Brynn Whitfield’s “Real Housewives of New York City” castmates aren’t exactly sad to see her leave the show, a source exclusively tells Page Six.
“The cast has largely distanced themselves from Brynn, and it was a relief for all of the ladies to hear that she will not be returning,” the insider says.
“Whether or not any of the girls get to hang on to their apples, they’re elated that Brynn has dropped hers. Honestly, they’d be scared to film with her again after the mess she made last season.”
Reps for Bravo and Whitfield did not immediately respond to Page Six’s requests for comment.
On Monday, Whitfield announced on her Instagram Story that she was “[walking] away from reality TV” after two seasons on the Bravo show.
“Last week, Hoppy — the dating app I co-founded and proudly serve as Chief Marketing Officer — hit a massive download milestone,” Whitfield continued in her statement.
“I can’t even put into words how surreal it feels. All I want to do now is pour every ounce of energy into building Hoppy into the #1 dating app in the world.”
The TV personality, 39, noted that her time on the show will “always be one of the most fun, chaotic, and magical chapters of my life.”
She added, “It was the honor of a lifetime to help reboot such an iconic franchise. From day one, I’ve believed ‘RHONY’ is a fan’s show — we’re just temporary custodians of something that truly belongs to the viewers.”
Whitfield starred on the rebooted series, which premiered in 2023, alongside Jenna Lyons, Sai De Silva, Ubah Hassan, Erin Lichy and Jessel Taank.
Her announcement came after the show’s explosive Season 15 finale in January, which ended in a rift between Whitfield and her co-stars after she accused Hassan, 41, of calling her a “whore” despite knowing she’s a survivor of sexual assault.
Whitfield claimed she told Hassan she had been “raped and [was] still dealing with” trauma prior to BravoCon in November 2023.
After Taank, 45, confronted Hassan about the situation, the Ubah Hot CEO adamantly denied having any knowledge of Whitfield’s traumatic past.
The accusation led to a heated on-camera exchange between Whitfield and Hassan.
In the end, it was believed by members of the cast that Whitfield lied about her exchange with Hassan.
In May, Page Six exclusively reported that Bravo was pulling the show off the air for the foreseeable future.
However, we were told network executives still have “hopes” to reconfigure the franchise.
Andy Cohen later confirmed the casting process was ”heavily underway” — revealing producers had already “met with 10 potential new” Housewives.
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