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Goodbye Real World, enter Real Housewives
By: Jeff Dufour and Kiki Ryan
Washington Examiner
09/15/09 12:05 AM EDT
As "The Real World: DC" winds down its weeks of taping in the nation's capital, another "Real" show is on the way, as the "Real Housewives of D.C." is set to begin taping locally later this week.
A spokeswoman for the Bravo network, which airs the "Real Housewives" series, would not confirm a start date, but we hear from numerous sources familiar with the show that is set to begin filming on Friday.
Josh Friedman of the DC Office of Motion Picture and Television Development said the show has been in touch with his office, but has yet to file any specific permit applications.
Among the stars of the show are McLean socialite/supermom Mary Amons and Lynda Erkiletian, owner of THE Artist Agency, one of the city's top modeling agencies.
No premiere date for the show has been announced, but once it airs, viewers may get a chance to see plenty of it. As reported last month, NBC (which owns Bravo) has made a deal that would allow the entire "Real Housewives" franchise to air on local NBC and Hearst stations as a syndicated daytime program, starting in fall of 2010.
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