Next Up For Camille Grammer Acting

Want a surefire way to diffuse criticism directed at you? Take part in it, jokingly. (Click here for a lesson in image enhancing self-parody, courtesy of Britney Spears.)

In Camille Grammer's case, the jabs seem somewhat deserved, considering her snappish behavior on Real Housewives of Beverly Hills. But Grammer says that the Bravo series inaccurately portrayed her as a villain. "There's a difference between reality TV and reality," she told E!.

So she's filmed a humorous guest spot on the CBS sitcom $#*! My Dad Says (Thursdays, 8:30 p.m. ET), as a really diabolical, recent divorcee named Camille -- one who gets people fired for, say, eating her brownie. She told E! that she has other acting opportunities, too, but "I'm not pursuing this. I definitely have to go back and take some acting classes if I was!"

Grammer appears to care what others think of her, and she's not happy that her reality show has given her image such a beating. Acting might be one way to reinvent herself. Another option: Returning to the show for a second season. New York Housewife Alex McCord told zap2it.com that "Camille should return for Season 2 and make things right." Camille's response: "Maybe."

In the meantime, tonight viewers can enjoy this reality diva playing a scripted diva version of herself. Let the histrionics begin!

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