So You Wanna Be a Star–in Manhattan? Here’s Your 15 Minutes of Fame…

(http://v2 NULL.singlemindedwomen NULL.com/wp/wp-content/uploads/2008/05/real-housewives-nyc NULL.jpg)You’ve seen them on TV: The Real Housewives of NYC. They diss each other. They dish others. And they shop, shop, shop. Then they diss each other some more.

In Bronx accents.

And the occasional Queens brogue.

If you are a borough babe or a Manhattan madamoiselle, here’s your chance to get into the act. Turns out that the producers of the Real Housewives of NYC are casting sexy, single women for their new season.

Granted, Alex, Bethany, Jill, Luann and Ramona aren’t exactly Carrie, Samantha, Charlotte and Miranda. The quest of the perfect Manolo may be the same, but to my ear, the accents throw off the whole scenario. Nobu isn’t Cafe Omar in Flatbush. Show Gotham some respect, okay?

And that’s where you come in. You’re classy. You’re from the right side of the tracks. You know which fork to use when the salad arrives.

And you’re on a first name basis with the shopgirls at Bergdorf.

So, yeah, you’re ready for your fifteen minutes of fame. Click here to go for it. (http://www NULL.gotcast NULL.com/casting-calls/The-Real-Housewives-of-NYC/50656)

Hey, if you make the cut, email me here (p://www NULL.singlemindedwomen NULL.com/contactus NULL.aspx?Section=4). I’ll extend your fame by another minute or two, with an interview….

Okay, now for your reality check:

(http://v2 NULL.singlemindedwomen NULL.com/wp/wp-content/uploads/2008/05/ar_340_1 NULL.jpg)First, wander over to SMW’s Careers Channel, where Paula Santonocito tackles that politically incorrect topic about Pets in the Workplace (http://www NULL.singlemindedwomen NULL.com/womenscareer/340/when-pets-at-work-affect-your-work NULL.html). Can you be replaced by a poodle? I think not!

And if you’re wondering if the man in your life is playing off on you, first read Martin Brown’s “His Lips Unzipped (http://www NULL.singlemindedwomen NULL.com/womensrelationships/425/his-lips-unzipped-is-he-having-an-affair NULL.html)” article in SMW’s Relationships Channel to make sure you’re not getting a mixed signal…

Finally, in SMW’s Health Channel, Tracy Morris asks Phyllis Hollenbeck, MD and author of Sacred Trust, “Should You Fire Your Doctor (http://www NULL.singlemindedwomen NULL.com/womenshealth/361/when-should-you-fire-your-doctor NULL.html)?” This is must-know info…

Yes, you ARE ready for your close-up,

Josie Brown
SMW Relationship Editor