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Housewives Axed?

‘RHONY’ On Hold As Casting Crisis Threatens The Shows Future

‘Filming was supposed to start February 1 and nothing has happened’ says insider.

Bravo has put filming for the new season of The Real Housewives of New Jersey on hold during a casting crisis, RadarOnline.com is reporting

“Filming was supposed to start on February 1, and nothing has happened,” a show insider snitched about the ratings-challenged reality show.

After star Siggy Flicker quit the show last month, “a new woman hasn’t been hired yet, so production is on hold. And producers are still threatening to cancel the whole show!” the source said. Teresa Giudice, whose husband Juicy Joe remains behind bars, was hit hard by the frozen pay day, the source added.

“Teresa desperately needs the Bravo money, she wants to start filming as soon as possible,” the source spilled

RHONJ star Siggy Flicker quit the show following a season of bickering with Margaret Josephs.

Producers told the remaining ladies that they had to get the show “out of the gutter,” and clean up their acts for the next season.

“Bravo has made it clear to Teresa, Melissa [Gorga] and Dolores [Catania] that there needs to be a better season with the new woman or women, but they haven’t found anyone yet,” the insider dished.

“So, the show is on hold and who knows if or when it will be back on!”

Talking of another housewife , Should Bethenny Frankel’s friends be worried that she’s reunited with such a controversial ex?

The RHONY star was spotted getting super friendly with him during a trip to Miami.  Does this mean the flame has been reignited?

Last we heard anything from Bethenny, she was planning on expanding her business and creating her own dating app to find the right guy for her after revealing she was single.

Now it looks like she’s on again with an infamous ex who has a checkered past after they were spotted canoodling in the hot Miami sun.

This ex would be Dennis Shields, who the two had an on and off relationship throughout 2016 and 2017.  

Although she confirmed that they were back together during the RHONY reunion in August, they haven’t been spotted out at all since then.

Friends of Frankel’s encouraged her to stay away from Shields after The New York Post wrote a shocking expose about his company LawCash — which bankrolls lawsuits against the city. Although they are hanging out again, sources close to Frankel told Page Six that they are only friends, however others said the pair have continued to be “friends with benefits” and never really split.