The richest Real Housewives of Beverly Hills, season 11

When it comes to the Real Housewives franchise, it’s without a doubt that the Beverly Hills ladies lead the pack with their lavish and extravagant lifestyles. Since its debut in 2010, the reality show has featured a handful of Los Angeles’ crème de la crème that showed us how to: live in a behemoth of a Gothic mansion (Carlton Gebbia from season four), fly about on a private plane (lady boss Adrienne Maloof), go on an impromptu holiday (Erika Jayne and Lisa Rinna’s infamous Tokyo trip) and obsess over Dolce & Gabbana (looking at you, Dorit Kemsley).

The richest Real Housewives of Beverly Hills … of all time!

Just like the line-up of ladies has changed throughout RHOBH’s 11 seasons, so has the housewives’ wealth.

While scandal-ridden Erika Jayne’s net worth recently plummeted to a paltry US$5 million after her divorce, long-time cast member Kyle Richards has used the reality show to grow her wealth into a US$100 million empire. But many other women have come and gone as cast members on the franchise, and they continue to rake in big bucks to this day.

The richest Real Housewives of Potomac, season five

Ever since its 2016 debut, The Real Housewives of Potomac has catapulted its cast of fierce and fabulous women into reality TV superstardom. The show is the eighth iteration of the popular American reality TV franchise and showcases the lives, loves, triumphs and shenanigans of a group of housewives living in and around Potomac, Maryland, an area close to Washington, D.C.

Among the franchise’s avid aficionados, the unofficial verdict is that Potomac is currently the best Housewives series on air. This well-deserved distinction is in no small part thanks to the cast’s signature sass, singular charm and effortless ability to produce some of the quickest and funniest quips in reality TV history.

The richest Real Housewives of New York, season 13

Former Housewife Bethenny Frankel was regarded as the highest-earning reality star in 2011 after starring in the first three seasons of The Real Housewives of New York. Off the back of the show – which she left for the second time in 2019 – Frankel built her brand with spin-off series, books that became bestsellers, and her Skinnygirl Cocktails label.

Sadly for 2021’s season 13, the show was a disaster following Covid restrictions, a mismatched cast and dreadful antics from Ramona, and never even made it to the reunion episodes.

The richest Real Housewives of Salt Lake City, season two

Set in the picturesque, snow-capped town of Salt Lake City, the show follows the lives of – and drama between – seven of the most fabulous and fascinating residents of the Utah capital. Though not all of the castmates are devotees of the Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints (or Mormon church), the American state of Utah is predominantly Mormon. As such, the religion adds a singular flavour to the show, specifically in the context of the entire Housewives franchise. Besides the religion’s impact on the cast’s storylines, the show exudes the quintessential combination of drama and comedy, in turn catapulting its cast into reality TV stardom.

The richest Real Housewives of Orange County, season 16

Bravo TV’s The Real Housewives has become a cultural phenomenon since it was first launched in 2006, spanning multiple franchises across the US, UK, Australia and even in Dubai. Now the one that started it all, centred on a luxurious Californian gated community – The Real Housewives of Orange County – returned for its 16th season this December.

With three housewives having departed, namely Braunwyn Windham-Burke, Elizabeth Lyn Vargas and the problematic Kelly Dodd Leventhal, fans saw a cast shake-up this season. So which housewives returned, who are the newest additions and – of course – which of them is the richest?

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