Reality Chopping Block! Bravo Axing Housewives' Lucrative Deals
Feb. 5 2020, Published 9:10 p.m. ET
Reality check!
Bravo is axing all of the Housewives' lucrative deals, RadarOnline.com has exclusively learned.
After getting rid of highly paid Vicki Gunvalson and Tamra Judge on the Real Housewives of Orange County, the network is on a major cost-cutting rampage across every franchise — and no one is safe!
“Bravo has rolled out a new talent agreement which doesn’t guarantee the ladies will be featured in every episode,” an insider dished to RadarOnline.com.
“No one is safe," noted the source. "They will no longer be giving huge contracts to the returning ladies.”
The insider insisted this was a clever tactic to amp up the drama for the women from the Real Housewives of Orange County, Atlanta, New York City, New Jersey and even Beverly Hills franchises.
“The ladies are uneasy about the new contracts and now they know they have to deliver the drama or risk not getting paid,” the source explained to RadarOnline.com.
Scroll through the gallery for more exclusive details about the Housewives taking a huge financial hit.
Second Place
After Tamra and Vicki were axed from RHOC, Kelly Dodd was second only to Shannon Beador in salary.
Last Woman Standing
RHOA star NeNe Leakes’ three-year, $2.85 million contract was the last of its kind. The insider told RadarOnline.com that the ladies will now only be paid for the episodes they appear on, not the whole season.
Budget Unfriendly
Teresa Giudice loves to shout that the Real Housewives of New Jersey is her show, but the Garden State ladies were the first to get paid per episode only.
Poor Little Rich Girl
Her husband may be worth $100 million, but Kyle Richards and the rest of the ladies in Beverly Hills will likely be put on a budget too. “Everyone is going to have a negotiation about their money,” the source told RadarOnline.com.
Hurt Pride
Tamra admitted she walked away from $60,000 to return for just three episodes. A source told RadarOnline.com the offer was “humiliating.”
Vicki had enough and left the show after 14 seasons. A source close to production told RadarOnline.com: “It’s the end of an era.”
Family Feud
Melissa Gorga made sure that she was paid the same as Teresa during her RHONJ contract negotiations.