BravoCon 2025: All The Tea Spilled At Las Vegas Fan Event Including New ‘Real Housewives’ Spinoff, ‘RHORI’ Cast Reveal & More

• Charlie Zakkour Returning To ‘Next Gen NYC’ Season 2

  Charlie Zakkour became a controversial figure among the Next Gen NYC cast and confirmed he will return for Season 2 of the Bravo series, which is currently filming.

  On the red carpet, he told Deadline that he is ready for any criticism that comes his way as he is featured on the show.

  “I have thick skin, I can take any criticism or judgment that the audience throws my way,” he said.

• ‘Reality Hot Seat’ Brings NFL’s ‘Sunday Night Football’ To Peacock Audience

  

• ‘Love Island USA’s Stars Make BravoCon Debut

  The winner of Love Island USA Season 7, Amaya Espinal, made her debut at BravoCon alongside co-stars Jeremiah Brown and Iris Kendall.

• ‘The Real Housewives: Ultimate Road Trip’ Will Celebrate 20 Years Of Housewives

  

• ‘The Real Housewives Of Rhode Island’ Cast Revealed

  

  RELATED: ‘The Real Housewives Of Rhode Island’ Cast Revealed In First Look Trailer — BravoCon

  Earlier this year, Bravo announced they were extending its Real Housewives franchise into Rhode Island, and BravoCon fans got a first glimpse of the new reality series. Although the cast was not present at the fan event, the names of the ladies were finally revealed and it included Dolores Catania of The Real Housewives of New Jersey, appearing as a friend.

  The premiere season cast of The Real Housewives of Rhode Island will follow — Alicia Carmody, Rosie DiMare, Ashley Iaconetti, Liz McGraw, Rulla Nehme Pontarelli, Kelsey Swanson, and Jo-Ellen Tiberi, as they navigate the highs and lows of Rhode Island’s close-knit social scene.

• ‘RHOM’s Alexia Nepola Is Not Checking Into Bravo’s ‘Love Hotel’ Anytime Soon

  On the red carpet for BravoCon, Alexia Nepola of The Real Housewives of Miami, said she would not want to participate in Bravo’s Love Hotel reality series. Nepolan is estranged from her husband but would not want to find love on a reality show.

  “Ay no, I’m not going to find love in the Love Hotel, unless there’s a hot Latino guy,” she said.

  Marysol Patton added, “Yeah, no, eso no es pa’ti [That is not for you].”

  Nepola then said, “No, I can’t do that. I can’t do that on TV. I can’t kiss a stranger. I’m good.”

• ‘Real Housewives Of Miami’ Stars Alexia Nepola & Marysol Patton Talk Adriana De Moura Friendship

  Real Housewives of Miami viewers know that Alexia Nepola and Marysol Patton have an on-and-off-again friendship with co-star Adriana de Moura. Although Nepola seems to want to move forward with De Moura, Patton doesn’t seem too keen on working things out.

  “I want to give her some credit because she apologized to Todd [her husband] for her lies,” Nepola said. “As far as that goes, I’m happy with that because she’s done a lot of things to hurt me. So it’s going to take a lot. Your actions speak louder than your words. We want to move forward with her.”

  Nepola noted that she was tired of the narrative that she and Patton are “mean girls,” according to De Moura.

  Patton said she was a “punching bag” to De Moura and said she was “not that open” to forgiving her.

• Kristen Kish On Competing In ‘The Traitors’ Season 4

  Top Chef’s Kristen Kish is one of the stars of The Traitors Season 4 and teased what it was like to return to competing on a show after hosting a culinary competition.

  “I had a really great time. I realized that I am incredibly competitive, and I really enjoy having and living through new experiences, even if it is a murder-mystery game. It was one of the most enjoyable experiences I’ve ever had,” she said.

• Leva Bonaparte On How ‘Southern Hospitality’ Broke Out Despite ‘Vanderpump Rules’ Comparisons

  Southern Hospitality’s Leva Bonaparte spoke with us about how the show broke out and became a hit despite initial comparisons to Vanderpump Rules.

  “I feel like everyone sort of felt like we were trying to take the place of Vanderpump [Rules],” she said. “Sometimes people were like, ‘Oh, everyone is hating,’ and I’m like, ‘They’re not hating. [Fans] love Vanderpump so much, and they think we’re going to take from that. We’re not. We’re different. We’re another show. We have our own magic. And I really think that made people not give it a chance.”

  She continued, “But now, people are like, ‘Oh my God. I just saw three seasons, and this is so good. How did I sleep on this?’”

• ‘Southern Hospitality’s Leva Bonaparte Has More Ideas For TV Shows

  Leva Bonaparte is one of the producers of Southern Hospitality, as all the drama takes place in her establishments in Charleston. Bonaparte has other businesses in the area and says she has more ideas for other shows that could potentially come to life in the future.

  “Innately, who we hire in our business is just good TV people without really trying — it’s the same kind of person,” she said.

• Shannon Beador and Heather Dubrow Meet At BravoCon

  Real Housewives of Orange County stars Heather Dubrow and Shannon Beador meet at BravoCon and embrace each other during fan event.

• Lisa Vanderpump On Producing Reality Show Around Vanderpump Hotel Opening

  Lisa Vanderpump is the producer behind Vanderpump Rules, which is set at her SUR restaurant. She is also a producer of Vanderpump Villa on Hulu, which follows her staff in Europe as they greet guests in her establishments.

  When the news dropped that she was opening a hotel in Vegas, it was only natural to think that it would make great TV, but that’s not something she’s ready to start just yet.

  “Let me just get it open,” Vanderpump said about being approached to document the opening of her hotel. “Reality does follow me around, but we’re not there yet.”

• Lisa Vanderpump On ‘Vanderpump Rules’ Reboot Cast

  There’s a new Vanderpump Rules cast, and Lisa Vanderpump teased how it was assembled.

  “Most of them work for me already,” she told Deadline. “I have a knack for having a lot of beautiful, young … I could say temperamental — in a way, that would be putting it nicely. And then I added a couple just to kind of ignite and get some fresh blood in there. If you put a group of people together and they work together and a couple of them have relationships, everyone has an opinion. You could’ve filmed Vanderpump Rules all year, every year. There’s always things happening, and that’s what we do.”

• Robyn Dixon And Her Almost ‘Reasonably Shady’ Moment With ‘RHOBH’s Erika Jayne

  Former Real Housewives of Potomac star Robyn Dixon on her Reasonably Shady moment with Real Housewives of Beverly Hills star Erika Jayne.

• ‘Summer House’s West Wilson & Jesse Solomon Reminds Us “It’s Sat” & Tell Us Which ‘Real Housewives’ They’ve Connect With

  West Wilson and Jesse Solomon remind us that “it’s Sat,” one of their iconic lines from Summer House.

  Wilson and Solomon love the stars of The Real Housewives of Salt Lake City.

• ‘Summer House’ Spinoff ‘In The City’ Gets First Three Stars Confirmed

  

• Vicki Gunvalson Accepts Andy Cohen’s Offer To Return To ‘The Real Housewives Of Orange County’

  

  RELATED: Vicki Gunvalson Returning To ‘The Real Housewives Of Orange County’ Season 20 Cast — BravoCon

  Vicki Gunvalson was surprised by Andy Cohen at BravoCon with an orange and offered her to return to The Real Housewives of Orange County as the franchise celebrates 20 years on-air.

  ”Vicki, would you join us as a housewife for Season 20?” Cohen asked Gunvalson on stage.

  Gunvalson got emotional when Cohen handed her the orange while she accepted her return to RHOC.

  Deadline understands that no deal has been finalized yet but the offer is now on the table to start negotiations.

• Jeff Lewis Sets Return To Bravo As He Is ‘Still Flipping Out’

  

  RELATED: Jeff Lewis Set For Bravo Return With ‘Still Flipping Out’ Series

  Flipping Out alum Jeff Lewis will be returning to Bravo with Still Flipping Out, a series which follows the outspoken personality as he “navigates the hilariously unpredictable nature of his professional and personal lives as his trademark spontaneity collides with the people who work with him, for him, and still somehow survive him. Jeff Lewis can still flip out when he wants to, and he calls that personal growth.”

• Kandi Burruss Accepts The Wifetime Achievement Award At The Bravos

  RELATED: Kandi Burruss Receives The Wifetime Achievement Award At The Bravos: “I Will Always Cherish My Time As A Housewife”

  Kandi Burrus received the Wifetime Achievement Award at BravoCon 2025. She was presented with the honor by former Real Housewives of Atlanta co-star Cynthia Bailey and her daughter Riley Burruss.

  “And to every woman I ever filmed RHOA with, I see some of y’all here tonight, the good, the bad, the shade, the laughs, the tears, we made history together,” Kandi said while holding back her tears. “Moments that will live forever. We created iconic television.”

• Andy Cohen “Close” On ‘RHONY’ Season 16 Cast

• Andy Cohen Calls ‘Real Housewives Of Rhode Island’ Cast “Great For TV”

  Andy Cohen gave us a little tease of what he thinks of the cast of The Real Housewives of Rhode Island.

  “It’s interesting that it’s one of the smallest states and it kind of feels like this insular community where everybody knows each other [and] you can’t get away with anything,” Cohen teased about the setting of RHORI. “It is the perfect spot for a Housewives. Plus it’s also so beautiful, it’s aspirational. It’s the Ocean state – it’s teeny. And the women are outrageously fun and great for TV.”

• Dorit Kemsley Teases “Tension” With Kyle Richards For ‘RHOBH’ Season 15

  Dorit Kemsley and Kyle Richards have not been on the best of terms on The Real Housewives of Beverly Hills and the “tension” will continue in Season 15.

• Lisa Barlow On ‘RHOSLC’ Co-Star Bronwyn Newport

  Things between Real Housewives of Salt Lake City co-stars Lisa Barlow and Bronwyn Newport don’t seem to be getting better.

  During BravoCon, Barlow gave us an epic read directed at Newport, saying, “Why would you throw stones at my glass house when your glass house has really dirty windows?”

• Bronwyn Newport Fires Back At ‘RHOSLC’ Co-Star Lisa Barlow

  Bronwyn Newport had another epic read on Real Housewives of Salt Lake City co-star Lisa Barlow and their friendship doesn’t seem like it will recover.

  “I think I just know who she is and it’s probably not going to work for me at this point. But she seems like she has a lot of issues with me and God bless her. I hope she recovers from that soon,” Newport said.

• Meredith Marks Teases ‘RHOSLC’ Season 6 Reunion

  Meredith Marks is ready to defend herself at the Real Housewives of Salt Lake City Season 6 reunion.

  “I have receipts, proof — videos as well. We’ll see if it goes there,” Marks told us at BravoCon.

• Melissa Gorga Is “Ready To Move On” With Teresa Giudice

  Melissa Gorga revealed that she is “ready to move on” with her sister-in-law and Real Housewives of New Jersey co-star Teresa Giudice.

  “It feels like everyone’s exhausted and ready to move on,” she told Deadline.

• Ciara Miller & Amanda Batula Tease What It Was Like Filming ‘Summer House’ Without Paige De Sorbo

• Andy Cohen Embraces Teddi Mellencamp & Kyle Richards At BravoCon 2025

• ‘RHONY’ Legacy Stars Sonja Morgan & Luann De Lesseps On Fans Manifesting Their Return To ‘Real Housewives’

• Las Culturitas Culture Awards Returning To Bravo In 2026

  RELATED: Las Culturistas Culture Awards Set Bravo Return In 2026 With Bowen Yang & Matt Rogers As Hosts

  “We are beside ourselves with joy, excitement and more that The Culture Awards will be back on Bravo and Peacock in 2026!” said Matt Rogers and Bowen Yang. “This is officially a front runner in the category of Best Decision Ever Made, though it faces stiff competition from ‘Meryl Streep decides to try acting’ and ‘dumping that loser!!!’ We’ll see you soon! No Addison Rae song is safe.”

• ‘RHOP’ Season 10 Midseason Trailer With Update From Wendy Osefo Following Arrest

  

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• ‘The Valley: Persian Style’: First Look Trailer Revealed

  

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