Over the years, Dancing with the Stars has featured a lot of Real Housewives, and it's time to talk about these dancing queens. The show offers celebrities who are no longer in the spotlight a chance to jump-start their careers. DWTS also helps new celebrities to grow their fanbases. Reality stars frequently go on the series so people are able to see them in a different light.
Kenya Moore from The Real Housewives of Atlanta, who is officially divorcing Marc, recently made headlines as she is reportedly joining ABC's Dancing with the Stars season 30. The reality star has yet to confirm the rumors. The network hasn't released the full cast for the new season. If Kenya does join, she will be the sixth Housewife to be on the show. She will follow in the footsteps of the many greats before her.
Lisa Vanderpump
Lisa Vanderpump, an alum from The Real Housewives of Beverly Hills, competed on season 16 of the show in 2013. The restauranteur was paired with Gleb Savchenko and made it to week four. Some of Lisa's dances included the Viennese Waltz, the Cha-cha-cha, the Foxtrot, and the Jive. During her time on the show, Lisa fainted while rehearsing for her last dance. She was rushed to a hospital by DWTS's Gleb, who is dating Elena Belle. The fact that Lisa fainted was discussed on RHOBH, with many of the women believing she faked the incident.
Nene Leakes
During season 18, Nene Leakes from RHOA competed on the dancing competition series. She was on the show in 2014 and made it quite far in the competition. The former reality star was paired up with Tony Dovolani and even got to dance with Derek Hough for a week. Nene was never in the bottom two until week 7. That was her final week on Dancing with the Stars. Some of Nene's dances included the Foxtrot, Jive, and Quickstep.
Lisa Rinna
Lisa Rinna appeared on the second season of the show back in 2006, before she was a Housewife. The soap star competed on the show alongside her dancing partner, Louis Van Amstel. Lisa, who is defending Erika Jayne, and Louis were safe every week up until week six. During that week, they were in the bottom two for the first time. However, they were safe and able to compete in the semi-finals. Lisa was sent home during week seven, ending up in fourth place.
Kim Zolciak-Biermann
Another former RHOA star competed on DWTS just a couple of years after Nene did. Kim Zolciak-Biermann competed on season 21 of the series in 2015. Kim was partnered with Tony, just as her former RHOA co-star Nene had been. Before Kim could rehearse the Samba for week three, she suffered a mini-stroke and was unable to compete that week. Kim ended up withdrawing from the competition.
Erika Jayne
The third RHOBH star to appear on DWTS was Erika Jayne. She competed on season 24 in 2014 alongside Gleb, who was also partnered with Vanderpump. Even though RHOBH's extravagant spender Erika dances and sings for a living, she was eliminated halfway through the competition, during week 5. While appearing in the series, she performed a Viennese Waltz and a Salsa.
Real Housewives rarely appear on Dancing with the Stars, but when they do, they always make an impact on the show. Rinna made it all the way to the final four, while Vanderpump and Kim suffered health scares during their stints on the show. Hopefully, the Housewives ban that Ashley Darby was talking about isn't a real issue.