“We’ve talked about that. It was something that we were really into many years ago. We’ve almost cast several lesbians. I think when you start casting gay men, it just, it’s ultimately a show about women. And which is why, the guys have always been in the background, like the husbands have typically been more in the background. And so I think the answer is we’ve been open to it. We almost cast a guy on Jersey who was Dina Manzo’s brother and Caroline’s brother as the first gay housewife. This was years ago. This was like 2008 or nine or something like that. But we wound up just not doing it. If the right person smacked me in the face, yeah.”–Producer & talk show host Andy Cohen, discussing the possibility of adding gay men or lesbians to the Real Housewives franchise. In an interview with the podcast Going to Bed with Garcelle Cohen revealed that he and Bravo had considered as much, and didn’t rule out the possibility in the future.
TomOH
Do we really need any more of these damn shows?
Cam
Translation: No Andy was not open to casting any openly gay cast members and is trying to dodge that simple fact by saying “Oh, gee, we’ve talked about it.”
MissTerri
Thank you for sharing your FASCINATING opinion! No, really!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
Cam
@MissTerri
Awwww, the right wing troll account took time out from defending anti-LGBTQ bigots to remind itself of just how obsessed with me it is, no matter what screename it’s under.
PoetDaddy
That’s what it sounds like to me, Cam!
Mundo
Yup.
Goostersd
“I think when you start casting gay men, it just, it’s ultimately a show about women.”
Sorry, I’m no woman’s accessory. Bravo has repeatedly cast LGBT as nothing more than an accessory.
Heywood Jablowme
Yeah that’s such an odd thing to say, and very old-fashioned. Reminded me right away of the homophobic critics of Tennessee Williams some 60 or 70 years ago.
Fahd
Cohen, the dipsh*t, is happiest as the only gay in the village, in case no one has noticed. Stopped watching Bravo years ago – can’t say I miss it. I can only surmise that the execs at NBC are letting AC hang on while they ignore Bravo’s potential and milk the last drops of profit from some aging franchises – I guess they bring in more than Dick Van Dyke reruns would.
Manrico Jimenez
He and Anderson Cooper need to apologize for the way they treated Kathy Griffin first.
Beachman
Thank you Manrico! I can’t stand either one of them after the way they treated her…they showed their true colors, and how shallow and weak they are.
Mundo
Gracias, Manrico Jimenez!
Max
I think Andy needs to stop creating shows. he’s encouraged toxic behavior in favor of ratings. his gravy train needs to stop, as his legacy is really an ugly stereotypical one that his son will find out about some day.
woodroad34
Don’t we already have RuPaul’s Drag Race and didn’t we have that awful A-List? Wouldn’t having a gay Real Housewives just be taking the ‘Keeping up with the Kardashians’ to a screech level that only dogs could hear?
BoomerMyles
Remember when Bravo used to air theater, musical concerts and Inside the Actors Studio.
Because of Andy the network is Jerry Springer quality.
Anthony31gQ
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BaltoSteve
Some of us have seen the A-List. There are so many problems with casting a gay version of the The Real Housewives. Granted, most of it is optics and which cultural narratives you are adding weight. The femme shaming of labeling a gay man as a housewife. Progressing the narrative that all gay men are nothing but catty bitches who have it out for one another. There is a lot there to unpack and process and it would be more detrimental to leave in AC’s hands to help navigate the conversation.
cuteguy
Why can’t Andy Cohen be cancelled?
richybruce
More trash from the biggest loser of all time.