RHOSLC Exec Denies Lisa Barlow’s Casting Claim as She Reacts

RHOSLC Exec Refutes Lisa Barlow’s Casting Claim and Reveals Which Costar Truly Began Show as Lisa Claps Back

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A manufacturing exec refuted Lisa Barlow’s declare that The Real Housewives of Salt Lake City began together with her. He additionally revealed which co-star actually began the present – as Lisa clapped again.

For a few years, Lisa proudly proclaimed she was the primary castmate to be thought of for the spot. Some followers felt she used it like a hammer, whacking it at any co-star who challenged her authority.

But in accordance with a senior govt talking to The Hollywood Reporter, your complete concept for RHOSLC began with Mary Cosby.

“[The idea to set it in Salt Lake City] originally came to Bravo through Mary Cosby,” stated Noah Sampton, NBCUniversal Television and Streaming Senior VP of Production, through Heavy. “Somebody had discovered her as a great character. She was pitched, and we started to find other characters along with her. Once the development team started to dig in and meet people there, they realized that it was just such a hotbed of interesting, unique personalities. It wasn’t planned as a Housewives. We kind of just fell into it.”

Noah then revealed when he first met the castmates.

“I’d already been blown away by the casting tape that I saw, and every woman that I met was even better in person,” he defined. “We met everybody for drinks at a bar, and then [another executive] and I left, and the Housewives all stayed there. And then we heard all these stories the next day where a huge argument broke out and somebody got thrown out of the bar. They were Housewives already before we even started filming them.”

On Twitter, Lisa denied Noah’s claims.

“Odd and not true she was recommended by my friend Cameron.”