Life may have changed a lot for Rachel Zoe, but she is trying to keep things positive. She opened up about how she felt about joining The Real Housewives of Beverly Hills
and how it felt to return to reality TV 12 years after the end of her first Bravo series.
Rachel was announced as the newest cast member last June. She seemed like a great fit for RHOBH. And while fans were still sad to see Garcelle Beavais exit the series, they were excited to see Rachel step back into the spotlight.
“I loved being in an ensemble,” Rachel told PEOPLE about how RHOBH differed from The Rachel Zoe Project. “It was really nice for it not to just be on me and about me and always me. I’m so much more interested in other people’s lives than I am my own, so that was really nice to kind of be with the other women all the time.”
She said that having people to lean on was also nice. “And listen, we’re all going through stuff. So I think it’s nice that we kind of had each other to do that with,” she shared. Honestly, the newly dropped RHOBH trailer looks a bit different than women supporting one another but we’ll have to wait and see.
Plus, the life Rachel is living now is very different from her life back during her first show in 2008.
“I have full-blown children now and obviously I’m getting divorced, so that’s a whole ‘nother thing,” she revealed. Rachel filed for divorce from Rodger Berman in July, following 26 years of marriage. They have two sons together.
“Life is life-ing really hard on all sides right now, so I just have a lot,” she admitted. “I just have to stay positive because if I break, everything breaks. So there’s no breaking.” And she’s not wrong about the other Housewives going through things too. Kyle Richards is navigating life separated from Mauricio Umansky, while PK Kemsley and Dorit Kemsley are facing their own divorce struggles.
As for what fans will be seeing when RHOBH returns in December, Rachel is keeping mum about that! “I’d have to kill you if I told you, but I can’t tell you anything,” she said. “We had fun. I think it’ll be interesting.”
Jennifer Aydin confirmed she had not been asked to appear on the upcoming 15th season of The Real Housewives of New Jersey as she promoted her new podcast on Instagram on Thursday.
Months after Jennifer, 48, shamed an elderly woman working at Jersey Mike’s, which resulted in labels like “disgusting” and “entitled,” cost her a gig on a Real Housewives cruise, and led Andy Cohen, 57, to speak out against her, the mother of five shared a lengthy message on Instagram in which she revealed that she had not heard from producers and would not be attending BravoCon, which likely meant she wouldn’t be included in the new season.
“Hey guys, just wanted to hop on here and update you guys on a few things. A lot of you have been asking me if I’m still on the [show] or not. I can honestly say that nobody has told me anything. And they still haven’t told me anything. But I haven’t checked either. Life’s been pretty busy. And I would only think about it when people asked, which is why I would’ve liked to have known so I can let you guys know. You know me, I like to keep it real,” she began on October 30.
“And all I’ve heard is what you’ve heard. You probably know more than me, actually. I’ve heard they are test filming. And I wasn’t invited to BravoCon. So by the looks of it, I think it’s safe to say, probably not. And that’s OK. I’m good,” she continued.
In a second post, Jennifer spoke of a potential firing.
“Maybe that’s how they fire people these days, [by] just moving on without telling the person. Maybe it’s awkward for them. I don’t know. But if they did tell me, I would’ve said, ‘Thanks for letting me know, and thanks so much for the journey — wish you guys the best!’ And I mean that. I’ll always be grateful for my time on the show. It was quite the experience, to say the least,” she explained.
While Jennifer didn’t say that she’d been fired outright, she made it clear she was ready to move on from her time on RHONJ, which she joined in 2018 for season nine.
“So it’s time to keep it moving … and I got a podcast! It’s called TV Gold and it’s not about Housewives lol … Of course, I’ll touch on it at times since it was such a big part of my life, but the podcast is more going to be about pop culture, entertainment, fashion, health, wellness, and beauty! All with a flare of funny, handled by yours truly, Jennifer Aydin,” she revealed.
“So it’s out with the Old, and onto the Gold! With me Jennifer Aydin,” she concluded.
Jennifer then shared an additional statement on her Instagram Story.
“Message of the day: Don’t live in the past … Learn from it and move forward,” it read.
Following the sharing of her apparent exit announcement, Jennifer was met with a bevy of comments from her fans, many of whom expressed sadness.
“What a loss to the show,” another agreed.
“I can’t watch if there’s no Jen Aydin! We love you,” shared a third.
Someone else said, “You’re still a gem with or WITHOUT the show. You came on and changed
RHONJ] for the better! We love you regardless! A class act and truly one of a kind person! My favorite housewife.”