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On the final day of\u00a0BravoCon, during an \u201cAsk Andy\u201d panel, \u201cReal Housewives\u201d executive producer\u00a0Andy Cohen\u00a0announced the official cast for \u201cThe Real Housewives of Rhode Island,\u201d the\u00a0latest entry in Bravo\u2019s mega-franchise. Cohen also confirmed that a new season of \u201cThe Real Housewives of New York City\u201d has been cast, and will begin filming soon. Cohen declined to name who will appear in Season 16, but it\u2019s safe to say that BravoCon attendees Erin Lichy, Sai De Silva and Jessel Taank will be among them. Brynn Whitfield and Ubah Hassan, whose toxic fight poisoned the already weak 15th season, have already announced their departures (which were foregone conclusions).<\/p>\n
Cohen also expressed confidence that \u201cThe Real Housewives of New Jersey,\u201d currently on pause, will come back eventually.<\/p>\n
With \u201cThe Real Housewives of Rhode Island,\u201d as has been rumored \u2014\u00a0since they\u2019ve both been spotted filming \u2014\u00a0former \u201cBachelor\u201d and \u201cBachelor in Paradise\u201d contestant Ashley Iaconetti\u00a0is one of the show\u2019s fulltime cast members, and Dolores Catania of \u201cThe Real Housewives of New Jersey\u201d (who was also one of the winners of Season 3 of \u201cThe Traitors\u201d) is a \u201cfriend\u201d of the cast. (Official bios of the full cast are included below.)<\/p>\n
Iaconetti\u2019s casting is the first time a Bachelor Nation star has crossed over to \u201cThe Real Housewives.\u201d Iaconetti, an influencer, co-hosts the \u201cAlmost Famous\u201d podcast with ex-Bachelor Ben Higgins. She appeared on Chris Soules\u2019 season of \u201cThe Bachelor\u201d in 2015, and later married her \u201cBachelor in Paradise\u201d castmate Jared Haibon. (They have two children.)<\/p>\n
And she\u2019s new to Rhode Island, the show\u2019s trailer emphasizes. It\u2019s Iaconetti\u2019s voice that kicks it off, serving as our guide. \u201cIn Rhode Island, everyone knows everyone,\u201d she says over crashing waves and drone shots of huge mansions. \u201cPeople here don\u2019t look down on other states. But they are weirded out that other states exist.\u201d<\/p>\n
As for Catania, she\u2019s introduced to the show in relation to her lookalike friend, Liz. With \u201cThe Real Housewives of New Jersey\u201d currently paused, Catania has moved to more fertile pastures, and her cast bio reads: \u201cRhode\u00a0Island\u00a0captured\u00a0Dolores\u2019s<\/p>\n
Here\u2019s its official logline: \u201cThey may live in the smallest state in the country, but their drama? Extra large. As \u201cThe Real Housewives\u201d hits its milestone 20th\u00a0anniversary next year, Bravo is expanding the distinguished franchise\u00a0with \u201cThe Real Housewives of\u00a0Rhode\u00a0Island,\u201d spotlighting a fresh, charismatic\u00a0group of women whose lives intertwine across the storied coastline of New England luxury.\u00a0\u201c<\/p>\n
\u201cThe Real Housewives of Rhode Island\u201d will premiere next year.<\/p>\n
Alicia Carmody<\/strong> Rosie DiMare<\/strong> Ashley Iaconetti<\/strong> Rulla Nehme Pontarelli<\/strong> Kelsey Swanson<\/strong> Jo-Ellen Tiberi<\/strong> Vicky Pattison has reflected on her Strictly Come Dancing experience in her first message since her shock exit at the weekend. Viewers were gutted when the Geordie Shore star was eliminated from the 2025 race for the Glitterball on Sunday.<\/p>\n \u200c Vicky had been earmarked as a potential\u00a0finalist\u00a0with her partner Kai Widdrington. However, the 37-year-old didn’t survive her first dance off as the judges sent her home after she competed against EastEnders star Balvinder Sopal. Vicky stayed off social media after her exit was broadcast and took to social media\u00a0late last night (Monday, November 17) to explain the delay was because she was busy celebrating her birthday on Sunday (November 16).<\/p>\n \u200c She said: “Where do I even begin??? I have had an incredible couple of months and I’m so grateful to everyone at\u00a0@bbcstrictly\u00a0for the most amazing experience!!!<\/p>\n Article continues below<\/p>\n “I am going to miss my beautiful strictly family so much.. and I can’t wait to watch them all smash it this weekend in Blackpool!!! I love you all!!<\/p>\n “I’m struggling to put into words how much this process has meant to me… it has been one of the best things I’ve ever done in my life and I don’t think I’ll ever top it! To my @kaiwidd I just want to thank you from the bottom of my heart- the absolute BEST partner a girl could ask for.. and even more than that, a friend.<\/p>\n “We’ll be on\u00a0It Takes Two\u00a0on Wednesday to chat about our gorgeous journey, so sorry to anyone expecting to see us tonight… I’ve been celebrating my birthday in style. But we’ll see you then and we’re so excited… although I will definitely cry.”Final thankyou to you guys, for your support and kindness.. I am so grateful to you all! You made a little girls dreams come true and I loved my time spent on that dance floor!”<\/p>\n \u200c Gaby Roslin said: “You are and were blooming wonderful in every single moment. Love you dearly you gorgeous soul”<\/p>\n Ruth Langsford commented: “You were fantastic! Someone with zero dance experience to top of the leaderboard!! An amazing achievement.<\/p>\n Article continues below<\/p>\n “Have loved watching you\u2026 Dancing Queen!”<\/p>\n Carlos Gu posted: “You will be missed!!! You were bloody fabulous.” La Voix added: “Love you.”<\/p>\n Gladiators star Harry Aikines-Aryeetey, who was voted off the week before Vicky, said: “Vicky!!! You set the strictly floor a light!! Strictly\u2019s Angel of the north!!”<\/p>\n Article continues below<\/p>\n Katya Jones, who is partnered with Lewis Cope, said: “Ohh Vicky! Your energy will be missed. You should be so proud.”<\/p>\n Tess Daly said: “Will miss you so much.”<\/p>\n Strictly Come Dancing continues this Saturday on BBC One.<\/strong><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":" On the final day of\u00a0BravoCon, during an \u201cAsk Andy\u201d panel, \u201cReal Housewives\u201d executive producer\u00a0Andy Cohen\u00a0announced the official cast for \u201cThe Real Housewives of Rhode Island,\u201d the\u00a0latest entry in Bravo\u2019s mega-franchise. Cohen also…<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":17165,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[1],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-17166","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-hot-news"],"aioseo_notices":[],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/news2.watchtowatch.top\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts\/17166","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/news2.watchtowatch.top\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/news2.watchtowatch.top\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/news2.watchtowatch.top\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/users\/1"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/news2.watchtowatch.top\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fcomments&post=17166"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/news2.watchtowatch.top\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts\/17166\/revisions"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/news2.watchtowatch.top\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/media\/17165"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/news2.watchtowatch.top\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fmedia&parent=17166"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/news2.watchtowatch.top\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fcategories&post=17166"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/news2.watchtowatch.top\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Ftags&post=17166"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}
Rhode\u00a0Island\u00a0to the core,\u00a0Alicia\u00a0<\/strong>isn\u2019t shy about her roots \u2014 just wait until you hear her say\u00a0\u201ccracker.\u201d\u00a0After eight years of engagement to fianc\u00e9 Billy Kitsilis, this\u00a0\u201cRunaway Bride\u201d\u00a0still isn\u2019t ready to take the plunge \u2014 even for their daughter, Celina. When she\u2019s not dodging wedding bells, Alicia helps Billy run his restaurant, Pizza Mamma, proving she can handle the heat both in and out of the kitchen.\u00a0<\/p>\n
A former local television news anchor,\u00a0Rosie<\/strong>\u00a0now shines as the host of her own lifestyle program and as a sought-after DJ. Recently celebrating her first wedding anniversary with husband Rich DiMare, a well-known Frank Sinatra style singer \u2014 Rosie calls North Kingstown home, where the couple lives with their dog, Clementine.<\/p>\n
After finding love with her now-husband \u2014 and Warwick,\u00a0Rhode\u00a0Island\u00a0native \u2014 Jared Haibon on \u201cBachelor in Paradise,\u201d\u00a0Ashley\u00a0<\/strong>has traded rose ceremonies for real life as a proud mom to two boys, Dawson and Hayden. While Jared manages their beloved coffee shop, Ashley has\u00a0built a thriving career as a social media powerhouse, all while acclimating her new life in her husband\u2019s home state.<\/p>\n
Rulla\u00a0<\/strong>helms a financial empire as a Certified Financial Planner and Wealth Manager to some of the East Coast\u2019s most distinguished families. Rulla is married to prominent\u00a0Rhode\u00a0Island\u00a0podiatrist,\u00a0Brian, and together they juggle life with\u00a0their two young children,\u00a0Luca and Laila.\u00a0<\/p>\n
Former Miss\u00a0Rhode\u00a0Island,\u00a0Kelsey<\/strong>,keeps a full plate as one of the state\u2019s top makeup artists. Kelsey has been in a 10-year relationship with one of\u00a0Rhode\u00a0Island\u2019s most notable figures, enjoying the lap of luxury while keeping her social calendar full.\u00a0<\/p>\n
Self-proclaimed town gossip,<\/s>\u00a0Jo-Ellen<\/strong>,\u00a0<\/s>knows everyone and everything worth knowing in Cranston. As one of the top aesthetic practice development managers in the country, she juggles a busy career with family life alongside her high school sweetheart and husband, Gary, and their three kids \u2014 Gian, Jolie, and Gia.\u00a0<\/p>\n![\"\"](\"https:\/\/static.independent.co.uk\/2025\/09\/06\/7\/24\/Vicky-Pattison-breaks-down-in-tears-over-mental-battles-ahead-of-Strictly-debut.jpeg?crop=541.3,406,x89.3,y0&width=1200&height=900\")
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