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Madison Bontempo Says She Turned Down Real Housewives as She Joins Hulu’s Mormon Wives: Orange County

The YouTuber chose the Hulu project for a cast made up of real-life friends from her LDS circle.

Overview

  • Bontempo, who spoke on The Unplanned Podcast Wednesday, said Bravo approached her multiple times for Beverly Hills and Orange County, and she even took an RHOC interview before declining.
  • She said the Hulu spinoff felt safer because she already knows the women and shares their Latter-day Saint background.
  • Hulu confirmed in April that Bontempo is in the Orange County cast alongside creators such as Aspyn Ovard, Avery Woods, Salomé Andrea, Bobbi Althoff, McCall DaPron, Ashleigh Pease and Chandler Higginson Brooks.
  • The Orange County series is now filming, though Hulu has not set a premiere date.
  • Positioned as a West Coast answer to Hulu’s Utah MomTok hit, the spinoff leans on influencer casting to bring built-in audiences into a traditional ensemble reality format.