Filed under: Exclusives, Interviews, Television
For example, 'Real Housewives of DC' star Stacie Turner recently revealed to this column exclusively that she had become an African princess.
"It was the most incredible experience ever," the real estate mogul told us.
That's not all either. When
controversy brewed online with NFL star Willis McGahee and his relationship with 'Real Housewives of Atlanta' star Kandi Burruss, the Baltimore Ravens running back came to BV Buzz to clear up the scandal."I was expecting a little flack, but I wasn't expecting for it to be like this and have everybody trying to dig up dirt on you and posting all of these comments," the Miami-bred athlete told me.
Lastly, 'Real Housewives of Atlanta' star Sheree Whitfield has been open about her divorce and baby daddy drama, but when she implied that R&B singer Nicci Gilbert of Brownstone fame broke up her marriage, Gilbert reached out to BV Buzz to set the record straight.
"At first it made me very angry! Especially knowing the truth and knowing that's the furthest thing from the truth," Gilbert emoted.
To read more about those stories, as well as other 'Real Housewives' features, check out this collection of BV Buzz stories related to the popular Bravo reality series.
- Princess Stacie: 'Real Housewives' Star Becomes Nigerian Royalty
- Phaedra Parks: 'Real Housewives' Legal Eagle Talks Charlie Sheen, Eddie Long, Lindsay Lohan & more
- Willis McGahee Talks Kandi Burruss, Wendy Williams & Children Rumors
- Lisa Wu Hartwell: Leaving 'Real Housewives of ATL'
- Kandi Burruss: 'Real Housewives of ATL' Star Lands New Record Deal
- NeNe Leakes: Is She Leaving 'Real Housewives of Atlanta?'
- Keeping It Real: Stacie Turner Talks 'Housewives,' Being Adopted & The Salahi's
- Brownstone's Nicci Gilbert On Rumors She Broke Up 'Real Housewives of ATL' Star's Marriage
Reality Bites
Sharisse "Shar" Jackson
Affiliation: 'Celebrity Fit Club: Boot Camp' on VH1
Side note: Though some may remember her as the sidekick Niecy Jackson on the groundbreaking UPN sitcom 'Moesha,' Jackson gained international tabloid attention as the mother of two children with Kevin Federline (who was married to pop superstar Britney Spears for three years). All together, she has four children.
Fantasia Barrino
Affiliation: 'Fantasia For Real' on VH1
Side note: The 'American Idol' champion (2005) is a best-selling author ('Life is Not a Fairytale') and garnered critical acclaim as Miss Celie in the Broadway musical 'The Color Purple.'
Nene Leakes
Affiliation: 'Real Housewives of Atlanta' on Bravo
Side note: The brazen Queens, NY native is a domestic abuse survivor and a former stripper - all revelations she detailed in her 2009 memoir 'Never Make the Same Mistake Twice.'
Terrell Owens
Affiliation: 'The T.O. Show' on VH1
Side note: Alabama's very own football star simply known as "T.O." -- literally let it all hang out for the photo shoot promoting his new reality series, in July 2009. The show revolves around his life off the field as he searches for love, repair family relationships and make the move from Dallas to Buffalo.
Ray Cunningham
Affiliation: 'College Hill: Virginia State University' on BET
Side note: One of the more memorable characters from the Black Entertainment Television network reality ranks, Cunningham has become an openly gay LGBT advocate, budding actor and busy blogger, who was featured in Adam Bouska's groundbreaking NoH8 Campaign, which assembled California notables responding to the state's Proposition 8 ban on same-sex marriage. Cunningham was also cast in acclaimed filmmaker Maurice Jamal's new forthcoming TV project 'Friends and Lovers.'
Miss New York
Affiliation:'Flavor of Love' and 'I Love New York' on VH1
Side note: The upstate New York drama queen competed for hip-hop hype-man Flavor Flav's love twice and was rejected both times.
MC Hammer
Affiliation: 'Hammertime' on A&E
Side note: Stanley Kirk Burrell seems to have done it all: Joined the navy; won Grammy Awards; danced for KFC popcorn chicken; fathered six children; wiggled his manhood in a Speedo bikini on a music video; went bankrupt; became a preacher; and now doing reality TV. 'Hammertime' is a look inside the family life of the man formerly known as one of the riches entertainers of his era.
Keyshia Cole
Affiliation: 'The Way It Is' on BET
Side note: In an interview, thuggish ruggish rap icon Young Jeezy claimed that the hip-hop soul songstress asked him to marry her but he turned her down.
Mo'Nique
Affiliation: 'Charm School' on VH1
Side note: While promoting the movie 'Welcome Home Roscoe Jenkins,' Mo'Nique told Oprah Winfrey that co-star Martin Lawrence once gave her invaluable advice about show business.
Omarosa Manigault-Stallworth
Affiliation: 'The Apprentice' on NBC and 'The Surreal Life' on VH1
Side note:The former White House staffer proudly became the superbitch of reality TV.