Kelly Bensimon wish to be part of the forthcoming “RHONY: Legacy” series — and he or she hopes her former co-star and frenemy Alex McCord reclaims her apple as nicely.
“I feel folks had a false impression of Alex and I,” Bensimon, 53, completely tells Web page Six, reflecting on her three-season run on “The Actual Housewives of New York Metropolis” from 2009 to 2011. “I protected Alex and I’d do it once more.”
One of many ladies’s most memorable interactions occurred on a forged journey to Morocco throughout 2011’s Season 4.
In a chaotic scene, Bensimon instructed McCord to “re-enter” after the latter “Housewife” stormed a gaggle henna tattoo session to make a mysterious announcement about drama involving Ramona Singer.
“Luann [de Lesseps] and I had been getting these wonderful tattoos,” Bensimon recollects. “I used to be tremendous enthusiastic about taking this large leap of religion and getting this sick, horny henna tattoo. And he or she ruined my tattoo as a result of she got here in and I moved. I used to be very irritated. I used to be, like, ‘Wait a minute! My horny second is over.’”
On the time, the “I Can Make You Sizzling!” writer described McCord’s actions as “inauthentic” and recommended that the Northwestern College graduate, who studied theater and graphic design, was “appearing” for the cameras.
“Alex has these moments the place she’s ‘Alexa’ and he or she’s nonetheless at Northwestern on stage,” Bensimon quipped in a Season 4 confessional.
The mannequin says that she was solely making an attempt to assist McCord, 48, whereas filming greater than a decade in the past — and could be prepared to take action once more on the following “RHONY” installment.
“I’d inform her to re-enter. I’d inform her to do all these issues once more as a result of that’s what pals do,” Bensimon says. “If she had spinach in her tooth, I’d inform her she had spinach in her tooth.”
Final month, Andy Cohen announced plans to reboot “RHONY” with a completely new forged, together with a second present that can characteristic OG stars.
Bravo veterans Bensimon, de Lesseps, 56, Jill Zarin and Dorinda Medley have every expressed a desire to come back, however McCord — who at present lives in Australia with husband Simon van Kempen and their two sons — has but to publicly share her ideas on a possible return to actuality TV.
In the meantime, Carole Radziwill declared that it would be an “epic fail” for her to signal on to the “Legacy” present. Moreover, Bethenny Frankel dubbed the news of a “RHONY” revival “f—king boring” in a viral TikTok.
Requested about her outdated castmate’s shady response, Bensimon tells Web page Six that Frankel — who not too long ago asserted that her face belongs on the metaphorical Mt. Rushmore of “The Real Housewives” — has ascended past “RHONY”-related initiatives.
“Take a look at all the nice issues she’s doing with Ukraine,” she says of the BStrong founder, whose nonprofit focuses on catastrophe aid. “I feel she’s form of graduated out of actuality TV and I actually don’t suppose it’s her factor anymore. I don’t know if it’s a private entrance towards the franchise. I feel it’s simply the place she is in her life.”
If Frankel, 51, modifications her thoughts, nonetheless, Bensimon says that she would gladly welcome a reunion with the Skinnygirl CEO.
“Yeah, let’s hang around!” she says. “I need to meet her daughter [Bryn]. I need to hang around and paint fingernails and have a popcorn celebration and do all kinds of enjoyable stuff.”
If she offers “RHONY” one other go, Bensimon — who now works as a Douglas Elliman real estate agent along with her personal workforce representing multimillion-dollar properties in New York, the Hamptons and South Florida — needs to appetize followers with juicier bites of life within the Massive Apple.
“That’s actually what I’d be pushing for, is so that you can see extra of New York Metropolis,” she says. “We will scream and argue about no matter it’s, however I need you to see the very best of the very best.”
