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Miaow! The top 10 bitchiest ladies on TV and film

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Miaow! The top 10 bitchiest ladies on TV and film

There’s nothing we like better than a girl with bite, and boy can these bitches bite. There’s nothing a teen TV drama or chick flick movie loves more than a villainous girl stealing the limelight to deliver a few verbal punches. Let’s be honest, they always get the best lines.

Blair Waldorf – Gossip Girl

One of the cattiest dramas on TV anyway, Blair still easily takes the (self-appointed) crown of Queen bitch. One of the nastiest things you’ll find in the Upper East Side, Miss Waldorf is a force to be reckoned with, destroying lesser mortals in mere seconds. When it comes to the big guns, she’s not shy either, as demonstrated in her ruthless take down of Georgina.

Regina George – Mean Girls

She’s so mean they put it in the title. Regina has it all: the money, the car, the boys, the blonde hair, the popularity and the innate need to be better than everyone else. All of this and the fact she’s a teen in high school adds up to ensure we get non-stop bitchiness from this blonde bombshell. Don’t fret though, she gets her comeuppance in true mean girl style.

Summer Roberts – The OC

Possibly the tamest addition to this list, Summer Roberts is the perfect bad girl turned good story. The typical “hot” high school girl, Summer started life on the show as a bitchy, materialistic and ditzy character – simply an object of fantasy for geeky guy Seth. Whilst we loved seeing her soften into one half of our favourite Orange County couple, she had some of he best put downs going including this gem about Ryan: “He better be real sick. Like dead. Cause if he isn’t I’m gonna strangle him with his wifebeater.”

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Marianne Bryant – Easy A

Good girl Marianne had to make this list just for the sheer irony of Amanda Bynes playing this holier-than-thou character in her last film before her major public breakdown. Crazy antics aside, this new take on the stereotypical mean girl is refreshing and hilarious. Bible basher Marianne has it in for supposed “slut” Olive and channels her mean energy into some intense praying.

Angelica – Rugrats

The youngest lady to grace our list, she still manages to dole out the insults like she’s giving out free candy. Angelica Pickles is the spoilt 3-year-old cousin of protagonist Tommy. Her hobbies include sucking up to her parents and making life hell for the “dumb babies”.

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Helga – Hey Arnold!

The ever angry Helga – not helped by that monobrow – may have been masking her love for “football head” Arnold, but she sure did a good job of it. She was the kid at school who fancied you and demonstrated this by pulling your hair. Only in private would Helga’s bully exterior drop and her true passion for Arnold rise to the surface.

Lisa Vanderpump – The Real Housewives of Beverly Hills

We conceivably could have chosen any of the real housewives – globally – to make this list. There’s just something about Lisa’s sultry British drawl that adds a whole layer of molten mean to her insults. Known as the Queen of the Beverly Hills housewives, she is not at all afraid to dish out the dirty truth and let the other wives know when they’ve crossed a line.

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Cordelia Chase – Buffy the Vampire Slayer

The perfect foil for Buffy, Cordelia takes on the role of the vain but popular cheerleader who takes some convincing before accepting the existence of the supernatural. Reluctantly joining Buffy and her crew, she struggles to help them without throwing in a catty comment every other sentence. For long-standing Buffy fans, Cordelia does eventually redeem herself and becomes a loved part of the team… but it’s so much more fun to hate her.

Sue Sylvester – Glee

Expertly portrayed by Jane Lynch, Sue is the cheerleading coach at William McKinley High School and takes delight in making everyone around her feel terrible. Her arch-nemesis is Will Schuester, director of the Glee Club, and receiver of the majority of Sue’s put downs. You might want to make note of these insults, as they are world class.

Patsy – Absolutely Fabulous

If only Sue and Patsy could have met; they either would have been best friends or would have been the best sparring partners we’ve ever seen. Patsy – full name “Eurydice Colette Clytemnestra Dido Bathsheba Rabelais Patricia Cocteau Stone” – is the chain-smoking, alcoholic, nymphomaniac best friend of Eddy Monsoon. She takes a rather blunt approach to bitchiness and just says it like it is with Eddy’s daughter Saffy often taking the brunt of most of these tirades. If you feel you need to toughen up a bit, sit back and learn from the master mistress.

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20 life lessons we learnt from binge-watching The Real Housewives on Hayu

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20 life lessons we learnt from binge-watching The Real Housewives on Hayu

New reality TV streaming service Hayu launched this week, bringing with it our inevitable downfall when we find ourselves sunken into our beds, watching the 3,000th episode of reality TV with no hope of getting up and continuing living life.

Every show you love to hate and hate to love is on there: from those pesky Kardashians to Made in Chelsea. We could not be more excited to discover that we can watch every season of The Real Housewives of DC/Beverly Hills/Atlanta/Miami/New Jersey (and some of their ridiculous spin-offs, “Kandi’s Ski Trip” anyone?).

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Now we can relive every great NeNe insult in Atlanta, all the crazy-eyed moments of Ramona in New York and the shocking drama of Vicki’s love life in Orange County.

These fabulous ladies have taught us so much over the years; binge-watching every season of every spin-off is a truly educational experience… we promise.

Here are some of the life lessons these wise gals have given us:

1. Always try new things.

Just as Vicki Gunvalson showed us when the girls went white water rafting in Costa Rica.

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2. Always know when to say sorry.

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3. Do not employ people who aren’t famous. You are fabulous, your staff should be fabulous too.

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4. Keep a healthy lifestyle and you can reward yourself.

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5. Know your strengths.

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6. Always keep someone around to hold your gold.

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7. Reinvent your wardrobe to standout at every event.

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8. Ensure you pass on your wise attitudes to your children.

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9. Be well-versed in academia. Know your literature…

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10. …geography…

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11. …and religious studies.

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12. Never pass up cake.

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13. Always make a fabulous entrance.

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14. The most important life lesson we have taken from our favourite housewives is one of a deep spiritual nature. Just kidding. It’s drinking.

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15. Drink a lot.

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16. Drink all the time.

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17. Drink in public places.

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18. If people call you out for your drinking, just own it.

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19. When you think you can’t drink anymore, drink more.

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20. And always drink with your best friends.

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Because, at the end of the day, these ladies do love each other… deep down.

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EXCLUSIVE INTERVIEW: RHOBH Erika Girardi tells us about her “super sexy” alter ego

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EXCLUSIVE INTERVIEW: RHOBH Erika Girardi tells us about her “super sexy” alter ego

Erika Girardi is the latest addition to The Real Housewives of Beverly Hills line-up and boy has she made a big splash in that pool of diamonds. The 44-year-old is married to Tom Girardi – one of the most successful lawyers in the US (he’s famous for inspiring the Erin Brokovich case). She splits her time between being faithful wife and mother to her son from her previous marriage, and being Erika Jayne.

Erika Jayne is her super-sexualised alter-ego. I won’t spend time describing her, see for yourself:

Erika Jayne has eight number one singles on the US dance club charts and spends her time touring the country performing at night clubs, gay pride events and on TV appearances. Erika Girardi has decided to join the cast of the Real Housewives for season six and I had the privilege of speaking to the Atlanta-born housewife recently.

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Watching the show it’s clear Erika is not afraid to say it like it is – I believe the phrase is “doesn’t give a flying f*ck”. She does, however, have a thick skin and certainly knows what she’s getting herself into – remember she’s married to an insanely smart lawyer (not that she relies on anyone but herself). This is one independent woman.

Erika completely defies expectations; something I and the housewives discovered quickly. On the outside, she could appear to be nothing more than a blonde, barbie doll-esque, gold-digging, trophy wife (Erika is 32 years younger than Tom). Dig a little deeper and she throws all of that on its head; she has been happily married for 16 years and her relationship with Tom is heartwarming and genuine, even on screen. She knows she looks like a barbie doll and she completely owns it – quote “I’m 44 years old but I look great. I have all the access to the best, what am I gonna look like – a hag? Of course I look great.”

Her no-nonsense, love-life attitude is infectious and she is fast becoming the jewel in the Beverly Hills tiara.

Here’s what she had to say to us:

Hi Erika, how are you? 

I’m good, how are you today?

I’m really good, thank you. I wanted to say firstly that I think you’re such a great addition to the housewives. You’re such a breath of fresh air – it’s nice to have someone with an attitude like yours.

Oh thank you so much. I appreciate that.

How was it being the new girl? Did you feel like you were welcomed?

Of course I was welcomed but as you see, anytime you put a group of women together, not everyone’s going to gel 100% of the time and difficulties arise and so do differences of opinion, and that’s what makes the show so great.

Do you feel like when you’re on camera you’re completely natural or do you feel like you have a bit of a game plan when you’re all together?

Uh not for me, no. I feel in the moment and present.

We’ve recently seen you and the other ladies visiting The Hamptons. A lot of the housewives seemed intimated by you on Instagram but once they met you they fell in love with you! Have you had that reaction before?

Sure, yes. The answer is yes. I think that the persona of Erika Jayne, being this over the top , super sexy woman can sometimes throw people off.

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And then, when you realize that there is a human being behind that – you understand that I’m just as normal as everyone else. A stage persona is simply that. It’s supposed to be exaggerated; if it isn’t, then it’s not entertaining.

If we came to see an Erika Jayne show what could we expect?

You’re gonna have a lot of fun, you’re gonna have a smile from ear-to-ear. The music is loud. It’s a lot of fun. It’s energy. It’s hair. It’s heels. It’s costumes. It’s a good time! And you should escape, and dance and forget your troubles. As corny as that may sound that’s really the truth.  

Tonight at the Diamond Horseshoe 💎 #erikajayne #theprettymess #theprettymesskrewe #NYC 🙌🏻 #showgirl A video posted by Erika Jayne (@theprettymess) on

Sounds like a great night out. Would you come to the UK?

It is a fun night out. I have! I’ve performed in the UK and I would gladly come again. I love it.

As Erika Jayne you’re obviously very body confident – have you always been like that? 

Well, I grew up a dancer, in a dance studio and in dance companies all my life. So – I’ve always used my body as a tool. I think when you come from that background – things that others may perceive as forward, I perceive as natural. I grew up a dancer – so it is what it is!

Following what’s been broadcast in the US, we’ve seen that there have been arguments surrounding Yolanda and her illness. Is it difficult hearing the other housewives talk about her behind her back? Do you sometimes feel like you’re her only ally?

Listen, here’s the thing, we’re talking about someone who is really ill. So it’s one thing to criticize my show, or say… whatever you want to say about others but when you’re talking about someone’s health, and someone who is really struggling – it’s hard to hear that. And, you know, I feel like sometimes I have to express myself a little bit louder… than I need to – than perhaps I want to – in order to make people listen.

I think that’s why you’ve gained quite a lot of respect because you’re just real – I think people really enjoy that.

Thank you!

I heard that before you were on Housewives you’d never seen an episode. Have you watched it now?

That is a true statement. I had not watched the Housewives before I was on Housewives and I did not watch an episode until after we came back from our trip. And then I sat down and I watched one episode and half of a reunion.

I think the show is put together beautifully. And watching it now having been on it and watching it now and writing the blog, I mean obviously there are things that are great and then there are things you go, ewww. But you know, that’s just part of the game.

What kind of things do you watch on TV?  

I do. I watch The Knick, I watch Game of Thrones, I watch Penny Dreadful. I watch a lot of CNN. I watch Ray Donovan. What was I watching last night? Oh I was watching that OJ thing last night.

I love my series. I can’t wait for Game of Thrones. I’m super excited… I need to know if Jon Snow lives or dies.

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I know – it’s the big question isn’t it?! It’s torture!

He’d better not die or I quit!

One last question, do you think you’ll stick around for another season of housewives because we’d love to see you back? 

Well, thank you I appreciate that. Here’s the thing, I have to be… you know, who knows if I’ll be asked back or not? We’ll see!

If you were asked, would you like to or would you think definitely not?

I’m gonna wait until they ask… then answer.

That sounds like a good answer – keep the power in your hands!

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The Real Housewives of Beverly Hills airs on Lifetime on Tuesdays at 9pm.

EXCLUSIVE INTERVIEW: Lisa Vanderpump talks J-Law and being alpha-female

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EXCLUSIVE INTERVIEW: Lisa Vanderpump talks J-Law and being alpha-female

Hearing the silky British drawl of Lisa Vanderpump over the phone you’d be forgiven for thinking she was relaxing in a countryside estate somewhere deep in the rich neighbourhoods of Buckinghamshire. Swap Buckinghamshire for Beverly Hills and the picture stays pretty much the same.

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One of the longest-running members of The Real Housewives of Beverly Hills, Lisa is a mother to two, a wife of 34 years, an entrepreneur, a philanthropist and a keeper of 8 dogs, numerous swans and two miniature ponies. She somehow also finds the time to film Real Housewives alongside her other reality show, Vanderpump Rules – documenting the trials and tribulations of running her West Hollywood restaurant, SUR.

Vanderpump Rules is in its fourth season whilst Real Housewives is still going strong at season six. The gaggle of rich Hollywood housewives is infamous for their extravagant parties, excessive spending and exaggerated arguments. Lisa provides the feisty backbone of the group, often always telling it how it is – as this interviewer found out. Immediately reversing our roles, she starts by grilling me about how many viewers her shows get in the UK (170,000 last week if you’re reading Lisa). Our awkward conversation ends with her confusing my role as a journalist with the ability to control all television as she requests I get her a spot on The Graham Norton Show. 

I can’t deny she’s got spunk.

Hi Lisa, firstly I wanted to say you’re absolutely my favourite housewife. Everybody that knows I’m doing this interview has said they love you too – you’re definitely repping for the Brits.

It’s hard for me to understand really – how well known it is over there – because I feel pretty isolated here. When I went back [to the UK] I wasn’t recognised that much compared to here… here I go anywhere and it’s a big deal.

Well you’re obviously going to the wrong streets – I would have said hello!

(Lisa laughs, then gets back to the serious questions) What channel is it on over there? Lifetime and ITVBe?

Yes, Housewives is aired on Tuesdays here.

And how many viewers does it get?

I’m afraid I wouldn’t be the one to ask for that…

What about Vanderpump Rules? Does that get a lot of attention?

(This goes on for a while… I’ll spare you the rest).

Having caught up on the latest US episode, everything seems to have come to a head with the discussion about Yolanda Foster and her children. Do you think your words were twisted?

(N.B. Yolanda and two of her children suffer from Lyme’s Disease; Lisa has been accused of claiming the children are completely healthy).

Well it was a difficult scenario really, I think most people have reacted well and understand that Kyle kept pushing and I was reluctant to talk about it. Then Erika kind of exaggerated everything – have you read my blog? There’s a lot of how I feel in that really. It’s a complicated scenario but that does kind of break it down. I feel like there was no point in throwing Kyle under the bus and saying she pushed me – I’m not that friend to be shifting the blame around. I was going to deal with it at hand.

It was slightly surprising, [Yolanda] seemed very aggressive that’s for sure.

Yolanda and her children: Gigi, Anwar and Bella Hadid.

Yolanda and her children: Gigi, Anwar and Bella Hadid.

I wanted to ask you about new girl, Erika Girardi. It’s clear you’re the alpha-female housewife but do you think Erika might be a threat to your status? 

 I’ve never really felt like alpha anything. I mean maybe they’ve given me that crown, so to speak, when they call me “the Queen”. For me, I have a hell of a lot of pressures and struggles just trying to stay on the show. I’m running my three restaurants – businesses that are open 16 hours a day – and then I’m on Vanderpump Rules at exactly the same time. I was organising a lot for the “Stop Yulin” march and I do a lot for LGBT… So I don’t really think, ‘oh I’m going to come in and lead the pack on this one!” I’m basically just struggling to get dressed and show up!

One thing about Erika that has been surprising is that she was quite nice in scene and didn’t say very much, and then in her interview bites it’s a different story. I think that’s what makes the show interesting though. Some people are crazy about her and I suppose then I’m not their favourite. I think everybody should have somebody that they identify with. She’s new to the show; I’ve done 200 episodes of reality – she’s done six – you know, they’re just getting a glimpse of her.

People know me and pretty much know that they can depend on me for a modicum of decency.

Obviously you are very busy but do you think you’ll stick with the Real Housewives? Will we see you in season seven?

I don’t know yet – all good things come to an end don’t they? I didn’t think I’d come back after season four to be honest.

You deserve a rest!

I won’t rest, I’ll rest when I die – there’s a lot of things I want to accomplish. It wasn’t a good season for me; even up to so far, I see everyone taking a dig and sniping.

Vanderpump Rules has been a huge task as well. We’re going to finish that with 23 episodes – it’s a lot, it started off as a little spin-off.  We shoot both at the same time which is quite demanding really.

Jennifer Lawrence is a big fan of both Housewives and Vanderpump Rules – she’s even visited Pump (Lisa’s “sexy garden restaurant” in Hollywood) a number of times. There are rumours that J-Law and Amy Schumer might be writing a spoof of the reality shows, do you think that’d be fun?

I love Jennifer Lawrence. I think she’s fabulous and she’s got a great sense of humour. Yes, of course she’s been into Pump. She even did her own little video – a spoof of the Vanderpump Rules titles.

She’s a great girl, a very talented actress as well. Yes that would be hilarious – I think she’s even discussed it with Eddie Redmayne. In fact, I just got an invitation to Eddie Redmayne’s party. Eddie Redmayne likes the Housewives – maybe that’s why I’ve been invited to his Oscar party. (THREE times she said Redmayne’s name, just in case you didn’t pick up that).

Back in 2013 you did Dancing with the Stars, would you ever consider coming back to the UK and doing Strictly Come Dancing? 

If they asked me I’d definitely consider it but it’s hard for me to spend a lot of time in the UK now. I do come back every few months but I was shooting all summer, and I’ve got a lot of dogs and other animals I’m passionate about. It’s really difficult for me to be away from them. I’ve literally just come in from feeding biscuits to my little ponies.

Lisa and her two miniature ponies.

Lisa and her two miniature ponies.

Do you watch a lot of TV? What do you enjoy watching?

It’s very difficult for me to watch television, I have to say, with the state of the world and all of the political things that are going on here at the moment. I’ve been watching CNN – I’m regularly a spokesperson on CNN or HLN, their sister station.

I also love some of the great dramas like Revenge and The Affair.

Great, thanks for talking to us Lisa. (To you and me, this indicates the end of the interview… but not for Lisa Vanderpump).

Oh you’re welcome. What you should do is… I’d like to come to England to do some talk shows. I’d like to promote Vanderpump Rules and Real Housewives but nobody ever asks me. I’d love to do Graham Norton but I haven’t got anyone working on my behalf over there.

(Panicking and trying to make a joke) Well I’ll get on the case for you then.

No will you seriously or not?

Well I can try! I will find somebody from Graham Norton and I will do what I can.

Because it’d be good to promote the shows there.

Yea definitely.

Ok.

Ok… thank you for your time!

Bye!

(And here ends the world’s most awkward interview).

The Real Housewives of Beverly Hills airs on Lifetime on Tuesdays at 9pm.

The Real Housewives: Queens of Trash TV

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The Real Housewives: Queens of Trash TV

Pitching The Real Housewives franchise must have been a hard sell. Following a bunch of snooty, rich, bitchy women in their everyday lives doesn’t exactly scream ratings… but somehow, it’s become the best trash TV around. You’d be lying if you said you’ve never flicked through the channels and accidentally watched half an hour of the New Jersey girls cat-fighting.

This Sunday sees a whole two new instalments come to Bravo: The Real Housewives of Dallas and The Real Housewives of Potomac. (Go ahead and google Potomac, I won’t judge you). This will take the total of Housewives to nine different series in the US alone.

In celebration of the upcoming new series, we thought we’d countdown the bitchiness to see which housewives take the title of Queens of Trash TV.
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7. The Real Housewives of Washington DC

Bringing up the rear mainly due to the fact it only aired for one season. The biggest scandal the show encountered was housewife Michaele Salahi running off with the frontman of rock band Journey without telling her husband, leading to him informing the police she’d been kidnapped. All in a day’s work for a Real Housewife.

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6. The Real Housewives of Miami

The most recent series to come to our screens (back in 2011), the housewives of Miami were just as catty as the rest. However the series seemed to come to a slow and painful end with producer Andy Cohen supposedly referring to it as “dead in the water”.

5. The Real Housewives of Atlanta

With names like DeShawn, Porsha, NeNe and Phaedra, how could this not be an amazing addition to the franchise?

These ladies really knew how to get down and dirty, as this clip from the season six reunion show proves:

4. The Real Housewives of New York City

Approaching an eighth season, the housewives in the Big Apple never fail to entertain. Despite the series title, a few of the ladies were anything but housewives and owned incredibly successful businesses. Naturally, this led to bigger personalities, bitchier fights, and a lot of money being thrown around.

3. The Real Housewives of New Jersey

Essentially a reality show featuring the more pleasant aspects of the mafia. Week in week out the housewives seemed to be fighting for the title of “most Italian”, plus we got to hear great lines including this touching exchange between father and daughter:

Father: What do you want to be when you grow up?

Daughter: A criminal lawyer.

Father: Yea… we need them.

2. The Real Housewives of Orange County

The original series, which began in 2006, comes in at number two for us. Now approaching its eleventh season, only Vicki Gunvalson remains as an original cast member. Each and every housewife has brought something new and hilarious to the group. To be honest, we just want to hang out with these ladies.

1. The Real Housewives of Beverly Hills

Taking the crown are those Hollywood divas in Beverly Hills. With larger-than-life characters like Lisa Vanderpump (also winner of most ridiculous name) and Kyle Richards, there was no doubt these ladies would come in at the top. Their lavish parties, spectacular divorces and unbelievable cat-fights are unmissable viewing.

Just to show that they aren’t all backstabbing, heartless sociopaths, here we see Yolanda Foster – mother of “it” girl Gigi Hadid – getting emotional over the success of her young daughter and proving to us that these housewives do have hearts.

The Real Housewives of Dallas and Potomac will be premiering this weekend on Bravo.

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