Michaele Salahi, the wife half of the infamous alleged “White House party crashers,” was a recent contender to appear on Bravo’s Real Housewives. How about now?
It should come as little surprise that Michaele Salahi – wife of wine magnate Tareq Salahi, both of them to be forever branded the “White House party crashers” – also recently tried to edge her way into reality TV. The Washington Post reports that since May, when the Bravo network announced it would bring its show Real Housewives to Washington D.C., Michaele Salahi has put out feelers to join the cast. And rather than waiting to be scouted by Bravo producers, Michaele reportedly generated self-buzz. She created a Facebook fan page for herself filled with generic “photo op” shots of her shaking hands with Oprah Winfrey, Bill Clinton and Virgin mega-owner Richard Branson.
The Post reported she wound up being part of the show’s production, along with other well-to-do wives in the area. Episode highlights are said to include trendy shopping, bickering and plastic surgery – a staple indulgence among wealthy women and certainly Housewives cast members, regardless of where the show is taped. The recent season of Real Housewives of Orange County, dedicated an episode to cast member Lynne Curtin undergoing a face lift while her daughter has surgery to remove a bump on her nose.
However, it’s currently unknown if Michaele Salahi will be seen undergoing anything during the show’s next season. Bravo producers aren’t sure if she will make the final cut. The taping actually included footage of the Salahis preparing to attend the recent White House state dinner they are now accused of attending without full security clearance. (At the time, the production team assumed the couple had been invited.)
But in light of the controversy now surrounding the Salahis, Bravo is currently mum on whether or not they’ll be a part of what airs in coming months. As we’ve seen, the Salahis insist they were invited to the dinner and deny being “crashers,” despite what White House officials are saying.
“There isn’t anyone that would have the audacity or the poor behavior to do that,” Michaele Salahi told Matt Lauer during the December 1 episode of the Today show. Not exactly true; plenty of people are capable of plenty of poor behavior. And given that Mrs. Salahi recently campaigned to join a reality show edited to make entertainment out of poor behavior among privileged wives, her denials may not be so believable.
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