Ever since the SHOCKING announcement last week that three of the current Real Housewives of New York are getting the boot, rumors have been a-flying about who will replace the dearly departed ladies. The latest? Oh, you know, why not throw a little Camelot lore into the mix? more ›

Earlier today, we caught wind that Bravo TV might be looking to haul over the entire cast of their longstanding (in the world of reality TV, anyway) Real Housewives of New York series, in the interest of getting "rich, rich women, dripping in glamor and $10 million penthouses," at least according to Page Six. But Househusband Simon "I Am Real" van Kempen isn't so sure. more ›

Before Bravo started implementing Real Housewives in every state from Jersey to Georgia, there was New York City. And while the cast of catty, wealth-obsessed ladies particular to our hometown has shuffled a bit over the past four seasons, there has been one constant: Alex McCord and her husband, Simon van Kempen. Over the years, the Australia-born van Kempen has emerged as a serious scene-stealer, earning himself the nickname "the first Househusband." Recently, he's been the focus of a series of webisodes on BravoTV.com , and last month he released his first single, "I Am Real." We recently caught up with the reality star and overall Brooklyn champion to chat about some of his recent projects and favorite neighborhood spots. more ›

Back in March, Real Housewife Kelly Bensimon was charged with beating up her boyfriend. But now her record will be wiped clean if she serves two days of community service and stays on the straight and narrow. Bensimon said she was pleased with the deal, "Justice was served." While battered boyfriend Nicholas Stefanov previously said he'd like to get back together, Bensimon said that's not happening, repeating her lawyer's earlier refrain that she was trying to get him to leave her apartment (hence pushing him so hard that he told the tabloids, "My injuries are worse than Rihanna's - and Chris Brown was charged with two felonies"). The Columbia graduate also posed the ultimate Deep Thought, "Is it good for your career when bad things happen to good people?" more ›

Are you ready to meet the Real Housewives of New York City? Bravo is spinning off their Orange County-based reality show with a look into the lives of some select East Coast ladies. The show will air March 4th, and The Daily News reports that the "stars" will be Bethenny Frankel, LuAnn de Lesseps (that's Countess, to you), Ramona Singer and Jill Zarin of the Upper East Side and Alex McCord of Cobble Hill. We're glad they branched out of the UES and threw a Brooklynite in there (though we wish it was a Park Slope mom); at 34 she's the youngest of them all. more ›