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32-418: The first international adaptation, The Real Housewives of Athens , premiered on March 4, 2011. The longest-running international edition is The Real Housewives of Cheshire , which has aired 17 seasons as of now. The American franchise has led to 27 spin-off series in all; the most successful one being Vanderpump Rules which has itself had a number of spin-offs. On May 1, 2005, The Real Housewives

64-422: A " tagline "—a short quip alluding to some aspect of their personality or story. For example, for season six of The Real Housewives of Beverly Hills , Lisa Vanderpump , who runs a dog rescue organization, used the tagline "I'm passionate about dogs, just not crazy about bitches". Housewives record several taglines for a given season, some of which may be written by the housewife herself and some by producers, with

96-602: A Baby , Porsha's Family Matters and Kandi & The Gang . In May 2008, the fourth installment in the franchise, The Real Housewives of New Jersey , was announced before the announcement of the Atlanta installment. The first season aired on Bravo from May 12 to July 8, 2009. The original cast consisted of Dina Manzo , Teresa Giudice , Jacqueline Laurita , Caroline Manzo , and Danielle Staub . The show has had three spin-offs: Boys to Manzo , Manzo'd with Children and Teresa Checks In . In October 2009,

128-437: A frothy escapist kick. Wealthy Greeks aren’t flaunting their lifestyles these days..." The first-season cast included Ioanna Soulioti, Orthoula Papadakou, Annita Nathanail, Fofi Mastrokosta, Christina Papa, and Joe Satratzemi Togou The series was not subsequently renewed and remained a one-season series. Dina Manzo Claudine J. "Dina" Cantin ( née   Laurita , formerly Manzo and Ioannou ; born March 7, 1972)

160-547: A nonprofit foundation that focuses on helping children diagnosed with cancer and their families pay for medical bills and other expenses. In 2016, Cantin released a skincare product line titled Glow by Dina. Dina Cantin has appeared on The Real Housewives of New Jersey alongside her sister Caroline Manzo , brother Chris Laurita, and sister-in-law Jacqueline Laurita . She has one daughter, Lexi Ioannou, born January 25, 1996. In October 2012, Cantin separated from her then husband Tommy Manzo. In February 2016, their divorce

192-429: A potential spin-off to Ladies of London . In November 2015, the ninth installment in the franchise, The Real Housewives of Dallas , was announced. The first season aired on Bravo from April 11 to June 19, 2016. The original cast consisted of Cary Deuber, Tiffany Hendra , Stephanie Hollman, LeeAnne Locken and Brandi Redmond. On August 17, 2021, the network announced that they had no plans to immediately renew

224-644: A show which premiered on March 19, 2024. In March 2010, the network ordered a show titled Miami Social Club , which would serve as a reconstruction of Miami Social . The show was later re-titled to The Real Housewives of Miami , becoming the seventh installment in the franchise. The first season aired on Bravo from February 22 to April 5, 2011. The original cast consisted of Lea Black, Adriana de Moura, Alexia Echevarria, Marysol Patton, Larsa Pippen and Cristy Rice. The cast added Lisa Hochstein , Joanna Krupa , Ana Quincoces and Karent Sierra as housewives in season 2. After an eight-year hiatus following season 3,

256-590: Is a Greek reality television series that debuted on ANT1 on March 4, 2011, until May 27, 2011. Developed as the first international installment of the Real Housewives franchise, it aired only one season and documented the personal and professional lives of several women residing in Athens, Greece . After 13 years, the series is coming back in late 2024 with its second season on ANT1 , as an external production in courtesy of BRAVO . The series chronicles

288-621: Is an American television personality and entrepreneur. She is most known for appearing on The Real Housewives of New Jersey as an original main cast member, appearing in that capacity from 2009-2010 and 2014, as well as her own party-planning television series Dina's Party . Born in Brooklyn, New York , the youngest of 11 children, Cantin at age six moved with her family to Wayne, New Jersey. In 2007, Cantin (then known as Dina Manzo) and her then husband Thomas Manzo appeared in an episode of VH1's My Fabulous Wedding . In 2009, Cantin appeared in

320-405: The fourth season aired on Peacock from December 16, 2021, to March 10, 2022. The rebooted cast consisted of Guerdy Abraira, Lisa Hochstein , Julia Lemigova , Nicole Martin, Alexia Nepola née Echevarria and Larsa Pippen . The show has had one spin-off: Havana Elsa . In November 2015, the eighth installment in the franchise, The Real Housewives of Potomac , was announced. The series had

352-438: The working title Potomac Ensemble prior to the announcement. The first season aired on Bravo from January 17 to April 17, 2016. The original cast consisted of Gizelle Bryant, Ashley Darby , Robyn Dixon, Karen Huger , Charrisse Jackson-Jordan and Katie Rost. The show has had one spin-off: Karen's Grande Dame Reunion . Prior to being announced, the show was initially titled Ladies of Dallas during its early production,

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384-755: The White House uninvited for a state dinner while being filmed for the show. In March 2010, the sixth installment in the franchise, The Real Housewives of Beverly Hills , was announced. The first season aired on Bravo from October 14, 2010, to February 15, 2011. The original cast consisted of Taylor Armstrong , Camille Grammer , Adrienne Maloof , Kim Richards , Kyle Richards and Lisa Vanderpump . The show has had three spin-offs: Vanderpump Rules , Vanderpump Dogs , and Vanderpump Villa . Vanderpump Rules has itself had three additional spin-offs: Vanderpump Rules After Show , and Vanderpump Rules: Jax & Brittany Take Kentucky , and The Valley ,

416-436: The concept of The Real Housewives of Orange County . The show was inspired by scripted soap operas including Desperate Housewives and Peyton Place , and would document the lives of five to eight upper-class women who "lead glamorous lives in a picturesque Southern California gated community where the average home has a $ 1.6 million price tag and residents include CEOs and retired professional athletes." In January 2006,

448-401: The eleventh installment in the franchise, The Real Housewives of Dubai , was announced as the network's first original international installment of the franchise. The first season aired on Bravo from June 1, 2022, to September 7, 2022. The original cast consisted of Sara Al Madani, Nina Ali, Chanel Ayan , Caroline Brooks, Lesa Milan and Caroline Stanbury . In November 2024, Bravo placed

480-469: The fifth installment in the franchise, The Real Housewives of D.C. , was announced. The season aired on Bravo from August 5 to October 21, 2010. The cast consisted of Mary Amons, Lynda Erkiletian, Cat Ommanney, Michaele Salahi and Stacie Scott Turner. The show ended after one season, becoming the first franchise to be canceled; its cancellation came after one of the cast members, Salahi, and her husband Tareq caused controversy by successfully entering

512-475: The first two seasons of The Real Housewives of New Jersey , a reality series focusing on a group of women living in New Jersey, before departing. In 2014, Cantin returned for the sixth season. In 2015, she departed the series due to relocating to California. In 2011, Cantin hosted the party-planning series Dina's Party on HGTV. It was later cancelled after two seasons. Cantin runs Project Ladybug,

544-518: The full cast. A single season typically consists of around 15 - 25 episodes. The franchise has been described as a "docu-soap"— a hybrid of the reality television and soap opera genres. The shows are not scripted, but field producers often intervene to steer the direction of conversations or inflame conflicts. A highly recognizable and frequently parodied feature of the franchise is its opening credits , which feature clips and green screen footage of each housewife in turn, with each housewife delivering

576-497: The lives of six Greek women. The show aired in the midst of the Greek government-debt crisis and faced criticism for its tone of luxurious living in hard economic times. Writing after the show was cancelled, The New York Times commented that the show "barely lasted one season, and it doesn’t take long to see why. The Greek adaptation had a depressive undertone that might have matched the national mood, but didn’t provide viewers with

608-689: The longest-running being Vanderpump Rules , which focuses on the staff at the restaurants and bars owned by Lisa Vanderpump from The Real Housewives of Beverly Hills. Each series focuses on the lives and social dynamics of a core group of around five to eight women in a particular city or geographic area. Cast members are typically relatively wealthy, middle-aged women. Scenes may depict cast members' personal and professional lives, and especially their social interactions with one another. Individual scenes may feature any combination of cast members (including solo scenes), though producers aim to include at least one "tent-pole" event per episode, which brings together

640-450: The network having final say on which one is used. The credits end with a title card showing a lineup of the entire cast holding in their outstretched hands an object related to the show's location. For example, the housewives of Orange County hold oranges, the cast of Atlanta hold peaches, and the women of Beverly Hills hold oversized diamonds. This began as an allusion to the opening credits of Desperate Housewives , which featured

672-401: The network started production for the show Manhattan Moms. In January 2008, the show was re-titled to The Real Housewives of New York City , becoming the second installment in the franchise. The first season aired on Bravo from March 4 to May 27, 2008. The original cast consisted of Bethenny Frankel , Luann De Lesseps , Alex McCord, Ramona Singer and Jill Zarin . In 2022, the show

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704-523: The program in two separate amounts, with the second portion paid to the Housewives after the filming of the reunion. When Adrienne Maloof failed to show up for The Real Housewives of Beverly Hills season three reunion in 2013, a precedent was set where, with the exception of certain circumstances such as attending an alcohol rehabilitation facility , the Housewife's employment as a cast member on

736-459: The program is terminated if she is a no-show. Housewives to skip the reunion and not return to the series in the next season include Maloof, Mary Cosby ( Salt Lake City ), and Lisa Vanderpump ( Beverly Hills ). Cast members are seated on couches on either side of a host ( Andy Cohen , in the case of the American editions) who asks the cast questions (sometimes viewer-submitted) about the events of

768-489: The season. Each season of a Real Housewives series ends with a "reunion", in which the cast members convene to discuss the events of the season. The reunion is generally filmed after most of the season has aired, and the women have had a chance to view the season's episodes. Reunions are filmed in a single day over the course of around ten hours, but are generally edited into two or three one-hour episodes. Housewives are typically paid for their participation in each season of

800-611: The season. It is theorized that the closer a Housewife sits to the host, the more integral the part she played in the drama and storyline that season. By 2016, entertainment websites were analyzing the importance of the reunion seating charts, with Slice noting that the Housewives assigned to the "end spots", meaning the ones farthest away from the host, meant a near-certain end to their time on Real Housewives . Housewives generally dress formally, in evening or cocktail dresses, for reunions. The Real Housewives of Athens The Real Housewives of Athens (abbreviated RHOAthens )

832-498: The series on hiatus. Bravo has aired 11 American installments of the franchise, beginning with The Real Housewives of Orange County on March 21, 2006. The network has also licensed the brand to various networks outside the United States, giving rise to several international installments some successful, some not so. The success of the American franchise has resulted in 27 spin-offs centered on specific housewives, with

864-408: The show for a sixth season, placing it on an indefinite hiatus. In November 2019, the tenth installment in the franchise, The Real Housewives of Salt Lake City , was announced. The first season aired on Bravo from November 11, 2020, to February 24, 2021. The original cast consisted of Lisa Barlow , Mary Cosby , Heather Gay , Meredith Marks , Whitney Rose and Jen Shah . In November 2021,

896-515: The show was announced as The Real Housewives of Orange County . However, filming began in 2005 under the title Behind the Gates . The first season aired on Bravo from March 21 to May 9, 2006. The original cast consisted of Kimberly Bryant, Jo De La Rosa, Vicki Gunvalson , Jeana Keough and Lauri Waring. The show has had four spin-offs: Date My Ex: Jo & Slade , Tamra’s OC Wedding , Glitter Town, and Simply Gina. In September 2007,

928-410: The show's main actresses holding apples, and each object is often used as a symbolic reference for being a cast member on each respective show — for example, if a long-time guest on a franchise is finally cast to appear full time, her cast mates may say she has "finally earned her peach." The housewife in the center of the cast shot is generally chosen to be the cast member who had the greatest impact on

960-723: Was completely rebooted with a brand-new cast for the fourteenth season. The show has had three spin-offs: Bethenny Ever After , Bethenny & Fredrik and Luann & Sonja: Welcome to Crappie Lake . In June 2008, the third installment in the franchise, The Real Housewives of Atlanta , was announced. The first season aired on Bravo from October 7 to November 25, 2008. The original cast consisted of Lisa Wu , DeShawn Snow, Nene Leakes , Kim Zolciak and Sheree Whitfield. The show has had ten spin-offs: Don't Be Tardy , The Kandi Factory , I Dream of NeNe: The Wedding , Kandi's Wedding , Kandi's Ski Trip , Xscape: Still Kickin' It , Kandi Koated Nights , Porsha's Having

992-596: Was finalized. Cantin is close friends with former co-star Teresa Giudice . She is the godmother of Giudice's daughter, Audriana. In 2015, Cantin moved from Franklin Lakes, New Jersey to Malibu, California. In May 2017, Cantin and her then boyfriend Dave Cantin were the victims of a robbery at her home. The two married a month later, in June 2017. On December 16, 2020, Lucchese crime family soldier John Perna pleaded guilty to aggravated assault on Dave Cantin. Perna

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1024-430: Was first announced as one of six reality television shows ordered by the American television network Bravo . "From Peyton Place to Desperate Housewives , viewers have been riveted by the fictionalized versions of such lifestyles on television. Now, here is a series that depicts real-life 'desperate' housewives with an authentic look at their compelling day-to-day drama." —A press release by Bravo, describing

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