These 4 Celebrities Were Almost 'Real Housewives' (& One Eventually Did Join the Franchise After Being Rejected in Season 1!)

Vanessa Bryant

Vanessa Bryant, who was married to the late Kobe Bryant, was coveted by producers.

“Kobe Bryant‘s wife, Vanessa Bryant?” said RHOC casting director Jennifer Redinger. “We pursued her every year and she was a no. She passed.”