When it comes to drama, “The Real Housewives of Beverly Hills” could write the book.
Whether it’s friendship feuds, plastic surgery woes, marital breakdowns, legal issues, or anything in between, the ladies of 90210 are just as infamous as their ZIP code.
Currently in its 12th season, the show features the entire cast from the previous season, with Diana Jenkins joining this time.
Sure they’re fabulously wealthy and downright entertaining, but some of them aren’t even housewives. And do they actually live in Beverly Hills?
We’re taking a look at some of the housewives’ stunning estates. From Lisa Rinna’s French Provincial home in Beverly Hills to Kyle Richards’ Encino manse, continue reading about the fabulous homes of your favorite RHOBH stars.
Lisa Rinna’s house
It’s been a lifetime of beautiful memories for RHOBH star Lisa Rinna and husband Harry Hamlin inside their Beverly Hills home.
“I’ve been here 28 years,” Lisa said on “Watch What Happens Live.” “I love this house, I mean, I really do.”
The Hamlin house was custom designed and built by Harry in 1986, and is now worth $4 million, Hello reports.
Spanning 4,000 square feet, the Beverly Hills home offers a unique French Provincial design with antique furnishings.
Packing in four bedrooms and five bathrooms, the Hamlin home has an expansive backyard with breathtaking views of the mountains and Marina del Rey.
Fans and followers of Lisa’s social media pages have seen glimpses of the stunning estate, with the funny lady often posting dance videos taken in and outside the house.
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As well, Lisa offered Bravo a tour inside their family home — from the kitchen that Harry cooks in, to her fabulous closet, check out the pics here.
Kyle Richards’ house
RHOBH’s last remaining original cast member, Kyle Richards, lives in the lap of luxury.
The mother of four, 53, and husband Mauricio Umansky own a luxurious colonial-style property in Encino.
Spanning 10,600 square feet, the San Fernando Valley home was originally built in 1882, Architectural Digest reports.
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Featuring seven bedrooms and eight baths, the beautiful property that Kyle Richards calls home sits behind a protective gate with manicured hedges and a stunning fountain.
Some of the fabulous features of the home include an 800-square-foot balcony, eight fireplaces, an outdoor pool, and a 1,600-square-foot guest house.
Erika Girardi’s house
It’s been nothing but real estate drama for Erika Girardi and Tom Girardi.
The longtime cast member, 51, and her estranged husband first listed their Pasadena mansion for $13 million in May 2021, People reports.
The price has been reduced to $7.5 million, so Erika Girardi’s house is now offered at a significant discount.
The reality star has reportedly been living in a Los Angeles residence valued at $1.5 million since filing for divorce from Tom in November.
Built in 1928, the palatial Pasadena mansion is between the Arroyo Seco and the Annandale Golf Club and offers views of the historic Colorado Street Bridge.
Boasting more than 10,000 square feet, the luxurious property offers four bedrooms and nine bathrooms, a library, a chapel, and a guest suite with its own private entrance.
Some of the other luxurious features include a pool, pavilion, multiple patios, and a rose garden.
Dorit Kemsley’s house
RHOBH star Dorit Kemsley and husband Paul Kemsley live in a luxurious California estate.
During Season 10, Dorit and Paul moved with their two children to the 9,000-square-foot property in the family-friendly neighborhood of Encino.
Reportedly, the couple paid $6.5 million for the six-bedroom home that offers a cinema, basketball court, and expansive backyard.
The reality star, 46, took to Instagram Stories during Memorial Day weekend to give fans a sneak peek of her luxurious digs.
While her outdoor pool was filled with floatation devices, the surrounding loungers were topped with cushions and towels from her exclusive Beverly Beach brand. Take a look at Dorit Kemsley’s house here.
Garcelle Beauvais’ house
Nestled in the San Fernando Valley, Garcelle Beauvais and her sons live in a two-story, 3,200 square-foot home with a “dream kitchen,” People reports.
Showcasing a plaque outside reading “Sak Pasé” (in honor of her Haitian heritage) the RHOBH star’s beautiful home features a stunning white kitchen, soft gray furnishings, and a showpiece built-in rectangular fireplace.
As well, Garcelle recently bought a future vacation home in Ventura County.
The reality star opened up to Bravo about the big purchase. Admitting that she “bought a house just to knock it down,” she added, “everything basically is going.”
“My vision is to build at least 2,700 square [feet],” Garcelle said. “I want to go up. I want to have different decks. I want it to be modern. I just want it to be a place my kids can go and just have fun, create memories, and when I’m gone, they can say, ‘This is really cool that mom did this.’”
And it sounds like it’s been a dream come true for the single mom of three boys.
“I didn’t grow up knowing anyone who owned more than one home or even owned a home,” she shared. “So for me, buying a beach house, it’s a pretty big deal … I’m really proud of myself.”
Crystal Kung Minkoff’s house
Joining the cast of RHOBH in 2021, Crystal Kung Minkoff is the first Asian American to star on the popular reality show.
And she’s got an entrepreneurial spirit as many of the housewives do. Her company Real Coco offers a range of coconut products, including milk, water, coffee creamer, and chips.
After joining the cast for Season 11, the mom of two gave Bravo a tour of her luxurious Bel-Air digs that she built with her husband, filmmaker Rob Minkoff.
Spanning 9,000 square feet, Crystal Kung Minkoff’s house boasts vintage vibes with printed curtains, antique furniture, and Gothic-inspired black candelabra chandeliers.
Sutton Stracke’s house
Sutton joined the cast of The Real Housewives of Beverly Hills in Season 10 as a “friend of the housewives,” but was upgraded to a full-time cast member for the 11th season onward.
The mom of three, 50, was living in a Bel-Air mansion when she joined the show. But in season 11, viewers learned that she is renting cast mate Kyle Richards’ house while her $5.4 million house is under renovation.
Her newly purchased property, also in Bel-Air, is a 1930s Georgian-style mansion boasting four bedrooms and five baths.
The posh property features large pools, sweeping lawns, and a tennis court, according to Dirt.
Formerly owned by late Los Angeles Lakers owner Jerry Buss, the luxurious estate spans more than 4,000 square feet.
Diana Jenkins’ house
Bosnian-born Diana Jenkins is the newest member of RHOBH.
The mother of three isn’t actually a housewife, after having divorced executive Roger Jenkins. Nor does she actually live in Beverly Hills. When the Jenkins’ divorced in 2012, Diana was granted full ownership of the couple’s posh Malibu home in prestigious Paradise Cove.
The longtime socialite recently sold the luxurious mansion for a whopping $87 million, Dirt reports.
She has since shelled out a cool $13 million on a smaller estate in the Hidden Hills community in L.A.’s San Fernando Valley. Spanning 13,000 square feet, Diana Jenkins’ house was built in 2019 and is in the Ashley Ridge section of Hidden Hills.
Offering seven bedrooms and eight bathrooms, some of the home’s luxurious features include a floating staircase, gourmet kitchen, a soundproof movie theater, and a temperature-controlled wine closet.
The newest RHOBH cast member, 48, shares two teenage children with her ex-husband and a toddler daughter with her boyfriend, 33-year-old aspiring musician Asher Monroe.
This article originally appeared on FancyPantsHomes and was syndicated by MediaFeed.
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The ‘Glass Onion’ house is real, and you can visit
Who would have thought that Daniel Craig, aka Bond, James Bond, would be able to charm his way into becoming a modern, American version of Hercule Poirot, dazzling us with his unique Southern drawl?
Not even Agatha Christie could have seen this coming.
Yet here we are, eyes glued to the screen to watch the latest adventure of detective Benoit Blanc, played by Craig, as he gears up to untangle yet another crazily-concocted murder plot (once again, with a striking mansion in the backdrop).
We’ve been anxiously waiting for the sequel to Knives Out for roughly three years, and we couldn’t wait to see what the writing team comes up with next. And boy, we were not disappointed.
After his puzzle-solving adventure at the Knives Out mansion in gloomy Massachusetts, the detective now finds himself invited to a secluded Greek island by elusive tech entrepreneur Miles Bron, played by Edward Norton — all similarities to Elon Musk are purely coincidental, allegedly.
Unfortunately, Blanc is not headed for a relaxing seaside vacation; instead, he finds himself in the midst of (yet another) complicated murder plot — an unintended working vacation, if you will.
But first, he’s dazzled by the host’s elaborate, ultra-futuristic secluded mansion that’s 100% environmentally friendly and decked out with all the modern tech you can think of.
Not to mention the cherry, or in this case, the onion on top: a round, onion-shaped glass room where billionaire Miles Bron spends his time coming up with ingenious (or so he thinks) murder mysteries.
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There are certainly similarities between the two locations in Knives Out and Glass Onion, in that they’re both only partly real.
In the first movie, the action takes place on the Thrombey estate, which was a mix of real-life locations and built sets (which we’ve covered extensively here). The exterior shots were filmed at a private, Gothic revival residence just outside of Boston, while the interiors were shot at the Ames Mansion in Easton, Mass.
How about the Glass Onion house? Where would one find Miles Bron’s mansion in real life?
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Exterior shots of the Glass Onion house were filmed at Villa 20, a luxury Aman vacation resort in Porto Heli, Greece, on the east coast of the Peloponnese. It’s not technically an island, per se, but it’s isolated enough to make it the perfect fit for Miles Bron’s futuristic mansion.
However, there’s no sports car parked on the roof and there’s sadly no glass onion, either — that was all added through special effects.
The good news is that you can actually visit, and stay, at the property where a lot of the filming took place – if you can afford it, that is.
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And no, we’re not talking about that $450 million Zillow listing that made the news lately — that’s just a fun promo campaign for the movie done in collaboration with Netflix.
In reality, Villa 20 at the Amanzoe resort features suites that run roughly $2,000 a night.
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The budget used to create the murder-mystery movie was $40 million, and it pales in comparison to the fictitious price of the Glass Onion house listed on Zillow at $450 million.
The money was, however, well spent, because the movie already snagged a bunch of nominations, including two Golden Globes nominations.
It was also praised by critics for the clever writing and superb acting by the A-list cast, which includes Janelle Monáe, Kate Hudson, Leslie Odom Jr., and Kathryn Hahn, among others.
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The Glass Onion house is in fact Villa 20 at the Amanzoe luxury resort located on the Peloponnese peninsula, in Porto Heli, Greece.
While not technically an island, the Villa was chosen because of its stunning, imposing, Colosseum-like architecture, which stood out to production designer Rick Heinrichs.
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Heinrichs told Conde Nast Traveler that the team scouted various potential filming locations to match the vision of the Glass Onion house as it was in the script.
“We actually spotted the Aman villa early on as something that could really work, but we didn’t know whether we would ever get permission to shoot there. The people who own such a thing don’t really need a motion picture company to come in there,” says Rick Heinrichs, Production designer for Glass Onion.
Ultimately, he returned to Villa 20 because of its imposing, majestic structure resembling a Greek acropolis.
The Villa was designed by Ed Tuttle and Marios Angelopoulos and offers stunning views of the Aegean Sea and the Peloponnese.
It features all kinds of luxurious amenities, including a private spa, six swimming pools, outdoor barbecue areas, and even a traditional Greek taverna under the olive trees.
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It’s no wonder that some of the cast and crew of Glass Onion brought their families to the resort so they could all enjoy everything that it had to offer while filming on location.
If you’re planning a trip to Greece and want to stay at the Amanzoe resort featured in the Knives Out sequel, you can book your villa here.
Though expect quite a hefty price, as the villas are part of an Aman luxury resort, a hospitality brand known worldwide for its upscale wellness amenities (including extensive spa facilities, with some resorts offering immersive wellness retreats).
Aman resorts are a favorite among celebrities ranging from the Kardashians to Mark Zuckerberg and Bill Gates, so don’t be too surprised if the rates are completely out of your budget.
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While the cast and crew spent roughly two weeks shooting at Amanzoe in Greece, they spent even more time shooting interior scenes in Belgrade, Serbia.
That’s where all the futuristic sets were created, like the room inside the glass onion, and the main hall adorned with glass sculptures and Banksy and Francis Bacon artwork.
Basically, all the kitschy things that Miles Bron thinks will impress his guests are actually fake, and that’s a good thing if you ask us.
Not all of the scenes were shot in Europe, though, as some scenes were filmed in Northeastern U.S.
One of the filming locations was reportedly Connecticut Governor Claire Debella’s mansion in Harrison, N.Y. Scenes taking place in Benoit Blanc’s penthouse were filmed at 778 Park Avenue in NYC, a luxury residential property on the Upper East Side and one of the most coveted buildings in the city.
So, you can definitely visit the real-life Glass Onion house in Greece, if you’ve got the budget for it. And luckily, in reality, it’s not at all a ‘Pisceshite.’
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