The Real Housewives of Lagos | |
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Genre | Reality Television |
Based on | The Real Housewives |
Presented by | Uti Nwachukwu (s. 1) Latasha Ngwube (s. 2) |
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Country of origin | Nigeria |
Original language | English |
No. of seasons | 2 |
No. of episodes | 27 |
Production | |
Executive producers | Deola Art Alade, Dare Art Alade |
Production location | Lagos, Nigeria |
Camera setup | Multiple |
Production company | Livespot360 |
Original release | |
Network | Showmax |
Release | 8 April 2022 |
Related | |
The Real Housewives of Durban The Real Housewives of Cape Town |
The Real Housewives of Lagos (abbreviated RHOLagos) is a Nigerian reality television series that premiered on 8 April 2022, on Showmax, starring Carolyna Hutchings, Laura Ikeji, Chioma Ikokwu, Toyin Lawani-Adebayo, Iyabo Ojo, and Mariam Timmer. [1] The show focused on the luxury lives of the Lagos socialites, from shopping sprees, parties, traveling, and competition within their social circles.
The Real Housewives of Lagos is a spin-off from The Real Housewives series franchise and produced by Livespot 360. [2]
Housewives | Seasons | ||||
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1 | 2 | 3 | |||
Laura Ikeji | Main | ||||
Mariam Timmer | Main | ||||
Chioma Ikokwu | Main | ||||
Toyin Lawani-Adebayo | Main | — | |||
Iyabo Ojo | Main | — | |||
Carolyna Hutchings | Main | Main | |||
Faith Morey | Main | ||||
Tania Omotayo | Main | ||||
Friends of the housewives | |||||
Vanessa Onyinye | Friend | ||||
Rommel Asagwara | Friend |
Carolyna Hutchings is the CEO of a real estate, agriculture, oil and gas company, and a mother of three. [3]
Laura Ikeji-Kanu is a social media influencer, author, and entrepreneur. She is a mother of three, and she's married to Christopher Kanu. [4]
Chioma Ikokwu is a lawyer, co-founder and CEO of luxury hair brand Good Hair Ltd, and Brass and Copper Restaurant & Lounge. She also runs a women- and children-focused charity called The Goodway Foundation. [1]
Toyin Lawani-Adebayo is a renowned celebrity stylist, fashion designer, business mogul, and CEO of Tiannah's Place Empire. She is a mother of three children and she's married to Segun Wealth. [1]
Iyabo Ojo is a famous Nollywood actress, producer, brand influencer, entrepreneur, and CEO of Fespris Limited. She is divorced and a mother of two children. [1]
Mariam Timmer is a PR expert and chief executive director at Six Sixteen Agency. She's a mother of One and Married to John Timmer [1]
Iyabo Ojo, Laura Ikeji-Kanu, Toyin Lawani-Adebayo, Mariam Timmer, Carolyna Hutchings and Chioma Ikokwu are introduced as series regulars.
No. overall | No. in series | Title | Original release date | Viewers (millions) | |
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1 | 1 | "Eko wengele!" | 8 April 2022 [5] | N/A | |
Toyin’s daughter, Tiannah, has never met Toyin’s new husband, Segun Wealth. While Iyabo, opens up about being molested at a young age. During lunch, Toyin casually comments, "I think you and Chioma should be friends", to which Laura responds the logic by saying that they are, while Chioma, responded by saying Laura has been a Good Hair client for about six or seven years, as the ladies seem happy about Iyabo’s invitation to the beach, why Laura turns down the invitation. | |||||
2 | 2 | "It’s all vibes and Insha Allah" | 15 April 2022 [6] | N/A | |
Chioma asks Carolyna what she thought of Toyin’s event, while Laura arrives late at the event. Chioma shares her thoughts about Laura, after seeing her in person looking shy and timid. While Iyabo and her daughter, Priscilla had a chit-chat about her upcoming 21st birthday, as the conversation soon turns to the issue of getting married before 25th. | |||||
3 | 3 | "The past comes calling with gbas gbos" | 22 April 2022 [7] | N/A | |
From bling shopping, Iyabo invites Laura to a spa session to discuss things over her absence at the beach outing. Following Iyabo's last encounter with Laura, Iyabo expresses her conflict over the meeting, with Chioma. Soon after, Chioma confronts Laura about the statement she made, and Laura is shocked that Iyabo threw her all out on Carolyna. | |||||
4 | 4 | "The Real Housewives of Lagos take Abuja" | 29 April 2022 [8] | N/A | |
Mariam joined the cast, why Chioma refer to Laura as a "client" and not a friend. While trouble started to cool off between Laura and Carolyna, as she promised to speak to her sister, Linda Ikeji, to take down the stories Carolyna had complained about. Chioma then seized the opportunity to ask Laura to appeal to her sister to also take down the stories she had done on her business partner and BFF, Kika Osunde. Why Iyabo learns to use chopsticks, while Chioma invites the ladies to Abuja for a luxury getaway. | |||||
5 | 5 | "Friend or foe?" | 6 May 2022 [9] | N/A | |
The ladies continue to live their best lives in Abuja, with Mariam joining the group. As Toyin asks Carolyna during the game of truth or dare, what happened between herself and her ex-husband. Next up, Toyin addresses Laura, saying that she thinks a lot of people misunderstand her, and Carolyna refers to Chioma as her "baby sister". | |||||
6 | 6 | "Toyin goes to the zanga" | 13 May 2022 [10] | N/A | |
The women come together to support Laura as she launches her new collection. At the event, Laura pulls up in grand style, as she joins Toyin on the party truck while closely guarding her Chanel bag, all through her stay in the ghetto (zanga), just like every true Lagosian knows, you have to shine your eye on the streets of Lagos. Shortly after Chioma and Toyin shade Laura’s collection. Meanwhile, Chioma’s comment, Toyin, who is sitting next to her goes on to show Chioma her pieces while Laura’s show is going on. | |||||
7 | 7 | "Chioma and Carolyna arrive 5 hours late for ‘lunch’" | 20 May 2022 [11] | N/A | |
Toyin Lawani-Adebayo reveals that she suffered domestic violence in her previous relationship and Laura doesn't see eye to eye with Chioma. | |||||
8 | 8 | "Wahala be like bicycle, e no dey hard to start" | 27 May 2022 [12] | N/A | |
Following the heated exchange between Carolyna and Laura via WhatsApp over late-coming, Iyabo invites the ladies over for an emergency meeting. Toyin thereafter confronted Laura and Carolyna. As Iyabo started the emergency meeting off by telling Laura, she was also a major latecomer and had no right to complain about Chioma and Carolyna’s lateness. During the meeting, Iyabo goes on to tell Laura that she is one of the major reasons why the meeting is being held because she makes everything about her. | |||||
9 | 9 | "Living a soft life, serving killer fashion" | 3 June 2022 [13] | N/A | |
Chioma, Mariam, and Toyin meet up for an evening of Paint and Sip, and it’s not long before the ladies recount the events from their last meeting about Laura and Carolyna’s fight. Chioma is interested in want the ladies think of the reconciliation, but Toyin is not having the conversation with her, but rather throwing shades at her saying, "You that sat down there looking plastic. I couldn’t even read your expression," and thereafter added, "You act like it’s a competition,". Meanwhile, Chioma isn’t backing down any time soon on the conversation but rather maintains that she’s a "very confident person and I’m confident enough to know that I stand out all the time.". Iyabo’s daughter Priscilla Ajoke Ojo, who's an actress, model, and social media influencer, had just turned 21 and Iyabo had to throw a huge party for her daughter and invited the ladies, as they turned up for the mother and daughter in true. Laura avoids Carolyna like the plague, and leaves just as soon she’s exchanged pleasantries with everyone and made enough polite chit-chat. Iyabo isn’t sorry to see her go, stating in her diary session that "as usual Laura must always bring drama". | |||||
10 | 10 | "The ladies take Dubai" | 10 June 2022 [14] | N/A | |
Following the allocation of rooms at the villa, Mariam is unhappy with hers because it's the smallest. Mariam’s also pissed because back in Nigeria, she won a game that entitled her to the biggest room. However, in the spirit of keeping things light-hearted, she’s moved on, but not without a mood swing. The ladies head out to the desert safari, where they had some fun (bike riding and camel riding). Thereafter, they got a party bus, in which Mariam appointed herself the DJ. While Carolyna decides to spray the ladies with some dollars while they dance. Iyabo has us hollering when she presents her booty to Carolyna to be sprayed. Chioma is also twerking up a storm as Carolyna continues to make it rain. | |||||
11 | 11 | "Episodes 11" | 17 June 2022 | N/A | |
12 | 12 | "It’s the end of the road for Chioma and Carolyna" | 24 June 2022 [15] | N/A | |
The ladies get vulnerable as they reach out to their families for emotional support. The ladies decide to lounge by the pool after playing in the water at Toyin's pool party. Mariam reminisces on her early dating days with her husband, and how his persistence eventually won her over, and that of her family's heart. She narrates how her husband snuck his way into her family, and how his unflinching support, while she was admitted for a fibroid surgery, made her realize he was the man for her. Chioma narrates how Carolyna lashed out at Iyabo in tears, who then physically attacked Carolyna, as she tries to step in to prevent Carolyna from being hit, she got shoved aside and sustained some minor bruises. | |||||
13 | 13 | "The Reunion Part 1: Here’s all that went down" | 1 July 2022 [16] | N/A | |
At the reunion, Uti urged the ladies to give Carolyna a warm welcome. However, Carolyna had the ladies side-eyeing her when she arrived after everyone was sitting down and the show was already in progress. During the season, Chioma is known for coming late to events. At the reunion, while everyone was sitting, Chioma finally arrived, while Uti presented her with a late-coming sash, saying "All hail Chioma, best in lateness." During their conversation with Uti, he brought up the conversation of Laura being pimped to a Nigerian governor. Thereafter, Laura revealed that after the episode aired, she got calls from her in-laws and the village looking to find out what exactly had happened. Carolyna, however, seems to maintain her stance, insisting that the rumor in fact came from Laura’s camp and instead asked Laura to "be careful who you hang out with". Toyin accuses Laura of always playing the victim and acting like all the ladies were ganging up against her. Thereafter, Laura revealed that the ladies hadn’t seen or spoken to each other since the Dubai trip. Suffice it to say, this friendship is in the mud. Still on the friendships in the mud conversation, Carolyna and Toyin undoubtedly delivered some major heated utterances. The issue heated up after Uti asked the ladies to shed some light on their strained relationship even before getting on The Real Housewives of Lagos. From calling each other liars to Carolyna insulting Toyin for being a university dropout and Toyin disrespecting Carolyna about being a fifth wife, therein the ladies dragged each other dirt. | |||||
14 | 14 | "The Reunion Part 2: All’s well that ends well … or not?" | 8 July 2022 [17] | N/A | |
At the reunion, Uti asked Chioma "what she meant when she said there’s nothing to compete with" in reference to the apparent competition between herself and Toyin. In response, Chioma replied, "I don’t watch what other people are doing, I like to focus on my focus". However, Toyin points out the moment she arrived at Laura’s fashion show and met Chioma there. She pointed out how Chioma deliberately hung back to do her makeup and make a grand entrance. She also quotes Chioma’s previous comments were "watering down her brand" that was her "life’s work". She also disclose, how she once ate bad meat, at Chioma’s establishment but never went public to say it. Expectedly, following the heated words Chioma loses her cool and makes a counter-argument before the ladies get into a shouting match, with Toyin, while they accuse Chioma of being a mean girl, while Chioma accuses Toyin of being jealous and competitive. However, Mariam announced she had a gift for Carolyna, only to return Carolyna's scarf, which she had gifted her, earlier in the season. The backstory of her action was that Chioma had shared some damaging things, Carolyna reportedly about said Mariam with her. According to Mariam, Chioma revealed that Carolyna never wanted to honour Mariam’s dinner invite, and also wanted Chioma to do the same. However, Carolyna had warned Chioma, earlier doing the season to be careful doing her stay at Mariam’s place and only to drink water opened by her or drink whatsoever opened by Mariam in her presence "or else she’s going to use your star because people like them use jazz". Mariam went on to express her hurt at what Chioma had revealed, pointing out that she had never said anything bad about Carolyna during the season. Still, Chioma takes the floor to tell her own side of the story. She pretty much corroborates everything Mariam has said and reveals that she and Carolyna had bonded over the fact that they felt some of the other ladies were razz. |
Hutchings departed as a series regular. Faith Morey and Tania Omotayo joined the cast.
No. overall | No. in series | Title | Original release date | Viewers (millions) | |
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15 | 1 | "The Queens are Here" | 29 September 2023 | N/A | |
Mariam and Tiannah meet up to discuss some issues from last year. Chioma is still not over her altercation with Tiannah. We meet the new girls, Faith and Tania. [18] | |||||
16 | 2 | "The Hook-Up" | 6 October 2023 | N/A | |
Tiannah visits Mariam with a peace offering for missing her detox session. There is renewed tension between Iyabo and Laura, and Faith seems caught in the middle. [19] | |||||
17 | 3 | "Sentiments & Threats" | 13 October 2023 | N/A | |
Iyabo’s children express their thoughts about their mother’s new lover. Tiannah reveals some shocking revelations about her health. The ladies attend a Boujee Botox Party. [20] | |||||
18 | 4 | "Can We Be Friends?" | 20 October 2023 | N/A | |
Tania invites Faith out to get to know her better. Tiannah and Chioma meet up to unpack what went down last year. Iyabo plans the perfect getaway trip to Epe Resort but doesn’t invite Laura. | |||||
19 | 5 | "Peace in Epe" | 27 October 2023 | N/A | |
Dr Rommel and Laura join the ladies at the resort; Iyabo takes her feelings about Faith to Dr Rommel; over a pottery lesson, Dr Rommel moulds his comments about Faith to Tiannah in the most unflattering light. | |||||
20 | 6 | "This Friendship is Over" | 3 November 2023 | N/A | |
Chioma and Tania pull Dr Rommel aside to discuss his friendship with Faith; Faith and Dr Rommel have an icy cold meet-up to discuss the Epe trip; Laura invites the ladies to her pop-up store. | |||||
21 | 7 | "Family and Frenemies" | 10 November 2023 | N/A | |
Toyin, Laura and Faith have a family day out and Faith clears the air with Dr Rommel. | |||||
22 | 8 | "Pretty Mess" | 17 November 2023 | N/A | |
Tiannah shares a vulnerable moment with her friend; at Tania's book reading event, Mariam and Chioma have a go at each other; Faith invites the ladies to her birthday party, but Mariam is not welcome. | |||||
23 | 9 | "Royalty & Brawl" | 24 November 2023 | N/A | |
A visit to the Ooni of Ife's palace takes a turn and rapidly goes sour when the ladies get into a brawl. | |||||
24 | 10 | "Run-A-Way" | 1 December 2023 | N/A | |
Dr. Rommel lies against Faith, and Iyabo calls Faith brainless; Tiannah dazzles with her fashion show, but drama unfolds as shade gets thrown. | |||||
25 | 11 | "Let’s Get Salty" | 8 December 2023 | N/A | |
26 | 12 | "Finale!" | 15 December 2023 | N/A | |
27 | 13 | "Reunion" | 27 March 2024 | N/A |
The reality television series was produced by Livespot 360, and distributed by NBCUniversal Formats, a division of Universal Studio Group. [1] On 13 January 2022, Showmax Stories shared a hint about the series, and introduced its cast. [21] On 16 March 2022, the official trailer was released on Showmax YouTube channel. [22] On 29 August 2023, Showmax confirmed Faith Morey and Tania Omotayo to join the main cast in the second season of The Real Housewives of Lagos. [23] On 7 September 2023, Showmax unveiled the official trailer of the second season of the series. [24] On 23 September 2023, a private screening party was held in Lagos ahead of the release of the second season of the series. [25]
Year | Award | Category | Recipient(s) | Result | Ref. |
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2022 | African Entertainment Awards USA | Best Reality TV Shows | The Real Housewives of Lagos | Nominated | |
2023 | Africa Magic Viewers' Choice Awards | Best Costume Designer | Adeola Art-Alade | Won | [26] [27] |
Best Lighting Designer | Renaldo Van Den Berg, Emmanuel Patrick, David Otuokere | Nominated | |||
Best Cinematographer | Mex Ossai, Philip Okpokoro, Esmond Igho, KC Obiajulu & Goke Oyerinde | Nominated | |||
Best Television Series | Adeola Art-Alade & Dare Art Alade | Nominated |
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