A morning news show is being developed by Kelly Dodd and Rick Leventhal

Kelly Dodd may return to television, but not as a “Housewife.”

Page Six can exclusively reveal that Dodd and her husband, Rick Leventhal, are working on a morning discussion show with billionaire benefactor John Paul DeJoria, Elizabeth Lyn Vargas, and manager/TV creator David Weintraub.

A source said of the idea, “It will be an innovative method of doing traditional news.”

The goal, according to our sources, is to put the show on the air before the end of the year.

The couple did not immediately respond to a request for comment from Page Six.

Dodd, 46, and Leventhal, 62, co-host the Patreon show “Rick and Kelly Unmasked.” This latest venture follows The Post’s exclusive report that they were planning to enter the house-flipping market.

“We already have producers reaching out to us wanting to do home-renovation types of shows,” Dodd shared. “But we are exploring our options and seeing what the best deal is for us.”

The “Real Housewives of Orange County” alum and the former fox News correspondent met DeJoria, 78. through her ex-co-star Vargas, who is working on a show of her own with the Paul Mitchell co-founder titled “Success of Unusual People.”

The duo is working on the project with John Paul DeJoria, a Paul Mitchell co-founder whom they met through Elizabeth Lyn Vargas.
Vargas’ show will be a series of “rags-to-riches” stories.

“There has been so much bad news & negativity lately that we want to bring you some good news for a change!” Vargas, 47, captioned a teaser video on instagram “‘Success of Unusual People’ has finally become a reality for me.

“Our new show will feature some of the brightest minds in the world who have come from rags to riches but now use their success & wealth to teach others & to give back to society.”