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to ask you your guilty pleasure? Mine’s currently binge watching The real Housewives of Beverly Hills on Netflix!

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LucyTrainsDragons · 07/06/2020 23:30

I’ve literally just binge watched it and I’m now on Season 2!Blush

Is it real or staged? Some of it has been pretty intense and awful to watch, the bitchiness especially but seriously, I really can’t get enough of it and how the other half live!

Money doesn’t buy you everything does it!

In a world where everything seems so tense atm this really has taken me away from it all!

Anyone else have a guilty pleasure?

I’ve even Googled some of the characters and found out that I’m way behind on this!

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MorganKitten · 12/06/2020 23:52

@LucyTrainsDragons not Bernie, he likes to sell tabloid stories.... But at least he knows you don’t put soap on chicken.

MorganKitten · 12/06/2020 23:55

Also if you get HayU there’s a lot of true crime stuff... Snapped anyone?

Iremembertheelderlykoreanlady · 12/06/2020 23:58

I loved Rhobh!!

I gave up after about season 7 as most of the originals had gone but is definitely worth a good binge watch.

My other guilty pleasures are geordie shore and ex on the beach...it's like watching hours of footage of exactly who you DONT want your children to grow up to be.

Yet at the same time I have a massive girl crush on vicki Pattinson and wish Charlotte Crosby was my best mate 😅

SpiritEssence · 13/06/2020 00:25

Last thing I binged watched was the scream series Grin

Kaathesnake · 13/06/2020 02:06

Mine is ‘Say Yes to the Dress’ (Atlanta) on TLC, especially the ‘bridesmaids’ episodes! Omg! The bitchy arguing, behaving badly, sniping... it’s all there!
Smashing, no-brainer viewing!
I usually like ‘whodunnits’ but my brain won’t let me concentrate since lockdown, so it’s a bag of Munchies and Trash TV for me 😃

Furries · 13/06/2020 03:38

@LucyTrainsDragons - so, now you have the free trial, plough your way through the 10 seasons of RHOBH. It’s definitely my favourite!

Subscription is £4.99 per month. I’d definitely do it for. 2 or 3 months. Next I’d binge Vanderpump Rules - as there will be a small crossover of characters at some point that you’ll recognise.

Next I’d binge RH of New Jersey - some epic moments!

RH of Sydney is worth it for a short stint - they were so awful that it was cancelled after one season. Athena X and a couple of others just make you grateful for how normal you are!

I’d then move on to Below Deck and then Below Deck Mediterranean - gorgeous scenery, nuts crew and even more bonkers charter guests!

If you then wanted to carry on subscription for another month or two, I’d probably do RH of Dallas (one of them is just unbelievable) and then maybe RH of Orange County.

I’m keeping my subscription to see the latest season of Below Deck Med which has just started, but am going to cancel after that as will be up to date on what I like and don’t think we’ll see anything new for a while!

Enjoy!

surlycurly · 13/06/2020 08:10

You've ruined me people. Any intelligent or worthy reading/ listening: watching I was going has now been binned after discovering 'below deck' and then hayu. I never hope I'd say this but my lockdown last until I'm finished all this mindless reality tv !!!

surlycurly · 13/06/2020 08:10

*doing

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LucyTrainsDragons · 13/06/2020 10:08

@MorganKitten the soap on the chicken was hilarious Grin

@Furries I’m going to have to write my own schedule on what to watch when, your recommendations sound right up my street! Is New Jersey as good as BH?

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LucyTrainsDragons · 13/06/2020 10:10

@Kaathesnake might have to add this to my expanding list too!

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LucyTrainsDragons · 13/06/2020 10:12

@MorganKitten I do like watching True Crime, might have to look further into this.Grin

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MrBennsshop · 13/06/2020 10:12

Love a bit of Botched, Judge Judy and my current favourite: Cold Justice.

SomeBunnyOvertheRainbow · 13/06/2020 10:28

I loved Virgin River too, Never Have I Ever

And also I’ve never seen the Karshashians but the are on Netflix too so they might be my next guilty pleasure!

I’ve just started watching 13 Reasons Why season 4

Furries · 13/06/2020 10:56

@LucyTrainsDragons - RHO New Jersey is definitely as good. Let’s just say they’re not quite as “refined” as the BH lot! It might be a bit of an adjustment, but trust me - it’s definitely worth it! Quite jealous that you’re getting to watch these all in one go.

Anyway, off to read some classics and watch high brow documentaries - not!

SomeBunnyOvertheRainbow · 13/06/2020 11:08

I also really like Alexa and Katie in Netflix but it’s appears to be aimed at teenagers!

22Giraffes · 13/06/2020 11:37

Really enjoying Love After Lock Up on TLC, anyone else? Also same as @fairyfingers I'm loving Say Yes To The Dress esp the new Atlanta ones, and Curvy Brides Boutique, Jo and Al are so nice!

Also found something called Labor of Love where a group of men are competing to be chosen by one woman to have baby together Shock horrifying but hilarious Grin

Realhousewivesoftatooine · 13/06/2020 11:40

Atlanta, Beverly Hills, New York and New Jersey are the best ones to watch. Orange County as well but I think it’s went off a bit the last couple of seasons. I’ve watched them hundreds of times it’s worth paying for hayu.

Greydove28 · 13/06/2020 11:47

Yeah ive seen all the real housewives franchises and up to date with them. I will be checking out the other suggestions on here! Started watching selling sunset last night Grin

AlfieandAnnieRose · 13/06/2020 11:47

Teen mom og is mine! Also keeping up with the Kardashian’s, I’m watching the earlier series and am fascinated at how they’ve changed in looks as the series progresses and they become more famous 😄

ultrablue · 13/06/2020 12:01

Oooh I love the Real Housewives franchises, I'd never watched anything like that until I stumbled across one years ago, instantly hooked.

Maybe someone can out me out of my misery, years ago I think it was either New York or New Jersey when the wives had this crazy out sider friend, who used accuse them of all sorts, make thinks up etc and told them that she had had to hire a bodyguard to protect her from them..Can't think of her name and it's annoying me.

LoafingLiz · 13/06/2020 14:00

I've just been watching the old RHONY again.
Cringing at Simon and Alex 😖
I can't believe how bad they were, him spending thousands in the boutique on holiday then saying "do I deserve a kiss?" 🤢
Skipping along the beach in his budgies 😂

LoafingLiz · 13/06/2020 14:02

So smug it was unreal.
Apparently he's a really nice family guy. But those episodes were so 'try too hard'.

twilightcafe · 13/06/2020 14:15

Real Housewives of Atlanta
Real Housewives of Beverly Hills
Selling Sunset
Styling Hollywood (Netflix)

Realhousewivesoftatooine · 13/06/2020 16:17

@ultrablue

Oooh I love the Real Housewives franchises, I'd never watched anything like that until I stumbled across one years ago, instantly hooked.

Maybe someone can out me out of my misery, years ago I think it was either New York or New Jersey when the wives had this crazy out sider friend, who used accuse them of all sorts, make thinks up etc and told them that she had had to hire a bodyguard to protect her from them..Can't think of her name and it's annoying me.

New Jersey, Danielle Staub she’s been in the last 2 seasons as Theresa’s friend. She’s still exactly the same.
peakygal · 13/06/2020 16:19

Im obsessed with all the Housewives..I love most of the American reality shows if I'm honest but my secret one is KUWTK..I tend not to admit that one