Reality TV Rabbit Hole: In Salt Lake City, Is Short Hair the Pipeline to a Villain Edit?

Mar. 15, 2025

Photo:Disney/Pamela Littky; Koury Angelo/Bravo via Getty

Disney/Pamela Littky; Koury Angelo/Bravo via Getty

There’s nothing secret about Mormon wives and their love of fake hair. In fact, if there is one take away from watching Hulu’sSecret Lives of Mormon Wivesand Bravo’sThe Real Housewives of Salt Lake City, it’s that a standing extensions appointment atJZ Styles salonis nothing short of sacred in Utah.

“As far as leaning into this quote-unquote villain era, I mean, yeah, I didn’t love what I watched of myself either,” Leavitt revealed in a feature withThe Cut. “So much was going on in my personal life. So when the show came out, I thought it was so funny that I had been labeled as this villain, so I was poking fun at it. But I don’t think I’m the villain.”

InThe Cut interview, Leavitt even noted that hair extensions are “just not for me.”

“I don’t know how people sleep on them or wash their hair. I want to just touch my scalp!”

While there is so much that has already been unpacked about theSecret Lives of Mormon Wives(the rules of soft swinging, the marriage oflaughing gas and botox, where the Mormon Afflecks fall on The Hollywood Afflecks family tree -spoiler nowhere), Leavitt’sbravemove to rock a bob is seemingly a strategic play to set herself apart from the rest  — and what’s a bigger bad girl move than that?

Just askWhitney Rose. TheRHOSLCSeason 5 premierewas Whitney vs. everyone else, as shots were fired (and glasses were literally thrown) from Lisa Barlowe who still isn’t over Whitney labeling her a “villain” onThe Viall Filespodcast earlier this year.

Whitney storms out of Lisa “Besos” Valentine’s Day party, after the confrontation, giving her the finger on the way out. Clearly, the rest of the cast is “Team Lisa” for now.

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There’s also a new bob on the block in the form of the couture-hoarding newbie cast memberBronwyn Newportwho Lisa Barlow has declared another villain to watch out for during arecent episode ofWatch What Happens Live, telling host Andy Cohen, “I think Bronwyn might be a little villainous.” (Bronwyn and Whitney seem to be teaming up this season, because baddies unite.)

Bronwyn’s bob aside, wearing yellow cheetah hot-pants and a bra top to brunch is a sign she can’t be trusted. Plus, she’s a brunette.

source: people.com