Andy Cohen isn’t interested in a St. Louis-based “Real Housewives” series. During a recent interview, the Bravo figurehead explained that having a reality show set in several popular US cities keeps him busy enough, confessing that one set in the Cave State is the last thing on his mind.
Speaking with KMOV, Cohen shot down the idea of Bravo developing a “Real Housewives” series in his hometown of St. Louis.
“I think it is a hard no,” the father of two said, explaining that filming in a location he’s so familiar with wouldn’t be a good idea. “I can’t imagine how annoying it would be for my mom, dad, sister [and] everyone I know to be like, ‘Oh, so-and-so auditioned’ or ‘So-and-so is on it and is mad at the edit.’ I don’t need this.”
Andy Cohen Said He’s Too Busy With The Other ‘Real Housewives’ Iterations To Develop A New Series In St. Louis
Cohen has been open about his love of St. Louis during his stint on Bravo.
However, with “Real Housewives” iterations in California, Georgia, Maryland, Rhode Island, New York City, and New Jersey, the 57-year-old has enough on his plate.
“I have enough drama with The Real Housewives of Orange County, Rhode Island, New York, Atlanta, Potomac,” he said. “It would be multiplied if it was in my hometown because it would be multiplying with everyone that I know having something to say to me.”
In addition to his career as one of the “Real Housewives” executive producers, Cohen said his life as a father also keeps him occupied.
“I have so much noise in my life,” he said. “I have two little children. Also, trust me, it’s good. We’re good.”
Andy Cohen Recently Launched A ‘Real Housewives’ Series In America’s Smallest State
Speaking of Rhode Island drama, Cohen and the rest of the Bravo crew recently launched the state’s “Real Housewives” series, featuring Ashley Iaconetti, Kelsey Swanson, Liz McGraw, Rosie DiMare, Rulla Pontarelli, Jo-Ellen Tiberi, and Alicia Carmody.
Cohen teased the first season earlier this year, saying, “Your next show in the queue, by the way, is going to be ‘The Real Housewives of Rhode Island’ because it’s going to hit you like a ton of bricks in the best possible way.”
He added, “You’re going to absolutely love it.”
Throughout the season’s first eight episodes, viewers have seen the women feud over rumors about polyamorous relationships, cheating husbands, and Instagram posts.
The onscreen drama perfectly mirrors the show’s official synopsis: “With aspirational lives, thriving businesses and tangled family dynamics, these decade-long friendships prove that in a state this small, there’s no escaping your past … or each other.”
Drama Between Carmody And DiMare
According to a previous report from The Blast, two of the women, Carmody and DiMare, bumped heads early in the season over a game of telephone.
During a group conversation, DiMare told McGraw that Carmody said she’s always been rough around the edges, making everyone else fearful of her.
Carmody snapped at DiMare over the accusation, claiming she was trying to stir up trouble between her and her longtime friend.
On the “Rhode Island” after-show, Carmody shed a little more light on why she was upset with her Bravo co-star.
“I’ll tell you what p-ssed me the f–ck off about Rosie,” she said. “I said, ‘Yeah, she was always like this,’ in a way like she had a hard life, like kind of trying to explain Liz, like, without talking sh–t. … I was trying to make Liz softer than what they were trying to [portray] her as. Rosie, the next day, took it… That’s when I lost my sh–t. I don’t like someone twisting that. That’s f–cked up.”
DiMare Got Into An Explosive Argument With Swanson During Episode 8
Weeks later, DiMare got into it with Swanson after the latter arrived at her house with police sirens and a megaphone, accusing her of lying about the size of her home.
“I couldn’t even wrap my head around this was happening,” DiMare said, per The Blast. “And she’s like, ‘What? It was funny.’”
During the episode, DiMare said Swanon’s joke was hurtful, given the fact that they had decided to move forward with each other after weeks of fighting.
“This ‘funny joke’ proves that you’re not trying to move forward with me,” DiMare said. “You just wanna make fun of me, and now you’re coming to my house, and you’re gonna do it again?” she added, “Seriously, it’s f-cked up.”