Break out your fakest smiles and warm up your drink-throwing arm. The cat fighting reality show franchise The Real Housewives is branching out to the nearby city of Potomac, Maryland, which lies a mere half hour from WS.
The season, which is the 9th installment of the show, will premiere on Bravo on January 17th. Its cast of six “intriguing, well-to-do women” includes an international model, a former Miss District of Columbia winner, and a handful of others who classify being a “socialite” as a career choice.
Potomac is known as a very affluent and elite area, with median household incomes upwards of 170,000 dollars. A simple Google search turns up hundreds of pictures of large brick mansions on rolling green grass properties and prosperous gated communities.
However, the general perception of Maryland doesn’t typically include fancy manors and private schools, which is why many from the area were surprised that Real Housewives was coming back to the DMV area.
“I think it’s a bad place [to have a show]. The Real Housewives are usually very rich and I don’t think there’s that many rich people in Potomac,” said freshman Ellie Batson.
This makes sense, as according to Bravo, “Potomac is Maryland’s best kept secret.”
Over 10 spin-offs have resulted from different seasons of the show, demonstrating America’s ceaseless craving for the spectacle of middle aged women facing off.
The show will likely include the typical drama, high class events, and extravagant outfits as other installments of the show.
Though only one of the housewives actually lives in Potomac, the show will mostly take place there and possibly have scenes in D.C as well. Along with Potomac, Bravo also announced The Real Housewives of Dallas.
“Since The Real Housewives of D.C. didn’t go well, I don’t know if Real Housewives of Potomac will do as well as Orange County or New York,” said senior Reagan Bustamante.
The D.C. version, which scored a less than stellar 2.5/10 rating on IMDB, ran from August 2010 to October 2010 and wasn’t renewed.
“It should be interesting to see,” said Bustamante.