The Real Housewives of Atlanta filming in Cape Town

5 August, 2011

The popular US reality TV show The Real Housewives of Atlanta has been filming in South Africa as part of a storyline for their upcoming fourth season. by Clayton Morar

The reality TV show and its cast members were spotted by locals in and around Cape Town as well as Port Elizabeth recently.

The Real Housewives of Atlanta castmembers Sheree Whitfield, Phaedra Parks, Kandi Burruss, Nene Leakes and Cynthia Bailey travelled to South Africa amid secrecy and speculation about their overseas trip and where they were filming for the show's fourth season.

Fellow cast member Kim Zolciak didn't make the trip due to giving birth recently.

The trip to SA comes after fellow sister reality TV shows Real Housewives of New York visited Morocco and Real Housewives of New Jersey visited Italy.

It is rumoured that The Real Housewives of Atlanta season finale was filmed in South Africa, after filming for season four commenced in April this year.

On Twitter, Zolciak wished her co-stars well ahead of their African trip.

"@IamSheree @PhaedraParks love you guys! Have fun!!! Xxooo," she said.

No details about their trip to SA could be confirmed due to confidentiality agreements that the producers have implemented with locals.

Attempts to confirm what the stars were up to in SA were mostly unsuccessful.

Spotted at the Waterfront

One V&A Waterfront employee, who didn't want to be named, said she had recognised the girls from the TV show after visiting the US on holiday last year.

"I spotted them when they were at the Louis Vuitton store over the weekend and they seemed to be having a great time. I also had heard that the girls went to have lunch at The Grand Beach Café in Granger Bay, too," she said.

It is also believed that the US reality TV stars also enjoyed a boat cruise around Cape Town before partying at a cocktail event at a plush, private house in Llandudno.

Cape Town singer Chad Saaiman, who was recently shot in an attempted hijacking in Johannesburg, along with SAMA-winner Claire Phillips and Sue Duminy – wife of cricketer JP Duminy - attended the lavish cocktail party.