‘Real’ California housewives’ desperation will snag viewers

In the land of Botox and fake breasts, property goes for $1 million an acre and the homes, or rather the mansions, sell for $1.8 million to $2.2 million.

Bravo’s taking all us average Joes into a lifestyle many of us will only dream about with its new reality docu-soap, “The Real Housewives of Orange County.”

And after watching the premiere, it’s a life I’m not sure I’d want. In addition to the struggles of everyday life, there’s pressure to act a certain way, look a certain way, and have certain things.

While some of the women are hard workers, others have had life handed to them on a silver platter.

It’s a place where high school girls get breast implants for graduation, and 85 percent of the women who live in the wealthy Southern California gated community have had their breasts enhanced.

While their lifestyles are similar, each woman is facing her own struggles.

Jo de la Rosa is engaged to millionaire Slade and is the perfect example of a woman who’s not satisfied with just the image of being happy.

“It gets kind of lonely around here,” the 24-year-old said.

For former Playboy Playmate Jeana Keough, the concern is getting her oldest son into the major leagues. Jeana was hand-picked by her husband and mother-in-law because her genetics were right.

“It was always planned that the boys would play baseball,” Jeana Keough said.

Shane would be the third generation to play major league baseball if he gets drafted to go pro.

For those living behind the gate, objects are the most important.

“That’s how we show that we love each other in my family – we buy each other things,” Kara Keough, 16, said.

I’ve never gotten into “Desperate Housewives,” but this one has me hooked. For a glimpse at how the other half lives behind the gates, check out Bravo at 10 p.m. Tuesday, March 21.