Carole Radziwill Talks Being an Influencer, Life After ‘Real Housewives of New York City’

Despite being a bestselling author, journalist and former reality TV star, Carole Radziwill hadn’t given a lot of thought to being an influencer. With 665,000 Instagram followers, she certainly qualifies. A year out from exiting Bravo’s “The Real Housewives of New York City,” she is already immersed in the next phase of her career. She is crafting a scripted TV comedy based on a former reality star who is president of the co-op board of a little West Village apartment building; she also plans to develop a true crime show. Her third book is in the works, as is writing a column recommending products for her best friend Cassandra Grey’s Violet Grey site. Radziwill is considering pitching an advice column in the media universe. “I give a lot of advice. It’s a fundamental flaw in my personality that I don’t like to take advice. But I like to give advice. On Instagram, people will DM me for advice. I thought, ‘I could probably turn this into some sort of career.’” Reminded by WWD’s Ellen Thomas that she is in fact an influencer, she said, “I hope I influence people to be better versions of themselves or to be curious about life,” she

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