The dog days of summer are just starting, and so are our hustling stars of Real Housewives. Here's what these busy ladies have been up to lately.

NeNe's New Clothing Line
Adding to her resume of Real Housewives of Atlanta star, sitcom star, and "author", NeNe Leakes has announced she will be releasing her own fashion line of "fashion-forward, affordable apparel and accessories," according to The Hollywood Reporter. NeNe announced that she has "signed with global brand licensing agency Beanstalk to make her move into fashion."

The line will be designed with her fans in mind, those who have watched NeNe over the last few seasons as a Housewife and aspire to have her confidence and to "own" whatever room they're in. Let's just hope they have sizes for both Talls and Smalls alike.

Heather's First Season
In an interview on MSN.com, Heather Dubrow talks about what it was like as a new cast member on The Real Housewives of Orange County.

"It's been a little surreal," Heather said. "I think that walking into any group of women, I don't care who they are, just as a newbie can be daunting. And to do it on camera was particularly daunting. I was concerned, I was nervous, I had heard stories about them. But I think, by the end I ended up being really surprised by how many really lovely friends I made."

There are only three more RHOC episodes left, and the ladies just finished filming the reunion last week. Andy Cohen even tweeted a teaser, "That's a wrap on epic RHOC Reunion! I got attacked."

Any guesses on the attacker? Maybe Vicki finally legit lost it? Or Tamra threw a glass of red wine in his face? The suspense is killing us!

Same Bethenny, Different Day
Want to know why the debut of Bethenny, the six-week trial of Bethenny Frankel's new talk show, isn't airing in your area? Read a review that calls B. "over-the-top" here at SeattlePI.com.

A Manhattan Song
Want to get a better listen of the song Real Housewives of New York City star Carole Radziwill's boyfriend (Russ Irwin of Aerosmith) wrote for her? Here's the debut of the video "Manhattan." Carole's voice may not have been good enough to do back up, but she sure plays the romantic interest quite well!



Gina Pusateri
Contributing Writer

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