Top Real Housewives When They Started vs
He left the show in 2012 and returned in season 8 as a friend of the housewives. Later in the 9–10 returned as the main character of the season. Then he disappeared again, returning as a guest for season 13 and finally returning for seasons 14–16. to the main characters of the season.
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