Real Housewives: 10 Movies & TV Shows Housewives Have Appeared In

The Real Housewives franchise features some of the biggest names in reality TV. While some of the ladies have made a name for themselves on the Bravo show, others have had established a career-long before the show.

Many of these ladies have ventured out beyond the Bravo universe, both on the big screen and the small. From blockbuster movies to singing competition shows, the Real Housewives have appeared in the furthest reaches of cinema and TV.

10 Brandi Glanville & Kandi Burruss – Celebrity Big Brother

Former star of The Real Housewives Of Beverly Hills, Brandi Glanville competed on the first season of Celebrity Big Brother in 2018. Brandi was never afraid to speak her mind, and always had a glass of wine in hand, so she quickly became a fan favorite. Her burgeoning friendship with beauty queen Adriana Gutiérrez was heartwarming to watch. Brandi made it to the penultimate episode before being voted out in 7th place. She also appeared on the 20th season of Celebrity Big Brother UK in 2017 where she came in 11th place.

The reigning queen of The Real Housewives of Atlanta, Kandi Burruss appeared on the second season of Celebrity Big Brother. Although she entered with little knowledge of the show, she quickly impressed viewers with her strategic abilities. Her relationship with singer Tamar Braxton was captivating. Although the two had beef prior to the show, they put their differences aside and worked together all season. Kandi made it to the final, coming in fifth place, and casting her vote for her newfound friend Tamar, who won the season.

9 Kyle Richards – Halloween

The Richards family has given birth to a lot of stars. The breakout star of RHOBH season 11, Kathy Hilton, is the mother of infamous socialite Paris Hilton, while Kim Richards was a huge child star, appearing in Nanny and the Professor and Escape To Witch Mountain.

Kyle Richards is the longest-running cast member on RHOBH, and fans might remember when iconic actress Jamie Lee Curtis made a cameo on the show. Kyle and Jamie have a 30-year friendship that dates back to when they starred in Halloween (1978). Kyle was just nine years old when she played Lindsey Wallace in the horror classic. It has been announced that both Kyle and Jamie will be reprising their roles in the 2021 sequel, Halloween Kills.

8 Claudia Jordan, Nene Leakes, Lisa Rinna & Many More – The Celebrity Apprentice

A total of eight housewives have appeared on the NBC reality game show, each competing to win money for their charity of choice. Claudia Jordan from RHOA competed in season 2, while Nene Leakes and Lisa Rinna competed in season 4. Fans will remember Nene boasting about her trump check to Sheree Whitfield on RHOA season 2. Teresa Giudice from The Real Housewives Of New Jersey appeared in season 5. Claudia and Lisa returned for The Celebrity Apprentice: All-Stars, with Lisa coming in fourth place. Trouble makers Brandi Glanville and Kenya Moore appeared in season 7, and there were fireworks.

For season 8, the show was rebranded as The New Celebrity Apprentice, and host/then-presidential candidate Donald Trump was replaced with Arnold Schwarzenegger. The show only lasted for one season but it had a lot of housewife connections. Kyle Richards and RHOA‘s Porsha Williams were joined by Carson Kressley from RuPaul’s Drag Race, who has made multiple appearances on The Real Housewives of New York as a friend of Luann de Lesseps. Finally, Boy George, who was Dorit Kempsleys houseguest on RHOBH, came in second place.

7 Nene Leakes – Glee

When Nene Leakes was cast in Ryan Murphy’s hit show, Glee, she made sure everyone knew. The former Atlanta peach first appeared in season 3 as Roz Washington, the new coach of the synchronized swimming team.

She went on to appear in seasons 4, 5, and 6, appearing in 13 episodes total. Fans are still waiting for Nene to return to another Ryan Murphy show, and a guest stint on American Horror Story or the upcoming American Horror Stories could be a lot of fun.

6 Lisa Rinna, Denise Richards, Lisa Vanderpump & More – Dancing With The Stars

A whole host of Housewives has appeared on ABC’s Dancing With The Stars across its 29 seasons. Lisa Rinna appeared in season 2, while her former best friend, Denise Richards, appeared in season 8, long before the pair became housewives.

Fans will remember Lisa Vanderpump’s stint on DWTS from season 4 of RHOBH, where the ladies questioned whether Lisa had faked fainting whilst training for the competition show’s 16th season. Nene Leakes appeared in season 18, while her Atlanta frenemy, Kim Zolciak-Bierman, appeared in season 21. One-season-wonder Kim Fields appeared in season 22, and the scandalous Erika Jayne appeared in season 24.

5 Kenya Moore & Garcelle Beauvais – I Know Who Killed Me

A movie starring Kenya Moore and Lindsey Lohan sounds like a recipe for disaster, and that’s just about what happened. The pair starred in the 2007 psychological thriller I Know Who Killed Me, which centers around a young woman played by Lindsey Lohan who is abducted and tortured by a serial killer. She survives, but loses her memory and believes she is another woman.

Kenya stars as a stripper called Jazmin, but fans will be shocked to learn that another Housewife made a cameo. Fan-favorite Garcelle Beauvais from The Real Housewives Of Beverly Hills appeared as Agent Julie Bascome. The movie was a critical and commercial failure and even won eight Golden Raspberry Awards, however, it has since gained a reputation as a cult classic.

4 Kandi Burruss – The Masked Singer

Only one Housewife has appeared on Fox’s The Masked Singer, but she made sure to take home the crown. Atlanta Housewife Kandi Burruss competed as “Night Angel,” winning over viewers with her gorgeous vocal talents.

She made it to the finale, performing hit songs like “Million Reasons” by Lady Gaga, “Man, I Feel Like A Woman!” by Shania Twain, and “River Deep – Mountain High” by Tina Turner. In the final episode, Kandi was crowned the winner.

3 Eileen Davidson & Lisa Rinna – Days Of Our Lives

Day’s of Our Lives is one of the longest-running TV shows in the world, having aired over 14,000 episodes since its premiere in 1965. In season 5 of The Real Housewives of Beverly Hills, Eileen Davidson and Lisa Rinna joined the cast, but this wasn’t the first time the ladies had appeared together, as they both have a long history with the NBC soap opera.

Eileen received critical acclaim for her performance as villainess Kristen Dimera, appearing as the character from 1993-1998 and again in 2014, 2015, and 2017. Lisa Rinna appeared as rootable heroine Billie Reed, starring from 1992-1995, 2002-2003, 2012-2013, and finally for a brief cameo in 2018.

2 Kyle Richards, Brandi Glanville, & Camille Grammer – The Hungover Games

This 2014 comedy featured three Beverly Hills housewives as parody versions of themselves. The Hungover Games mashed up The Hangover and The Hunger Games, along with a variety of other popular movies.

Kyle Richards, Brandi Glanville, and Camille Grammer starred as Housewives from their own district of a dystopian Hollywood. The three stumbled around the arena, glasses of wine in hand before being burnt to a crisp by horror icon, Carrie.

1 Kim Richards, Cynthia Bailey, Kenya Moore & More – Sharknado

The Sharknado franchise has featured almost as many housewives as it has sharks. Kim Richards from RHOBH was the first housewife to make an appearance, cameoing in Sharknado 3: Oh Hell No! Sadly she didn’t survive the onslaught of flying sharks. The next installment, Sharknado: The 4th Awakens, featured an all-star cast of housewives. Cynthia Bailey from The Real Housewives of Atlanta starred as Tech Addison, while her Atlanta bestie Kenya Moore appeared as Monique. Brandi Glanville and Erika Jayne from RHOBH also appeared as Astro-X Technicians.

Kenya’s arch-nemesis, Porsha Williams, made an appearance in Sharknado 5: Global Swarming, where she was eaten by a shark. Claudia Jordan from season 7 of RHOA also made a cameo. Finally, Eileen Davidson from RHOBH appeared in The Last Sharknado: It’s About Time, where she played the iconic French queen, Marie Antoinette.

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