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But the real scene-stealer ofBling Empire, which follows a group of wealthy Asian and Asian-American friends in Los Angeles, isChristine Chiu: an ice queen with a penchant for throwing million-dollar parties and delivering one-line zingers.
The co-owner of Beverly Hills Plastic Surgery’s playful feud with fellow L.A. socialite Anna Shay is one of the series' most hilarious plotlines, inspiring antics like fake dinner invitations and an online debate between viewers who are #TeamAnna or #TeamChristine.
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InBling Empire, you open about your and Gabriel’s fertility struggles, and the pressure you felt from your in-laws toget pregnantagain. Have they watchedBling Empireyet? What did they think of that scene?
Where does your and Anna’s relationship stand today? You’re portrayed almost like “frenemies” throughout the show — is that accurate?
I’m happy that everyone is getting a good chuckle and laugh out of the cat and mouse game that Anna and I play, it’s meant for entertainment. I think that we’re in such a difficult, challenging and toxic time that it’s nice to have a little pettiness and fun and laugh about it. With regards to the dinner party scene, if it makes her happy to play a little trick on me, that’s fine. It’s okay. I got a little laugh out of it, too. After the party, Anna, Florent and I stuck around and we chatted about different things. She’s a great person, she has a great heart. I do respect her on so many levels. We’re all good.
It’s been two years since filming and I like to think that we’re in a great place. We’ve had dinner. Even that night where it seemed very tense at my Bel-Air home, she actually made her favorite cocktail for me and we laughed about a couple of things and she gave me some great mom advice. I am regretful if I came off as rude or offensive to the viewers, it’s definitely not my intention ever to cause any harm. I also don’t want to set a bad example for little girls watching this show. So I do hope the overall tone of the show is a positive one.
I’ve known Kelly for about a decade and she’s a strong woman. She’s a very intelligent woman and very driven. I’ve known Andrew for a much shorter period of time, but on every occasion that I’ve spent with him, he’s been lovely. It’s very evident that he’s madly in love with Kelly, and in real life, he always speaks so kindly of her. In public and with friends, they’re very happy together. I really do not like to judge other people’s relationships because they’re all complicated … every relationship ebbs and flows and has its ups and downs. So if they can get to a place where they are loving each other in a healthy, productive manner, then I am 1000 percent supportive.
PEOPLE: Can we expect a second season ofBling Empire? What would you want to see explored in season 2?
The whole cast has so many more stories to tell and share. I do as well. I would love to share more of my “mom side,” my involvement in the charities I support. I also have a lot of layers of how I became who I am … if you thought I dropped a big bomb with our fertility struggle in season 1, there’s something even bigger. If we were to have a season 2, and we were to continue down this line of authenticity and sharing our personal stories and struggles, I will be compelled to open up even further, and that story is much deeper and a much more difficult one to share.
Of course, there’s always fun and drama to accompany those stories, too. We filmed a lot of scenes at the office that unfortunately weren’t shown. There were also some really fun scenes with the girls: I did a dance class with Kim, I went out to eat with Kelly, and I even did some volunteer work with Jaime. So next season, if we have one, hopefully, we’ll get a rounder perspective of myself and everyone else, too.
Bling Empireis streaming on Netflix.
source: people.com
