Andy Cohen Says “We’re Close” On ‘RHONY’ Season 16 Forged & Calls ‘Real Housewives Of Rhode Island’ Forged “Outrageously Fun”

Andy Cohen shared updates on two Real Housewives franchises that BravoCon followers have been ready for: The Real Housewives of New York City and the brand new Real Housewives of Rhode Island.

Heading into BravoCon, rumors circulated that The Real Housewives of New York City was present process a solid shakeup, which might maintain some newbies and produce again a few of the authentic solid members. However, Cohen was fast to squash these rumors, telling Deadline, “I don’t know where that came from.”

Cohen teased that an announcement for RHONY could be coming quickly, saying, “We’re close.”

RHONY solid members like Erin Lichy, Jessel Taank, and Sai De Silva are in attendance at BravoCon, in addition to OG solid members like Sonja Morgan, Dorinda Medley, and Luann de Lesseps. The reactions from followers to Morgan, Medley and De Lesseps is deafening each time they arrive right into a room, making it clear that they wish to see extra of them.

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Regarding working with the RHONY legacy housewives, Cohen instructed us, “I think we’ll always be in business with the OGs from RHONY. I think you see Luann pop up on a lot of shows. Dorinda has a show on Radio Andy. They’re always going to be part of the Bravo family.”

And it’s true, Dorinda is a solid member of The Traitors Season 4, and Luann was simply featured on Bravo’s Love Hotel.

Earlier this yr, Bravo confirmed that it was going to broaden the Real Housewives franchise to Rhode Island. With the solid of The Real Housewives of Rhode Island anticipated to be introduced at BravoCon in Las Vegas, Cohen gave us a tease of what viewers can count on.

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“It’s interesting that it’s one of the smallest states and it kind of feels like this insular community where everybody knows each other [and] you can’t get away with anything,” Cohen teased concerning the setting of RHORI. “It is the perfect spot for a Housewives. Plus it’s also so beautiful, it’s aspirational. It’s the Ocean state – it’s teeny. And the women are outrageously fun and great for TV.”