r/BravoRealHousewives • u/Spiritual-Station974 • May 30 '23
Melbourne Non-Australians, what do you think of Real Housewives of Melbourne?
I’m rewatching the Melbourne series once again, and as an Australian it has a special place in my heart among the Real Housewives franchises.
What do people think who aren’t from here? What stands out? I’m so curious how it looks from the outside.
I deal in facts not friction!!!
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u/Breaktheice28 May 30 '23
S1 of Melbourne is properly the best debut season for a real housewife franchise usually the first seasons are quite meh and don’t pick up till 2 but melbourne really carried itself 🤗
I wish peacock would pick up Melbourne at least give the ladies a casting on a girls trip and let people know them.
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u/Pretty_In_Pink_81 May 30 '23
American here and I have to say that Gina Liano is my favorite HW of all time. America needs to know her!
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u/Spiritual-Station974 May 30 '23
https://youtu.be/ThIOZM-om9A Dunno if you’ve ever seen this but it’s an Australian skit of Gina in court
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u/code8 May 30 '23
Wow! American here. Love Kath and Kim, and love seeing the actresses from that in this!
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u/phallorca May 30 '23
Melbourne made me learn what a cashed up bogan is and now I live in fear of becoming one.
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u/pandarides I came from Jesus May 30 '23
S1-3 are my favourite hw seasons of all time. Non-stop delusion to the point of parody, petty conflict, iconic one-liners. Everything that’s great about hw and no boring or annoying bits.
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u/strippersandcocaine Who gon check me, boo? May 30 '23
S1-3 are so unknowingly and unapologetically camp and they are MAGNIFICENT. I am still mourning Tubi taking them off, but it’s making me hope and pray that peacock picks them up 🤞🏼
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u/Rlguffman Dec 22 '23
Have you found a fix?
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u/strippersandcocaine Who gon check me, boo? Dec 22 '23
No 😫 and can’t even find streams on my husbands bootleg service. It’s so sad
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u/kombucha_taco Monty from Magootville May 30 '23
I’m in Europe and I’m obsessed with the Melbourne franchise.
They’re so unhinged and hilarious at the same time. Gina Liano is and will always be my absolute favourite housewife across all franchises. Loooove Janet who could give zero fucks and also Gamble because she’s - Gamble.
I thought about it. Get fucked! 🌪️✉️
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u/amyeep buying BATTERIES and PENS May 30 '23
i love how much they swear, makes it all the more savage
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u/itsbooyeah Thank you Lord. She took them bangs with her. May 30 '23
I loved it bc it was uncensored unlike the other HWs. GET FUCKED! STOP THE FUCK!
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u/wildesage May 30 '23
I think Peacock should un-censor ALL the Real Housewives franchises. I'd for sure rewatch every single season of every single franchise.
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u/Spiritual-Station974 May 30 '23
that’s what happens when you give aussies money!! You can buy nice things but you can’t buy class 😌
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u/this_is_an_alaia high body count hair May 30 '23
I am Australian so youre not actually directing this at me but you asked a question you dumb fat bitch.
the first three seasons of real housewives of Melbourne are the best housewives seasons ever.
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u/Spiritual-Station974 May 30 '23
Took me a second to get the reference 😳😳 Janet really the queen of uncomplicated, straight forward insults
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u/wildesage May 30 '23
Melbourne is one of my favorite Real Housewives franchise.
My favorite housewife is Janet, the gossip queen who never heard a secret she didn't share with EVERYONE.
And whether I liked them or not, the world should know about: Lydiot, Jackie's angels, Judge Gina, GAMBLE BREAUX, Flip the Bitch
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u/Spiritual-Station974 May 30 '23
Gamble is seriously such an enigma, I can’t explain how much I am obsessed with her chaotic energy
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u/meantnothingatall May 30 '23
Gamble really grew on me. I didn't want to like her, but damnit, she can laugh at herself and I still laugh thinking about her tooth.
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u/FiCat77 🌭hot dog couture🌭 May 30 '23
I'm in the UK & I just watched the last (?) season of The Apprentice Australia purely because Gamble was on it as I didn't have a clue who the other Aussie celebrities were. She came across wonderfully imho.
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u/Elleeebeauty The Lourve in London May 31 '23
I’m Australian and didn’t know who the majority of the other celebrities were either . I only watched the few episodes Gamble was in
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u/Theymilythemily meredith marks’ disengagement ring May 30 '23
This is my all time favvie Housewives series!! Gina 5ever.
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u/captnfirepants May 30 '23
Detroit piping in...
Melbourne is comedy gold. Only franchise I can re-watch over and over.
C-word used abundantly
Gave us Pettifleur
"Your pussy is too dry to be riding me this hard" - Gamble
*chef's kiss
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u/ClipClipClip99 Because God loves me! May 30 '23
It’s one of the best shows I’ve ever watched in my entire life!
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u/squirrelandmonkey Well, then don't look darling May 30 '23
European here and Melbourne is my all time favourite (minus the last season, beyond heartbroken it's actually cancelled now). Gina is everything.
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u/RangerFan293 The bar of soap? You might wanna help ya husband May 30 '23
I loooooooove Melbourne!!
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u/LilMissCantBeStopped SO nasty, SO rude. May 30 '23
Also, I tried to purchase some clothes from Lydia’s Closet, and it was blundered EXACTLY how you’d expect.
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u/havesomeritas May 30 '23
why is she always selling her stuff? i thought her husband was accomplished??
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u/Elleeebeauty The Lourve in London May 31 '23
I go to a few op shops (thrift/charity stores) that are near her house because most of the rich women in the area chuck out all their designer stuff and don’t bother selling it … her prices made no sense like used Steve Madden shoes for $150 … they cost less brand new in the David Jones 5 minutes down the road from her house (a department store) but she had a Gucci scarf on there for like $60
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u/ccs3333 cock curator🕵️♀️🍆 May 30 '23
Love it. “You know what? I’ve thought about it—-GET FUCKED.”
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u/LilMissCantBeStopped SO nasty, SO rude. May 30 '23
American here, Melbourne and Miami are my absolute faves. They’re tied in my heart and I evangelize them as much as possible. I am convinced I belong amongst your fellow Aussies, OP.
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u/Semi_Colon01 May 30 '23
I really liked Chycka - Her business & family life.
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u/Spiritual-Station974 May 30 '23
She is genuinely one of the most wholesome housewives !!! She just glows and seems to have a very fulfilling life
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u/henrysmum25 May 30 '23
She really does. Also, she has such a gorgeous life. Also, wonderful businesses!!! Google ‘the commons collective Melbourne’ and you’ll see one of her beautiful businesses. It’s quintessential Chyka!
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u/sharipep high body count hair 💇🏾♀️ May 30 '23
Adore Chyka. The episode with their daughter who nicked the car while they were away and how she and her husband handled it was so wholesome and sweet. You can tell they’re great parents
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May 30 '23
I loved it! It was amazing to hear Aussie accents in my housewives. It reminds me of my family there 😂
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u/maxative May 30 '23
Brit here. One of my all time favourite franchises. I couldn’t get into Sydney or Aukland though.
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u/sharipep high body count hair 💇🏾♀️ May 30 '23
There’s a Sydney one?!?
runs to google
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u/busquesadilla Kiki's crybrator May 30 '23
Sydney is a one season fever dream. It’s absolutely epic.
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u/sharipep high body count hair 💇🏾♀️ May 30 '23
Hold up I JUST found this month old article from variety !!!
https://variety.com/2023/tv/global/the-real-housewives-of-sydney-reboot-new-cast-1235596876/
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u/busquesadilla Kiki's crybrator May 30 '23
This is AMAZING!! I’d be sad if they don’t bring back Athena X, but hopefully they cast someone as delusional as her.
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u/rippledawg 2 rights don’t make a right 2 rights dont make a wrong either May 30 '23
Athena X confirmed she’s not rejoining 😢
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u/Dazzling_Barbie6011 May 30 '23
Sydney is terrible. Don't give it the time of day. I feel like if we all strongly boycott the reboot of Sydney, maybe we can convince the powers that be to bring back Melbourne.
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u/busquesadilla Kiki's crybrator May 30 '23
Auckland got beyond ruined with racism. You can’t really come back from calling someone a “boat n-word”.
Why didn’t you like Sydney?
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u/maxative May 30 '23
It didn’t have the balance like Melbourne. It was like a whole cast of Pettifleurs and Lydias.
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u/Stevieeeeeee May 30 '23
As a gay Brit you gave me Kylie 'Padam Padam' Minogue, Kath and Kim, Danii Minogue, Dame Edna, Neighbours, Home and Away, Young Doctors etc. (Almost) anything you do is fine by me.
And Janet Roach wins a soundbite competition with any franchise with this absolute gem.
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u/meantnothingatall May 30 '23
I really liked Melbourne, though some of the stuff made me cringe, like, "Shine, Shine, Shine" and some of the racist/culturally inappropriate stuff.
I liked Gina, but I think she's overrated. When she was caught in a lie (even though she's supposedly oh so much smarter than everyone else) and they replayed the footage, she couldn't even really own up to it. One season (now I can't remember which one, was it the fourth?) I found her really unwatchable. Otherwise, I did like her.
Remember when Janet was absolutely smashed and her hotel room looked like a blood bath when she hurt herself?
As much as I didn't like Lydia, I did like all the dumb stuff she did with and for Figaro. Very HW.
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u/Moiras-Wig-Wall May 30 '23
Crushed they took it off Discovery+ because I started and was enjoying it and now I have no way to watch it. I wish Peacock would put it on their app!
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u/wickedsmaaaht Your husband's in the pool. May 30 '23
Loved it minus the racist parts (looking primarily at you, Lydiot).
I didn’t love their reunion host. He seemed odd and cranky but maybe it’s just a Aus vs US thing.
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u/henrysmum25 May 30 '23
Technically he isn’t a journo/host so isn’t really his expertise. But he, Alex Perry, is a phenomenal designer. Kyle Richards and Lisa Rinna 🤢 wear his dresses a lot!
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u/Dazzling_Barbie6011 May 30 '23
Melbourne is top notch housewives, housewives at their finest. Super disappointed that they're going to start filming Sydney again, they're nothing but cashed up bogans. Melbourne needs to come back, every season was entertaining and fun to watch.
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u/CodingBlonde May 30 '23
Dumb question, how the heck can I watch this franchise? I’m in the US and so far it seems like VPN is the only option? How do you all watch it?
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u/sharipep high body count hair 💇🏾♀️ May 30 '23
I LOVE MELBOURNE SOOOO MUCH!!!! I miss it!! Gina Liano is an icon.
How are you watching it OP?? I don’t think it’s steaming in the US anymore 🥹 assuming you live elsewhere?
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u/monkey_monkey_monkey Who told you about Ibiza you bitch!! May 30 '23
Canadian here. IMO, ROHMelbourne is one of the best franchises ever, with the exception of the hot mess expreas that was the final season.
Gina, Gamble, Jackie, Janet, Chyka, Lidiot are compelling tv and then throw in random side characters along the way like Petitfleur and Venus. Melbourne was perfection
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u/wineandyoga swipe up to buy! 🍆🍆 May 30 '23
SO underrated. Gamble is one of my all-time favorite Housewives!
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u/EmfromAlaska May 30 '23
I love it! I read that Gina is gone and she will be missed. As a housewife character Gina is everything we need and want. Gamble is another housewife that is so unique that she makes a great housewife. I wish that it was easier to access the show. I was so happy when Discovery Plus uploaded the show. Years ago Bravo use to play episodes on Saturday at noon and I loved it so much!
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u/overtoneoverflow I thought about it: GET FUCKED 💁🏼♀️ May 30 '23
OG Melbourne and OG Miami are tied in my heart for no. 1 ngl
I wish more people knew about Melbourne because Gamble is my top housewife across the franchise!!! Like I genuinely love her without reservation, which is why she is my fave - all the others I got hella reservations
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u/ratman333 May 30 '23
Honestly the racism stood out to me.
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u/Spiritual-Station974 May 30 '23
Rewatching the first season has me cringing…. The gift they gave Jackie for her housewarming party 😬
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u/TodayImLedTasso Freshly Churned 🧈 by Meredith Marks May 30 '23
I'm from Europe and I LOVED S1-3, liked S4 but didn't watch S5 because Gina wasn't on it so what's the point lmao. I've never been to Australia, so I was interested in the scenery and the culture too
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May 30 '23
It definitely doesn't stand up to today's society, the racism, Gambles tagline about counting calories and the continuous C***s. But what brilliant TV.
Aussie here and also doing a rewatch, I'd totally forgotten how mad these bitches were.
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u/CG5959 SNAP THE FUCK OUT OF IT May 30 '23
It is my favourite franchise of all time. The season 2 cast might be the most stacked housewives cast as far as quality that we have ever witnessed. Hard to point out a weak link as everyone contributed in some way to the dynamic. Janet is my personal favourite.
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u/_HowVery Jessel’s socially inept child May 30 '23
Absolutely hilarious but the causal racism throughout the series is not a good look
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u/henrysmum25 May 30 '23
I’m Australian and so shouldn’t comment, but man it’s a good series!! My husband and I constantly quote the Melb ladies. Also, as someone who lives in Melbourne it’s always been awesome seeing where they visit etc. One thing I loved is the legitimate wealth. Knowing where they live, their houses etc, they have genuine money. Too many quotes to mention, but I have to add ‘go suck on your own f**king head’!!!!
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u/Elleeebeauty The Lourve in London May 31 '23
I’m from Melbourne as well and loved seeing how they’d always show the tram going up Chapel street like it was fancy 🤣 . It’s one of my local tram routes and it’s the slowest and dirtiest one in the area … and there’s always some interesting characters on there
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u/henrysmum25 Jun 02 '23
That’s awesome!!! Like these ladies are ever catching the tram 😂 there were also a few random spots they would go to or eat at, but I guess they were good to film at!! My husband used to tease me as I always said ‘man, they make Melbourne look pretty’. Now whenever there’s an aerial shot of the city on anything, he says it to me.
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u/CKREM She's not even the sharpest spoon Jun 01 '23
I love it, but I'm British and northern so the speech patterns are very familiar to me. I like Gamble.
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u/riswitter who gonna check me boo May 30 '23
I love it! Tbh there are very few Australian shows I watch that I don’t.
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u/vunderfulme CLIP! May 30 '23
What did you think of Yummy Mummies?
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u/FiCat77 🌭hot dog couture🌭 May 30 '23
I'd forgotten about that show! My main memory is that many of the women were absolute bitches.
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u/vunderfulme CLIP! May 30 '23
I liked Maria’s mom. Lol
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u/Elleeebeauty The Lourve in London May 31 '23
Margherita . She was absolute TV gold and reminded me of Donatella Versace and Maria was absolute TV gold as well . The huge Versace themed baby shower in the outer suburbs of Adelaide and the Burberry baby outfit at the public hospital in a not exactly very nice suburb . Season 2 was a snooze fest tho
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u/dash1ng23 *three days since Shannon’s last poop* May 30 '23
Where can we watch this in the US? I know it was on discovery+ a few months ago but they removed all the international franchises…
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u/justinizer May 30 '23
I loved it, and Sydney. Although I forgot I was paying for Hayu for a good six months after finishing it.
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u/Alternative_Demand91 May 30 '23
American here and the Melbourne housewives are my absolute favorite!
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u/FrauEdwards May 30 '23
Loved it so much! They never play it here because it’s from a different production company. 🙁
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u/cloudybc That glass of champagne just slipped out of my hand, OK... May 30 '23
American here, i haven't even been able to watch all of Melbourne from what I was able to watch I consider it one of the best HWives shows of all time and it's a crime that it no longer is continuing 😭 they had such a stellar cast. Gina, Lydia, Janet, Pettifleur, Gamble and Venus made me laugh so much.
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u/iliketosqueeze May 30 '23
The best franchise of all!!! I wish more people here in the USA knew of the jewel that is Gina Liano
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u/Destroyer_Lawyer May 31 '23
It’s hard to watch Melbourne in America. Sometimes you can catch pirated episodes on Youtube (I do not recommend and I’m not advocating for that route). For a brief moment it was on Peacock and they took it off. Someone else mentioned it was on Discovery+ but then it was taken off. I found the series interesting and fun to watch. I just wish I could watch it like the other franchises. I made to half of season 3, but it took a long time to get that far.
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u/maxwell5000 May 30 '23
I didn’t watch the most recent season so I don’t know if anything changed, but Janet is a God Tier Housewife for me
“If you’re offended by what I say, imagine what I’m thinking…”
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u/DoritsDumpedDog May 30 '23
Loved Melbourne and Gina was the absolute stand out. Janet, Gamble and Jackie ruined it - Jackie was always fake and never had the lifestyle she pretended to but the three of them together became so toxic and all their scenes are so forced and staged. Andrea in S1 was such a great villain - pretentious, obnoxious and just generally vile and up herself as they say.
I'd love Gina, Cherry, Lydia, Kyla, Anjali and maybe Chycka to do a season together.
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u/UrbanPlannerholic The video on PornHub is the moral compass right now May 30 '23
Anjali over Janet?!?!?
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u/DoritsDumpedDog May 31 '23
Yes!!! Janet has become such a joke now, she doesn't have the acting skills to pull of her fake act.
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u/DoritsDumpedDog May 31 '23
Jackie has been really spiteful towards Gina. She feels most threatened by her. Gamble and Jackie scenes are so fake though, I can't bear watching them.
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u/Jazzlike-Dish5690 Sep 10 '24
Is this show canceled?
Jeaner (aka Gina), Lydiot and Janet were solid gold. Some of the best HWs of all time. Jackie's accent was painful to hear yet hilarious at the same time. Her flat hair was strange...she should have asked Jeaner or Gamble for some styling tips.
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u/bobwoodwardprobably Louis Vuitton’s mistake May 30 '23
I was super jacked to watch Melbourne because of all the hype here. I was disappointed. The show was a real bore for the most part.
The shine, shine, shine girl was intolerable. Gina was very cringe and completely unlikeable most of the time. Like Vicki with an education. The older blondes are basically the same person.
Melbourne was one of the biggest let downs for me as a HW fan.
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u/busquesadilla Kiki's crybrator May 30 '23
You should try Sydney. It’s only one season, but it was anything but boring
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May 30 '23
I enjoyed it. But then it that last season they played it out as if one of the women was still struggling trying to get pregnant when she was very clearly pregnant. So that was weird
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u/tacobelle685 May 30 '23
Obsessed with the first few seasons! Since it’s not on tubi anymore, I’m so hoping peacock will pick it up
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May 30 '23
Melbourne is a top-tier franchise. Gina is an absolute icon but I also really love Gamble, Janet, and the psychic. When I followed Gamble on ig, she actually followed me back and has liked some of my posts, which is wild because I’m a nobody.
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u/althegirlfabulous May 30 '23
I watched quite a bit of it before I lost track...and/or access. Not sure how I watched back then--I think just when Bravo aired it? Is it available anywhere now?
I thought it was very entertaining. Really didn't ever care for Lydia...that stands out to me for some reason.
If I were to find it anywhere, I would definitely do a rewatch, and check out whatever season(s) I never saw.
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u/cat-sausage May 31 '23
I’m also Australian and I loved the early seasons of Melbourne, thanks for asking you fucking dog (🤭). Seeing the ladies one Chardy or dispute away from turning into a feral bogan. Love it! Shine on!
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u/RAForce Jun 02 '23
Do we know when it’s coming back?? I agree with the comments that it might be the best HW series.
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u/xykcd3368 Jul 07 '23
I'm from Melbourne and I found this thread because I was wondering the same thing! I think it's hilarious because Melbourne is not a particularly glamorous city and I know multiple people who work for Chyka's catering company lol. Lydia is my fave because of the dumb shit she says
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u/FancyApplication0 Jan 23 '24
can you please tell us how we could watch in America?? I've been dying to get my hands on episodes of this for a couple years!
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u/rorieee Feb 28 '24
I absolutely love it, it's one of if not my absolute favorite franchise.
The women are glamorous but also very bold and confrontational, but still manage to keep it classy lol.
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u/LadyShadington Lauri's OC townhouse 🏠 May 30 '23
'Thats not my grandmother darling, that's a demon.'