RHONY’s Luann de Lesseps Is ‘Really Happy’ About 2-Show Split: ‘I Did Not See That Coming’

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Sign her up! Luann de Lesseps was as shocked as anyone that The Real Housewives of New York City is becoming two shows, but she’s ready to hold an apple again if Andy Cohen will let her.“I found out literally almost at the same time as [fans] did,” the Bravo personality, 56, exclusively told Us Weekly on Wednesday, March 30, while promoting her collaboration with the “Oh Marilyn” NFT Project. “[Andy and I] had a scheduled call, and then it broke right after.”Earlier this month, the Bravo exec, 53, announced the news that RHONY will be split into two different shows going forward.

There will be a reboot of the original RHONY franchise featuring a new cast, as well as a spinoff show that production is currently calling RHONY: Legacy.

That series will focus on women who have appeared in previous seasons of the show, but no cast members have been confirmed yet.Luann, for her part, said she felt “utter surprise” when she heard the news. “I did not see that coming, but after learning about it, I was really happy about it,” she told Us. “I’m thrilled about them bringing back the OG cast, because you can’t fit a square peg into a round hole.

I say that because sometimes you bring new girls on and they don’t really fit in into your group, and I think it feels awkward.”Season 13 of RHONY, which aired last year, introduced new cast member Eboni K.