, I was beyond excited when the new spin-off Selling Tampa was announced. When I then learned it would follow a luxury real estate agency with majority Black and brown women, I said absolutely sign me up. Selling Sunset is addictive, fascinating and outright ridiculous from its gossipy storylines to the stars' outright bonkers fashion choices – yes Christine Quinn girl, I'm talking to you. It was a complete breath of fresh air when it unceremoniously debuted on Netflix in 2019 before catching even more attention with its second season the following year, but the glaring fact that it lacked diversity was hard to ignore. It wasn't until Amanza Smith, a mixed race woman, joined the Oppenheim Group in season two and British-Nigerian agent Chelsea Lazkani in season five, that fans saw women of colour represented in the brokerage. Producer Adam DiVello seemed to address this by introducing Selling Tampa, giving Black women in the industry a space to share their experiences of trying to make it in the business of selling luxury. So, to see it cancelled after just one season – when frankly, so many other poor shows on Netflix are given multiple chances – is frustrating. There's no denying that Selling Tampa was nowhere near as fiery as its predecessor, which had the benefit of some of its most explosive storylines playing out in real time such as, unfortunately Chrishell Stause's divorce, or Christine falling out with half the cast. While entertaining, it began to feel like Selling Sunset had prioritised the drama over the 'thing' many of us property porn addicts came for – selling beautiful houses. For me, this is where Selling Tampa closed the gap and offered balance. Much of the drama was directly related to the job, whether it was boss Sharelle Rosado cutting the agents' commission){kind=link}
NEWS… BUT NOT AS YOU KNOW IT
Selling Tampa has been cancelled and I can’t help but feel like Netflix has jumped the gun.
As someone completely obsessed with Selling Sunset from its inception (aka a day one fan), I was beyond excited when the new spin-off Selling Tampa was announced.
When I then learned it would follow a luxury real estate agency with majority Black and brown women, I said absolutely sign me up.
Selling Sunset is addictive, fascinating and outright ridiculous from its gossipy storylines to the stars’ outright bonkers fashion choices – yes Christine Quinn girl, I’m talking to you. It was a complete breath of fresh air when it unceremoniously debuted on Netflix in 2019 before catching even more attention with its second season the following year, but the glaring fact that it lacked diversity was hard to ignore.