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Don’t Get It Twisted, Christine Is Not The Villain In ‘Selling Sunset’

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Selling Sunset is the addictive Netflix show that everyone’s talking about right now, and the one cast member who dominates conversations is Christine. Love her or hate her, Selling Sunset has become The Christine Show.

The first two seasons of the real estate reality series were monopolised by conflict between successful agent Christine and newcomer Chrishell. When Chrishell joined The Oppenheim Group in the show’s first episode, as the team were deciding where she would be seated in the office, Christine replied with her trademark smirk, “she can sit on the floor until she proves herself.” Later in the episode, fellow agent Mary said that Chrishell seemed “nice” and Christine hit back with a deadpanned, “they said that about Ted Bundy too”.

Christine is mean but very funny — that’s her brand. At first glance it’s easy to assess Christine’s position in the series as the villain, but I’m here to say that Christine is not the villain; Christine is the hero.

Some may argue that Chrishell is the clear hero of the show. I get it, she’s often given prime position in all the series’ promos, with many assuming she’s Selling Sunset’s main character.

I’m sure when the series first premiered, producers banked on Chrishell winning fans over with her sweet and wholesome disposition, which is pretty much the antithesis to everything Christine represents. But I’m personally much more drawn to Christine’s bluntness and no-fucks-given attitude — something Chrishell majorly lacks.

It’s like on The Hills where Lauren Conrad was the obvious hero but I was low-key rooting for Heidi Montag and all her messy antics. Some reality TV characters are good on paper but are just too boring to win fans.

There is never a dull moment with Christine and that’s why she’s the anti-hero of my heart. Not all heroes wear capes, some wear two-metre long ponytail extensions.

Here are a few reasons Christine is not the villain in Selling Sunset:

She’s so witty and hilarious.

Christine can always be depended on to say something funny in any given situation. Whether she’s making fun of the Oppenheim brothers or taking the piss out of her privilege, the woman is hilarious and her intelligence and wit shouldn’t be underestimated.

Her fashion is straight-up iconic.

The woman can dress. When it comes to fashion moments, there is no other cast member that even compares to Christine. Her office attire is straight fire, so much so that I simply live for watching Christine enter the office every episode. She never disappoints and a season three standout has to be that ridiculously long ponytail she rocked.

No one can compete and they shouldn’t bother. An absolute fashion icon in the making.

She’s the only relatable cast member.

I know, I know. How could anyone be relatable on this show, when they’re making the same amount on a single commission that many of us would bank in a couple of years. Despite Christine being rich and glamorous, she has a way of speaking that’s just so real. When showing million dollar listings, she commonly makes jokes in her seperate bits to camera, taking the piss out of what some of the rich buyers say about her properties. “Oh, ‘I don’t like the gas stove.’ Bitch, you don’t even cook!” she joked in season one.

Christine is the voice of reason.

Christine’s wedding was actual art.

Season three of Selling Sunset concluded with Christine’s wedding to tech millionaire Christian. It was a ceremony unlike anything I’ve seen before and I wasn’t surprised to discover it cost over a millions dollars to put together. It looked like it was dreamed up by Tim Burton and boasted a fog-filled cathedral, actual swans, falling snow and a bleeding wedding cake made to mimic dripping blood.

Christine’s vision was for a “gothic winter wonderland” and no one could deny that’s what she achieved. It was breathtaking and made Mary’s season two wedding look like a backyard barbecue.

You vs. the girl they told you not to worry about:

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She might be the series’ villain, but she’s nowhere near as bad as Davina.

Stans of the series know that the real villain of the series is not Christine, it’s Davina, who in season three was just nasty for no reason. Her bizarre war of words with Chrishell at Christine’s wedding proved that she lacked any kind of empathy. Chrishell was at her most vulnerable — at a wedding after just being served with divorce papers — and that’s when Davina decided to bring up Chrishell’s ex’s side of the story. I’m here for drama, but this was just cruel and solidified the fact that Davina has been the villain all along.

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Seasons 1-3 of Selling Sunset are available to stream on Netflix.