Who are the 'Real Housewives of Rhode Island'? Instagram offers speculative cast list.

Yahoo

12-05-2025

While the official announcement that Bravo ordered the new show "The Real Housewives of Rhode Island" came on May 7, for months, a social media account has been speculating – or planting clues – about who might be cast.
A spokesperson for Bravo declined to formally confirm cast members of The Providence Journal, but an Instagram account with the handle "The Real Housewives of Rhode Island" has been teasing information about potential cast members since December.
The posts have included pictures of the homes of some of the speculative cast members. A typical "Real Housewives" show has five to nine cast members.
So far, the Instagram account has teased six couples and seven houses for the show. Based on those teasers, here's who could be on the show.
A separate Instagram and Twitter account known for posting reality television news also posted a potential cast list, that matched "The Real Housewives of Rhode Island" account with some additional names.
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The Instagram account posted this about a North Kingstown home: "Seven minute drive from Mount View Beach lies an adorable three car garage. One bedroom, one bathroom and one amazing walk-in closet! Home to a fabulous housewife who is serenaded by her husband, a professional Frank Sinatra impersonator"
Later, a post named Rosie and her husband, Rich, from North Kingstown.
Rosie Woods DiMare is married to professional Frank Sinatra impersonator Rich Dimare. She's a former television news reporter and anchor, as well as DJ and emcee. She posted in November 2024 about buying a house that looks just like the one the account teased.
In one of the house teases, the Instagram site dropped the clues that housewife "is expected to stand by her husband, a former professional athlete, while he faces charges for allegedly assaulting an 82 year old man at Planet Fitness."
And later the account named Monique and Patrick, who are most likely Monique and Patrick Pass.
Patrick Pass, who lives in North Providence, was arrested in September 2024 for allegations of shoving an 82-year-old man to the floor at Planet Fitness. He played seven seasons with the New England Patriots, winning three Super Bowl titles. That case is still traveling through the courts.
Another speculative cast member of "Real Housewives of Rhode Island" is Elizabeth McGraw.
The Instagram account teased a Cranston house with the clues "This waterfront dream house is what we call the golden tuna! Married to a cannabis king and sports fisherman, this SMOKEshow is one hell of a catch."
Later, they introduced the couple Elizabeth and Gerard.
Elizabeth McGraw is married to Gerald McGraw, the president of Thomas C. Slater Compassion Center, a medical and recreation cannabis business in Rhode Island. He also runs a sport fishing business out of Newport and Florida.
Next up on the speculative list: Rulla Nehme Pontarelli, a financial planner married to podiatrist Brian F. Pontarelli.
The account posted "Rulla from Lincoln" and her husband, Brian, in January.
In sharing the Lincoln house, the Instagram account teased "Here lives the Queen Bee Boss Lady! Her husband is a Podiatric Surgeon and waits on her hand and FOOT."
When posting about the Cranston house, the Instagram account said the potential housewife who lives there "is a cool and sculpted beauty! Her husband is a HIGH performing mortgage lender who is top four on his team."
Later, they posted "Say hi to Joellen from Cranston" as well as her husband, Gary.
Gary Tiberi is a mortgage loan officer with Mortgage Movement, out of Providence, married to Jo-Ellen Tiberi.
Another couple the account posted was Alicia and Bill from Providence.
In post about the Providence house, the clue was "this ranch built in 1960 is located on the East Side of Providence, the city's most prestigious neighborhood! It is home to Rhode Island's first Housewife! She is the fiancé to a highly educated Democratic small business owner."
Carmody is engaged to Bill Kitsilis, who owns Angelo's Palace Pizza in Cumberland, and Antonio's Pizza by the Slice in Pawtucket in addition to recently opening Pizza Mamma in Cranston.
A list posted by the reality television blogger account Dorinda Deadly, that describes itself as "the ultimate fusion of US and UK Reality TV and Pop Culture," has eight names of Rhode Islanders it expects to be in the cast. They are include the five mentioned above as well as Brianna LaTorre, Stephania Costa and Kelsey Swanson.
Swanson in particular is heavily speculated to be on the show as one of the house teasers included a reference to a former Miss Rhode Island, a title she held in 2017.
This article originally appeared on The Providence Journal: Real Housewives of Rhode Island cast: Meet possible cast members