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Jerry O’Connell, Rebecca Romijn at BravoCon Drama, Franchise Fandom

Jerry O’Connell and Rebecca Romijn they’ve been Hollywood royalty since their wedding in July 2007, but could a new kind of diamond be in their future?

“Would I consider it? Yes,” the 48-year-old O’Connell enthused Us Weekly on Wednesday, September 19, when asked if he and Romijn, 49, would be interested in joining The Real Housewives of Beverly Hills. “I’ll tell you, I really wanted to be a house husband. Like, I’m looking Mauricio [Umansky, Kyle Richards’ husband] and Ken Todd [who’s married to Lisa Vanderpump] and PK [Kemsley, who is coupled up with Dorit Kemsley] and I want to, like, hang out with those guys.”

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While it is Talk host — who leads Real Love Boat with Romijna — wants to join the Bravo franchise, his wife is more afraid.

“We are big fans of the franchise [but] you know, the truth is probably not because I’d really rather talk about them than be one of them,” Ugly Betty alum joked Us On Wednesday. “I feel like I’d miss the gossip part. Or I guess everyone gossips when they’re on the show, but I don’t like arguing.”

The two — who share 13-year-old twins Dolly and Charlie — have been ardent Bravo fans over the years, with O’Connell even moderating a panel at BravoCon 2022.

“Going to BravoCon this weekend and seeing Lisa Rinna get booed … it was a little scary,” O’Connell recalled. Us. “Like, it was 8,000 people booing someone and Lisa handled it really well. And Lisa is great on that show, you know.”

The Rinna Beauty founder, 59, received a mixed reaction from the convention crowd when she took the stage with her at the “Thrills in Beverly Hills” cast panel on Friday, Oct. 14. RHOBH costars.

“They booed me. I liked that. It’s phenomenal,” Veronica Mars alum said Us shortly after the panel ended. “Well, I’ve never been booed before. I kind of thought it was the best thing ever. It’s like being a wrestler. I liked it.”

O’Connell, for his part, even praised Rinna’s strength in dealing with the crowd’s unexpected reaction. “If I got booed at Bravocon, I would leave the country,” he said. “I would go. I don’t know if I could handle it, but Lisa Rinna handles it really well.”

The CBS personalities, who both believe Rinna should return for season 13, are also big fans Below deck franchise. Although O’Connell enjoyed meeting the crew members last weekend, it was Andrea Denver which left him stunned.

“I have to say that it was really exciting for me to meet Andrea Denver Winter House glory”, Stand by me the actor pushed in Us. “Rebecca is not a Winter House viewer and I’m probably happy about that because I’m not sure Rebecca would be with me if Rebecca met Andrea Denver. … He’s so handsome.”

In addition to keeping up with all things Bravo, the married couple help a group of singles find love on board Real Love Boatreality TV series based on the classic sitcom of the same name.

“Helping singles find their perfect matches was like [a] a dream job,” said Romijn Us co-hosting the CBS series. “Spending every waking moment next to your spouse is not always the easiest. I think [loved it]! I keep saying it was 97 percent amazing. Was [just] there is no separation.”

O’Connell added: “We also learned that on a cruise people can find love because time stands still. Like, after you did Real Love BoatI totally understand Jack and Rose [from Titanic]. …No distractions.”

A true love ship airs Wednesdays at 9:00 PM ET on CBS.

With reporting by Christina Garibaldi

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