Housewife Metamorphosis
Change can be good but it's not always easy and it often takes time to adjust. That's just what the folks at the Bravo Network learned when they decided to make a major change to the season 5 cast of their hit reality show The Real Housewives of New York City. After the conclusion of the fourth season reunion show the producers made a decision that not only shocked the fans but also the cast, they decided not to renew the contracts of four of the seven women stars of the show. After the women were fired, the news hit many loyal viewers hard as they were still adjusting to the departure of one of the most popular NYC housewives, Bethany, who left the docudrama after season 3 to pursue other projects.
As the premiere of the fifth season approached, Bravo introduced the audience to three new cast members through numerous commercials, however, longtime fans were not quick to embrace them and the first episode was met with lukewarm reviews and low ratings. As the series continued, however, the ratings slowly increased week after week. The viewers returned and found the new women were just as interesting and entertaining . . . if not more than the old cast. Bravo took a chance and it paid off. It also didn’t hurt that among the new women was an American Princess, a successful business woman, and a fierce advocate for amputees, who was not afraid to spar with the original cast members even calling two of them "white trash."
The entire cast was very entertaining and the season was fascinating. It also didn’t hurt that the gals met a Johnny Depp lookalike while on vacation and rumors were ramped that a couple of them participated in some extracurricular activity with Mr. Depp lookalike. One of the women rumored to have brought him back to the vacation house after a night of partying has a boyfriend whom she is trying to have a baby with.
