Wednesday, June 2, 2010

Kelly Bensimon: It Was A ‘Really Tough Season’



“Real Housewives of New York” star Kelly Bensimon talks with Access about the emotional Season 3 reunion show. Also, does she feel wrongly portrayed on the show? Plus, Kelly tells us what really happened on the “Real Housewives” island vacation.

Jill to Bethenny: What the Hell Happened to Us?



On Thursday's finale of The Real Housewives of New York, Jill Zarin decides to phone Bethenny Frankel because, she says, their fight has become "totally beserk."

"What the hell happened to us?" she asks her pal over lunch (see video, above). "I feel like we were married and then we separated, and I don't want to be separated."

As her eyes fill with tears, Frankel, 39, tells her: "Well, divorce can be ugly."

Zarin, 46, apologizes, adding that she feels "really bad" for refusing to reconcile with Frankel, whom publicly shunned after Frankel famously told her to get "a hobby."

Frankel tells her that a lot of monumental events occurred in her life - she got engaged, pregnant, lost her father -- and it hurt that Zarin, her pal of two years, wasn't there. She tells Zarin that she's been "disloyal" and that she's been "killed by this."

"I don't know how to build a relationship in the future because I am so damaged by this relationship," she says. "It's like a divorce."


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Ramona: Why I Married My Husband Again

On March 14, exactly 18 years to the day after they first walked down the aisle, Ramona and her husband renewed their vows in Manhattan's posh Pierre hotel. "It meant so much to me to do it there," Ramona tells Life & Style, opening up exclusively about the special day. "It's where I originally wanted to get married."

Also very touching to Ramona: Her co-stars, who had been warring with one another all season, put aside their differences to attend the ceremony. "Jill [Zarin] put up a little bit of a fuss, and so did Kelly [Bensimon], but in the end, everyone came and had a wonderful time."

"This past year I've been renewing myself," she says. "I've renewed my career, my look, my friendships. I've renewed myself in so many ways, so I said, 'You know what, I want to renew my vows with my husband!'"

Credit: Life & Style

Will Bethenny Leave ‘Real Housewives Of NY’?


        
Bethenny Frankel chats with Access’ Billy Bush about the reunion show for “The Real Housewives of New York,” but would she return for another season? Also, she discusses her new Bravo reality series, “Bethenny Getting Married.”
            

Danielle Staub: Pop Artist In The Making?

Danielle Staub, New Jersey‘s rabblerousing star, is following in the footsteps of Kim Zolciak and LuAnn de Lesseps by entering the world of pop music. In fact, Staub is currently recording a duet called “Real Close” with singer Lori Michaels, who wrote the track.

“It’s a song about having commitment issues — one person is leaving, the other person is staying,” Staub tells PEOPLE. “It’s called ‘Real Close’ because you want to pull the person closer.”

Staub says there will be five versions of the song, which will be released in about eight weeks. “For the main version, the vibe is very sexy, very raw,” she says. “There’s going to be a dance mix, but the main version won’t be dance.”

But can she sing? “I sang in an R&B band when I was a young teen,” Staub says. “It’s been a long time since I exercised [my musical chops] but when I was sitting down going over Lori’s music, this song grabbed me.”

As for her Real Housewives costars, “I don’t care what they think,” she says of their reaction to her move to become a recording artist. “I don’t have a relationship with them.”

Credit: People

Sonja Morgan Arrested for Drunk Driving

Sonja Morgan, the newest star of Bravo's The Real Housewives of New York, was arrested early Monday morning on suspicion of DWI.

Morgan, 46, was pulled over around 2:16 a.m. Monday after she failed to halt at a stop sign.

The New York Post reports that the reality star -- who had been at a Memorial Day party -- failed a series of field sobriety tests and refused to take a Breathalyzer. She was then arrested and charged with DWI, police said. She is expected to appear in court at a later date.

Credit: Us Weekly

VIDEO: Kelly Bensimon’s Anti-Bullying PSA



After suffering what she calls “systematic bullying” from her Real Housewives of New York City costars, Kelly Bensimon is speaking out and wants the public to know it’s “never okay” to be treated that way.

“I just want to clear the air,” Bensimon says at the beginning of a video posted on YouTube. “While filming the Real Housewives, there was a lot that happened but the most important thing that happened is one thing that I realized: Systematic bulling is never okay.”

The reality star, 42, who recently told PEOPLE that she didn’t have a nervous breakdown but rather a “nervous breakthrough” when she blew up at her costars, adds, “Four against one is never okay. Whether you’re a 4-year-old or a 10-year-old or a 40-year-old woman, being bullied or ganged up on is never okay.”

Her advice to those stuck in a similar situation: “Remove yourself,” she says. And if you happen to witness someone getting bullied, “Help them.”

Credit: People