While rumors suggest that Tinsley Mortimer will be getting booted from The Real Housewives of New York City, sources reveal the opposite. Page Six is reporting that Mortimer has been shooting “test scenes” with a “younger” mystery woman for the show's upcoming twelfth season.
“It’s a new, younger girl [whom] Tinsley is friends with,” said the source of the potential new “Housewife.” “They were testing her out.”
The publication claims that Mortimer has been trying to enlist top socialites to join the Bravo hit reality show and save her role.
“She’s in survival mode, running around trying to get big prestigious names” to join her on the Bravo show, a source said. “She’s trying to make herself look better. But her society friends want nothing to do with it. They view the show as a toxic car crash — though they all watch it with their friends. ”
“She’d hoped to get a bigger name on the show. She was scouring for women and struck out with some very important people.”
Another insider added: “Tinsley is not going to make it next [season]. No one has spoken to her since filming stopped. She’s too scripted and doesn’t offer a lot. They’re still editing the reunion . . . so it kind of depends on how the audience engages with that, but it’s not likely.”
A source close to Mortimer insisted any bad buzz is all a “Housewife” hit job. “There’s a ‘Housewife’ that’s trying to have her not come back, and thinks she has power within the media to create this media storm,” the friend told Page Six. “They’re spreading lies. It’s typical ‘Housewife’ drama. Tinsley not coming back — is not true.”
Another insider added: “This is completely made up, none of this is factual and sounds like a desperate attempt for someone to create their own narrative about Tinsley. The fact of the matter is every season there is speculation of who is coming back or not . . . So, at this point it is all silly gossip ultimately stirring up buzz for the next season.”
However, a new source confirms to Us Weekly that Moritmer has not been fired from the series, despite recent reports and will film Season 12.
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