Real Housewives of Melbourne star's surprising update on show's return

It’s been three years since viewers were last given a look into the glitz, glamour and drama surrounding Melbourne’s high society on The Real Housewives of Melbourne. The iconic series, known for its chaotic storylines, glamorous fashion, and hilarious one-liners, premiered in 2014 and most recently aired its fifth season in 2021.

Since then, it’s been rumoured that the reality show may be returning for a much-anticipated sixth season. The Herald Sun reported in January that a new season was being discussed starring a younger cast alongside a handful of original housewives, and various cast members have since expressed their interest in returning.

Pettifleur Berenger has now weighed in on the rumours, telling Yahoo Lifestyle that while “it would be nice” for the show to return for a sixth season she doesn’t think enough people are “going after it”.

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“I don’t think there will be a season six coming for Melbourne unless Channel Nine takes it over and pays all the girls fabulous money,” she remarks. “I don't think so, because they tried with new girls [in season five] and it didn't work, right? So they’d have to bring the other girls back.”

Pettifleur reveals surprising post-show friendship

Pettifleur, who recently returned to TV on the Channel Nine renovation series Budget Battlers, reveals that she is still close friends with a handful of the original housewives who attended her 60th birthday party last week.

“Gina [Liano] is one of my good friends, Janet [Roach] is a good friend, Gamble [Breaux] is a good friend, Susie [McLean] is a good friend. I do bump into Chyka [Keebaugh] every now and then and I bump into Jackie [Gillies] every now and then. We're not enemies, but we just don’t work in the same circles,” she details. “Lydia [Schiavello]’s gone MIA, she's kind of in our own little cocoon, I think. I have a good relationship with her, but we don’t chat every day.”

The I’m A Celebrity star adds that despite her infamous feud with Gina on the show, the pair regularly catch up and have “five-hour conversations” on the phone.

“People think we hate each other and we never see each other but no, absolutely not. That’s not true at all,” she says. “I’m old enough and wise enough to take the show as on the set, you are doing a job, off the set, you're a good human being. That’s it.

“Throughout Housewives I realised that, come on, you’ve gotta go and create some drama to be relevant - and that’s exactly what I did! At the end of the day, you’re not there to be paid and do nothing, you’re there to do a job.”

Kyla Kirkpatrick spills on potential return

Pettifleur’s comments come shortly after Kyla Kirkpatrick, who appeared on the show’s fifth season, admitted to Yahoo Lifestyle she was unsure if she’d rejoin the cast for a future season.

“I don’t know, it all depends on how busy I am and what's going on,” she shared. “Housewives came at a time when Covid was around so I wasn't doing my European travel.

“I'm sort of having a bit of a career renaissance at the moment. I'm getting a lot of requests to present in other countries and a lot of stuff with Formula One and a lot more hosting and emceeing, so it all depends on how much time I've got.”

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Kyla, who famously clashed with her co-star Janet Roach throughout filming, also shared that her return would be dependent on who else is in the cast.

“I think I've pretty much made peace with everybody bar one,” she remarked, adding that there's a difference between being “antagonistic for entertainment’s sake” and just being nasty.

“Honestly I'm still in touch with pretty much everybody except for Janet. Gamble and I chat, Simone [Elliott] and I chat. Anj [Rao], Cherry [Dipietrantonio] and I chat every day, we're still really close. And even Gina and Chyka and Venus [Behbahani-Clark], former castmates, we all still speak.”

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