Chelsea Handler shut down reports that she is joining the cast of “The Real Housewives of Beverly Hills.”
The comedian shared a screenshot of a blog post that claimed she had “inked a deal to become a part of the highly popular reality TV series.”
“This is not true,” she wrote via her Instagram Story on Sunday.
“This is not true,” Handler wrote over the report. Instagram The former “Chelsea Lately” host has been outspoken for her disapproval of the “Real Housewives” franchise. Chelseahandler/InstagramExplore More
Handler, 49, actually has been outspoken about her dislike of the “Real Housewives” franchise and even boldly went on a rant about it on executive producer Andy Cohen’s talk show, “Watch What Happens Live,” in 2013.
“I think it’s sick,” she said at the time. “I mean, I think that franchise is kind of a terrible thing that women shouldn’t be making money off the fact they have fake boobs, fake vagina and a fake whatever, so I actually don’t support that.”
The former “Chelsea Lately” host notably follows “RHOBH” star Garcelle Beauvais on Instagram, but they have worked together.
Handler told “Real Housewives” producer Andy Cohen that the series is “terrible.” chelseahandler/Instagram “I actually don’t support that,” she told Cohen in 2013. FilmMagicThe cast for Season 14 of the popular Bravo show has not yet been released, but Crystal Kung Minkoff and Annemarie Wiley both have announced their departures.
Minkoff shared the news in an Instagram video earlier this month and called the situation “so bittersweet.”
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“Never did I think I would’ve been asked to do this show in a million years, let alone film it for three seasons,” she said. “Every single year I was asked back, it was a blessing. It was an honor.”
Meanwhile, Wiley admitted she was “disappointed” to be fired and that viewers “never got to see the real [her] or even a glimpse of [her] unique life story.”
Bravo has yet to announce the cast for Season 14 of the hit Bravo show. Emily Shur/Bravo Crystal Kung Minkoff and Annemarie Wiley have both announced their exits. Nicole Weingart/BravoNone of the other women have confirmed or denied they will be returning, but “RHOBH” OG Kyle Richards recently said she has yet to discuss rejoining the cast.
“I haven’t said anything yet. I know there’s reports online that I’m not coming back — I am coming back. That conversation actually is TBD,” she said on Amazon Live on April 16.
Season 13 cast members Sutton Stracke, Erika Jayne, Dorit Kemsley and Beauvais, meanwhile, have all kept tight-lipped on their status.
