Bobbi Althoff is quickly learning that reality TV doesn’t share everything about a person’s reality.
“I will say it’s really interesting what gets cut and what gets put in it because I feel like there’s so much that got cut out of even my childhood,” Bobbi, 29, exclusively shared with Us while celebrating the Thursday, November 12, season 1 premiere of The Secret Lives of Mormon Wives: Orange County. “I was like, ‘You guys had me in those confessionals crying for hours for no reason because all of it just gets cut.’”
As the host of “The Really Good Podcast,” Bobbi may be used to going in depth on various topics and having more control of the finished product.
With reality TV, however, it’s a little different.
“I made my dad seem so bad in [the show], and I’m like, my dad is really an amazing person. I’m so close to him,” she told Us. “But I am sad that more didn’t make it in of just why I am the way I am because I don’t feel like it fully made sense.”
The influencer, however, is comforted in knowing her cast members “understand me even more than the show will help you understand me.”
“I kind of feel like in the show, I was kind of an extra,” she admitted. “I didn’t watch it back and go, ‘Oh, you really get to know me,’ but it was fun, and I had fun with it. And if we get a season 2, I’m very excited to hopefully have people understand me better. But I’m not even sure I understand myself.”
During season 1 of Hulu’s new reality show, fans get a closer look into Bobbi’s life after divorcing from tech executive Cory Althoff in 2024. The mother of two showcases her signature deadpan humor while trading the podcast studio for reality TV.
Although she never watched The Secret Lives of Mormon Wives before becoming a member of the spinoff cast, Bobbi had one goal when she signed up. Unlike her Utah counterparts, the California resident wanted to avoid any feuds on social media.
“The thing that I saw take place on that show that I think was really important for me to not do was just make videos about each other online,” she said. “I just think that impacts their mental health a lot, and it was negative. So I think that’s something we all agreed to early on.”
The Secret Lives of Mormon Wives: Orange County is streaming now on Hulu.
