White House gatecrasher lands TV role

The woman who earned widespread attention last year for sneaking into a White House state dinner without an invitation will appear in the Real Housewives reality TV series set in Washington DC.

Michaele Salahi and her husband Tareq prompted a review of security procedures when they (cliquez ici pour suivre le lien)">Golden Goose Sneakers gatecrashed a dinner held for Indian prime minister Manmohan Singh in November.

They had a camera crew following them earlier that day as part of an audition for the popular reality TV franchise.

The Real Housewives of DC will focus on five "housewives" including Ms Salahi.

Others on the program will include the granddaughter of 1950s TV personality Arthur Godfrey, a British interior designer and a modelling agency owner.

The show will premiere in the States on August 5.

The franchise has gained fans following (cliquez ici pour suivre le lien) the lives of wealthy society women in New York and Orange County, California.

- Reuters