‘Cringe’: How The Real Housewives of Sydney has changed, according to Krissy Marsh

Krissy Marsh’s teenagers are mortified she’s doing The Real Housewives of Sydney again. But here’s why she doesn’t care.

Krissy Marsh at home in Double Bay. Picture: Jonathan Ng.

Real Housewife of Sydney Krissy Marsh says her three teenage children are “cringing” at her decision to reprise the role of herself in the popular reality franchise; but she doesn’t particularly care.

Marsh answers The Daily Telegraph’s call two “skinny b-tches (vodka sodas) deep after lunch with a girlfriend”.

Her property developer husband Johnny Marsh has been assigned the school pick up of Nicco, 17, and Milana, 15.

“I’m not in a nightclub if it sounds a bit vibey,” the Double Bay local and fan-favourite from the original season, said.

Krissy Marsh says The Real Housewives of Sydney season two was made very differently to her first stint on the show, but there will be just as much drama. Picture: Jonathan Ng.

Marsh and Nicole O’Neil are the only returning cast members, who are joined by new faces Sally Obermeder, Terry Biviano, Caroline Gaultier, Victoria Montano and Kate Adams in Binge’s revamped series set to air in October.

“Terry and Victoria are genuine friends,” Marsh ticks off the cast list. “Kate and Caroline I didn’t know. And the rest I knew, so it was a lot more genuine from the beginning.”

Reality TV fans may remember Marsh’s feud with castmate Lisa Oldfield, circa 2017, saw her flee the country to China before a certain episode went to air.

Nicole O’Neil had to talk Krissy Marsh into doing season two of The Real Housewives of Sydney. Picture: Jonathan Ng/The Daily Telegraph.

Krissy Marsh (R) and her 15-year-old daughter Milana Marsh (L), who is a model. Picture: Adam Yip/The Daily Telegraph.

Oldfield infamously called Marsh a “slut”, a “whore” and a “f … ing embarrassment”, with the duo exchanging barbs and explanations in the press for weeks afterwards.

“They’re saying it’s ‘reimagined’ because they obviously want to distance themselves from the exceptionally bad catfighting they had last time,” Marsh said.

“You wouldn’t get away with slutshaming someone. That sort of behaviour doesn’t wash these days.”

The 2023 Real Housewives of Sydney cast. Picture: Ben Symons.

When producers asked her back, Marsh said she had a firm “no” drafted in response, but O’Neil wouldn’t take that for an answer.

“Nicole called me at 6am and said: ‘You’re an idiot, you know how much fun we had. It was like being on schoolies for three months.’”

“She was going off at me, and by the time we’d finished the conversation I signed the contract.”

Krissy Marsh is releasing family cookbook An Italian Affair to raise money for Ronald McDonald House. Picture: Supplied.

Krissy Marsh works with Ronald McDonald House on a weekly basis, describing the charity as her true passion. Picture: Supplied.

In part, Marsh was reticent because of her schedule as a media personality, an ambassador for Ronald McDonald house, a momager to model Milana and her son doing the HSC. She has released cookbook An Italian Affair to raise funds for the charity.

“My kids are older. Also it sounds sad, but when the first season happened I didn’t have a lot going on in my life. It gave me something to do.”

Her kids, who only watched the show for the first time recently, said: “‘No mum. Please no sexual innuendos. You’re so cringe.”

“I’m like darling, that’s me. I’m not going to change my personality.”

Producers were “whispering in our ears literally every two seconds in season one”, Marsh said.

“This time, they didn’t interfere at all. I really wasn’t used to that. All of a sudden, the real fights come out.”

On the subject of how real reality TV can be, she said: “I always say, regardless of editing, it’s still got to come out of your mouth. Will I regret this? I’ll tell you once I’ve seen it.”