Carole Radziwill is returning to The Real Housewives of New York City after an eight-year absence.
The former ABC News correspondent will return to the franchise as a “friend of” when the show returns for Season 16 later this year, Bravo confirmed.
“In the marathon of life, loyalty is everything. And because of Bravo fans’ loyalty, Carole Radziwill is returning to #RHONY as a friend-of for Season 16!!!” read the post by the network celebrating Radziwill’s return.
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Radziwill first joined RHONY in Season 5 and left in 2018 after wrapping Season 10 following a falling out with both executive producer Andy Cohen and co-star Bethenny Frankel. The author of ” What Remains: A Memoir of Fate, Friendship and Love didn’t have kind things to say about her time on the show, but everything changed when she talked things out with Cohen and made a surprise appearance on his late-night talk show, Watch What Happens Live. Radziwill then joined BravoCon 2025 in Las Vegas, where she reminisced about her time on the show and received lots of love from fans.
RHONY Season 16 is expected to start filming this week following a short hiatus. Although Bravo hasn’t confirmed the cast for the new season, the ladies expected to return include Sai De Silva, Erin Lichy, and Jessel Taank. Jenna Lyons confirmed last year she would not be returning to the reality series, and Brynn Whitfield did the same earlier that same year.
Radziwill would be the first RHONY legacy star confirmed to return to the show since the Season 14 reboot. Former Housewives like Ramona Singer, Luann de Lesseps, Kelly Bensimon, Sonja Morgan, and Dorinda Medley are set to star in a new E! series titled The Golden Lifewhich is filming in Palm Beach, Florida.
