Anya Taylor-Joy fangirls following surprise message from RHOSLC’s Lisa Barlow

Anya Taylor-Joy had the ultimate fangirl reaction when she received a surprise message from Real Housewives of Salt Lake City star Lisa Barlow.

THE Furiosa: A Mad Max saga star, 28, appeared on Today with Hoda and Jenna, where she received a nice gift from the NBC co-anchors. Speaking to Hoda Kotb and Jenna Bush Hager on May 24, Taylor-Joy explained that she recently caught the reality TV bug after watching the explosive season four finale of The Real Housewives of Salt Lake City on Bravo.

“I never understood reality TV,” says Menu the star began. “I wanted to. A lot of people find a lot of comfort in it, and every time I watched it I was like, ‘It’s the girls.’

That is, until a friend showed him the season four finale of RHOSLC, in which new Housewife Monica Garcia was revealed to be trolling her fellow cast members through a burner social media account, titled “Reality Von Tease”. The shocking ‘Reality Von Tease’ scandal unfolded during a cast trip to Bermuda, as fellow Housewife Heather Gay exposed Garcia’s true identity to the women in an explosive episode that aired earlier this year.

“Someone showed me the season finale and I was like, ‘I need to know what made all these people behave this way,'” Taylor-Joy recalled, adding that she’s “been starting since season one” and “can’t wait.” next season.”

The co-hosts then informed Taylor-Joy that they “had a little something” to offer her, as The Queen’s Gambit The star’s eyes immediately widened with excitement. At that time, an extract from RHOSLC Star Lisa Barlow appeared on screen, prompting Taylor-Joy to scream and cover her mouth.

“Hey, Anya,” the Utah-based reality star began her message to Taylor-Joy. “I heard you love our show and you know we love you so much too. Thanks so much for watching, gorgeous baby! » Barlow said, referencing his iconic line from the Bravo franchise.

“Shut up!” THE Emma the star exclaimed in response. “I’m so dead.”

Taylor-Joy also jokingly urged the RHOSLC the stars to “get back to filming”.

The “Reality Von Tease” scandal isn’t the only drama the women of Salt Lake City, Utah, faced while filming the series — which debuted on Bravo in 2020. The former actress Jen Shah, who featured in the first season through three of RHOSLC, pleaded guilty to fraud charges in July 2022 following his involvement in a telemarketing scam. Shah is currently incarcerated at the federal prison camp in Bryan, Texas, where she is serving her six and a half year sentence.

Although Taylor-Joy may be a new appreciator of Real Housewives franchise, Rihanna recently proved she’s the ultimate reality TV superfan when she declared her love for all things Bravo.

“My favorite obsession? My kids,” said Rihanna, when asked about her current favorite obsessions at the launch of her Fenty x Puma Creeper Phatty Earth Tone show. “After that, it’s Real Housewivesafter that it’s Vanderpump Rulesand then anything Bravo.

She then jokingly added about Andy Cohen, executive producer of the Real Housewives frankness: “Andy Cohen didn’t pay me to say this, I promise. I’m just – I’m obsessed.

Production of the fifth season of RHOSLC started in early February this year. The premiere date has not yet been announced.