‘The Golden Life’ Cast on How the Show Came About, Who Didn’t Want to Do It, and More

The cast of E!’s The Golden Life are trading in their apples for palm trees and a new TV experience. Ramona Singer, Dorinda Medley, Sonja Morgan, Luann de Lesseps, and Kelly Bensimon spoke to Page Six Radio’s Danny Murphy and Evan Real during an exclusive The Golden Life Cast Event on Stars (Ch. 138) — premiering Monday, October 19 at 9am ET on car radios and the SiriusXM app. The cast revealed what went into their decision to leave the Bravo universe and The Real Housewives behind for a new franchise. “Luann and I for years we were meeting,” Sonja told Danny and Evan. “We were doing all these zooms, pitching concepts, making up storyboards and all that and then someone who is not with us today, she actually said, ‘Okay, I have an in, let’s meet with these people.’” After their meeting, however, Luann admitted that she would need a little more convincing before she could join E!’s new series. “When they called me, I was like ‘No,’” the countess shared. “I did Ultimate Girls Trip right? I’m working for Bravo and so I was like, ‘No. Bravo’s my family.’ And then I got permission from Bravo to actually do the E! show which I didn’t know at the time.” The Golden Life follows the former ...