It’s never going to end. Today at Bravocon, Andy Cohen announced Real Housewives of Salt Lake City as the newest housewives franchise.
Andy told the crowd, “We’ve always tried to choose a city that has completely unique personalities and we also try to throw a little curve ball now and then. Pick somewhere you weren’t expecting. We are very excited to travel to Salt Lake City, Utah! In Utah, you have the majesty of the mountains, the Mormon religion, and an exclusive community of people who have very successful businesses who live in their own universe.”
Bravo seems determind to milk the very last dollar they can out of the franchise. In addition to Salt Lake City, they have been lowkey casting in Seattle, Palm Beach and San Francisco. We’ll be watching this crap in the old folks home if Bravo has it their way.
In other Bravocon news, things are going better than expected. The Top Chef event received some underwhelming reviews. Seating for some of the more popular events went fast. But, overall, everyone is pleased with the event so far. Tom Sandoval showed up in drag as Lisa Manderhump. It was weird.
The biggest gossip flying around is that Kim Biermann is knocked up with baby number seven. This news spread like wildfire when she performed Don’t Be Tardy on WWHL last night. It seems really obvious. I have not heard of any actual confirmation from Kim yet. It could be that people are just not used to seeing Kim unless she is highly photo shopped. That’s a characteristic she shares with Nene Leakes. It’s probably just a beer gut.
Are you at Bravocon? Thoughts on Salt Lake City?
I feel bad for everyone in Salt Lake. I’m sure this show will feature the worst in “Utah Mormon” stereotypes.
I thought we already had this show. Except it was called Sister Wives.
I loved Sister Wives! Oh wait, I am thinking of Big Love the scripted drama.My first thought was the Love After Lockup Mormon lady.
Oh I loved Big Love, can’t believe Bill Paxton is gone!
I have/had thing for Bill Paxton! And loved BIg Love! May be time for rainy day Re-binge on Big Love! So sad he is gone!
I did a Big Love rewatch earlier this year and it holds up!
I lived Big Love too! It is one of my all time favorites.
I loved Big Love. Sister Wives wishes it was Big Love. UGH Big Love was awesome and made me fall in love with that family, Sister Wives made me gag and want to poke out my eyes. Which one do you think Bravo will emulate? Getting eye protectors ready…lol
Please stop the insanity! What happened to the one they filmed in Australia? Quit while you’re ahead Bravo. Surely u have other creative concepts than just this one……yawn….
I think Melbourne is coming back. I wish we could see the international franchises.
We don’t need a Salt Lake housewives franchise! What next – Valdosta??
At least we won’t have to watch them get too drunk.
If they’re not drunk, what will we be watching though? They also won’t be meeting for coffee.
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We’ll be watching the super sober baby-filled season of ATL only with white people and no babies. Zzzzzz
I went to Salt Lake City once!
It was closed.
I’m ashamed to say I’m excited. We don’t have anything like Salt Lake City in Australia and I love to see how other people live. I also love Sister Wives and Big Love, I wonder if they will just have one family or choose one wife from several families to follow. Of course, not everyone is plural, they’re just the ones that will be the most interesting.
Sarah, your post made me laugh out loud on a day when I really needed to laugh out loud. Thank you!
Just the thought of Bravo casting 5 or 6 housewives…all from the same immediate family. Hahaha. I wouldn’t put it past production! They’d do it if they could.
As I understand it, plural marriage is actually fairly rare in Salt Lake. Main stream Mormons haven’t practiced it since Utah became a state (the feds made it a condition of statehood). After the church outlawed plural marriage, some folks splintered off & formed their own groups. Most of those folks live in insular communities in extremely rural areas. The way it’s done on Sister Wives & Big Love is even more rare.
And, only about half of the folks who live in Salt Lake are Mormon.
So it should basically be a show about some mainstream Mormon folks who work hard, have lots of kids, don’t drink, smoke, swear, use caffeine or believe in divorce or same sex relationships & some non-Mormon folks. With no polygamy to be seen. Beautiful scenery tho.
Now if they did the Real Housewives of San Francisco, we might get to see some more interesting relationship structures!
Please don’t think what you see is normal. I watch shows from Australia (thank you to AcornTv) and doesn’t think you are all like that.
Bravocon actually looks like a lot of fun! Sandoval … is he trying to tell us something or just that needy for attention? GG and Reza had a video saying the shahs season is going to be insane. My daughter lives MDLNY now. My husband is not happy about it! I ask her why she likes it and her eyes hon along crazy and she says “the drama!” She’s 9.
They cancelled MIAMI but bring us Salt Lake City??? That is a curveball that isn’t going to bring results. I predict a boring show. If I was going to make another city for Housewife’s I would have done New Orleans or San Francisco. But I would really like New Orleans the most. but I would want to see wives that came from or married into old southern money, not “new money” Atlanta style women. But I have a feeling if they did New Orleans they would cast wives of athletes and wanna be “socialites.”
They need to cancel OC and maybe we will have a show that isn’t borderline girl on girl porm. I don’t mind the occasional drunk fest but the every week drunk fest has gotten out of hand. Remember each week shows days of drinking. Those women need a AA Chapter there in the OC!
No matter how flamboyant New Orleans seems, the “old southern money”operates just like the “old southern money” in Charleston and only appears in the news three times in life: birth, marriage, and death. Not a single house wife, in any city is “old money,” and never will be.
I would much rather have a Real Housewives of Seattle than RH of Salt Lake.
Also curious about the Kim ZB news.
So you have insomnia and need something to make you fall asleep? Because I have always felt that Seattle Housewives would be a snoozefest.
I sort of know the area and would like to see them going to places there–restaurants, etc.
Ha! Seattleite here…there are sure some rich bitches here, but I can’t help but think the lion’s share of RHOS would be judging each other for using plastic straws or forgetting their reusable shopping bags at the grocery store.
Hey, you’re supposed to say “Spoiler alert” before you give away the whole first-season plot like that. Haha!
ITA Badseed-love your observations. I’m from the area too and the only way it would really work would be to have new transplants to the area. Seattle natives tend to be very low-key and despite there being a LOT of very rich people, wealth flaunting is frowned upon.
My inlaws are mormon and live in Utah. The one thing I take away is that they are always put together, nails, hair, clothes, so in bravo world that would be a good fit. Maybe this will phase out the OC, hah, not!
I think this is brilliant. Clearly they are going to harness all the LDS bloggers and influencers, who are SO competitive with each other. Think about how many people follow those people and their over the top, everything-is-flawless lives on IG? Whether they can be entertaining is another matter, but I can think of a few influencers they could throw in who are totally nuts.
I live in Salt Lake City and I’m not sure what they’re expecting to get here. We have a few wealthy communities but they’re small and mostly retired couples. Salt lake is a very liberal city in the midst of an overwhelmingly conservative state so I guess that could bring in some drama, and any experience you’ve had with a Mormon outside of Utah will leave you totally unprepared for actual Utah Mormons, but this is actually a fairly small city and there’s not a lot of interest compared to other cities.
Keep in mind that they could be in an outskirt of SLC. Atlanta has HW that don’t actually live in Atlanta. All they need are 5 crazy, thirsty women!
I have a Mormon friend who didn’t grow up in Utah. He said Utah Mormons are different, like more uptight, always trying to present themselves as the picture perfect Mormons. I’m guessing Bravo is going for the more conservative viewer for this one.
One of my best friends in HS was Mormon, born and raised in IN. I participated in many many youth activities at her church in HS, even went to a few “services”. Her family was amazing and she always a great friend for many years after HS, went to her wedding shower where we all got a little raunchy even with her mother there. She and her husband graduated from Brigham Young, they were married in “the Temple”. Occasionally I check in with her on facebook, amazing, beautiful, bright, loving woman. I would love to see her or someone like her represented. She has lived in SLC since she graduated, now a G-ma too, really beautiful and with a very successful family.
She’s also related to the Osmonds, no big suprise now but when we were younger looking at the family photos with them was pretty cool.
Bravo lost me as a viewer a while ago. The lack of diversity is appalling and boring. Joyce Giraud was smart, and capitalized on this with her show.
Just when I was starting to feel better… this post makes me sick in so many ways.
The only positive I can see is job security for TT.
MORE HW SHOWS? For the love of all things Holy, please make it stop!
As for Kim Z, she can’t even afford the kids she’s got. Other than that, I have zero interest in her.
This is just a big fat NOE on all accounts IMO.
Ughhh. I, Just. Can’t.
Bravo is the devil.
What’s next? Amish Housewives?
I’d watch it.
To answer your question, HELL TO THE NO!! I wish they would just bring back Miami.
Only if they also do Real Housewives of Sodom and Gomorrah.
LOVE your new thingy! Brain fart can’t remember what they’re called but braNo? Smarty pants!
This! (Avatar?) I love it too! So perfect!
Thank you! Avatar!
I was planning on using it only for my boycott show comments, and alternating with another one, but it retroactively put it everywhere.
Luv it!
On my husband’s side of the family he has two uncles and eight cousins who are mormon, Honestly, the truth of the religion and the rituals are concerning to us. We also dont understand why his family wants to baptize dead relatives to the mormon community.They were Lutheran when they were alive. Why? I’m sure my husband’s grandfather doesn’t want to be a mormon he, was very active in his church.
Oh that sounds very strange! Changing religions after death when you obviously have no say in the matter! I don’t think so! (I am Lutheran by the way 🙂 )
Shane Simpson(RHOC)…..need I say more!?
FYI I support all mainstream religions. Please do not insult other people’s religions. This comment is not targeted toward anyone in particular. It just seems like some are getting close to the edge. I am just requesting that you be mindful to be respectful to all religions.
LDS is most definitely NOT a mainstream religion. It’s completely on par with Scientology as far as wacky, ridiculous religions go.
C’mon. Not cool.
Jim you are not the arbitrar of main stream religion. There are almost ten million Mormons in the US. They believe in the Bible and other religious doctrines. Whether you or I agree with their ideology doesnt not put them on par with cults like Scientology.
They’re a whacky religion. Most religions are whacky. Theirs is based on racism and bigotry. That makes them unlikeable and whacky.
Isn’t LaLa from there? Maybe her mom will be on the show.
There is a picture of Andy with the crew from Southern Charm at Bravocon on Cameran’s Instagram. I never realized how short Andy is! Shep looks like a giant next to him! How tall is Andy? How tall is Shep?
My hubby was on his ipad last night and asked if I was going to audition for Real Housewives of Salt Lake. I told him that he was really funny talking about a nonexistent show. Then he handed my his ipad with the article and I was shocked. I live in a suburb just outside of Salt Lake and I’ll probably watch. Hopefully people will learn that Mormons don’t practice polygamy and not everyone who lives here are Mormons.
I would like to see more international housewives – like Paris or Moscow. I loved Ladies of London and Melbourne. I never understood why they were cancelled. Miami was another one I liked.
When it comes to society who’s the pillar of Salt lake?
Will they ever find the long lost shaker of Salt Lake City?
Pegged it.
Shane claims he has cousins who are going to be on RHSLC.!!!!!!
In other Shane news. He did not pass the bar in July. The November results are posted. I don’t think he wants too personally. that’s my thought. I think he lilkes being around home, at the harbor and with his family.
I think he definitely wants to pass it. He works at a law firm and can’t really do all the things he wants to in California without passing the bar. The California bar is the really hard to pass. However, this year’s July test takers had a higher pass rate than usual. Repeat test takers are way less likely to pas.
I feel like Shane is probably bombing on the essay portion and needs to take some kind of course in how to write an essay.
Agree TT, the CA bar only had a 31 percent pass rate this past time. We know people who have taken the exam for years, you can only test twice a year. You need to really take off for several months and just study all day every day, especially if you are years out of school. That maybe hard for Shane to just take off months off work at a time to study, and just going to a hotel to review for one or two weeks before the test is not enough. Also, we don’t know where he went to law school, statistically it is harder to pass if you attended a lesser ranked school than say Stanford or CAL. I give him credit for trying so hard, especially with the public scrutiny.
I believe he went to school in Utah and passed the Utah bar. It’s always an advantage to go to law school in the state where you are attempting the bar. Thus first time attempters who went to school in California make up the majority of those who pass.
Correct, I looked him up and he is indeed admitted in the State of Utah, and is current on his bar dues. But the contact listed is for some law firm in SoCA. While there is some reciprocity to out of state lawyers, I believe he needs to get admitted here in CA, if he wants to go to court, sign off on documents. It looks like he went to Whittier law school, so at least he probably knows the CA subjects. I don’t think people need to worry about him, he is working and will probably pass sometime.
Gee Thanks! I was hoping someone could come along and rubberstamp what I have been saying for the past two years.
The passing rate was probably higher due to the essay topics being leaked. They were accidentally sent to the Deans of online law schools that typically have low passer rates. Once that was revealed they had to release the topics to everyone. And Shane still couldn’t pass.
wow when were they leaked. He could have asked an attorney friend to help him with the questions.
I am( now expired I think, it’s been a while since I taught) nationally certified in Reading. It’s sort of a racket because you have to have several thousand dollars to do it and still most people fail. Although I have never taken the bar (But I have taken the LSAT and did quite well) the National Cert for Reading was fairly difficult. Mostly the essay because there unlike law there are many schools of thought on best practices. The essay questions are like…. “Billy has trouble with this and that and Jane has these special needs…. how would your tie your lesson plan together and improve both of these children’s skills while still teaching the same lesson simultaneously to the class? And for the Nat Cert if I recall correctly it was timed. Like do all this in twenty minutes. You had to think fast.
Why no Real Housewives of Salton City? Too real for Bravo?
Not interested in Real Housewives of Salt Lake City, is this a joke?These shows like to have the women go out to clubs and get drunk, then go dancing or to fun locales. Will this franchise center on drinking Sweet tea and listening to the Mormon tabernacle choir? Snooze.
Cities I ‘d like to see as franchises would have nice locales and affluent folks for the drama.
Real Housewives of Boston
Real Housewives of San Francisco including Palo Alto, Hillsborough etc
Real Housewives of San Diego
Real Housewives of Scottsdale
Real Housewives of New Orleans (real powerbroker families, not Reagan)\
Real Housewives of Seattle includes Bellihgham, Whidbey Island etc
Real Housewives of Vegas
Real Housewives of Honolulu
Real Housewives of Chicago
Maybe ‘Andy was kidding?
Nope, can’t drink sweet tea either. It has caffeine, naturally.
I’ll watch it though because of the train wreck it will certainly be.
I vote for Real Housewives of Nashville.
SF could include Marin County, which is affluent, but it gave us the White Taliban, whose parents thought it was a good idea to let sonny boy go on his jihad. So that tells you what you need to know about Marin.
Salt Lake City ? Snooze fest! And as for Kim being prego with 7th, can only say best wishes! ❤️
I saw Kim downing shots at BravoCon on Instagram. I would hope she’s not pregnant.
And Kroy has a vasectomy after the twins so it would take a lot of work for her to get pregnant
I kerp wondering why Andy avoids St. Louis as a show setting. Maybe it will anger his folks.
Adding: this town is wacky-ass. From Alton, Il to St Charles, Wildwood to Belleville, Il.
Tamara . Thanks for taking the time to educate me/ us regarding Shane. I feel really bad now that I thought he wasn’t that serious about it. I like Emily and wish her the best. Thanks again for your research and hard work.
I appreciate your on the ground OC intel as well, Cheryle! Don’t feel bad. i do feel that Shane gets a bad rap. But he is also kind of an asshole. Especially because he’s a Mormon.
I just want Miami back. I only watch NJ, NY, BH, ATL, and OC (when I’m bored)….I’m hearing the most recent season of Potomac was excellent???
Tamara What is the real scoop here. I read on twitter that this video is fake. It was made 4 years ago and posted on youtube. I checked and it was posted 4 yrs ago. I also read a comment that yes the vidoe was made 4 yrs ago but now they really are doing a RHSLC. So which is it? Is this for real going to be a show or have we been hoodwinked. If anyone has the sources to figure this out its you.
I don’t know what video you are talking about. When I heard the news, I thought it was an April Fools joke. But it seems to be a real thing.
I was referring to the video with the intro to RHSLC that has been floating around.
https://youtu.be/jrfZi8S8fXk
He literally says it is something is friend did. It was very well done though. He may get a production job.