Welcome to Is This Real Life, a Bravo podcast that relates our favorite shows to our own lives in the world around us.

I'm your host, Mandy Slutsker.

Let's get to it.

Hi, everyone. I hope you had a good week. You all are in store for a treat because this week's

episode is so funny. I laughed so hard recording it that I'm going to have to apologize in advance

for how much you guys will hear me giggling and just downright cackling throughout this episode. My guests are Mariana and Nathan from the

podcast, Bravo, Bravo, Effing, Bravo. And they are effing hilarious. Oh my goodness. Before we get

into this week's episode, just wanted to share a few thoughts. First of all,

I am going to be covering the Real Housewives of Dubai. A lot of you asked me to do that,

and I'm watching, and you're watching, so we're going to be talking about it. And boy,

was this week special. I really feel like a star was born with Chanel Ion. I have loved her

from the beginning, from just watching the trailer, and especially on Watch What Happens Live

this week and in this week's episode, she gave me everything. I mean, looks, laughter, and a really touching personal story. When she opened up about

the abuse that she suffered from her father and that he was going to actually marry her off

when she was 14 years old, like my heart broke. And that's something that so many girls

experience around the world,

even in the United States. And I am so glad that she is bringing attention to that.

And I found this scene between her and Sarah just very powerful. And I thought Sarah said something that was so wise,

which is when you're triggered,

you bleed on the people that didn't cut you.

And yeah, I'm just, I'm enjoying Dubai.

I know some people aren't feeling it yet,

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