The Tea where Entertainment is Always Brewing!
The Tea where Entertainment is Always Brewing!
The Real Housewives of Atlanta premiered on Monday with NeNe, Kandi, Sheree, Kim and two new members!
Visibly missing from the show was cast member Lisa Wu-Hartwell!
The ‘energizer bunny’ of the crew decided, during contract negotiations that she was not going to sign up for a third season with the ATL reality show!
According to her recent interview with VIBE.com, the former housewife credits the show’s authenticity for its successful two years……..
HER TEA HERE
But Wu-Hartwell says producers wanted to turn up the drama and turn the cast into characters, to keep the ratings at #1!!
“Our ratings—we were killing everybody so it’s like we gotta stay on top so they had an idea of where they want their characters to go and they forget that we’re not characters in a show we’re real people living our lives,” she told vibe.com. “And sometimes people want to turn you into a character of your former self and I’m just not willing to perform or create something that isn’t there.”
“They have an idea of who they want you to be and you can only take that for so long and that’s why I said it’s time to go because I’m not willing to compromise my integrity. It’s like all Black people don’t act this way and it’s unfortunate that we feed into those stereotypes sometimes. I understand you don’t want to watch paint dry. I get it. But it’s a fine line between performing and acting a’fool. I had very real moments, I got upset on the reunion show but at the end of the day there’s a time and a place for everything.”
Lisa hasn’t looked back since her departure from the show…….
She and hubby ex-NFL player Ed are still living in the ATL with their son and Lisa’s boys from her previous marriage to R&B crooner Keith Sweat!
Her new book, ‘When the Cake is Made” is due out on November 1st!
Keep an eye out for Mrs. Wu-Hartwell……
I don’t think her 15minutes are up just yet!!
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