Jackie Siegel - Queen of Versailles Update: What's she doing now? Jackie Siegel, the subject of Lauren Greenfield’s enthralling 2. Queen of Versailles, is gunning for her own reality show.

Right now there’s no word if she’ll get a reality series, but Bravo will premiere her movie on cable Monday night (April 2. The documentary follows Jackie, her billionaire husband David Siegel, and their family as they attempt to complete the biggest house in the U. S., a $7. 5 million beast of a mansion inspired by Versailles. They hit a snag when the economy tanks and takes along David’s time- share business.

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1. It's a super-sized home comparable to France's historic Palace of Versailles, with a few key differences: It's still under construction, it's located in Florida, and.
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He doesn’t lose the business, but times get so tough at one point Jackie exclaims that they may have to tell the kids that they’ll have to go to college and get careers. The horror! Even though her husband has sued Greenfield twice, the mother of eight told The Today Show that looking back, she wouldn’t do anything differently: “What I would do different if I had known so many millions of people would be seeing it… is I would have worn more makeup.”So, what is Jackie up to since filming ended? What happened to “Versailles”? Filming ended on the doc a few years ago when things were still pretty rough for the Siegels and it looked like they might have to lose the investment they made in the house. David Siegel was able to rescue the house from foreclosure, and said he was angry at the film for the way it portrayed his company, Westgate. I can handle people criticizing me or my family,” he said in a statement when the film was released last year to much aclaim.

What I don’t like is someone manipulating reality to make it seem as if our company is unhealthy or doesn’t do business the right way.”In an interview from a few days ago with the Orlando Sentinel to promote the Bravo airing, 4. Jackie says that they now own Versailles “free and clear,” and it should be completed in three years, just in time for David’s 8. We’ll throw our first party on May 3, 2.

He [David] is turning 8. We’ll stay where we are until construction is done. We’re in Isleworth in a 2. Jackie is excited about appearing on Watch What Happens Live with Andy Cohen, and says she’d like to do a reality series. I’ve been approached by a ton of people. We’re trying to figure it out.” As for the lawsuits her husband brought against Greenfield, Jackie washes her hands of the situation, saying the litigation is David’s “issue.”She does say, however, that he fought to have a positive update on his business at the end of the Bravo showing so people feel confidant investing in his timeshares.

She says the whole process taught him to no longer be reliant on cheap debt the way he was pre- crash. He’ll be debt- free in a year and a half,” Jackie says. He says he’ll never be a slave to the banks again. He learned a lesson. A lesson of the movie, on all levels, is no matter your budget, live within your means, because you don’t know what’s coming around the corner. You may think the money is always coming.

It can change on a dime.”Greenfield, the director, doesn’t plan on directing a reality series, but she says the screening on Bravo was her “dream choice. It’s one of the things that I’ve always been able to do, hit a highbrow audience and hit a wide audience,” the director says. And Bravo is kind of a mixture of both – it’s a great audience and it’s a wide audience. Gang Money Run Full Movie. And, it’s not the typical independent film audience.“I think what’s so special is that Jackie as a subject can be relatable on both sides and I think that people are going to come in thinking this is going to be an entertaining romp and leave with a much deeper sense of what happened to all of us and the kind of morality tale and more serious nature of the film,” she continued.

So, I was really pleased that Bravo wanted to do it.”UPDATE: On October 1, 2. Siegels had a segment on Good Morning America saying that they are determined to finish their Versailles. Whatever it takes to finnish it, that’s what I’ll spend,” David Siegel said.

It still appears to be a long way from being done, but they are going all out, including adding a golden elevator to Jackie’s 4,0. Click here to find out why the Siegels decided to build “Versailles” in the first place.

Versailles season 2: The cast of Versailles VS real life French Royals TV & Radio Showbiz & TVInspired by true historical figures and events, the drama is an interesting insight into the machinations of the Palace of Versailles. But not everything and everyone in the show is based on true historical fact. Historian Greg Jenner explains in the BBC’s historical guide to Versailles, that the series is “grounded” in historical truths, but the chronology of events was altered.“The duality of Versailles and Louis is a fascinating focus for a story, but one that cheats on the history a bit,” Mr Jenner said. Watch Johnny Be Good Online Facebook more. Warning: Spoilers for season one below. Related articles. GETTY•VERSAILLESKing Louis XIV had as many as 2.

Louis XIV, King of France (George Blagden)King Louis XIV, known by many as the Sun King, was the monarch of France between 1. The series strongly plays up the King’s illicit affairs with various women in the court, and is right to do so – the King had as many as 2. The duality of Versailles and Louis is a fascinating focus for a story, but one that cheats on the history a bit Greg Jenner, Historian. But Versailles mistakenly shows Louis having an affair with his sister- in- law, Henrietta of England. It is highly doubtful the two ever had a carnal relationship, as under the Catholic church this would have been seen as incest.“Furthermore, the sexless affair was long since over by 1. King undoubtedly felt strong emotions for her right up until her sad demise,” Mr Jenner added. The historian conceded however that the drama “is entertainment, not educational programming” after all.

GETTY•VERSAILLESThe French Queen was the daughter of the King of Spain. Marie- Theresa of Spain (Elisa Lasowski)The Queen of France and infanta of Spain, Marie Theresa, was tragic character locked in a marriage devoid of real love. In 1. 66. 0 Marie- Theresa married King Louis in a political union that ended a war between France and Spain. But hardly knowing any French and surrounding herself with Spanish maidens, the Queen Consort led a lonely life. With no real political power in the court her marriage was also plagued by the many affairs of her husband which she had to tolerate. One highlight of the first season is the birth of her illegitimate black baby, born from an affair with one of her servants. But Mr Jenner said that this event was embellished for the purposes of the series' story. He said: “Queen Marie- Thérèse’s ‘dark’ baby was, in all likelihood, born premature with her skin a violent purple hue – she died soon after, perhaps of oxygen deprivation during delivery.”He added: “As far as we can tell, a real black baby was indeed taken from the palace to a convent, and grew up to become the infamous Black Nun of Moret. “Her portrait was painted by the King’s artist, and, as an adult, she was apparently visited by the King and his court, suggesting she knew who her father was! “But the implication here was that the Black Nun was Louis’ lovechild, not Marie- Thérèse’s.”GETTY•VERSAILLESPhilippe I was a known crossdresser and good soldier in the French army.

Philippe I, Duke of Orleans (Alexander Vlahos)Versailles strongly portrays the King’s younger brother as an effeminate and homosexual man trapped in an inconvenient marriage. Mr Jenner agreed that this was indeed the case: “The King’s brother, Philippe, certainly preferred sex with men, but he did his marital duty often enough to see Henriette- Anne’s body ravaged by eight pregnancies in nine years.”Philippe was also quite fond of a certain nobleman, Chevalier de Lorraine – played by Evan Williams on the series. The couple were real and despite some frowning upon their affair, they held sway in the Royal court. IS VERSAILLES BASED ON FACT OR FICTION?

GETTY•VERSAILLESHenrietta was the daughter of England's King Charles I, and married to Philippe IHenrietta of England (Noemie Schmidt)Henrietta was the wife of Philippe and despite the show's story, she was not one of the King’s lovers. As the sister- in- law of the monarch she certainly had a flirtatious relationship with Louis, but noting beyond that. The series does however capture the circumstances of her death with a certain degree of accuracy. The youngest daughter of England’s King Charles I died at the young age of 2. Accusations were instantly thrown at the jealous Chevalier de Lorraine, but historians now agree that Henrietta most likely died of a perforated ulcer. GETTY•VERSAILLESFrancois- Athenais was King Louis' most well regarded and favoured of lovers. Francois- Athénaïs (Anna Brewster)Francois- Athénaïs was perhaps the most notorious and favoured of King Louis’ lovers, with whom she had seven illegitimate children.

Mr Jenner said “Louis loved the thrill of the chase when it came to beautiful, charming women” and Athénaïs was no exception to this. Unfortunately for her, she was implicated in the infamous Affair of the Poisons – a murder scandal where several members of the aristocracy were charged with witchcraft and poisoning. She was forced to spend the latter part of her life in exile but never fell out of the King’s grace and lived out her life on a comfortable Royal pension. Related articles.