Is she hedging her bets in case she gets fired from the show? Is she really so vain that she wants everyone to see her naked? I don’t get it. This is not typical behavior for a Real Housewife. Well, except for that unfortunate nude photo of Alex from season one…but Alex and Simon don’t really count.

Not even the Jersey girls are getting naked in Playboy. I can’t wait to see what the Countess has to say about this.

There are few more NSFW pictures after the jump.

But since I have strong dislike of The Real Housewives of New York’s Kelly Bensimon, what the hell?

I’m taking a poll around the water cooler and most of us seem to agree she’s had breast implants, a tummy tuck and lip…all three done badly.

Bethenny has her own reality show in the works and will leave mid-season.

Sonja will probably make her appearance around episode five of the new season of Housewives. “It’s not pretty between Bethenny and the other cast members in the episodes that they’ve already taped.” the insider adds. “I think the show is going to explode this season!”

Meanwhile, Kandi Burruss, the newest cast member of the Atlanta franchise, is coping with the tragic death of her fiancé, Ashley “A.J.” Jewell, who appeared regularly on the show.

Atlanta police said that Jewell received a severe head injury during a fight at The Body Tap Club in the 1200 block of Marietta Boulevard in Atlanta.”It appears he was involved in an altercation in the parking lot and he received a severe blow to the head,” said Atlanta Police Lt. Keith Meadows.Meadows said Jewell was taken to Piedmont Hospital where he later died.

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The Real Housewives of New York maybe be one short of the original crew when it returns for season 3. Fan favorite Bethenny Frankel will be filming her own show for Bravo this fall called “Skinny & The City“. The show will “follow her planning her wedding to fiance Jason Hoppy”.

No work from Bravo if Bethenny will keep her cushy spot on the “Housewives” show or if she’ll be replaced.

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“She got wind he was seeing somebody and he didn’t answer her when she called. He finally sent her an e-mail saying he was with an Ethiopian woman in Geneva and he was serious with her.”

Luann was blindsided. She was just devastated,” the close friend told Page Six. “They have basically lived apart for many years — he lives in Europe and comes and goes as he pleases, but she never thought this would happen.

“It has been very rough for her and the children [Victoria and Noel], but she’s taking the high road and will remain friends with him,” the source added. “She has no intention of making it bitter or becoming angry. She’s just trying to come to terms with [the separation and impending divorce]. She feels this is the ultimate test for her to handle this with dignity and grace.”

Perhaps Luann should teach the Count some manners. Ending a 15 year marriage through email is so plebean. Luann’s new condescending book Class with the Countess will still be published next month…although she won’t be a Countess for much longer.