--- title: "Kelly Bensimon Says Real Housewives Franchise Is “In Serious Crisis”" url: https://allabouttrh.com/2025/04/10/kelly-bensimon-on-franchise-real-house/ type: post date: 2025-04-10 modified: 2025-04-10 markdown_url: https://allabouttrh.com/2025/04/10/kelly-bensimon-on-franchise-real-house.md author: "Roxanne" --- # Kelly Bensimon Says Real Housewives Franchise Is “In Serious Crisis” ## Former Real Housewives of New York star Kelly Bensimon is sounding the alarm about the future of the Real Housewives franchise — and she's not holding back. ![Kelly Bensimon Says Real Housewives Franchise Is “In Serious Crisis”](https://allabouttrh.com/wp-content/uploads/2025/04/image-10.png)*Kelly Bensimon Says Real Housewives Franchise Is “In Serious Crisis”* Kelly Bensimon, who starred on *RHONY* from Season 2 through Season 4, recently opened up about the state of the Bravo franchise while attending *The Amateur* premiere. Speaking exclusively to[OK! Magazine,](https://okmagazine.com/p/kelly-bensimon-housewives-crisis-rhony-return/)she said, *“Real Housewives is in serious crisis. I would love to [return]. We had so much fun.”* And she’s not just talking about *RHONY*. While that show has been struggling with ratings since its cast overhaul, Bensimon suggested the entire franchise may be in trouble. Her comments come at a time when *The Real Housewives of New Jersey* has been put on hiatus, and the future of *The Real Housewives of Potomac* hangs in the balance amid Karen Huger's legal issues. Kelly, never shy about her opinions, has actively pitched herself for a return to the NYC-based show — but with a twist. Back in February, she revealed, *“Everybody says I should be back on Housewives. And I’m happy to do it with — not to be mean, but, like, not this cast. I sent a whole list to Andy. I was like: Here’s the mothership.”* ![Kelly Bensimon Says Real Housewives Franchise Is “In Serious Crisis”](https://allabouttrh.com/wp-content/uploads/2025/04/image-11.png)*Kelly Bensimon Says Real Housewives Franchise Is “In Serious Crisis”* Still, she’s not suggesting a simple reunion of past cast members either. As she put it, *“[They] have these narratives, these divorces… but they’re all very New York.”* In her view, what’s really missing isn’t any one Housewife — it’s the city itself. *“My biggest criticism — and it’s been the same thing throughout since I was on — is that the ultimate character on the show is New York and we’re not seeing New York,”* Kelly explained. That’s where she sees a sharp contrast with *The Real Housewives of Beverly Hills*, which she praised for showing *“all the glamour and the glitz and the gorgeousness.”* So does Kelly have a point? With dwindling ratings, fan frustration, and real-life drama spilling off-screen, the franchise may indeed be entering uncharted territory. Whether Bravo listens to Kelly's advice — or puts her back in the mix — remains to be seen.