Real Housewives of London's Juliet Mayhew hits out at 'ridiculous' co-star amid feud

Daily Mirror

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The new reality series kicks off in with a big bust-up and promises more drama
It's fights, camera, action as The Real Housewives of London gets off to an explosive start. Socialite Juliet Mayhew is at the centre of an almighty barney in the first episode and gives us all the juicy details of what went on behind the scenes – and how it's still rumbling on.
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Juliet is one of six glamorous and filthy rich women launching the famous franchise in the capital. Dripping in jewels and kitted out in couture, it was handbags at dawn as Juliet and rival Panthea Parker locked horns over an old gripe from before the cameras started rolling.
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Iran-born Panthea, who is married to a top lawyer, took aim at every rich person's Achilles heel – their diamonds. An insulted Juliet explains: 'She goes on the show and says my beautiful engagement ring is fake. At the premiere, I'm wearing an insane emerald and covered with diamonds from Boodles. They're close family friends… and she says I borrow clothes.'
Juliet, who lives in a £6million Kensington townhouse and also owns a beachside property in St Mawes, Cornwall, adds: 'It was quite ridiculous. Someone who likes to take someone down to build themselves up… it's very sad. But it's drama and everyone loves that.'
Lifestyles of the rich and the soon-to-be famous, eh? The knives may be out but mum-of-two Juliet has brushed off the conflict. She tells me: 'It's like water off a duck's back. If that's the best you can come up with, we're in for a ride…'
And it sounds like viewers will be, too. The Real Housewives shows, in cities such as New York and Beverly Hills, have made household names of stars such as Lisa Vanderpump and Luann de Lesseps.
I can see memes and viral moments aplenty coming from the London show, with straight-talking Juliet at the centre. She explains: 'I'm an Aussie. We wear our hearts on our sleeves. People are gonna love or hate me. It's like Vegemite, right?'
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Stylist Juliet Angus, model-turned entrepreneur Amanda Cronin, fashion designer Karen Loderick-Peace, and cake supremo Nessie Welschinger make up the rest of the ensemble.
They launched the series with a glamourous premiere this week. Comedian Katherine Ryan is hosting the series and said it was a "dream opportunity".
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We'll see the girls totter around London from Belgravia to Chelsea, hosting lavish dinners, eating in fancy restaurants and shopping at boutique design houses. They even escape to a Scottish castle that Juliet and her husband have invested in.
But it won't be all champagne and excess, says singer, actress, entrepreneur and interior designer Juliet. She is also a passionate campaigner and charity ambassador, and is keen to show that side of herself.
Juliet is helping to empower women in business and recently launched an eco-friendly soap bar that is bringing work to struggling communities in the Dominican Republic.
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She hopes to tempt one of her celeb mates on to the show for the next series, such as Aussie actress and singer Holly Valance. She says: 'Holly is one of my closest ride-or-dies. We've been through lots of highs and lows together.
'She's probably one of the smartest women I know and she'll tell me it as it is. She'll absolutely floor everyone.'