The fifth season of The Real Housewives of Salt Lake City premieres this Wednesday, September 18 at 9 p.m. ET on Bravo and streams on Hayu in Canada.
Mary Crosby returns as a “full-time” housewife this season, rejoining Lisa Barlow, Heather Gay, Angie Katsanevas, Meredith Marks, and Whitney Rose. We’ll be introduced to new housewife Bronwyn Newport, who arrives in couture with her over-the-top fashion and a sense of humour.
Two new friends join the cast this season – Britani Bateman, a real estate developer/actress/singer and Meili Workman, a model with four young children and a husband.
Here’s what’s coming up this season on The Real Housewives of Salt Lake City:
- Lisa 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.
- Mary is back full time with her fiery remarks and 2003 Dom Perignon. 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. 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.
- Heather 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.
- Angie 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 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 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.
- 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.
The fifth season of The Real Housewives of Salt Lake City marks the first new premiere of the recently launched Bravo network in Canada by Rogers. In addition to streaming on NBC Universal’s Hayu streaming platform, The Real Housewives of Salt Lake City will also stream at Citytv.com for subscribers.
