Brandi Glanville Can't Be Full-Fledged Housewife

Brandi Glanville was all set to graduate from friend to full-fledged housewife on Season 3 of "The Real Housewives of Beverly Hills," according to Radar Online.

Then LeAnn Rimes squashed her dream like a bug.

Glanville's children are now also Rimes' -- since the country singer married Glanville's ex-husband, Eddie Cibrian. And Rimes and Cibrian won't allow the children, Jake and Mason, to appear on the Bravo reality show.

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“Brandi didn’t expect that LeAnn and Eddie would have objections since the kids have been on the show before, but they did,” an unnamed source told Radar Online.

So the network reneged on its offer to Glanville, according to the report, insisting that the kids are necessary to expand her story line to full-fledged housewife size.

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As much as you've got to respect any decision not to expose kids to the pitfalls of fame, consider how Glanville must feel about having her dreams ruined twice by the same woman. (Cibrian was still married to Glanville when he began his affair with Rimes.)

Ouch!

Season 3 of "The Real Housewives of Beverly Hills" is expected to premiere this fall on Bravo.