Kristen Taekman is Returning to ‘RHONY’?

PageSix.com:

Call it a double Taek!

Sources tell us that former “Real Housewives of New York City” star Kristen Taekman is returning to the show.

We’re told the model/blogger, who appeared on the show in 2014 and 2015, has been spotted filming with Bethenny Frankel.

But insiders told us that it’s likely a one-off appearance.

Carole Radziwill left at the end of last season, and we reported that Barbara K has joined the cast.

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Kristen Taekman: ‘Real Housewives’ Made My Marriage Stronger

PageSix.com:

After two seasons on the “Real Housewives of New York,” model turned fashion blogger Kristen Taekman is thoroughly enjoying this year’s catfights from the comforts of her couch.

“I think that this current cast is probably the best they’ve ever had,” Taekman, 41, recently told Page Six. “I think that it takes everyone a couple years to get used to everyone, and I love that they didn’t add anyone new. I caught up the other day, and this is the most amazing chemistry, ever. I think they finally found the right formula of personalities, and I’m excited to see what unfolds.”

Although the cameras aren’t documenting her every move anymore, Takeman re-emerged in the press following 2015’s Ashley Madison scandal in which it was revealed her husband Josh had an account on the site which matches users looking to have an affair.

“We went to therapy on the show, and I think that when couples are married and then they have small kids, everything shifts, and I’m sure it’ll shift again, once the kids grow up and go to college, and I think we were going through a shift,” Taekman said of their time on “Housewives.”

“I think it was good for us to sit back and kind of check in with where we were and made us definitely much stronger as a couple. Kind of coming out the other end of it, I feel like it really puts you to the test in a really good way, I think that’s what we did, and we’re stronger for it,” she continued.

Despite no longer being on “Housewives,” Taekman continues to give fans a glimpse into her life and closet with the style site, Last Night’s Look.

“It’s really turned into a full-time job, which is super exciting,” Taekman explained. “It started off as a hobby, to tell the fans of the show where I got all of my fun looks. In the last two years, it’s really taken off. I work on it every day, and it’s this really fun job.”

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Kristen Taekman on Being ‘Too Normal’ for ‘Real Housewives’

ETOnline.com:

Kristen Taekman is out of the reality TV trenches. 

“That is a really good way to put it,” the star tells ET. “I am out of the trenches. All my Army gear's off. I put the helmet down, I took off my military jacket.”

Kristen exited The Real Housewives of New York after two seasons last year. We recently caught up with the 39-year-old model at YouTube Space NY, where she joked that she was just “too normal” for reality TV. 

“I loved every minute of it,” Kristen admits. “I just don't think I really fit in! And I think that's OK … You only want so much normal. Two years of normal, people can take, but then they're like, where's the crazy, you know? She needs to drink more!”

Kristen made the choice to step away from the Bravo hit after her friend, Heather Thomson, announced she was leaving the show following its season seven finale. Kristen’s exit also came as she and her husband of 10 years, Josh, were dealing with the Ashley Madison hack. Josh’s name appeared in the data leak last fall. He has since issued a public apology.

Kristen says she and Josh have moved on from that scandal, adding that it only made them “100 percent” stronger as a couple. 

“I just feel like, you know, looking back, I know my truth, and our truth, and our relationship,” she notes. “I just feel like I'm not on a reality TV show anymore, and I don't have to explain it to anybody. So, that's kind of how I'm leaving it.”

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Kristen Taekman Talks Leaving 'Real Housewives of New York'

FOXNews.com:

Former “Real Housewives of New York” star Kristen Taekman caught up with FOX411 to chat about her reality television days and her various projects.  
Taekman revealed to FOX411 why she exited the popular show.
“I feel like I had a great two year run, it was so much fun,” she gushed. “All good things come to an end; onward and upward onto new things. The beauty of it is I am still really good friends with all of the ladies, I just don’t have any of the drama anymore.”
The mom of two is thankful for her time on reality TV because it allowed her to see her kids in a different light.
“I think the beauty of it is and a lot of people say this with kids on reality TV, you really get to see your kids grow up.”
Plus Taekman won't rule out the chance for a return to reality TV.
“Never say never,” she said. “I think if something presented itself, why not, yeah!”
In August, when the infidelity website Ashley Madison was hacked, it was revealed that her husband, Josh Taekman, was a subscriber to the site. He issued a statement to US Weekly apologizing to his friends and family, “"I signed up for the site foolishly and ignorantly with a group of friends and I deeply apologize for any embarrassment or pain I have brought to my wife and family.”  
However, these days, Taekman has moved on from the scandal. She's keeping busy as she partnered with King Digital for a game called Blossom Blast Saga.
“The game is about flower, blossom, color and light and bright and happy,” she explained. “The game is great because it’s about flowers; I’m completely addicted—I got my mom addicted!”

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Kristen Taekman Leaving Real Housewives of New York City

USmagazine.com:

See ya, says this Housewife. Kristen Taekman is the latest Real Housewives of New York City star to say goodbye to the Big Apple's franchise, she confirmed to Us Weekly on Monday, Oct. 26.

"My experience during my time on RHONY was fantastic and I made some great new friends," the model, 38, said in her statement to Us. "At this time in my life, I have decided to concentrate on my family and my new business ventures Pop Of Color nail polish and Last Night's Look, my fashion blog. I will remain a  Housewife and part of an amazing franchise forever and that is what is important."

Taekman first joined the series in Season 6, and continued her stint on RHONY alongside Bethenny Frankel, LuAnn de Lesseps, Ramona Singer, Sonja Morgan, Heather Thomson, Carole Radziwill, and newcomer Dorinda Medley in this past Season 7.

Joining Taekman in her departure is Thomson, whose exit from the franchise was revealed exclusively by Us Weekly back in July.

Taekman made quite the splash (literally!) in her first season on the series, after getting into a water- tossing fight with RHONY veteran Singer. While the following season was largely drama-free for Taekman — save for some minor squabbles with Bethenny and Sonja — the beautiful blonde couldn't say so regarding her personal life this past summer.

In August, it was revealed that her husband, Josh Taekman, was on infidelity website Ashley Madison, after hackers released millions of subscriber information in a massive leak.

In a statement to Us at the time, Josh apologized and admitted to registering on the site. "I signed up for the site foolishly and ignorantly with a group of friends and I deeply apologize for any embarrassment or pain I have brought to my wife and family," the Eboost founder told Us. "We both look forward to moving past this and getting on with our lives."

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­LuAnn de Lesseps, Sonja Morgan and ­Ramona Singer Holding For More Money On 'RHONY'

PageSix.com:

There’s already drama behind the scenes of “The Real Housewives of New York,” which has begun filming its eighth season without three of the series’ stars who are holding out for more money.

Sources tell Page Six that the holdouts — ­LuAnn de Lesseps, Sonja Morgan and ­Ramona Singer — are still negotiating new contracts since they want to get closer to the more than $1 million paycheck higher-paid co-star Bethenny Frankel is making.

But a source said the last-minute holding out “could work against them.” And if they don’t sign, Frankel has “a long list of friends” from which to suggest replacements on the show to Bravo.

Skinnygirl cocktail mogul Frankel scored a ­reported $1 million payday to return to the Bravo franchise last season, which gave the show a much needed boost. But “the other women aren’t even close” in salary, a source close to the show told us.

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Sonja Morgan Backpedals After Comments About Kristen Taekman's Husband: I Have 'Egg on My Face'

People.com:

Sonja Morgan says she believed she was speaking in confidence when she said she wasn't surprised costar Kristen Taekman's husband Josh had an Ashley Madison account.

"Egg on my face," the Real Housewives of New York City star admitted to NBC New York after a Page Six item quoted her as saying she "could see [the scandal] coming."

Speaking to NBC New York, Morgan distanced herself from Page Six story, which quoted her as saying she "didn't like the way he was treating her" and that Taekman's husband "chipped away at her self-esteem."

Morgan, 51, says she was at a magazine shoot, "and there were a lot of people there from the news, covering that event, and I was talking to someone – I thought privately." 

She added, "I was just saying what everyone was saying, that they weren't surprised. But I would never get in her business like that, normally. I didn't mean for that to happen."

Morgan said she should "know better" than to speak in that manner but acknowledged that she has not yet apologized to Taekman: "I probably should do that, I should text her," she said. "I know she knows I'm here if she wants to talk, but I don't tend to stick my nose in other people's business – though they do that to me!"  

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Kristen Taekman's Recent Marriage Scandal May Get Her Invited Back To 'RHONY'

Inquisitr.com:

The Real Housewives of New York City season eight was reportedly going to move forward without Kristen Taekman, who has been accused of failing to have an interesting storyline. However, after Taekman’s husband, Josh, admitted to being one of the 30 million users of Ashley Madison, a source claims Bravo has changed their mind about booting her from the show.

On August 25, a source offered the following Real Housewives cast update to Real Mr. Housewife:

“Kristen didn’t have much of a storyline this season, which is why Bravo was seriously considering canning her. However, Bravo loves a good scandal, sad as that may be, especially when it can play out for their cameras. Think of all of the drama this Ashley Madison reveal could bring to the show.”

Taekman was brought aboard the Real Housewives‘ New York-based franchise during the show’s sixth season and continued her full-time role when season seven returned earlier this year. Then, as the season came to an end, the Real Housewives star was thrust into the spotlight after her husband admitted to having an account on Ashley Madison, a dating website that promotes affairs. While speaking to PEOPLE Magazine, Josh claimed he made a mistake by “foolishly” signing up for the site and offered an apology to his Real Housewives star wife and their two children.

“Unfortunately, this is bound to be a tough time personally for Kristen, but this will up her chances at a [Real Housewives of New York City] return for sure.”

As the Inquisitr previously reported, rumors of Kristen Taekman’s possible firing from The Real Housewives of New York City first began swirling earlier this summer. At the time, a source told Page Six that Taekman’s feud with her Real Housewives co-star, Bethenny Frankel, wasn’t helping her cause when it came to returning for season eight.

“[Kristen Taekman] will probably not be invited back to the show because she doesn’t fit in and her story line is stale. It will be the nail in Kristen’s coffin. Bethenny wants her off the show. She is now the anchor. [Kristen Taekman] is likely departing.”

OK! Magazine also spoke of the Real Housewives star’s possible exit, claiming she “has been way too boring. She didn’t bring enough drama to the cast.”

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Kristen Taekman’s Husband Josh Admits To Ashley Madison Account

RadarOnline.com:

Kristen Taekman‘s husband Josh on Monday admitted he used an Ashley Madison account, after reports surfaced linking him to the cheating website.

“I signed up for the site foolishly and ignorantly with a group of friends and I deeply apologize for any embarrassment or pain I have brought to my wife and family,” Josh, 46, told People. “We both look forward to moving past this and getting on with our lives.”

The husband of the stunning Real Housewives of New York star, who has an energy supplement business called EBOOST, initially denied the existence of the account to DailyMail.com, saying that “there’s not a shot in hell that [he’s] a subscriber,” and that someone was “fraudulently using [his] name and number.”

Josh, who has two kids with the outspoken blonde beauty — Cassius, 6, and Kingsley, 3 — was linked to the site since June 2011 under the email JTeezy012@gmail.com, which matches his Twitter handle, @Jteezy012. He paid for 62 transactions over that time, the website reported, adding that all activity on the account ceased in June of 2014.

Kristen told our friends at OK! last year that she was “really bummed about how he was portrayed” on the Bravo series, amid harsh feedback on social media.

“People are calling him a douche bag, and it really hurt him; he is not a douche bag,” she said. “The show made him seem much harsher than he really is. Josh is an amazing guy, and a wonderful father.”

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Kristen Taekman's Husband Josh is an Ashley Madison User

EOnline.com:

The names continue to trickle out after the recent Ashley Madison hack.

The same hackers who threated to expose the identities of more than 37 million cheaters last month appeared to have followed through with their promise shortly after their security breach, and the latest name to surface is the husband of Real Housewives of New York star Kristen Taekman.

E! News has learned that Josh Taekman had an account with the website, which is used for individuals looking to have an affair, and a source tells E! News that this new information could be the breaking point for this reality couple.

"Kristen is embarrassed by this entire situation," the insider tells us. "They have had their problems in the past but worked hard on them. This could be the final straw and the end of their marriage."

The couple, who are currently in Los Angeles as part of their EBOOST tour, have displayed some problems within their marriage on the small screen in the past.

During Taekman's debut on the reality show, fans quickly saw that there was tension between the duo from arguments that played out in front of cameras. Those interactions drew a number of negative reactions from viewers on social media, which became part of the reason they decided to not show Josh on-camera for the Bravo series anymore.

Listen, Kristen Taekman annoys the crap out of me with all her whining and that gross look she gets on her face when she's...surprised. Plus, she's a friend of Brandi's which makes me can't stand her even more. But damn, finding out your husband joined a notorious website for people looking to cheat...well, that just sicks.

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Bethenny Frankel Calls "Bulls--t" on Ramona Singer's "New Beginnings"

EOnline.com:

Ramona Singer and Bethenny Frankel are going at it and suddenly it feels like 2008 all over again. The Real Housewives of New York City stars are in a little bit of a disagreement after Sonja Morgan's fashion show when Bethenny called out Ramona for talking about B's past marriage. And you know what happens when you call Ramona out on something this season—The Apologizer appears!

But is it sincere? Does she understand Bethenny? The two have another confrontation at the requisite season finale party as soon as Bethenny arrives.

"Ramona's got me. She's on my crotch the second I walk in off the elevator," Bethenny says in the video below. Yes, Ramona was there waiting with a perfect stranger ready to spill all the tea.

"I will admit that I was wrong," Ramona says. "About what?" Bethenny asks. "I don't even know what you're referring to."

Bethenny says she was over it because it's Ramona and, well, Ramona is like a 4-year-old? "I don't mean this to sound insulting…Sometimes when you have a 4-year-old, they slap you and then after they—you can't be mad at a 4-year-old. They just slapped you, but they don't realize. Five minutes later they want to—"

"Thank you!" Ramona says, triumphantly.

"That's not a compliment," Bethenny says, pointing out Ramona's behavior. "The thing about new beginnings is like, what does that even mean? It sounds like a bunch of bulls—t."

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Bethenny Frankel and Ramona Singer Fight at Sonja Morgan's Fashion Show

People.com:

It was a major fashion don't on Tuesday's episode of The Real Housewives of New York City.

Sonja Morgan debuted her fashion line at New York Fashion Week, and the wheels nearly came off the clothing rack before the models were in their outfits.

"I'm hoping Sonja pulls this off," said Dorinda Medley. "I think she's going to pull that rabbit out of her hat."

But there was no magic behind the scenes.

"This is not f---ing happening," Morgan screamed moments before the show was set to start. "Not one person has a chignon here! No one has brought me the second looks!"

Not only did three of Morgan's models drop out of her runway show, but the runway itself nearly wasn't ready.

Moreover, the seating wasn't completed, some major retailers weren't in attendance, hairstyles weren't right, and looks were changed last-minute.

"I don't want her to be maligned and mocked," said Bethenny Frankel, who expressed frustration at Morgan's business direction before the show, banging her head when Morgan's management team couldn't say who their competition was or who they wanted to be placed alongside in retail stores.

But Frankel – and all the wives – were duly impressed with the line.

"This is produced really nicely," said Frankel. "Sonja has good taste."

"The line coming down is beautiful," added Heather Thomson.

But when Morgan's second set of looks was delayed, things turned ugly in the audience between Frankel and Ramona Singer.

"I know you're upset with me," said Singer, who was seated next to Frankel during the show.

And Frankel was: She was miffed that Singer not only "stole two dresses" from her former talk show but also that she learned Singer had told people that Frankel had cheated on her first husband.

"That didn't happen," said an incensed Frankel. "You're just going to run off and say nasty things." 

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Kristen Taekman Slams Single Ramona Singer: She Has ‘No Game!’

RadarOnline.com:

Kristen Taekman’s tension with Ramona Singer grows with every passing week, with the blonde beauty taking to her blog to tell her rival, “It’s not always about you!”

As RadarOnline.com previously reported, the hard feelings between Taekman and Singer has been an underlying storyline on this season’s Real Housewives of New York, with the Big Apple beauties trading sharp barbs with every passing week.

The model didn’t care for the way Singer behaved at Bethenny Frankel’s Valentine’s Day Skinnygirl bash, as the single stunner complained about a lack of beefcake for her to drool over. (In the episode, Singer groused to Frankel, “Not to be, like, negative, but I don’t really see that many men here: Where are these hot men I’m supposed to meet?”)

Taekman praised Frankel’s party-throwing skills, but said that the show’s biggest star “needs to stop giving Ramona so much attention” and catering to her whims — as it’s a lost cause.

“Ramona wouldn’t know what to do with a guy if she ever did find the perfect one,” Taekman wrote, calling the red-headed stunner “all talk and no game.”

Taekman said that Singer “flirts like a mad woman, and then when it’s time to get down to it, she stays away from it all!”

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Ramona Singer Claims She Contemplated Suicide After Her Husband Mario Cheated On Her

RadarOnline.com:

When Ramona Singer’s husband of more than 20 years, Mario, began cheating on her with a much younger woman, the Real Housewives of New York star’s world came crashing down.

The 58-year-old wife and mother became so depressed, she claims in her upcoming book, Life On The Ramona Coaster, she contemplated suicide, RadarOnline.com can exclusively reveal.

“The stress of everything became unmanageable and it began to wreak havoc on my mind, body and spirit,” she writes in her brutally honest memoir. “There were times when I was so low that I almost felt like throwing myself in front of a subway train.”

A doctor soon placed the “emotionally broken” jewelry designer on anxiety medication, she claims.

But it didn’t help. Ramona began taking too many pills in order to dig herself out of the hole.

During a Broadway performance of Kinky Boots, “I kept nodding off because I was taking too much anxiety medication,” she confesses. “I didn’t realize it at the time, but I was overmedicating myself to combat depression.”

Fortunately, Ramona kicked her 60-year-old hubby out of the house and slowly began to regain her health, she says.

After learning Mario was still cheating with fitness instructor mistress Kasey Dexter, 33, last summer, she filed for divorce for the second time.

Though sources tell Radar she has considered giving him a third chance, the former couple has yet to reconcile.

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