Season 1
Die Real Housewives van Pretoria is a South African, Afrikaans-language docu-reality television series based on "The Real Housewives" series by Bravo Media LLC which follows the lives of relatively affluent housewives and professional women in suburban Pretoria.
It is the fourth South African show in the franchise, after Johannesburg, Durban and Cape Town.
Six women from Pretoria will dust off their most beautiful and expensive pairs of stilettos.
Think luxury vehicles, magnificent mansions, designer clothes, extravagant parties and the most expensive diamonds – all packed into 13 episodes with Pretoria as the backdrop.
The series showcases a group of Afrikaans women from Pretoria who play big roles in their families and communities.
These women live large and know the beautiful things in life.
Expect an unplanned race in luxury vehicles, a dramatic hike, Botox, hyenas, an action-packed trip to Zanzibar and lots of horses.
The Real Housewives franchise is distributed internationally by NBCUniversal Formats and produced locally by Provoco.
The directors are Rian van Heerden and Zandri Douglas.
The theme music is by The Carnell Collective.
The Cast
Renske Lammerding
Renske is well known in Silver Lakes for her boutique in the estate and of course her husband Heinrich's wealth.
Of course, this means there is a lot of gossip about Renske's family.
Marié Bosman
Marié is an unconventional and very outspoken pastor who has a pilot's license and two PhDs.
After two divorces, Marié decided she will never try to change herself for anyone ever again.
She's done with boring trivialities for good.
Talana Kuhn
27-year-old businesswoman and soon to be published author, Talana is the owner of Earth DK and Millennial Marketing.
She is a mother to a three-year-old, with another on the way.
She's a tough cookie - she walked through fire to get to where she is today.
Kiki La Coco
Kiki is a content creator on TikTok with nearly 400,000 followers.
Her husband, multi-millionaire Malcolm Wentzel, and their housekeeper, Thembi Ubisi, have nearly 900,000 followers.
Kiki and her family live in Mpumalanga, but with their children attending school in Pretoria, they're making a big move to the capital.
Mel Viljoen
Mel grew up on a farm but that didn't stop her from becoming the president of Tammy Taylor Nails South Africa, a franchise in the South African beauty industry.
Mel is married to notorious lawyer Peet Viljoen, the CEO of Tammy Taylor Nails.
Rhona Erasmus
Proud owner of Trouvaille Boutique Day Spa and Midstream College Baby House in Midstream Estate, Rhona was Heinrich and Renske's au pair and started her first business (Midstream College Baby House) with their help.
Upfront and direct, Rhona is not one to shy away from confrontation.