Andy Cohen: 'Housewives' Allowed Women Over 50 to Express Sexuality – The Hollywood Reporter

Andy Cohen, who helped develop Bravo’s massively successful Real Housewives franchise, is opening up about how the show’s concept came to be and what he finds aspirational about it all. In an interview with The New Yorker, published online Sunday, the Watch What Happens Live host said he views the way women are portrayed on Housewives as a “great feminist tableau.” The reality series, with 10 shows executive produced by Cohen in the United States and even more globally, follows some of the most affluent women across the country as they live luxurious lifestyles. “There’s no show that has given a platform for women over 50 in this way, in terms of expressing their sexuality and who they are and starting over in life and figuring things out,” Cohen said. “And I think that’s brilliant.” Before Housewives was created, the producer said he was intrigued with the soap opera All My Children, “because there were strong, powerful women who dressed well, with big hair. I was, like, ‘Oh, my God, Erica Kane is the fiercest thing I’ve ever seen.’ And the Housewives were interesting to me.” Then, an opportunity sparked. Earlier in his career, while he was in charge of
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