We all know that reality television is mostly staged or at least the drama is exaggerated for ratings but it’s still fun to see barre workouts make their way into episode storylines.
Sometimes we will see the workout used as a gag, like when a housewife drags her husband to the barre. Other times, the reality show stars just happen to love the workout so it naturally makes for a great backdrop. Here are five different times reality television stars have worked out at the barre.
Southern Charm Feels The Burn With The Bar Method Charleston
Although not actually filmed in a Bar Method studio, Jacquelyn Stewart from The Bar Method Charleston brought the shakes to Kathryn Calhoun Dennis, Austen Kroll, and Chelsea Meissner on Bravo’s Southern Charm. You can tell all three were struggling in this hilarious segment from the sixth season.
The Real Housewives of Potomac Try Pure Barre
Halfway through the second episode of the second season of The Real Housewives of Potomac, called All Tea, All Shade, a Pure Barre in McLean, VA makes an appearance and serves as the backdrop for a friendly workout and social gathering.
Monique invites Robyn and Charrisse to work out, so the Pure Barre newbies reluctantly try a class and then swear to never do it again as both ladies are over it. Who hasn’t felt that way after their first barre class though? I certainly did.
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After class, they for some reason get to hang out in the studio and drink champagne. This is obviously a made for tv moment as I’ve never witnessed this before unless it was a private function like a bachelorette. Still, from what I know guests would be encouraged to drink in the reception area instead of the studio, where they could accidentally spill on the carpet.
The Bella Twins Invite Their Mom to Barre Class in Scottsdale
Reality television stars Nikki and Brie Bella of WWE fame are known to be fans of barre, particularly Nikki who has been a Pure Barre enthusiast for the greater part of the last decade. In one episode of Total Divas, the twins take their mom to ReBarre in North Scottsdale for an intense workout, while their brother J.J. shows up unexpectedly to join in on the fun.
Siesta Key’s Juliette Porter Loves Pure Barre
Although we never see a studio featured in episode 3 of season 2, Siesta Key’s Juliette Porter states to her boyfriend Alex that she would like to own (or manage) a Pure Barre one day. The reality television star never did pull the trigger. She was an instructor at Pure Barre in Tallahassee though and has been known to say that “pure barre is life,” according to her Twitter account.
Source: instagram.com/purebarretallahassee
Maura Higgins of You’re Joking Me! Has a Humbling Encounter With Esther Fairfax
ITV’s You’re Joking Me! featuring Maura Higgins is a hysterical documentary-style reality show that chronicles her exercise journey, leading up to the Spartan Race, a five-kilometre extreme obstacle course around Twickenham rugby field.
The former Love Islander is pushed out of her comfort zone as she tries new training exercises and workouts including a class with Esther Fairfax, the daughter of the Godmother of barre, Lotte Berk.
Maura ventures out to the town of Hungerford to Esther’s home and studio where she struggles through the workout while ladies twice her age upstage her.
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