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The Real Housewives of Sydney is back six years after it was cancelled.
However, all doesn’t seem to be running smoothly for the second series of the rebooted Binge show.
Filming for the global reality franchise began Down Under last month and is still ongoing, but there is chaos on set, according to The Sydney Morning Herald.
US producer Amy Kohn, who worked on some of the extremely popular franchises of the show stateside, came to Australia to revamp the Sydney series, but has reportedly quit.
According to the publication, she left the show very suddenly.
The Real Housewives of Sydney is back six years after it was cancelled following just one series. However, all doesn’t seem to be running smoothly for the second series of the rebooted Binge show
There is also apparently drama between the cast because one member was allowed to head to Europe with her family during filming.
Victoria Montano was ‘missing in action’ for some of the series, according to the publications sources, and her co-stars were not impressed.
On top of that, producers were forced to rent two houses in Sydney to use for filming.
There is also apparently drama between the cast because one member was allowed to head to Europe with her family. Victoria Montano (pictured) was ‘missing in action’ for some of the series, according to the publications sources, and her co-stars were not impressed
Housewife Terry ‘The Biv’ Biviano and her NRL star husband Anthony ‘Mini’ Minichiello aren’t able to film in their Vaucluse house as it’s under construction.
While wellness entrepreneur Sally Obermeder’s home was deemed unsuitable for the show’s filming requirements.
Daily Mail Australia has reached out to Binge for comment.
This comes as sources previously told this publication that the reboot almost never happened in the first place.
Housewife Terry ‘The Biv’ Biviano and her NRL star husband Anthony “Mini” Minichiello aren’t able to film in their Vaucluse house as it’s under construction (both pictured)
Producers originally found ‘phenomenal’ casts in both Brisbane and the Gold Coast, and were trying to come up with a way to combine the women to create a singular show.
However, network bosses ultimately decided that a Sydney reboot make for the best series and would also be attractive to overseas buyers.
This time around, the network has demanded ‘fun and aspirational’ women from Sydney’s Eastern suburbs instead of the ‘toxic’ cast from the original series.
‘They’re only looking for funny and fabulous women that can open up their lives and give viewers something glamorous and aspirational,’ a source said.
‘It’s going to be a lot more real and honest instead of fabricated catfighting.
‘Foxtel doesn’t want a repeat of the toxic drama from the first season. This reboot will be completely different with a lot of luxury and likeable ladies.’
They added: ‘Of course there’s some conflict between the women, but nobody’s throwing wine or flipping tables. Viewers don’t want to see that anymore.’
However, network bosses ultimately decided that a Sydney reboot would be best for the series and would also be attractive to overseas buyers.
Producers are only after ‘glamorous and aspirational’ women who can showcase luxury, including rumoured new cast member, NRL WAG Terry Biviano (pictured)
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Original cast members Krissy Marsh and Nicole O’Neil (pictured) are the only originals returning for the reboot, as producers were impressed by their wealth and the fact that neither woman engaged in ‘nasty’ drama during the first season
Foxtel is said to be happy with how filming is going so far, and feel the reboot will be a return to form for the troubled franchise.
Original cast members Krissy Marsh and Nicole O’Neil are returning, as producers were impressed by their wealth and the fact that neither woman got too nasty during the first season of the show.
Krissy has already been spotted on set with Sydney socialite and party girl Caroline Gaultier.
The pair were spotted filming scenes on the beach in Rose Bay with celebrity personal trainer Jono Castano.
Meanwhile, original cast members Lisa Oldfield, Athena X Levendi, and Victoria Rees were immediately ruled out to return due to how much drama they caused during the first season.
U.S. network Bravo, which airs the Real Housewives franchise, famously declined to air the Real Housewives of Sydney in the States after executives dubbed it ‘too extreme’ for an American audience.
‘A lot of the women in this show were nasty for nasty’s sake and have no redeeming features,’ a Foxtel boss said at the time.
Lisa Oldfield, Athena X Levendi, and Victoria Rees were immediately ruled out to return due to how much drama they caused during the first season
‘Foxtel doesn’t want a repeat of the toxic drama from the first season. This reboot will be completely different with a lot of luxury and likeable ladies,’ said a source
Despite producers seeking less confrontational women this time around, one Housewife, who is one of the more prominent cast members this season, has allegedly been a major headache on set.
A source says that the Housewife in question is ‘image conscious’ and ‘trying to control the narrative’, which is causing friction with both her castmates and producers.
However, another source shot down the claims entirely, insisting that there have been no problems with any of the women, including NRL WAG Terry Biviano, who the Daily Telegraph claimed had clashed with producers on set last month.
When reached for comment, a Binge spokesperson said, ‘Production is going well and we are excited to introduce Australian viewers to the new group of Sydney housewives in this reimagined series.’
Meanwhile, Foxtel is rumoured to have lost all interest in the Melbourne series after five seasons, and has no plans to revive it in the near future.
It comes after the rumoured Real Housewives of Brisbane cast was recently leaked.
Among the glamorous candidates included PR queen Fleur Madden, couture designer Sonia Stradiotto and jewellery designer Jimena Alejandra.
Caroline is believed to have filmed as a ‘friend’ of the show, but there are rumours that she may be upgraded to a full time spot soon
Jimena told The Advertiser that she was approached in mid-2022, ‘but then they told us they were cancelling it’.
Fleur added that the network had plans to make the series different and less frivolous than its processors.
‘They were specifically looking for business women and women that had their own success, they were trying to make it different’ she told Adelaide Now.
A number of high profile women had been approached by producers and some reportedly declined the opportunity, opting to keep their lives private.
Meanwhile, Foxtel is rumoured to have lost all interest in the Melbourne series after five seasons, and has no plans to revive it in the near future
