Meet Sheree Zampino, new cast member of Real Housewives of Beverly Hills, Will Smith’s millionaire ex-wife and successful entrepreneur with her own fashion brand
- Smith’s current wife, Jada Pinkett Smith, is besties with Zampino – she even has a tattoo that includes Smith and Zampino’s son Trey, along with Willow and Jaden Smith
- Friend of RHOBH star Garcelle Beauvais, the first black cast member of the hit Bravo reality TV series, Zampino has also appeared on The Oprah Winfrey Show and Good Morning America
Sheree Zampino will appear in Real Housewives of Beverly Hills (RHOBH) season 12 as a friend of the Housewives, becoming the second black cast member of the show after Garcelle Beauvais. In fact, she is a real life friend of Beauvais, too; Beauvais asked her to join the Bravo hit after Denise Richards left season 10, leaving Beauvais with no real friends on the cast.
“I would love if Denise came back,” Beauvais told People in October. “I’ve also been pitching Sheree Fletcher Zampino, Will Smith’s ex-wife. I would love her to be a friend on the show. I would love to have someone I can trust.”
So what do we know about Zampino?
1. She is an actress-turned-reality TV star
Zampino has appeared on screen since she was young. She acted in some short films, including When the Time Comes (2000) and Our Journey (2001), also serving as the co-producer for the latter, according to The Famous People.
She was also a guest host of TV series Oh Drama! in 2001 and a guest of well-known shows like The Oprah Winfrey Show in 2010, Good Morning America in 2012 and Hollywood Exes (2012-2014).
2. She has appeared on RHOBH before
This is not Zampino’s first time on RHOBH, either. She appeared with her then-husband, NFL player Terrell Fletcher, back in season four at a party (episode: Trail of Doubts). She had a cameo speaking with Beauvais in season 10 and even in the first episode of the last season, when Beauvais invited her friends to shoot a happy hour scene, according to Entertainment Tonight.
Zampino also said that she always wanted to do RHOBH and a fourth season of Hollywood Exes, so when she was offered the role on RHOBH, she was definitely interested.
“Yes, it is something,” she told Entertainment Tonight. “I wouldn’t shoot it down. I would definitely consider it – and there’s more to come, ‘cause we’ve had other scenes together. Her [Beauvais] and I filmed scenes, so it definitely is something I would consider.”