Shannon Beador

As any Bravo fan knows, it was major news earlier this year when Vicki Gunvalson, the ultimate OG of the Real Housewives franchise, was demoted to a recurring cast member after 13 seasons.

I have been watching The Real Housewives since 2008, and a common criticism I hear, other than the fact that it's trash reality television (what can I say, I'm a raccoon because I love garbage), is that for a show that's supposed to be about housewives, many of the women are not actually married.