DUBAI: Emirati entrepreneur Sara Al-Madani is ready for an explosive second season of “Real Housewives of Dubai,” premiering in the region on OSN+ on June 3.
“If people thought Season 1 was crazy, I mean, Season 2 is insane. It’s fun. It’s beautiful. It’s deep. There’s a lot of plot twists. Expect the unexpected,” said Al-Madani in a recent interview with Arab News.
“After doing Season 1, you kind of embody that experience more and get more comfortable with it. Because imagine you’re sitting in a location with 40 people (and) cameras in every corner. It is not something that you can easily ignore. In Season 2, we understood how to do things better. We are more comfortable, you see the personalities louder and you get to know people better because we just embodied the whole experience,” she continued.
Season 1 will see Al-Madani reunite with her Season 1 co-stars Chanel Ayan, Caroline Brooks, Lesa Milan and Caroline Stanbury, with new housewife Taleen Marie joining the group.
About Marie, Al-Madani said: “I love that the circle is getting bigger. But at the same time, I feel like I didn’t get to know her very well yet because she is Brooks’ close friend. So, I feel like we didn’t have enough time to get to know each other on a personal level.
“I mean, it was interesting, but also because it is a new person. And that person wants to prove their position in the group. So sometimes they overdo things. And the truth is, as a woman, I see you, I honor you, I feel you. You don’t need to go far with anything. So, she’s a very nice girl,” she added.
When asked about her biggest learnings from Season 1, Al-Madani said: “You just have to have strict boundaries. Don’t allow people to cross your red lines and disrespect you in any way.”
She also had a message for her fans looking forward to Season 2.
“I just want to tell all my family that supports me out there that you don’t have to worry. I’m still maintaining my character and my authenticity. Sometimes it gets hard because some of the girls really push you out of character with situations you’re in and all that. But I’ve done the inner work. So, it is not easy to get me in a space beyond who I am. I’m very authentic,” Al-Madani said.
“But at the same time, I want to tell everybody that as nice and sweet as I am, I also don’t let people mess with me and you’re going to see that this season to a lot. People have this wrong idea about nice people. They’re like, ‘Oh, she’s spiritual. She’s all about healing, love and light. She’s never going to react. We’re going to push her buttons and she’s going to be fine with it.’ No, we’re not. We create no issues, but we take we take none either. We don’t let people mess with us, too. We have a dark side, but we know when to unleash it.”
