April 5, 2012 10:40 am Miami Herald…
Real Housewives of Miami… photo by Manny Hernandez
“All glammed up, made up, and wired like mafia rats were most of the cast: drag diva Elaine Lancaster, model Joanna Krupa who flew in from LA just for this particular scene–er, luncheon, plastic surgeon’s wife Lisa Hochstein, dentist/model Karent Sierra, lawyer/chef Ana Quincoces, and returning cast members Lea Black, Adrianna De Moura, and Marysol Patton. Also in attendance and staying as far away from the cameras as possible was a gaggle of Miami society gals who were just there to see shoes and observe the scene.
And a scene it was, as the heat beat down on the glitz, creating a hot and bothered on-and off-camera situation between a few “Housewives” in particular, namely Patton and Lancaster, who had it out over some bad blood drawn long ago. To the disappointment of a few, no wigs flew, no tables flipped and no one ended up wrestling in the pool a la Krystle and Alexis.
Some of the on camera drama may be saucy, but even saucier was the off-camera drama between cast members and puppet master producers, who are most definitely stirring the pot with some carefully choreographed on-camera confrontation that’s not quite Bob Fosse, but more like, say, an early 80s Paula Abdul. A source overheard Patton threatening to quit the show, a threat that was quickly rebuffed by a producer who warned her she had an iron-clad contract. A flustered Patton insists that there were no such threats made and that she just had to get back to work. Estrogen, egos and 80 degree heat…”
When anyone ever references Dynasty, I tear up.
*blots eyes with tissue*
I just don’t think I catch watch RHOM.
Oh MM give it a try…they are “interesting” women who have a different take on life than than the NYC, NJ or BH girls. Their goals in life are a little different too. Yes, there is still the fame whoring going on, but some of these women really work (poor Marysol, I hope she has a good assistant doing her events for her.) I don’t know about the new girls, but the ones left over from the first season are so different from what we’ve seen before in the series. They intrigue me.
Saw one episode + have a fascination for Miami so I’ll be on board for at least enough episodes to understand the SH posts!! **Flat out refuse to watch RHONY–even though they ditched the uber-obnoxious ones; can’t stomach watching Ramona ever again + the self deluded Sonja.
in this picture can anyone even tell which one Marysol is? i think thats her in the red dress, or shes the one standing in the back, either way whatever face transplant/nip tuck shes had done looks umm different
THE lamest Real Housewives franchise ever….
this post is so fabulous! love it! i’m actually looking forward to miss elaine and marysol getting into it.
Lea Black is worth the watch. Gotta love a women that invoices a self absorbed “friend” for crashing her charity event.
I could not watch the 1st season of RHWOM without covering my face. It was undoubtably the Worst edited attempt at one of these shows, but They brought in the A-List production crew who does some top notch shows including American Idol, RHWOA, NY & NJ…! If there was any reason to watch this one its going to be ELAINE LANCASTER who has performed here in Texas for the Bush family and I got a chance years ago to catch her at a gala in Houston. I laughed so hard my ribs ached for days. S-M-A-R-T move on the part of the person who did the casting for this show. BRAVO to BRAVO. Some of these shows have gotten lame. I’m actually Excited for this one.
Karen: Elaine was in season one of Miami, but was edited out… the producers learned their lesson!! TFC!! SH