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6/26: “The Real Housewives of Atlanta” finally confirmed by Bravo
The Atlanta Journal-Constitution
(l-r) Lisa Wu Hartwell, DeShawn Snow, Kim Zolciak, NeNe Leakes, Sheree Whitfield.
Bravo finally confirmed today that, yes, there is a “The Real Housewives of Atlanta” coming to the cable network later this summer.
Here’s how Bravo is spinning it in its press release:
Bravo is heading south for its newest installment, “The Real Housewives of Atlanta.” The seven episode series will follow five women from Atlanta’s social elite - from NBA and NFL wives to sassy single moms - as they juggle their burgeoning careers and busy home lives with the whirl of the south’s hottest city.
Rumors have been floating around for months and the gossip Web site Young Black and Fabulous provided juicy details of four of the five women on June 9.
This follows the original, trashy “The Real Housewives of the O.C.,” the offshoot “The Real Housewives of New York City” and soon “The Real Housewives of New Jersey.” Apparently, Bravo thinks it has its very own “CSI” franchise.
The first 30-minute preview special airs Wednesday, July 30 at midnight after a rebroadcast of “Project Runway.” A specific launch date for the series has not bee set yet.
Here’s how Bravo describes each women:
Holiday cheer flowed in 2006 during the Christmas season at the Alpharetta home of Eric (left) and DeShawn Snow. Singer Lyfe Jennings (right) sang for the Cleveland Cavaliers center, his Realtor wife and their guests. CREDIT: JimiFlix Photography
-DeShawn Snow (above): Snow and her husband Eric, captain of the Cleveland Cavaliers, recently moved to their dream home in Alpharetta, GA. Mother to three boys - nine-year-old EJ, six-year-old Darius and five-year-old Jarren, Snow is an active member of the New Birth Missionary Baptist Church. She exercises her faith by running The DeShawn Snow Foundation, a non-profit organization focused on improving self-esteem in teenage girls. She is a regular on the Atlanta social circuit and extremely active in local philanthropy, sitting on the board of three different charities, all while expertly juggling her busy social calendar with being an NBA wife and keeping up with her boys.
-Kim Zolciak: Zolciak lives in an exclusive gated townhouse community in Duluth, GA with her two children, 11-year-old Brielle and six-year-old Ariana. Zolciak is single, but happily dating with hopes to marry again in the near future. She also has her sights set on fame in the music business as a country singer, and is currently working with Grammy award-winning mega-producer Dallas Austin and will begin recording an album later this year. A staple on the Atlanta scene, Zolciak balances life as a single mom with a vivacious social life. (Under that name, I have found zero info about her.)
-Lisa Wu Hartwell: Hartwell, a resident of a luxurious country club community in Duluth, GA, is a busy career woman who wears many hats - she owns her own real estate firm, Hartwell & Associates, a jewelry line called Wu Girls, a baby clothing line, Hart 2 Hart Baby, and juggles a budding acting, modeling and writing career. She’s a devoted wife to her husband, NFL player Ed Hartwell, and their three children 13-year-old Jordan, ten-year-old Justin and one-year-old EJ. When she’s not running one of her many businesses or running after the kids, Hartwell is very active in Atlanta’s social scene. She has a holding pattern Web site with no real content but you can see her photo.
-NeNe Leakes: Leakes is an active member of Atlanta society. She resides in the upscale Sugarloaf area of Atlanta with her husband Gregg, a successful real estate investor and business consultant, and their two sons, 18-year-old Brice and nine-year-old Brentt. Leakes donates her time to various foundations and is the founder of The Twisted Hearts Foundation, which brings awareness to domestic violence against women. Never one to sit still, the outspoken social butterfly also hopes to open a luxury boutique hotel in the very near future.
-Sheree Whitfield: Single socialite Whitfield, a resident of the exclusive Sandy Springs area of Atlanta, juggles her busy home life with a packed social calendar. She is a busy working mother to three children -Tierra, Kairo and Kaleigh. Whitfield prides herself on her fashion sense, and owned her own upscale clothing boutique - Bella Azul - for years before closing up shop to focus on her next business venture, a clothing line called “She by Sheree.” Whitfield is opening a new chapter in her life as a single mom while balancing her entrepreneurial spirit and active social life.
Comments
By JTD
June 26, 2008 12:45 PM | Link to this
uggghhhh….
By Greg
June 26, 2008 1:28 PM | Link to this
One has to wonder whether these women understand that the true purpose of this program is to make them look as ridiculous as possible.
By THE QUESTIONER
June 26, 2008 1:39 PM | Link to this
puke
By JTD
June 26, 2008 1:40 PM | Link to this
greg…I doubt that will be hard…just look at them.
By Jason
June 26, 2008 3:25 PM | Link to this
These are the kind of people who use the word “classy” unironically.
By Randy
June 26, 2008 3:43 PM | Link to this
Man, they should have made this show in Dunwoody 20 years ago, when there were lots of delicious cougars prowling for young bucks like me happy to be caught by them.
By Buckhed Guy
June 26, 2008 3:44 PM | Link to this
Very week lineup… 1) None actually live in Atlanta 2) Most appear elite in their own mind 3) Professional sports wives and music entertainers live in many cities…not sure how this is unique to Atlanta 4) Obvious that Bravo could not tap into the more traditional elite social circles where there would really be some entertainment that reflects the uniqueness of this local scene….
By Missy
June 26, 2008 3:45 PM | Link to this
Im from Atlanta and even I don’t care. I mean the real house wives of Orange County was good but it has gotten a bit yuck and even I (the functioning celeb gossip junkie) won’t be tuning into this one.
By Deb
June 26, 2008 3:49 PM | Link to this
Who even cares about housewives in Atlanta? Can’t they find something a bit more interesting for this show?
By wtf
June 26, 2008 3:50 PM | Link to this
WOW is this on BET??? WHERE THE WHITE PEOPLE???? I MEAN when I read the info it made it sound like white people. “ironically” i was wrong! Obama rules! lol!
By RC
June 26, 2008 3:50 PM | Link to this
1) None actually live in Atlanta 2) Music & Pro sports wives are atlanta society? Only for telling jokes behind their backs…(Sheree Whitfield….ex wife of Bob Whitfield (Falcon)) 3) Obviously Bravo could not get anybody in the more traditional elite circles of Atlanta would even consider doing this. Too bad, that could have been entertaining…
By KC
June 26, 2008 3:50 PM | Link to this
Why are there two single women on a show called “The Real HouseWIVES of Atlanta”? You mean to tell me Bravo couldn’t find five married women to do this show, and had to resort to using two single women who aren’t housewives?
By Deb
June 26, 2008 3:51 PM | Link to this
Who even cares about housewives in Atlanta? Can’t they find something a bit more interesting for this show?
By RC
June 26, 2008 3:52 PM | Link to this
1) None actually live in Atlanta 2) Music & Pro sports wives are atlanta society? Only for telling jokes behind their backs…(Sheree Whitfield….ex wife of Bob Whitfield (Falcon)) 3) Obviously Bravo could not get anybody in the more traditional elite circles of Atlanta would even consider doing this. Too bad, that could have been entertaining…
By hm
June 26, 2008 3:52 PM | Link to this
Shaniqua, Vanikia, Latawanda, Boomqueshia, and Tiffany. Oh boy.
By Deb
June 26, 2008 3:53 PM | Link to this
Honestly, who even CARES about housewives in Atlanta? Couldn’t the producers of the show find something more exciting? Like the real housewives of South Beach?
By Remy
June 26, 2008 4:00 PM | Link to this
Wow, I bet Kim has fun on the show….
By RK
June 26, 2008 4:16 PM | Link to this
7 episodes? Is that all they could get out of them?
By Tom
June 26, 2008 4:18 PM | Link to this
A show featuring a group of self centered, selfish women whose only concern is the next social engagement on their calendar, or a spa appointment. With so much going on with the country and world right now, think of how much all this money could do to solve a lot of the problems. Oh well, guess we still need to feature the trash on TV instead of putting it with the rest of the garbage!
By Dr Pill.
June 26, 2008 4:35 PM | Link to this
Please explain to me why we suppossed to watch this? Oh, and btw…a big shout out to wtf. Thanks for entering race into another AJC blog. Now we can start the snide remarks about blacks and whites like every other AJC blog. Ok..folks let’s have at it.
By Sugarloaf Elite?
June 26, 2008 4:36 PM | Link to this
I guess they forgot to mention that the “elite” Sugarloaf subdivision has 78 homes in forclosure…oops
By elizabeth
June 26, 2008 4:44 PM | Link to this
Are people so fame hungry they’ll do anything?! Have a little respect for yourselves…. Just another show to dumb down the American people……yawn.
By Becky
June 26, 2008 4:46 PM | Link to this
hm, LMAO…As others have posted, who gives a rat patoot..In the whole city of Atlanta, they couldn’t find any “real” housewives?
By bigboom from NY
June 26, 2008 4:54 PM | Link to this
Sounds like a snoozer to me. What big excitment is going on in Sugarloaf or duluth. Come on now, lets find better things to do with airtime.
By ADL
June 26, 2008 4:56 PM | Link to this
This is almost as embarrassing as the Dunwoody couple on “The Baby Borrowers”. The teen girl is first-class b*h and the teen guy needs to grow a pair. Anyone who appears on a “reality” show needs to understand that we are laughing AT you, not with you.
By gimme a break
June 26, 2008 4:59 PM | Link to this
One MORE show I won’t be watching.
By Flash5
June 26, 2008 5:22 PM | Link to this
I won’t be watching this one! Bravo missed the boat on the ‘real housewives’ in Atlanta. This is a very poor representation of our city.
By Pathetic
June 26, 2008 5:28 PM | Link to this
These are the classiest “ladies” they could find to do this show…, anyone with a shred of dignity would never expose themselves to this ridicule - and wouldn’t make for an interesting show anyway. Thanks so much Bravo for making atlanta look bad, I for one won’t be watching The real baby mamas of ATL
By sad just sad
June 26, 2008 5:37 PM | Link to this
Even Bravo is embarrassed by this disgraceful excuse for a tv show… it’s nowhere to be found on their website… and it’s only 30 minutes, airing at midnight? Shame on you bravo you have hit new lows even for reality tv. That is sad just sad.
By R1070
June 26, 2008 6:18 PM | Link to this
umm… I would think to follow wives from Buckhead, its actually in atlanta and the most wealthy area in the metro.
By Tommy
June 26, 2008 6:24 PM | Link to this
…these “ladies” don’t even live in Atlanta. If they are anything like the shallow morons on Bravo’s other “Housewives”, then they will be made fools of..
By ITP
June 26, 2008 6:27 PM | Link to this
The definition of housewife is: a married woman in charge of a household. Snow and Leakes are the only one’s who closely fits this description, but they don’t live in Atlanta. They both live about 45 minutes (no traffic) away from the city!
By ITP
June 26, 2008 6:27 PM | Link to this
The definition of housewife is: a married woman in charge of a household. Snow and Leakes are the only one’s who closely fits this description, but they don’t live in Atlanta. They both live about 45 minutes (no traffic) away from the city!
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By JP
June 26, 2008 7:46 PM | Link to this
ARE YOU KIDDING ME!?!? They don’t even live in the city of Atlanta…pathetic!
You would have thought they would have gotten socialites that live in Buckhead, Downtown and Midtown. Where are these women going to hang out…Discovery Mills Outlet Mall?
By Realityshowaddict
June 26, 2008 8:12 PM | Link to this
R1070 hit the nail on the head. Buckhead guy is right too. ITP true. Hm priceless!
These women were NOT good choices to represent Atlanta at all. Although, I LOVED Real Housewives of New York City and reunion episode, I’m not betting on the Atlanta show. (OKay so Bethenny is not yet a housewife, she certainly was the ‘glue’ that held the RHNYC together).
I will give the show a try. Lisa Hartwell and DeShawn Snow qualify, in my opinion as— GLAMOROUS Housewives.
By vomitos
June 26, 2008 8:22 PM | Link to this
I think I’m going to vomit
By Are you serious
June 26, 2008 8:30 PM | Link to this
Are you kidding me? These women are not even in the Atlanta area. They’re just shy of Gainesville GA.. LMAO. Bravo should have considered some individuals that live in the elite part of Buckhead or Downtown Atlanta area not Duluth. I mean they probably all know one another thats how small Duluth/Lawrenceville area is. Plus, its suppose to be HouseWIVES of Atlanta… there are only two that are actually married.The rest are single mothers….Oh boy… this is nothing like the Housewives of OC. Airing at Midnight… who is actually going to stay up and watch this at midnight… I guess the ladies thought they were getting some real air-time.
By Mike In Woodstock
June 26, 2008 8:47 PM | Link to this
This would be a good idea if they would film this up in Bridgemill. Good swinger community with lots of gossip to go around.
By A
June 26, 2008 9:04 PM | Link to this
Sad and pathetic that people would want to give up their precious downtime to watch this drivel. Is this show supposed to make the rest of us who don’t have a home in an exclusive gated community feel bad, because that’s how this show sounds to me. There are enough problems in the world; why are we watching rich women have even more of the spotlight on them? Boycott I say!!
By ugh
June 26, 2008 11:02 PM | Link to this
What?! These women don’t even live in ATLANTA. They are suburban idiots that are a poor representation of what Atlanta high society is truly like. My guess? Bravo couldn’t get any of the Buckhead Betties to agree to be on reality tv and they had to settle for whoever wasn’t busy…..these ladies.
By ugh
June 26, 2008 11:04 PM | Link to this
What?! These women don’t even live in ATLANTA. They are suburban idiots that are a poor representation of what Atlanta high society is truly like. My guess? Bravo couldn’t get any of the Buckhead Betties to agree to be on reality tv and they had to settle for whoever wasn’t busy…..these ladies.
By Kathy
June 27, 2008 6:56 AM | Link to this
This is a joke. These woman are successful at doing only one thing…..spending the hard earned money of their “professional” husbands or ex-husbands. DeShawn Snow in particular is the laughing stock of the real estate community. EDJ Realty only survived for as long as it did because of Eric Snow’s money and boy did DeShawn spend lots of it to gain her “image!” (Or so she thinks) Last I heard, Solid Source Realty (a discount real estate company) was holding her real estate license.
NOTE None of them are currently doing anything. They are all planning a new venture. Or should I say planning to conquer a “new paycheck” from another successful man. SHAME, SHAME
By Lynne
June 27, 2008 7:09 AM | Link to this
Maybe Bravo should do a show called “the real racist idiots of the greater Atlanta area” and some of these posters could try out…they certainly seem like they’d be up to that challenge.
By Hotlanta
June 27, 2008 7:25 AM | Link to this
Please stop the madness. Why is everythig up north luxrious and lovely as if no one ever got busted for prositution in the gates community Country Club of the South or selling drugs out of a mansion in Roswell. If I see one more clothing line I am gonna scream.
By Bosses Wife
June 27, 2008 7:25 AM | Link to this
I ain’t saying they are some GOLD DIGGERS, but they ain’t messing with with no broke………….folk!!! It is what it is!!
By Hotlanta
June 27, 2008 7:25 AM | Link to this
Please stop the madness. Why is everythig up north luxrious and lovely as if no one ever got busted for prositution in the gates community Country Club of the South or selling drugs out of a mansion in Roswell. If I see one more clothing line I am gonna scream.
By typical hotlanta
June 27, 2008 7:39 AM | Link to this
hotlanta, why you always so jealous?
By Michelle
June 27, 2008 7:51 AM | Link to this
~rolling my eyes~
By Angelique
June 27, 2008 7:59 AM | Link to this
I too live in the upscale Johns Creek Alpharetta, however I dont live in some country club and even if I did, the lives of these women are VERY UNREALISTIC to the typical lives of your everyday house-wives either here in Metro Atlanta or anywhere elses. So whoopti dooo. But this lifestyle is not REALISTIC for EVERYDAY people. Not even the wives on Desperate Housewives live like this!!!!
By Dee from Metro Atlanta Area
June 27, 2008 8:09 AM | Link to this
I think when stations are going to do a show, they should feature more realistic and down to earth characters than these women. Not taking anything from them, their lives, their success or their social status, but to show a “real” housewife would be to find a middle class mother who on a daily basis tends to the ins and outs of her household, children (and husband, if applicable) and isn’t considered and elite socialite. But something that simple would be too boring for ratings, huh? I personally won’t be tuning in because this particular cast of “housewives” doesn’t appeal to me nor do they sound interesting. Try it again Bravo, but make it more down home and “real” the next time.
By David Duke
June 27, 2008 8:14 AM | Link to this
Well this is the end of this show. At least the RHW of Orange County they were pretty. Nothing like big fat black women that aren’t really rich either.
This city of the series will not be renewed for sure.
Again everyone looks at and likes too make fun of the south. This will be very comical…Flava Flav will/has been be more entertaining.
Where some of these women cast off’s of Flava Flav?????
By Nicole
June 27, 2008 8:22 AM | Link to this
Why not name it Baby Mamas living outside the city? Come on - give me a break. Nothing about ANY of these women illustrate elite!
By Roo
June 27, 2008 8:22 AM | Link to this
Real Housewives of OTP! Who’s EVER heard of ANY of these self claimed socialites. They look old and tired! Where are the young happening intown chicks? Who cares about a bunch of middle aged, OTP, suburb living wannabe’s! Great concept! What’s next…AARP socialites from Lilburn!
By Wow
June 27, 2008 8:26 AM | Link to this
From the jist of the comments on this board I think Bravo should reconsider their choices. With the real estate market going to hell in a hand basket, I doubt these women and their husbands are living lavishly…champagne taste on a waters budget so to speak. I really feel that there are many more elite and profound citizens of the Atlanta area than those chosen, most definitely poor representation.I can smell the GHETTO-fied drama already. PUUHLLEEZE!
By Angelique
June 27, 2008 8:34 AM | Link to this
To Dee from Metro Atlanta Area I dso agree with you, see my comment above yours. I want to see a real house-wife that gets up and make her family breakfast, agrgues with her husband to take the garbage out, walks around the house and falls over her children’s toys and shoes, sits with her spouse and tries to figure out “WHAT” bills is important to pay, argues about the price of gas for the zillionth time, tell the kids they have to get rid of Rex the dog because the cost to feed him dips into the family’s budget and let be more REALISTIC and see a house-wife with NO makeup on, walking around in the same clothes for days, possibly havent showered in too days because of her hectic schedule and let not forget what makes us house-wives!!!! Lets not forget the part where we dont want to have sex with our spouses because we are so TIRED from doing EVERYTHING else and chances are it will be a cold day in hell when we put on a piece of lingerie for our spouse. The real everyday house-wife, sleeps in cotton and most of the time wakes up with one of her children in her bed that came in the bedroom during the night. THATS THE REAL LIFE OF AN EVERDAY HOUSE-WIFE!!!! CAN I GAT AN AMEN!!!!
By Rocky
June 27, 2008 8:42 AM | Link to this
Thank you Lynne! It’s comments like “Shaniqua, Vanikia, Latawanda, Boomqueshia, and Tiffany. Oh boy.” that demonstrates the racist and ignorant attitudes of the people of Atlanta.
David Duke, hm, ugh, JP, Pathetic and Buckhead Guy get over yourselves! I can understand why you would be intimidated by a BLACK WOMAN. They are successful, intelligent, and beautiful; maybe you should take notes.
FYI Socialites don’t only live in Buckhead, Downtown and Midtown. We’re everywhere!
Oh and for the record, the “Fake” housewives of OC are injected with so much Botox and silicon; they can’t even compete with the rich “big fat BLACK WOMEN”!
Stop being jealous, take your hoods off and open your eyes! You racist idiots!
By red1977
June 27, 2008 8:49 AM | Link to this
*By wtf
June 26, 2008 3:50 PM | Link to this
WOW is this on BET??? WHERE THE WHITE PEOPLE???? I MEAN when I read the info it made it sound like white people. “ironically” i was wrong! Obama rules! lol!*
All the white people are on the other 3 shows
By lo
June 27, 2008 8:50 AM | Link to this
How utterly embarassing. I hate to think this is the impression the rest of the country gets of the area/region. And like most of the posters here, it’s ridiculous that they don’t even live in Atlanta per se but in some faraway, artificial, big-box chain store exurb.
By ATL HW
June 27, 2008 8:55 AM | Link to this
Angelique, here’s your AMEN!!!! You nailed it.
By Britt
June 27, 2008 9:14 AM | Link to this
I’m sorry but maybe I am a bit confused. Ithe show is suppose to be about HOUSEWIVES but most of these women are SINGLE!!!!! Come on Bravo you’re making ATL look bad.
By Britt
June 27, 2008 9:15 AM | Link to this
I’m sorry but maybe I am a bit confused. I thought the show is suppose to be about HOUSEWIVES but most of these women are SINGLE!!!!! Come on Bravo you’re making ATL look bad.
By Fresh Faces Magazine
June 27, 2008 9:23 AM | Link to this
Lisa Wu-Hartwell was a beautiful FRESH FACES MAGAZINE cover model. Thanks for gracing the cover of our successful issues. We can’t wait to see the Real Desperate Housewives of Atlanta on Bravo. To all you HATERS you are already DEFEATED!!!! Keep the HATE coming. These DIVAS are here to stay. Don’t HATE just congratulate! HATERS wouldn’t you like to see your name in bright lights??? Congratulations Lisa & Ed Hartwell JESUS LOVES YOU!
By Fresh Faces Magazine
June 27, 2008 9:24 AM | Link to this
Lisa Wu-Hartwell was a beautiful FRESH FACES MAGAZINE cover model. Thanks for gracing the cover of our successful issues. We can’t wait to see the Real Desperate Housewives of Atlanta on Bravo. To all you HATERS you are already DEFEATED!!!! Keep the HATE coming. These DIVAS are here to stay. Don’t HATE just congratulate! HATERS wouldn’t you like to see your name in bright lights??? Congratulations Lisa & Ed Hartwell JESUS LOVES YOU!
By Fresh Faces Magazine
June 27, 2008 9:25 AM | Link to this
Lisa Wu-Hartwell was a beautiful FRESH FACES MAGAZINE cover model. Thanks for gracing the cover of our successful issues. We can’t wait to see the Real Desperate Housewives of Atlanta on Bravo. To all you HATERS you are already DEFEATED!!!! Keep the HATE coming. These DIVAS are here to stay. Don’t HATE just congratulate! HATERS wouldn’t you like to see your name in bright lights??? Congratulations Lisa & Ed Hartwell JESUS LOVES YOU!
By Angelique
June 27, 2008 9:26 AM | Link to this
Its funny how you dont have to have much of a brain to be in the Hollywood industry and reap a ton of money, I was thinking the same thing, is this about house-wives or singles, house-wives mean MARRIED!!!! single means NOT MARRIED, NO MAN!!!! 1+1 = 2 not 1&1 = 11 DUH!!!!! Maybe I should get into the Hollywood industry, make some DUMB show, reap a ton of cash and there goes my high gas problem solved!!!!
By Sarah
June 27, 2008 9:27 AM | Link to this
As I read these blogs , it is so disappointing to see that all this racism still exists. They really should do a show of the real racist people of atlanta and how dumb you sound. Its funny how ever one hides behind the computer screen, you would never have the nerve or balls to say this in any persons face. You should really grow up!!!
By Sarah
June 27, 2008 9:27 AM | Link to this
As I read these blogs , it is so disappointing to see that all this racism still exists. They really should do a show of the real racist people of atlanta and how dumb you sound. Its funny how ever one hides behind the computer screen, you would never have the nerve or balls to say this in any persons face. You should really grow up!!!
By Sarah
June 27, 2008 9:27 AM | Link to this
As I read these blogs , it is so disappointing to see that all this racism still exists. They really should do a show of the real racist people of atlanta and how dumb you sound. Its funny how ever one hides behind the computer screen, you would never have the nerve or balls to say this in any persons face. You should really grow up!!!
By gil
June 27, 2008 9:30 AM | Link to this
Ok, the jokes over. Where are the real housewives? Where’s the housewives that work odd hours, raise the kids and try to make ends meet?
By Sarah
June 27, 2008 9:31 AM | Link to this
As I read these blogs , it is so disappointing to see that all this racism still exists. They really should do a show of the real racist people of atlanta and how dumb you sound. Its funny how ever one hides behind the computer screen, you would never have the nerve or balls to say this in any persons face. You should really grow up!!!
By Andrew
June 27, 2008 9:35 AM | Link to this
Super, I am glad that no one will watch this show. If they did they might be led to believe that Atlanta’s housewives are unable to speak proper English, have confused being gaudy and garish with style, prefer to marry gansta’s and are ok with their husbands running around on them and having multiple children with multiple women. They should have called this show Ghetto gone faux glam or LaQuisha up in da big house.
By jersey
June 27, 2008 10:01 AM | Link to this
Hey Sarah: You only have to hit the POST button once. Looks like you’ve got the same kind of brains to join the ghetto trash on this new show.
By Dee
June 27, 2008 10:12 AM | Link to this
I am shocked at the response of all the people in ATL, WOW I never expected a response like thiss ATL this racist?
By Bob
June 27, 2008 10:12 AM | Link to this
Once Again, Atlanta looking like a low class city on TV-Thanks Bravo for choosing these losers!
By Rocko
June 27, 2008 10:23 AM | Link to this
This is just TV folks… Don’t like it, don’t watch it.. Can’t be any worst that any of the other reality shows.
By Former Atlantan
June 27, 2008 10:25 AM | Link to this
THIS line up is EXACTLY why I happily left Atlanta last year after 7 years. I was sick and tired of the hip hop and professional athlete culture there that fostered such pathetic individuals like Vick and TI. So very sickening. These women are not the epitome of Atlanta housewives; they are the opposite in fact.
By here we go again
June 27, 2008 10:27 AM | Link to this
It never fails…any article, snippet, or story highlighting successful people other than white people will always drag out the worse posters on the ajc. Your lives and self-esteem have to be completely bottom barrel and miserable if you have to spend any amount of time throwing out negative and bigoted comments on an entertainment blog. Good grief! LOL! How pathetic you must be in real life.
With that said…the entire Housewives series is stupid, in my opinion. There were single women (some with kids) featured on every series, so if you are here complaining about that aspect of this Atlanta show, were you complaining about that when the single women were white?
This is 2008 and whites don’t control all the wealth in this country. Please get over it and stop being so resentful…it just makes you look and sound like a stupid hick.
By Rocko
June 27, 2008 10:28 AM | Link to this
This is just TV folks… Don’t like it, don’t watch it.. Can’t be any worst than any of the other reality shows.
By toure
June 27, 2008 10:37 AM | Link to this
and with all this talk about Atlanta. and all the problems this show has and why it will b a disaster. i bet all you lames will be watchin every episode. so get off my city
By ...
June 27, 2008 10:37 AM | Link to this
and with all this talk about Atlanta. and all the problems this show has and why it will b a disaster. i bet all you lames will be watchin every episode. so get off my city
By Brook
June 27, 2008 10:41 AM | Link to this
For the people who are complaining that these women are not housewives, are not all married you must have not watche the earlier seasons.
Most if not all of the women on the OC version worked. AS a matter of fact, I believe Vickie was the primary breadwinner in her family. Did her husband even have a job for most of the show?
When Jo was on the show she did not work, but she was not a wife either. She was just the live in girlfriend. Oh, and she wanted to be in the music industry as well.
After 3 (or more—can’t remember) Lauri just became a wife. Before that she was a single mom living in a small townhouse. Not even wealthy.
And what’s her name that was the former playboy bunny turned real estate agent is married to a former athelete—a professional baseball player.
The concept of the show has not changed one bit. THe only difference is that it primarily features African American women.
By UH OH!
June 27, 2008 10:49 AM | Link to this
this sounds like a disaster waiting to happen, but that’s what makes reality TV compelling - hopefully Kim won’t feel out of place because I’m certain that those sisters, some of whom may be a bit smitten, have very strong, unyielding personalities
By Mindy
June 27, 2008 10:50 AM | Link to this
I am white and I think the internet racists are laughable. I guarantee if you met them in person they would swear they were not and have a black “best” friend either now or growing up. You are a joke and if you live your live belittling everyone down to a racial stereotype or insult for folly, you are going to continue to be one emotionally lonely person.
By SIMPLE
June 27, 2008 11:11 AM | Link to this
SIMPLE….we all have the freedom to watch whatever we choose. We have serious problems in our society than this. Why not focus on the teenage children that’s crying for attention because parents are working night and day to survive…
By M.
June 27, 2008 11:16 AM | Link to this
This is crazy…I like how they claim to be social butterflies but they ALL HAVE KIDS. They are damaged goods…I live actually in Atlanta and they have some great looking 20 something chicks that will eat these girls for breakfast….plus you gotta love how they wrote every suburb to look like it is upscale etc…I work in sandy springs….and not so much.
By ITP
June 27, 2008 11:24 AM | Link to this
Why didn’t they ask Lisa Taylor to be on the show?? She was the Mansion Madam IN ATLANTA!!! or even Lisa Clark, the teacher who got knocked up by her student. She at least has a kid and is probably a housewife! I would watch it then.
By M.
June 27, 2008 11:25 AM | Link to this
This is crazy…I like how they claim to be social butterflies but they ALL HAVE KIDS. They are damaged goods…I live actually in Atlanta and they have some great looking 20 something chicks that will eat these girls for breakfast….plus you gotta love how they wrote every suburb to look like it is upscale etc…I work in sandy springs….and not so much.
By b.
June 27, 2008 11:34 AM | Link to this
It is very interesting how many people are willing to condemn this show before even seeing an episode! I am not a “Housewives” franchise afficionado, however, if there is a show that has the potential of casting Black women in a positive light, I’ll give it a shot. I am always interested in a wider portrayal of Black people than what is typically offered on the evening news.
From the descriptions of each woman, it sounds as if they all have interests outside the scope of themselves, which, on the surface, is admirable. We’ll see whether the show plays up their philanthropic bents or if it exploits the public’s commonly-held stereotypes of the “sista-girl”.
Again, the lives of socialites, Black or otherwise, don’t particularly interest me, but I will give this a shot since it’s a slice of metropolitan Atlanta [come on, doesn’t everyone say they’re from Atlanta if they live within 75 miles of downtown?] life that will be broadcast to the world.
By Kathy
June 27, 2008 12:24 PM | Link to this
Why does every comment about someone that does not agree with you have to be racist? Just for the record, my husband and I are very successful African-American business owners that has had occassion to encounter all of these individuals, except one at different events around Atlanta over the past few years. They are “misfits.” No class at all, they are always seeking attention, and are truly a source “humor”; make for good table conversation. Ask Ms. Snow which boards she sits on, nothing of any substance; very misleading to say the list. She is not associated with United Way, Habitat to Humanity, The Boys and Girls Club, or any other worthwhile humanitarian cause. Certainly she is not on the board of Delta Airlines, Georgia Power, or any major corporation. It is all a bunch of fluff created by an enormous bank account that funds her foolishness.
By LMS
June 27, 2008 12:26 PM | Link to this
Compared to Orange County and New York City housewives, these ladies in Atlanta have nothing going on. Its a waste of time to even put them on BRAVO. I watched the last OC and NYC housewives but I will not watch this because there is nothing to watch. Waste of money and time
By Hugh Jardon
June 27, 2008 12:43 PM | Link to this
Guess they needed something to replace dear old Bobby & Whitney
By filthy white boy
June 27, 2008 1:08 PM | Link to this
Here I go. I am going to play a HUGE race card. If all these women would have been white, there wouldn’t be nearly as many negative comments on this blog. UNBELIEVABLE. EXTREME RASICM at its best.
By filthy white boy
June 27, 2008 1:16 PM | Link to this
Kathy, I feel the same way, and I can see that you have evidence to back up anything negative you have to say about them, but there are some people with negative things to say about them based only off the small amount of info they read and photos. You know what that tells me, they are forming a negative opinion based off of skin color. If that’s not racist, I don’t know what racism is. Let’s just say you happened to be up there, hypothetically, they would be saying negative things about you. I’m just saying.
By Kathleen B
June 27, 2008 1:22 PM | Link to this
I do not know these ladies, nor have I heard of them in town social circles. But it sounds as though several are hard workers and, hopefully, will reflect a positive light on Atlanta. And I would image the reason the ladies come from outside the city, is that the Old Money ladies avoid potentially crass and embarassing attention.
By Dee
June 27, 2008 1:23 PM | Link to this
Isn’t Lisa Wu, Keith Sweat’s ex-wife?
By mike
June 27, 2008 1:27 PM | Link to this
forget the show,,,these blog enteries are just as funny..get a grip people…just don’t watch …….simple!
By filthy white boy
June 27, 2008 1:33 PM | Link to this
By the way Kathy, are you reading another blog? Are you actually defending some of these statements? I think you need to go back and read this blog again, because we can’t be looking at the same thing. As a matter of fact, take out the fact that you know some of these women and read it again.
By realmom
June 27, 2008 1:35 PM | Link to this
Give me a break…does it take money for some to realize that you are a mom. I do not live in Sugarloaf or a gated community, but I can promise you that these “ladies” have nothing on the time and energy that I spend being a mom and a real wife. Where are the shows that follow us, in our day to day lives with all the sruggle to keep it all together. I am the mother of 3 and the wife of a Police Officer, who does not make a qtr of the $$ that these people make and bravo considers them the all american mom. Please get real.
By reservoirDAWG
June 27, 2008 1:42 PM | Link to this
Where are oranjello and grapejello?
By keykey
June 27, 2008 1:42 PM | Link to this
Uuum, why do they have a former stripper on this show, Ms NeNe, my have you changed since high school days, with your rotten teeth and flat chest!!! I guess stripping does a body good. Holla…
By Jason
June 27, 2008 1:47 PM | Link to this
I live in an exclusive gated apartment community.
By Stacy D. Witherspoon
June 27, 2008 1:51 PM | Link to this
I agree that the name of the series should not be ” The REAL Housewives of Atlanta. I am not, nor will I ever be a proponent of reality TV shows. Most of these shows, though live, are still scripted because of the “camera”. I admit that most of these women, though married, don’t live in Atlanta, unless you say Atlanta and it’s surrounding areas. Then this could then include Duluth, Sandy Springs, etc. Additionally, some of these women are not full-time Atlanta residents. So we should probably lobby BRAVO to get the criteria of the show tweaked to reflect it’s actual name. Being a housewife, which usually denotes, PTA, soccer, piano, basketball, girlscouts, etc are not what “REAL HOUSEWIVES” of Atlanta in this sense depicts, in the terms that most of us are accustomed to. These women have the option of giving the nanny a day off, or calling in one when they are exhausted from their busy SOCIAL lives and just want to spend time with their husbnads without having to deal with the kids, calling in the limo driver when they don’t want to drive their Escalades, Land/Range Rovers, Lexus, Mercedes, Bently’s, Roll, etc, sleeping in late, eating at an expensive restaurant, and shopping without looking at the price tag, because their live are already fraught with money. The real catalyst to this show or any of these “Real Housewives show” should not be the fame, fortune and social elite calendars, because these events for most of us don’t exist, and if they do, they come with a price that a usual family of four can’t afford. Our invitee list to our family holiday party, would not include a whose who of “Atlanta’s Elite society and other invite SOCIAL ELITES”, but rather a whose who amongst the in-laws, most of which we probably don’t like. I will say, that the individual or collective bashing of these young ladies is a bit overkill, but hey, that falls under “freedom of speech”. Keep in mind that we still do have choices in life, and most of you have already stated that you will not watch this show! Maybe, that’s why BRAVO only did seven shows for this series, to get a feel for what the ratings would be. Maybe, if we temper our comments and redirect our thoughts and give BRAVO some more realistic guidelines about what our society says depicts what the REAL HOUSEWIVES of Atlanta or any city USA really is, they might actually listen!!!!! Just a thought.
By The Truth
June 27, 2008 1:57 PM | Link to this
These “socialites” need to work on managing thier husbands’ finances so they won’t end up broke and divorced when thier playing days end.
By Stacy D. Witherspoon
June 27, 2008 1:59 PM | Link to this
I agree that the name of the series should not be ” The REAL Housewives of Atlanta. I am not, nor will I ever be a proponent of reality TV shows. Most of these shows, though live, are still scripted because of the “camera”. I admit that most of these women, though married, don’t live in Atlanta, unless you say Atlanta and it’s surrounding areas. Then this could then include Duluth, Sandy Springs, etc. Additionally, some of these women are not full-time Atlanta residents. So we should probably lobby BRAVO to get the criteria of the show tweaked to reflect it’s actual name. Being a housewife, which usually denotes, PTA, soccer, piano, basketball, girlscouts, etc are not what “REAL HOUSEWIVES” of Atlanta in this sense depicts, in the terms that most of us are accustomed to. These women have the option of giving the nanny a day off, or calling in one when they are exhausted from their busy SOCIAL lives and just want to spend time with their husbnads without having to deal with the kids, calling in the limo driver when they don’t want to drive their Escalades, Land/Range Rovers, Lexus, Mercedes, Bently’s, Roll, etc, sleeping in late, eating at an expensive restaurant, and shopping without looking at the price tag, because their live are already fraught with money. The real catalyst to this show or any of these “Real Housewives show” should not be the fame, fortune and social elite calendars, because these events for most of us don’t exist, and if they do, they come with a price that a usual family of four can’t afford. Our invitee list to our family holiday party, would not include a whose who of “Atlanta’s Elite society and other invite SOCIAL ELITES”, but rather a whose who amongst the in-laws, most of which we probably don’t like. I will say, that the individual or collective bashing of these young ladies is a bit overkill, but hey, that falls under “freedom of speech”. Keep in mind that we still do have choices in life, and most of you have already stated that you will not watch this show! Maybe, that’s why BRAVO only did seven shows for this series, to get a feel for what the ratings would be. Maybe, if we temper our comments and redirect our thoughts and give BRAVO some more realistic guidelines about what our society says depicts what the REAL HOUSEWIVES of Atlanta or any city USA really is, they might actually listen!!!!! Just a thought.
By Stacy D. Witherspoon
June 27, 2008 2:08 PM | Link to this
I agree that the name of the series should not be “The REAL Housewives of Atlanta. I am not, nor will I ever be a proponent of reality TV shows. Most of these shows, though live, are still scripted because of the “camera”. I admit that most of these women, though married, don’t live in Atlanta, unless you say Atlanta and its surrounding areas. Then this could then include Duluth, Sandy Springs, etc. Additionally, some of these women are not full-time Atlanta residents. So we should probably lobby BRAVO to get the criteria of the show tweaked to reflect its actual name. Being a housewife, which usually denotes, PTA, soccer, piano, and basketball lessons, etc are not what “REAL HOUSEWIVES” of Atlanta in this sense depicts, in the terms that most of us are accustomed to. These women have the option of giving the nanny a day off, or calling in one when they are exhausted from their busy SOCIAL lives and just want to spend time with their husbands without having to deal with the kids, calling in the limo driver when they don’t want to drive their Escalades, Land/Range Rovers, Lexus, Mercedes, Bentley’s, Rolls Royce, etc, sleeping in late, eating at an expensive restaurant, and shopping without looking at the price tag, because their lives are already fraught with money. The real catalyst to this show or any of these “Real Housewives shows” should not be the fame, fortune and social elite calendars, because these events for most of us don’t exist, and if they do, they come with a price that a usual family of four can’t afford.
By lm
June 27, 2008 2:09 PM | Link to this
I thought the show would depict high society women. I am VERY let down. However, people have to agree and I guess this is all they could find. I mean really……
By AIP
June 27, 2008 2:14 PM | Link to this
NeNe Leakes is hardly a Real Housewife of anything, the women in OC and NY clearly outshine her and the other women on this show.
By filthy white boy
June 27, 2008 2:21 PM | Link to this
Did I miss something? Has the show aired and the season already over???
By here we go again
June 27, 2008 2:23 PM | Link to this
Kathy…let it go, really. It’s not that serious.
I mean…why would you conclude that the entities Mrs. Snow is involved in has no substance simply because they’re not nationally recognized? That’s really foul and sounds rather petty. It also minimizes the work done by whatever group she is a part of. It sounds as if you have an axe to grind…but that’s just me.
By filthy white boy
June 27, 2008 2:36 PM | Link to this
What’s that I smell in this room? Is that an abundance of jelousy? Sounds like some people are mad, especially the ones that know some of these women personally. Crabs in a bucket. So sad.
By thinkabout it
June 27, 2008 2:37 PM | Link to this
This is JUST a show but viewers from Atlanta were expecting see the elite. DeShawn does excellent work in the community but is far from the WEALTHY women of Atlanta. We thought it would be REAL high society people and not local gossip. Get real. THIS IS A JOKE.
By keykey
June 27, 2008 2:46 PM | Link to this
Im just saying…
By kandy
June 27, 2008 3:01 PM | Link to this
The real housewives are the one that taking care of the house and the kids without the help of the father. These womens dont even live in Atlanta, come now, who really wants to see them, and they not going to produce any drama, so why air it, move on to something else and worth watching.
By kandy
June 27, 2008 3:04 PM | Link to this
The real housewives are the one that taking care of the house and the kids without the help of the father. These womens dont even live in Atlanta, come now, who really wants to see them, and they not going to produce any drama, so why air it, move on to something else and worth watching.
By kandy
June 27, 2008 3:04 PM | Link to this
The real housewives are the one that taking care of the house and the kids without the help of the father. These womens dont even live in Atlanta, come now, who really wants to see them, and they not going to produce any drama, so why air it, move on to something else and worth watching.
By areyouserious
June 27, 2008 3:12 PM | Link to this
Yes, people who know them personally can’t take it serious. Please extend your thinking outside of small Atlanta into the real world. Do any of them own a jet? Off shore accounts? International investments? Designing jeans and a t shirt does not make you a designer. Going to a Falcons game does make you a socialite and my GOD marrying Keith Sweat. Are you serious? I thought his whining behind went out like the afro.
By Thephoto
June 27, 2008 3:20 PM | Link to this
In regards to the picture, does Sheree have leg warmers on her arm with a flower belt standing next to someone in a cat shawl and wife beater undershirt? Now, who is the fashion designer? Outen looks the best by far.
By filthy white boy
June 27, 2008 3:26 PM | Link to this
I’ll repeat it. CRABS IN A BUCKET!
By filthy white boy
June 27, 2008 3:33 PM | Link to this
Hey, why don’t you all throw some of that hate my way. I need some more haters in my life. I’m Black, so it should be pretty easy. Come on haters, do your job.
By Interesting
June 27, 2008 3:36 PM | Link to this
This show shall be real interesting….a few (not all) of the ladies have some skeletons that are about to fall out of their closet. Don’t even know what they were thinking agreeing to do this show……….
By Elle
June 27, 2008 3:43 PM | Link to this
Boy if we could talk about real issues that that really mattter like uh our failing educational system or “parents” who aren’t really parenting at all by looks of some these kids attitudes today, gas prices I mean I could go on. what one must remember this is a “telvision show” that wants ratings anyway the can get them. I’ve read the comments here on this blog about depicting Atlanta. If anyone makes a decision on how people from certain city,region, country, whatever act based on a “reality” show and not “actuality” then let’s just say they probably aren’t well informed to begin with and they have sh*t for brains and the racist comments on this blog are showing the “REAL” Atlanta because there is absoulutely no camera here to “ham it up” for. The comments here show the intolerance people have for each other and how far we have to go. Because the cast happens to be made up largely of African- American women the negative comments flooded this blog both from white and black blogers which is so sad and the people that may know or have known the participants let them be they may not be on your Forbes 500 list of the richest, hll they might not be on anyone’s list of anything what’s does it matter? You are still going to be on here blogging about some other fake reality show tomorrow. Real housewives couldn’t have camera following them around because the camera men would be left in the dust trying to keep up with them. So let this topic die and get back to work or get back to looking at your porn or keep getting angry and thinking the minorities or whatever are taking over America.
By keykey
June 27, 2008 3:52 PM | Link to this
Bravo to you Elle!! Im just saying…
By big babe
June 27, 2008 3:58 PM | Link to this
omg! haters please stop! so what if one of the girls were a former stripper! one of the oc women was a former play boy bunny! did you have anything to say about that?? the girl is beautiful and is doing her thing. i wish all the ladies the best!! i will be watching. go my sistas!
By keykey
June 27, 2008 4:11 PM | Link to this
Hmmmm, let me see big babe… Stripper
By keykey
June 27, 2008 4:13 PM | Link to this
Hmmmm, let me see big babe..stripper playboy bunny, stripper playboy bunny. There I said something about it, Im just saying!!! LOL Its so funny getting you folks all worked up over a blog.
By Paris
June 27, 2008 4:14 PM | Link to this
EACH AND EVERY ONE OF YOU WHO ARE CRITICAL ARE JEALOUS. OBVIOUSLY, YOUR LIVES ARE SO BLAH THAT YOU FIND COMFORT IN PUTTING DOWN THESE BEAUTIFUL AND PROFESSIONAL WOMEN. FURTHERMORE, IF YOU ENJOY WATCHING “GIRLS NEXT DOOR” UHG!!!! NOW THAT IS TRASHY, S**, AND WHORISH, THEN I GUESS I CAN CONSIDER THE SOURCE.
By Erica Walker
June 27, 2008 4:22 PM | Link to this
Hey Chica. Check this out. I don’t know if you have been watching Real Housewives of Orange County (the original Series)/Real Housewives of NY, and now the next season will be abt ATL housewives. 4 out of the 5 ball’n housewives are black. Go ATL.
By TruthHurts
June 27, 2008 4:22 PM | Link to this
Typical Atlanta skanks and skip skaps… yet another example of how ghetto and ridiculous this city has become.
By keykey
June 27, 2008 4:26 PM | Link to this
Paris, BLAHBLAHBLAHBLAH.
Go back to school and learn where to put a comma in a sentence, then we can talk!! Love ya…
By filthy white boy
June 27, 2008 4:30 PM | Link to this
ThruthHurts, I was wondering when you were going to bring your typical brand on comments to this blog. If there is any blog where you can down black people, I can count on you being there. At least you ae consistent. Bigot.
By 1DIVA4U
June 27, 2008 4:33 PM | Link to this
If Bravo was looking for Black socialite women. They did not have to pick wives of Football and basketball players. There are plenty of REAL black socialite women that are married to doctors, lawyers’ and executives. These women married an athlete that is not real money. Also just getting your real-estate licenses doesn’t make you a major businessperson. Fashion designer, please putting an S on a black wife beater t-shirt is not original. Learn to sew. That is not wealth. These women are all one football season away from going back to the strip club. Bravo, you missed it with this one.
By filthy white boy
June 27, 2008 4:34 PM | Link to this
Sorry, are consistent.
By sharon
June 27, 2008 4:38 PM | Link to this
Mrs. Leakes and her husbands idea of investment property is taking advantage of poor SECTION 8 TENANTS charging $400 a month over the actual morgage payment for houses and condos they werent able to sale.
By shay
June 27, 2008 4:46 PM | Link to this
It is truly sad some these comments are. What is really wrong about black dominated show? And what is wrong with Bravo no standing behind their show.
By keykey
June 27, 2008 4:58 PM | Link to this
Uuuum shay, do you want to try that again???
By Tommy
June 27, 2008 5:41 PM | Link to this
I knew it! I knew she used to be a stripper, and I know exactly where she used to dance… I wonder how much of that will come out on the show!!
By molors
June 27, 2008 5:47 PM | Link to this
why? ajc blocks anything that has even a small comment about blacks.
By Hmmmmm
June 27, 2008 6:00 PM | Link to this
LMAO! Another loser show! What a JOKE!
By TruthHurts
June 27, 2008 6:12 PM | Link to this
I’m waiting on the show “The Real Skanks of Bankhead Courts”. I hear that they turn tricks and shoot up a Popeye’s in episode #1. R Kelley makes a guest appearance and spikes the kool aid in his own special way. I can’t wait. Break out the Cristol.
By mike
June 27, 2008 6:20 PM | Link to this
i think that this blog maybe better than the actaul show ….lol get a life people, better yet go read a book and forget about the stupid show!
By Larry B
June 27, 2008 6:58 PM | Link to this
One word, TACKY………………..! These women are gaudy cartoon characters. Surely they do not represent women in Atlanta who have true sophistication and class.
By Hmmmmm
June 27, 2008 7:03 PM | Link to this
All you people need to get a LIFE! We have a socialist that is running for President, and all you people can think about is HORSECRAP like this??? It’s NO wonder that this country is heading down the tubes!
By Jessica
June 27, 2008 7:20 PM | Link to this
These aren’t the REAL housewives of Atlanta. Where are Bobbi Sue and Tammi from the Sunrise Lakes Trailer Park? Shouldn’t their lives be detailed too - the fights over the last Marlboro and who ate the last pork rinds? Come on, Bravo, don’t you know Georgia AT ALL?? lol
By say what?
June 27, 2008 7:58 PM | Link to this
Bravo has missed the mark on this one. Just because Atlanta has a high population of blacks does not mean that we want to see the up and coming from Bankhead Courts. I want to see the black professional women who have careers and home responsibilities all in check, all the while still giving back to the social life in Atlanta. Most of these “wives” are ex-wives and single moms, so they should not have been casted.
I won’t be watching- Bravo has hit a new low, and I am sure they will go even lower. Will probally find hispanics wives of Dallas, Texas if they could exploit it for ratings.
By jo
June 27, 2008 8:03 PM | Link to this
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