10 Most Recognizable Real Housewives, Then and Now

Yolanda Hadid

First Episode: Yolanda Hadid is a Dutch-American television personality and former model, most famous for starring in the Real Housewives of Beverly Hills. Hadid was previously married to Mohamed Hadid, with whom she shares three children: Gigi Hadid, Bella Hadid and Anwar Hadid.

She joined the Real Housewives of Beverly Hills cast in Season 3, with Episode 1, “Down and Left Out in Beverly Hills” airing on Nov. 5, 2012.

 Now: After endless catfights and drama with her co-stars, Yolanda called it quits and exited the Real Housewives reality TV-show. “I would have loved a more graceful exit than ‘Season 6’ but sometimes we don’t get to control the ending of the chapters in our life,” she admitted on Instagram. This is Yolanda at the Burberry LFW AW20 show in 2020.

Vicki Gunvalson

First Episode: Vicki Gunvalson joined the Real Housewives franchise in 2006, with the first episode of Real Housewives of Orange County Season 1, “Meet the Wives” airing on March 21, 2006. She was an original and full-time cast member and a staple “housewife” of the OC universe.

Now: This is Gunvalson arriving at Bravo Con in 2019. Numerous squabbles and brawls with the other cast members, Gunvalson was demoted to a “guest star” and received limited airtime. This was the main reason she decided in January this year that it was “time to say goodbye” to The Real Housewives of Orange County.