The Real Friends of WeHo

The Real Friends of WeHo
GenreReality television
Starring
Country of originUnited States
Original languageEnglish
No. of seasons1
No. of episodes3
Production
Executive producers
  • Camilo Valdes
  • Glen Gottlieb
  • Glenda Hersh
  • Jessica Zalkind
  • Julie "Bob" Lombardi
  • Kenny Loeliger-Myers
  • Lauren Eskelin
  • Michelle Schiefen
  • Steven Weinstock
  • Todd Radnitz
Production companyTruly Original
Release
Original networkMTV
Original releaseJanuary 20, 2023 (2023-01-20) –
present (present)

The Real Friends of WeHo is an American reality television series that premiered on January 20, 2023, on MTV.

Background

A small teaser of the series was released by MTV, on January 5, 2023, showcasing six costars living in West Hollywood, California. The series features Brad Goreski, a current judge from Canada's Drag Race; Todrick Hall, a choreographer and internet personality; Dorion Renaud, founder and current CEO of Buttah Skin; Curtis Hamilton, known from television series Insecure; Joey Zauzig, a social media influencer; and Jaymes Vaughan, a television host.

Cast

Episodes

No.TitleOriginal air dateUS viewers
(millions)
1"Six Degrees of West Hollywood"January 20, 2023 (2023-01-20)0.19
2"Thank You for Being a Friend"January 27, 2023 (2023-01-27)0.17
3"Wigging Out"February 3, 2023 (2023-02-03)0.15

Reception

The reception of the show following the release of the first episode has been overwhelmingly negative.

Despite the producers' claims to provide an "unfiltered and honest look" at the costars' California lifestyles, The Real Friends of Weho has been criticized for its stereotypical and unrealistic representation of the gay community. Critic Coleman Spide of The Daily Beast called the show "a colossal gay nightmare" and described it as a "sad amalgamation of six arrogant gay men who would rather spend time talking about themselves than try to make good TV." In another critical review, Lawrence Yee of TheWrap called The Real Friends of Weho a "show we don't need about people we don't need to see more of" and pointed out its lack of diversity. While ensuring "equal parity between white and Black castmates," Yee notes "there's nary a Latin or Asian person (...) or trans person."

According to the review aggregator Rotten Tomatoes, the show has an average audience score of 4% and not enough ratings to calculate critics' score as of January 2023. More criticism of the series came from the viewers of RuPaul's Drag Race who argued that the recent season's runtime had been shortened from "60 minutes to 40 (without ads) in order to make room" for the reality series.


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