
Andy Cohen, Kelly Bensimon. Jason Mendez/Everett Assortment ; Taylor Hill/FilmMagic
Andy Cohen took a minute to quiet just a few rumors throughout the Actual Housewives universe — beginning with Kelly Bensimon’s viral Actual Housewives of New York Metropolis casting thought.
“Properly, she did ship me an inventory,” Cohen, 56, revealed throughout the Monday, February 24, episode of SiriusXM’s Andy Cohen Stay.
When requested who was on her record of who he may forged in a brand new season of the Bravo hit, Cohen bought tongue-tied. “Properly, I imply, a few them have been …” he instructed cohost John Hill.
Hill chimed in, questioning, “Was she on that record?” Cohen confirmed, “Oh, yeah. She’s on the record. It was, I believe, being form of anchored by her.”
Cohen famous that he does like Bensimon — who starred on RHONY from 2009 to 2011 and later made appearances in 2014 and 2015— however wouldn’t expose who she needed to hitch her on the proposed upgraded present. (Bensimon, 56, additionally appeared on season 4 of The Actual Housewives: Final Ladies’ Journey.)
“Funnily sufficient, she does electronic mail me greater than you would possibly count on,” Cohen instructed his listeners, admitting, “I can’t discover this electronic mail babe, however she pitched [me a list].”
The Bravo producer added that one of many folks on Bensimon’s dream casting lineup is “somebody that I’ve identified and somebody you understand who will not be going to do it.”

“So, I bought the e-mail. That’s all I’ll say,” he confessed.
Cohen and the remainder of the RHONY staff have gotten some warmth these days after season 15’s low rankings and controversial story traces. Bravo even put out a casting name for RHONY in January earlier than the season reunion. (On the January reunion, the forged seemingly moved on from Brynn Whitfield’s declare that she instructed Ubah Hassan about her sexual assault and Hassan ignored it. Whitefield’s alleged stretching of the reality brought about a rift among the many complete group.)
In response, Bensimon instructed Web page Six on Sunday, February 23, that she would fortunately return to the franchise and assist deliver it again to life.
“Everyone says I needs to be again on Housewives,” Bensimon stated. “And I’m pleased to do it with — to not be imply, however, like, not this forged. I despatched a complete record to Andy. I used to be like: Right here’s the mothership.”
She didn’t title names however teased that her record included girls who have been all “very New York,” explaining, “My largest criticism — and it’s been the identical factor all through since I used to be on — is that the final word character on the present is New York and we’re not seeing New York.”
RHONY’s forged and future isn’t the one franchise that has followers speaking. The Actual Housewives of New Jersey stars are presently in limbo as as to whether or not they’ll be again for a season 15.
Cohen weighed in on the rumors that Teresa Giudice, Dolores Catania and Melissa Gorga have been the one present Housewives coming again.
“Bravo has stated nothing. Nobody has any info. There isn’t any info,” Cohen stated throughout Monday’s SiriusXM episode of Andy Cohen Stay. “I can’t stress this sufficient. Y’all aren’t going to listen to something for some time.”
He additionally shut down the rumors about Giudice, 52, getting her personal spinoff, saying solely when followers learn a narrative that claims “Bravo has introduced” or “Andy stated on his radio [show]” will they be factual.
Cohen’s statements again up Us Weekly’s earlier report that the RHONJ stars are awaiting a call on casting.
“All of them have been in touch with manufacturing, however not with any information,” a supply solely instructed Us earlier this month. “There’s nonetheless an open line of communication however no information on who’s coming again or who will not be coming again.”
Season 14 of the sequence starred Guidice, Gorga, 45, Catania, 54, Jennifer Aydin, Margaret Josephs, Rachel Fuda and Danielle Cabrael. Jackie Goldschneider and Jennifer Fessler additionally made appearances as “pals.”
The insider famous that though there’s no information about what’s subsequent for RHONJ, “Manufacturing desires the present to return again.”
A spokesperson for Bravo instructed Us in an announcement that “no selections have been made round casting for RHONJ.”