The season 5 premiere of the Real Housewives of Potomac promised much, and delivered an abundant harvest of more, save for the return of the one true daughter of the Potomac, Katie Rost, and her crazy menagerie of ill-fitting wigs.Long-time viewers certainly missed seeing Rost, a former series regular in season 1, who sporadically appeared over subsequent years. She was allegedly fired after the first season for her uninspired storyline.

Rost last appeared on the show in season four as a part-time cast member. Though she no longer seems to be dishing up the requisite drama on reality television, she is serving up spectacular high-level angst in her private life. Since her complete departure from RHOP, Rost’s time seems to be primarily filled with child-custody battles with her ex-husband, Dr. James Orsini. Post season one, Rost has also endured breakups with Andrew Martin and a man named Jacob, who many people believe was the father of her fourth child, which she miscarried. And last fall, Rost ended her four-month engagement to a gentleman named Jesse, after dating him for five months.

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According to Page Six, the timing of her and Jesse’s impending nuptials was, well, ill-timed. After moving to Los Angeles where Jesse, an IT businessman, is based, Rost is now back on the East Coast, near her kids, of whom her ex-husband has custody. She blames the engagement breakup on her and Jesse being at different points in their lives. Her former fiancé was ready to start having children immediately, while Rost, who’s in a messy child custody situation, said she’s got to deal with the children she has now. Rost has a son, James Rocco, and two twin daughters, Renee and Kathryn, with her former husband, who is remarried.“I can’t do that again, so I needed to just wait,” she said. “I just don’t know if I want to go into straight-up wife mode right now.” Plus, Ross has stated that another reason for the break was that she wants to concentrate her energies on her writing projects.

Until the season 5 arrival of new RHOP cast member, Dr. Wendy Osefo, Rost had the most interesting pedigree of her cast members. A former international fashion model, Rost was actually born and bred in Potomac. She is the biracial daughter of a very wealthy family. According to ShowBiz Cheat Sheet, after moving to New York for her modeling career, Rost was asked by Vogue editor, Anna Wintour, to join the publication’s 2009 The Vogue 100 List, which is comprised of women nationwide considered style trendsetters. Now, in addition to trying to get custody of her children, Rost spends her time with her mother running the Ronald F. Rost Charitable founding, named after her late father.

Real Housewives of Potomac fans can only hope their cups will runneth over with new antics from Katie Rost. She is showing the Bravo network, how to bring the drama off camera. Hopefully, they’ll make a path for her to bring it back on camera, with a series regular spot.

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Source: Page Six, ShowBiz Cheat Sheet