The Real Housewives of Athens

The Real Housewives of Athens
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Genre	Reality
Based on	The Real Housewives
Starring	Ioanna Soulioti Orthoula Papadakou Annita Nathanail Fofi Mastrokosta Christina Papa Donna Crudup Lisa Shaddowvine-Bachus Marylin McFadden-Shaw Joe Satratzemi Togou
Country of origin	Greece
Original language	Greek
No. of seasons	1
No. of episodes	12
Production
Executive producer	Marc Jansen
Producer	Vasiliki Kyriakopoulou
Production location	Athens
Camera setup	48 minutes
Production company	Big Sun Media Solutions
Original release
Network	ANT1
Release	March 4 – May 27, 2011 (2011-05-27)

The Real Housewives of Athens is a Greek reality television series that debuted on ANT1 on March 4, 2011, and concluded on May 27, 2011. It is the first international installment to use The Real Housewives title, though there was no direct affiliation to the American franchise. Production began in July 2010.

Cast

• Ioanna Soulioti, Soulioti is a former top model and television presenter, divorced with 2 children.
• Orthoula Papadakou, Papadakouis an ex-basketball player, former reality star, a business owner and single.
• Annita Nathanail, Nathanail is an ex-model and television presenter, married with two children.
• Christina Papa, Papa is an actress and divorced with one child.
• Joe Satratzemi Togou, Togou is a fashion designer, twice divorced with one child.
• Fofi Mastrokosta, Mastrokosta is married with one child.

Reception

The show premiered in the midst of the Greek government-debt crisis and faced criticism for its tone of luxurious living in hard economic times. Writing after the show was cancelled, The New York Times commented that the show "barely lasted one season, and it doesn’t take long to see why. The Greek adaptation had a depressive undertone that might have matched the national mood, but didn’t provide viewers with a frothy escapist kick. Wealthy Greeks aren’t flaunting their lifestyles these days..."