Instead of going through with the initial idea of creating two different New York installments (a la the California additions of OC and Beverly Hills), Bravo has decided to cast some of the RHONY legacy cast on the fifth season of Ultimate Girls Trip.
via: Deadline
Peacock announced that Season 5 of the all-stars cast includes Kelly Killoren Bensimon, Luann de Lesseps, Dorinda Medley, Sonja Morgan, Ramona Singer and Kristen Taekman. Going back to Season 5 of RHONY, the housewives will be jetting off to Saint Barthélemy and returning to the infamous house on Saline Beach.
RHONY: Legacy was originally planned as a standalone spinoff when Bravo announced they were rebooting the NYC franchise with a whole new cast. Earlier this year, the “Legacy” spinoff came to a halt when reports suggested the cast didn’t reach a contract agreement.
Singer joining the cast of RHUGT is noteworthy as she had announced back in November she would not take part in it. Singer is the longest-running RHONY star in the franchise having been on the show for all of its first 13 seasons.
De Lesseps has also been in the cast since the beginning but took a step back in Season 6. Morgan became a housewife starting in Season 3 all the way up until Season 13. Medley infamously was “put on pause” after Season 12 after being on the show since Season 7.
Bensimon joined the RHONY cast in Season 2 and made it through Season 4 while Taekman was a housewife for seasons six and seven.
The format of The Real Housewives of Ultimate Girls Trip famously reunites housewives from across franchises on a cast trip for a unique experience where no topic is off limits.
I wonder will season five be a one-off with the RHONY: Legacy ladies, or will this be a soft reboot to see how the ladies interact?
If all goes well regarding the ratings and online interaction from the fans I wonder if they will end up creating a series where the ladies go away on vacation every season. It also would have been nice to see Bethenny come back to the franchise, but at this point she feels she's above doing this kind of TV.
As for my predictions regarding Kim Zolciak joining UGT5 since she's in serious debt, there's always season 6.
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