Celebrity Favorites: Olivia, Chrissy, Emily B. of "Love & Hip Hop"

The first season of Vh1's successful new reality series "Love & Hip Hop" officially wrapped with much fanfare thanks to the reunion special that aired on Monday. Still, what ended up being a series that followed castmembers Chrissy Lampkin (Jim Jones' fiancée), Emily Bustamente (mother of Fabolous' son), ex-G-Unit artist Olivia Longott and model-turned-rapper Somaya Reece wasn't initially intended to be a show.

The original concept was based around Chrissy and Jim Jones and was titled "Jim and the Family Jones."

'They kinda changed the show; it was supposed to be 'Jim and the Family Jones' and then it turned into four women with our careers and figuring out where we are going in our lives," [article id="1659863"]Olivia told MTV News[/article] during a sit-down before the show premiered in March.

"In the beginning, it was a pilot about Jimmy, me and Jimmy," Chrissy said. "And he wasn't really comfortable with that and we took another meeting and [show producers] Jim Ackerman and Mona [Scott-Young], sat down and said, 'How about we bring some more females to the cast and make it more interesting?" Chrissy was onboard for the change. "If I don't have to work with Jimmy every day, I'm with it," she said jokingly.

Emily, who has a son with Fab, felt immediately connected to Chrissy based off of her relationship experience. "I related it her," Bustamente said of why she joined the cast. "I trusted it and I trusted Mona and I think it was a learning experience for me. It was a great opportunity."

Vh1 confirmed earlier this week that "Love & Hip-Hop" has been renewed for a second season.

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