What Happened In The Real Housewives of Melbourne Season 2? (Full Recap)

For the second season, five of the six housewives – Jackie Gillies, Chyka Keebaugh, Gina Liano, Janet Roach, and Lydia Schiavello – from the first season made a comeback. Cast member Andrea Moss voiced her uncertainty about returning to season 2 before the first installment ended.

Andrea was surprised by how well-publicized they had become, stating, “It’s not what I expected. There’s a lot more attention on us. It’s a whole lot bigger than I ever thought (it would be).”

Brian Walsh, Foxtel’s executive director of television, revealed Andrea’s departure when the next season was announced, saying she decided to quit the show. Following Andrea’s departure, The Real Housewives of Melbourne welcomed two new full-time wives: Gamble Breaux and Pettifleur Berenger.

Gamble Breaux

Gamble is described as a woman who marches to the beat of her own woman drum and is quirky and entertaining. She was formerly an art consultant and now pursues her passion for painting. Originally from Sydney, the former model currently resides in Melbourne with her husband, Dr. Richard Wolfe.

Her husband lives on the Mornington Peninsula with her stepson and is a well-known cataract and laser refractive eye surgeon in Australia. Gamble worked as an art consultant for numerous organizations in Sydney, including Charles Billich’s Billich Gallery.

Now residing in Melbourne, Gamble spends her time making her handbag collection, going on runs, getting botox, and spoiling her Pomeranians, Cash and Wicket.

Pettifleur Berenger

Pettifleur is a real estate entrepreneur from Sri Lanka who aspires to be an author. Her debut work is called Switch the Bitch. She is regarded as determined, combative, and glamorous, as well as someone who lives a high life in more ways than one.

Pettifleur, who was born in Sri Lanka, moved to Australia as a teenager and resided in Melbourne. She identifies her ancestry as Swiss, Portuguese, Dutch, and Ceylonese. Pettifleur moved to Australia and has since worked as a property manager and owned her own property management company.

She has been in a relationship with Frank for eight years and views him as her rock, soul mate, and traveling companion. She has been married twice and has three sons, ages twelve to thirteen.

Season two also features Manuela Pless-Bennett, a recurring cast member. She was included in interviews and went to the reunion, making her the first “friend of the housewives” to be mentioned in The Real Housewives of Melbourne.

Manuela, a native of Melbourne, is a person who succeeds in whatever she attempts and is described as having a brilliant, imaginative, and entrepreneurial mind. She received her education in Melbourne, Switzerland, and Los Angeles.

As a result, she was able to shape her career to become an international model that lasted for more than a decade and worked in numerous nations. She relocated to Los Angeles, giving up modeling to focus on her studies in journalism at UCLA.

Manuela earned college credit as an intern at Entertainment Tonight on the Paramount Pictures lot and the Los Angeles offices for channels 7 and 9. After graduating from college, she followed her passion for journalism, landing various gigs in radio, live shows, and television.

She moved back to Australia after getting the hosting gig for a prime-time television program, her dream job at the time. Outside of media, Manuela is passionate about real estate and has sold, purchased, restored, and built numerous residences in Australia.