\u201cI would have been in my sweatpants and I\u2019d be laying in bed. I would be the worst Housewife.\u201d<\/h2>\n
It\u2019s no secret that the Real Housewives<\/em> franchise has a lot of famous fans<\/strong><\/u><\/a> but just because they enjoy tuning in every week doesn\u2019t mean that they\u2019d actually want to appear on the show. Through the years, quite a few celebrities have been invited to join the cast and while many of them love the franchise, it was a hard no from them. Whether it was because they\u2019d rather enjoy the show from the comfort of their own couch\u2026or because they don\u2019t think they\u2019d fit in with the other ladies, these stars passed on becoming a Bravolebrity.<\/p>\n Find out why these stars said no to reality TV\u2026<\/p>\n Christina Applegate<\/strong><\/a> says she was once asked to be on <\/strong>The Real Housewives of Beverly Hills<\/strong><\/em> <\/a>but she turned down the opportunity. When she later became friends with the show\u2019s executive producer, they both agreed that she wouldn\u2019t have made a great Housewife anyway.<\/p>\n \u201cI was asked to be a Housewife for Beverly Hills. They asked me to be one 10 years ago,\u201d she shared on her Messy<\/strong><\/em><\/a> podcast. \u201cI wouldn\u2019t have shown up to any dinners. I would have been in my sweatpants and I\u2019d be laying in bed. What fun is that? No. I would be the worst Housewife anyway.\u201d<\/p>\n Real Housewives<\/em> producers were extremely interested in the late Kobe Bryant\u2019s wife Vanessa <\/strong><\/a>joining the cast along with her family. She was asked to sign on several times before Kobe\u2019s passing, but she always said no.<\/p>\n \u201cKobe Bryant\u2019s wife, Vanessa Bryant? We pursued her every year and she was a no. She passed,\u201d Real Housewives of Orange County <\/em>casting director Jennifer Redinger said in the book Not All Diamonds and Ros\u00e9: The Inside Story of the Real Housewives From the People Who Lived It<\/strong><\/em><\/a>.<\/p>\n Tamar Braxton<\/strong><\/a> says she\u2019s had conversations about joining The Real Housewives of Atlanta<\/em> but has turned down the reality show. Looking back, she says she realized \u201call money ain\u2019t good money\u201d and she knows that other opportunities would come her way.<\/p>\n \u201cI\u2019ve had conversations but the truth is, it\u2019s just no way I\u2019m going to sit and get a wig put on and get my face beat to argue with a bunch of bitches about nothing. I can\u2019t do it. What does that do for me in my life? What\u2019s the argument?\u201d she said during a live interview with podcast host Carlos King<\/strong><\/a>.<\/p>\n She continued, \u201cIt\u2019s not worth my mental to sit up here and get into an argument with another Black beautiful woman about nothing so \u2018other people\u2019 can think this is what we\u2019re about.\u201d<\/p>\n <\/a> The Braxtons’ New Reality Series Gets Personal About Grief, Health and More in First Trailer – Click image for related story<\/p>\n<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n Chrissy Teigen<\/strong><\/a> may be a big fan of the Real Housewives<\/em> franchise but she doesn\u2019t think she\u2019d be the right fit for the show. On top of not liking confrontation with other people, she explained that she knows too much about the series and would appear to be too much of a fangirl.<\/p>\n \u201cI love everything about it. Obviously, I love watching the show. I don\u2019t think fans of the show are necessarily good on it because we know too much,\u201d she said on Watch What Happens Live<\/strong><\/em><\/a>. \u201cThey come in, and it seems like they\u2019re too fangirly, so I don\u2019t really think it\u2019s a good idea for me. Also, it doesn\u2019t seem like it, but I don\u2019t like fighting. I really don\u2019t. I would cry a lot.\u201d<\/p>\n During a 2019 appearance on Watch What Happens Live<\/em>, Jennie Garth <\/strong><\/a>revealed that she had been approached about a role on RHOBH<\/em> two years earlier. She later shared that she turned it down because she had no interest in the show.<\/p>\n \u201cThat\u2019s one thing I know for sure I would never do just because, no offense to anybody that does it, it\u2019s just not me. It\u2019s not, I\u2019m not comfortable in that environment. And why would I put myself in that environment?\u201d Jennie said on the Behind the Velvet Rope With David Yontef<\/strong><\/em><\/a> podcast.<\/p>\n While Paula Abdul<\/strong><\/a> has had \u201cjoyful\u201d experiences on reality TV shows like American Idol<\/em>, she says that she wouldn\u2019t appear on any Real Housewives<\/em> franchise. After previously sharing that she turned down the opportunity to be on the franchise, Paula explained that she\u2019d much rather watch the show than be on it.<\/p>\n \u201cI\u2019ve been humbled, and I got a kick out of it that I was ever even asked. However, I like to be the one on the couch with the popcorn watching with my dogs,” she told Entertainment Tonight<\/strong><\/em>.<\/a><\/p>\n <\/a> All the American Idol Judges Who Have Left The Show – Click image for related story<\/p>\n<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n Meghan Markle<\/strong><\/a> has no interest in joining the Real Housewives <\/em>franchise — even if the show was made just for her. While chatting with Andy Cohen <\/strong><\/a>on her <\/strong>Archetype<\/strong><\/em> podcast<\/strong><\/a> about the rumors she was joining RHOBH<\/em>, she joked that the conversation was her audition. Andy quickly told her that no audition was necessary but she said there was no reality show in her future.<\/p>\n \u201cThere will be no reality show,\u201d she said on the podcast. \u201cBut I think it\u2019s so funny. No, I never heard that. I never heard about the Beverly Hills [rumors].\u201d<\/p>\n In 2024, Heather Rae El Moussa<\/strong><\/a> revealed that she had been asked to join the cast of Real Housewives of Orange County<\/em> but she turned them down. At the time, she felt it wasn\u2019t the right moment in her life to appear on the series.<\/p>\n \u201cWell, you know, they may have reached out to me and I\u2019m just too busy right now,\u201d Heather told Us Weekly<\/strong><\/em><\/a>. \u201cIt\u2019s just not a good place in my life to do that.\u201d<\/p>\n Kevin Jonas<\/strong><\/a>\u2019 wife Danielle Jonas<\/strong><\/a> says she was once asked to join the cast of Real Housewives of New Jersey<\/em>. She turned it down at the time and Kevin explained that it would be too much \u201cintensity\u201d and like \u200b\u200b\u201dbringing the lamb to the slaughter over there.\u201d<\/p>\n \u201cI think I would die in it. I think they would, like, they would kill me,\u201d Danielle shared on the LadyGang<\/strong><\/em><\/a> podcast, adding that she would rather return to the couple\u2019s first reality show, Married to Jonas<\/em>.<\/p>\n <\/a> 8 Celebs Who Had Awkward Encounters With Exes – Click image for related story<\/p>\n<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n While Kris Jenner<\/strong><\/a> has appeared on RHOBH<\/em> occasionally as a friend of longtime cast member Kyle Richards<\/strong><\/a>, she says she wouldn\u2019t join the show fulltime. She explained that she\u2019s too busy for another show and they don\u2019t need her.<\/p>\n \u201cI would do it just to go on once in a while and be with my friend Kyle Richards. But as far as me doing a show like that regularly, there\u2019s just too much going on in my life,\u201d she said on The Ellen DeGeneres Show<\/strong><\/em><\/a>. \u201cAnd they do not need a Kris Jenner on that show. They are doing just fine.\u201d<\/p>\n Andy Cohen may have once suggested that Monica<\/strong><\/a> join the cast of RHOA<\/em>, but she has no interest in the show. Monica says that she would only sign on for a show where she could be an executive producer with creative control\u00a0 — and would much rather work on a project that helps people.<\/p>\n \u201cI would only join a show that I could also be executive producer of because what my children see me do is important to me. I would only be on a show where I could see everything before it airs and be a full participant in what it means,\u201d she told People<\/strong><\/em><\/a>. \u201cAnd my goal, if I ever were to do a television show, would be to help girls like myself or people from the communities that are similar to the world that I\u2019m from.\u201d<\/p>\n <\/a> Kim Kardashian, Khloe Kardashian and Kris Jenner Take on NYC for Nike x SKIMS – Click image to open gallery<\/p>\n<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<\/div>\n \u2018 The preceding article may include information circulated by third parties \u2019 <\/em><\/p>\n \u2018 Some details of this article were extracted from the following source www.yahoo.com \u2019 <\/em><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":" \u201cI would have been in my sweatpants and I\u2019d be laying in bed. 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