Vanessa Villela, the newest addition to the Selling Sunset cast, shared how COVID-19 affected the popular Netflix series. First featured on season 4, Vanessa has been a positive addition to the series, yet has been involved in Selling Sunset drama. New to the world of real estate, Vanessa has assimilated well into not only the housing market of Los Angeles but also the fierce Oppenheim Group office.
With a kind and understanding demeanor, Vanessa has succeeded at the office as she makes friends with the girls at Oppenheim while spending her time focused on her career, rather than petty drama. Joined by Emma Hernan, another recent addition to the series, both agents have helped to reinvent the future of the Oppenheim Group with the absence of Davina Potratz and Christine Quinn focusing on motherhood. With plenty more to explore in upcoming seasons, Vanessa has become an integral figure to the series, certain to return on Selling Sunset season 5.
Shared by Page Six, Vanessa explored how she was diagnosed with COVID for "five out of eleven weeks of filming" for Selling Sunset season 5. With limited season 5 details, Vanessa shared that Selling Sunset has had a number of setbacks due to the current pandemic, including limited cast appearances. While the series has been affected by the series, Vanessa explained that she has "long COVID" and is "still dealing with it." While the cast of the series has struggled with constant office drama and even prolonged feuds, the series takes another hit, this time due to COVID-19. With season 5 approaching, fans are certain to see noticeable changes to the series, including limited appearances from Vanessa.
While many have recovered from COVID-19, Vanessa explained that her encounter with the virus left her in a number of critical conditions, including "feeling super dizzy" constantly on set during season 5. Even though Vanessa also explored that she has felt a great deal of joy and support since joining the Oppenheim Group. Vanessa claimed that she is "overwhelmed with love" since joining the Selling Sunset and meeting her fellow castmates. With only positive reactions to her time at Oppenheim, Vanessa has chosen to embrace the friendship and community she has found on Selling Sunset, rather than focusing on her struggles with COVID-19.
Vanessa guarantees a unique season of Selling Sunset come season 5 with plenty of setbacks, yet positive connections amongst the cast as they bond through the pandemic. Even though Christine may still be ostracized for her continued cruelty and the cast divided over Emma's controversial presence in the office, Vanessa seems to have found her place at the office, devoid of unnecessary squabbles and without taking sides. With the pandemic and matured cast, Selling Sunset explores how the casts' mutual struggles have brought them together as a family, despite their difficult histories. With promises of redemption from Chrishell and a number of storylines that need to be explored, fans can expect an exciting Selling Sunset season 5.
Source: Page Six