While we wait for word on who is in and who is out for ‘Real Housewives of Atlanta’ season 8, more info is surfacing about the newest set of ladies added to the Real Housewives franchise straight from the DMV area.
We previously told you that a Real Housewives style show was being filmed in Prince Georges County, MD (one of the richest African American counties in the world). According to Washington Post the show was being filmed by Leftfield Entertainment, who are responsible for many of your fave reality shows, but it was not clear if the show was to be added to Bravo’s Housewives lineup.
Now Bossip is reporting that it is AND we have some photos and details on the ladies, and reportedly this is going to be RHOA 2.0. Check out the details on some of the ladies straight from Bossip:
Our sources in the Columbia/Bethesda region of Maryland tell us there is a new “Real Housewives” franchise that has been taping quite a bit over the last two months — and these women are sure to keep your attention. How do we know? Well for one thing, this is another all black cast and for another — some of the women involved have already been flirting with the limelight for some time. This bunch should also satisfy the public’s appetite for consumption, because the pedigreed women who are being filmed come from money, are married to money and many spend the bulk of their time either raising more money for good causes or spending it on looking the part. From what we can tell — there aren’t any Nenes (who climbed off the pole into the lap of luxury) but rest assured though they may be bourgeois they’re definitely not boring.
You may or may not recognize Katie Rost from her work as a model and tv personality. Or from the BOSSIP posts we did on her when she dated Russell Simmons back in the day. She’s now a married (to doctor James Orsini) mother of three who heads a philanthropic foundation named after her late father Ronald F. Rost. There are some rumors about her and a few other folks too, including a certain King of the South. We’re interested to see if any of THAT will play out on TV.
Which brings us to Gizelle Bryant… We’re sure the Hampton alums reading will recognize her. She also has mixed it up some in music industry circles, as her best friend Erika Liles just happens to be married to Kevin Liles. There’s another Russell Simmons connection here too because Gizelle was a bridesmaid and Simmons was a groomsman in the Liles wedding. Gizelle is billed as an entrepreneur — she co-founded a line of women’s shapewear. She’s also a mom to three (all girls) and is divorced from popular Baltimore pastor Jamal Bryant.
Check out more snaps of the ladies and their reported co-stars HERE.
