While a slew of Bravo personalities embraced Bad Bunny’s Super Bowlhalftime show, a handful of Real Housewives drew sharp criticism for the performance — igniting controversy and fueling early debate over the reception of an upcoming E! series.
The Real Housewives of New York Cityalum Jill Zarin posted an Instagram video slamming Bad Bunny’s performance, but later deleted it. Several Bravo Instagram accounts captured the video before she removed it, in which she called it “the worst halftime show ever” and added that she didn’t think it was appropriate to have it in Spanish. “To me, it looked like a political statement,” Zarin said.
Zarin also claimed Lady Gaga was unrecognizable because she had gotten “a facelift, I didn’t recognize her, I literally had to Google her face to see who it was because we all couldn’t agree who it was,” Zarin remarked. “That was kind of fun in the middle of halftime, at least it gave us something to do because it was so hard to watch.”
Taylor Armstrong, a former Real Housewives of Beverly Hillscast member, also wasn’t a fan of the halftime show. She posted an image of herself in a gladiator costume alongside her viral cat meme to her Instagram story: “Were you entertained? I am embarrassed for the NFL and Apple for the Super Bowl halftime show totally in Spanish with a Cuban flag!!”
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Zarin’s remarks come days after E! announcedThe Golden Life RHONY reunion show. Set in Palm Beach this time, the series follows RHONY alums Zarin, Ramona Singer, Luann de Lesseps, Kelly Bensimon, and Sonja Morgan as they navigate their “golden” era in Florida. Many fans expressed excitement when the series was initially announced, but after Zarin’s comments, some fans say they’re having a change of heart.
Several people commented across a number of Bravo accounts about Zarin’s video, expressing disappointment, sharing that they are now no longer interested in watching the new series. Quite a few people noted that Zarin ultimately deleted the video after fighting with commenters in the post.
Meanwhile, other Real Housewives celebrated Bad Bunny’s performance. Lisa Rinna from RHOBHbusted out one of her famous dance videos to a Bad Bunny song, captioning the post: “I don’t sit still. Especially Not To Bad Bunny. #superbowl #badbunny “The only thing more powerful than hate, is LOVE.” Vanderpump Rules‘ Ariana Madix was at the game and reflected on Bad Bunny’s performance, writing, “Still crying, have not recovered, so beyond grateful to have seen this magical and historic performance in person. Happy Bad Bunny Day.”