In season 3 of
The Real Housewives of New York City
, fans applauded when
Alex McCord
finally stood up to her costar,
Jill Zarin
. “When you’re dealing with someone who only understands when you hit her in the face with a verbal two-by-four, then that’s what you have to do,” McCord says of the famous
“mean girl” confrontation
. Now, McCord, who says, “It is absolutely crucial and necessary in reality TV to let people know how you feel,” is bringing her outspoken attitude to a blog about Bravo’s newest chapter in the hit
Housewives
franchise,
The Real Housewives of Washington D.C.
Each week, McCord will share her thoughts on and advice for her
D.C.
counterparts. “It is a great ride to take in life. It’s so much fun,” McCord says of the reality TV spotlight. “Maintain your sanity in whatever way you need to.” Here’s McCord’s first post about Thursday’s series premiere:
My opening line on
New York City
series goes like this: “To a certain group of people, status is everything.” But in
D.C.
, we learned, “the currency is proximity to power.” Both are sweeping statements but both scratch the soft white underbelly of what everyone who is honest thinks, at some point, of either city. So far, most of the
D.C.
Housewives seem to be sitting in the balcony — about as close to power as
Sarah Palin
‘s ex-stylist’s manicurist.
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