It's great to see all the women are back but the new girl Susie must be wondering what planet she's landed on after inviting them over for a baking day and a full on brawl ensues.

Janet has dinner with her ex husband Brian, Gamble promotes her dress designer to wedding planner and Lydia's the hot topic of conversation when the women go horse riding.

Gamble hosts a cocktail party where she plans to issue the wedding invitations. It's not exactly a sedate gathering as simmering tensions surface before all hell breaks loose.

Chyka throws Gamble a bridal shower with a twist thanks to the strict dress code: "wedding dresses only". Turn's out wearing your old frock can be an emotional trigger!

The ladies head to Byron for Gamble's wedding. But with wild weather threatening the beach ceremony and everyone at logger heads, it's not exactly the smoothest of wedding days.

Gina's early departure the night before the wedding turns the wives into reception detectives. Once back in Melbourne family's the focus with bitter sweet life lessons to confront.

Chyka hosts a glamourous middle eastern dinner to extend an exciting invitation to the ladies but the thrill is somewhat dampened when Pettifleur and Jackie start sparring.

The housewives arrive in lavish, resplendent Dubai. But not even the world's largest shopping mall can curtail their bickering which is fuelled to boiling point by scorching desert temps.

After an impassioned dinner in the Dubai desert that frightens the camels, the wives recover over retail therapy in the souks before heading off to another explosive group dinner.

As Dubai recovers from the high drama that accompanied the housewives on their trip, the women return to normality back home with family. But it's a normal only they understand.

After the most explosive series ever, temperatures soar as the ladies reunite for a fiery reunion that is sure to set tongues wagging. The Housewives air their grievances with tears, tantrums and allegations.