Erika Jayne at the Hollywood Roosevelt Hotel on Nov. 18, 2017, in Hollywood. (Photo: Getty Images)
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The world could use a little — okay a lot — of Erika Jayne right now, and luckily that’s what we’ll get when The Real Housewives of Beverly Hills returns for an eighth season tonight. The singer and television personality has been a breakout fan favorite since she joined the show in 2015, and went on to compete on Dancing With the Stars.
“I never thought I’d ever be on a reality TV show ever, so the fact I’m on one, back for three seasons, and having a good time is amazing,” Erika tells Yahoo Entertainment. When asked what fans can expect from the new season, she says it will be all about “lifestyle.”
“We travel a lot this year — Las Vegas, New York, Tokyo, Berlin. There’s a lot of lifestyle this year,” she says. While viewers love the glitz and glamour, it’s obviously not all champagne wishes and caviar dreams. “What will be most interesting is a shift in friendships,” she teases. “Obviously, there’s a new housewife, [which is] great for the viewers and interesting.”
The new girl is Teddi Jo Mellencamp, daughter of music legend John Mellencamp. Whether she will be loved or loathed by the audience (let’s be honest; it’s hit or miss for new housewives) remains to be seen. “That’s for you guys and the audience to decide,” Erika says. “I don’t want to give away too much. I think she’s got an interesting backstory and has something to say. We’ll see what everyone thinks.”
One tidbit Jayne was happy to share is that her relationship with Dorit Kemsley is in a good place after last season’s #PantyGate. “I moved on. I dropped it,” she says.
Jayne continues, “I think that it’s obvious by the trailer that Dorit and I have moved on from last year, which is something that I said [I wanted to do] at the final party last season. … ‘Let’s try, let’s go slow, let’s see what happens.’ It’s something we managed to do, so that’s different. It’s an evolution. The longer you’re on Housewives, the deeper your connections with the women become. You get to know everyone better each year and relationships become much more complex, and there are subtleties, and there are layers, and often that can create conflicts.”
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