Amanza Smith reunited with her Selling Sunset castmates for lunch at Saltie Girl in West Hollywood on Wednesday in order to continue filming the eighth season of their hit Netflix reality show.
The 47-year-old Oppenheim Group realtor associate wore a white bubble mini-dress beneath a blue Chanel logo-print jacket and purse with white cha-cha heels for the three-time Emmy-nominated series.
Amanza was flanked by a security guard and a cameraman while filming at the seafood restaurant inside Sunset Plaza on the Strip.
Hours earlier, Smith had posted a video of herself repeatedly dropping the N-word while rapping along to Daddy’s new track Thank God I Ain’t White.
The interior design specialist – who boasts 1.3M Instagram followers – captioned her controversial post: ‘Black History month celebration in the glam chair!’
Amanza Smith reunited with her Selling Sunset castmates for lunch at Saltie Girl in West Hollywood on Wednesday in order to continue filming the eighth season of their hit Netflix reality show
When several of Amanza’s followers urged her to take the post down, she defiantly declared via Instastory: ‘To everyone in my DMs and my comments who don’t know I’m black, I’m sorry you missed that one. But that was kind of the point and also, you’re not going to please everyone.
‘I thought it was hilarious! I still think it’s hilarious. And I love that I can say n****. It’s in all the songs that I listen to and, yeah, I’m black. I’m white. I’m Asian – all the things and I don’t have a problem with my post. Sorry that some of you do.’
In 2020, Smith told Mixed Messages that her birth father ‘is actually 50% Nigerian and 50% a whole lot of different stuff, including Asian, Native American, and European.’
The former Deal or No Deal briefcase model was raised by her white mother and white stepfather, and she didn’t have any black friends until she attended Indiana State University.
Amanza has two children – daughter Noah, 13; and son Braker, 12 – from her two-year marriage to retired NFL cornerback Ralph Brown, which ended seven years before he went missing in August 2019.
Smith was joined on the set by her British-Nigerian co-star Chelsea Lazkani.
The 31-year-old realtor associate bared her taut torso in a red crop-top beneath matching suspenders connected to pleated wide-leg pants and black platform peep-toe heels.
Chelsea – who wore glasses over her made-up complexion – was spotted having a chat with crew members outside the venue.
The 47-year-old Oppenheim Group realtor associate wore a white bubble mini-dress beneath a blue Chanel logo-print jacket and purse with white cha-cha heels for the three-time Emmy-nominated series
Amanza was flanked by a security guard and a cameraman while filming at the seafood restaurant inside Sunset Plaza on the Strip
Hours earlier, Smith had posted a video of herself repeatedly dropping the N-word while rapping along to Daddy’s new track Thank God I Ain’t White: ‘Black History month celebration in the glam chair!’
Several of the interior design specialist’s followers urged her to take the post down: ‘This was cringey tbh’
Amanza defiantly declared via Instastory: ‘To everyone in my DMs and my comments who don’t know I’m black, I’m sorry you missed that one. But that was kind of the point and also, you’re not going to please everyone’
She continued: ‘I thought it was hilarious! I still think it’s hilarious. And I love that I can say n****. It’s in all the songs that I listen to and, yeah, I’m black. I’m white. I’m Asian – all the things and I don’t have a problem with my post. Sorry that some of you do’
In 2020, Smith told Mixed Messages that her birth father (R, pictured in 2020) ‘is actually 50% Nigerian and 50% a whole lot of different stuff, including Asian, Native American, and European’
The former Deal or No Deal briefcase model was raised by her white mother (L) and white stepfather, and she didn’t have any black friends until she attended Indiana State University
Amanza has two children – daughter Noah, 13; and son Braker, 12 – from her two-year marriage to retired NFL cornerback Ralph Brown, which ended seven years before he went missing in August 2019 (2022 family portrait)
Lazkani was joined inside Saltie Girl by a female crew member as well as her castmates Chrishell Stause and Bre Tiesi.
Chrishell (born Terrina) slipped her slim 5ft6in figure into a nude bustier pencil dress beneath a matching beige jacket, caged heels, and handbag.
The 42-year-old Daytime Emmy nominee – whose ‘wife’ G Flip was in her native Australia – wore her highlighted waves down and had a fully-contoured complexion.
Stause posted a TikTok video of herself and Bre lip synching to Cher saying: ‘My mom said to me, “You know sweetheart, one day you should settle down and marry a rich man.” I said, “Mom, I am a rich man.”‘
The 32-year-old realtor associate – who stormed out of the opening party for Oppenheim’s new office in the season seven finale – also looked leggy in a Chanel-style, b&w tweed skirt suit and black pumps.
Tiesi – who styled herself and applied her own make-up – had a massive fall fastened to the back of her head for the daytime shoot.
The ex-wife of retired NFL quarterback Johnny Manziel Instastoried a cute video on Tuesday of her 19-month-old son Legendary Love Cannon with babydaddy, The Masked Singer producer-host Nick Cannon.
Nicole Young – toting a red purse – arrived to the set in a red maxi-blazer over a sheer black top, matching pleather leggings, and leopard-print pumps.
Smith was joined on the set by her British-Nigerian co-star Chelsea Lazkani (R)
The 31-year-old realtor associate bared her taut torso in a red crop-top beneath matching suspenders connected to pleated wide-leg pants and black platform peep-toe heels
Chelsea – who wore glasses over her made-up complexion – was spotted having a chat with crew members outside the venue
Lazkani was joined inside Saltie Girl by a female crew member (L) as well as her castmates Chrishell Stause (2-R) and Bre Tiesi (R)
Chrishell (born Terrina) slipped her slim 5ft6in figure into a nude bustier pencil dress beneath a matching beige jacket, caged heels, and handbag
The 42-year-old Daytime Emmy nominee wore her highlighted waves down and had a fully-contoured complexion
Stause posted a TikTok video of herself and Bre lip synching to Cher saying: ‘My mom said to me, “You know sweetheart, one day you should settle down and marry a rich man.” I said, “Mom, I am a rich man”‘
The 32-year-old realtor associate – who stormed out of the opening party for Oppenheim’s new office in the season seven finale – also looked leggy in a Chanel-style, b&w tweed skirt suit and black pumps
Tiesi – who styled herself and applied her own make-up – had a massive fall fastened to the back of her head for the daytime shoot
The ex-wife of retired NFL quarterback Johnny Manziel Instastoried a cute video on Tuesday of her 19-month-old son Legendary Love Cannon with babydaddy, The Masked Singer producer-host Nick Cannon
The 39-year-old realtor associate had a fully-contoured complexion and big barrel curls for the shoot centered on the high-end, real estate brokerage firm.
Nicole towered over her boss – The Oppenheim Group owner Jason Oppenheim – while they embraced each other inside Saltie Girl.
The 46-year-old former attorney’s firm has recently grown from 10 agents to around 80 and he’s added offices in Newport Beach, San Diego and Cabo San Lucas, Mexico.
‘More than 20 percent [of the growth] I would have to attribute to the show,’ Jason told THR last November.
‘For me, each season gets more and more fun. When we were doing season one, we were like, “If we can get to season three, we had a real show. Anything above that would be icing.” We’ve been running on icing for years now.’
Oppenheim – who’s ‘happily single’ – added: ‘I think I just put down my guard more every season and I think I’m less anxious. I’m more willing to share. My skin gets thicker and I’m really learning. I know it won’t go forever, so I’m really just trying to enjoy the process.’
The only cast members who were missing on Wednesday were Jason’s twin brother Brett and their agents Mary Fitzgerald Bonnet and Emma Hernan.
Adam DiVello’s binge-watching favorite was nominated for the reality show of the year trophy at the fan-voted 49th People’s Choice Awards, which air February 18 on NBC.
Nicole Young – toting a red purse – arrived to the set in a red maxi-blazer over a sheer black top, matching pleather leggings, and leopard-print pumps
The 39-year-old realtor associate had a fully-contoured complexion and big barrel curls for the shoot centered on the high-end, real estate brokerage firm
Nicole towered over her boss – The Oppenheim Group owner Jason Oppenheim – while they embraced each other inside Saltie Girl
The 46-year-old former attorney’s firm has recently grown from 10 agents to around 80 and he’s added offices in Newport Beach, San Diego and Cabo San Lucas, Mexico
![Jason told THR last November: 'More than 20 percent [of the growth] I would have to attribute to the show'](https://i.dailymail.co.uk/1s/2024/02/08/02/80995625-13059021-Jason_told_THR_last_November_-a-46_1707359406245.jpg "Selling Sunset's Amanza Smith joins cast in LA to film eighth season, amid controversy over her use of the N-word during Black History Month. 63")
Jason told THR last November: ‘More than 20 percent [of the growth] I would have to attribute to the show’
Oppenheim – who’s ‘happily single’ – added: ‘For me, each season gets more and more fun. When we were doing season one, we were like, “If we can get to season three, we had a real show. Anything above that would be icing.” We’ve been running on icing for years now’
The UC Berkeley grad continued: ‘I think I just put down my guard more every season and I think I’m less anxious. I’m more willing to share. My skin gets thicker and I’m really learning. I know it won’t go forever, so I’m really just trying to enjoy the process’
The only cast members who were missing on Wednesday were Jason’s twin brother Brett and their agents Mary Fitzgerald Bonnet and Emma Hernan
Adam DiVello’s binge-watching favorite was nominated for the reality show of the year trophy at the fan-voted 49th People’s Choice Awards, which air February 18 on NBC
Meanwhile, Chrishell is the only one from the Selling Sunset cast up for the reality TV star of the year trophy
Selling Sunset will have to beat 90 Day Fiancé: Happily Ever After, Below Deck, Jersey Shore: Family Vacation, The Kardashians, The Real Housewives of Beverly Hills, The Real Housewives of New Jersey, and Vanderpump Rules.
Meanwhile, Chrishell is the only one from the Selling Sunset cast up for the reality TV star of the year trophy.
Stause faces heavy competition against Ariana Madix, Kyle Richards, Garcelle Beauvais, Kandi Burruss, Khloé Kardashian, Kim Kardashian, and Mike ‘The Situation’ Sorrentino.
