The Real Housewives of Potomac is one of the hottest franchises on Bravo, and fans flock to it. Yet, many Housewives are known to try to turn back the hands of time. That can include various plastic surgeries or excessive Facetuning. Recently, a former RHOP star was slammed for allegedly stealing an influencer’s body for her own gain. Keep reading to see the snaps and how this was discovered.
Stealing Bodies On RHOP
Models have talked about how people have taken their bodies but put someone else’s face over theirs. That can be strange and uncomfortable, but it is all part of the game. Models work hard for their figures, but this is commonplace. There is also Photoshop, something the Kardashian ladies are familiar with. If they do not like an attribute, they can trim it down, yet there are almost always mistakes along the way. Recently, a RHOP alum allegedly went down this road and plopped her head on someone else’s body.
Mia Thornton, who joined the series in Season 6 and left after Season 9, shared a snap of herself on social media. She was in a sleek, cleavage-baring white dress, her long black hair parted down the center with curls. Topping off the look, Mia was holding a mini Birkin and looked beautiful.
However, the 41-year-old was soon called out by influencer Sophie O’Neill, who felt the snap was very similar to one she shared in 2025.
In fact, Sophie let the RHOP alum know that she saw the uncanny resemblance between the two photos:
“@mrsmiathornton — super imposing yourself onto my picture. The world is a very scary place these days — this is just sad. Please can you remove the picture of ME with your head on it. Thanks.”
Mia Thornton has since taken the snap down as she likely knew she did something wrong. Fans immediately chimed in, despite Mia attempting damage control. She tried to share a snap of herself in the same dress at a restaurant with the caption:
“Never needed clout. My name carries enough weight on its own. Let me guess, what’s her name has a photo sitting down inside the restaurant too.”
No Accountability
Despite Mia Thornton thinking that she was clever with her caption, RHOP fans felt she lacked accountability. Even though she was wrong for allegedly superimposing her head on Sophie O’Neill’s body, she still attempted to clap back. Followers made sure she knew that she was completely out of touch and tone deaf:
- Why you stealing @sophieeoneill_ pics and putting ur head on them??
- Fraud. Stop photoshopping your self onto other people
- Errrm this is defo @sophieeoneill_ body! So odd to this! The fact you’ve kept it up too is even worse when you’ve been clocked 😂🙃
- You’re verified and posting non-consensual AI edits? Do better. Remove it.
- So you asked chat GPT to make you sit down in a restaurant setting ok girl. Go away from us with this
Hopefully, the RHOP alum realizes that what she has done is not okay and that being accountable is key. How do you think Mia handled this, and has this changed your opinion of her? Let us know your thoughts in the comments below.
Amanda has been a professional freelance writer for over a decade, holding both a BA and an MA. Her passions include animals, iced coffee, gnomes, summer, music, and ‘Vanderpump Rules’.
