- The Real Housewives of Nairobi season two is back and is set to premiere on May 10 with a new cast on board
- Minne Kariuki and Vera Sidika were part of the cast that got people talking in the first season, getting it renewed for another season
- Among the new cast joining this season is the wife of South Sudan’s Minister of Cabinet Affairs, Reja Keji Ladu
The Real Housewives of Nairobi is coming back for a second season on May 10, and this time round, more drama and a new cast will be gracing the show.
The cast of Real Housewives of Nairobi second season. Photo: Showmax.
The Showmax show has unveiled three personalities who will be joining the fine, classy and rich wives to spice up things on the show.
Season 1 had all of Kenya talking with the glamour, sass, luxury parties, allegiances and sef discoveries it came with.
What’s happening in Real Housewives of Nairobi season 2
In season 2, actress and entrepreneur Minne Kariuki returns along with Vera Sidika, who is eager to reintroduce herself and business mogul and tastemaker Dr Catherine Masitsa.
They are joined by new cast members that include lawyer and professional bodybuilder Fareh Esmail, beauty entrepreneur Zena Nyambu and Reja Keji Ladu.
“We’re very excited for the return of The Real Housewives of Nairobi in May. Over the years, D&R Studios has cut a niche in the quality production of unscripted shows in Kenya, and to be able to pull off a global format of this magnitude and have it renewed is something we’re very proud of as a company,” said the executive producer Eugene Mbugua.
Mbugua further added that in this new season, they are keen to bring out the opulence that Nairobi and Kenya have to offer while maintaining the excitement and intrigue of the show.
Meet new Real Housewives of Nairobi cast
Here are the new cast members joining the popular reality show:
Farah Esmail is a 50-year-old professional bodybuilder, bikini athlete and owner of F45 training studio in Lavington.
She is also an impact entrepreneur, business consultant and corporate lawyer who mainly works in corporate governance.
Farah, who is a pioneer bikini athlete in Kenya, has won the national championships three times in a row and has represented the country in international fitness competitions and won medals in the UK, Dubai, Portugal, Las Vegas, India and South Africa.
Zena Nyambu is a 41-year-old mother of two and a beauty and aesthetics entrepreneur who runs several businesses, including luxury skincare parlour Glamsquad Kenya, interior design company Art Inifinity and is also a partner at Zela Aesthetics, a medical aesthetics and wellness centre.
Reja Keji Ladu, 29, is a mother of two and the wife of the Minister of Cabinet Affairs of South Sudan.
She was born in Uganda and raised in both Uganda and South Sudan. She currently lives in Nairobi with children and is the owner of a clothing brand called Jenm, which is headquartered in Juba, a catering company and is about to launch a spa in South Sudan and a poultry farm in Nanyuki.
The Real Housewives of Nairobi is produced by Mbugua’s D&R Studioe and is part of the Real Housewives franchise licensed globally by NBCUniversal Formats, which is part of Universal International Studios, a division of Universal Studio Group.
Vera Sidika accuses ex of showing off baby’s face
Elsewhere, socialite Sidika faulted her baby daddy, Brown Mauzo, for showing off their son’s face without her permission.
This came days after Mauzo took to Instagram to announce that he had parted ways with the socialite.
Sidika claimed that she had shot a whole video with content for her son’s face reveal before Mauzo hijacked all her plans.
