Kelly Bensimon, Jill Zarin & Alex McCord Nixed From Real Housewives Of New York

Sep. 15 2011, Published 5:30 a.m. ET

By Amber Goodhand - RadarOnline.com Reporter

Three cast members of Real Housewives of New York City will not be back for next season’s series, RadarOnline.com has learned.

Kelly Bensimon, Jill Zarin and Alex McCord were all let go from the popular Bravo show, leaving only Ramona Singer, Sonja Morgan and LuAnn de Lesseps as the three original cast members remaining.

The Huffington Post reports, that the ladies were given their pink slips on Thursday and three new women will be cast to fill their spots.

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However, according to reports, if the three new cast members don’t work out Bensimon, Zarin and McCord may be asked back to the show.

The Real Housewives of New York City just wrapped their fourth season in July and production for the fifth season has been pushed back until replacements are found.

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