In the absence of Love Island, Selling Sunset has rapidly become our new reality TV obsession so we were absolutely shooketh to discover the show’s secret link to TOWIE legend Gemma Collins.
It turns out that just before the Netflix show became a global sensation, one of its stars made a cameo on the GC’s reality show Diva Forever.
Gemma Collins and Selling Sunset – name a more iconic duo. We'll wait.
The unexpected crossover took place during the fourth episode of the series when Gemma jetted off to LA and met up with her Celebrity Big Brother pal (and Kim Kardashian’s BFF) Jonathan Cheban, who was looking to buy a house. And when Hollywood’s elite are looking to splurge on a new home, where do they go? None other than The Oppenheim Group, of course.
The brokerage’s head honcho Jason Oppenheim showed Gemma and Jonathan around some million-dollar listings in the Hollywood Hills after a quick pitstop at their office, where there was actually no sign of Selling Sunset’s stars like Chrishell Stause or Maya Vander – they must have all been out on viewings.
Just imagine the GC coming face-to-face with Christine Quinn. We’d pay good money to see that showdown.
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Why we're sold on Selling Sunset
1 of 6City of stars
When the likes of J-Lo and Nicole Scherzinger are on your books, there's no time to be starstruck. But that's not a problem when the brokers have starry connections of their own. Chrishell was married to This Is Us' Justin Hartley (sore point – he dumped her during filming), and was herself a daytime soap actress before getting her realtor's licence, while former NBA cheerleader Amanza dated actor Taye Diggs. Because this is Hollywood, most of the ladies working at Oppenheim are ex-models and actresses, and Heather was a Playboy Playmate.
2 of 6Bosses with benefits
You might think it's awkward to work for your ex-boyfriend, but Mary has no such problem with Jason, who co-owns the brokerage with his twin brother Brett. In fact, the cast don't just work together, they play together, and often launch into all their personal dramz during office hours. The scandal of it all! But when they're not hugging and kissing, they're destroying each other with the bitterest war of words. At this point, we've honestly lost count of how many people Christine's fallen out with.
3 of 6Jaw-dropping digs
If that $44m property we mentioned is a bit modest for you, how about a $75m house, with nine bedrooms, 12 bathrooms and, of course, its own helipad? And it's not just the buyers and sellers who are rolling in dough – when the property price is so high, an agent can expect to earn over a million dollars in commission alone! Guess that's how they can afford all those Ferraris and Louboutins...
4 of 6Queen of mean
All hail Christine, the self-appointed MVP of Selling Sunset. Christine doesn't do subtlety – her couture outfits, cutting put-downs and claws-out catfights are so extra, they deserve their own spin-off series. Let's not forget, this is the lady who said she wanted a very "casual" engagement party... "with a sexual Phantom Of The Opera theme, a zebra, and Cirque du Soleil performers hanging out in the back." She also doesn't bite her tongue when it comes to having it out with her co-workers and making them earn their keep. Remember when she said that new girl Chrishell should "sit on the floor until she proves herself"? We love her and hate her all at once.
5 of 6Work hard, play hard
Honestly, zebras are small fry when it comes to Christine's wedding, which included chocolate gargoyle table settings, fake snow falling as she walked down the aisle, and four live swans. But it's not just the private functions that push the invite envelope – imagine going to an open house that offers free burgers and Botox upon arrival.
6 of 6Cut-throat clients
No one has more exacting standards than a client at The Oppenheim Group. And why shouldn't they? They've got money to burn and future house guests to impress. We particularly enjoy Alexandra, the monotone, impossible-to-please app entrepreneur, who gives Chrishell a major ticking off when she doesn't meet the brief, telling her, "My time is important." Special mention goes to Kim Kardashian's frenemy Larsa Pippen, who complains that a walk-in closet the size of our flat isn't big enough. Worse, there isn't parking space for her 12 cars.
Gemma and Jason immediately hit it off thanks to her enthusiasm over the luxury properties, with the real estate mogul telling the 39-year-old that she could be a great broker thanks to her to her pre-fame career as a car saleswoman.
She then pitches herself for a job at The Oppenheim Group, claiming that she would sell five houses a week.
Come on Jase, sign her up. It’s not too late for Gemma to make an appearance in season four.
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Jason recently admitted that he regrets putting The Oppenheim Group forward for the realty reality show as he didn’t realise it would be filmed and edited the way it is.
"Had I known the show would be this focused on our personal lives I probably wouldn't have signed up for it," he told Hello! magazine.
"I wanted it to be all about the nuances of real estate, but I now realise the show I envisaged wouldn't be that popular. I've come to accept the idea that I'm on more of a reality show than a real estate show."
We can’t blame him tbh – the show does tend to focus of the dramatic personal lives of the agents, like Christine and Chrishell’s bitter feud, but we bloomin’ LOVE it.