In 2007, Bravo was prepping a show called “Manhattan Moms” about four women raising their kids in the Big Apple but after the success of the “Real Housewives of Orange County,” the show was repackaged under the Real Housewives banner. Bethenny was added to the cast thanks to the intervention of cast member Jill Zarin. She wasn’t a mom, but, as a single woman, she wasn’t a housewife either.
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