00:00You may not always see it, but we really do love each other, and there's a sisterhood that's unexplained.
00:05Even when someone's coming after you or you're going after someone else, there is an indescribable bond.
00:30We're the Real Housewives of Salt Lake City, and we're, us weeklies, reality stars of the year.
00:37I just found this out. I had no idea. I had no idea that we were reality stars of the year.
00:43We're the Real Housewives of Salt Lake City, and we're us weeklies, reality stars of the year.
00:50I mean, Desperate Housewives is so iconic. The show, the characters.
00:55I mean, they drove this idea in the 90s of, like, 90s, early 2000s, like, what a housewife would, you know, in certain communities would look like.
01:07So, for me, I think it's, you know, super special to be asked to be one of them.
01:13I'm not desperate, but I am a housewife.
01:16Yeah, but there are these iconic women, and it was really the first television show that showcased, like, what the secrets of housewives might look like.
01:24And then for the housewives franchise to come from that show, and for us now, you know, years later, to be able to, like, step into their shoes and take on that iconic pose and, like, see how far that concept came to, like, affecting our lives.
01:39Like, Mary and I said, did you ever think, we watched Desperate Housewives, did we ever think that we'd be in, you know, copying their cover from Vanity Fair?
01:47I remember that cover.
01:48Like, it was so iconic.
01:50They all looked gorgeous.
01:51There's a story behind it, just like there is behind us, so.
01:55There were big moments that bonded us.
01:57Like, you know, being sworn by a SWAT team was a big bonding moment.
02:01I think Bermuda was bonding.
02:03It really, you know, we really felt for each other in that moment.
02:06And I think that we continue to have those experiences where, you know, instead of fighting with each other, there's an outside force that we all join up against to fight against.
02:16And I think that creates a really strong bond.
02:18Even in our early seasons, though, I feel like that we went through a lot, and we all went through it together.
02:24Even when they started the show out, we kind of suffered.
02:30We went through, we were batter beaten, and we were ridiculed and lied on.
02:37And, yeah, we kind of had a lot to endure to get to where we are.
02:41So the last thing we think of is, oh, we're the best.
02:45I mean, we just, we kind of think about our struggles, and I think it makes us more stronger.
02:50But, yeah, we made it.
02:55We're grateful.
02:56I think we're grateful to each other and to be together and to be here together.
03:00Like I said earlier, we're all very different.
03:02Our internal wiring is very, very different.
03:05If you say the same thing to all of us, you will get something completely different back.
03:09And I think that being, going through things that are traumatic together gives you a certain bond and a certain understanding of each other.
03:19And it's, you know, it's really hard a lot of times when someone's saying stuff to you to understand where they're coming from.
03:28And when you sense and you understand that you support each other and love each other after what we dealt with and went through,
03:35you're more open to listening and hearing their perceptions.
03:41Or at least I am.
03:42Maybe you guys aren't.
03:43It's definitely a bond builder.
03:44I think if you haven't experienced those things together, you kind of can't relate to each other in the same way.
03:50I think the fact that we went through them, we got closer, we stuck up for each other.
03:57I think that those things create this, like, experience that no one else can really relate to but us.
04:05You know, as someone who grew up in New York and converted into the faith, I think it creates different depth and dimension in relationships because, you know, the standards that you experience with the faith, the culture here, interactions, friendships.
04:23And I think, you know, being an outsider moving here, I also saw how it impacted Whitney and Heather.
04:31And, you know, that's a different type of bond we have because it's like, I'm still practicing.
04:35They're not, but I understand them.
04:38So I think, you know, Salt Lake City has always been, you know, one of the stars of the franchise.
04:44And, you know, that's a big part of, it used to be a bigger part of the culture here, but it's still a part of the culture here.
04:50So I think, you know, the standard level with the community as a whole is higher than in other places.
04:58So I think it definitely impacted the show.
05:01Even though I'm no longer practicing LDS, one thing that I really value about the religion is the work ethic.
05:08And I think that's what we all have and sharing in common.
05:13And, you know, Meredith can move here with zero experience of Mormonism and the community of Mormonism is welcoming and they look out for each other.
05:23So I think that is something that I've appreciated of a value moving this culture into the show, if that makes sense.
05:31And we're all the family dynamic.
05:33We are all with fierce mothers would do anything for our children.
05:36So I try to look at the positives, but like the culture here in Salt Lake City, you can't escape it.
05:42Like I still can't go places and get alcohol on Sundays sometimes.
05:47And that's frustrating.
05:48I do honestly credit Real Housewives coupled with COVID for saving my marriage.
05:57We were in a horrible place when we first started.
06:00And, you know, it depends on how you embrace this show.
06:03But if you do it the way I did, which I think is the right way, you really learn a lot about yourself.
06:11And there's a lot of self-reflection that goes in.
06:13You see how other people perceive the things you do and say.
06:17And a lot of times you're like, wait, I didn't mean it that way.
06:20Or I misspoke.
06:21Or, you know, and it can create a lot of problems.
06:24And it teaches you how to communicate better.
06:26So for me, that's like one of the biggest things.
06:30And then, of course, you know, other people see problems you're going through and it helps them and makes them feel like they're not alone.
06:39And so to me, those are like the most rewarding parts for sure.
06:42But what's cool about reality TV is we give back to our fans.
06:45And there's a big fan base.
06:46And we pour that love that they pour into us.
06:48We pour back to them.
06:49And it creates a beautiful bond in a community where I think a lot of people sometimes maybe haven't had a community with that much love.
06:57So for me, that's what I love about reality TV is meeting real people and giving back all of the love and support.
07:03I think for me, people will message me and say, you know, like I agree with everything Whitney and Meredith said.
07:10But for me, a lot of people will message me and say, I have confidence in this situation because I watched you have confidence.
07:17And I think for me, that's when I feel like, oh, my gosh, good, like good.
07:22Don't let anyone do that to you and stand up for yourself and believe in yourself and know that you can do more than one thing and and be like amazing your best self.
07:33And I think when I get messages like that, that means so much to me.
07:38I think, you know, younger girls like I have, you know, like with my younger girls that watch the show and they things I do resonates with them.
07:46And it helps them think like I can do that, too.
07:49I think that's a big deal for me.
07:51I feel like we're not just women that are blessed and a little bit wealthy.
07:57You know, we have real problems like I do with my son.
08:00And I think that sharing that it's an epidemic.
08:02And I think that sharing him to people that are in that light or in that spot that really need help.
08:08I think that reality brings reality shows bring that to a real.
08:15Yeah.
08:16Yeah.
08:16It's meaning of life kind of stuff at the end of the day.
08:20You know, it's we all have our stories.
08:22And, you know, for me, most often it's I wish I had a mother who, you know, handled my sexual preferences the way you dealt with your son.
08:31And my husband and I get this all the time.
08:33And it's that's why we keep coming back, because it's meaning of life.
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