TheReal Housewivesfranchise is known for their luxurious and lavish cast trips (usually filled with drama).

St. Barths, South Africa, and Puerto Rico are just a few places the ladies have vacationed together.

Andy Cohen, the executive producer of theReal Housewivesfranchise, recently revealed toOK!

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Magazineexactly who pays for these extravagant trips.

“Frankly, we do yeah but you know it depends on the vacation actually.”

Vicki Gunvalson, fromRHOC,told a panel at BravoCon that production does indeed pain for the tips.

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“It’s the truth.

I wanted to go to Greece, we went to Florida,” she exclaimed (viaCheat Sheet).

McCord explained that they were also a little cheap when it came to shopping.

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Since production wasn’t paying, they weren’t buying, she said.

“No New Yorker is going to buy anything in London because the prices are ridiculous.”