Not All Diamonds and Rosé: The Inside Story of The Real Housewives from the People Who Lived It

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Things only got worse as the season progressed, resulting in an "epic meltdown backstage" at the reunion. The first season of The Real Housewives of Beverly Hills ended on an awful note for Kim and Kyle Richards—so awful, in fact, that the sisters were "begging" both the production company and Bravo to "take the scene out of the show," Andy Cohen revealed in Not All Diamonds and Rosé. I wish they had a camera because this girl got out of the car, went over to Eric, and flipped out on him . Shari Levine (Executive Vice President of Current Production, Bravo): You have to remember: Bravo had started out as an arts channel, so we were at a place where we were really defining ourselves and moving into uncharted reality programming. Biography: An entertainment journalist and lifelong Bravo fan since back in the Queer Eye for the Straight Guy days, Dave Quinn has covered the Housewives for outlets like PEOPLE Magazine and Entertainment Weekly.

It was fun to read how the Housewives franchise started but became receptive breaking down every city and every season. When Lisa lost the narrative in the show, and she realized that it wasn't going the way she wanted, that's when she leaked the story to the press," executive producer Chris Cullen said. but she spun her story on the show, in interviews, on social media, and in this book, so how is her not being at the reunion depriving her of the chance to tell her side? The Real Housewives of Dallas' season three girls trip to Kameron Westcott's hometown quickly deteriorated after LeeAnne Locken and D'Andra Simmons got into a behind-the-scenes battle.

Really interesting to hear from the producers about casting decisions, why some wives weren't asked to come back, etc.

All hell broke loose" inside the club, Melissa said in Not All Diamonds and Rosé, especially after the group started hurling slurs.There were the “Tennis Bitches,” who were these violent femmes resolving their unsettled conflicts from high school in tennis matches they’d play while dripping in diamonds. To this day, Andy Cohen's all-time favorite Real Housewives moment is "Vicki and that little family van. The author is also clearly very good at interviews and can ask the right questions to get a fun story.