Carole Radziwill is ready to release another Big Apple by rejoining the cast of The Real Housewives of New York City.
Carole, 62, is joining the cast of season 16 of the Bravo series as a “companion” of Housewives, Bravo announced Monday, March 2.
“In long-term racing, credibility is everything,” the network teased on X. “And thanks to Bravo fan loyalty, Carole Radziwill is returning to #RHONY as her Season 16 companion!!! 🍎.”
Varietywho started reporting on the news of the actors, also revealed that filming will begin this week in New York City.
Carole starred in the NYC franchise from season 5 to season 10 and is a reporter and writer. He was married John F. Kennedy Jr.cousin Anthony Radziwill until he died of cancer at the age of 40 in 1999.
Carole joins Erin Lichy, Sai De Silva again Thanks Jesselall returning as main cast members after appearing in the reboot in seasons 14 and 15.
Bravo’s press release also confirmed that Daisy Toy, Hailey Glassman again Erika Hammond will complete the full-time cast.
Carole was spotted on social media with Erin, 38, recently, raising eyebrows Real Housewives followers. However, none of the reality stars publicly commented on the rumors at the time.
Update — 2/3/26, 11:45 am ET: The Real Housewives of New York City is officially back on TV. E! confirmed on Tuesday, February 3, that the network has greenlit a new docuseries that follows Luann de Lesseps, Jill Zarin, Ramona Singer, Kelly Bensimon and Sonja Morgan as they reunite their old NYC-based group of friends. […]
Carole’s return to the show comes after she and Bravo took over Andy Cohen they squashed their beef that was there last year.
“Andy and I knew each other a long time ago, before Makhosikazi. After I left, there was hatred and we didn’t communicate well. It’s a very stressful job,” said Carole. Us Weekly specifically at BravoCon 2025. “We didn’t talk for a long time. In public, we were a little tense. I just thought, ‘Why are we doing this in public?'”
RHONY first shown in 2008 with Luann de Lesseps, Bethenny Frankel, Ramona Singer, Jill Zarin again Alex McCord like the first village mothers.
Carole joined the ranks in season 5 in 2012, leaving five seasons later.
The original version went off the air in 2021 after 13 seasons. RHONY rebooted in 2023 for season 14 with Erin, Sai and Jessel starring alongside each other. Brynn Whitfield, Jenna Lyons again Ubah Hassan. Racquel Chevremont joined the cast of season 15, too Rebecca Minkoff “he was a friend.”
Jessel Taank, Jenna Lyons, Brynn Whitfield, Andy Cohen, Ubah Hassan, Erin Lichy, Sai De Silva, Racquel Chevremont.
Jocelyn Prescod/BravoFollowing an explosive season 15 finale and an icy reunion in 2025, the fate of the franchise was up in the air.
At the end of the season, Brynn and Ubah got into a fight after Ubah said Brynn slept with someone to get on the show. In response, Brynn revealed that she had been sexually assaulted in the past, and later said that Ubah was aware of the incident and was still investigating the allegations that she had slept upstairs.
Ubah was adamant that Brynn had not told him about her past beatings. Brynn, on the other hand, admitted that perhaps Ubah had not caught the issue when he told him about the incident on the camera phone, which caused many of his drivers to wonder if Brynn was honest.
Carole Radziwill had a “fun” reunion with Luann de Lesseps at BravoCon 2025 – despite not knowing where the couple left things. “It’s been a long time for me, I don’t remember where we left off,” Radziwill, 62, told Us Weekly exclusively on Saturday, November 15, while at a three-day convention in Las Vegas. “But […]
Brynn announced her exit from the show in June 2025 after meeting her clients at their reunion, which ended with most of the cast being friendly.
Lyons, on the other hand, announced in November 2025 that he will not return to this game.
“I mean, I feel like we were [brought] for a reason,” said Sai alone Us November 2025. “We want to see all of that, so I can’t wait to see this next chapter RHONY.”
Producer Andy, 57, teased that month at BravoCon, “We have characters The Real Housewives of New York City.”
He joked, “We will be filming in the next few months. [I’m] I am very happy about that. More to come on that.”
