Two guests wearing the same dress is usually the greatest drama inside the A-list Birdcage enclosure at the Melbourne Cup carnival but next month, The White Lotus actor Michelle Monaghan and The Real Housewives of Beverly Hills cast member Dorit Kemsley are raising the stakes.

Monaghan, who played fictitious famous actor Jaclyn Lemon, holidaying in Thailand with her two best friends in the HBO hit series, will check into the Landmark by Lexus pavilion on Derby Day. Swimwear designer Kemsley will make the neighbouring Crown marquee her home on Oaks Day.

On the surface of your TV screen, the differences between the respected star of The White Lotus (season three) , Mission Impossible franchise, and True Detective series, and Real Housewives’ Kemsley – famous for jum

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