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The Housewives of New York: Ranked

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It’s the Big Apple’s time to shine!

When I first started my foray into Real Housewives, I was fairly adamant that I wasn’t going to watch Real Housewives of New York because the snippets I did see didn’t tickle my fancy at all. Additionally, my impressions of Ramona and LuAnn from RHUGT weren’t the greatest, so it was a city I was happy to skip.

But then I had no other cities to watch, and my love for Real Housewives proved too great, so I started the second ever franchise with little expectations, and to be honest, I actually really enjoyed it!

Thought I’d trigger a fanbase by including a picture of the new RHONY over the OG’s.


It’s important to note that these rankings will take into consideration the original group of women that made up RHONY as well as the iconic women who appeared in the reboot. So from the wonderful eccentricities of Alex McCord, to the most Brynntesting girl in the room Brynn Whitfield…

Let’s get to ranking!

23. Ramona Singer
I find Ramona to be an abhorrent human being, and I’m one of those Bravoholics that can’t excuse poor behaviour and bad human qualities because “they’re entertaining”. Sure, she was entertaining at some points and she had some iconic moments, but she was so blatantly rude and condescending to literally everyone and tried to pass it off as ‘just being honest’. Good riddance tbh.

22. Luann de Lesseps
If you were to ask me who the most overrated housewife is, I’d say Luann. Luann seems to have such a big following among the Bravoverse and I truly don’t get it. While not as rude and condescending as Ramona, Luann makes up for it in grand delusion and not in the fun kinda way either. I’m surprised she’s noticed that other people exist in this world to be completely honest, so this is why she finds herself ranked so low. 

21. Cindy Barshop
The first one season wonder of this list, Cindy was just kinda there. While I did agree with her that a ‘pecking order’ among the group was ridiculous, Cindy just didn’t mesh with the group and it came across on screen very clearly. Being cropped out of the group photo really sealed the deal as well.

20. Leah McSweeney
How Leah could go from such a fantastic first season, to the most abysmal sophomore season is beyond me. Initially, I liked her young, free-spirited energy, and she was a great addition to a significantly older cast. And then the popularity got to her head, and she made young and free-spirited seem like a bad thing to the point of being unbearable. Oh well. At least I can thank her for bringing Brynn to our screens since she’s the sole reason RHONY had to be recast.

19. Sai de Silva
I personally have a bad taste in my mouth when it comes to ‘influencers’ so immediately I was wary of Sai. Turns out I had every reason to be. She was just so unbearable to watch, so I can’t imagine how unbearable she is to be around. The only praise I’ll give her is that every cast needs a villain, and with some refining, she could be a good one.

18. Erin Lichy
Erin’s beautiful and she looks like she lives a fancy, interesting life, but homegirl needs some lessons on how to be a bone collector because her pot-stirring ways were so obvious and they flopped nearly every time. I’ll cut her some slack that it was her first season and they had big shoes to fill, so hopefully she finds her footing more in her second season. Also I’ve never been so sure that someone has bad breath before.

17. Ubah Hassan
Ubah had a great start for me, being a beautiful, strong and outspoken woman that radiated classy model energy, and she finished off the season fairly the same. And then she had one of the worst reunion performances I’ve ever seen, which tanked her position on this list. Here’s to hoping she makes a snappy recovery in her second season.

16. Jules Wainstein
I actually really liked Jules. I thought she was beautiful, was great with her kids, and had an interesting story to share. Of the one season wonders (Eboni excluded for obvious reasons), I thought Jules was the most deserving of a second season. I couldn’t stand Bethenny bringing Jules’s eating disorder up, and also couldn’t stand that Bethenny had an issue with Jules mentioning she was Asian because if you’re not a POC, you don’t get how race plays into simple aspects of life. I hope Jules is living her best life now.

15. Jill Zarin
For the first couple of seasons, I really liked Jill. She was fun to watch, seemed to live an elite New York kind of lifestyle, and she was kinda quirky. And then her atrocious performance in season four happened, and that really dropped her down the list. Also, Jill’s unquenchable thirst for being featured in the spotlight is both hilarious and pathetic and gets really annoying sometimes.

14. Sonja Morgan
Sonja is a really popular housewife among the Bravoverse, and while I get why others may like her, I just couldn’t get behind her. Her shtick of being an older woman living as if she was a 21-year-old horny sorority girl got old very quick, and it became extremely embarrassing to watch all of her drunk antics. I will, however, applaud her for being the only one to acknowledge and accept Eboni voicing her struggles as a black woman in season 13.

13. Aviva Drescher
Let’s be honest: Aviva is iconic. Maybe bar Bethenny, Aviva was the sharpest with her words, and she could effortlessly read a bitch as made evident with her ‘white trash’ spiel. Her backstory of how she lost her leg was also very interesting. I don’t even need to mention the leg toss because that goes down in history, and rightfully so. Iconic. Simply iconic.

12. Kelly Killoren Bensimon
I lowkey love the crazy, unhinged housewives, and Kelly was New York’s version of this archetype. I mean, it wasn’t called Scary Island for no reason. Kelly was beautiful, but almost every word she spoke made absolutely no sense, but you could tell in her mind she thought she was spitting hard facts and truths. God bless her, that wonderful action verb of a woman.

11. Eboni K. Williams
I compare Eboni to Tiffany Moon of RHOD, in that their respective casts were never really confronted with the topic of race on their shows until they showed up. Eboni was the first black woman to be featured on RHONY, and she was unapologetic about that fact, looking to educate the women on black culture as well as explain to them the harsh stereotypes she faces as a black woman. Sure, she was a bit condescending, but I also think she should be proud that she’s a strong, intelligent black woman, and if others find that intimidating, that’s on them.

10. Bethenny Frankel
Bethenny was a hard one for me to rank, considering that I really liked her on the show, but despise her outside of it. The difference between Ramona and Bethenny, however, is that Bethenny was at least likeable during her tenure on RHONY. She was that bitch of the show, most of the season’s storylines revolved around her, and she was essentially always guaranteed to get first chair at the reunion. Her anti-Bravo antics currently can get fucked, however, and I’m sick of seeing her stupid face eating in her TikToks.

9. Jenna Lyons
I had preconceived notions of Jenna Lyons, and those led me to believe I wouldn’t like her. However, the images of a stonefaced, monotone boss-like figure were dashed when this sweet, gentle woman spoke for the first time, and I almost immediately fell in love with Jenna. I do believe she’s holding back, however, and would love to see more of her authentic self next season.

8. Jessel Taank
I started off not liking Jessel, especially with the Christmas tree lingerie fiasco, but then her fun side shone through, and she showed why she was the main girl for season 14. Her ability to stand up for herself, while also talking with this almost sweet naivety made her really likeable, and I can’t wait to see more of her next season.

7. Alex McCord
Oh my sweet Alex McCord. I don’t know how I’ve coped without you for so long. At first, I was indifferent to the eccentric Alex who couldn’t bear to be away from her man for more than 30 seconds, but then I grew to love her as she became more confident in her voice, and her reads were just so iconic. (“You are in high school!” anyone?) I will never forgive Caroline Manzo and Brandi Glanville for preventing us from seeing Alex’s grand return in RHUGT.

6. Heather Thomson
I saw Heather’s grinning face floating around Housewives Twitter before I started RHONY, so with that in mind, I assumed I wouldn’t like her. But I really liked both sides of Heather’s personality: the sweet and nurturing side that would refer to her friends as ‘mama’; and the no-nonsense ratchet side that so effortlessly dragged Aviva. I also really admired her strong business acumen, and her efforts to relate to Eboni. I will never forgive Leah McSweeney for ruining a potential Heather comeback in season 13.

5. Kristen Taekman
Every Housewives city will randomly cast a young, pretty housewife to change up the dynamic, and Kristen was New York’s version of this archetype. What makes Kristen different, though, is that she was super likeable, shady when she had to be, could defend herself when she needed to, and was just like the sweet girl next door. Her comeback performance on RHUGT also just goes to show that sometimes the ‘forgotten’ Housewives are some of the best Housewives.

4. Tinsley Mortimer
I didn’t know anything about Tinsley before RHONY, so finding out that she was the It Girl of New York and also lowkey inspired Gossip Girl was super fascinating. I love the sweet, non-confrontational but can get into it when needs be (more on that later) Housewife archetype, and I found Tinsley to be a version of this. Her personal storyline of wanting to find love was just so captivating, and how could you not be on her side with this? It’s just a shame she left halfway through season 12, because that was shaping up to be her best season yet.

3. Dorinda Medley
Like Radzi says, “When Dorinda is bad, she’s so good!” I had unfairly grouped Dorinda in with Ramona and Luann so I expected not to like her, but I ended up loving the Meddler so much. You had weet and sober Dorinda, who was very motherly and nurturing, but then you get martini Slurinda, who would just verbally eviscerate anyone for no good reason. Mix that together and you have yourself a top tier Housewife. In saying that, I could see why she was ‘put on pause’ at the end of season 12.

2. Brynn Whitfield
If I could pick any Housewife to be my spirit animal, it would definitely be Brynn Whitfield. Brynn is flirty, sexy and confident, willing to use her sexuality to her advantage whenever she wants, but also has a serious side that serves as a good friend and someone you don’t want to mess with. And that is basically describing myself. Learning more about Brynn’s backstory and her family dynamics also make her one of the more fascinating Housewives across any city.

1. Carole Radziwill
As mentioned before, I love the sweet non-confrontational but still don’t mess with me Housewife archetype, and that describes Princess Carole. An underrated Housewife IMO, Carole could hang in there with the heavy hitters like Bethenny and come out relatively unscathed, but she could also stay out of the drama while providing humourous commentary. Her personal backstory as a widow was also very interesting to watch. If I’m going to be honest, Carole won me over when one of the first things she says on RHONY is “I don’t hate children. I just can’t stand when mothers get together and that’s all they talk about”. Iconic.

Can you believe it? Over four years, I have finally finished all of Bravo‘s Real Housewives cities! (Excluding RHODC, but that has one season so it doesn’t really count.) I won’t know what to do with my spare time anymore! Someone send help!

– by the Black Widow

The Housewives of Salt Lake City: Ranked

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May the Housewives gods be with me while I rank these unhinged women.

I only just realised that I haven’t ranked the Salt Lake City wives because I’ve been watching live since the beginning and didn’t do a full binge of the franchise like I have the other cities. While we are currently in the middle of a raging season four, I thought ‘why not rank them now?’

As it is, Real Housewives of Salt Lake City is the tenth installation of Bravo’s ever popular Real Housewives franchise, and is widely considered to be the most chaotic. Sometimes it looks like these women get along and have great friendships, and the next thing you know, they’re attacking each other like savages.

As of writing, there have only been nine full-time housewives featured on RHOSLC. It is still in its early years, of course, so it’s to be expected.

Strap in for a short but wild ride as I rank these unhinged Utah wives!

9. Jennie Nguyen
This should come as no shocker to any fans of the franchise, but what disappoints me the most is I had such high hopes for Jennie at the beginning of the season. I always love seeing diversity, and seeing the franchise’s first Asian housewife in season 2 was very refreshing, but then her disgusting views were outed, and she plummeted to the very bottom of this list.

8. Heather Gay
Bravo seemed to have pegged Heather as the poster girl for RHOSLC at the very beginning, and I cannot understand why. She’s phony as all hell, two-faced to the people she claims to be her friend, allows herself to be a doormat for bully Jen, and is stuck in the high school days of yearning to be accepted by the popular girls. Plus, her self-deprecating humour is just overcompensating for the fact that she is extremely unlikeable. I really don’t have anything nice to say about her tbh.

7. Jen Shah
Jen is the first Pacific Islander representation in all of the Housewives franchises which was really nice for me to see. And that’s where my compliments for this woman end. She is a literal convicted criminal, and during her time on the show, was nothing more than a malicious, jealous and manipulative shell of a woman who used erratic outbursts for attention. I never want to see this woman on a Bravo show ever again.

6. Meredith Marks
Meredith started out somewhat likeable, and her penchant for disengaging quickly became iconic. But this woman is out of her mind and deluded, and I can’t stand the way that she looks down at the floor when she’s trying to read someone or stir shit. At least look them in the eye if you’re going to drag them, hun.

5. Mary Cosby
Double standards in a housewife have never existed as hard as they do for Mary Cosby. Mary is eccentric, comes with a wild backstory, and has very funny one-liners, but because the other wives (excluding Whitney) are scared of how unpredictable she can be, she gets away with being rude, insufferable, and refusing to participate in activities with the other wives.

4. Monica Garcia
Monica serves as a breath of fresh air for the currently airing season 4 of RHOSLC. Beautiful, sassy, unashamed of her past, and not scared to fight against her richer counterparts, Monica has already proven to be a great addition to the show. I wish she’d just ease up on the fighting with Lisa though.

3. Angie Katsanevas
After a very successful debut as a FOH in season three, this Greek beauty snatched her snowflake for season four and has already shown to be a great housewife. Messy, shady, serving personal drama, and appearing to be ready to read a bitch at any given time, Angie quickly shoots to (almost) the top of my list.

2. Whitney Rose
Whitney is easily one of the most stunning housewives across all the franchises, but what I love about her most is that she is as beautiful as she is messy. Never scared to stir the pot, or carry some bones, Whitney has proven to be a necessary cog in the wheel that is RHOSLC. We stan a sex positive queer ally Queen!

1. Lisa Barlow
I had picked Lisa to be my favourite during the first season of the show because she reminded me of my friend Charmaine, but then Lisa began showing more of her personality, and she’s basically the perfect housewife. She’s rich, not scared of getting into it, a bit of a pot stirrer, slightly deluded and unaware, and full of hilarious one liners and quips that are immediately iconic, Lisa Barlow takes the top spot for the Utah housewives.

Season four is already receiving rave reviews, and may be the Salt Lake wives’ best season since its inception. If you aren’t already watching this franchise, dare I suggest that you start watching it now. If only for Team Litney.

Happy watching, baby gorgeouses!

– by The Black Widow

The Housewives of Orange County: Ranked

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The franchise that started it all.

If you’ve stayed up to date with my Housewives rankings so far, thank you. I also appreciate that you don’t judge me for watching the cities in such a random order.

I’ve finished my watch through of all of the episodes of Real Housewives of Orange County, and am currently watching season 17 as it happens live. And I’m shocked that a city I thought I wouldn’t really like turned out to be one of my most favourite Housewives franchises.

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As of writing, including season 17, RHOC has had a whopping 26 housewives, which isn’t surprising when you consider how long the show has been running, and how many one season wonders they’ve had (some of these one season wonders deserved longer runs, but more on that later.)

Anywho, here are my rankings for the RHOC wives!

26. Kelly Dodd
Probably the most vile human to be featured on any Real Housewives show ever. If her antics on screen weren’t bad enough, her behaviour off screen was 100x worse. I don’t even feel comfortable typing her name out in full without asterisking it. Good riddance and stay away.

25. Vicki Gunvalson
I don’t get the hype around Vicki at all. She was constantly lying, shirking responsibility or accountability, rarely apologised for all of her wrongdoings, and let’s not forget her part in Cancergate (and how she just got away with it by screaming). Sure, she had some iconic moments, but that doesn’t make up for being a horrible person. Extremely overrated and doesn’t deserve the praise that she gets from Housewives fans IMHO.

24. Braunwyn Windham-Burke
A woman that literally sacrificed her husband and her seven kids for fame, Braunwyn had the potential to become a great housewife but fumbled it so hard in her second season. I’m glad she’s living her true queer life, but to put your family through that and essentially disown them is gross.

23. Gina Kirschenheiter
A lot of people can’t stand Gina, but I initially wasn’t one of them. Sure, she’s annoying and overproduces herself for made-up storylines, but there is a down-to-earth likeable quality about her. Until season 17 came along, and now I genuinely cannot stand her. How one person can make someone else’s infidelity from years ago about them is beyond me.

22. Quinn Fry
Our first one season wonder on the list, Quinn is easily the most forgettable. She was introduced halfway through her season, which was a short season to begin with, and I can only remember her for being a cougar. 

21. Kimberly Bryant
I thought Kimberly had potential to be a great housewife. She was blonde, had big titties, and had a likeable quality about her. Her run on the show only lasted the first season, which prevents her from going any higher on this list.

20. Peggy Sulahian
Peggy is probably the most odd choice of casting of this franchise, although I feel as if Peggy was only brought onto RHOC to try and recreate the scandal of Cancergate. She had the rich and extravagant lifestyle of a housewife, but didn’t fit in with the rest of her cast, which is probably why she only lasted one season.

19. Elizabeth Lyn Vargas
The fever dream that was Elizabeth Lyn Vargas. If she had popped up at any other time, she would’ve left a better impression, but since her season was marred with Covid and lockdown, her time on the show was very come-and-go. Her personal storyline of escaping a cult was very gripping, however.

18. Jen Armstrong
Jen was the more likeable version of RHOBH’s Teddi Mellencamp: pretty and blonde, but dull, monotone, and overall boring as a housewife. Her crumbling marriage led to some interesting storyline, but her impact on the show was considerably less than her other season 16 newbie, Noella.

17. Lynne Curtin
Lynne was lowkey iconic as a housewife. She was beautiful, deluded to the point of living way beyond her means, and her personal storyline of being evicted from her house was drama af. Her children were the bane of my existence, however. I wouldn’t mind seeing Lynne guest appearances in future.

16. Peggy Tanous
Another housewife that, had they been given more time on the show, would’ve had a much larger impression. Peggy was stunning, blonde (two features of a stereotypical RHOC housewife), and was not scared to go toe-to-toe with her friend Alexis. 

15. Jeana Keough
If certain reports were to be believed, we have Jeana Keough to thank for Real Housewives, as she was apparently the first woman cast to be on RHOC. Initially serving in a supporting role, Jeana actually worked better for her cheque as a FOH. Who can forget the iconic fight she had with Tamra in season six?

14. Tammy Knickerbocker
Probably someone no one expected to be this high on the list, I actually really liked Tammy. I thought she was stunning and served gripping personal storyline and would’ve loved to have seen her get a couple of more seasons on the show. Her children were also the bane of my existence, however.

13. Noella Bergener
Noella had everything I was bound to like in a housewife, especially as the first black housewife of RHOC. She served drama, personal storyline, got involved in group discussions, and was absolutely beautiful. There is, however, something called overdoing it, and Noella just came too hard in her first and only season of the show. By midway, she was just too exhausting to watch.

12. Lauri Peterson
Lauri was stunning, serving straight MILF for her time on the show. She was always transparent about the things happening in her life, especially the bad parts, which is a quality I look for in a housewife. Unfortunately, her personal struggles took her off the show, but when she rejoined as a FOH, she was out for blood, and we loved to see it.

11. Jo De La Rosa 
Jo was automatically my favourite from the beginning of the show as being the young beautiful POC of the otherwise older white group. I think it’s fairly safe to say that the show was going to be centered around her, especially if her centre orange status in season 2 had something to say about it, but she soon left before season 3. If there’s any RHOC housewife I want to make a full time return, honestly it’s Jo.

10. Lydia McLaughlin
Another wildcard on my list, I actually really loved Lydia. She was a gentle soul that served her role as peacemaker of the group really well. In saying that, she was not scared to go up against another housewife, as shown during her tenure in season 12 (the iconic menu toss, anyone?)

9. Jennifer Pedranti
I’m sure if I had written this after season 17 finished, Jennifer would be higher on the list. This beautiful blonde is open about her personal life, including the fact that she was emotionally unfaithful to her husband, and homegirl did not skip a beat in gathering Crybaby Gina and telling her to trot off. After a lull in the past couple of seasons, Jennifer is an amazing new addition whose debut performance suggests she’ll kill it in future seasons.

8. Emily Simpson
Emily has always been unfairly paired with Gina because they started the show in the same season and grew to become besties, but Emily shouldn’t be compared with Gina in terms of what she brings. Emily is naturally funny, absolutely beautiful, is not scared to either get amongst it or serve as peacemaker, and has an interesting life compared to her casita counterpart. Additionally, Emily thrives when she’s not being weighed down by Gina, so we need to see more of her.

7. Gretchen Rossi
Even though Tamra is credited for creating the blueprint of a housewife today, she wouldn’t have been able to do it without Gretchen Rossi, especially as Tamra vs. Gretchen is considered to be the first Housewives feud ever. Gretchen was brought on as the stereotypical young blonde gold digger, and when she moved onto Slade and had less of a financial backing, Gretchen stayed clocked in and came to work, especially at the expense of Tamra.

6. Lizzie Rovsek
The one season wonder that definitely deserved a way longer run on the show, Lizzie was really thrown in the deep end in season 9. Shannon instantly bonded with Tamra and Vicki, and the rest of the cast were already established, so Lizzie really had no one on her side. But Lizzie came to work, serving personal storyline and growth, and she inevitably played probably the most pivotal role of the Tamra takedown that took place in season 9. A beautiful brunette queen who deserved more.

5. Alexis Bellino
Ms. Sinful Body herself, Alexis was such a great example of the ‘traditional’ housewife: loyal and faithful to her husband; loves God and her Christianity; and was absolutely stunning with her trademark blonde hair and big boobs. Alexis was not afraid to work for her cheque, and she was not afraid to go up against the longer standing wives like Vicki and Tamra. And she’s only grown to be more likeable since leaving the show.

4. Shannon Storms Beador
There is no word to describe Shannon. She really is her own type of housewife. Quirky in her own type of way, Shannon came in and completely changed the dynamic on RHOC. She was not scared to be vulnerable and show her life, especially so quickly in her first season, and she definitely does not back down from anyone. Shannon stays an important part of RHOC and its success.

3. Meghan King Edmonds
Meghan was a young housewife brought into a group of already established older women, which seems to work against most. But Meghan came in like a house on fire, sharing her personal woes of being a step mother and wanting her own biological children, and of course, uncovering Cancergate like the modern day detective that she is. Things settled down in her later seasons, but no bigger splash was made in a housewife’s first season of RHOC than Meghan.

2. Tamra Judge
The blueprint of the Real Housewives, Tamra essentially created what we know and love today by uttering six words: “Did you go to Bass Lake?” Tamra shifted the entire dynamic of Real Housewives by turning it on its head and transforming it from a documentary about rich women into the fierce, dramatic reality show it is today. Stunning, dramatic, over-the-top, passionate, and full of energy, we should all thank Tamra Judge for our Bravo obsession.

1. Heather Dubrow
My number one Real Housewife across all of the franchises, Heather completely changed the dynamic of RHOC with her touch of class, elegance, and extremely lifestyle porn way of living. Don’t underestimate Fancypants though: she will go up against anyone, stand strong in her truth, and is not afraid to get her hands dirty if needed. The iconic petty goddess we all deserve as Housewives fans, Heather Dubrow is definitely the It Girl of RHOC.

I am really loving season 17 as it unfolds, and it definitely seems to be a return to form of the glory days prior to Kelly Dodd ruining the show with her filth.

Anywho, to all of my readers – peace, love, and champs!

– by The Black Widow

The Housewives of New Jersey: Ranked

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Spoiler alert: Amber Marchese is not number one.

I actually finished this series a while ago, but let’s pretend that this is fresh in my memory and I only completed it like five minutes ago. (Why does this sound familiar?)



Real Housewives of New Jersey came highly recommended from my sister, and once it was time for me to begin a new city, it was an easy decision for me because I really wanted to see why Teresa Giudice is so iconic. And how blessed was I to see the table flip was in the very first season.

As of writing, RHONJ has had 15 full-time housewives, however I will be ranking the twins together, so let’s begin the rankings!

14. Amber Marchese
No shocker here really. Besides having sympathy for her for being a cancer survivor, there was nothing likeable about Amber at all. To make matters worse, she came with her husband, whom was an even more horrible person. I’m glad she only lasted one season.

13. Teresa Aprea and Nicole Napolitano
Look, truth be told, I didn’t mind the twins. They were shady and engaged in drama when needed. Season six was just such a fever dream, and sometimes I don’t believe their time on the show was real.

12. Margaret Josephs
Marge is the Lisa Rinna of RHONJ, and I don’t mean that in a nice way. She never really provides any personal storyline, and her sole tactic to remain relevant on the show is to interfere in other people’s lives and stir up drama and then walk away (after pushing a grown man into a pool). To make it worse, she then cries in that horrid accent.

11. Siggy Flicker
Siggy was cute on her first season, as we all know I love the sweet peacemaker housewife archetype. And then her second season happened, and it went downhill ever since. Let’s not get into her social media antics; we’d be here all day.

10. Jackie Goldschneider
I want to like Jackie, and not just because her husband is foiiiine. I appreciate that she came into the show and was not scared to engage with the big dog Teresa, but she came across as very calculating and malicious, and then she’d cry when someone retaliated against her.

9. Melissa Gorga
As much as I want to like Jackie, I doubly want to like Melissa. She’s pretty, she’s… pretty, and she’s… pretty. Honestly, I don’t know what else she has to offer on top of that, besides being the gateway for Joey being on the show, because let’s face it, he contributes a whole lot more to RHONJ than Melissa does.

8. Caroline Manzo
Caroline almost doesn’t seem real to me. During her time on the show, she had such an untouchable mob boss air to her that it was so interesting to watch. She would be a whole lot higher on this list if she didn’t side with the guy who put a hit on her sister, but go off sis.

7. Jacqueline Laurita
To be honest, I really liked Jacqueline prior to season seven. She was funny, relatable, and watching her journey with her son was one of the most heartwarming things I’ve ever watched on any franchise. And then season seven happened. Enough said.

6. Teresa Giudice
It’s no secret that Teresa is that girl of RHONJ, and she is so iconic for a reason. She’s a natural in keeping the storyline and drama going, and really is the alpha of this franchise. As much as I adore Tre, I do acknowledge that she is deluded and struggles to take accountability for her wrongdoings. Excellent mother, though.

5. Kathy Wakile
Again, it’s no secret that I love the sweet, peacemaker non-confrontational housewife, and Kathy served this role during her time on the show. I loved her and I loved her family, and when she had to bring it, she did. An unbothered queen.

4. Dolores Catania
Not every housewife is meant to be the alpha, and there are different roles for everyone to fill. Dolores does a great job filling her role as the best friend of the alpha. She’s beautiful, funny, not scared to show us her real life, and will take a bitch down if she has to. And giving us Dolores means we also get Frank, and I would take a bullet for that man.

3. Jennifer Aydin
Jennifer serves as the Heather Dubrow of RHONJ, and I’m absolutely here for it. She’s hilarious, unashamedly herself, shady, and will get into it when she has to. Her fights with Melissa and Marge are so iconic. I stan a queen.

2. Danielle Staub
True to her tagline, you either love or hate Danielle, and I loooove Danielle. I think she’s the most misunderstood housewife of any franchise. As much as RHONJ‘s success is attributed to Teresa, I think the same argument could easily be made for Danielle. Without her, the first two seasons wouldn’t have soared like they did. Also, I was totally on her side when she dragged Marge. Don’t poke the bear if you don’t want the bear to snap.

1. Dina Manzo
Dina was my first favourite, and throughout the entire show, she still remained my favourite. As shady as she is stunning, Dina could go into her namaste zone as quickly as she could go into going toe-to-toe with someone. Honestly, I would’ve hated season six if it didn’t contain the return of my New Jersey queen.

Now that we’ve endured the same cast without any major changes for four consecutive seasons, I’m excited to see what the next season has in store for us. Hopefully more table flips tbh.

– by The Black Widow