Yes, yes, yes! It’s been a long time coming, but last night was the first installment of the fourth season of Southern Charm. Was it as good for y’all as it was for me? Can we please talk about the opening scene? Thomas Ravenel drops by Landon Clements’ house with a flower for his flower, but she giggles that for the record, orchids are her favorite. As they sit by Colonial Lake, he implores her to give their relationship a shot. In true Southern Charm fashion, the premiere then flashes back to three months prior. Cameran Eubanks is on her way to see Craig Conover who has been dodging her phone calls after revealing he never finished law school. Shep Rose rings her while on a frantic search for his credit card. He’s trying to hit up all the bars he went to over the weekend, although he can’t quite remember where he was drinking. Upon arriving to Craig and Naomie’s house, Cameran learns that Craig has become the preppy Bob Villa in order to fill his time while Naomie pursues her MBA in finance.
T-Rav is adjusting to life as a full time father now that he has his children full time. Kensie and Saint are living in the guest house (with the nanny, I assume) because, as Thomas opines, kids are messy. He’d rather have them puke on a $200 guest house rug than a $30,000 main house rug. He reveals that Kathryn Dennis hasn’t seen the kids in a couple of months and won’t until she’s able to pass a drug test. Despite the fact his kids don’t live in the same structure as him, Thomas is hands on dad and it’s truly precious to see him playing with Kensie and Saint.
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Shep heads to Warehouse to meet his old friend and wing man Austen Kroll. It’s quite a subtle crossover, as you’ll recall Warehouse’s Emily Hahn was just on Top Chef Charleston. Austen and Shep gab about Landon and Thomas’ rumored fling as well as Landon’s profession of love for Shep. While they are gossiping, the young objects of their earlier affections head out into the night. Shep asks one girl for her number, but she refuses when he can’t recall her name. She reminds him that she was named after Carly Simon, but he’s stumped and trying to recall the lyrics to “You’re So Vain” in hopes of finding a clue. As Carly trots out the door, Austen brags that he already procured her digits. Will this be the season’s first love triangle, folks? And hat’s off to you, Carly, for such a serendipitous trip to a gourmet grilled cheese joint that doubles as a late night dance club. Who knew you had the potential to become a Bravo staple?
Austen is a more boyish, frat-tastic version of Shep. He’s a beer rep, which fits his personality to a tee, and he just ended a long term relationship because he wasn’t ready to get engaged. At twenty-nine, he’s enjoying drinking brews and mindless hook-ups. I think we’re going to like Austen.
Speaking of someone who loves to drink (martinis, not beer), Patricia Altschul is visited by her son Whitney Sudler-Smith. Miss Pat has traded her traditional bell for some sort of doorbell situation. Michael is not amused. She’s needle-pointing a portrait of her dog as Whitney regales her of his weed-smoking vacation to Mexico. Patricia warns of the perils of drug use while subtly throwing shade at Kathryn. Has Thomas said anything about Kathryn’s well-being to Whitney? No? Well, she is in rehab, right? That’s common knowledge, isn’t it? Patricia coos that while leopards seldom change their spots, she hopes the best for Kathryn as her babies need her. Someone give me some sunscreen and get me out of this shade! She then shares the cautionary tale of Whitney’s one-time successful uncle who started smoking the weed and ended up working at Blockbuster video.
Meanwhile, Landon is paddle boarding in Shem Creek and complaining about how her reputation is crap thanks to last season’s rumor mill churning chat she was shagging T-Rav. She spent most of her summer traveling to avoid the Charleston scene, but she’s ready to face the music. Craig calls her to invite her to Eliza Limehouse’s pool party. Landon is wary to face the old crew. Things are still awkward with Shep, and she’s still stinging from all the Thomas gossip. However, she’s channeled her inner cougar, and she’s ready to attend a state politician’s daughter’s pool party on the arm of her new beau who is ten years her junior. Just let her have this one thing, people. Girl, you do you. And do the twenty-five-old. I’m not judging, just jealous! Speaking of the Limehouse family, Thomas is playing polo and discussing Kathryn with Eliza who is the daughter of his best friend Chip Limehouse. I can’t tell if it’s creepy or endearing. She shares that she’s been getting incoherent texts from Kathryn and cites that Kathryn’s friends are concerned. Thomas worries that his ex has a long road of sobriety ahead of her.
On Folly Beach, Shep and Cameran are shopping for pool party paraphernalia and dishing on Craig’s latest hobby. Shep chastises his friend for lying about the bar application and analyzes Shep’s psyche. He believes that Craig grew up in a family of jocks but didn’t quite fit in, so he came to Charleston to pop his collar and pretend to be rich. Shep would respect him a lot more if he would just be himself instead of a big fat lying liar who lies about lying and loves to lie. According to Shep, Craig would lie about anything but must be faithful to Naomie. After all, according to Shep, Craig couldn’t get, “p*ssy in a monkey whore house with a bunch of monkeys swung over his shoulder.”
Naomie and Craig are riding around downtown Charleston when they receive a surprise phone call from Kathryn. She’s back in Charleston and living with her family in Moncks Corner. She sounds like she’s doing better, and that makes the couple happy…although Craig admits his life is a lot less stressful without Kathryn in it. After a stint in rehab, Kathryn would love to catch up with the pair, but she’s being very selective about with whom she’s sharing her whereabouts. Craig and Naomie both promise to keep her secret, and after hanging up, Craig laments he feels guilty heading to Landon’s house after hearing from her nemesis. Naomie, always the voice of reason, reminds him that they can be friends with Landon and Kathryn, and they should respect Kathryn’s request for privacy. Craig is able to keep his mouth shut for all of thirty seconds upon being offered a mimosa at Landon’s, and Naomie balks. Landon, who up until this point seemed to be doing a decent job redeeming her character from last season, cackles. While it’s great that Kathryn attempted rehab, Landon finds it shady that she went to the most famous facility on the other side of the country which caused her to have zero contact with her kids. Landon is convinced that Kathryn only went to Malibu to find her next rich victim in rehab. And there it is!
At Eliza’s pool party. Step introduces Austen to Cameran as his protege. Austen takes offense to this. He’s the younger, better looking version of Shep…plus, he has a job. T-Rav arrives flanked by twenty-somethings followed by Landon, Craig, and Naomie. Thomas feels the awkward tension with Landon’s arrival which is only intensified when her young boyfriend Drew pulls up by boat. As they attempt a conversation, Landon can hear the whispers in the crowd. She finds it so frustrating given that even she had hooked up with Thomas, what’s the big deal? And now their friendship has to suffer? She’s not okay with this situation, so she challenges to some polo. It’s like the rich folks version of Netflix and chill, I guess. When she sees Shep for the first time, Landon does a good job at repressing her hurt feelings and takes a bit of pleasure in introducing Shep to her boyfriend.
Cameran’s best friend Chelsea shows up at the party much to Shep’s excitement. She’s a milder version of Cameran which is clearly why Shep is attracted to her. After she flirts mildly and wanders off, Shep corners Naomie to plant seeds of doubt in her mind about Craig’s legal aspirations, and she refuses to indulge his intentions. She should teach a class on reasonableness to the rest of this crew.
As T-Rav declares it Topless Day to the twenty-somethings giving him googly-eyes, in saunters Kathryn’s cousin Shelby in five inch heels and bikini that’s been eaten by her tush. Her thirst for screen time is strong as she feigns concern for the person who brought her into this crowd, telling T-Rav that she had to ask Kathryn to move out of her apartment due to erratic behavior. Thomas defends(ish) his children’s mother, stating that she finished her rehab stint. Shelby counters, but does that mean she’s sober? We’re treated to a montage of Kathryn driving towards downtown, presumably to crash the party. As the pool goers buzz about Kathryn and her refusal to take a drug test, Kathryn pulls up at the medical center to present a hair sample. That’s how you make a comeback, folks!
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It feels like forever since we last saw the Southern Charm crew, and is the usual with the Charleston crew, a lot has happened, especially for Kathryn Dennis since she last graced the screen. And while fans didn’t get a full dose of the leggy redhead in the season 4 Southern Charm premiere, folks were certainly talking about little else. But that leaves us wondering, what does Kathryn think about all of the chatter?
First, Kathryn says that she was glad to see some new blood introduced on Southern Charm season 4, and she wants to stress that she thinks that both new guy, Austen Kroll and new gal, Chelsea Meissner will be a welcome addition to the show.
“Austen is a great guy, and a sweetheart,” says Kathryn. I just hope he isn’t too sweet and naive for the show!”
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Fans might recognize Charleston resident Chelsea Meissner from Survivor, or from prior seasons, as she is a friend of Southern Charm star Cameron Eubanks on and off camera.
“Chelsea and I clicked instantly,” says Kathryn. “She is a real person, and what you see is really what you get.”
But getting down to business, what did Kathryn think of the Southern Charm season premiere? Well, she thought it was interesting and was a bit surprised that nearly 80% of the show was gossip about her, by a new friend of the cast Eliza Limestone, who she says she doesn’t know, and might have said hello to twice, and then there was Shelby, who calls herself Kathryn’s cousin.
“Not only did I not ‘drunk text’ Eliza, but I can only think of one time that I answered some questions for her about what it’s like to be on Southern Charm, and that’s it. She texted me to invite me to the party, but I declined because I knew it would not be a sober environment.”
Kathryn mentioned that she was also a bit uncomfortable that Eliza is not yet 21, and her party would have lots of booze and more.
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Then there was Shelby. Shelby, Shelby Shelby. Kathryn says that even though she shares a last name with Shelby, they share no blood, and before this season of Southern Charm, they were simply friends. Kathryn says that she now feels like Shelby used her to get her own 15 minutes, and the truth according to Dennis, is that Shelby parties hard, and soon after returning from rehab, Kathryn realized that she couldn’t hang out with the wild child anymore.
“I guess I didn’t realize just how thirsty Shelby is,” said Kathryn in reaction to the gossip spread about KD. “I mean, those heels, with that suit. Wow. I’ve done a lot to help her, and this is how she pays me back?”
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And then of course, there is Landon, who seemed to think for some reason that Kathryn was using rehab as an opportunity to meet a new man with money on the west coast. Kathryn says that the accusation sounds more like a Landon plan than one she would put into place.
“For the record, I was in crisis, and it was my mom who picked the place based on where I could get the best help far away from my normal everyday life,” says Kathryn. “I am really grateful for the help I got in Malibu, and am not going to apologize for going somewhere that was ‘high profile.’ And it was never something I was trying to keep secret.”
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Southern Charm season 4 starts tonight, and based on the season 3 reunion, fans know that series star Kathryn Dennis, and Southern Charm friend, Jennifer Snowden are not longer BFFs or even really friends at all, and Kathryn wants fans to know why the friendship with Snowden is no more.
Southern Charm fans will remember last season when it seemed like Jennifer was Kathryn‘s only friend and confidante, especially when she was booted from Whitney’s mom’s flamingo party for keeping Kathryn in the loop, but Kathryn says that in retrospect, Jennifer was always a double agent.
“The whole time Jennifer was on Southern Charm, she was allegedly still with her boyfriend of ten years, Lee, who is one of the nicest most genuine guys I know,” says Kathryn. “But what I didn’t know was behind my back, and behind Lee’s back, Jennifer was sleeping with Thomas [Ravenel].”
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Southern Charm stat Kathryn Dennis says that even though she and Thomas Ravenel were on and off, she had believed that she and Jennifer were friends the whole time, and by sleeping with Thomas, Jennifer seriously broke girl code.
“Jennifer apologized for betraying my trust and sleeping with Thomas after I found out from someone else,” says Kathryn. “I forgave her, but realized I could no longer trust her or her motives.”
Then, according to Kathryn, especially after the Southern Charm season 3 reunion, the buzz started to increase that Lee might not be the father of Jennifer‘s child, and people were gossiping that it might be Thomas Ravenel, who is obviously the father of Kathryn’s children, Kensie and Saint. Kathryn says that this was obviously distressing.
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And even though this was going to make things even more awkward on the set of Southern Charm, and around Charleston, Kathryn says that she understood that Jennifer was under a lot of stress, as her unborn child had been diagnosed with a possibly fatal condition known as brain encephalocele, a neural tube defect. So the two talked it out, and were friendly while Snowden was pregnant. Jennifer had even invited Kathryn to visit her, and they were in contact at the time that Snowden gave birth.
“So imagine my shock when I hear that there is a baby shower, and everyone is invited except me,” says Kathryn. “We were in touch, talking on the phone about babies and pregnancy at the time the invites went out, and I was once again frozen out.”
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And according to Kathryn, after the snubbing, Jennifer was asking the other Southern Charm cast members if they knew why Kathryn no longer wanted to be her friend. Really Jennifer?
But Kathryn said the thing that finally pushed her over the edge was the talk around town, and on social media after Jennifer started posting baby pictures of her son, and Southern Charm fans in particular noticed alarming similarities between Jennifer’s son Ascher and Saint Ravenel, the son of Southern Charm stars Kathryn Dennis and Thomas Ravenel. On Instagram, under nearly every photo of Saint, people have snarky conversations about how much the two boys look alike.
“I’m going to comment this again. I’m sorry but @jennifersnowden your baby looks just like Katherine’s [sic] son? I think@thomasravenel is the father of both these boys which is sad because Jennifer is supposed to be Kathryn’s friend. I think if I were @kathryndennis I would make Jennifer do a paternity test with both boys to see if they are related which i whole heartily believe. I also wouldn’t talk to Jennifer until she does. Side by side comparison of these boys are identical almost?”
“I was already exhausted from all of the rumors, and felt like a fool anyway, but this was too much,” says the Southern Charm star. “I had so much sympathy for Jennifer, and prayed for her and her baby, and still do, but there is far too much water under the bridge, and while I’ll be polite, I don’t think we can be friends again.”
Kathryn says she is puzzled as to why Jennifer continues to ask others on Southern Charm why Kathryn no longer wants to be friends, as she says that Jennifer knows exactly why, and should just move on passed the topic.
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“Summer is over and the hot mess express has rolled back into town. Thomas has full custody of his two children and has risen to the challenge of being a single dad, by mostly giving up his former playboy lifestyle. Shep, however continues to be Charleston’s perennial bachelor and now, thanks to Craig’s lying ways, has a new wingman, Austen. Not only does Austen look like a younger version of Shep, he’s also giving him a run for his money with the ladies. Cameran, meanwhile, is still determined to see Shep settle down and is convinced she knows just the girl who can reel him in. On the other side of town Landon, who after fleeing the rumors unleashed by Kathryn’s accusations, is back in Charleston with a new boyfriend and determined to turn her travel website, into a success. Meanwhile, after a stint in rehab over the summer Kathryn has returned, and according to Thomas, refusing to take a drug test. Or is she?”
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I know that Kristen Doute has been a pretty polarizing character on Vanderpump Rules, but I have to say that I’m at this point where I think Kristen is the person who always keeps it real. She doesn’t try to look better than she is, she owns up to her mistakes, and she has no issue sharing all of her weirdness- like owning and wearing multiple fake engagement rings in public.
Kristen talked about dating, her relationship with James Kennedy and how it’s weirdly not-at-all weird that her current boyfriend Brian Carter slept with Katie Maloney. Not only that, Carter apparently has other ties to the group.
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Kristen stopped by Rachael O’Brien’s Be Here For A While podcast and she ended up discussing her dating life past and present. Unfortunately, that included revisiting her relationship with James. Kristen recalled, “I know, I know that. I wanted to be single for a year, that was my rule and then Bumble happened.” Ah. Whatever. It happens to the best of us.
Still, Kristen reflected, “It’s nice to get to know yourself without someone. I was not so much an independent person. I was more dependent on relationships and motherly like, ‘Let me take care of you.’?”
Kristen explained, “I feel like I was falling into these patterns with each relationship I was in where I was almost becoming more motherly, and then resentful because I wasn’t doing me.” Rachael said, “No one wants to date their mother” and Kristen couldn’t resist saying, “Unless you’re James Kennedy and you do want to have sugar mama who takes care of you.” Which is very interesting since his girlfriend is a college age beauty queen. Quite the turnaround there.
Now that James is far back in Kristen’s past, she is focused on her relationship with Carter which seems to be pretty grown up and drama free so far…. well except for its origins. Kristen thought that she finally met someone with no ties to this dysfunctional friend group, but that was not the case.
Kristen revealed, “I met Carter on Bumble. Stassi [Schroeder] was couch crashing at my house for the summer- two summers ago. I found out his name and then we start texting and Stassi realizes and goes, ‘Oh my god. That’s Brian Carter.’ And I go, ‘I don’t know who the fuck that is’ so she goes on Facebook.’ We have twenty five mutual friends when she shows me who he is. And within those mutual friends are Tom Schwartz, Jax Taylor, Stassi, and Katie. And I’m like ‘What the f**k? How do I not know this person?'” Yeah, seriously. How did she not know him?
Kristen continued, “So anyway, Stassi explains this and she goes, ‘Kristen, you know Katie slept with him.’ And Stassi and Katie at this point are not speaking by the way, this was before Palm Springs. And I’m like ‘Stassi, do I call Katie and need to make sure she’s okay with this?’ because I don’t know, this was a one night stand.” She revealed, “I texted her and she was like ‘I don’t fucking care, but out of all the guys in LA…'”
The Carter/Katie hookup was briefly mentioned on the show, but oddly enough it was never emphasized as a story line. Nevertheless, I’ll never get over Tom Schwartz saying that Carter “had his dick in her” when he was explaining who Carter is during an on-camera interview. That’s such a weird thing to say about your fiance, but it was hilarious.
Kristen revealed that Carter has even more ties to the group since he was the first person Schwartz met in California after he moved in with Kristen and Tom Sandoval. Kristen recalled, “We were the first people that Schwartz ever met because he drove from Florida, got out of his car and moved into our apartment, but his first friend outside of us was Carter and I didn’t know that. Schwartz told me. I don’t remember how they met.”
Kristen mused, “It blows my mind that no matter how many old photos I see of Carter, it does not ring a bell. Maybe it’s because I was with Sandoval. I don’t know. It is just weird.” Yes, it is. Also, it feels like that Kristen and Sandoval relationship was a lifetime ago.
Tonight is part one of the three part reunion for Vanderpump Rules. The drama starts at 8/7 CST!
“The three-part reunion kicks off with Andy seeking the truth about the Kristen and Brittany hookup, Katie’s attack on Schwartz’s manhood, and James, who is shockingly seated next to Jax, addresses the cheating rumors. Lisa Vanderpump recounts the emotions of celebrating Gay Pride in the wake of a tragedy, and Lala Kent makes an unexpected return to reignite her feud with Stassi, Kristen and Katie. Andy has a hilarious visit with the SUR cooks, and Lala receives an unanticipated apology from the most unlikely source.”
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We’ve managed to steer clear of political talk here on Reality Tea, wanting to keep the site as a refuge for those seeking an escape from the stress of all things politics – no matter what your views. We’re a fansite for reality television fans and even though a reality star was running for office, we wanted to keep this place as a space for dishing on the ridiculousness and fun of reality shows. That said, it seems the upcoming season of Real Housewives of New York is going to force us to acknowledge the election on some level since it is going to be a large part of Carole Radziwill‘s storyline this season.
We weighed our options on how to handle this as we prepare for the premiere of RHONY this week. We even considered NOT covering the show at all this season because if you’ve ventured off and read comments on any political articles, you know full well what a shitshow it is. And we do not want that here. If you thought the heyday of Teresa Giudice VS. Melissa Gorga was a stressful mess of hate when it came to the comments, that was a civilized tea party compared to what we’ve seen when it comes to political discussions online. We even considered recapping the shows but eliminating any of Carole’s political scenes or turning off the comments, but that would be a tricky task and not very authentic and not what we want to do.
So, we will be covering recaps and news this season and will allow political talk – ONLY relating to Carole’s story and what’s shown on the show. We will NOT be allowing bashing and trashing and nasty attacks over political views and opinions. We don’t want your list of 53 reasons this is the worst president ever nor do we want your list of 53 reasons why he’s the best prez ever. We want to stick to talk about the show and not the rest of the mess. We’re going to take baby steps and see how this goes. If it turns into a shitshow for our moderators, we’ll reassess and make changes as we deem necessary. We want Reality Tea to remain a FUN escape, not a hate-fest where politics divide and alienate. We hope that we’ll be able to focus on the other parts of RHONY – the friendships, the fun, the cheating men….
With that out of the way, Carole sat down with the Huffington Post this week to talk about her upcoming season. She touched on why the election was so powerful for her and discusses her friendship status with several of her co-stars and says that her obsession with the election nearly broke her and Adam up.
Carole explains that her career in journalism is part of the reason for her passion about politics, “Mostly, the women didn’t really talk about politics, but I did. I covered politics as a journalist and it’s something I knew about. It was the first time in 4 years that we hit an election cycle and the first time I felt disparity of knowledge on one particular subject. I didn’t want to make anyone feel less than…or that their choice wasn’t smart, but you’ll see I do end up having conversations about it. Dorinda and I have good conversations about it – She’s very political as well.”
She adds, “From early on, I followed the primary campaign. I was vocal about it on social media way before we started filming. It’s a part of my life. As a journalist, you have to seem quite neutral openly. Now I could voice my opinion. I had the opportunity to volunteer for the Obama campaign in 2008 and I did it this year for Hillary Clinton. One of the great things about Bravo is that what’s going on in our lives is what they film. I’m sure they would rather have me talk about Ramona’s dating life or Luann’s wedding, but they covered what I was doing. I was planning an election night victory party for Hillary Clinton. I also went to Pennsylvania to canvas for her with my mom. That’s who I am and I’m not going to pretend I care about the guest list for Luann’s wedding more than who is going to be the president of the United States.”
Carole says we’ll see her deal with things relating to the election, but it sounds like it might not be a prominent part of the show (fingers crossed!). And that she does move on, “I didn’t get into the silly dramas, but the election happens very early in the filming. Once the spectacular tragedy occurs, you’ll see there was a moment when I was paralyzed with sadness and fear. I eventually moved on but kept up the activism. I thought my boyfriend Adam would leave me if I mentioned Trump one more time – We’re on the same side, but he’s not as touched by politics.”
On this season’s newcomer Tinsley Mortimer, Carole says, “I think Tinsley (Mortimer) is great! There was so much in the press about her in the past. I prefer to get to know people independently of any of that, so I made an effort to find out who she was as a person.” Carole says that Tinsley is very open and honest about her life and her baggage. “The people who are the most real about all the heartbreak, tragedy, despair…joy and fun are the ones I connect to. Tinsley is very much like that – someone who was a young socialite in New York when that type of thing mattered. By her own admission, there was a spectacular fall from grace and for me, it is always about how you pick up the pieces of your life.”
On her friendships with Dorinda Medley and Bethenny Frankel, “Dorinda and I connect in a way that is great. I do adore her and when we first met, we connected not only because we were both young widows. Last season that friendship took a back seat. This season, you see us get closer. Bethenny and I have a real and honest friendship where we don’t always agree on everything, but we have a lot of fun together.”
Carole also admits she might be turning into the crazy cat lady. “Another thing you’ll see this season is how my apartment is mostly trashed due to kittens I adopted. It’s like living in a petting zoo.”
It’s no secret that Carole has led an interesting life, connected to journalism, politics, celebrities and the like (and of course the Kennedy family). We dug out some old photos from the Getty archives of Carole. She was rubbing elbows with everyone from Diane Sawyer to Jared Kushner (pre-Ivanka Trump) to Robert Kennedy. I have to admit that I haven’t read Carole’s books but after digging back through her photos, I’m going to order them. She’s got me intrigued.
ARIADNE CALVO-PLATERO, CHRISTIANE AMANPOUR, CAROLE RADZIWILL (Photo by Sylvain Gaboury/FilmMagic)
NORA EPHRON AND CAROLE RADZIWILL during DINNER PARTY FOR “THE MAGDALENE SISTERS” at UA Cinema in New York, New York, United States. (Photo by Sylvain Gaboury/FilmMagic)
Diane Sawyer and Carole Radziwill during Diane Sawyer Presents Author Carole Radziwill with an Award at the Annual Sarcoma Foundation of America Gala at American Museum of Natural History in New York City, New York, United States. (Photo by Hikari Yokoyama/WireImage)
NEW YORK CITY, NY – JUNE 18: Carole Radziwill and Jared Kushner attend Premiere and After Party of “SiCKO” By Michael Moore at Premiere: Ziegfeld Theater on June 18, 2007 in New York City. (Photo by PATRICK MCMULLAN/Patrick McMullan via Getty Images)
NEW YORK CITY, NY – OCTOBER 14: Robert Kennedy and Carole Radziwill attend The End Game OBAMA FUNDRAISER at The Hiro Ballroom on October 14, 2008 in New York City. (Photo by ZACH HYMAN/Patrick McMullan via Getty Images)
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