Christine Quinn Thinks the New Season of 'Selling Sunset' Will Be Its Last: 'They Have an Uphill Battle'

Mar. 16, 2025

Photo: Christopher Polk/E! Entertainment/NBCUniversal/NBCU Photo Bank via GettyChristine Quinnpredicts thatSelling Sunset’s days could be numbered.In an interview with PEOPLE, the real estate agent and former cast member of the Netflix hit, 34, reveals that she has kept up with other members of the show since her departure in the fifth season and believes some of the magic that originally drew people to the series is gone.“It’s definitely a different vibe to say the least,” Quinn, who was justeliminated fromThe Masked Singer, said. “They’ve brought so manynew girlsin.““The original recipe we had worked,” she continued.” When you keep bringing in new characters, it dilutes what people originally fell in love with.“The ‘Selling Sunset’ cast hit the People’s Choice Awards.Chris Polk/E! Entertainment/NBC via Getty ImagesSelling SunsetaddedChelsea Lazkaniin Season 5 andNicole Young and Bre Tiesito its Season 6 and 7 cast after Quinn andMaya Vanderannounced they would exit the show ahead of Season 6.“I definitely think it’s going to be a completely different show, and I don’t think as many people are going to tune in,” Quinn, who was the show’s main antagonist on her seasons, said. “And then the people that do tune in are going to realize it’s very different. They have to get to know a lot more characters. It’s not as glamorous. It’s not as fun anymore. I think they have an uphill battle right now. I really do.““I think it’s probably going to be the last season ofSelling Sunset,” she added. “I’m not the only person who thinks that.“NetflixNetflix confirmed in Junethere will be a sixth and seventh seasonof the show, but no release dates have been announced yet. Filming is ongoing.Quinn, who was unmasked as the “Scorpio” on Monday’s episode of Fox’sMasked Singer, exited Oppenheim to launch her andhusband Christian Dumontet’s new crypto real estate venture,RealOpen, in April of last year.RELATED Video:Christine Quinn Responds to ‘Selling Sunset’ Bribe Allegation, Reveals She Left the Oppenheim Group"I terminated my contract when the brokerage launched,” Quinn told PEOPLE. “I had to make a business decision that was for me, so I had to terminate the contract so I could move it over to my brokerage.“Quinn said that she expected her new venture was going to be her central storyline onSelling Sunset’s fifth season, but that’s not what happened.Never miss a story — sign up forPEOPLE’s free daily newsletterto stay up-to-date on the best of what PEOPLE has to offer, from juicy celebrity news to compelling human interest stories.“That was my understanding of my storyline. I was talking about opening my own brokerage and doing my own thing, but I don’t think that was interesting enough,” Quinn said. “We’ve been working on it for a year and a half, so it was quite a surprise to see how creative the producers got with storylines when me creating my own brokerage wasn’t creative enough.“She toldThe New York Timesin a July 2022 interview that she was the only cast member onSelling Sunsetto have what it takes to make a hit show that fans couldn’t wait to binge watch.“I feel like I was theonly one that understood the assignment,” she said. “I was the only one that said, ‘Hey, this is a show, and I’m going to give the world a show.'“Selling Sunsetwill return for season 6 and 7 on Netflix. A release date has not been announced.

Photo: Christopher Polk/E! Entertainment/NBCUniversal/NBCU Photo Bank via Getty

Christine Quinn arrives to the 2021 People’s Choice Awards held at Barker Hangar on December 7, 2021 in Santa Monica, California.

Christine Quinnpredicts thatSelling Sunset’s days could be numbered.In an interview with PEOPLE, the real estate agent and former cast member of the Netflix hit, 34, reveals that she has kept up with other members of the show since her departure in the fifth season and believes some of the magic that originally drew people to the series is gone.“It’s definitely a different vibe to say the least,” Quinn, who was justeliminated fromThe Masked Singer, said. “They’ve brought so manynew girlsin.““The original recipe we had worked,” she continued.” When you keep bringing in new characters, it dilutes what people originally fell in love with.“The ‘Selling Sunset’ cast hit the People’s Choice Awards.Chris Polk/E! Entertainment/NBC via Getty ImagesSelling SunsetaddedChelsea Lazkaniin Season 5 andNicole Young and Bre Tiesito its Season 6 and 7 cast after Quinn andMaya Vanderannounced they would exit the show ahead of Season 6.“I definitely think it’s going to be a completely different show, and I don’t think as many people are going to tune in,” Quinn, who was the show’s main antagonist on her seasons, said. “And then the people that do tune in are going to realize it’s very different. They have to get to know a lot more characters. It’s not as glamorous. It’s not as fun anymore. I think they have an uphill battle right now. I really do.““I think it’s probably going to be the last season ofSelling Sunset,” she added. “I’m not the only person who thinks that.“NetflixNetflix confirmed in Junethere will be a sixth and seventh seasonof the show, but no release dates have been announced yet. Filming is ongoing.Quinn, who was unmasked as the “Scorpio” on Monday’s episode of Fox’sMasked Singer, exited Oppenheim to launch her andhusband Christian Dumontet’s new crypto real estate venture,RealOpen, in April of last year.RELATED Video:Christine Quinn Responds to ‘Selling Sunset’ Bribe Allegation, Reveals She Left the Oppenheim Group"I terminated my contract when the brokerage launched,” Quinn told PEOPLE. “I had to make a business decision that was for me, so I had to terminate the contract so I could move it over to my brokerage.“Quinn said that she expected her new venture was going to be her central storyline onSelling Sunset’s fifth season, but that’s not what happened.Never miss a story — sign up forPEOPLE’s free daily newsletterto stay up-to-date on the best of what PEOPLE has to offer, from juicy celebrity news to compelling human interest stories.“That was my understanding of my storyline. I was talking about opening my own brokerage and doing my own thing, but I don’t think that was interesting enough,” Quinn said. “We’ve been working on it for a year and a half, so it was quite a surprise to see how creative the producers got with storylines when me creating my own brokerage wasn’t creative enough.“She toldThe New York Timesin a July 2022 interview that she was the only cast member onSelling Sunsetto have what it takes to make a hit show that fans couldn’t wait to binge watch.“I feel like I was theonly one that understood the assignment,” she said. “I was the only one that said, ‘Hey, this is a show, and I’m going to give the world a show.'“Selling Sunsetwill return for season 6 and 7 on Netflix. A release date has not been announced.

Christine Quinnpredicts thatSelling Sunset’s days could be numbered.

In an interview with PEOPLE, the real estate agent and former cast member of the Netflix hit, 34, reveals that she has kept up with other members of the show since her departure in the fifth season and believes some of the magic that originally drew people to the series is gone.

“It’s definitely a different vibe to say the least,” Quinn, who was justeliminated fromThe Masked Singer, said. “They’ve brought so manynew girlsin.”

“The original recipe we had worked,” she continued.” When you keep bringing in new characters, it dilutes what people originally fell in love with.”

The ‘Selling Sunset’ cast hit the People’s Choice Awards.Chris Polk/E! Entertainment/NBC via Getty Images

Davina Potratz, Mary Fitzgerald, Amanza Smith, Emma Hernan, Chrishell Stause, Heather Rae El Moussa, Chelsea Lazkani and Vanessa Villela on stage during the 2022 People’s Choice Awards

Selling SunsetaddedChelsea Lazkaniin Season 5 andNicole Young and Bre Tiesito its Season 6 and 7 cast after Quinn andMaya Vanderannounced they would exit the show ahead of Season 6.

“I definitely think it’s going to be a completely different show, and I don’t think as many people are going to tune in,” Quinn, who was the show’s main antagonist on her seasons, said. “And then the people that do tune in are going to realize it’s very different. They have to get to know a lot more characters. It’s not as glamorous. It’s not as fun anymore. I think they have an uphill battle right now. I really do.”

“I think it’s probably going to be the last season ofSelling Sunset,” she added. “I’m not the only person who thinks that.”

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Selling Sunset Christine Quinn

Netflix confirmed in Junethere will be a sixth and seventh seasonof the show, but no release dates have been announced yet. Filming is ongoing.

Quinn, who was unmasked as the “Scorpio” on Monday’s episode of Fox’sMasked Singer, exited Oppenheim to launch her andhusband Christian Dumontet’s new crypto real estate venture,RealOpen, in April of last year.

RELATED Video:Christine Quinn Responds to ‘Selling Sunset’ Bribe Allegation, Reveals She Left the Oppenheim Group

“I terminated my contract when the brokerage launched,” Quinn told PEOPLE. “I had to make a business decision that was for me, so I had to terminate the contract so I could move it over to my brokerage.”

Quinn said that she expected her new venture was going to be her central storyline onSelling Sunset’s fifth season, but that’s not what happened.

Never miss a story — sign up forPEOPLE’s free daily newsletterto stay up-to-date on the best of what PEOPLE has to offer, from juicy celebrity news to compelling human interest stories.

“That was my understanding of my storyline. I was talking about opening my own brokerage and doing my own thing, but I don’t think that was interesting enough,” Quinn said. “We’ve been working on it for a year and a half, so it was quite a surprise to see how creative the producers got with storylines when me creating my own brokerage wasn’t creative enough.”

She toldThe New York Timesin a July 2022 interview that she was the only cast member onSelling Sunsetto have what it takes to make a hit show that fans couldn’t wait to binge watch.

“I feel like I was theonly one that understood the assignment,” she said. “I was the only one that said, ‘Hey, this is a show, and I’m going to give the world a show.'”

Selling Sunsetwill return for season 6 and 7 on Netflix. A release date has not been announced.

source: people.com