RHONY’s Carole Radziwill Returning for Season 16

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Bravo fans are about to be awoken by a familiar voice.

Carole Radziwill, who left The Real Housewives of New York City eight years ago, is coming back for season 16. She’ll be joined by new cast members Sai De Silva, Erin Lichy, and Jessel Taank.

The network announced on X (formerly Twitter) that Carole Radziwill will be returning to The Real Housewives of New York City as a ‘friend of’ in Season 16. They highlighted her enduring popularity with Bravo fans, quoting her season 10 tagline, ‘In the marathon of life, loyalty is everything,’ as a reason for her return.

The 62-year-old also signaled her return by sharing and responding to excited fan posts on Instagram, even playfully hinting at it with a “See you soon” message.

Fans of RHONY will recognize the Emmy-winning journalist, but the show is also welcoming new cast members: Hailey Glassman, Erika Hammond, and Daisy Toye. They’ll join the rebooted series – which features an entirely new group of women – as filming begins this week in New York City.

Carole joined the fifth season of RHONY in 2012 and quickly became popular with viewers thanks to her calm and relaxed personality. She developed a strong friendship with original cast member Bethenny Frankel, but they eventually had a falling out. Carole left the show after season 10 in 2018. She was previously married to Anthony Radziwill, who passed away in 1999.

After leaving the show, Carole engaged in a public disagreement with Real Housewives executive producer Andy Cohen, openly sharing her criticisms of the series. Fortunately, they resolved their issues on an August episode of Watch What Happens Live, and Carole later attended BravoCon in November 2025.

In addition to her career as a journalist, Carole was a close friend of Carolyn Bessette Kennedy, wife of John F. Kennedy Jr. She wrote about their strong friendship and the pain she felt after the couple tragically died in a plane crash, an event that occurred just weeks before her own husband passed away from cancer. She shared these memories in her 2005 memoir, What Remains: A Memoir of Fate, Friendship and Love.

As you anticipate Carole’s return to RHONY, check out TopMob’s complete ranking of all the Real Housewives stars!

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2026-03-03 01:54