The original seven bad girls (from left to right): Aysia, Jonica, Jada, Loren, Alexandria, Brittany, and Alyssa; Aysia is pictured in Linsey's absence despite being a replacement
The twelfth season of the Oxygenreality television series Bad Girls Club is titled Bad Girls Club: Chicago, this is the seventh and final season to take place outside Los Angeles. Life coach Laura Baron makes appearances throughout the season to help the girls, starting a recurring role that lasts until the end of Season 15.
Residence
The cast resided at 65 Vine Avenue in Highland Park, Illinois, a northern suburb of Chicago. The residence included a private courtyard entry, an enthralling entrance hall, a resplendent foyer, a circular living room, an oval-shaped dining room that was converted to the "subway-themed" phone room, a wet bar which was converted into the computer area, avant-garde kitchen, a library in which was substituted as the therapy room for the girls' one on one interviews with Laura the Life Coach, and a swimming pool which overlooked Lake Michigan. The 2.6 acre property was designed by Arnold S. Schaffner and built by Jerome Factor. The official house tour was posted via YouTube on April 4, 2014, and presented by production designer Jeff Eyser and art director Alexis Karpf.[1] In 2017 the original construction and landscape of the house was demolished to make way for a new home.[2]
Seven Bad Girls take to the Windy City, but one bad girl starts multiple arguments and fights over the smallest things. Linsey and Jada have multiple fights in the limo ending with a cliffhanger.
The fight between Linsey and Jada leads Linsey to snap. Linsey attacks the camera crew which leads to her departure. Jada's flip-flopping antics lead Loren to snap which leads to a huge blowout.
New girl Aysia wastes no time coming to make friends leading to a physical altercation between her and Jada. After quickly realizing she messed up, Aysia and Jada make amends. Redd's tormenting pushes Jada closer to the brink.
Dynamics are questioned when Jonica's girlfriend arrives. Loren, Redd, Brittany and Jonica start a clique, excluding Aysia, Alex and Jada. Loren has a huge argument with Aysia.
The roommates try to put their differences aside as they head north on a trip to Lake Geneva, but Redd finds herself on the warpath as her simmering feud with one roommate leads to a fiery altercation.
As Jada continues to get on the girls' nerves, Loren steps up to handle the situation. Meanwhile, Aysia slips up and mentions something about her and Jonica.
Jada finally comes back to the house but Loren won't let her get a pass until a fight occurs. Jada decides to make her music career to a higher level. Redd gets some bad news leading to her departure.
As Jada begins to focus more on her career, she aligns herself with fellow outcast Alex. Meanwhile, Aysia starts to fit in with the other girls. Redd returns to the house.
Britt tries to find her purpose in the house, and considers leaving the house. Aysia finds out her grandma died. She leaves to go to her funeral, but comes back later in the episode. The girls go to the Sears Tower.
Note: Aysia voluntarily leaves the house, but returns.
The girls' families come to visit, and try to view their time in the house in a different perception. Meanwhile, the tension between Redd and Jada leads into a huge blowout in the limo which leads to a shocking departure.
New girl Dalila enters the house insulting everyone. Britt finally has had enough and decides to take her anger out on Dalila leaving the girls confused on why Britt attacked Dalila after a couple of minutes. The girls have a calendar photo shoot.
Note: Dalila replaces Alyssa. Brittany is removed from the house.
Loren and Jonica declare war on Dalila leading to an altercation between Loren leaving her to throw pickle juice and sugar on Dalila leading to Dalila's departure. New replacement Raesha arrives to the mansion. Raesha and Loren tell the other girls they are cousins. Raesha immediately fits in with everyone except for Aysia. The girls head off to Barcelona leaving Alex starting to wonder who her real friends are in the house after an altercation with Loren and Jonica.
Note: Dalila voluntarily leaves the house. Raesha replaces Brittany.
Jonica tells Loren everything Alex has said about her. Jada, Loren and Jonica confront Alex which leads to a heated confrontation and leads to another departure. Aysia questions Jonica how she really feels about her. The girls say goodbye to Chicago.
The girls reunite in Los Angeles to settle things once and for all but tempers flare when Aysia has a physical altercation with Blu's ex-girlfriend Diamond.
The episode picks up with the fight between Diamond and Aysia leading to Jada jump in which irritates everyone. After Jada goes backstage stating she's leaving, that doesn't sit well with Redd and Britt. After Diamond states Jada tried to jump her, that sparks anger between Redd and Britt leading to a huge blowout behind stage.
The episode picks up with the fight between Jada and Britt. Jada and Loren get into another fight leading to Raesha jump in. Dalila comes out and has unfinished business with Britt leading to Dalila slapping Britt. Redd comes out with a lot to say to Jada. Laura comes to the reunion and has a talk with the girls.