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NYC Housewives' Jill: "Bethenny Tries to Take Kelly Down!"

Fri., Mar. 27, 2009 4:56 PM PDT by Marc Malkin

Uh-oh!

Sounds like it's gonna get even nastier on the next Real Housewives of New York City.

"This week coming up is the most dramatic of all the episodes that I know of," Housewife Jill Zarin told us yesterday at the Kids' Choice Awards gifting lounge in Hollywood. "Bethenny tries to take Kelly down in a Sicilian way."

While Jill said she doesn't take sides, she did remind us, "Bethenny's my girl."

Jill also had this to say:

* The show is a bag of mixed emotions. "I have a love-hate with Ramona," Jill said. "I love to hate her. I have a soft spot for Alex. She and her husband [Simon] are really good, decent people…Ramona is in your face and says things that are hurtful, and even LuAnn has said things that are insulting."

* She doesn't think Simon is gay like so many others do. "But," Jill admitted, "if I read about it in 10 years from now, it wouldn't surprise me."

* She's looking forward to the upcoming Real Housewives of New Jersey. They're kind of mafioso," Jill said. "Judging from the previews, those women are the Sopranos. They say and do things that…I don't even dream of."

And check out more of Jill and Bethenny in the clip above from Friday night's Chelsea Lately.

—Additional reporting by Dahvi Shira