The two sophomore Housewives on why Miami is “fyah.”
TheReal Housewivesuniverse has been in dramatic disarray this past year.
And then season five ofThe Real Housewives of Miamisoared in, on a private jet no less.
Dr. Nicole Martin and Guerdy Abraira in ‘The Real Housewives of Miami’.Peacock
To quote that would-be pop diva, “Miami’s hot-hot, hot-hot, fyah!”
Turning up the heat were sophomore Housewives Guerdy Abraira and Dr. Nicole Martin.
It was such a classicHousewivesmove melodramatic, over the top, vaguely ridiculous as executed by a near-rookie.
Guerdy Abraira in ‘The Real Housewives of Miami’.Peacock
It takes some Housewives years to rise to that level of chicanery.
ButThe Real Housewives of Miamiunderstand the assignment.
The more nonsensical said drama, the better.
Dr. Nicole Martin on ‘The Real Housewives of Miami’.Peacock
Lisa and Larsaargued about whether or not Lisa had a mortgage on her house.
For, like,threeepisodes.
In a world gone haywire, the beautiful simplicity of that kind of inanity is much appreciated.
Guerdy Abraira on ‘The Real Housewives of Miami’.Peacock
ENTERTAINMENT WEEKLY: What drew you to being a Housewife?
Did you watch any franchises beforehand, and what’s the experience been so far for you?
It was more like a cool, this is good entertainment, escapism punch in of thing, whatever.
(From left to right): Julia Lemigova, Kiki Barth, Alexia Nepola, Dr. Nicole Martin, and Guerdy Abraira on ‘The Real Housewives of Miami’.Peacock
They wanted to always ask me about myself and all that stuff.
So when theHousewivescalled, for some reason, it was kind of like, this is it.
It’s a balance of everything in my life, and it’s an ensemble cast.
Dr. Nicole Martin on ‘The Real Housewives of Miami’.Peacock
It’s not just me.
It was completely random how the opportunity presented itself.
So she put me and the casting company in contact and it just snowballed.
I think I’ve evolved a lot as a person, and I’m thankful.
I’m thankful for the opportunity to have done this, to continue to do it.
I also am thankful that I’ve made some amazing, beautiful friends.
Julia [Lemigova] and I have become very close as well, and Adriana.
I think we have really nice genuine friendships that will endure way past filming ends.
And for me, I don’t like to play offense.
I’m never coming for someone.
I’m not a drama-filled instigator.
So, to me, the drama still gets me.
I hate playing defense.
I hate the fighting, I hate the pettiness.
I don’t like it.
GA:You’re pretty good at it!
GA:My favorite part is the sisterhood.
I’m one of five girls.
I’m one of seven children, but five of us are girls, of the seven.
And it’s like, okay, I just gained eight new sisters.
It’s beautiful in a way.
I’m never seeing you again."
I don’t think anyone could relate to that unless you’ve been on this pop in of show.
The sisterhood is always going to win.
And do you have a sisterhood with other franchises?
Have you reached out to other people, or have people talked to you from different cities?
NM:Yeah, I think people have been really kind to both Guerdy and I.
We always chit chat about other women that have reached out to us from other franchises.
She’s in town.
And I was just with Dolores [Catania] and Melissa [Gorga], and Lindsay fromSummer House.
Am I crazy or is this happening?"
So you get that support that you are never going to find anywhere else.
Are you guys crazy or what?"
So yeah, we love the camaraderie of it.
I’ve never been to BravoCon!
What’s it like?
NM:Oh, it’s so fun.
Overwhelming, but fun.
GA:It’s great.
It’s like a high school reunion.
NM:There’s an energy to it that the fans bring.
NM:A lot of love, yeah.
So you mentioned finding balance.
NM:I mean, it’s hard.
Yes, we are.
GA:Oh, yes.
NM:And Guerdy’s amazing at multitasking.
GA:Oh, every day, all day.
Now, do you watch the show?
Do you find it hard to watch yourself on the show, or do you like watching yourself?
NM:Oh, I hate watching myself back on the show.
Because at the end of the day, the producer’s going to show what happened.
And so, I’m always like, “Stop.
Watch more, watch more, watch more.”
And that’s how I’m able to make an assessment.
I just wait before I assess fully what I think is going on.
NM:Yeah, I agree with what Guerdy said.
I guess what fans don’t really realize is we shoot a lunch scene for three hours.
There’s a lot that happens in those three hours, and that gets consolidated into a 10-minute scene.
And you get in your own feelings about it.
NM:I absolutely loved the scene where Martina [Navratilova] and Julia jumped in the water together.
I just thought it was so beautiful.
So to me, that was probably one of my favorite moments.
In terms of least favorite moments, I mean, I certainly didn’t like the Larsa rumor.
I could have definitely done without that.
GA:Obviously, yeah.
How about you, Guerdy?
I’m not coming up and pulling storylines out of nowhere.
We’re not [making] this comparable because this is not comparable at all.
And that was very hurtful.
I didn’t want to do that.
You hear me say, “When they go low, you go higher.”
And a favorite moment from the season?
GA:Oh, favorite moment.
Let’s do it!"
It shows us really at our bonding phase, I think, it’s nice.
The viewers were kind of like, “I could watch this all day.”
Girls just want to have fun.
It was so organic.
Yeah, it seemed like the vibe changed when Marysol came.
Was that editing, or was that the actual experience?
GA:That was accurate.
It just took a deeper turn and she had her reasons for it.
She felt a certain way and she believes in a lot of spiritual stuff.
So I’m not one to knock it.
It’s just that, yes, the dynamic changed, it did.
GA:Oh, god.
That’s yourfavorite?!
NM:I’m not like that, right?
I’m not this vindictive, malicious, dramatic person.
She apologized for it.
She says it wasn’t true, eventually.
And so to knowingly take a stab at hurt me like that really set me off.
And it was just something so crazy that warranted a ridiculous reaction.
That’s the only way I can treat you, is crazy.
I’m going to treat crazy with crazy.
And what was going through your head, Guerdy, at the time?
Because you were like front row center when it happened.
And so I was like, literally, you see me gasp.
So I’m like, “This is a late invitation to the engagement party.”
Or, “Is this a new event?
Is this a luncheon?”
I’m all giddy.
And next thing I know, I hear, “Who’s the fakest of them all?”
And I’m like, “Wait, what?”
NM: It’s so out of character for me.
So I was just kind of like, “Why would Nicole send this?”
And that’s when you hear me calling Nicole.
I’m like, “What the hell’s going on?”
What are you thoughts on the song?
NM:I think it’s a great song.
GA:Great song.
NM:It gets me going.
Every time I hear it, I’m like, “Yeah.”
I don’t know that it heals….
GA:We are the world, we are the children.
I don’t know about that, but it’s everything, in its own way, right?
So it’s a proper song, the seasoning of that song is Miami to me.
It should be the Miami anthem.
NM:I love it.
I think that song is great.
GA:Good attempt, though.
Good attempt, Adriana.
And if I hurt you, I’m sorry."
And the group needs to learn how to do that.
So we have some learning to do and some healing to do.
I’ve also been an OG.
I’ve been doing this just as long.
Why are you outing me?"
And she’s really the only OG that gets that treatment.
GA:That’s actually interesting.
NM:Because she’s the only OG that’s on the outside.
GA:That’s got to be tricky for her.
Final question: What can we expect from the finale and from the reunion?
And then it bleeds into the reunion, where it gets even more loud, chaotic, and emotional.
NM:The reunion’s exhausting.
I mean, it’s a long day.
It’s like 12 hours.
You start at 8 am, you finish at 8 pm, and it’s a lot.
The season finale ofThe Real Housewives of Miamiairs Thursday, Mar 2 on Peacock.
