Discovering her zen. Ramona Singer opened up about life post-reality TV — and mentioned 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 onerous my entire life. It’s time for me simply to take pleasure in myself,” Ramona, 66, advised the Day by day Mail in an interview revealed on Thursday, January 26. “And doing the present will not be simple. I imply, folks assume it’s simple. [But it’s] very aggravating, very aggravating.”
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 — mentioned 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 have 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? Not likely. 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 solid – 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 at the moment,” the fact star advised 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 solid, nonetheless, has but to be revealed.
“I don’t actually wish to get into specifics about particular ladies. As a result of then it’s like, ‘Oh, nicely, he mentioned 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 believe, in concept, positive,” the Watch What Occurs Reside With Andy Cohen host, 54, advised Selection earlier this yr. “I might speak to you about hypothetical conditions involving lots of people that was once on the present. I believe the excellent news is, that’s a gaggle that’s all nonetheless in one another’s lives.”
Whereas Ramona could also be transferring 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 comfortable about it,” she solely advised Us Weekly in March 2022. “I’m thrilled about them bringing again the OG solid, as a result of you may’t match a sq. peg right into a spherical gap. I say that as a result of generally you convey new women on they usually don’t actually slot in into your group, and I believe it feels awkward.”
She added: “An all-new solid and the OG solid is the proper resolution. I really feel like they acquired that from seeing how nicely the Final Woman Journey works and the way a lot the followers and other people cherished 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 believe it’s lots of enjoyable to be again with all our outdated pals!”
