Panthea Parker has spoken about her on-screen clash with fellow cast member Juliet Mayhew after the pair became embroiled in a row over a dentist in the debut episode of The Real Housewives of London.
The Hayu Original series premiered on Monday, introducing Parker, Mayhew, Amanda Cronin, Karen Loderick-Peace, Juliet Angus and Nessie Welschinger as the latest additions to the global Real Housewives franchise.
Tensions between the two women centred on a dispute involving a dentist known to both of them. Parker explained that she had taken her teenage son to have his braces repaired, only for him to return home with six fillings instead.
According to Parker, the dentist told her son that the correct adhesive was unavailable, and opted to carry out additional work instead.
The unexpected treatment left her stunned and she admitted that her frustration later erupted into a heated confrontation with Mayhew, who she claimed had sided with the dentist rather than supporting her.
At Cronin’s event, Parker accused Mayhew of offering a “fake” warm welcome, before the pair revisited the dental drama in a fiery exchange. Mayhew defended her decision to back their mutual acquaintance, while Parker insisted she had felt dismissed and undermined.
“I promised myself I wasn't going to be like that, then it just happened,” Parker tells The Standard about confronting Mayhew at Cronin’s party. “…it was just coming out, [in my mind] I was like, 'What are you doing?' I just can't help myself. It's like, when you poke the bear.”
She suggested that Mayhew’s warmth at the event caught her off guard and reignited tensions between them.
Parker adds: “And I think, you know, obviously me and Juliet [Mayhew] go back a long way. And I just think that if her ‘hello’ wasn't as warm as it was because of the social scene we're in and how she said ‘hello’ to me before, I was just taken aback. I was like, ‘no, no, no’ and it just all came out.”
Parker also revealed that the intensity of filming often spilled over into her personal life, explaining how the drama between her and her castmates was real to her.
“So, the scary thing is, this is real,” she recalls. “People don't get it. Like, when I come home and I'm talking to my friends on the phone, they were like, 'Oh, please, it's not real.' I'm like, 'You don't understand. This is real. This is as real as real gets.'
“Like, you know, my husband, after like, the first month, was like, 'this is work. You have to separate it. Can you not bring it home?' I couldn't. It was It consumed me. I dreamt about it. It was just my, you know, it became everything.”
The Iranian-born socialite also made a pointed comment about authenticity within the group, suggesting that Real Housewives cast members shouldn’t “pretend they’re something they’re not.”
She shares: “We're just being real. We're keeping it real. Just let's all be real. I think if people were more real warts and all, it would just be better. You know, I just don't like people that like to keep up with appearances.
“And I think the good thing about Real Housewives is, even if some people in the other franchises or whatever are pretending that they’re something they're not, they soon get unravelled. And I think it's just, you know, be real and everyone will resonate to that.”
Her remarks come as viewers took to social media to praise the series’ opening episode, with many declaring themselves “obsessed.”
One wrote on X: “Just seen the real housewives of London and i think i may have found my new obsession.”
“You guys!!!!! #RHOLDN is so good! First episode was 10/10. All the ladies are RICH, they’re arguing about trivial things like borrowing clothes and dentistry! WE ARE SO BACK! It also has a campy element like SLC. I’m excited to see more, I enjoyed the whole cast,” another added.
The Real Housewives of London Episode 1 is streaming now on Hayu
