It’s not every day that old Bravo wounds get reopened on the radio — but that’s exactly what happened when Andy Cohen sat down with former “The Real Housewives of New York City” star Alex McCord on his SiriusXM show.
During their chat on Andy Cohen Live, Andy addressed two long-running Bravo mysteries: Alex’s infamous post-firing rewatch vlog — and the still-unaired season of “The Real Housewives Ultimate Girls Trip” filmed in Morocco.
Andy Cohen Revisits Alex McCord’s Shady RHONY Rewatch Era — Plus Drops New Details on the Unaired ‘Ultimate Girls Trip’ in Morocco
After Alex was let go from RHONY in 2011, she launched a vlog accusing production of setting up castmates, while her husband, Simon van Kempen, famously created a website dissecting Bravo ratings. At the time? Awkward. In hindsight? Ahead of its time.
“It was the precursor to every podcast that’s out now,” Andy admitted, noting that Alex was one of the first Housewives to publicly “call bulls**t on production.”
Translation: Bravo didn’t love it — but now everyone does it.
Andy also praised Alex’s performance on the never-seen Morocco edition of “Ultimate Girls Trip,” telling her he was disappointed viewers never got to watch her shine.
“You were so good on that show,” Andy said, adding that he wished fans could see it.
Alex admitted she was nervous heading into the experience but ultimately found it healing.
“I just had to take a flying leap,” she explained. “And it was great… it was part of the whole healing of what the negative stuff was at the beginning.”
Andy revealed he even emailed Alex beforehand, encouraging her to relax and enjoy the trip — advice she clearly took.
The conversation also touched on Simon’s emotional reaction to leaving RHONY, with Andy saying he’d now love to reconnect with him. Alex shared that Simon took a lot of heat during their time on the show and that she fully supported his feelings.
Oh — and that much-mocked Brooklyn townhouse? Alex casually mentioned it’s probably worth around $6 million today. Who’s laughing now?
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