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Southern Charm Stars Play 'Would You Rather?' Game astatine BravoCon
Southern Charm prima Leva Bonaparte whitethorn beryllium the queen of Charleston nightlife, but Bravo fans shouldn't beryllium excessively speedy to comparison her caller spinoff Southern Hospitality to chap Bravolebrity Lisa Vanderpump's bar-centric bid Vanderpump Rules.
"I decidedly deliberation our concern is acold much Below Deck than it is Vanderpump successful presumption of the adrenaline," Leva exclusively told E! News. "I've ne'er been to immoderate of the restaurants that that Vanderpump is running, but this nightclub business—not lounge—but nightclub concern is simply a precise antithetic beast."
Southern Hospitality follows the employees of Leva's Charleston hotspot Republic Garden & Lounge, who enactment hard and play adjacent harder. Leva says the business' high-octane ambiance lone adds to the show's drama.
"You've people who are triggered successful each benignant of way, you person 150 radical that privation to get in, you person radical that are pissed off, you person radical throwing wealth astatine you," she explained, "you person egos, you person radical trying to impressment people. It is chaotic."
Continuing to compare the spinoff to different Bravo instrumentality favorites, Leva continued, "I deliberation it's benignant of similar a babe of each these shows due to the fact that it's a household tally concern similar Kandi & the Gang and, yes, it's successful the hospitality concern successful presumption of Vanderpump and immoderate of the edifice due to the fact that we bash person food, but this is straight-up adrenaline unreserved craziness. Like marque it oregon interruption it benignant stuff, truthful it's a small different."
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She besides shared however Hospitality differs from Charm in presumption of however it showcases the South Carolina city.. "You don't spot this broadside of Charleston on Southern Charm," Leva said. "You spot the traditional, aged schoolhouse ways of the South and those benignant of societal circles, but there's specified a young, caller South here. This is specified a hospitality metropolis and these kids are making 100 grand, 150 expansive bartending and they person nary responsibilities."
Of course, immoderate of Leva's VIP hosts and employees tin beryllium high-maintenance. "There was 1 constituent that I really was astir like, 'I'm firing each of you. I'm not doing this show,'' she shared with a laugh. "Things get dicey."
Southern Hospitality premieres tonight, Nov. 28, astatine 9 p.m. connected Bravo.
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