Nutburgers McGee (Kelly Bensimon) has a new interview in Harper’s Bazaar, and it’s just as crazy as you would think. But not to hear Kelly tell it – she begins the interview by declaring, “I am not crazy. I am unpredictable… I’m not in therapy.” Now that that’s settled. We’ve already determined that Kelly is really delusional and that it might be because of her strange diet – but Bazaar seemed to give this woman a free range for this interview. The full piece is here, and here are some highlights:
On being crazy: “I am not crazy. I am unpredictable,” Bensimon says. And in case you were wondering, “I’m not in therapy.”
On the big fight in St. John: “It went from an everyday scene to all of a sudden Housewives, Big Brother style,” says Bensimon, who has denied popping pharmaceuticals like those jelly beans. Off-screen, she points out, she was dealing with the stress of a nanny who had quit and fielding calls from her daughters, Sea and Teddy, who were begging her to return home.
Andy Cohen (Bravo executive) on Kelly’s breakdown: “I think it was deeply disturb- ing. It seemed like she had a break of some kind, but I can’t say exactly what it was,” says Andy Cohen, Bravo’s programming chief, who denies Bensimon’s claims that she felt “literally forced” to go on the trip. “She was not forced to go to Saint John by Bravo or the producers,” he says. “That’s untrue.”
On the episode’s good ratings: “I’m embarrassed that I allowed myself to feed into it, but I don’t think I would handle it differently. The ratings were amazing, so no, absolutely not. Whether it’s my nail color, my hair color, or the shoes I’m wearing, everything about me bothers them. I don’t have any regrets. I’m glad I went on Housewives because the show has made me more known. You say ‘crazy Kelly,’ that search engine’s going to go bananas, but if you say ‘sweet Kelly,’ it’s going to go nowhere.”
On Bethenny Frankel: “I wish her well. I don’t need to smear anyone.”
On her new life: “I’m 42, and I have this new life,” she says. “Yes, I’m more mass market. And that’s okay. It’s my job… I’ve worked so hard. It wasn’t always lollipops and unicorns. I tell my girls, ‘Your mom gets paid to engage in inappropriate behavior.’ It’s an amazing opportunity for them to see that being mean is not okay. I tell them, ‘If you’re in a situation like this, walk out. Don’t come back with jelly beans.’”
[From Harper’s Bazaar]
Kelly really does think she’s a star, rather than some train wreck everyone watches because it’s horrible and fascinating and you can’t look away. It’s The Kate Gosselin Syndrome, really.
In other Real Housewife news, did everyone watch Teresa’s beat down of Danielle on last night’s RHONJ? I missed it because of The Closer and that new Angie Harmon show (which was okay, actually). But New York Magazine had a funny write-up here, and here’s the video clip:
“Ya a coke whorah! A COKE WHORAH!”
Photo of Kelly courtesy of Harper’s Bazaar
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