'RHONY' Newbies Erin, Jessel & Brynn Shut Down Fan Concerns About Reboot: 'We Had High Standards' (Exclusive)

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aired, the show is back for season 14 with an all-new cast ready to show off sides of the city the OG franchise stars never even visited. «I think this franchise is so beloved,» new star Jessel Taank remarks to ET, sitting down beside co-stars Erin Lichy and Brynn Whitfield. «Thirteen years of fans investing in these women, it's a long time and so, I get sort of that initial, like, 'Oh my gosh!

Shock, horror! A completely new cast?!' But, look: I'm 100 percent certain that they're gonna fall in love with us.»«It’s so current, it’s so, sort of, of the moment,» the fashion publicist, who is the first Indian 'Wife in the franchise, continues. «We're so new and fresh and we're bringing energy and conversation that, honestly, has not been seen before.»«One thing I'll say is, we wouldn't get a lot of episodes if it wasn't good,» Erin, a realtor and interior designer, quips, though it's not yet publicly known how many episodes will air.

All three ladies were fans of the franchise before joining it themselves, so they know what fans — even those very vocal ones on social media — expect out of . «The bar was there,» Brynn notes, «and we were very excited at the opportunity to hop over it.» Bravo opted to sunset the season 13 cast, many of whom had been with the show for more than a decade, after a low-rated 13th season, hampered by COVID and casting struggles; finding new women to mesh with the established ensemble seemingly proved too difficult.

Originally, it was announced some of those familiar faces would continue on in a sister series, , but that show is now on indefinite «pause,» reportedly due to contract negotiations.