Here’s your first look at MTV’s new gay reality show The Real Friends of WeHo
MTV has stepped into their Real Housewives bag with their upcoming new reality series, The Real Friends of WeHo. The show, which is set to air on 20 January, will follow the lives of Canada’s Drag Race judge Brad Goreski, singer Todrick Hall, actor Curtis Hamilton, skincare entrepreneur Jaymes Vaughan and digital businessman Joey Zauzig. “[The Real Friends of WeHo] is an unfiltered and honest look at a select group of friends living, loving and pursuing their passions in the West Hollywood community,” the logline reads. “Consisting of some of Hollywood’s most influential and successful LGBTQ+celebrities, personalities, and entrepreneurs, this revealing and witty new ensemble docuseries provides an up close and personal glimpse into their lives as they perform in front of crowds of thousands make high stakes business deals, celebrate important life milestones, work the red carpet and reveal their most intimate truths to family and friends.” The network also released a brief trailer for the series, which features a sneak peek into their glamorous lifestyles and various friendship outings.
While The Real Friends of WeHo has yet to premiere, the show has already caused quite a stir among pop culture enthusiasts. Shortly after the series was announced, many LGBTQ+ TV viewers slammed the show for shortening the new episodes of RuPaul’s Drag Race season 15 to 60 minutes.
According to Deadline, the show’s timeslot – which is after Drag Race and before Untucked – is meant to build a “destination night by using [Drag Race] to launch the series.” One fan wrote: “We’re getting shorter drag race and delayed untucked because of this?” In addition to the Drag Race outrage, actor and model Chris Salvatore alleged on Twitter that
