'Real Housewives' impersonator Amy Phillips reveals how Housewives react to her impressions

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Amy Phillips is one of the biggest Bravo experts out there. Gibson Johns interviews the co-author of "Cook It, Spill It, Throw It" about her new "Real Housewives"-inspired parody cookbook, feedback she's gotten from Housewives about her impressions of them from over the years (including a story about Bethenny Frankel she's never shared before) and the effects that social media has had on their beloved franchises. They also discuss the latest happenings on "The Real Housewives of Potomac," "The Real Housewives of Salt Lake City," "Real Housewives: Ultimate Girls Trip" and much more.

Video Transcript

AMY PHILLIPS: For me, this is a work in-- I mean, I'm 10 years in. You know, like I've been doing parodies since Rachael Zoe project, before I even started watching The Real Housewives and even doing parodies of The Real Housewives.

So like for me, it was Rachel Zoe kind of open the door in terms of connecting with a celebrity. And them kind of giving you the OK that your impersonation is like something to be celebrated. And so--

GIBSON JOHNS: I love that

AMY PHILLIPS: Yeah. It was-- it's been really cool. So she sort of-- I connected with her.

And then and that led to eventually doing Housewives. And then Ramona Singer, she does, you know, women supporting women. She does.

She was like really right there on the ground floor with me. Being like I love this impression. Like let's go and watch What Happens Live. And you can be Ramona and I can be Ramona, we can be Ramona's together. So she was very supportive.