A new era of The Real Housewives of New York City is upon us. Andy Cohen took to the stage at Bravocon to announce a whole new roster of women for RHONY.
Sai De Silva, Ubah Hassan, Erin Dana Lichy, Jenna Lyons, Lizzy Savetsky, Jessel Taank and Brynn Whitfield were announced as the new housewives that will be part of the upcoming Season 14 set to start shooting this fall. The cast was announced during a taping of Watch What Happens Live with Andy Cohen at the New York convention.
RHONY had been placed on pause following the disasterous Season 13 of the popular franchise. Andy Cohen had previously confirmed that the former New York franchise would be part of a “legacy” spinoff show. The legacy line-up has yet to be announced but Luann de Lesseps and Sonja Morgan were confirmed to star in a new spinoff called Luann and Sonja: Welcome To Crappie Lake.
So who are the newest housewives soon to be appearing on our screens?
8 Sai De Silva
Born and raised in New York, Sai De Silva is the creative director of Scout The City. What once started as a passion project blog evolved into an online lifestyle brand.
This blog chronicles Sai’s adventures in parenting and life in her Brooklyn home, where she resides with her husband, David Craig, and their two children, London and Rio
7 Ubah Hassan
Ubah Hassan is a Somalian model and philanthropist. Ubah fled to Kenya as a young girl with her dad and brother, but later moved to Canada, where she was spotted by a photographer and was signed by a modeling agency in New York.
Throughout her modeling career, the stunning model has worked with the likes of Betsey Johnson, Oscar de la Renta, Gucci, and Ralph Lauren. Ubah is also an entrepreneur, and the founder of UBAHHOT, a hot sauce company she built from scratch.
6 Erin Dana Lichy
Erin Dana Lichy was raised Manhattan as one of five children in a close-knit Israeli family.
She became a real estate agent at just 19 years old and now owns her own home renovation and design firm, Homegirl. The mom-of-three is a top estate agent for New York City and the Hamptons-based real estate firms Douglas Elliman and The Eklund and Gomes Team, where she works alongside running her own business.
Erin's husband is an attorney and owner of Lichy Law. The couple shares three children together and live together in Tribeca.
5 Jenna Lyons
Probably the most famous of the new RHONY stars, Jenna Lyons is the former President and Executive Creative Director of J.Crew Group.
She is widely recognized as the creative force behind the American retailer's phenomenal rise from a floundering chain to one of the most coveted fashion brands in the country.
Jenna is now Co-Founder and CEO of the direct-to-consumer beauty brand, LoveSeen, and lives in New York City with her son Beckett.
4 Lizzy Savetsky
Lizzy Savetsky is a digital influencer, activist, mom of three, and is married to renowned plastic surgeon, Dr. Ira Savetsky
She started her influencer career with a blog called Excessories Expert, which focused on accessories. She eventually shifted her content to Instagram, posting about her move from Texas to New York as well as about fashion, traveling and parenting.
Originally from Fort Worth, Savetsky moved to New York City to attend college. Lizzy uses her social media platform to educate others on her deep-rooted beliefs and hosts an Instagram show, “Bashert,” where she helps Jewish singles find love.
3 Jessel Taank
Jessel Taank is a fashion publicist and brand consultant of British Indian descent. She's held positions in the PR divisions with Michael Kors, Karla Otto, and Unibail Rodamco Westfield. In October 2020, Taank co-founded the publicity firm The Right Now.
She met her husband, financier Pavit Randhawa, after they were introduced by a friend in a bar. The couple married in Mexico in 2014 and now have twin boys.
2 Brynn Whitfield
Brynn Whitfield is a brand marketing and communications professional. She serves as the PR lead for Assembly, a global e-commerce software and data platform, and as a freelance Marketing Communications Consultant. Whitfield is also an Advisory Board Member for SACRED Yoga.
When Whitfield is not in the office, she can often be found volunteering with God's Love We DeliverGod's and School on Wheels, Inc.
1 What About RHONY Legacy?
Don't worry, you may still be seeing your favorite New York housewives back on the big screen soon.
During a conversation at BravoCon 2022, Cohen spoke about the spin-off allowing true legacy cast members to shine, while a whole new group of New York housewives will continue on the RHONY series.
"I think that our plan is actually brilliant because we're allowing people to not only get an entirely new reboot of The Real Housewives of New York, where we're going to be telling new stories outside of this little postage stamp area on the Upper East Side from these women that we've been following for however many years," he says.
"But we're also going to be able to still be with the women that we love on whatever the legacy show is called," Cohen continues. "And so, I think it's the best of all possible worlds for RHONY fans."
For Legacy, he emphasized that the team wanted to "get it right" when it came to casting, keeping quiet on how may appear "I want this to succeed," he said. "It's too important to too many people."