Wednesday, November 11, 2015

Bravo Announces The Real Housewives of WHERE?!

OK.  So.  There are more Housewives looking to promote their wine/jewelry/couture/poodle hair extensions line, so get ready for two new cities full of saucy minxes.



Yeah!


The Real Housewives of Potomac, premiering January 17th, 2016, will feature crazy women fighting over dumb things, set against the backdrop of a “cozy, upscale enclave with gated mansions, rolling hills, and exclusive country clubs.”


The cast includes: 


  • Socialite and single mom Gizelle Bryant

  • ​International model/TV personality Katie Rost

  • “Grand dame Karen Huger (I don’t know what that means)

  • “Social butterfly” Charrisse Jackson-Jordan 

  • Publicist and single mom Robyn Dixon

  • Restaurateur Ashley Darby 

“If you haven’t heard of Potomac, that’s fine, because that means we’ve done a great job of keeping it a nice, little secret.” – Gizelle Bryant


We haven’t, Gizelle, but we did watch The Real Housewives of D.C. and are kind of confused as to Andy Cohen and Co. are still trying to make the D.C area happen, since the national’s capital franchise only made it through one season (we will always have Michaele Salahi, she who snuck into a White House dinner, then left her husband, Tareq for Journey’s Neal Schon; their wedding was available to rent on Pay-Per-View).


Not to overwhelm you with Housewives news, but there will also be a Dallas franchise! 


I’m actually shocked they haven’t already conquered Dallas, since big hair, debutantes, Neiman Marcus and oil money tie in very well with the Bravo theme.


“It’s a natural extension of the franchise with a Southern twist that ‘ya’ll’ will enjoy,” Cohen said in a statement obtained by E!.  


The Real Housewives of Dallas will air later in 2016.

Jessa Duggar Discusses Decision to Hold Off on Naming Baby

It’s been almost a week since Jessa Duggar gave birth to her first child, but she and husband Ben Seewald still have yet to reveal the baby boy’s name.


Of course, there’s a simple reason for that – Jessa and Ben still haven’t chosen a name!



“We want to give him a strong name, with a lot of meaning,” Jessa told People magazine recently.


While she wouldn’t give any specifics as to what monikers she and Ben are considering, Jessa did say that the list is comprised mainly of names of “heroes from the Christian faith.”


She added that she and Ben will not be going with a “letter theme” like Jessa’s theme.


“It’s been really cool to meet him, look at his face and match a name to who he is,” Jessa said. “It is going to be very special. A lot of thought has gone into it.”



“He is going to have this name for the rest of his life,” Ben added.


But while Jessa and Ben may be uncertain of what to name the little guy, there’s no doubt that they’re head over heels for the new addition to their family.


After what’s been described as a “very intense” labor, Jessa immediately began posting pics and gushing about her bundle of joy on social media. 


Now he just needs a name so that Jessa’s equally excited fans can give #BabySeewald a new hashtag.


Marjorie Jackson to Publish Book About Split From Josiah Duggar

Back in August, Josiah Duggar and Marjorie Jackson broke up after just a few weeks of “courting.”



Shortly thereafter, we learned that  Marjorie was planning to write a tell-all about her brief involvement with the 19 Kids and Counting clan.


Naturally, family patriarch Jim Bob Duggar was none too pleased by the prospect of having his family’s secrets exposed by an ambitious teen, and we’re sure he was thrilled when Marjorie and Josiah got back together last month.


(There were rumors that Jim Bob engineered the reconciliation to shut Marjorie up, but that’s a conversation for another time.)


Now, however, Radar Online is reporting that Marjorie’s book deal is still a go, and the Duggars might still be running scared. 


The book has been re-imagined as guide to romance for Christian teens, but that doesn’t mean the finished product will be entirely Duggar-friendly.



Fans of the show know that the Duggars’ courtship rules are incredibly harsh, and if Marjorie writes about so much as kissing Josiah, it could be seriously humiliating for the family that popularized the “side-hug.”


“Romantic sparks are fickle and unreliable—here one day, faded the next,” Marjorie recently wrote in a blog post about the project.


Based on that description, it sounds as though young Marjorie is 1. a student of the Stephenie Meyer school of romance writing, and 2. planning to cash in on the ups and downs of her relationship with Josiah.


It might be time to worry, Jim Bob.


Woman Gets Ultimate Revenge on Cheating Husband

An Imgur by a user by the name of “jennyy55” is clearly a fan of Carrie Underwood.


But this scorned wife didn’t just dig a key into the side of her husband’s little souped-up four-wheel drive. Nor did she carve her name into his leather seats. 



Did she take a Louisville Slugger to both headlines and slash a hole in all four tires?


You’re getting warmer.


The woman, whose real name we don’t know but whose hand we’d love to shake, apparently caught her husband cheating on her.


Moreover, she learned that her husband (and the father of her child) got his “side chick” pregnant.


She therefore responded in the only reasonable way possible: she spray-painted this information on the man’s beloved truck.



Did she go too far with these acts of revenge?


Or did she not go far enough?


Sounds like the perfect topic for readers of The Hollywood Gossip to debate!


Once a husband strays from his wife (or vice versa), is any act of revenge fair game? Aside from true physical violence against that individual, of course?


Or is it better to just move on? Be the bigger person? Avoid the possibility of a lawsuit?


One thing is for certain: The following break-ups don’t seem like a very big deal any longer.