Bethenny Frankel backs OG 'RHONY' cast reuniting on rival network E!

Bethenny Frankel said she approves of the original Real Housewives of New York City cast reuniting for a show on rival network E! in a TikTok video Saturday, Page Six reported. In the video the 55-year-old Bravo alum called the move "I think it’s fan-f–king-tastic" and said, "E! came in savage, barracuda-style, and said, ‘These bitches aren’t expired, so you know what?

Let’s put them back up on the f–king shelf,'" Page Six quoted. Frankel added that Ramona Singer would "come out of hibernation like a bear, ready to eat something," suggested Jill Zarin may have helped bring the revival together, and said, "I’m happy for all of them," the outlet said.

Page Six noted it is unclear why Frankel, who starred on RHONY from 2008 to 2019, would not be involved; she moved from Connecticut to Florida last year after saying on her "Just B" podcast that her daughter Bryn had urged the change. Page Six confirmed the original cast members — Zarin, Singer, Luann de Lesseps, Sonja Morgan and Kelly Bensimon — have signed a deal with E!, and insiders told the outlet a new show is expected to air by the end of 2026.

It remains unclear whether Frankel will appear in the E!

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