Broadway Star Joined: 6/17/04
Anyone still watching this?
I stumbled on to their net worth and found this interesting. Here, in ascending order:
Sonja Morgan - negative $20 mil
Alex McCord - $400K
LuAnn de Lesseps - $2 mil
Heather Thomson - $10 mil
Ramona Singer - $18 mil
Aviva Drescher - $20 mil
Kelly Bensimon - $20 mil
Bethenny Frankel - $25 mil
Jill Zarin - $35 mil
Carole Radziwill - $50 mil
Broadway Legend Joined: 9/10/08
I think the figures on at least, Bethenny, are low. I recall reading that she sold her company for a ton of money. I maybe wrong.
I read Bethenney sold her company for about $100 million but think I recall hearing that wasn't true.
Did Sonja's easy bake toaster oven not take off as expected?
They put out these figures for all of the ladies in the franchise, but I question their accuracy. I would definitely expect Bethenny's to be higher. She is a huge brand now. Huge.
Is anyone enjoying season 5? Ratings are down. But it's finally starting to find its footing around episodes 11 and 12. The trip looks like it's going to be good. I think the problem is that it feels too thrown together with the new ladies. Whether they liked each other or not, the original cast had an organic chemistry.
Understudy Joined: 8/1/12
I may be in the minority, but I'm loving this season. I get so many laughs out of each episode. Of course it's nothing compared to "Scary Island," but I'll take what I can get.
Bethenny did sell her company, so I'm sure that figure is way off. As far as this season, the newbies have all been hit with the ugly stick.
I'm really enjoying this season too.
Understudy Joined: 8/1/12
I CAN NOT WAIT FOR NEXT WEEK.
*spoilers*
WHAT IS GOING ON WITH THE COUNTESS AND THE JOHNNY DEPP LOOKALIKE???
...sorry for the caps, but I felt it was necessary to fully express my shock/awe/excitement.
Spoilers
She's claiming in her blogs that if she were to have an affair she wouldn't do it with a camera crew in a house full of women. She's claiming he just brought her home, and gave him a tour of the house.
Understudy Joined: 8/1/12
I just have to say that although Sonja is a drunken train wreck who actually had to Google "white trash", I much prefer her to the sanctimonious scarecrow Aviva. What an uptight bitch. Anyone who expects a banner and a surprise party for showing up at girls weekend is obviously not coming on any of MY girls weekends. TEAM SONJA!
Aviva's father skeeves me out.
Luann thinking she can still hide stuff from the audience is hysterical. She also tried to hide her marriage with the Count falling apart.
Ramona and Sonja are messes but they've grown on me.
I also like Carole a lot but she seems too level-headed to remain on another season.
Carole is by far my favorite housewife. It's nice to have one voice of reason in the midst of that sh*t storm of craziness. I think she is very lovely.
When is this show even on? I only catch it by hit or miss.
I think monday??? I only ever watch it on demand!
Monday's. I was without a TV for a month in but Julie Klausner's recaps on Vulture were delicious substitutes.
Julie Klausner is hilarious! She and Billy Eichner are very funny on Twitter.
Aviva is an ahole, but I still hate Sonja and especially Ramona.
Ramona is my least favorite housewife in the whole franchise.
Carole is great, and therefore never going to make it another season. She's too normal.
I hate Sonja too. Ramona is just too stupid to hate.
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