The Real Housewives Ultimate Girls Trip

The Real Housewives Ultimate Girls Trip, abbreviated as RHUGT, is an American reality television series that premiered on Peacock on November 16, 2021. The series follows several women from The Real Housewives franchise as they vacation together.

Overview and Casting
In September 2019, it was announced an untitled The Real Housewives franchise spin-off was in development at Peacock. In February 2021, it was announced Peacock had greenlit a limited series following multiple women from different Housewives installments living together for a period of time.

Series synopsis
The first season was filmed at the Triton Luxury Villa in Turks and Caicos Islands and features Cynthia Bailey, Luann de Lesseps, Teresa Giudice, Melissa Gorga, Kenya Moore, Kyle Richards and Ramona Singer. Vicki Gunvalson and Gizelle Bryant both stated they were initially cast for the first season, but were unable to commit to the project due to the COVID-19 pandemic. Principal photography began in April 2021. The first season premiered on November 16, 2021.

The second season was filmed in September 2021 at Dorinda Medley's Blue Stone Manor located in Great Barrington, Massachusetts. Officially titled The Real Housewives Ultimate Girls Trip: Ex-Wives Club, the second season features former Housewives stars who are no longer cast-members on their original series. The cast consists of Taylor Armstrong, Brandi Glanville, Gunvalson, Tamra Judge, Eva Marcille, Medley, Phaedra Parks and Jill Zarin. The second season premiered on June 23, 2022.

Production on the third season began on July 18, 2022, in Thailand. The cast consists of Gizelle Bryant, Candiace Dillard Bassett, Heather Gay, Leah McSweeney, Alexia Nepola, Marysol Patton, Whitney Rose and Porsha Williams. Tinsley Mortimer was initially cast for the season but was replaced by Williams, citing "personal reasons" for her decision to exit. The third season, officially titled The Real Housewives Ultimate Girls Trip: Thailand, premiered on March 23, 2023.

On January 9, 2023, Bravo announced that the fourth season would be the second Ex-Wives Club, taking place in Marrakesh, Morocco. The cast includes returning housewives Glanville, Gunvalson, Marcille and Parks; as well as Camille Grammer, Caroline Manzo, Alex McCord and Gretchen Rossi joining as new additions.

On May 15, 2023, Peacock announced that the fifth season, officially titled The Real Housewives Ultimate Girls Trip: RHONY Legacy, would take place in St. Barts. It featured former housewives from the first thirteen seasons of The Real Housewives of New York City, before it was recast for the fourteenth season. De Lesseps, Singer and Medley returned, and was joined by Sonja Morgan, Kristen Taekman and Kelly Killoren Bensimon.

On August 2, 2023, Peacock announced that the St. Barts trip would now air as the fourth season that December, and the Marrakesh trip would air as the fifth season in 2024. A teaser trailer confirming the cast was released on October 15, 2023. The fourth season premiered on December 14, 2023.

The Real Housewives Ultimate Girls Trip – South Africa
On March 28, 2024, a South African iteration of The Real Housewives Ultimate Girls Trip was announced by Showmax. Filmed in Jamaica, the series will unite several women from the South African Housewives franchises, including Christall Kay and Lethabo Lejoy Mathatho from The Real Housewives of Johannesburg, LaConco, Londie London and Nonku Williams from The Real Housewives of Durban, Beverly Steyn from The Real Housewives of Cape Town, Liz Prins from The Real Housewives of Gqeberha, and Melany Viljoen from Die Real Housewives van Pretoria.