This Real Housewives franchise is adding two new housewives. The first new member is a close friend of the fambly of two or three former housewives on the show. She’s been on the show in that capacity previously, but never featured in any way. The other newcomer is a relationship expert that has been on several previous reality type shows. To me this makes her a very odd choice. However, the interesting part of this blind to me is that both new women, and three returning cast members are all using the same attorney at an LA law firm to negotiate their contracts. One returning member will not likely be a fulltime housewife and never has been. The other four are all negotiating fulltime housewives contracts. This information contradicts what you are hearing in a lot of other places. But believe me people are not going to be paid “by scene” (what does that even mean?) they are all paid by episode if they are housewives or in the case of the fifth person an FOH. The lawyer negotiates a per episode salary as part of the contract. Housewives will usually be on every episode. An FOH will usually not be on every episode and is paid at a lower rate per episode.
In other news, I haven’t heard how the love guru is fitting in, but everyone else seems to be very close and very happy. Of course, “the star” has not been around for quite some time. There is no telling how she will stir the pot once filming begins at the end of next month. 
If I were any of these women, I would not want the same lawyer as the majority of the cast. It would seem that attorney would be obligated to some sort of collective bargaining with regard to pay rates. I’d want my own attorney who was better than the other ladies. Especially since the other two housewives have their own attorneys.
Also, there is a rumor about a lesbian couple being added. I can tell you that they are not being represented at the law office that the majority of the cast is. I do not believe either of them will be full time housewives. If we see them at all, I expect it to be in a limited capacity. I am basing this on the fact that I have heard NOTHING about them from any of my sources. My sources in this regard are not fantastic, so it’s possible they don’t know about the negotiation with lesbians. And unless the fifth person in the group of five negotiating together is a full time housewife, there are only six confirmed housewife. Either way, if the person I think is an FOH goes FT or if they bring in the lesbian housewife, the seventh spot would be a lesbian.
Or they could just stick with six since one of them is going to get the majority of the air time anyway.
The only thing I’ve managed to put together is that you are talking about RHONJ lol.
I can’t wait for RHoNJ and the return of Tre. She may be a lot of things, criminal, inelegant, stupid. However, she entertains me. She is the star of that franchise, for better or worse.
I don’t know how or why but I actually don’t mind Tre returning. But I can’t stand her. Weird huh?
I think it is like a car crash. Hard to look away from even though it is horrible.
I’m the same with Nene. Would never want to befriend her irl. But she does entertain me on the show, in a twisted ‘wtf is she doing/saying now’ kind of way.
NJ and Kathy is returning FOH and the retreat DR. From upstate New Yawk is going to come on to help them all get their stuff together. The star will be home in 28 days !!
Kathy was a FT housewife though her first season if I’m not mistaken?
If you’re talking about Dr. V, I’m in. I LOVE that woman. But, she lives in LA, I thought….
I forgot her name at first..but its Dr. V. Also, Snooky is supposedly making a few appearances so I dont know if she will be a FOH or how that all works.
I never comment on blinds but BAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHA.
You, Tamara, are so funny. I would not begin to guess. Snookie?!
I want Rosie!
I’m thinking the full-time will be Teresa, Jacqueline, Melissa, the relationship expert (Siggy Flicker) with one more main Housewife being added (I’m thinking someone completely new, but Kathy Wakile is possible). I just can’t see them having no less than 5 main housewives on any franchise at any given time.
I’m really curious to see how Siggy will fit in here and if rumors are true to what I’ve heard, she’s going to be on there in a capacity of being a therapist like Dr. V was in season 5.. Not quite sure how that qualifies her to be a main housewife… But maybe Bravo will make it work.
The FOH sounds like it’s going to be the family friend of the Manzos/Lauritas because it says she’s been on the show in some capacity, but was never a main and won’t be a main this season either.
I’ve heard about the lesbians as well being main housewives, but I feel like they’re all talk and hype the shitty sites that like to write stories for the hell of it.. Just like they did with the transgender chick from RHOA. Has anyone seen her yet? Not to mention, if they went this route, sounds like it would be another experimental disaster like it was with the twins last season.
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Isn’t Shamea the transgender chick from RHOA?
Oooh BURN….LOL
No, her name is Amiya or some shit like that.
RHONJ, Patti Stanger as the love guru. As for friends I’m at a loss, one of the Kims? Victoria Gotti? ( I wish)
Oooooh I wish V. Gotti would join 🙂
I swear I will stick pins in my eyes if it’s one of the kims!
Siggy Flicker should be an interesting addition. She is never without an opinion.
I think I almost have this figured out. We are definitely talking about the Real Housewives of New Jersey. 2 New Ladies = Siggy Flicker (love guru) and Kim G.? 3 Returning Cast Members = Kathy, Rosie (FOH, never been a “housewife”), and Jacqueline as I could see the three of them banding together and using the same attorney. Other 2 “housewives” each with their own attorney = Melissa and Teresa (the “star”). No idea of the lesbian couple.
Is the lesbian couple Rosie. How is Kathy still on? Just as long as there is a posh fashion show so the shit can hit the fan
Is the one who is a FOH and always has been an FOH Kim D?
Ugh I hope not!
I stand by my guesses.. we shall seee ??
PLEASE BE KIM D! I live for her. We need another Posh fashion show. This will be old school RHONJ without the twins and Amber.
RHONJ has storylines just as adepressing as BH minus the silliness that the latter brings. I think it’s because they don’t have genuinely funny people like Vanderpump, Rinna, Kim, Kyle etc. I still watch anyway, because I’m a TreHugger.
They all should visit the fake church/shrine that Teresa did a few seasons ago. I say fake, as she is about as Catholic as my excommunicated Zio. ( uncle). WTF is a Ziggy Ficker? Sounds like a porn star or an endangered bird. In any event, NJ franchise has forever lost its innocence, Teresa is now not only verifiably stupid, but a criminal as well, and we have faux “fillers” to give us a New Jersey feel? I don’t think so. If you hafiz from that state, or have any Italian immigrant blood in your body, walk away. Raise your standards to those that came before you. Teresa and company are not my Fambily- nor mi Famiglia.
I am SO ready to watch the downfall of the scheming Lauritas and hope it is Jacquelyn returning. (I literally couldn’t agree more with TT on worst. mother. ever. from a few blog posts back!) I suck at blind items, but have my fingers crossed, lol.
I haven’t watch RHONJ in years and I prefer to read the recaps instead. Never liked Jacqueline or Dina or Teresa, and I hope neither returns even though I don’t watch anymore. As far as the other ladies, I have no idea who is returning, the lawyers are in LA, so why would they use LA lawyers instead of NJ lawyers?