Fans had been clamoring for extra of The Real Housewives of Miami since Bravo put it on pause following its third season.
The collection returned in 2021 on Peacock for a fourth season, which was an enormous success.
The Real Housewives of Miami Season 5 premiered right this moment (December 8), on Peacock, with a four-episode drop.
Alexia Nepola tells TV Fanatic that the collection returned at the proper time.
“Everything for me is about timing,” Nepola shared, including that she’s proud of Miami and how the collection returned with such a major impression.
“It’s like a huge thing to not be on TV for eight years and have all this competition with the other cities, and to come back so strong and for everyone to be enjoying it so much and liking it is, is a huge deal for me.”
Nepola credit the housewives for making the collection a hit however says none of this might have been attainable with out the passionate followers.
Dr. Nicole Martin mentioned the response to the fourth season was extremely humbling.
The star mentioned she was getting messages on social media from followers saying they could not wait till the present was again for its fifth season.
“It’s so overwhelming the amount of like, support, and love that the fans have shown us. And so to be able to be part of the reboot and to have like so much excitement like circulating around us as a friend group and you know, me as a person, so many people are interested in my life, it’s kinda like an honor,” Martin shared with TV Fanatic.
“It is an honor to be seen like that.”
Kiki Barth is proud to be a component of the present, revealing that she believes her castmates are an genuine and dynamic group of ladies.
“It’s a very dynamic group where we are from different places and different languages, different cultures, and when you put all of that together, it’s very different from the other shows in the franchise,” Barth shared.
“I just feel like that’s something that no one else can offer.”
I informed Kiki that I felt like some of the different housewives exhibits have gotten a lot darker lately, however I felt like Miami all the time retains the temper lighter.
“That is true,” Kiki mentioned, including that she believes this group of ladies are glorious.
“We’re more of a fun group. We argue, yes, we have differences. Yes, we all go through our own issues, but at the end of the day, we want to like have fun. We want to enjoy ourselves, we want to party. It’s a lifestyle, and that’s what Miami offers, and this is what makes it very different. That’s what the fans love about Miami.”
Kiki says followers ought to count on her to be extra current this season.
“Looking back on my first season, I feel like I was a bit more reserved. I didn’t get involved that much, but this season, I feel like it was a lot happening this season, and I wanted to just voice my opinion and be more involved compared to last season.”
“And I think that’s what happened. I think the fans just naturally loved my sarcasm, and they just love how fun I was.”
Kiki was comfortable about the response on her first season, however she desires to offer followers extra this season.
Alexia revealed that she was shocked by some of the conversations that occurred throughout the fourth season, notably between Adriana de Moura and Larsa Pippen.
Nepola felt confused by some of the issues Adriana mentioned.
“Adriana always has something to say, and sometimes it doesn’t make sense to me. I’m like, ‘I don’t know why you’re saying this like right now.'”
Alexia says she should not be shocked as a result of she is aware of Adriana very effectively.
“Maybe answering it again, I would say nothing really shocks me because I know all these ladies, and I expect anything from them.”
Alexia touched upon seeing her life with Todd and her sons, Peter and Frankie, final season.
“It was very painful and heartbreaking to see that because you know, one thing is kind of like living it and going through it when it was happening, but then you get to see it again, play out, you know, on TV, and everyone’s watching, and everyone has something to say,” Alexia says.
“Luckily for me, I don’t read, you know, a lot of the things said,” the star provides, saying that watching the present again positively impacts her household.
“Luckily for our family, we had already gone through it, and we were in a good place, but watching it several months after is hard,” Alexia provides.
“Even just thinking about it as I’m speaking it, it’s hard because when you love people, and there’s this kind of pain, it, it just makes it a lot more difficult.”
Alexia says that followers must be ready for a lot of highs and lows all through the fifth season, however she appreciated that the friendships had been extra genuine.
“I feel like when you have more real friendships, you fight more like real friends and like sisters do. But at the end, we all are, you know, loving each other and fighting each other.”
“I think that what makes us like super different from other people is that we have a cast right now that we can like fight and stuff, and then we’re like, ‘oh, but we love you. Like, okay, I hate all this about you, but I still love you.'”
“I feel like as the seasons progress, more friendships become stronger, and then maybe you’ll see some friendships that were strong before, and now they’re falling apart. You’ll just have to watch.”
Nicole mentioned there shall be loads of “OG on OG” drama this season.
“There’s a lot of like personal storylines that continue to evolve. Me personally, family drama, and so I think there’s a lot of surprises this season that people won’t necessarily expect going into it,” Nicole promised, including that this season is a “rollercoaster ride.”
Return to TV Fanatic for some extra sentiments from the housewives, notably about the first 4 episodes of the season.
Paul Dailly is the Associate Editor for TV Fanatic. Follow him on Twitter.
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