Lisa Barlow's rant about Real Housewives of Salt Lake City costar Meredith Marks is just one example of the numerous hot mic moments in The Real Housewives franchise.
Although Lisa's clip gained attention through memes and headlines, the hot mic moment of Real Housewives of Miami star Lenny Hochstein continues to generate news coverage.
Lenny confessed his desire to divorce his wife Lisa Hochstein in an episode of RHOM, which was broadcasted during season 5 in December 2022. During the scene, Lenny engaged in a conversation about his relationship with his friend Vito.
"Officially single now, after these past few weeks," Vito announced. Lenny, off-camera, responded, "I might join you in a few months."
Lisa and Lenny exchanged vows in October 2009 and have faced various challenges in the spotlight. In 2021, Lisa disclosed a temporary separation, but the couple managed to reconcile. However, in May 2022, Lenny initiated the divorce process.
Lenny mentioned that his marital problems were consistently the same, as he unintentionally got caught on the microphone. He disclosed that he and Lisa frequently discussed divorcing each other. Continue scrolling to discover the other Real Housewives stars who were also caught in a hot mic moment.
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Real Housewives’ Cast Members Who Have Been Caught on a Hot Mic
The Real Housewives franchise has no shortage of hot mic moments — including Lisa Barlow’s rant about Real Housewives of Salt Lake City costar Meredith Marks.
Lisa's clip sparked numerous memes and garnered attention, but Lenny Hochstein's recent hot mic incident from the Real Housewives of Miami continues to generate buzz. In December 2022, Lenny openly expressed his desire to separate from his wife Lisa Hochstein on an episode of RHOM, which was featured in season 5.
Lenny was conversing with his friend, Vito, about their relationships.
"I'm officially single after the events of the past few weeks," Vito disclosed. Lenny, whose presence wasn't visible on camera, responded audibly, "I might also end up single in a few months."
In October 2009, Lisa and Lenny entered into marriage, and since then, they have faced various challenges in the public spotlight. In 2021, Lisa disclosed a temporary separation, but they ultimately decided to reconcile. Sadly, in May 2022, Lenny took the step of filing for divorce. When accidentally recorded on a live microphone, Lenny admitted that their marital problems were consistent and that he and Lisa frequently discussed the possibility of divorce.
Keep scrolling to see which other Real Housewives stars got caught in a hot mic moment:
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Lisa Barlow
Lisa angrily referred to Meredith as a promiscuous individual who had engaged in intimate relationships with numerous individuals from New York City while the cast was visiting Zion during RHOSLC season 2. Following a heated confrontation between the two women at dinner, Lisa abruptly left the gathering and forcefully closed her room door.
"Meredith deserves to be isolated; I have no tolerance for her. Because I am faithful to my husband and would never engage in immoral behavior. She and her ignorant family pretend to be something they're not. Why don't they have a permanent residence? Oh wait, they can't because her husband changes jobs every five minutes. That fake Meredith is nothing but a terrible person," Lisa could be heard expressing angrily behind a closed door. "I despise that awful garbage of a person. I absolutely hate her."
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Wendy Osefo
Real Housewives of Potomac's Mia Thornton recently shared a social media post hinting at a health scare during the filming of the show's seventh season. Wendy, seemingly supporting Mia, eventually got caught on a hot mic saying, "But she's lying, so who cares? We all know she's lying."
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Karen Huger
During season 7 of RHOP, the hot mic incident persisted as Karen was overheard making disparaging remarks about Charrisse Jackson-Jordan in private.
"Charrisse, you're well aware of her extreme jealousy and malicious nature!" Karen exclaimed, revealing her thoughts.
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Phaedra Parks
During Real Housewives of Atlanta season 9, Phaedra lowered her voice when discussing rumors about Kandi Burruss and Shamea Morton.
“You know her and Kandi are like this,” she said while crossing her fingers and mouthing the rest of her sentence on camera, alluding to a relationship between the two.
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Luann de Lesseps
Luann concealed her hookup with the "pirate" while visiting St. Barths in Season 5 of Real Housewives of New York City. To prevent the viewers from finding out, she resorted to speaking in French during a phone call, intending to keep the details hidden.
According to the translated conversation, she expressed, "He mustn't mention that he was here with me last night. That's the issue. It's crucial that the girls remain unaware of his presence here alongside me."
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Lenny Hochstein
Lenny revealed he’ll be “single soon” on RHOM season 5, hinting at his and Lisa’s divorce, but seemingly didn’t know he was being filmed.
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Joe Giudice
Real Housewives of New Jersey season 4 showed Joe on the phone with a mystery person, for what he said was a “work” call.
“Hold on, here she comes, my bitch wife,” he could be heard saying off camera. “She’s such a c—t.”
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LeeAnne Locken
During season 2 of The Real Housewives of Dallas, a discussion took place behind closed doors between the star and Cary Deuber. LeeAnn expressed frustration over Cary constantly targeting her, particularly in relation to LeeAnn's plastic surgery. LeeAnn voiced concerns that someday Cary's actions towards her would lead to an unpleasant confrontation. LeeAnn also made a remark about Cary's husband receiving oral sex at The Round-Up, claiming to personally know the individuals involved. LeeAnn emphasized her upbringing, stating that despite not having a privileged background, she is capable of using her hands effectively, without the need for knives.
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Barbara Kavovit
Barbara, who used to be friends with RHONY, revealed to Carole Radziwill that Luann preferred to go ahead with her marriage to her then-fiancé Tom D'Agostino and end up divorced rather than cancel the ceremony.
Luann got married in 2016 and they divorced after seven months.