Selling Sunset has maintained an undeniable appeal across its eight-season run, promising fans endless drama and breathtaking Los Angeles properties. But while viewers continue to binge-watch the latest episodes to drop on Netflix, it is a good opportunity to offer a reminder that all filming for season eight took place in early 2024.
A lot can change in half a year. Feuds can dissolve, spats can come out of the blue and people can fall in and out of love... But one thing that Selling Sunset addicts want to know is where the cast stand off-screen ahead of season eight. Are they friends? Enemies? Acquaintances at best? Read on to find out...
Bre Tiesi and Chelsea Lazkani
There's definitely no love lost between newcomer Bre Tiesi and Chelsea Lazkani who struggled to get along from the outset of series six (when Bre joined Selling Sunset). Tensions began to rise when Bre accused Chelsea of inviting girls 'from her past' to a broker's open in a bid to 'set her up' and Chelsea later admitted the accusation 'rubbed her the wrong way'.
Things then went from bad to worse when Chelsea began to vocalise her feelings about Bre's relationship with Nick Cannon, labelling it 'off-putting'. Bre - who has son Legendary Love Cannon with dad-of-twelve Nick - did not appreciate the meddling, retorting, 'Who I have children with is my business. I don’t need a judge and jury.'
On season seven of Selling Sunset, despite attempts from their mutual friends, the pair failed to patch things up with Bre telling People, 'I stand nowhere with Chelsea except very far away from her.'
Meanwhile, Chelsea said to Entertainment Tonight, 'I think she wants to kill me, and I want to stay alive for a very long time. So, you know, I just think I'll keep my distance from her.'
She added, 'I mean, I get it, she doesn't like me and some of the things I said were very hurtful. So, I completely acknowledge that, and I think I'm just trying to take a step back, mind my business - stop being a nosy b***h - and realise that everything is what it seems.'
In series eight of Selling Sunset however, Bre is the one who breaks the news to Chelsea that her husband Jeff Lazkani has been cheating on her and appears to be genuinely empathetic towards her frenemy suggesting that the pair may go a way to resolve their issues this series.
And as for her relationships with the rest of the cast? Bre told Grazia ahead of the release of season six, 'Heather [Rae El Moussa] was warmest to me when I originally came on the show, and I've really developed a great relationship with her, Chrishell [Stause] and Emma [Hernan].
'I have a good rapport with Amanza [Smith] as well. I'm starting to get to know Mary [Fitzgerald] a little bit better. Then we all know who I do not get along with. Nicole [Young] is not really my cup of tea, so I just kind of let her do her thing.'
Chrishell Stause and Nicole Young
Chrishell Stause and Nicole Young spent a lot of seasons six and seven at loggerheads and judging by the drama that kicked off on social media ahead of the release of season eight, it doesn't look like they've put their issues behind them yet.
As Chrishell explained on the show, it all stems back to a co-listing the girls had years ago, which was delegated to them by their shared ex Jason Oppenheim. It appeared that Nicole felt Chrishell didn't deserve the credit because she was a new agent and Nicole later alleged that Chrishell only got the listing because of Jason's crush on her. Nicole further claimed that she did all of the work, but Chrishell insisted she did her bit.
After having it out, the girls came to huge blows later in the season when Chrishell accused her co-star of being on drugs at the dinner table. Nicole broke down and later undertook a drug test, mentioning that she had contacted her lawyer about Chrishell. No legal action was taken.
Chrishell Stause and Mary Fitzgerald
There was a time when Chrishell Stause and Mary Fitzgerald were joined at the hip. However, their friendship came under scrutiny in series six when Chrishell said she was 'really hurt' that Mary had spent more time with Jason than her after their breakup.
Mary - who has also dated Jason but remains extremely close to him today - said, 'I've been spending more time with Jason because he needed it after the breakup and everything.' Chrishell responded by saying this was 'frustrating' as she was just as much in need of a friend.
'I just feel like it would've been nice to feel like I'd had that friendship and support because it wasn't easy,' she confessed. Chrishell later remained silent when a producer asked if she could forgive Mary for not being there.
But in an interview with Today.com ahead of the release of series seven, Chrishell stressed that 'nothing would ever come between my genuine love for Mary'.
She explained, 'I feel like she’s one of the girls that no matter how much time has passed, I don’t feel like we’d ever wish anything but the best for each other.
'It sometimes can be frustrating to work on a show and do things where it’s in the better interest to not have his talk off camera and make sure we have those conversations on camera, but I think that it does a disservice to an obvious love that’s there.'
In a separate interview with the outlet shortly afterwards, Mary echoed her friend's sentiment, saying they are 'good' and 'get along great'.
Chrishell Stause and Amanza Smith
Whilst they seemed close on-screen in series six, ahead of the release of series seven it was revealed that Amanza has blocked Chrishell on Instagram.
In an Instagram comment questioning Amanza Smith's decision to block Chrishell Stause, Amanza alleged that Chrishell was 'taking away opportunities' from her and 'affecting' her family. Amanza also replied to another comment stating, 'Not friends with [Chrishell] in person anymore. I blocked her because the sight of her face triggers me and I don’t like to be triggered.'
Chrishell shed some light in an interview on SiriusXM’s implying that it was down to filming disputes involving her partner G Flip.
She began, 'When G decided to film on the show, the one caveat that I’m very protective over - it cannot have anything to do with drama at all. I’m happy to take that heat because, at the end of the day, if G is going to be so gracious as to join this crazy world I’m in, it is my job to protect them.'
She continued by explaining that she and Amanza had taken on a 'design project' and implied the latter 'started an issue' which prompted Chrishell to pause filming as G was present.
'I didn’t want to continue with the drama going,' Chrishell admitted. 'We weren’t speaking, so I didn’t want G involved in that. So, she's upset that that design thing didn't go on the show, but we were filming for nine months, you could have done it... you didn't have to have me and my partner involved.'
She concluded by stating she wanted to make clear she 'literally loves' Amanza. 'I think that right now, she's in her feelings because she wanted to get something on the show. But at some point she has to understand, this is my partner, I'm very protective,' she added.
Luckily the pair have put the drama behind them and were able to hug it out on the Selling Sunset series seven reunion show last year. Hopefully, as season eight starts airing, the girls are still on good terms.
Nicole Young and Emma Hernan
Now we knew that Emma Hernan and Nicole Young weren't close, but we just assumed that that was as a result of Emma being BFFs with Chrishell Stause - with whom Nicole has a lot of beef. However, in series eight Emma and Nicole seemingly get into it.
Apparently - we'll have to watch the entirety of season eight to get the exact details - Nicole accuses Emma of having an affair with a married man, something Emma (and her pals Chrishell and Chelsea Lazkani) completely deny.
So much drama!