Bravo Finally Weighs In On 'RHONY' Rumors, Network Says Bethenny Frankel & Tinsley Mortimer Are NOT Returning To Show Next Season
Aug. 25 2021, Published 11:35 a.m. ET
We have good news, and we have bad news – it really just depends on how you feel about Bethenny Frankel.
Bravo has just confirmed that the 50-year-old RHONY OG-turned-Skinnygirl mogul will NOT be returning to the Real Housewives of New York franchise, despite the various reports claiming she was in serious talks with executives to make her third comeback in Season 14.
The network also confirmed that Tinsley Mortimer would not be returning next season, either.
"These are all rumors and there is no truth to this," a Bravo rep told OK! Magazine shortly after alleged insiders dished to celebrity gossip site Deumoix that showrunners were "working overtime to secure a Bethenny Frankel and Tinsley Mortimer return."
One source even claimed Mortimer was "closest to signing" and that Frankel wasn't "far behind."
Another source insisted that Bethenny was willing to come back to the show under certain conditions, claiming that she was allegedly demanding an executive producer credit (which in theory would mean more money) and also apparently wanted the luxury of filming only three days a week.
But she says there's zero truth to any of it.
"I posted on Insta that my being in talks w @BravoTV is [100 emoji] false," Frankel tweeted just now. "I deleted there & took here Bc Haiti is what's important & I don't want to clutter msgs w false gossip. The leak is desperate for attention."
She added that she hadn't "spoken to bravo since leaving" and that she and pal Andy Cohen "don't discuss rhony."
As it stands, the current cast is made up of Ramona Singer, Luann de Lesseps, Sonja Morgan, Leah McSweeney and Eboni K. Williams.
As Breaking Celebrity News previously reported, insiders have consistently told us that Singer's job is in jeopardy after a cringe-worthy season marked by racial, social, religious and political insensitivity.