RE: Garcelle Being Boring
Maybe we need to have OG and Under 50 versions of the Housewives...
Bonus reaction post:
Fun fact: one of my good friends is bffs with an executive producer who was involved with NBC and Real Housewives at the very early stages. My friend wanted me to audition for RHOBH and I gave it a hard pass. I was / am at the stage in my life that I don’t want the drama. I’d filmed pilots and I didn’t really enjoy it. I have a really difficult time faking anything, in fact I distinctly remember saying “I would never say that? / but that’s not my purse? / but why drive up in that car if my car is nicer?” Seeing anything I’ve filmed is excruciating, as I don’t spend the time they do on anti-aging.
I also understood the difference between my lifestyle and my clients’ lifestyles. I loved designing their homes, but I don’t WANT a 10,000 - 40,000 square foot house. I LIVE for a nice leather handbag from a young designer that isn’t a mortgage payment; lately the only high end couture that could entice me to pull out the card will probably be a Mardi Gras costume or decorations for my holiday tree on the *Coast. I don’t think I’ll ever go under the knife again, just a little botox and skin care please. I also like privacy when I’m not doing business. I’ve witnessed up close and personally how hard being famous is, no matter the perks.
In recapping the RHOBH With a girlfriend, I found myself thinking that maybe the schism that happened to the Manhattan housewives franchise is starting to happen with the Beverly Hills franchise, in that the original cast members are aging out of a time in their life where it’s cute to be drunk (well - mean and drunk) or it’s interesting to be fighting or getting divorced, going broke, being duped by a guy, etc. For those of us who started watching Housewives as aspirational programming, we want to see them get better. We want to see them healthy, and in good relationships and enjoying their hard earned fortunes. I really felt that barb Erika shot at Garcelle in the reunion last night. Is being financially stable, healthy and enjoying a real life not “interesting” enough? What a shit lot that is, to be as successful as Garcelle and be told by Erika that her life is boring? Would Bravo execs be willing to take a look at that? Do they have the stones to embrace the non dramatic affluent 60+ market? I think maybe it’s time.
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