Real Housewives: Life After Real Housewives!
JEANA KEOUGH
REAL HOUSEWIVES OF ORANGE COUNTY
Jeana is officially separated from ex-hubby, former MLB pitcher Matt Keough, with whom she has three kids. Jeana returned to Bravo in 2013 for the fitness series, “Thintervention” with Jackie Warner where she lost 20 pounds. Currently she works as an Orange County realtor and is preparing for her daughter’s wedding. That’s right,Kara Keough is marrying NFL star Kyle Bosworth in early 2014.
QUINN FRY
REAL HOUSEWIVES OF ORANGE COUNTY
Quinn is still in search for the perfect man to marry. This self-proclaimed “cougar” continues to prowl the streets of Orange County, all the while focusing on her career in design.
TAMMY KNICKERBOCKER
REAL HOUSEWIVES OF ORANGE COUNTY
Going it alone, this single mom of three knows what it means to go through trials and tribulations. She divorced her husband Lou (the father of her first two children) due to his infidelity, who unfortunately died of a heart attack in 2007. Having to reduce her lifestyle, she still decided to give love another shot, having a son with a man named Duff. Trying to balance a “friends with benefits” type of relationship, things with Duff eventually ended. Not letting the loss of love leave her lonely (say that five times fast!), Tammy has cultivated an even closer bond with her children while acting as the spokes model for Veriya and going back to school.
LAURI WARING PETERSON
REAL HOUSEWIVES OF ORANGE COUNTY
Lauri was best known for her always changing financial disposition throughout the four seasons, as well as her third marriage to real estate and land developer George Peterson. Third time’s the charm! After televising her wedding, the blond beauty continues to maintain a healthy marriage as well as raise her children and stepchildren. Lauri was also able to cause some drama with former friend Vicki Gunvalson in season eight when she rejoined the show as a “friend of the housewives.” Fans are eagerly waiting to see if she will return full-time in season nine.
PEGGY TANOUS
REAL HOUSEWIVES OF ORANGE COUNTY
Although this housewife decided to leave after season six, Peggy hasn’t strayed far from the entertainment world. During a recent red carpet interview, Peggy declared that she had a “mom show” in the making, as well as a new dating show. She also has her own fitness DVD coming out this spring, and is focusing on staying in tip-top shape to take care of her babies.
LYNNE CURTIN
REAL HOUSEWIVES OF ORANGE COUNTY
Aside from Lynne’s daughters growing up and getting out, the most shocking news is that Lynne and her husband of 22 years,Frank Curtin, got a divorce last year! Lynne had cited “irreconcilable differences” in her divorce documents and asked to be awarded spousal support. Although she’s trying to focus on her jewelry line, reports recently surfaced claiming Lynne was broke and desperately struggling to make ends meet.
BETHENNY FRANKEL
REAL HOUSEWIVES OF NEW YORK
After three seasons of being a housewife, Bethenny got two spinoff series on Bravo: Bethenny Getting Married? and Bethenny Ever After. She now is playing the single mother role, officially separated from husband Jason Hoppy. Bethenny continues to focus on her growing empire, which includes SkinnyGirl cocktails, shape wear and yoga DVDs. We also can’t forget about her self-titled daytime talk show airing in markets across the country. Looks like Bethenny won’t be worried about the bills anytime soon!
JILL ZARIN
REAL HOUSEWIVES OF NEW YORK
Jill is still a happily married working woman. Branching out from the family business Zarin Fabric Warehouse and Home Furnishings, she has since wrote an advice book Secrets of a Jewish Mother, created a bedding line and a shape wear hosiery line. That’s not all for Jill though! She also has been on HSN for her Jill Zarin Jewelry line which launched in the fall of 2012.
ALEX MCCORD
REAL HOUSEWIVES OF NEW YORK
After losing her visual merchandising job at Victoria Secret, Alex and hubby Simon van Kempen officially made the move from Bravo to VH1 for the show Couples Therapy, in hopes to clean up their dirty laundry. It must have worked, because the couple wrote a he-said, she-said book called Little Kids, Big City, discussing their experiences of raising two children in the big city of New York.
KELLY KILLOREN-BENSIMON
REAL HOUSEWIVES OF NEW YORK
Kelly is still a busy mom of two girls, constantly performing a balancing act between work and family. This model mama just released her fourth book, I Can Make You Hot: The Supermodel Diet, full of sixty recipes for Kelly’s favorite dishes to make you have a lean and strong body.
CINDY BARSHOP
REAL HOUSEWIVES OF NEW YORK
Wax on, wax off! This one time housewife and single mother of twins, is best known for being the founder/owner of Completely Bare, a high end spa specializing in hair removal with locations in New York City, Long Island, and Scarsdale. Innovating the idea of having a decorative va-jay-jay, Cindy came up with Vajewel and Vatoo, which adds your choice of a jeweled or airbrushed painted surprise down south.
TAYLOR ARMSTRONG
REAL HOUSEWIVES OF BEVERLY HILLS
Since leaving the show, Taylor has found love again with John Bluher. The lawyer proposed to his girlfriend at Mexico’s St. Regis Punta Mita Resort in Aug. 2013. The fairy-tale romance, however, appears to already have some problems. Taylor and her fiancé recently agreed to star in VH1’s Couples Therapy with Dr. Jenn Berman in hopes of improving their rocky relationship.
CAMILLE GRAMMER
REAL HOUSEWIVES OF BEVERLY HILLS
Kelsey Grammer’s ex-wife left the Housewives franchise after the second season for “personal reasons,” though she still appeared in episodes from time to time. Since leaving the show full-time, Camille has gone through some difficult situations. She was diagnosed with an early stage endometrial cancer in Oct 2013 and later obtained a restraining order from her boyfriend.
DESHAWN SNOW
REAL HOUSEWIVES OF ATLANTA
DeShawn was only on Housewives for the first season before the producers said she was: “too human for a circus show”. At the time she was married to college sweetheart and former NBA player Eric Snow, with whom she has three sons. After Real Housewives of Atlanta, they divorced. DeShawn stays strong by focusing on charity work like Jarren’s Island, which helps ADHD/autistic kids.
SHEREE WHITFIELD
REAL HOUSEWIVES OF ATLANTA
Following the professional athlete pool, Sheree too was married into the NFL through Falcons player Bob Whitfield, which later ended in divorce. Following her dreams of fashion, Sheree quickly learned it takes a lot more than passion to make something a reality, and put her line She by Sheree on hold. She recently appeared on an episode of Iyanla: Fix My Life where she hoped to improve her family relationships.
DANIELLE STAUB
REAL HOUSEWIVES OF NEW JERSEY
Last year Danielle joined Dial-a-Star, which is a telephone service that allows fans to talk to their favorite celebs. On a recent Watch What Happens Live appearance, the former housewife clarified that she was never fired. Danielle keeps herself busy working on projects while raising her beautiful girls whom have blossomed into amazing young ladies. God job Danielle!
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Avigail is an Entertainment blogger at All About The Tea, who specializes in The Real Housewives of Atlanta and The Real Housewives of Potomac. Avigail has a background in marketing. She’s a Brooklynite living in the Bahamas, with a passion for travel, writing, reality TV watching, pop culture and spoken word.