Sunday, September 18, 2011

It's Official: Jill Zarin, Kelly Bensimon, Cindy Barshop And Alex McCord Are Out Of "Real Housewives of New York City"


Shocking and I don't agree with this decision at all. Who cares about Kelly and Cindy, the show just won't be the same without Jill and Alex:
The Real Housewives of New York City is officially down four familiar faces.


Jill Zarin, Alex McCord, Kelly Bensimon and Cindy Barshop, the newest addition to the popular Bravo show, were not asked back for season 5.


"Ramona Singer, Sonja Morgan and LuAnn DeLesseps will be returning for season 5 of The Real Housewives of New York City," a network spokesperson tells PEOPLE. "We've had a fabulous run with all the ladies and appreciate them sharing their lives with our viewers. It is a friendly departure among the other ladies and we continue to have on-going discussions with them."


In response, McCord told PEOPLE via email: "Of course Simon and I are sad not to continue with RHONY but it's a friendly decision and discussions with Bravo are ongoing for other projects."


Zarin also weighed in, via her rep, who told PEOPLE in a statement: "Jill is humbled by the extraordinary amount of media interest in her response and looks forward to personally opening up about all of this very soon and announcing some exciting new projects."


Rumors about the casting changes began earlier in the week after the Huffington Post, citing sources in the network, announced that Zarin, McCord and Bensimon were fired from the show. At the time, however, their reps – as well as Bravo – said nothing was official.
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8 comments:

  1. Why can't they get rid of Ramona? She drives me bonkers!

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  2. Jill did it to herself, her wars with Ramona and Alex just went to far. When she called Alex a f'n bitch, where do you go from there?

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  3. I really did not think they'd get rid of Jill. Her departure will totally change the series. It will feel like a whole new set of Housewives.

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  4. Even thou I'm not a jill fan I do think the show wont b the same without her. I totally agree that Alex should go, she annoys and bores me at the same time.
    Either keep them all or completely recast IMO

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  5. Alex is the most boring housewife ever....meaning she even beats Cindy.

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  6. Jill Zarin will soon disappear into oblivion where she belongs. We dont want to see her on TV, we dont want her granny panties and we dont want her cheap ugly bedding. Desperate woman who is oblivious to how she is perceived.

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  7. Cindy, which one is she?.....Oh yeah, she's the 50 something year old, angry, cooz waxing dyke from the Bronx. See ya sweetness.

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  8. Goodbye Jill, your fifteen minutes of fame are over.

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