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☆ Lisa Rinna is leaving ‘Real Housewives of Beverly Hills’
▼ + stars: | 2023-01-06 | by ( Samantha Kubota | Liz Calvario | ) www.nbcnews.com time to read: +3 min

Longtime “Real Housewives of Beverly Hills” star Lisa Rinna announced on Jan. 5 that she is leaving the show, Bravo confirmed to TODAY.com. The 59-year-old reality star is “excited” for the next chapter in her career, after being on the reality show for eight seasons. “RHOBH” star Denise Richards also called out Rinna after the Season 12 reunion, writing on Instagram, “I watched #RHOBH last night. While I have empathy for Lisa Rinna losing her mom, what is her excuse all the other years on the show for being so cruel & so vindictive?”Rinna’s mother, Lois Rinna, died in November 2021 at age 93. And I was like, ‘Oh my God, I’ve made it.’”After news of her departure broke on Jan. 5, Rinna’s former costar Lisa Vanderpump seemingly shaded her on Twitter, writing simply “Ding dong.”

☆ How 'Real Housewife' Jen Shah's fabulous life came crashing down
▼ + stars: | 2023-01-06 | by ( Stephanie Clifford | ) www.businessinsider.com time to read: +43 min

The woman wrote to the judge overseeing Shah's case that she'd had to remortgage her house, almost divorced, and "thought about ending my own life." The couple decided that he should get his degree while Jen Shah dropped out of college to work. (Shah told a judge at her 2022 plea hearing that she had been treated for "alcohol and depression" two years prior. Koa Johnson, Jen Shah's former fashion designerWhen Sharrieff Shah did participate in filming, he quickly became a fan favorite, calm and sensible. Once the show aired and Jen Shah developed a fan base, her behavior became more dramatic, Johnson said.

☆ Tennis star Martina Navratilova is diagnosed with throat and breast cancer
▼ + stars: | 2023-01-02 | by ( The Associated Press | Julianne Mcshane | ) www.nbcnews.com time to read: +2 min

NEW YORK — Tennis great Martina Navratilova said Monday that she has been diagnosed with throat and breast cancer. “This double whammy is serious but still fixable, and I’m hoping for a favorable outcome,” the 66-year-old Navratilova said. While Navratilova was undergoing tests on her throat, she said, the unrelated breast cancer was discovered. Navratilova was diagnosed with a noninvasive form of breast cancer in 2010 and had a lumpectomy. Navratilova originally retired in 1994, after a record 167 singles titles and 331 weeks at No.

☆ A day in the life of Lisa Simonsen, an NYC luxury real-estate agent who takes calls at 3 a.m., counts Kelly Ripa as a client, and closed over $100 million in deals in 2022
▼ + stars: | 2022-12-28 | by ( Zoe Rosenberg | ) www.businessinsider.com time to read: +7 min

Lisa Simonsen is a New York high-society fixture and a real-estate broker with Douglas Elliman. She has closed over $2 billion in deals since 2005, with over $100 million in sales in 2022. Her day starts at 5 a.m. with cycling and green juice and ends at 10 p.m. with client phone calls. These days she is among the top-selling brokers at brokerage Douglas Elliman, where she heads up the ten-member Simonsen Team. "I'm very passionate about my work," Simonsen said.

☆ 'Real Housewife' Jen Shah should get 10 years in prison following guilty plea for wire fraud, feds say
▼ + stars: | 2022-12-24 | by ( Julianne Mcshane | ) www.nbcnews.com time to read: +9 min

Smith also pleaded not guilty to the charges in April 2021, but later changed his plea to guilty in November 2021, court records show. Another victim with several serious health conditions said she became homeless after being pushed into nearly $30,000 debt through Shah’s scheme. Shah starred on the show since its first season, which premiered in 2020; the third season is currently airing. "For that, I am genuinely sorry, and I will work for the rest of my life to make it right." Shah also claimed in that statement that she joined "The Real Housewives" to "escape the coaching business" and "have a platform to launch my fashion and beauty business."

☆ Dollar General's new Popshelf stores chase inflation-weary shoppers in the suburbs
▼ + stars: | 2022-12-13 | by ( Melissa Repko | ) www.cnbc.com time to read: +3 min

In this article DG Follow your favorite stocks CREATE FREE ACCOUNTwatch nowHigher incomes, higher profitsPopshelf is designed to drive higher sales and higher profits than the Dollar General store banner. Each Popshelf store is projected to hit between $1.7 million and $2 million in sales annually with an average gross margin rate that exceeds 40%. Inside of Popshelf stores, the brands and items on shelves reflect that customer. Dollar General is the fastest-growing retailer in the country by store count, according to Coresight Research, a retail-focused advisory firm. The company plans to open about 1,050 new stores in the U.S. in the coming fiscal year — including the Popshelf locations.

☆ ‘Real Housewives’ Star Nicole Martin Pays $21.5 Million for Miami-Area Home
▼ + stars: | 2022-11-10 | by ( Sarah Paynter | ) www.wsj.com time to read: 1 min

Be the first to know about the biggest and best luxury home sales and listings by signing up for our Mansion Deals email alert. “The Real Housewives of Miami” star Nicole Martin and her fiancé, Anthony Lopez, have purchased a Miami-area home for $21.5 million.

☆ 'Buying Beverly Hills' star Mauricio Umansky says you don't need a great resume to work at his real estate brokerage
▼ + stars: | 2022-11-05 | by ( Ryan Hogg | ) www.businessinsider.com time to read: +4 min

'Buying Beverly Hills' star Mauricio Umansky is CEO of America's most successful real estate broker. But he's also CEO of America's biggest real estate brokerage, selling properties including the Playboy mansion and the Walt Disney estate. "I mean, a lot of employees don't even need to be in real estate." "I'm looking for people that believe real estate should be collaborative and not cut-throat, people that are excited about making the industry better," Umansky says. "There's not a lot of difference between selling a $100 million house and selling a $5 million house.

Some young women are changing the way they talk about food and their body image after seeing the discussion surrounding so-called almond moms on TikTok. The term “almond mom” began trending on TikTok last month after a 2014 clip of former “The Real Housewives of Beverly Hills” cast member Yolanda Hadid went viral. Koemptgen, 25, recently posted a video showing off the “almond mom” snacks at her mom’s house. Carla A. Pfeffer, an associate professor in the school of social work at Michigan State University, said some of the criticism of “almond moms” is rooted in misogyny and a culture that places the burden of childcare almost exclusively on women. She called “almond moms” a scapegoat of diet culture, but not the cause.

☆ Former J. Crew chief Jenna Lyons to join 'Real Housewives of New York City' cast
▼ + stars: | 2022-10-17 | by ( Zachary Schermele | ) www.nbcnews.com time to read: +3 min

Jenna Lyons, the New York City fashion designer who was famously outed by the New York Post over a decade ago, will join the cast of “The Real Housewives of New York City” next year for the show’s 14th season. Lyons will be the first queer housewife to join the franchise’s New York City series as one of its seven new cast members. Their romantic relationship was revealed by the New York Post after someone spotted Lyons and Crangi at a New York restaurant amid Lyons’ divorce. The New York Post was asking if she would like to confirm or deny that she was “seeing a woman,” they said. GLAAD, the world’s largest LGBTQ media advocacy organization, praised the decision to cast Lyons.

☆ ‘Real Housewives’ alum Cynthia Bailey announces divorce after 2 years of marriage
▼ + stars: | 2022-10-12 | by ( Ariana Brockington | ) www.nbcnews.com time to read: +3 min

“Real Housewives of Atlanta” alum Cynthia Bailey and her husband Mike Hill have announced they are divorcing after two years of marriage. The former couple shared the news in a joint Instagram post uploaded on Oct. 12. Next to a photo of the two holding hands and smiling together, they wrote, “LOVE is a beautiful thing. Love with the help of God conquers all.”Earlier this year, Bailey competed as a contestant on “Celebrity Big Brother” Season 3. He has two daughters, Ashlee and Kayla, and has shared pictures from their “daddy daughter” dates on social media.

☆ Teddi Mellencamp announces stage 2 melanoma diagnosis: ‘Such a wake-up call’
▼ + stars: | 2022-10-12 | by ( Chrissy Callahan | ) www.nbcnews.com time to read: +2 min

Teddi Mellencamp is sharing an update on her melanoma scare in the hopes that her fans will take sun protection seriously. In March, the former star of “The Real Housewives of Beverly Hills” announced that she had a suspected melanoma removed after her former co-star Kyle Richards noticed some alarming discoloration on her back. On Tuesday, the 41-year-old revealed that her dermatologist diagnosed her with stage 2 melanoma during a recent follow-up appointment. “Despite my anxiety, I listened to the doctors and went in for my 3-month skin check last week since my previous melanoma. I got the call this morning: Stage 2 melanoma,” she wrote on Instagram.

☆ Cynthia Bailey and Mike Hill are divorcing
▼ + stars: | 2022-10-12 | by ( Lisa Respers France | ) edition.cnn.com time to read: +1 min

CNN —Two years after they married on 10-10-20, CHill is no more. Cynthia Bailey, a former cast member of the “Real Housewives of Atlanta,” and her husband, sports journalist Mike Hill, announced Wednesday that they have split. The pair shared the news with a photo of themselves together, smiling, on their verified Instagram accounts. “LOVE is a beautiful thing,” they wrote. We will always cherish the many memories we’ve shared together as husband and wife,” the caption continued.

☆ NeNe Leakes gives update after son suffers stroke and heart failure
▼ + stars: | 2022-10-11 | by ( Lisa Respers France | ) edition.cnn.com time to read: +1 min

CNN —NeNe Leakes has shared that her 23-year-old son is “struggling to speak” after suffering heart failure and a stroke two weeks ago. The former “Real Housewives of Atlanta” cast member took to her Instagram stories on Monday to recount what happened to her son, Brentt. One theory, she said, is that he may have contracted Covid-19, which can lead to issues with the heart. Leakes said neither she nor her her son knew him to have had the virus. Doctors, she said, have also theorized that he may have had congenital heart issue since birth that they had not been previously aware of.

☆ NeNe Leakes’ son, 23, is struggling to speak after stroke and heart failure
▼ + stars: | 2022-10-10 | by ( Laya Neelakandan | ) www.nbcnews.com time to read: +3 min

NeNe Leakes, former “Real Housewives of Atlanta” star, shared on her Instagram stories on Monday that her son Brentt suffered from congestive heart failure and a stroke two weeks ago. Brentt Leakes is 23. “This is not the way I wanted it to come out,” Nene Leakes said in her video. Doctors are still running tests, Nene Leakes said, because they don’t know exactly what caused the stroke. “They have run a number of tests on him to see what could have possibly made this happen to him,” Nene Leakes said.

☆ ‘Dancing with the Stars’ elimination comes down to tie-breaking vote
▼ + stars: | 2022-09-27 | by ( Marianne Garvey | ) edition.cnn.com time to read: +1 min

CNN —“Elvis Night” on “Dancing with the Stars” was all shook up and ended in a tie-breaking vote on Monday. Alexis Warr stepped in last minute to do a Viennese waltz with Baena, and they earned a 24 out of 40. Selma Blair was a crowd pleaser, performing a routine that included a cartwheel and a split. Derek Hough and Bruno Tonioli voted to keep Giudice in the competition, while Inaba voted for Cheryl Ladd and Louis Van Amstel. Season 31 of the show, hosted by Tyra Banks and Alfonso Ribeiro, now streams Mondays on Disney+ live at 8 p.m.

☆ How Jay-Z inspired this Real Housewife's new bourbon
▼ + stars: | 2022-05-01 | by ( Jordan Valinsky | Cnn Business | ) edition.cnn.com time to read: +1 min

New York (CNN Business) For fans of "The Real Housewives of New York City," Bluestone Manor was more than home — it was essentially a bonus cast member. True fans know that her catchphrase, "I made it nice!," was coined during an argument in the kitchen of the 120-year-old home. "Over the years, the one thing we found was that not only was I a character, but Bluestone Manor became its own character and people just gravitated toward that place," Medley told CNN Business. That's when she recognized a branding opportunity to give fans a piece of the Berkshires house. "What would I see at my bar at Bluestone Manor?"

☆ The many faces of Scooter Braun
▼ + stars: | 2022-03-01 | by ( Anna Silman | ) www.businessinsider.com time to read: +44 min

The former Yeezy associate said that West had offered Braun large percentages of Yeezy several times, which Braun always declined.) Singer told Insider that Braun "did not even see the final cut until the day before it came out." In 2012, Braun told The New Yorker that Geffen's advice to him was "Get out of the music business." Singer told Insider that Braun had only seen Jayne "once in his life, at a political event they both attended. And I couldn't fix it and I'm a fixer, and because I couldn't fix things I started to spiral," Braun told Shetty.

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☆ Insider Life: Rich nab NYC penthouses — Rolex's rise — Lavish post-pandemic weddings
▼ + stars: | 2021-08-20 | by ( Jordan Parker Erb | ) www.businessinsider.com time to read: +3 min

We're back just in time for the weekend with some of our best stories spanning real estate, retail, and lifestyle. Today, we're bringing you the latest on NYC's penthouse sales, Rolex's rise to the top, and lavish $200,000 post-pandemic weddings. Rolex's path from humble origins to the top luxury watch brand. Gary Hershorn/Getty ImagesRich people are scooping up more New York City penthouses now than any other time in the last 14 years. Here's what that means for Manhattan real estate.

☆ Kathy Hilton’s Calling
▼ + stars: | 2021-08-18 | by ( Max Berlinger | ) www.nytimes.com time to read: +1 min

Kathy Hilton — dressed in a black Valentino gown, gold belt, and studded stilettos for a photo shoot — was begging for some attention. Ms. Hilton sighed and shrugged. Set amid a season of heavy legal dramas and lighter histrionic fare, Ms. Hilton’s oddball asides and eccentric behavior has sent the internet into paroxysms of adulation. “And the words they used … they said, ‘You’re quirky and refreshing.’” Her sunny face went dumbstruck. I’ve been asking my friends lately, ‘Do you think I’m quirky?’”

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