The cast of The Real Housewives of New York City’s reboot has been announced, and it includes gay businesswoman Jenna Lyons, the former president of J.
Crew, now an interior designer.The announcement came during a taping of Watch What Happens Live With Andy Cohen Sunday night at BravoCon in New York City, Variety reports.
The cast members walked out onto the stage, surprising attendees. Cohen is executive producer of the show.Besides Lyons, the cast includes Sai De Silva, Ubah Hassan, Erin Lichy, Lizzy Savetsky, Jessel Taank, and Brynn Whitfield.
Taank will be the first Indian-American on the Housewives franchise, according to Variety.GLAAD praised the casting of Lyons. “Bravo has a long history of casting interesting, entertaining, and dynamic LGBTQ people in their highly popular programming, and it’s exciting to see Jenna Lyons, a highly successful woman in business and a member of the LGBTQ community, join the newly rebooted The Real Housewives of New York City, which is one of the network’s most beloved series,” said a statement from Anthony Allen Ramos, GLAAD’s vice president of communications and talent.