15 unusual facts about The Real Housewives of Miami

Updated on July 29, 2022 18:10 PM by Ella Bina

The American reality television series The Real Housewives of Miami premiered on Bravo, which then revived on Peacock, which was developed as the seventh installment of The Real Housewives franchise; it focuses on the personal and professional lives of several affluent women in Miami, Florida, and was later canceled after only three Seasons, it was packed full of drama.

Reason for cancelation:

The show's ratings were relatively low, dropping further down, which was why the show was canceled. But still, other cast members believe the show was canceled not because of the ratings but the schedule. As Bravo often used to change the plan every week, it was on a different night or at other times, which was very confusing.

The Real Housewives executive producer Andy Cohen confirmed in November 2020 that there were talks to return to the show for season 4 on the streaming service Peacock. In February 2021, the show proved to make a return after the news; the previous cast members Joanna Krupa and Lea Black both stated they were not interested in appearing in the new season. Even in October 2021, Peacock confirmed season 4 would premiere in December 2021 with returning housewives Lisa Hochstein, Alexia Nepola, and Larsa Pippen joined by Guerdy Abraira, Julia Lemigova, and Nicole Martin. It was also announced that Adriana de Moura and Marysol Patton would return as friends of the housewives, with Kiki Barth joining as a friend. The season was aired on Bravo in 2022.

15 unknown facts about The Real Housewives of Miami

Miami Social Club:

The show came out with a new television show named Miami Social Club, which would be coming to Bravo, an updated version of Miami Social, one of its reality shows from 2009. Once the filming was done, the network decided to make it a part of The Real Housewives.

Planned for a web series:

The series families of these housewives are shown off, and a notable relative from Miami was Elsa Patton, Marysol Patton's mother. And the mom even got her own Bravo web series, which aired during Season 2 of this show. It was named Havana Elsa, the name of a coffee line on which Elsa was working, and their entrepreneurial journey was the main storyline of nine different episodes.

Second Show To End In The Franchise:

After three Seasons, The Real Housewives of Miami was canceled, and it was only the second installment in the franchise to get the ax. Before this, Bravo had ended The Real Housewives of D.C. after the first season. Since all started in 2006 with The Real Housewives of Orange County, there have been 10 American installments, with the newest one, The Real Housewives of Salt Lake City, coming on November 11, 2020.

Similarities between the shows:

Another similarity between The Real Housewives of Miami and Real Housewives of D.C would always be the uninvited guests showing up to parties. In D.C, Michaele and Tareq Salahi crashed a state dinner at the White House. And in Miami, Cristy Rice went to the Black's Annual Gala with no RVSP and two uninvited guests, which resulted in her receiving an invoice from Lea Black.

Is Larsa Pippen Emotionally Immature?

Celebrities are cast on the show The Real Housewives of Miami and cast members such as Larsa Pippin, former wife of Scottie Pippen, who is also a former professional basketball player. She went on to hear a rude awakening from one of the episodes Elsa Patton was a psychic, and one night she read a women's energy. As she got to Pippen, she called her to be emotionally immature, which she didn't receive well.

Celebrity appeared on the show:

For three years and every season, some celebrity or the other appeared on the TV show. For instance, in the first season, famous chef Michelle Bernstein helped Lea Black to make arrangements for a dinner party. In Season two, Joe Francis appeared at Lisa Hochstein's lingerie party. Later on, Joe Francis made accusations about Joanna Krupa and her sister, hooked up with him, and had a great time which Joanna Krupa and her sisters denied.

Adriana Flirting With Joanna's Fiancé:

Along with Adriana de Moura, Joanna Krupa was the center of more excitement. Joanna Krupa's then-fiancé, Romain Zago, at that time owned Mynt Lounge. At the 10th anniversary party for the nightclub as Moura flirted with Zago. And viewers got to witness the flirting that happened between the both.

Fight between the two

Tension erupted between Joanna Krupa and de Moura, which continued to rise in the Hochstein's lingerie event. This was captured in the two episodes of Bras and Brawls: Part 1 & Part 2. The climax was that the fight got more physically hurting one another. This got captured in the mind of its viewers and arguably got to be the most iconic scene filmed by The Real Housewives of Miami that still stands fresh in the sense of fans and viewers.

Season three featured a ruptured relationship:

The Real Housewives franchise runs around different women's personal and professional lives, and the most prominent focus is their relationships. Every season and every episode had one or another breakups, makeups, and hookups; the final season of The Real Housewives of Miami featured several issues in this area. There was one instant when Joanna Krupa and Zago attended sex therapy together, and they both tied the knot in 2013. But four years later, they both divorced. Hochstein and her husband, Lenny Hochstein, a plastic surgeon named Boob God of Miami, found out they needed a surrogate to have children. They went on with what they planned and welcomed a son in 2015 via surrogacy, followed by a daughter in 2019.

Season 4 of The Real Housewives of Miami raised its bar higher, which constitutes a historical moment in the Real Housewives franchise. In the same season, Julia Lemigova, the newest addition to the show, became the first openly gay housewife. Julia Lemigova is a former model married to professional tennis player Martina Navratilova. And the couple has one child.

Most affluent Housewife of Miami

Lisa Hochstein is considered the wealthiest housewife in Miami and has a net worth of $30 million. The Toronto native and former playboy model, beauty expert, and fitness guru are among the bunch's wealthiest members who are being aided by none other than her husband, Doctor.

Miami earnings per season:

Of all six Real Housewives franchises, the Miami cast earns the least, with the highest paid members earning between $55,000 and $75,000 per season. According to OK, the difference in salaries is because of the drastic difference in ratings for the Miami series compared to other, more successful editions in Atlanta and New Jersey. The top earners on the Miami cast are Adriana de Moura, Lea Black, and Marysol Patton. And most of Miami's homemakers keep their day jobs because they can't afford their affluent lifestyles.

But relative to other Bravo stars, there comes a change. The highest-paid Bravo Housewife is Nene Leakes, who rose to fame on The Real Housewives of Atlanta and has since crossed over into roles on scripted shows like The New Normal and Glee. Leakes commands $1 million from Bravo.

Adriana de Moura Wedding Controversy

The most considerable controversy of The Real Housewives of Miami was that Adriana De Moura hid that she was already married to her friends even after she planned to marry Frederic. The truth was revealed when an item appeared in a Miami paper, showing she was already wed.Later, Adriana de Moura appeared on Watch What Happens Life and answered a question raised by one of the viewers as to why she decided to hide her marriage for which "It's not about Lea. It was about my journey. Why is Lea thinking everything is about her, the world revolves around her? I have a son and that's where my world revolves around, my son. I've explained this a thousand times!"She did not give many details and said in the past; she canceled the first wedding because her son was not."emotionally ready to see me walk down the aisle and [begged] me not to do it."

What went wrong with Frankie?

In 2011, Alexia Echevarria approved her son Frankie Rosello to film for "The Real Housewives of Miami." Still, she made sure the 23-year-old – had suffered severe brain damage from a car accident.

Havana Elsa web series:

While The Real Housewives of Miami was airing its season two, Bravo released a web series titled Havana Elsa. The series featured Elsa Patton, the mother of a full-time cast member, Marysol Patton, embarking on launching her coffee line, also titled Havana Elsa. The web series aired a total of 9 episodes.

Joanna Krupa cheating on her husband:

Joe Francis told RumorFix that Joanna Krupa was sleeping with real estate developer Mohamed Hadid for about a month while he was still married to Real Housewives of Beverly Hills star Yolanda Foster. Later her husband caught the two in the act, which led to her divorce from Mohamed Hadid.