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Snubbed Johnny Weir for Ice Tour, more reality TV in his future?

By April MacIntyre Mar 13, 2010, 0:23 GMT

Olympic figure skater Johnny Weir EPA/NINA PROMMER

Skater Johnny Weir just wears it all on his fur-lined pink laced sleeve. The flamboyant Olympian skater starred in his Sundance smallscreen run in "Be Good Johnny Weir" where cameras went from home to skating rink and allowed fans to see how Weir was out in the wild.

Weir is animated, funny, sharp and has lots of opinions about reality TV.

Dancing with the Stars' contestant Kate Gosselin, not his favorite.  The Russophile skater is pulling for Spaceman Buzz Aldrin.

Weir revealed to E! Online that he has family living next to the Pennsylvania house Gosselin previously lived in with ex-husband Jon and their eight children.

"She was a terror...my cousins' house backs up to the house Jon and Kate lived in," he said. "It's a very small and quiet area. Everyone's like, 'What are paparazzi doing in the middle of Amish country?' It was really annoying for everybody."

Weir, who was axed from the family friendly Ice Tour, had this to say about the "rude" and "late" mom of eight:

Weir added, "She's not a film star. She's not a singer. And it's not really acceptable in those cases either, to be a nasty person."

Other reality TV divas that piques Weir's interest? Paging Andy Cohen: He reportedly claimed that he would love to land an appearance on Bravo's "Real Housewives Of Atlanta."

"I, of course, would prefer to do my own reality show for the rest of my life, but I'd love to be a Real Housewife of Atlanta," he told AOL Reality TV.

"I love NeNe [Leakes]. She wouldn't have to handle me, I would just be there for her."

Weir revealed he was "in talks" for a second season of "Be Good, Johnny Weir," saying: "If they do want a second series, I think it'll be a lot more about my real life, and how I transfer from the life of one of the top figure skaters in the world to life as a student or as a TV personality or as a this or a that."

He added: "I think that would be really interesting because life isn't just a series of random transitions, and I think it's very empowering to see young people on television going through things."

Weir responded to Access Hollywood's questions about his snub for the family friendly 'Stars on Ice Tour' refusing to invite him:

“It’s for real. All because I am not family friendly enough. I understand I am a little outrageous but I wish I could perform for the fans...Maybe right now, just artistically and creatively, I’d love to have my own show, with musical acts, like maybe getting Lady Gaga! I don’t like to think there are any boundaries. Anytime you get men in glitter it’s flamboyant!”