{"id":50307,"date":"2026-04-03T00:45:22","date_gmt":"2026-04-02T23:45:22","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/thetab.com\/realityshrine\/?p=50307"},"modified":"2026-04-02T15:13:42","modified_gmt":"2026-04-02T14:13:42","slug":"real-reason-so-many-local-businesses-refused-to-let-real-housewives-of-rhode-island-film","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/thetab.com\/realityshrine\/2026\/04\/03\/real-reason-so-many-local-businesses-refused-to-let-real-housewives-of-rhode-island-film\/","title":{"rendered":"Real reason so many local businesses refused to let Real Housewives of Rhode Island film"},"content":{"rendered":"<p data-start=\"98\" data-end=\"662\">If you thought the drama on <span class=\"hover:entity-accent entity-underline inline cursor-pointer align-baseline\"><span class=\"whitespace-normal\">The Real Housewives of Rhode Island<\/span><\/span> would be limited to the cast\u2026 think again.<\/p>\n<p data-start=\"98\" data-end=\"662\">Because before a single glass was thrown or side-eye delivered, there was already tension brewing behind the scenes, and it involved the locals.<\/p>\n<p data-start=\"98\" data-end=\"662\">Yep, while <a href=\"https:\/\/thetab.com\/realityshrine\/2026\/01\/20\/britani-batemans-daughter-reveals-they-had-a-major-fight-at-bravocon-and-it-was-messy\/\">Bravo<\/a> was ready to turn Rhode Island into the next must-visit Housewives hotspot, not everyone was exactly rolling out the welcome mat.<\/p>\n<p data-start=\"98\" data-end=\"662\">In fact, some businesses actually straight-up said no to filming?!<\/p>\n<h2 data-section-id=\"16ln1bw\" data-start=\"664\" data-end=\"705\">When did filming for RHORI take place?<\/h2>\n<p><iframe loading=\"lazy\" title=\"SNEAK PEEK: Your First Look at The Real Housewives of Rhode Island Season 1! | RHORI (S1) | Bravo\" width=\"640\" height=\"360\" src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/RGvozSbcLz8?feature=oembed\" frameborder=\"0\" allow=\"accelerometer; autoplay; clipboard-write; encrypted-media; gyroscope; picture-in-picture; web-share\" referrerpolicy=\"strict-origin-when-cross-origin\" allowfullscreen><\/iframe><\/p>\n<p data-start=\"707\" data-end=\"1028\">RHORI was announced in May 2025, with cameras beginning to roll that summer, think peak coastal vibes, yacht days, and al fresco everything.<\/p>\n<p data-start=\"707\" data-end=\"1028\">By mid-July, filming was already spotted at local hotspots like Newport Vineyards, and production continued through late summer into early autumn.<\/p>\n<p data-start=\"1030\" data-end=\"1368\">By November 2025, Bravo was teasing footage at BravoCon, which means most of the first season was already wrapped by then.<\/p>\n<p data-start=\"1030\" data-end=\"1368\">Fast forward to April 2026, and the show officially hit our screens, but those filming months? That\u2019s when all the behind-the-scenes awkwardness with businesses was actually happening.<\/p>\n<h2 data-section-id=\"17eubtc\" data-start=\"1567\" data-end=\"1601\">Dolores reveals awkward reality of filming<\/h2>\n<p><iframe loading=\"lazy\" title=\"Rhode Island Businesses Were Not Welcoming of \u201cThe Real Housewives of Rhode Island\u201d\" width=\"640\" height=\"360\" src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/jwSLMFYCGFY?feature=oembed\" frameborder=\"0\" allow=\"accelerometer; autoplay; clipboard-write; encrypted-media; gyroscope; picture-in-picture; web-share\" referrerpolicy=\"strict-origin-when-cross-origin\" allowfullscreen><\/iframe><\/p>\n<p data-start=\"1603\" data-end=\"1682\">Okay, now for the juicy part, because this is where it gets very Housewives.<\/p>\n<p data-start=\"1684\" data-end=\"1885\">During a chat with Jeff Lewis, both Liz McGraw and <span class=\"hover:entity-accent entity-underline inline cursor-pointer align-baseline\"><span class=\"whitespace-normal\">Dolores Catania<\/span><\/span> did not hold back about how Rhode Island reacted to the show filming there.<\/p>\n<p data-start=\"1887\" data-end=\"2023\">Liz McGraw admitted: \u201cI would say that originally Rhode Island in general as a whole did not want this. Did not want the filming there.\u201d<\/p>\n<p data-start=\"2025\" data-end=\"2336\"><a href=\"https:\/\/thetab.com\/realityshrine\/2024\/12\/06\/jeff-lewis-claps-back-at-brynn-whitfields-pig-comment-and-hes-not-holding-back\/\">Jeff Lewis<\/a> was just as shocked as we are, saying: \u201cThat is so ridiculous because I was thinking about this tourism is about to explode. Because someone like me who is like I never it was never on my bucket list to go to Rhode Island and after I saw it I&#8217;m like this looks like a beautiful place to go and stay.\u201d<\/p>\n<p data-start=\"2338\" data-end=\"2388\">And Liz doubled down: \u201cAnd it really it truly is.\u201d<\/p>\n<p data-start=\"2390\" data-end=\"2634\">But the real tea came from Dolores, who basically spelled out what everyone was thinking: \u201cThey should have been thanking these girls. They didn&#8217;t let them film. You won\u2019t even see in the nicer places because they wouldn&#8217;t let them film there.\u201d<\/p>\n<p data-start=\"2678\" data-end=\"2757\">Jeff tried to stay optimistic: \u201cMaybe they will second season or third season.\u201d<\/p>\n<p data-start=\"2759\" data-end=\"2790\">And Liz agreed: \u201cI believe so.\u201d<\/p>\n<p data-start=\"2792\" data-end=\"3183\">But Dolores wasn\u2019t done, and honestly, she made the strongest point of all about the so-called \u201cstigma\u201d around Housewives: \u201cWell, there&#8217;s a stigma. I don&#8217;t know why that comes with this show, but businesses explode. Are you kidding me? People go to Rails as a New Jersey tour. They used to go where Teresa flipped the table all the time. They used to book that room. I mean, come on, guys.\u201d<\/p>\n<p data-start=\"3185\" data-end=\"3258\">She\u2019s not wrong. Housewives history is basically a marketing masterclass.<\/p>\n<p data-start=\"3260\" data-end=\"3413\">Liz added the final mic-drop moment: \u201cI mean, they&#8217;re afraid of tables being flipped in their restaurant, but would ultimately actually bring them more.\u201d<\/p>\n<p data-start=\"3415\" data-end=\"3487\">And Jeff confirmed what we\u2019re all thinking: \u201cOh it absolutely would be.\u201d<\/p>\n<p class=\"p1\"><i>For all the latest reality TV cast member news, scandals, gossip and updates \u2013 like\u00a0<\/i><a href=\"https:\/\/realitytvshrine.com\/\"><span class=\"s1\"><b><i>Reality Shrine<\/i><\/b><\/span><\/a><i>\u00a0on\u00a0<\/i><a href=\"https:\/\/www.facebook.com\/realityshrineofficial?rdid=TzQu2kEd2cUqU4rD&amp;share_url=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.facebook.com%2Fshare%2F14zX5cKubf%2F#\"><span class=\"s1\"><b><i>Facebook<\/i><\/b><\/span><\/a><i>.<\/i><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Teresa Giudice could be to blame for all 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