{"id":6018,"date":"2026-06-18T16:37:04","date_gmt":"2026-06-18T16:37:04","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/login9ja.com\/global\/page-six-virtual-reali-tea-awards-are-back-for-year-2\/"},"modified":"2026-06-18T16:37:04","modified_gmt":"2026-06-18T16:37:04","slug":"page-six-virtual-reali-tea-awards-are-back-for-year-2","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/login9ja.com\/global\/page-six-virtual-reali-tea-awards-are-back-for-year-2\/","title":{"rendered":"Page Six &#8216;Virtual Reali-Tea&#8217; Awards are back for year 2"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/pagesix.com\/wp-content%2Fuploads%2Fsites%2F3%2F2026%2F06%2Fvrt-awards.jpg?quality%3D90%26strip%3Dall\" \/><\/p>\n<div>\n<p>Following the success of the <a href=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/watch?v=uvnej3MwawE\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">inaugural show in 2025<\/a>, the second-annual VRT Awards will return to the Big Apple to celebrate the year\u2019s most iconic moments in reality television.<\/p>\n<p>Hosted by <a href=\"https:\/\/pagesix.com\/virtual-reali-tea\/\">\u201cVRT\u201d stars<\/a> Evan Real and Danny Murphy, the glam, gala-style 2026 show \u2014 which will take place on Oct. 6 at Edison Ballroom in New York City \u2014 will feature performances and appearances from top talent across the unscripted universe.<\/p>\n<figure class=\"nyp-slideshow-modal-image wp-block-image aligncenter size-large\"><figcaption>Page Six\u2019s \u201cVirtual Reali-Tea\u201d Awards are returning to the Big Apple this fall. <span class=\"credit\">Brian Zak\/Page Six<\/span><\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<figure class=\"nyp-slideshow-modal-image wp-block-image aligncenter size-large\"><figcaption>Murphy and Real (pictured at last year\u2019s awards show) will celebrate the biggest personalities and moments in reality television at the live event in October at NYC\u2019s Edison Ballroom. <span class=\"credit\">James Keivom<\/span><\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<aside class=\"single__inline-module aligncenter wp-block-nypost-editor-primary-tag\">\n<\/aside>\n<p>Tri-State Cadillac will serve as the exclusive auto sponsor of the awards.<\/p>\n<p>The cast of <a href=\"https:\/\/pagesix.com\/2026\/04\/16\/entertainment\/rhony-alums-luann-de-lesseps-ramona-singer-and-more-reunite-to-film-reboot\/\">E!\u2019s \u201cThe Golden Life\u201d<\/a> \u2014 Kelly Bensimon, Countess Luann de Lesseps, Dorinda Medley, Sonja Morgan and Ramona Singer \u2014 will be in attendance to receive the Golden Kettle award, VRT\u2019s most prestigious honor recognizing lifetime achievement in reality television, personally selected by Murphy and Real.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cThe Real Housewives of Atlanta\u201d star Drew Sidora will take the stage for an exclusive live performance.<\/p>\n<p>Additional performers and celebrity appearances will be announced at a later date.<\/p>\n<figure class=\"nyp-slideshow-modal-image wp-block-image aligncenter size-large\"><figcaption>The cast of E!\u2019s \u201cThe Golden Life\u201d \u2014 Kelly Bensimon, Dorinda Medley, Countess Luann de Lesseps, Ramona Singer and Sonja Morgan (left to right) \u2014 will receive VRT\u2019s most prestigious honor, the Golden Kettle award. <span class=\"credit\">E!<\/span><\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<figure class=\"nyp-slideshow-modal-image wp-block-image aligncenter size-large\"><figcaption>The cast \u2014 pictured filming \u201cThe Golden Life\u201d in Miami in April \u2014 will be in attendance to received the award.  <span class=\"credit\">BACKGRID<\/span><\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<figure class=\"nyp-slideshow-modal-image wp-block-image aligncenter size-large\"><figcaption>The Golden Kettle recognizes the winner\u2019s contributions to reality television throughout the years. <span class=\"credit\">BACKGRID<\/span><\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<figure class=\"nyp-slideshow-modal-image wp-block-image aligncenter size-full\"><figcaption>\u201cReal Housewives of Atlanta\u201d star Drew Sidora is set to perform live at the event. <span class=\"credit\">James Bianchi\/Bravo<\/span><\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<p>\u201cFor us, this is truly the most wonderful time of the year,\u201d said Murphy and Real. \u201cWe can\u2019t wait to celebrate the biggest stars and moments in reality TV with the fans who live for it as much as we do.\u201d <\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/VRTAwards.eventbrite.com\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" data-nyp-affiliate=\"true\">Tickets to the live event<\/a> \u2014 which will also feature a cocktail hour, seated dinner and VIP afterparty \u2014 are <a href=\"https:\/\/VRTAwards.eventbrite.com\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" data-nyp-affiliate=\"true\">available to purchase now<\/a>. Voting will open in August at PageSix.com<\/p>\n<p>Notable <a href=\"https:\/\/pagesix.com\/2025\/09\/03\/entertainment\/virtual-reali-tea-vrt-awards-2025-winners-revealed\/\">fan-voted categories<\/a> will include Quote of the Year, Hot-Tea of the Year, Best Cast, Best Reunion Performance, Best Return to Screen, Style Icon of the Year, Musician of the Year and Favorite Dynamic Duo.<\/p>\n<figure class=\"nyp-slideshow-modal-image wp-block-image aligncenter size-large\"><figcaption>Last year\u2019s inaugural \u201cVRT\u201d Awards featured a musical performance from \u201cReal Housewives of Potomac\u201d alum Candiace Dillard Bassett. <span class=\"credit\">James Keivom<\/span><\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<figure class=\"nyp-slideshow-modal-image wp-block-image aligncenter size-large\"><figcaption>Dozens of reality stars were on hand in 2025 to celebrate with the excited crowd of fans. <span class=\"credit\">James Keivom<\/span><\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<figure class=\"nyp-slideshow-modal-image wp-block-image aligncenter size-large\"><figcaption>\u201cSummer House\u201d star Kyle Cooke (left) deejayed the after-party.<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<p>Last year\u2019s <a href=\"https:\/\/pagesix.com\/2025\/05\/29\/entertainment\/page-six-announces-inaugural-virtual-reali-tea-awards\/\">inaugural \u201cVRT\u201d Awards<\/a> featured appearances by dozens of reality stars and a special musical performance from \u201cReal Housewives of Potomac\u201d alum Candiace Dillard Bassett.<\/p>\n<p>Fan-favorites Melissa and Joe Gorga, Phaedra Parks, Scheana Shay, Jessi Draper, Jenelle Evans, TJ Dinch, Jordan Emanuel, Julia Lemigova, Gretchen Rossi and more also turned up to celebrate the year\u2019s most iconic unscripted happenings.<\/p>\n<p>They then flocked to Flyfish club for a <a href=\"https:\/\/pagesix.com\/2025\/09\/18\/photos\/inside-the-inaugural-virtual-real-tea-awards-afterparty-with-the-biggest-names-of-reality-tv\/\">VIP after-party<\/a> where \u201cSummer House\u201d star Kyle Cooke deejayed as guests mixed, mingled and danced the night away.<\/p>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/pagesix.com\/2026\/06\/18\/entertainment\/page-six-virtual-reali-tea-awards-are-back-for-year-2\/\" target=\"_blank\">Source link<\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Following the success of the inaugural show in 2025, the second-annual VRT Awards will return<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":6019,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"_jetpack_memberships_contains_paid_content":false,"footnotes":""},"categories":[3],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-6018","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-entertainment"],"jetpack_featured_media_url":"https:\/\/login9ja.com\/global\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/06\/vrt-awards.jpg","jetpack_sharing_enabled":true,"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/login9ja.com\/global\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/6018","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/login9ja.com\/global\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/login9ja.com\/global\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/login9ja.com\/global\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/1"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/login9ja.com\/global\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=6018"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/login9ja.com\/global\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/6018\/revisions"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/login9ja.com\/global\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/6019"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/login9ja.com\/global\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=6018"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/login9ja.com\/global\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=6018"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/login9ja.com\/global\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=6018"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}