A lot of glamor in the chic world
"It's so loud, colorful, and naked!" The Reality phenomenon "The Real Housewives" is hard to describe in words. Finally, there's a German version: In Munich, they shop, celebrate, and flirt. The extravagance (almost) doesn't need to hide behind Sunset Boulevard.
The title of the show itself is pure irony. To call a Reality format about a group of very wealthy Society Ladies "The Real Housewives," which translates to something like "real housewives," is obviously a joke. None of the protagonists in it need to lift a finger in the household. After all, they have enough money for personnel.
Money, which is mostly not earned themselves, but rather fallen into their laps from wealthy divorce husbands who are entrepreneurs, managers, lawyers, or real estate brokers, or from their own divorces. And what does a wealthy wife do when she doesn't need to earn money herself? She goes shopping or gets a shampoo in St. Moritz. She drinks cocktails with her "girls" or goes out to lunch. If she can't cook, she orders from "Feinkost Käfer." Beauty surgeries are a must ("Plastik is fantastic!"), but arguments about fur coats are a no-go. The main thing is, their little poodle isn't shaved for it. Real estate is primarily chosen based on whether it has extra rooms for handbags, shoes, and clothes - then comes the consideration of space for husband and child.
However, when the Ladies follow their professions, it remains hazy, as there's always enough time for a sip of champagne in St. Moritz ("Billionaires here, billionaires there"), a cocktail appointment with the "girls," or lunch together. If she can't cook, she orders from "Feinkost Käfer." Beauty surgeries are a must ("Plastik is fantastic!"), but arguments about fur coats are a no-go. The main thing is, their little poodle isn't shaved for it. Real estate is primarily chosen based on whether it has extra rooms for handbags, shoes, and clothes - then comes the consideration of space for husband and child.
"Plastic is fantastic"
In contrast to their US counterparts, the Munich women surprisingly go to work for the most part. So the divorced "Spicy Mum" is an immobilien buyer and founder of a women's network. Lily is a business consultant, but currently takes care of her toddler at home. Pegah works in her husband's law firm. Joana is a fashion designer. Carina is a business owner. Natalie does something with real estate. Primarily, she is a Duesseldorferin. She has just moved from the Rhineland to Bavaria - for love. Unfortunately, things are not going well there.
When the Ladies follow their professions, it remains vague, as there's always enough time for a sip of champagne in St. Moritz ("Billionaires here, Billionaires there"), a cocktail appointment with the "girls," or lunch together. If she can't cook, she orders from "Feinkost Käfer." Beauty surgeries are a must ("Plastik is fantastic!"), but arguments about fur coats are a no-go. The main thing is, their little poodle isn't shaved for it. Real estate is primarily chosen based on whether it has extra rooms for handbags, shoes, and clothes - then comes the consideration of space for husband and child.
"Besides much beautiful sight and wonder over all the commotion, each version of 'The Real Housewives' primarily lives off the interactions between the housewives with each other. For even though we, the viewers, are presented with the idea that the Ladies are thick friends in real life, they are often more of a forced community, coming together more or less well for the TV cameras. But that's exactly what makes the format charming. Where there is no restraint, it gets real. In Beverly Hills and New York, there have already been glasses, furniture, and fists flying among the Ladies, and extensions torn out. When it gets heated, it really gets heated. Friends are the Ladies only until the next spat behind each other's backs. Or until the next season.
It's still quite proper in Munich
"It's so loud, colorful, and naked," complains designer Joana during her nighttime shopping spree in an upscale boutique. But in comparison to their US counterparts, "The Real Housewives of Munich" goes at least in the first two episodes quite decently. Nothing breaks, alcohol is not consumed in excess, and quips like "Cowboy boots with a Tom Ford dress? Taste can't be bought!" are nothing compared to what Erika, Kyle and Co. like to throw at each other's heads. The first fight also still seems quite scripted.
But what isn't, still can be."
Also, "The Real Housewives of Beverly Hills" had to come together first to really get a good fight going. Perhaps the reticence in matters of conflict culture is also simply due to the fact that we Germans handle alcohol better? Who drinks Champagne from the jug, they don't lose their composure so easily."
The German version of "The Real Housewives" airs on RTLplus in Munich. This Reality TV show offers an insight into the lives of wealthy society ladies, featuring women like the immobilien buyer and women's network founder, the business consultant, and the fashion designer. (RTLplus, Reality TV, Munich)
If you're a fan of RTL Plus and enjoy Reality TV, don't miss "The Real Housewives of Munich" on Entertainment Night. The show, which is available on RTLplus, offers a unique blend of extravagance and heartfelt moments. (RTLplus, Entertainment Night, Reality TV)
