Major events are skipped altogether - barely any discussions about the reunions. Whole seasons are basically skipped. Major cast members are not included (despite being interviewed, Lisa Vanderpump is barely quoted in the Beverly Hills chapter, but Chris Cullen, a producer who has since been fired, is quoted at length and he definitely has a grudge). Events are portrayed not in the way they are shown and to make certain people look good. Disgusting events are told that never got aired and shouldn't have been written about (Sonja Morgan and a cigarette comes to mind). Nene Leakes and Kim Zolciak-Biermann appeared to be close friends on RHOA. They admitted they've had a bumpy past but they genuinely loved being around each other. But according to the tell-all, the two former friends couldn't stand each other and pretended to get along for the show. Listen. This book isn’t going to win a Pulitzer (it’s not Sweet Valley High for heavens sake) but if you like the Real Housewives franchisees- it is delicious!

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After flushing out the sizzle with more participants—including future actor Ryan Eggold, of NBC’s New Amsterdam fame, as the show’s token “Boomerang Kid”—Scott began shopping it to networks under the title Behind the Gates . Bravo was the first to bite.Not as much “tea” as I’d hoped for but throughly enjoyed walking down memory lane with these ladies. Nearly all the wives, producers and network executives, as well as Cohen himself, are on the record, unfiltered and unvarnished about what it really takes to have a tagline," the official description continued. "This is your VIP pass to the lives behind the glam squads, testimonials and tabloid feuds."

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production loves to claim they never pull strings or interfere or fabricate situations, yet there are multiple instances in this book where they admit to doing just that. whether it’s encouraging the women to make up or confront each other, or speak about a certain topic (like bombarding a housewife who just had a cancer scare and didn’t want to get emotional on camera about it with questions about how she’d feel and what she’d miss about her family if she had terminal cancer to emotionally manipulate the kind of reaction they wanted out of her).

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Welcome to the ultimate Real Housewives reunion!Not All Diamonds and Rose is the definitive oral history of the hit television franchise, from its unlikely start in the gated communities of Orange County to the pop culture behemoth it has become–spanning eight cities, hundreds of cast members, and millions of fans.What is it really like to be a housewife? We all want to know, but only the women we love to watch and the people who make the show have the whole story. Well, listen in close, because they’re about to tell all.Nearly all the wives, producers, and network executives, as well as Andy Cohen himself, are on the record, unfiltered and unvarnished about what it really takes to have a tagline. This is your VIP pass to the lives behind the glam squads, testimonials, and tabloid feuds.Life’s not all diamonds and rose, but the truth is so much better, isn’t it?Includes Color Photographs Not All Diamonds and Rose: The Inside Story of The Real Housewives from the People Who Lived It by Dave Quinn – eBook Details