Fashion. Drama. Snow. The Real Housewives of Salt Lake City has it all.
The hit Bravo reality series returned for its fifth season on Wed., Sep. 18 and it did not disappoint. With “RECEIPTS, PROOF, TIMELINE, SCREENSHOTS, F-ING EVERYTHING!“, tension between the ladies bubbled up early and by the time the episode wrapped, Whitney Rose was storming out of the restaurant like a February in Utah. It was a heated start to the season, which is exactly what fans hoped for from one of the spiciest of Real Housewives franchises (between this show and The Secret Lives of Mormon Wives, messy Mormon women are having a moment).
There are also new cast members and friends joining RHOSLC this season, including one who has already been accused of having bad “energy” by Heather Gay. Here’s your first look at the new and returning cast and their friends. New episodes of season 5 of The Real Housewives of Salt Lake City premiere Wednesdays at 9pm ET on Bravo. Not a DISH subscriber? Follow this link to find the best offer and subscribe to DISH today!
New Cast and Friends on Season 5 of The Real Housewives of Salt Lake City
Bronwyn Newport
The aforementioned bad-energy-haver comes to the group via her friendship with Lisa Barlow. According to her Bravo bio, Bronwyn is “passionate about couture, art and a first-class lifestyle. Raised Mormon, Bronwyn was excommunicated from the church when she got pregnant while attending BYU. While raising her daughter, Gwen, as a single mother, she worked in finance before marrying Todd, who’s 26 years her senior. Although she and Lisa have been friends over the years, she quickly learns that her old friend may not support her in the way she wants.”
Britani Bateman and Meili Workman (Friends)
There are two new “Friends” who will appear on The Real Housewives of Salt Lake City season 5. According to Bravo, “Utah native and practicing Mormon Britani Bateman is a real estate developer, actress and accoladed singer in an on-again, off-again relationship. Britani is introduced to the women through her friend Heather, but bumps heads with a few of the ladies from the jump.”
Meili Workman is also joining the group thanks to her friendship with Whitney Rose. Bravo describes her as having “her hands full as a model with four young children and husband at home. Originally from California, Meili was raised LDS and moved to Utah to be more involved in the church, but ultimately decided that the faith was not for her.”
Returning Cast Member Mary Cosby
After dipping her toe back into the show as a friend last season, season 1-2 alum Mary Crosby has rejoined the main cast for season 5. According to Bravo, Mary “re-immerses herself in the group, making amends with Whitney and Heather after her name calling, and a deep and unexpected friendship develops with Angie Katsanevas. Although she has a new ally and confidant, Mary and Meredith’s longstanding friendship is on thin ice as they struggle to see eye-to-eye.”
The Rest of the Main Cast of The Real Housewives of Salt Lake City
In addition to those four, here’s what you can expect from the rest of the cast this season, per Bravo:
- Lisa Barlow enters the season with strong bonds, but her friendships quickly flip on their head. Meredith and Lisa promise to have each other’s backs, but her relationship with Whitney is permanently threatened after Whitney makes a series of hurtful remarks about Lisa’s status as the group’s villain. Lisa’s retaliates with claims about the authenticity of Whitney’s business practices. With Jack away on his mission, Lisa is especially hurt when Angie questions how good of a mother she has been.
- Heather Gay is a ride-or-die girl with a new, unexpected allegiance to Lisa. She and Whitney continue to make strides and strengthen their foundation. Tensions with Mary reach an all-time high when they both throw quips about body positivity. Heather introduces her friend Britani to the group, but when Britani repeatedly puts her foot in her mouth, Heather can’t continue to defend her.
- Back with props and larger-than-life sunglasses, Angie Katsanevas and husband Shawn put last year’s rumors and nastiness behind them as they celebrate their 25th wedding anniversary. She and Mary are thick as thieves, but her friendship with Lisa is unstable as the two go head-to-head over how good a friend they’ve been to one another.
- Meredith Marks is excited to celebrate and reaffirm her Jewish faith by having a bat mitzvah, ultimately bringing her and Seth closer together. The bathwater continues to muddy with Whitney because of their overlapping business plans to create bath products. When Meredith repeats something she heard about Whitney’s business, the game of telephone lands her in hot water.
- Whitney Rose finds herself at odds with many of the women. When harmful rumors about her jewelry line circle the group, she confronts the women to find the source. As tensions rise, the husbands get roped into the women’s fights, causing things to get heated between Justin and John. Whitney introduces the women to her friend Meili, who quickly gets thrown into the fire when Lisa shares a rumor about her shopping habits.
