We need a good villain to keep the show going, right? However, sometimes these Real Housewives villains take their role a little too far. Some of these women give brutal reads or treat others unfairly while others have decided to put their hands on their castmates. Uh oh! Here are the housewives that gave us the most jaw-dropping moments in their franchises.
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Sai De Silva
Sai De Silva is on the reboot of The Real Housewives of New York City. Although many Bravo fans were looking forward to De Silva starring on the show due to her social media presence, she ended up being a bit of a nightmare. De Silva has made it difficult to become friends with due to her critical comments, constant complaining, and making assumptions about her castmate’s marriages. Will she get to star in the next season after burning so many bridges?
Erin Lichy
Erin Lichy, whom Ubah Hassan has nicknamed “Kerin”, thought that her white tears would save her from criticism this season of The Real Housewives of New York City. She attempted to make Ubah Hassan out to be a bully during one of the cast trips although she constantly pokes at people until they snap.
Mary Cosby
Mary Cosby used to be a fan favorite on The Real Housewives of Salt Lake City. However, as she has made her return to the show after leaving for one season, she’s been nothing more than a negative Nancy and a bully. Cosby has been caught on camera being dismissive, a body shamer, rude to service workers and a diva. Yikes.
Lisa Rinna
Good riddance! Although she is the life of the party, her overall personality was getting unbearable in her last season on the show. The Real Housewives of Beverly Hills star, Lisa Rinna, is leaving the show after 8 seasons. After being a terrible friend, making racist comments on the internet, spreading rumors, and making Garcelle Beauvais’ life hell, she’s out.
Kenya Moore
Pageant queen and business owner Kenya Moore is a villain for always getting under her Real Housewives of Atlanta costar’s skin, from flirting with Phaedra Parks’ ex-husband, Apollo Nida, to bringing props to reunions, and crashing Marlo Hampton’s wig launch with a full marching band.
The Green-Eyed Bandits
The infamous nickname “Green-Eyed Bandits”, belongs to besties Gizelle Bryant and Robyn Dixon, OG housewives from The Real Housewives of Potomac. This duo prides itself on being in everybody’s business. The two have faced colorism accusations for having different expectations for their darker-skinned counterparts on the show.
Jen Shah
Jen Shah from The Real Housewives of Salt Lake City loved the drama, constantly screaming at the top of her lungs in fights and even throwing things at Top Golf. Unfortunately (but fortunately for her costars), Shah was sentenced to 6.5 years in prison for wire fraud, so we won’t be seeing any on-air blowups anytime soon.
Danielle Staub
Danielle Staub was THE villain in the early seasons of The Real Housewives of New Jersey. Staub was the ultimate antagonizer and wasn’t afraid of getting physical, remember when she pulled Margaret Josephs’ hair in season 10? She was also the reason for the famous Teresa Giudice table flip in season 1!
Phaedra Parks
Southern belle Phaedra Parks was a fan favorite mostly for her iconic reads. Her costars, on the other hand, weren’t always her biggest fan. Parks got the boot after season 9 of The Real Housewives of Atlanta when it was revealed that she spread a potential career-damaging rumor about Kandi Burruss.
Bethenny Frankel
Bethenny Frankel was only on the early seasons of The Real Housewives of New York City and was difficult to be around, to say the least. Today, she is active on social media, being a certified Meghan Markle hater.
Monique Samuels
Monique Samuels was far from likable amongst her former cast of The Real Housewives of Potomac. She was always ready for a fight. Samuels was constantly beefing with Gizelle Bryant and ended up physically attacking Candiace Dillard-Bassett.
Kelly Dodd
Kelly Dodd from The Real Housewives of Orange County is possibly the most villainous of the housewives. Dodd has been the center of racist comments and strange Covid-19 takes on-air and on social media. Dodd was fired from the show in 2021.
Mia Thornton
Mia Thornton is a villain on The Real Housewives of Potomac for throwing a cocktail and other tableware at Wendy Osefo during an argument in the latest season. Thornton consistently starts drama on the show.
Candiace Dillard-Bassett
Candiace Dillard-Bassett’s presence on The Real Housewives of Potomac takes a particular person to tolerate. Candiace gets into the most trouble for using her words in the most combative way possible, leading people to blame her for getting in a physical altercation with former housewife, Monique Samuels.
Diana Jenkins
Goodbye, Diana Jenkins! She will not be returning to The Real Housewives of Beverly Hills. In her one season, she was unfriendly to several of her costars and was even ruder to Garcelle Beauvais. She was suspected of sending bots on Instagram to threaten Garcelle’s son.
Porsha Williams
We are begging Porsha Williams to return to The Real Housewives of Atlanta. Williams was a friend to many but when she butted heads with a castmate, she threw hands. Specifically, Williams dragged Kenya Moore by her hair at the season 6 reunion. She also was a part of spreading a terrible rumor about Kandi Burruss in season 9.
Kim Zolciak-Biermann
Kim Zolciak-Biermann was the only white woman on The Real Housewives of Atlanta, but boy did she make her mark. Kim had the most chaotic relationship with Nene Leakes but was constantly getting in trouble for the way she spoke to her castmates. Kim also was a villain for not paying Kandi Burruss correctly for jumpstarting her music career.
Honorable Mention: Peter Thomas
The man that is always in women’s business, is the ex-husband of Cynthia Bailey, Peter Thomas. Peter Thomas just couldn’t help himself but be a part of the drama when he was married to Bailey. He was constantly beefing with Nene Leakes and has also made an appearance on The Real Housewives of Potomac, fighting with Wendy Osefo.
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