The Real Housewives is an international reality television franchise that consists of 11 installments in the United States , primarily broadcast on the television network Bravo and the streaming service Peacock , and 20 international installments , broadcast on various networks.
The American franchise began on March 21, 2006 with The Real Housewives of Orange County , and has expanded across New York City , Atlanta , New Jersey , D.C. , Beverly Hills , Miami , Potomac , Dallas , Salt Lake City and Dubai .
As of December 2023, a total of 159 housewives have been featured on the American installments originated in the United States, several of whom have received spin-offs from their respective shows.
The American franchise has inspired many multiple shows across the world as international installments . The international franchise began in 2011 with The Real Housewives of Athens ,[1] and has expanded across Vancouver , Les Vraies Housewives , Melbourne , Cheshire , Auckland , Sydney , Toronto , Hungary , Johannesburg , di Napoli , Jersey , Durban , Slovenija: Vražje dame , Lagos , Amsterdam , Pretoria and Cape Town .
American installments
Several installments have featured cast members in a recurring capacity, referred to as "friends of the housewives." The first recurring cast member in the franchise was Jennifer Gilbert , introduced during the third season of The Real Housewives of New York City . Some cast members only ever appear on the series as friends; occasionally, friends are promoted to full-time cast members, and full-time cast members are reduced to friends.[2] [3] [4]
Housewives who have been featured as friends either before or after being a full-time cast member include Vicki Gunvalson, Jeana Keough, Lauri Peterson, Alexis Bellino and Lizzie Rovsek from Orange County ; Luann de Lesseps and Heather Thomson from New York City ; Cynthia Bailey, Marlo Hampton, Eva Marcille, Shamea Morton Mwangi, Shereé Whitfield, Porsha Williams and Kim Zolciak-Biermann from Atlanta ; Jacqueline Laurita, Danielle Staub, Kathy Wakile and Jackie Goldschneider from New Jersey ; Brandi Glanville, Camille Grammer and Sutton Stracke from Beverly Hills ; Adriana de Moura, Alexia Nepola, Marysol Patton and Ana Quincoces from Miami ; Charrisse Jackson-Jordan and Katie Rost from Potomac ; Cary Deuber from Dallas ; and Mary Cosby and Angie Katsanevas from Salt Lake City . Other women who have appeared in a recurring capacity across the franchise are listed below.
Various friends of the housewives
List of The Real Housewives American housewives' friends
Installment
Friends
First season appeared
Last season appeared
Number of seasons
Friend
Guest
Orange County
Fernanda Rocha
6
6
1
1
Sarah Winchester
7
7
1
2
Danielle Gregorio
9
9
1
0
Nicole James
16
16
1
0
Taylor Armstrong
17
17
1
0
New York City
Jennifer Gilbert
3
3
1
1
Barbara Kavovit
11
11
1
6
Elyse Slaine
12
12
1
2
Bershan Shaw
13
13
1
0
Rebecca Minkoff
15
—
1
0
Atlanta
Demetria McKinney
7
7
1
1
Tanya Sam
11
13
3
0
LaToya Ali
13
13
1
1
Monyetta Shaw-Carter
14
15
2
0
Courtney Rhodes
15
15
1
0
New Jersey
Kim DePaola
2
2
2
4
Kim Granatell
4
5
1
1
Rosie Pierri
7
7
1
4
Jennifer Dalton
5
5
1
0
Jennifer Fessler
13
—
2
1
Traci Johnson
12
12
1
1
Beverly Hills
Dana Wilkey
2
2
1
2
Faye Resnick
3
3
1
9
Kathy Hilton
11
—
3
7
Marisa Zanuck
3
3
1
0
Sheree Zampino
12
12
1
3
Eden Sassoon
7
7
1
0
Jennifer Tilly
14
—
1
3
Miami
Kiki Barth
4
—
3
0
Potomac
Askale Davis
6
6
1
1
Jacqueline Blake
7
—
2
1
Keiarna Stewart
8
—
2
1
Dallas
Marie Reyes
1
1
1
0
Jennifer Davis Long
5
5
1
0
Salt Lake City
Angie Harrington
3
3
1
2
Danna Bui-Negrete
3
3
1
1
Britani Bateman
5
—
1
0
Meili Workman
5
—
1
0
Dubaï
Saba Yussouf
2
—
1
0
International installments
The Real Housewives international housewives
Installment
Housewives
First season starred
Last season starred
Number of seasons
Full-time
Friend
Guest
Athens
Annita Nathanail
1
1
1
0
0
Fofi Mastrokosta
1
1
1
0
0
Christina Papa
1
1
1
0
0
Orthoula Papadakou
1
1
1
0
0
Ioanna Soulioti
1
1
1
0
0
Joe Satratzemi Togou
1
1
1
0
0
Me'usharot (Israel)
Nicol Raidman
1
2
2
0
0
Lea Shnirer
1
2
2
0
1
Tali Sinai Riklis
1
1
1
0
0
Eti Dudai
1
1
1
0
0
Dafna Shahar
1
1
1
0
0
Inbar Shenhav
1
1
1
0
1
Yael Gal
2
2
1
0
0
Jennifer Snookel
2
2
1
0
0
Iris Zander
2
2
1
0
0
Keren Ben David
3
3
1
0
0
Phillip Vazana
3
3
1
0
0
Alice Avivi
3
3
1
0
0
Shulamit Afriot von Bismarck
3
3
1
0
0
Elior Kasovich
3
3
1
0
0
Dalya Arzi
3
3
1
0
0
Mulheres Ricas
Narcisa Tamborindeguy
1
2
2
0
0
Val Marchiori
1
1
1
1
0
Lydia Sayeg
1
1
1
1
0
Brunete Fraccaroli
1
1
1
1
0
Débora Rodrigues
1
1
1
0
0
Aeileen Varejão
2
2
1
0
0
Andréa de Nóbrega
2
2
1
0
0
Mariana Mesquita
2
2
1
0
0
Cozete Gomes
2
2
1
0
0
Vancouver
Jody Claman
1
2
2
0
0
Christina Kiesel
1
1
1
0
0
Reiko MacKenzie
1
1
1
0
0
Ronnie Negus
1
2
2
0
0
Mary Zilba
1
2
2
0
0
Amanda Hansen
2
2
1
0
0
Robin Reichman
2
2
1
0
0
Ioulia Reynolds
2
2
1
0
0
Toronto
Kara Alloway
1
1
1
0
0
Roxy Earle
1
1
1
0
0
Ann Kaplan Mulholland
1
1
1
0
0
Gregoriane Minot
1
1
1
0
0
Joan Kelley Walker
1
1
1
0
0
Jana Webb
1
1
1
0
0
Les Vraies Housewives (France)
Soumaya Akaaboune
1
1
1
0
0
Christina Amrani
1
1
1
0
0
Karine Kaplan
1
1
1
0
0
Christine Snider-Decroix
1
1
1
0
0
Natalie Wizman
1
1
1
0
0
Melbourne
Jackie Gillies
1
5
5
0
0
Chyka Keebaugh
1
3
3
1
1
Gina Liano
1
4
4
0
0
Andrea Moss
1
1
1
0
0
Janet Roach
1
5
5
0
0
Lydia Schiavello
1
4
4
0
0
Pettifleur Berenger
2
3
2
0
0
Gamble Breaux
2
4
4
0
0
Susie McLean
3
3
1
0
1
Venus Behbahani-Clark
4
4
1
0
0
Sally Bloomfield
4
4
1
0
0
Cherry Dipietrantonio
5
5
1
0
0
Simone Elliot
5
5
1
0
0
Kyla Kirkpatrick
5
5
1
0
0
Anjali Rao
5
5
1
0
0
Sydney
Athena Levendi
1
1
1
0
0
Krissy Marsh
1
—
3
0
0
Nicole O'Neil
1
2
2
0
0
Lisa Oldfield
1
1
1
0
0
Victoria Rees
1
1
1
0
0
Matty Samaei
1
1
1
0
0
Melissa Tkautz
1
1
1
0
0
Kate Adams
2
—
2
0
0
Terry Biviano
2
—
2
0
0
Caroline Gaultier
2
—
2
0
0
Victoria Montano
2
—
2
0
0
Sally Obermeder
2
—
2
0
0
Cheshire
Tanya Bardsley
1
14
14
1
2
Leanne Brown
1
6
6
1
0
Magali Gorré
1
2
2
0
0
Ampika Pickston
1
5
5
0
1
Lauren Simon
1
—
15
0
0
Dawn Ward
1
12
12
0
0
Missé Beqiri
3
4
2
1
0
Seema Malhotra
3
—
13
0
1
Stacey Forsey
3
7
5
1
1
Ester Dohnalová
5
12
8
2
2
Rachel Lugo
6
—
12
0
0
Nermina Pieters-Mekic
6
7
2
1
5
Hanna Kinsella
8
16
9
0
2
Perla Navia
8
10
3
0
0
Leilani Dowding
10
10
1
0
0
Nicole Sealey
11
—
7
0
0
Lystra Adams
12
—
6
0
0
Deborah Davies
13
14
2
0
0
Sheena Lynch
14
—
4
0
0
Katie Alex
15
16
1
0
1
Natasha Hamilton
16
16
1
0
0
Paige Chohan
17
—
1
1
1
Ellie Egar
17
—
1
0
0
Jersey
Tessa Hartmann
1
2
2
0
0
Hedi Green
1
1
1
0
1
Kate Taylor
1
2
2
0
0
Ashley Cairney
1
2
2
0
0
Jane Rayner
1
1
1
0
1
Margaret Thompson
1
2
2
0
0
Mia Ledbury
1
2
2
0
0
Sarha Courtnay
2
2
1
0
0
Karen Loderick
2
2
1
0
0
Auckland
Anne Batley-Burton
1
1
1
0
0
Michelle Blanchard
1
1
1
0
0
Gilda Kirkpatrick
1
1
1
0
0
Julia Sloane
1
1
1
0
0
Angela Stone
1
1
1
0
0
Louise Wallace
1
1
1
0
0
Hungary
Boglárka Csősz
1
4
4
0
0
Rita Farkas
1
1
1
1
0
Babett Köllő
1
3
3
0
0
Réka Rubint
1
1
1
0
0
Dalma Smaltig
1
2
2
0
0
Vivien Vasvári
1
3
3
0
0
Yvonne Dederick
2
4
3
1
0
Tünde Polgár
2
4
3
0
0
Nikolett Molnár
3
4
2
0
0
Noémi Nagy
3
4
2
0
0
Anfisa Bulgakova
4
4
1
0
0
Johannesburg
Evodia Mogase
1
1
1
0
0
Mercy Mogase
1
1
1
0
0
Brinnette Seopela
1
2
2
0
0
Naledi Willers
1
1
1
0
0
Christall Kay
1
2
2
0
0
Busisiwe Ter Mors
1
1
1
0
0
Lebo JoJo Gunguluza
2
—
2
0
0
Lethabo Mathatho
2
—
2
0
0
Mpho Merriweather
2
2
1
0
0
Mpumi Mophatlane
2
2
1
0
0
Tarina Patel
2
—
1
1
0
Mareli Bentley
3
—
1
0
0
Mamus Koka
3
—
1
0
0
Keabetswe Marema
3
—
1
0
0
Thobekile Mdlalose
3
—
1
0
0
Nicole Watson
3
—
1
0
0
Durban
Annie Mthembu
1
3
3
0
1
Sorisha Naidoo
1
—
3
0
0
Nonku Williams
1
—
3
0
0
Nonkanyiso Conco
1
2
2
0
0
Kgomotso Ndungane
1
2
1
0
1
Ayanda Ncwane
1
1
1
0
0
Thobile Khumalo Mseleku
2
2
1
0
0
Londiwe Zulu-Nkosi
2
2
1
0
1
JoJo Robinson
2
—
2
0
0
Slindile Wendy Ndlovu
3
—
1
0
0
Mbaliyesizwe Ngiba
3
3
1
0
0
Maria Valaskatzis
3
—
1
0
0
Nqobile Ndlela
4
—
1
0
0
Zamaswazi Ngcobo
4
—
1
0
0
Ameigh Sibahle Thompson
4
—
1
0
0
Cape Town
Beverley Steyn
1
—
1
0
0
Rushda Moosajee
1
—
1
0
0
Loveline Abinokhauno
1
—
1
0
0
Thato Montse
1
—
1
0
0
Camilla McDowell
1
—
1
0
0
Kutazwa Gqirana
1
—
1
0
0
Lulwando Tukwayo
1
—
1
0
0
Pretoria
Renske Lammerding
1
—
1
0
0
Kiki La Coco
1
—
1
0
0
Mel Viljoen
1
—
1
0
0
Rhona Erasmus
1
—
1
0
0
Marié Bosman
1
—
1
0
0
Talana Kuhn
1
—
1
0
0
Gqeberha
Norma Nicol
1
—
1
0
0
Buli G Ngomane
1
—
1
0
0
Liz
1
—
1
0
0
Unathi Faku
1
—
1
0
0
Ashleigh Mather
1
—
1
0
0
Wynlande
Candice Bester
1
—
1
0
0
Amy Kleinhans
1
—
1
0
0
Anita Lloyd
1
—
1
0
0
Karen Schwendtke
1
—
1
0
0
Mariska Thorpe
1
—
1
0
0
Michelle van Zyl
1
—
1
0
0
Napoli
Daniela Sabella
1
2
2
0
0
Maria Consiglio Visco Marigliano del Monte
1
2
2
0
0
Raffaella Siervo
1
2
2
0
0
Simonetta De Luca
1
2
2
0
0
Stella Giannicola
1
2
2
0
0
Noemi Letizia
1
1
1
0
0
Alessandra Parlato
2
2
1
0
0
Januaria Piromallo
2
2
1
0
0
Slovenija
Andreja Medvedič
1
1
1
0
0
Carmen Osovnikar
1
1
1
0
0
Gordana Grandošek Whiddon
1
1
1
0
0
Pike Zrim
1
1
1
0
0
Špela Kastelic
1
1
1
0
0
Nika Čukur
1
1
1
0
0
Lagos
Carolyna Hutchings
1
1
1
0
0
Laura Ikeji
1
—
2
0
0
Chioma Ikokwu
1
—
2
0
0
Toyin Lawani-Adebayo
1
—
2
0
0
Iyabo Ojo
1
—
2
0
0
Mariam Timmer
1
—
2
0
0
Faith Morey
2
—
1
0
0
Tania Omotayo
2
—
1
0
0
Abuja
Arafa
1
—
1
0
0
Comfort Booth
1
—
1
0
0
Ojoma Sule
1
—
1
0
0
Princess Jecoco
1
—
1
0
0
Samantha Homossany
1
—
1
0
0
Tutupie
1
—
1
0
0
Amsterdam
Maria Tailor
1
—
3
0
0
Hella Huizinga
1
2
2
0
0
Cherry-Ann Person
1
—
3
0
0
Kimmylien Nguyen
1
—
3
0
0
Sheila Bergeik
1
1
1
0
0
Susanna Klibansky
1
2
2
0
0
Djamila Celina Melcherts
1
—
3
0
0
Tamara Elbaz
2
—
2
0
0
Angela van den Brink
3
—
1
0
0
Deborah Luijendijk
3
—
1
0
1
Nairobi
Susan Kaittany
1
1
1
0
0
Vera Sidika
1
—
1
0
0
Sonal Maherali
1
1
1
0
0
Minne Kariuki
1
—
1
0
0
Lisa Christoffersen
1
1
1
0
0
Farah Esmail
2
—
1
0
1
Rejah Keji Ladu
2
—
1
0
0
Zena Nyambu
2
—
1
0
0
Żony Warszawy
Anita Kuś-Munsaje
1
1
1
0
0
Magda Pyć-Leszczuk
1
1
1
0
0
Barbara Sobczak
1
1
1
0
0
Anna Szubierajska
1
1
1
0
0
Monika Żochowska
1
1
1
0
0
Sara Koślińska
1
1
1
0
0
Kasia Przydryga
1
1
1
0
0
Anna Wrońska
1
1
1
0
1
List of The Real Housewives international housewives' friends
Installment
Friends
First season appeared
Last season appeared
Number of seasons
Friend
Guest
Me'usharot (Israel)
Bridget
3
3
1
0
Mulheres Ricas
Regina Mansur
2
2
1
0
Vancouver
Mia Deakin
1
2
2
0
Marika Palmer
1
1
1
1
Melbourne
Lisa Tonkin
1
3
1
2
Manuela Pless-Bennett
2
2
1
0
Cheshire
Chantelle Heskey
2
4
1
2
Katie Kane
6
15
1
7
Christine McGuinness
7
11
3
2
Karen Loderick
15
15
0
0
Ashley Stobart
15
15
0
0
Hungary
Catherine Dederick
2
4
3
1
Páris Mihályi
2
4
3
1
Olivér Pusztai
3
3
1
1
Johannesburg
Lerika Kleinhans
1
2
1
1
Olwethu Leshabane
1
1
1
0
Nthabiseng "Chef Nti" Ramaboa
1
1
1
0
Bridgette Sutter
2
2
1
0
Durban
Thobekile Ndlovu
1
1
1
0
Mabusi Seme
1
2
2
1
Sanelisiwe Bhengu
3
3
1
0
Amsterdam
Magali Gorré
1
2
1
1
Gini Faber
3
—
1
1
Lagos
Priscilla Ajoke Ojo
1
—
2
0
Paul O
2
—
1
0
Vanessa Onyinye
2
—
1
0
Rommel Asagwara
2
—
1
0
Żony Warszawy
Anna Wrońska
1
1
1
0
References
American installments
International installments
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