Nutburgers McGee (Kelly Bensimon) has a new interview in Harper’s Bazaar, and it’s just as crazy as you would think. But not to hear Kelly tell it – she begins the interview by declaring, “I am not crazy. I am unpredictable… I’m not in therapy.” Now that that’s settled. We’ve already determined that Kelly is really delusional and that it might be because of her strange diet – but Bazaar seemed to give this woman a free range for this interview. The full piece is here, and here are some highlights:
On being crazy: “I am not crazy. I am unpredictable,” Bensimon says. And in case you were wondering, “I’m not in therapy.”
On the big fight in St. John: “It went from an everyday scene to all of a sudden Housewives, Big Brother style,” says Bensimon, who has denied popping pharmaceuticals like those jelly beans. Off-screen, she points out, she was dealing with the stress of a nanny who had quit and fielding calls from her daughters, Sea and Teddy, who were begging her to return home.
Andy Cohen (Bravo executive) on Kelly’s breakdown: “I think it was deeply disturb- ing. It seemed like she had a break of some kind, but I can’t say exactly what it was,” says Andy Cohen, Bravo’s programming chief, who denies Bensimon’s claims that she felt “literally forced” to go on the trip. “She was not forced to go to Saint John by Bravo or the producers,” he says. “That’s untrue.”
On the episode’s good ratings: “I’m embarrassed that I allowed myself to feed into it, but I don’t think I would handle it differently. The ratings were amazing, so no, absolutely not. Whether it’s my nail color, my hair color, or the shoes I’m wearing, everything about me bothers them. I don’t have any regrets. I’m glad I went on Housewives because the show has made me more known. You say ‘crazy Kelly,’ that search engine’s going to go bananas, but if you say ‘sweet Kelly,’ it’s going to go nowhere.”
On Bethenny Frankel: “I wish her well. I don’t need to smear anyone.”
On her new life: “I’m 42, and I have this new life,” she says. “Yes, I’m more mass market. And that’s okay. It’s my job… I’ve worked so hard. It wasn’t always lollipops and unicorns. I tell my girls, ‘Your mom gets paid to engage in inappropriate behavior.’ It’s an amazing opportunity for them to see that being mean is not okay. I tell them, ‘If you’re in a situation like this, walk out. Don’t come back with jelly beans.’”
[From Harper’s Bazaar]
Kelly really does think she’s a star, rather than some train wreck everyone watches because it’s horrible and fascinating and you can’t look away. It’s The Kate Gosselin Syndrome, really.
In other Real Housewife news, did everyone watch Teresa’s beat down of Danielle on last night’s RHONJ? I missed it because of The Closer and that new Angie Harmon show (which was okay, actually). But New York Magazine had a funny write-up here, and here’s the video clip:
“Ya a coke whorah! A COKE WHORAH!”
Photo of Kelly courtesy of Harper’s Bazaar
Wow these chicks are balls to the walls batsh!t crazy! How can you sell your dignity and respect for money?
I do not care for any of the Housewives. I do however think that both Teresa and Ashley should be kicked off the show for violence. Also, Teresa should be behind bars. She is a dangerous person to be left on the streets.
Omg! That was crazy!! Those Jersey housewives ain’t playing!
I’m mad I missed it last night. Ashley is hardcore!
Danielle IS a manipulative prostitution coke whore.
I admit to watching the whole season, and you can see her delusional self re-capping other events with other women.
She needs to take her lumpy, square rock hard boob and crawl back into the filth from which she escaped.
“She was not forced to go to Saint John by Bravo.”
jeebus! i wish someone would “force” me on an all expenses paid trip to st. john. what a crazy bitch.
Danielle talks so much trash but when it came down to it – she ran away yelling like a little girl. Theresa is getting more dangerous as she gets more broke!! Imagine how insane she will be after the bankruptcy! And her house is for sale – so she is losing it one way or another. Theresa didn’t get upset until the word “foreclosure” came up in a public setting!! The image of money is what really matters to these Jersey women.
They’re all trash.
yeah, Danielle is crazy…..but what the heck happened to Teresa this season? day-um, bitch is crazy. She definitely wanted to start something.
Oh, and that awful smug teenager, Ashley? I just want to knock that smile off her spoiled brat face.
Original Kate, I am so with you, there is no way I would have to be ‘forced’ to go to St Johns. That place was big enough to avoid the others.
Bill Murray is my hero. Where am I going with this you ask?
He told someone “I picked up US MAGAZINE & it was full of all these reality show people. I didn’t know who the fuck anybody was”
Thats how it should be with these hags. Why are they in National magazines?
Those are some jacked faces. Holy botox and bangs …
O.k. I have to say it… it was Unbe”weave”able! 🙂
Nutburgers?…LOL.
Good one.
Yikes, Danielle’s face is deformed.
Last night on RHONJ was so staged. Everything: the fights, the conversations afterward…all rehearsed and repeated ad nauseum.
The only person on that show I can muster up any shred of respect for is Jacqueline’s husband for telling that little asswipe of a stepdaughter to grow up or get out of his house.
Danielle, is indeed crazy, BUT she didn’t lie about Giudice being in forclosure. Firthermore, Giudice was not wanting to be “nice” and say hello. If you have watched the show all season, the woman has said the polar opposite. She wanted to start shit and she did.
The RHONJ are by far the lowest and trashiest of the housewives. They are all from criminal pasts and broke.
I tell my girls, ‘Your mom gets paid to engage in inappropriate behavior.’ It’s an amazing opportunity for them to see that being mean is not okay.
Reality TV is the best way to be a good mom and teach your daughters do as mommy say not what she does. And hold out and be willing to sell your values and engage in “inappropriate behavior” to the highest bidder and most exposure. Also, eat as little as possible aim for super skinny not healthy.
i think andy cohen is kind of gross. those “reunion” shows he does make me want to barf. he sits there like he’s so nice, asking these women about this or that and how they could act a certain way – and meanwhile he’s totally exploiting all of them and making tons of cash off the behavior he’s supposedly shocked by. he’s kind of a sleazebucket.
OMG! Danielle’s veneers are MASSIVE! They’re bigger than Hillary Duff’s old teeth. The fight was hillarious.
On Krazy Kelly; can we ban from the entertainosphere anyone who does not know the difference between “literally” and “figuratively”?
Plus, what everyone else said. Batshit crazy.
Prettyontheoutside.com has hilarious show recaps and caricature artwork of the housewives. It is awesome!
http://prettyontheoutside.typepad.com/gilmore/2010/05/the-real-housewives-of-nyc-you-cant-handle-the-satchels-of-gold.html#more
Danielle’s face will haunt my night.
OMG! Danielle’s veneers are MASSIVE! They’re bigger than Hillary Duff’s old teeth. The fight was hillarious.
That video is disturbing. If the show is stagged,fine. But if it’s not I would have Teresa and Ashley arrested. Ashley wants attention and that’s why she pulled the weave and Teresa wanted to start shit and that’s shy she said hello, and she did. end of story. Danielle is a wack job, but what they did what f-ing messed up.
i didn’t see teresa touch danielle? did i just miss that, cause saying hi to someone even if it’s in a mean way isn’t a crime.
the best thing about last night was jacquelines husband finally telling that little tw#t ashley that he wasnt going to pay for her lawyer fees for assault because she feels entitled to do whatever she wants. jacqueline is the WORST lamest mom to that little brat of a daughter. she always backs down from arguments and discipline with her kid and leaves it up to her husband. Ashley is such a loser. I would kill myself if I had a kid like that-totally useless, lazy, spoiled, ignorant and lame.
It was funny watching Danielle run away from a charging Theresa and cowering behind a wall.I thought she was a tough chick.She is all talk, but runs away sobbing for help even when surrounded by hefty body guards.
dont become jealous of these filthy pigs of people. BORROWED MONEY IS”NT REAL MONEY!!!!!!! You defanitely have the wrong folks on tv. None of them have any money. And the money they do have they cant spend it or they’ll wind up like TEREASA. One piece of advice never count your chickens until they hatch. Mofia wannabe’s are’nt cool because the mob kills rapes and steal. Organized crime still is wrong even if they pay everybody off to keep quiet. Why would BRAVO tv stoop this low? Its like they want us to believe they can put a hit out on someone so just be careful if your from that neck of the woods. they dont take critism lightly. Just stay away from them they cant handle the preasures obviously.
I honesty think all the women need to seriously re-evaluate there lives before they cruelly criticize Daniel. Daniel has committed some pretty huge mistakes in her life, and its not fair to be based on previous mistakes especially when you’ve taken a huge stride to better your life. I feel Daniel has taken accountability for her actions but people take advantage of her past crimes and extort her presently, as people will only think she’s lying more. I can see why she’d lie, if not for her children, she knows her situation is not gonna turn for the better. What more do the housewives want1? First of Caroline claims she never talks about Daniel or what she does, yet admitted to openly showing Daniel’s book around! Isn’t that a lie? Teresa is psychotic, and pretty delusional to still think she’s financially able and elite while filing bankruptcy in the midst of a 11 million dollar debt. Daniel saying “pay attention” to Teresa was pretty funny, but in all honesty Teresa is a little slow. If anyone saw the RHONJ second season reunion, jacqueline made allusions to Daniel being a bad parent. All i gotta say, LOOK WHOS TALKING. Maybe she should spend more time taming her spoiled, idiotic, and arrogant daughter rather than watching Daniels tape. And in every reunion, the girls feel the need to add there two cents into Daniel’s speech meant to CLARIFY (too big of a word for you Teresa?) any misconceptions about her. So who’s really obsessed?! I’d say the housewives are obsessed about Daniel!