The OG Real Housewives of New York City stars are ready for their second act — and, yes, there will be fighting involved.
Fans got a first look at Dorinda Medley, Luann de Lesseps, Ramona Singer, Sonja Morgan and Kelly Bensimon in the debut Golden Life teaser, released by E! on Monday, May 4. While the reality stars moved to Florida for a more “zen” life, it seems they still have that New York spark.
The trailer showed the women writing a letter to their comrades in Manhattan, explaining how things have changed over the past few years.
“We’ve been mostly keeping quiet,” Dorinda, 61, said. “Things here move at a slower tempo.”
Sonja, 62, added, “We don’t stir things up anymore.”
Both statements appeared to be wildly untrue, as the clip teased what’s to come.
“Do not call me names,” Kelly, 58, could be heard telling Sonja at one point in the teaser. Sonja hit back, adding, “I need to get a mocktail, and in the meantime, shut up!”
Ramona, 69, also did not give up her “turtle time” — and neither did the other cast members. “Why are you lying?” she could be heard yelling repeatedly at Luann, 60, as the trailer continued.
“I went to burp and I threw up a little,” Sonja told Luann. “Do you smell it on my breath?”
Several familiar faces from The Real Housewives of New York will be reuniting for The Golden Life. E! confirmed in February 2026 that the network would be moving forward with the series, which features RHONY alums including Luann de Lesseps, Ramona Singer, Kelly Bensimon and Sonja Morgan now living in Palm Beach, Florida. “Bound by […]
Ramona also told viewers that “it’s been great meeting people our own age” before Sonja was shown talking to a much younger man.
“I can’t do 22 again; it’s exhausting. I had to teach him everything he knows,” Sonja said. “Like I don’t get on top.”
Luann made it clear to viewers that she’s living her “best life” in Florida. It appears the other women are too.
“Consider this your invitation,” they all said, concluding the trailer. While a release date was not revealed, the show is set to premiere on E! in the fall.
News broke in February that some of the OG RHONY women would be returning to TV for the Golden Life. Jill Zarin was initially set to join the cast, but she was fired shortly after the casting announcement due to her comments regarding Bad Bunny’s Super Bowl LX halftime show.
“I don’t speak Spanish. I would’ve liked to have known the words he was saying. To me, it looked like a political statement because there were literally no white people in the entire thing. I’m not taking a side, one way or the other,” she said, in part, in a video that has since been deleted. “I think it was an ICE thing. I think that the NFL sold out, and it’s very sad.”
Days later, producers confirmed to Us Weekly that Jill would no longer be involved with the show.
“They didn’t even give me a chance,” Jill told In Touch on February 10 about the firing. “I took it down right away. People make mistakes. I’m human.”
