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The latest reboot of The Real Housewives of New York<\/a> may have met an untimely end<\/a>, but there is apparently a world in which all this might have been different. During Tuesday\u2019s episode<\/a> of the podcast Watch What Crappens, chef and food writer Alison Roman revealed that Bravo once approached her about joining the show. \u201cI was asked if I would consider perhaps auditioning to be a Real Housewife of New York,\u201d she told hosts and Bravo experts Ben Mandelker and Ronnie Karam. When Karam told her she would\u2019ve been \u201cperfect for this cast,\u201d Roman quickly responded, \u201cNo, I would not. I would be so bad.\u201d<\/p>\n Karam disagreed, noting that the long-running series was no longer about \u201cloony, cartoony older women like it has been for years\u201d (he was, I guess, referring to Bethenny Frankel, Luann de Lesseps, Sonja Morgan, Jill Zarin, Kelly Bensimon, and Dorinda Medley), instead showcasing \u201cyounger, influencer-cool chicks\u201d like recent cast members Jenna Lyons, Sai De Silva, Ubah Hassan, Erin Lichy, Jessel Taank, and Brynn Whitfield. \u201cI would so not fit in,\u201d Roman insisted. \u201cI don\u2019t think I could handle it.\u201d<\/p>\n \u201cI think I would quickly get worn down on a spiritual level, and I would be like, This is not for me, and I can\u2019t be myself,\u201d she added. \u201cAnd I\u2019m a bird with wings that are clipped, and I have to fly, and I can\u2019t fly here.\u201d<\/p>\n Could Roman\u2019s shallot pasta have saved the RHONY reboot? Maybe not. But I do feel that we were robbed of an episode where Roman makes her viral chickpea stew on-camera and feeds it in little spoonfuls to the rest of the women. Then again, not all hope is lost: Roman said she\u2019d consider joining the cast somewhere down the line. \u201cHonestly, maybe in 20 years, that\u2019s my final form,\u201d she said. \u201cBut right now, I have too much living to do.\u201d Same, girl.<\/p>\n Stay in touch.<\/p>\n Get the Cut newsletter delivered daily<\/p>\n Vox Media, LLC Terms and Privacy Notice<\/p>\n