Theyre here.
The Real Housewives of Vancouver that is, and judging from the buzz circulating the city Thursday, its unlikely that these five wealthy women will be disappearing from the limelight any time soon.
Many viewers popped open a bottle of wine and settled onto their couches to take in the long-awaited series launch last night.
Self-proclaimed mamapreneur Jody Claman, 48, of West Vancouver was first to light up the screen, donning a fur hat fit for a soviet leader. Clamans outfits only got more ridiculous as the show continued and, luckily for the viewers, so did her insults. Parading around in her tiara and rug-like purple shawl, she advised the other ladies to lay off the Botox and get therapy.
We met single Yaletown mom Mary Zilba next, following a surprise invitation to Whistler from Claman. Zilba, 47, who is apparently a Canadian pop star, seems far too nice for the show and will likely get eaten up by the other ladies.
Including her best friend Ronnie Seterdahl Negus.
Negus, 43, lives with her family in a gated community in West Vancouver and claims she has all the toys you'd need to live life large in Vancouver. If that means a private tennis court, yacht, jet skis and a private jet, then yeah, she does.
Shortly after saying she likes hanging out with people who have a little bit less, Claman introduced us to housewife number 4, Reiko MacKenzie, who is in the middle of purchasing a customized red Ferrari to add to her fleet of luxury cars. MacKenzie, a 37-year-old Shaughnessy mom, seems relatively laid-back and even said she almost went to law school, before she realized that she could get married and not work instead.
The cast rounds out with Christina Kiesel, 30, who immediately announced that her main source of income is two divorces but seemed oddly hurt when the other ladies refer to her as a gold-digger.
A Whistler weekend involving a lot of food but not much eating and a drunken birthday bash turned strip show were the highlights of the first two episodes, with name calling and passive aggressive behaviour littered throughout. And its worth noting that the show looks amazing packed with breathtaking shots of the North Shore, Downtown and Whistler.
All told, it promises to be an entertaining, if not necessarily smart, first season of The Real Housewives of Vancouver. But, as the show proves, brains are kind of overrated anyway.
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