went on reality TV shows to raise their profile.

So Bethenny turns up at the designated time and Kelly is half an hour late (what would Luann think of that?) and clearly did not give a rats about it and did not apologise.

She then rambled on at Bethenny about how rude she was, and how Kelly was running on a higher plane then Bethenny. I must say I thought it showed all of Bethenny’s restraint not to glass her. Also did anyone else think Kelly at times did not make sense? Prescription drugs/diet pills anyone?

Anyway she then left to meet her date – and oh my god if I had been him I would have run. She looked like some crazy woman, I am sure he could not wait to get out of there.

Anyway just so we know how classy Kelly is she has decided to pose for Playboy which as we know is classier then Ralph. Just. Full story on Dlisted.

Anyway back to this episode and just when you think Kelly wins the prize of ego of the week, along comes Ramona. Ramona who had been bonding with Kelly was peeved when she read an article where Kelly said something about teaching the Housewives about fashion. Apparently Ramona worked in fashion for years. Anyway when she called Kelly on it, Kelly immediately retracted and said “Oh no not you,” which placated Ramona’s ego.

A few other points about the episode:

• Mario having a go at Jill about taking so long to get a tennis partner for match with Ramona and Mario (who apparently was a former pro). I like Jill and good on her for trying to make sure she is not put at a disadvantage;
• Mario cracked it with Jill who took it quite well really, he was being a prick. Bobby just stood there, but then why should he step in Jill should be able to handle herself.
• The other big fight of the episode was Simon and Alex with you guessed it Ramona. Ramona was peeved that she had invited them to a party and they had not told her that there were topless photos coming out of Alex in the ensuing days. The way she was going on you would have thought they had concealed that they were both up on child sex slave charges. Ironic considering if Ramona was offered a Playboy spread she would do it.

If you want to know the background to the episodes go to Simon Van Kempen’s blog here.

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Now The Real Housewives of NYC is one of my favourite reality TV shows, but I don’t give it enough love on this blog probably due to the fact I watch it very late at night and am too tired to blog on it.

But this week’s episode was another cracker when they finally gave New York Housewives newcomer Kelly Bensimon some significant onscreen time. And what a scrag she came across to be. 

She seems to have a over inflated sense of her own importance, and is completely self involved. She is clearly a social climber and is extremely superficial. Also is she that attractive? Yes she is tall and thin in that model way, but the hardness of her face to me does not make her beautiful. Nor the bad acid peel she has had which has left her with a red face. For more on her go to her wiki page here.

If there is going to be a fight between Bethenny and her I am on Team Bethenny.

Kelly’s misdemeanours last night included:

• Flirting a few years ago with Bethenny’s boyfriend at the time right in front of her;
• Saying she had only met Bethenny twice, whereas Bethenny thought it was like 95 times;
• Also her whole self-importance with her “writing” I must try to check out what she writes about;
• The whole charity meeting was just plain rude, both the time she arrived and then left, and also how she talked about a 16 year old girl saying she was cute and adorable.

In other NYC  Housewives happenings, Simon tried to take on Ramona and lost. I mean seriously he is in his mid forties why would you care if Ramona like you or not. Get over it – just avoid her. I thought Alex looked pretty peeved at him.

I thought it hilarious in last week’s episode that Simon and Alex hooked up online when they were both looking for casual sex.

I do think it is a bit rude how the rest of the cast look down their noses at Simon and Alex, but also the editors play up to that eg the small house in the Hamptons compared to the huge mansions the others own.

Anyway it is a great season two so hopefully it is rating well enough for a third season to be filmed.

UPDATE: They are currently filming the third season now.

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