Simon Van-Kempen: Last News

Andy Cohen is coming clean about some of the more contentious behind-the-scenes "Housewives" exits, including one couple who "went for blood" after they were let go from "The Real Housewives of New York."In the new book "Not All Diamonds and Rosé: The Inside Story of the Real Housewives from the People Who Lived It," the Bravo scion said Alex McCord and her husband, Simon van Kempen, took their firing so hard that they essentially tried to undermine the show."[They] went for blood after we didn't pick them up. They became incredible thorns in our side," Andy said in the book, which is authored by Dave Quinn.

Not All Diamonds and Rosé: The Inside Story of the Real Housewives from the People Who Lived It” (Andy Cohen Books), it’s revealed just how upset some of the reality stars got when they were let go from the show. Author Dave Quinn interviewed 185 people for the book, among them current and former “Real Housewives” who had less than glowing things to say about Bravo mastermind Andy Cohen. “RHONY” star Ramona Singer recalls telling Cohen, “You have a lot of balls to fire half the cast” after Jill Zarin, Kelly Killoren Bensimon, Alex McCord and Cindy Barshop were were all given the heave ho before Season 5 in an offscreen reality TV Red Wedding. McCord and her memorable husband Simon van Kempen took it especially hard, according to

Alex McCord and her husband of two decades, Simon Van Kempen, looked nearly unrecognizable in a new photo the former Real Housewives of New York City star, 47, shared to her Instagram account! Alex took to her IG on New Year’s Day, January 1, to share a sweet selfie pic of herself and her beloved beau. In the snap, Alex and Simon, 56, positively beamed at the camera while enjoying a day kayaking in their “backyard.”

Alex McCord and Simon van Kempen's lives have definitely changed since they left The Real Housewives of New York City after Season 4. The couple and their two sons, Francois and Johan, left Brooklyn for New South Wales, Australia, where Simon has family, in late 2014. And Alex and Simon traded reality TV for new careers entirely: "Simon decided to go to law school, and he's halfway through at this point. And I decided to get a degree in psychology," Alex previously shared.

Alex McCord and Simon van Kempen just marked a major relationship milestone: The couple is celebrating their 20-year wedding anniversary.

RHONY alum Alex McCord and husband Simon van Kempen took to social media to celebrate their 20th wedding anniversary on Thursday.'Celebrating 20 and looking ahead to the next 30! Happy 20th anniversary to my best friend @simonvankempen,' the 46-year-old Bravo alum said in an Instagram post linked to shots of the multi-decade duo beaming with one another on a beach.In the shots, McCord donned an off-white dress and flowers in her hair as she posed alongside her spouse, who matched her in an off-white coat with floral piece, and a brown button-up shirt.