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She’s garnered praise from celebrity fans like Mindy Kaling for, as she says, “just being myself in a world of people that are afraid to be who they really are.” Quinn’s current Zoom background is, today, on-brand for the reality star, but it’s a far cry from the Dallas suburb where she was raised.
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There’s no denying Quinn is the most talked-about aspect of the show, with her over-the-top parties, bold ensembles and unflinching honesty. Truthfully, though, she is actually a homebody who doesn’t wear makeup when she’s not on camera. I call people out on bullshit, and I handle things really well,” she says. “My sense of humor has always been like that - I say it how it is. (Did I mention Quinn is logging on from a private resort in Bora Bora, sprawled beachside in a Gucci gold-chain necklace, her long blonde hair flowing in the breeze as she is handed coconut-housed beverages from the staff? Yep.) When asked if she puts on a persona for the camera, she clarifies that she actually “tones it down” for the show.
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Within just a few minutes of Zooming with her, it becomes glaringly obvious that Quinn is the same person onscreen as she is off. “People might be like, Oh my gosh, she’s such a bitch, but those are the things that make you memorable.” “I said, ‘You know what? I got this, because if we don’t get another season thanks to you boring bitches, you will never hear the end of it.’ So I fell on my sword and I did what I had to do.” Whether it’s calling Chrishell Stause “fake” or telling Heather Rae Young that they aren’t friends, Quinn has become famous for antagonizing the other women at high-end real-estate brokerage the Oppenheim Group to “stand out,” which she believes is the most important aspect of being on a TV show. What could have been a dull inside look at Southern California real estate quickly transformed into a compelling, drama-filled soap thanks to her shade-filled confessionals, no-nonsense confrontations and ‘Botox and burgers’ parties. “We were on episode eight, and we had absolutely no drama whatsoever, and the producers were worried because we needed a season finale,” she explains about changing the direction of the show during production of the first season. She instantly provided the sort of GIF-ability one craves from reality stars and stepped into the role of resident villain without any hesitation, a part she has embraced throughout the Emmy-nominated program’s run.īut as Quinn, 33, says ahead of Selling Sunset’s fourth-season release, she just does what she has to for the sake of good television. With a stunning array of designer duds and an endless supply of quippy one-liners, Quinn stormed out of the gate like Real Estate Barbie destined for the genre. And one five-foot-nine blonde bombshell immediately caught the attention of viewers: Christine Quinn. Of course it didn’t: It’s a group of fabulous Los Angeles glamazons trying to push real estate while also pushing each other off of their six-inch Louboutins. But it didn’t take long for that to change. When Netflix debuted Selling Sunset, the latest project from The Hills mastermind producer Adam DiVello and one of the streaming network’s first forays into reality television, in early 2019, it did so without much fanfare.