'Real Housewives' has filmed in RI before. Do you remember their 2020 romp in Newport?
On May 7, the network teased four new shows in a cheeky X post. "IT'S. ALL. HAPPENING," read an Instagram caption from the NBCUniversal-owned cable network.
"Set against the shores of the Ocean State, 'The Real Housewives' franchise expands into the world of a tight-knit circle of Rhode Islanders who have deep community roots and families that go back generations," the official description said.
However, did you know that the "Real Housewives" have actually been in Rhode Island before?
"The Real Housewives of New York City" had a big blow-out in one of Rhode Island's most glamorous cities.
Here's a flashback to when the "The Real Housewives" were in the Ocean State.
In season 12, episode nine of "Real Housewives of New York City," the girls decide to go on a planned trip to Newport, Rhode Island.
"Newport is like a very shi shi place," show mainstay Ramona Singer said. "Great shops, great oysters, great restaurants, a lot of atmosphere."
Singer later said that Newport is akin to a miniature Southampton, New York.
The main cast stayed at the famous Castle Hill Inn.
"Look at the ocean," Luann de Lesseps said, marveling at the view from her inn suite.
They also went to Bannister's Wharf and visited the store tyler böe, 33 Bannister's Wharf #3009.
While the cast thought of Newport as a "shi shi" place, the episode was messy with some cast members wondering if they would be "thrown out of Rhode Island" for inappropriate behavior. They cast also had a fight between two of the stars over alcohol consumption.
Jay Stahl and Paul Edward Parker contributed to the reporting of this story.
Rin Velasco is a trending reporter. She can be reached at rvelasco@gannett.com
This article originally appeared on The Providence Journal: 'Real Housewives' has filmed in RI before. Here's what they thought
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