The franchise executive producer is explaining why bringing it to his hometown feels like a "hard no"
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- Andy Cohen shared whether or not he sees a future of a St. Louis-based Real Housewives iteration
- Cohen told KMOV how he would feel about the franchise coming to his hometown
- “I just have so much noise in my life,” Cohen said
Andy Cohen isn't mixing work with life anytime soon.
The longtime Bravo host and producer, 57, explained in an interview with Missouri's KMOV where he stands on potentially bringing a Real Housewives iteration to his hometown of St. Louis someday.
"I think it is a hard no," Cohen said when asked.
He added, "It's like, I can't imagine how annoying it would be for my mom, dad, sister, everyone I know to be like, 'Oh, so-and-so auditioned or so-and-so is on it and is mad at the edit.' I don't need this."
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After joking about the familial reaction to a Bravo staple coming to town, Cohen admitted he has "enough drama with the Real Housewives of Orange County, Rhode Island, New York, Atlanta, Potomac."
"It would be multiplied if it was in my hometown because it would be multiplying with everyone that I know having something to say to me." Cohen said. "I just have so much noise in my life. I have two little children also, like, trust me: It's good. We're good."
Cohen, who is dad to Ben, 7, and Lucy, 4, indeed has plenty of Real Housewives duties already on his plate, beyond the other Bravo franchises he's behind.
Bravo's recent slate of programs in the franchise are based in Orange County, New York City, Atlanta, New Jersey, Beverly Hills, Miami, Potomac, Salt Lake City, Dubai and Rhode Island. And that's not including The Real Housewives Ultimate Girls Trip spinoffs and former iterations in Dallas and Washington, D.C.
Elsewhere in his KMOV discussion, Cohen reflected on his St. Louis roots and being "so creatively stimulated" during his early career in the city, which included interning at the station in his senior year of high school.
“I’m not moving back, but I’d love to come, and my family’s here, and I actually have been coming a lot this year,” he said. “The more I come, the more it reignites my love.”
Cohen, who was also just awarded an honorary doctorate from Washington University, shared that he plans to bring his kids over the summer to explore a bit of the city too. “I think it’ll be like what it was like for me when I was little. I think it’ll be magical,” he said of a hopeful visit to the Muny. “I think it’ll be a little overwhelming. I think it will be awe-inspiring."
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