Rumors are swirling that actress Leah Remini is in serious talks to join the next season of Real Housewives of Beverly Hills. Over the weekend, the popular celeb gossip Instagram, Deuxmoi, posted a bombshell tip from an alleged well-connected television source. The tipster wrote, "New Queen on Beverly Hills. Word on Rodeo Drive is that this actress, known for her role on a late 90's early 00's sitcom as well as putting Scientology on blast, is in talks to join the ladies of BH.".
Leah was the star of King of Queens with Kevin James and is known for leaving the Church of Scientology. Sources say production on season 12 was pushed up by months as the network doesn't want to miss out on the Erika Jayne drama that is unfolding in real-time.
An insider claims that the show has already started shooting material with some of the women. The entire cast is reportedly returning; including Kyle Richards, Dorit Kemsley, Lisa Rinna, Garcelle Beauvais, Sutton Stracke, Crystal Kung Minkoff, and Kathy Hilton.
The ladies are coming off one of the highest-rated seasons in the show's 11 year history, averaging 1.6 million viewers each week. As fans know, Erika Jayne is still being sued for the return of $25 million as part of her estranged husband Tom Girardi's bankruptcy. She is also being accused of helping him embezzle millions meant for a group of orphans and widows.
It appears the conversations between Leah and the RHOBH execs started to heat up after her of week filling in for Wendy Williams. Remini has been outspoken in her criticism of Erika Jayne, blasting her for her seemingly lack of compassion for her estranged husband's alleged embezzlemet of monies meant for plane crash survivors. So it would appear producers are ready for Leah to come in and shake things up.
On a different note, Remini has been praised by fans who thought she killed it as host and speculating that Wendy Williams should be very concerned (about her job security.
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