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So what are the women ofRHONYup to these days? Here are all the updates on the Big Apple’s Bravolebrities.
Ramona Singer
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The exes made headlines in March 2020 when their daughter,Avery Singer, revealed onInstagramthat the three of them isolated as a family during the COVID-19 pandemic. “He’s a really great father,” Singer previously told PEOPLE.
In November 2022, Singer announced she was retiring from theHousewivesfranchise — just one month after Bravo announced plans to recastRHONYin its entirety and shuffle the show’s original stars to a newLegacyseries. Singer told theDaily Mailthat she was “happier” and “calmer” after leaving the show.
“I don’t miss itat all. It was a great experience and I wouldn’t trade it for anything,” Singer told the outlet. “It’s time for me just to enjoy myself. And doing the show is not easy.”
Singer currently splits her time between her three properties in N.Y.C., Southampton, New York, and Palm Beach, Florida. In addition to running her jewelry company and Pinot Grigio line, Singer is now areal estate agent.
Singer was also among the seven housewives to star in the first season ofReal Housewives Ultimate Girls Trip.
Luann de Lesseps
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Luann de Lesseps is an originalRHONYcast member. Fans were particularly drawn to her lavish lifestyle with then-husbandCount Alexandre de Lesseps, who stayed out of the spotlight. The pair, who share two children, split in 2009 — a point in de Lesseps’ life that she chose to navigate off-camera.
“I never broughtmy private family lifeonto the show because, you know, the show lives on — a moment is gone forever, but film lives forever,” she explained to PEOPLE.
In 2016, de Lesseps andTom D‘Agostino, who was rumored to have dated some of herRHONYcastmates, went public with their romance. After a few months of dating,D’Agostino proposedwith an 8-carat canary yellow diamond ring.They marriedon New Year’s Eve in 2016 and divorced in 2017, andtheir tumultuous relationshipwas a major storyline in season 9.
In 2017, de Lessepswas arrestedin Palm Beach and charged with disorderly intoxication, battery on an officer/firefighter/EMT, resisting arrest with violence and threatening a public servant. Days later, she voluntarilyentered an alcohol treatment center.
She went back to rehab in 2018 and completed her probation in 2019. De Lesseps was open with fans aboutmaintaining her sobrietyduring the COVID-19 pandemic. She quit drinking once more and, in November 2021, launched a nonalcoholic wine calledFosé Rosé. In March 2022, she “made a mistakeand fell off the wagon” while celebrating at an N.Y.C. bar, a source told PEOPLE.
She currently stars in her own Bravo show with costar Sonja Morgan titledLuann and Sonja: Welcome to Crappie Lake, which premiered in July 2023.
Bethenny Frankel
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Bethenny Frankel was part of theRHONYcast for the first three seasons and took a hiatus before returning for seasons 7 through 11. While on the show, Frankel launched her Skinnygirl empire (part of whichshe soldin 2019), started a disaster relief organization calledBStrongand fell in and out of love more than once.
She tied the knot withJason Hoppyin 2010, and the coupleseparated in 2012and reached a financial settlement in 2016. The pair’scontentious divorceplayed out for another five years over the custody of their daughter,Bryn Hoppy. In January 2021, the pair officially divorced.
During her divorce proceedings, Frankel found solace in longtime friend turned on-and-off boyfriendDennis Shields. In 2018, during Frankel’s lastHousewivesseason, Shieldsdied of a suspected overdose.
Frankel leftRHONYin 2019. She went on to find love with real estate developerPaul Bernon. The pair met on a dating app in 2018 and dated for three years — with a brief split in between — before getting engaged in March 2021.
Frankel is reportedly still on good terms with Andy Cohen,despite his claimsthat she had trash-talked the series. Fans later accused Frankel of leavingRHONY“because of money,” which the entrepreneur denied. “If I stayed, it would have been because of the money. I left because I wanted to leave. I was ready to leave, and I used a technicality deal point as my excuse,” she said in a TikTok video in July 2022.
Despite her complicated feelings for theReal Housewivesfranchise, Frankellaunched a rewatch podcastcalledReWiveswith iHeartMedia in 2022. OnReWives, Frankel watches each city’s most iconic episodes (such asRHONY’s “Scary Island” episode) and dives into the “underlying” dynamics that fueled some of the franchise’s most memorable moments. She also hosts a business podcast calledJust B.
She’s also starred in her fair share ofBravo spinoffs, includingBethenny Ever After(2010–2012) andBethenny & Fredrik(2018). She also hosted her own competition series with HBO calledThe Big Shot with Bethennyin 2021.
Jill Zarin
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Fans got to know originalRHONYstarJill Zarin, her high-energy personality, and her lavish Upper East Side apartment through season 4, after which she was let go amid a massive cast shake-up. Zarin’s social circle was nothing short of iconic, but what viewers loved most was her endearing friendship with Frankel — although theirs eventually frayed.
“It would cause this circular thinking that I couldn’t break out of it,” she said. “When I was onRHONY, I would constantly talk about the show. If something was bothering me — say I was getting hate from the fans and I was upset about it — I would talk to Luann, I would talk to Ramona, I would talk to my mother, my friend, my agent, my late husband, my daughter; it was 24 hours a day.”
Zarin poured herself into building her home goods brand Jill Zarin Home. She and her daughterAlly Shapiroalso created their own luxury home brand, Jill & Ally, in 2020.
In July 2018, the Bravolebrity confirmed to PEOPLE that she was dating menswear executiveGary Brody. The following year, she shared that “Gary’s just the best thing that ever happened to me” and thatwedding bellswere definitely in their future.
Much to fans’ excitement, Zarin madeher grandHousewivesreturnforRHUGTseason 2. She and Medley got into a few heated squabbles, including one in which Medley accused Zarin of being “thirsty” for fame. Zarin was quick to note she was “hungry for success,” not “thirsty.”
Sonja Morgan
Sonja Morganfirst stepped onto the scene in season 3. She quickly struck up friendships with several main cast members, including Singer, de Lesseps and Frankel — with whom she also quarreled the most.
The fashion mogul now stars in her own Bravo spinoff show alongside de Lesseps inLuann and Sonja: Welcome to Crappie Lake. Morgan was also rumored to be part of theRHONY: Legacyseries.
In July 2022, Morganre-listed her five-story Upper East Side townhouse, which has been featured on the show, for $8.75 million. The townhouse first went on the market in 2013 amid her divorce from J.P. Morgan’s heirJohn Adams Morgan. They share a daughter,Quincy Morgan.
Alex McCord
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Alex McCordwas one of the original cast members ofRHONY. The Brooklyn townhouse she shared with husbandSimon van Kempenwas just as much of a main character as McCord — complete with its six bedrooms, five bathrooms and multiple staircases. McCord’s mean girl feud with Zarin and her infamous “Herman Munster shoes” earned her a special place in Bravo history.
After four seasons, the Brooklynite announced her departure from the show, and her familymoved to Australiain 2014. “After 18 years in New York for Alex, and 28 years outside Australia for Simon, we’ve made the decision to move to Australia to be with family,” McCord toldtheDaily Dish.
“Our children have never had the opportunity to live within walking distance of grandparents and cousins,” she continued. “It’s the perfect time for the extended family to enjoy each other. We both love New York City, and Brooklyn specifically, almost as much as each other; however, we’ve been there, done that and written the book — literally — on raising Little Kids in the Big City. It’s now time for a new adventure.”
In 2022, McCord shared on Instagram that she was working oncompleting her Ph.D. programafter receiving her master’s degree in psychology in 2020. She and van Kempen alsocelebrated 20 years of marriagein 2020. They share sons Francois and Johan.
Recently, McCord shocked fans upon announcing her return to theHousewivesuniverse. In January 2023, PEOPLE revealed that the OGNew Yorkhousewife willstar in season 4 ofRHUGTin Morocco — the same location as McCord’s lastRHONYcast trip.
Dorinda Medley
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Her exit came after multiple intoxicated outbursts led to fighting between Medley and her castmates. During season 12’sthree-part reunion, Medley said that she was “struggling” following her split from longtime boyfriendJohn Mahdessian, a broken rib injury and a flood that left her Berkshires home uninhabitable.
“I had an emotional year,” Medley told PEOPLE. “And everybody assumes from watching that clip that it’s because I was fighting with this one or drinking too much of this, but I was going through a lot of changes that were really taking a toll in my personal life.”
Post-RHONY,Medley has reconnected with Frankel, but she and Zarin are still on the fritz. For the second season ofRHUGT, Medley hosted eight “ex-wives” at Blue Stone Manor. On the show, she andOrange CountyalumVicki Gunvalsongot into a war of words, though to Medley’s recollection, it wasGunvalson who started it.
In 2021, Medley published her memoirMake It Nice. Her portfolio expanded in 2022 when she announcedthe return of her radio showMake It Nice with Dorinda Medleyon SiriusXM’sRadio Andy.
In February 2022, Medleybid adieu to her Upper East Side apartmentof 21 years. She now alternates between her new N.Y.C. pad and her Berkshires estate, where she likes to do all her entertaining.
Kelly Bensimon
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Kelly Bensimon was onRHONYfor seasons 2 through 4. She had many memorable moments, but her season 3 clash with Frankel on “Scary Island” continues to be one of the most quoted feuds inRHONYhistory.
Though the two had many memorable quarrels on camera, Bensimon has since told PEOPLE thatFrankel’s philanthropic workhas made her have a change of heart. “Her philanthropic efforts with BStrong made such an impact on me,” she said in 2017. “That is the kind of girl that I like. I like someone that’s philanthropic, a girl’s girl. The future is female, and I have spent the lexicon of my life raising girls and supporting and celebrating women. … Whatever she wants with philanthropy, I am behind her.”
Bensimon shares daughters Sea Louise and Thaddeus Ann with ex-husbandGilles Bensimon, from whom she split prior toRHONY. Now, Bensimon is an agent at the luxury real estate company Douglas Elliman in N.Y.C., a model and an author. She iscurrently engaged to financier Scott Litner.
“She is over the moon and excited for this new chapter,” her rep told PEOPLE following the engagement in July 2023. “They were dating for over a year when he surprised her with a custom-designed emerald-cut diamond engagement ring at her favorite childhood vacay destination Lake Geneva in Wisconsin.”
Carole Radziwill
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Carole Radziwillwas featured on seasons 5 through 10 ofRHONY. Her tenure on the show came to a halt after she and Frankel had a falling out, which had Bravo fans divided into Team Bethenny and Team Carole. Radziwillannounced her departurewhile season 10 was airing.
The journalist later said the show “went against [her] ownvalue system.” After the reunion, Radziwill admitted that her biggest regret was not repairing her friendship with Frankel.
During season 10, Radziwillran the N.Y.C. Marathonin her late husband’s honor. “I finally feel like I’m going to honor him in the way that I should have when he used to talk incessantly about running,” she said of Anthony, an enthusiastic runner.
WithRHONYbehind her, Radziwill has contributed toThe MothandTown & Countrymagazine. According to herInstagram, she’s also begun working in the house-flipping business.
From 2014 to 2017, she dated chefAdam Kenworthy.
Heather Thomson
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An entrepreneur and mom of two,Heather Thomsonappeared in seasons 5 through 7 ofRHONY. Though no longer a series regular, she’s a frequent guest onWatch What Happens Liveand has made multiple cameos onRHONYsince her exit. Thomson officially came back as a “friend of” in season 13, but a trip to Singer’s Hamptons mansion reaffirmed her decision topermanently leave the franchise.
“My intention was to lean into the project, that was really my intention. But I get 24 hours in the day, just like you do and just like everybody else does,” Thomson toldEntertainment Tonight.“When it came to deciding how I wanted to spend that 24 hours after that weekend, it was pretty easy for me to decide it wasn’t with the girls.”
Outside of the show, Thomson is known for her shapewear brand Yummie. According toher website, she’s also a certified integrative health coach and has launched her own organic superfood brand called Beyond Fresh. Thomson is also the host of the podcastIn My Heart.
Tinsley Mortimer
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Tinsley Mortimerjoined theRHONYcast in season 9 beforeabruptly leaving the showin the middle of season 12 to chase her “fairy tale ending” with then-fiancéScott Kluth. The couple’s tumultuous relationship was heavily documented during Mortimer’s stint on the Bravo franchise — and her costars had no problemunleashing their concernsabout the CouponCabin founder.
Originally from Virginia, Mortimer and her adorable pair of poodles, Strawberry and Shortcake, had a soft spot in fans’ hearts. In 2019, de Lessepsconfirmed Mortimer’s exit, chalking it up to her surprise engagement to Kluth.
Mortimer and Kluthsplit in March 2021. “This was not mutual, she was blindsided. She’s on the floor heartbroken and devastated,” a source told PEOPLE. “She left everything for him because she didn’t think he’d ever call off the engagement. She trusted him that this time was going to be different.”
Mortimer left Chicago, Kluth’s hometown, and briefly moved to Palm Beach before settling down in Augusta, Georgia. In 2022, PEOPLE confirmed that Mortimer would be joining the season 3 cast ofRHUGT, but she laterstepped away from the showfor “personal reasons.”
source: people.com
