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The Real Housewives of New York City‘s season 16 cast will reportedly be revealed this weekend at BravoCon.
On the heels of the exits of both Brynn Whitfield, 39, and Rebecca Minkoff, 44, an insider has suggested that Bravo will be bringing just three cast members from the season 15 cast and teaming them up with not only four OGs of the long-running series, but also with two new ladies.
“Why do you think RHONY is still on pause? Cause Bravo knows it [can’t] flop for the [third] season and [doesn’t] want to admit the OGs are needed. Well, at BravoCon, we will be finding out the news,” an insider teased to Bravo and Cocktails on November 12.
According to the source, the three women still standing from season 15 are Jessel Taank, 46, Sai De Silva, 44, and Erin Lichy, 38, which means Jenna Lyons, 57, Ubah Hassan, 42, and Racquel Chevremont, 54, will not be back.
As for the OGs, it was alleged that Luann de Lesseps, 60, Sonja Morgan, 61, Dorinda Medley, 60, and Carole Radziwill, 62, would be part of the season 16 cast.
Those women, along with “[two] newbies will be the next season,” the insider stated.
Bravo & Cocktails is reporting that S16 of #RHONY will be announced at BravoCon and star Luann, Sonja, Dorinda, Carole, Sai, Jessel, Erin and two newbies. Trying not to get too excited incase it’s fake news but this is exactly what they need to do if they want to save that show🤩 pic.twitter.com/Fseg6F8W7z
— RealHousewivesRanked! (@RankedReal) November 12, 2025
The source went on to say that since the OGs and new cast members have been getting to know one another in recent years, mixing up the group for season 16 makes sense.
“At this point, the women have met and been around each other for [three] years so [it’s] not so crazy that these women would be on the same show anymore,” the insider explained.
Around the same time, Erin and Carole proved such was true with an outing in the Big Apple.
“Once a RHONY, always a RHONY,” Erin wrote in the caption of her post, fueling the possibility of Carole returning to the show.
In addition to Erin fueling rumors, Dorinda did as well, as she was spotted en route to Las Vegas for BravoCon on Wednesday with Summer House‘s Kyle Cooke, 43, and Amanda Batula, 34.
According to Bravo and Cocktails‘ insider, filming is expected to begin “in January after the holidays.”