Discovering her zen. Ramona Singer opened up about life post-reality TV — and stated she’s “by no means been happier” since her exit from the Actual Housewives of New York Metropolis.
“I’m 60 one thing now, I labored laborious my complete life. It’s time for me simply to take pleasure in myself,” Ramona, 66, instructed the Every day Mail in an interview revealed on Thursday, January 26. “And doing the present will not be straightforward. I imply, individuals suppose it’s straightforward. [But it’s] very nerve-racking, very nerve-racking.”
The Life on the Ramona Coaster writer — who was a part of RHONY since its premiere in March 2008 alongside Bethenny Frankel, Alex McCord, Jill Zaren, Kelly Bensimon and Luann de Lesseps — stated that she’s “happier” and “calmer” now that she will “management [her] personal narrative.”
Whereas Ramona shared that being on the present was a “nice expertise” that she “wouldn’t commerce for something,” she added that viewers had been seeing a extra exaggerated model of who she actually is.
“I simply knew learn how to create [drama],” she defined. “Was that the actual me? Probably not. Was it me on steroids? Completely.”
The New York native introduced she was leaving the Bravo sequence in November 2022 after Bravo exec Andy Cohen beforehand revealed plans to revamp the RHONY with a model new forged – and add a spinoff for the fan-favorite NYC Bravolebs.
“I don’t wish to do the present any l longer. It’s not for me presently,” the fact star instructed Web page Six on the time, confirming she wouldn’t be part of RHONY: Legacy.
As for the brand new crew, the TV community confirmed throughout BravoCon in October 2022 that Sai De Silva, Ubah Hassan, Erin Dana Lichy, Lizzy Savetsky, Jessel Taank, Jenna Lyons and Brynn Whitfield would lead season 14 of the OG sequence. The Legacy forged, nevertheless, has but to be revealed.
“I don’t actually wish to get into specifics about particular girls. As a result of then it’s like, ‘Oh, nicely, he stated sure to those two.’ The reply is: Sonja [Morgan] and Luann [de Lesseps] have been part of the present — for Luann, from the start, and Sonja since season 3. So, I feel, in principle, certain,” the Watch What Occurs Dwell With Andy Cohen host, 54, instructed Selection earlier this 12 months. “I might discuss to you about hypothetical conditions involving lots of people that was once on the present. I feel the excellent news is, that’s a bunch that’s all nonetheless in one another’s lives.”
Whereas Ramona could also be shifting previous her time on actuality TV, the 57-year-old Class With the Countess writer is very happy to proceed on with Bravo because it strikes in a brand new route.
“I didn’t see that coming, however after studying about it, I used to be actually joyful about it,” she solely instructed Us Weekly in March 2022. “I’m thrilled about them bringing again the OG forged, as a result of you possibly can’t match a sq. peg right into a spherical gap. I say that as a result of typically you deliver new ladies on and so they don’t actually slot in into your group, and I feel it feels awkward.”
She added: “An all-new forged and the OG forged is the proper answer. I really feel like they bought that from seeing how nicely the Final Woman Journey works and the way a lot the followers and folks liked seeing the OGs from each franchise collectively. … In the event that they’ll have me again, I’m completely on board, as a result of I feel it’s quite a lot of enjoyable to be again with all our outdated associates!”
