Sonja Morgan: RHNY Is Emotionally Exhausting

Drama, blowups, romance, your entire life all revealed on film, without being able to yell, “cut!” That’s the real life situation of all the women who sign up to be Bravo Housewives, confesses Sonja Morgan.

“Once the camera rolls, anything that happens can appear on an episode” of the Real Housewives of New York, says Sonja. That leads to nailbiting for Morgan, who tells me she never watches a preview of the next episode until the night before it runs on Bravo.

“I get too nervous to watch, so I put it off,” she says explaining that the episode is delivered to her to watch a week ahead but she can’t bear to watch it and fret, so far in advance.

She also reveals how she manages to keep her relationship with boyfriend, Brian Farrel, together, even as their romance falls under the glare of the TV cameras.

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Meet Sonja Morgan's New Man Brian Farrell

What can viewers expect when the Real Housewives of New York City returns with season four on April 7? This preview offers an overall tease.

But let's get more specific: over at least the first two episodes, we'll meet Brian Farrell, a 42-year old artist who grew up in Long Island and is dating cast member Sonja Morgan.

According to his Facebook page, Farrell grew up with an alcoholic and physically abusive father. He subsequently battled depression and even attempted suicide on more than one occasion.

"Today, I am no longer drinking or take any medications," he writes on that social networking page. "I enjoy a healthy life of yoga, surfing, sleep and diet."

No word on whether or not Farrell is still dating Morgan, but she gushes about him on the premiere:

"We have all these hedge-fund banker friends together. I get my financing from them and they buy his paintings... He comes in these tight white T-shirts with the jeans hanging low."

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