Is it still a good idea to continue shows like Real Housewives of Beverly Hills
by Jaskiran Kaur | Wed, 22 Dec 2021 18:46:23 GMT
Season 12 of Real Housewives will soon air with some new cast members on the set; Credits: Bustle

The Real Housewives franchise has been covered in some unseemly drama for some while but looks like the public is yet not ready for the ridiculous "reality" show to say its goodbye just yet. Fans have yet not stopped reeling from the season 11 reunion that aired in four parts and wrapped up in November 2021, but the series will already be coming for its next season. 

The series has already started shooting for its next season and has been continuing relentlessly since October this year. Bravo has already revealed that all the ladies from the previous season of the show will again be making an appearance on the show. But that is not all of it. A couple of the original cast members of the show will be showing up to grace the sets of the reality TV show the next season. 

The new ladies in question are Sanela Diana Jenkins and Sheree Zampino. While Sanela will be a permanent figure on the sets in the next season, Sheree will visit the sets occasionally to meet a friend from the main cast. 

The previous season has focused on the split of Erika Jayne from her separated husband Tom Girardi and followed along with their many legal suits. But another topic that will soon take the series with a force will be Kyle Richards' lavish mitzvah that she threw for her daughter Portia. The party will most likely feature on the show and will also feature Lisa Rinna, Sutton Stracke, Dorit Kemsley, and Crystal Kung Minkoff, the co-stars of Kyle Richards, who attended the event. The event was also attended by Kim Richards, a former member of the series. 

Other members of the show were pretty busy during the show-time, too, as Kathy Hilton busied herself in planning the wedding of her daughter Paris Hilton. The actress recently got married to her long-term partner Carter Reum, and the wedding was well documented as a Peacock original series, Paris in Love. The wedding might also feature at the center stage during the next season of the Real Housewives of Beverly Hills. 

Then we have the topic of Kemsley being robbed at gunpoint in late 2021, and the incident might also be a topic of conversation when all the housewives get back together. The designer based in Beverly beach was robbed of her home in October 2021. Her husband, Paul "PK" Kemsley, was however, away from home on a business trip. 

Talking about the terrifying event, the reality TV star shared that she saved her life by begging for mercy as the robbers plundered her home and also begged for the safekeeping of her children. The Kemsleys share two children together, their first son Jagger, who was born in February 2014, and their second child, Phoenix, born in February 2016. 

 She recalled the terrible incident, saying, “I said, ‘I don’t care about any of it, take it all. You can have it all. Please, I’m a mother of babies. Please, they need me. Please don’t hurt me.’” The mother was only concerned about the safety of her children during the terrible ordeal. “All I could think of was, ‘I have to save those babies.,” she shared with Teddi Mellencamp when talking on Extra this past month.

But the situation only got worse for the family when PK was arrested for DUI this year. However, he was released on a warning. Dorit had also shared, “He’s very regretful. He fully understands the nature and the danger of drinking and driving." Added the star, “He was barely over the limit, and he fully understands and reassures me that it will never happen again.”

The series this next season will feature Erika, Dorit, Richards, Stracke, Rinna, Garcelle Beauvais and Minkoff. Kathy might get to be a full-time member of the Real Housewives of Beverly Hills, but presently she is just a friend of a castmate of the show. The new face will be Jenkins, who is a philanthropist and founded Neuro Brands. The brand owner of the lifestyle drink company is a mother of three children and also is in charge of Jenkins-Penn Haitian Relief Organization. The organization was founded along with Sean Penn. The star had married Roger Jenkins and stayed with him from 1999 to 2011. 

Then there is Zampino, the first wife of Will Smith. The couple had called it quits back in 1995 but shares a son together, Trey. Zampino is the founder of the skincare brand Whoop Ash, which she founded in 2006. 

While fans are considerably excited for the next season of the show and all the hot tea, the housewives are ready to spill about their own drama and that of others. But is it especially necessary for the show to continue on when it has been so many times accused of racism, sexism and has been called problematic so many times than can be calculated?

On the split hand Dan Udy, a reality TV expert said, "I'm not sure that we can expect these women, who we reward for behaving badly, to do this perfectly. And that's OK." He added, "However, having some humility and acknowledging causing pain or harm would be a good first step."

Two new cast members will join RHOBH in season 12; Credits: Us Weekly

"They can bring the drama without being racist or homophobic," a fan of the series added. "There's no place for this. It's upsetting and angers people, not entertains."

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