The Real Housewives of Atlanta stars staying in Greece. Many view the ladies' attitudes while on the trips as being out of touch, much like the vacationers at the fictional White Lotus resorts featured on the scripted HBO show. Similarly to the Real Housewives, The White Lotus depicts extreme wealth and highlights the disparities between those on vacation and the local workers.
The The Real Housewives of Orange County. Shannon is seen in a RHOC season 12 clip dancing at a party with a belly dancer as onlookers sit and clap. The video then cuts to The White Lotus cast photo and zooms in on Jennifer Coolidge's character, Tanya McQuoid.
RHOC's Shannon Beador Loves The White Lotus
Other Real Housewives stars, including NeNe Leakes, Camille Grammer, and Melissa Gorga, can be seen dancing in different clips from their respective shows. Many of Kyle Richards' signature splits and hair twirls from Shannon commented on the original video, saying, "OMG!! This show is my fave!!!" RHONY's Ramona Singer got in on the fun and reposted the video, which includes clips of her in a belly dancing class in Morocco.
The Real Housewives shows have been criticized for their glamorization of excessive flashiness, and the women are often seen as materialistic. Some Real Housewives stars have been involved in white collar crime, such as money laundering, fraud, and racketeering. Erika Jayne has experienced wide criticism for showing off her wealth amid her husband Tom Girardi's fraud and embezzlement scandal, and The Real Housewives stars are expected to keep up with expensive habits in order to maintain the shows' aspirational aesthetic.
The luxurious lifestyles featured on the Real Housewives is a major draw for many viewers. Audiences are enthralled with the mega mansions, opulent parties, and extravagant vacations featured on Bravo. The drama caused by greed also provides entertainment for viewers, and many are fascinated with the fallout from the women's different scandals. The Real Housewives franchise is entertaining for a lot of the same reasons that The White Lotus has become so popular; the lives of the extremely ostentatious are fascinating, nauseating, and, at times, very amusing, and Watch What Happens Live host Andy took notice.
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