‘Real Housewives of Orange County’ Star Emily Simpson on Alexis Bellino’s ‘Disaster’ Return, the ‘Public Humiliation’ of Shannon Beador — and Being the Voice of Reason During This Shocking Season
variety.comLouis Staples So far, a total of 164 “Real Housewives”have starred in Bravo’s flagship franchise. And that’s not including the women from the near-endless number of international versions, which next year will add the recently announced Hayu-produced “Real Housewives of London” to its roster.
Of the Housewives from the American shows, we have an increasingly small number of OGs: including “The Real Housewives of Beverly Hills” star Kyle Richards and “The Real Housewives of New Jersey’s” Teresa Giudice, who have been there from the very beginning of their respective shows.
And at the opposite end of the spectrum, we have the “one and done” club: a less exclusive group of women who, to put it impolitely, either totally flopped with fans or fell out with their co-stars so badly that even a reality TV “friendship” was untenable after just one season. (See: Monica Garcia of Season 4 of “Salt Lake City” as a legendary example of the latter group.) Emily Simpson fits into neither of these extremes.
She joined “The Real Housewives of Orange County” — the show that kickstarted Bravo’s “Real Housewives” franchise in 2006 — for its 13th season in 2018.
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