What to Know About Bravo's Wife Swap: The Real Housewives Edition
Trading in the glitz and glam for a transformative experience.
Four Real Housewives get a reality check when they swap lives with other real wives. In Bravo’s new event series, Wife Swap: The Real Housewives Edition, the Real Housewives women trade in their stilettos for the ultimate fish-out-of-water social experiment.
Here’s what you need to know about the new Bravo series.
When does Wife Swap: The Real Housewives Edition premiere?
The four-episode event series premieres Tuesday, Oct 14 at 9p ET/PT on Bravo, and streams next day on Peacock. New episodes drop weekly for four weeks.
Who is in the cast of Wife Swap: The Real Housewives Edition?
Angie Katsanevas (The Real Housewives of Salt Lake City)
Emily Simpson (The Real Housewives of Orange County)
Melissa Gorga (The Real Housewives of New Jersey)
Dr. Wendy Osefo (The Real Housewives of Potomac)
What can I expect from Wife Swap: The Real Housewives Edition?
Based on the Wife Swap format, each standalone episode of Wife Swap: The Real Housewives Edition follows a different Real Housewife and real wife as they navigate swapping their everyday comforts and luxuries to fully immerse themselves in a different familial experience. Through unexpected conflicts, eye-opening moments, and emotional breakthroughs, the journey challenges everything they thought they knew about themselves and the world around them.
Through this process, the Real Housewives will question if they can appreciate the lives they left behind and conversely, the real wives will question whether the aspirational lives showcased on reality TV are as glamorous as they appear.
Watch the official trailer here.
What is the episode rundown?
"Overdressed and Underprepared” streaming Wednesday, Oct 15
The Real Housewives of Salt Lake City’s Angie Katsanevas, who loves brand names, beauty, and micromanaging her family, swaps lives with off-the-grid homesteader and former Mormon Lindsay Flake, whose family lives without electricity, running water, and rules. Will Angie survive without her beloved materialistic items? Can Lindsay teach the Katsanevas to value nature over luxury?
“All Is Ferret in Love and War” streaming Wednesday, Oct 22
The Real Housewives of Potomac’s Dr. Wendy Osefo, who runs her busy Maryland household prioritizing strict rules, a tight schedule, and education at the forefront, swaps lives with free-spirited Floridian Alethea Shapiro, who prioritizes fun, independence, absolutely no rules, and … ferrets. Will Dr. Wendy be able to find the balance between structure and fun? Can Alethea bring a little more spontaneity to the Osefo family?
“Too Cool for Gabagool” streaming Wednesday, Oct 29
The Real Housewives of New Jersey’s Melissa Gorga, a family matriarch who prides herself on her Sunday sauce, strong family values, and organization, swaps lives with disorganized vegan and Double Dutch enthusiast Michelle Clark. Will Michelle take a page from Melissa’s perfectionist lifestyle? Can Melissa successfully implement her traditional values and structure into this family?
“Daddy Duties vs. Daddy Don’ts” streaming Wednesday, Nov 5
The Real Housewives of Orange County’s Emily Simpson swaps her modern marriage with do-it-all dad Shane for an old-school marriage with hands-off dad Erik Svensson. When Caley Svensson experiences a laid-back new life in the OC, she tries to crack the tough shell of Emily’s daughter, Annabelle, and helps the family implement more family time. Emily attempts to implement teamwork and structure where she comes to realize how good she has it at home.
Mark your calendars for October, when Wife Swap: The Real Housewives Edition arrives on Bravo and Peacock. For now, stream all your Bravo favorites now on Peacock.
