Jenna Lyons Talks Filming for New RHONY

Everything happens for a reason, including Jenna Lyons' Real Housewives of New York City casting.

The manner decorator is among the world series' new play 14 cast, on with Bravo newbies Sai De Silva, Ubah Hassan, Erin Dana Lichy, Jessel Taank and Brynn Whitfield. But according to the star, she ne'er planned connected becoming a Housewife until she was asked astir the RHONY reboot successful an interview.

"I was connected a podcast, and idiosyncratic mentioned if I knew that determination was gonna beryllium a reboot and I didn't," she exclusively told E! News correspondent Carolina Bermudez astatine the American Natural History Museum's 2022 Gala successful NYC connected Dec. 1. "And they were like, 'Would you ever bash it?' And I was like, 'Sure.'"

But it was what happened aft the interrogation that enactment the cherry connected apical of her Bravo dreams. "They did a small mock-up of maine with Photoshop," the 54-year-old shared. "And I, each of a sudden, was like, 'Okay, maybe. Why not?' And it benignant of happened by accident."

"It's truthful antithetic than what I expected," she continued, "which I deliberation is simply a bully thing."

As for whether RHONY executive shaper Andy Cohen has a favourite among the series' caller lineup of ladies? "There hasn't been immoderate interaction, truthful we're astatine the beginning," Jenna revealed, earlier adding, "But, I stake it'd beryllium me."

Hear Jenna chat astir her 2022 vacation plans successful the afloat clip above.

Catch up connected past seasons of The Real Housewives of New York City streaming present connected Peacock.

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