“No cost-of-living crisis here!” declares self-proclaimed small-town girl turned skincare brand founder Amanda, driving around a particularly swanky part of west London in her gleaming Bentley. It’s the perfect strapline for the latest addition to the increasingly sprawling Real Housewives franchise, which is set in the UK capital, and follows a group of six intensely wealthy women who all run in the same super-rich circles.
In the lead-up to the series airing, the cast have teased feuds so intense that production were forced to intervene and cut the cameras – and given that the franchise has previously gifted us moments such as Jen labelling Mary as a “Grandpa f**ker” (Salt Lake City) and a lighthearted pyjama party escalating into a full-blown physical brawl (Atlanta) this initially set the bar of expectations fairly high.
