“Real Housewives” Shake Up: Bethenny Frankel Reportedly Back, Porsha Williams Out
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Charles Sykes/Bravo(NEW YORK) — There’s shake up in the casts of Bravo’s Real Housewives franchise.
In New York, Bethenny Frankel is set to rejoin the cast of Real Housewives of New York City, US Weekly reports. The former talk show host is coming back to the series after leaving four years ago.
US says producers hope Frankel’s return will help improve ratings, which fell to one million viewers last season from a record 2.6 million in season six.
“Bringing her back is a last-ditch effort,” a source told the magazine.
Meanwhile, the trailer for season seven of Real Housewives of Atlanta was released Tuesday and fans can expect a lot of changes when the season premieres Nov. 9.
One, is that Porsha Williams has been downgraded from full time castmember to a recurring castmember. She confirmed the change on Instagram, saying, “No more peach for me, but I still love checking in with my girls” #Blessed #SomethingMajor #JustHereToSlay #TeamPorsha.”
Fans can also expect the additions of castmembers Claudia Jordan and Demetria McKinney. In the trailer, we see Jordan already bumping heads with several people, including Williams, as Jordan cozied up to Williams’ ex-husband, Kordell Stewart, even exchanging phone numbers.
Also in the trailer, fans get a sneak peek of the drama, including the continued deterioration of Nene Leakes and Cynthia Bailey’s friendship. “[The] friend contract is dead,” Bailey said in the preview.
The trailer also shows that after their happily ever after, Kandi Burruss and Todd Tucker’s mothers still can’t along.
Still, the big gasp in the trailer comes when Phaedra Parks’ husband, Apollo Nida accuses her of cheating with an “African man named Chocolate.” Afterward, we see Nida — who is currently serving an eight-year prison sentence for fraud — storm into the house that he shares with his wife. “Stop f***ing playing with me Phaedra! You took everything from me!” he yells at her. In the next scene, police are seen entering the house.
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