{"id":172574,"date":"2025-06-04T21:57:01","date_gmt":"2025-06-04T21:57:01","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/entertainment.runfyers.com\/index.php\/2025\/06\/04\/rhonj-casting-andy-cohen-confirms-progress-on-season-15\/"},"modified":"2025-06-04T21:57:01","modified_gmt":"2025-06-04T21:57:01","slug":"rhonj-casting-andy-cohen-confirms-progress-on-season-15","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/entertainment.runfyers.com\/index.php\/2025\/06\/04\/rhonj-casting-andy-cohen-confirms-progress-on-season-15\/","title":{"rendered":"RHONJ Casting: Andy Cohen Confirms Progress on Season 15"},"content":{"rendered":"<p> <br \/>\n<\/p>\n<div>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.usmagazine.com\/celebrities\/andy-cohen\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"><strong>Andy Cohen<\/strong><\/a> is here to reassure fans that <a href=\"https:\/\/www.usmagazine.com\/shows\/the-real-housewives-of-new-jersey\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"><em>The Real Housewives of New Jersey<\/em><\/a> is moving forward as it prepares for a 15th season.<\/p>\n<p>Cohen, 57, appeared on the Tuesday, June 3, episode of <em>The View<\/em> where he addressed the future of the show amid the <a href=\"https:\/\/www.usmagazine.com\/entertainment\/news\/melissa-gorga-reacts-to-teresa-giudice-saying-youre-welcome-after-she-launched-sprinkle-cookie-brand\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">ongoing strife<\/a> between cast members <strong>Teresa Giudice<\/strong> and <strong>Melissa Gorga<\/strong>.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cIt was really on a deep pause and we are actively there casting and looking at the future of what that will be,\u201d Cohen said, adding, \u201cIt\u2019s a great franchise, and we love it. I just have to reiterate that.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>With Teresa, 53, and Melissa, 46, refusing to shoot together, the future of <em>RHONJ<\/em> was left in doubt. Season 14 did not have a traditional reunion for the first time in the series\u2019 history as the cast watched and commented on the finale in separate rooms and Cohen himself said it felt like a series finale.<\/p>\n<div class=\"link-related article link-related__with-thumb\">\n\t\t\t<a class=\"article__thumbnail related-ab-test\" href=\"https:\/\/www.usmagazine.com\/entertainment\/news\/andy-cohen-agrees-there-should-be-a-major-rhonj-shakeup\/\" target=\"\" data-source=\"01\" rel=\"noopener\"><\/p>\n<figure class=\"article__figure\">\n<div style=\"padding-bottom:56.25%;\" class=\"ratio-based-placeholder\"><\/div>\n<\/figure>\n<p>\t\t<\/a><\/p>\n<div class=\"article__content\">\n<h3 class=\"article__title\">\n\t\t\t<a class=\"article__title-link related-ab-test\" href=\"https:\/\/www.usmagazine.com\/entertainment\/news\/andy-cohen-agrees-there-should-be-a-major-rhonj-shakeup\/\" target=\"\" data-source=\"01\" rel=\"noopener\"><br \/>\n    <span class=\"related-badge\">Related: <\/span><span class=\"related-title\">Andy Cohen Agrees There Should Be a Major \u2018RHONJ\u2019 Shakeup<\/span><\/a><br \/>\n\t\t<\/h3>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<p>\n\t\t\tAndy Cohen is game for a Real Housewives of New Jersey shakeup. During the Monday, July 15, episode of SiriusXM\u2019s \u201cAndy Cohen Live,\u201d a fan called in to ask Cohen, 56, whether it was time to \u201crebrand\u201d the Bravo show. \u201cYes,\u201d Cohen simply replied. The fan noted that it\u2019s \u201ctime to do what happened with [\u2026]\t\t<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<p><em>RHONJ<\/em> was also conspicuously left out of Bravo\u2019s renewal announcements in May. Teresa told <em>Us Weekly<\/em> exclusively in March that it was <a href=\"https:\/\/www.usmagazine.com\/entertainment\/news\/teresa-calls-rhonj-break-relaxing-dolores-compares-it-to-a-breakup\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">\u201crelaxing\u201d to take a break<\/a> from the show. Her castmate, <strong>Dolores Catania<\/strong>, took a different viewpoint.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cAt least [when you\u2019re filming] you\u2019re running on the adrenaline of what you have to do and what\u2019s expected of you,\u201d Dolores, 54, told <em>Us<\/em>. \u201cAnd then all of a sudden it\u2019s like, \u2018Wait, it\u2019s been a while now since I\u2019ve done that.\u2019 And then it\u2019s, like, you go through a little thing \u2014 almost like a breakup.\u201d<\/p>\n<figure class=\"wp-caption \">\n<div class=\"ratio-based-placeholder\" style=\"padding-bottom:66.7%;\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone size-large credit-added wp-image-4003273\" src=\"https:\/\/www.usmagazine.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/06\/TCDREHO_VO123Andy-Cohen-Confirms-RHONJ-Is-Actively-Casting-Amid-Deep-Pause.jpg?w=1000&amp;quality=86&amp;strip=all\" alt=\"Andy Cohen Confirms RHONJ Is Actively Casting Amid Deep Pause\" width=\"1000\" height=\"667\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.usmagazine.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/06\/TCDREHO_VO123Andy-Cohen-Confirms-RHONJ-Is-Actively-Casting-Amid-Deep-Pause.jpg?w=100&amp;quality=86&amp;strip=all 100w, https:\/\/www.usmagazine.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/06\/TCDREHO_VO123Andy-Cohen-Confirms-RHONJ-Is-Actively-Casting-Amid-Deep-Pause.jpg?w=200&amp;quality=86&amp;strip=all 200w, https:\/\/www.usmagazine.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/06\/TCDREHO_VO123Andy-Cohen-Confirms-RHONJ-Is-Actively-Casting-Amid-Deep-Pause.jpg?w=300&amp;quality=86&amp;strip=all 300w, https:\/\/www.usmagazine.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/06\/TCDREHO_VO123Andy-Cohen-Confirms-RHONJ-Is-Actively-Casting-Amid-Deep-Pause.jpg?w=400&amp;quality=86&amp;strip=all 400w, https:\/\/www.usmagazine.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/06\/TCDREHO_VO123Andy-Cohen-Confirms-RHONJ-Is-Actively-Casting-Amid-Deep-Pause.jpg?w=500&amp;quality=86&amp;strip=all 500w, https:\/\/www.usmagazine.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/06\/TCDREHO_VO123Andy-Cohen-Confirms-RHONJ-Is-Actively-Casting-Amid-Deep-Pause.jpg?w=600&amp;quality=86&amp;strip=all 600w, https:\/\/www.usmagazine.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/06\/TCDREHO_VO123Andy-Cohen-Confirms-RHONJ-Is-Actively-Casting-Amid-Deep-Pause.jpg?w=700&amp;quality=86&amp;strip=all 700w, https:\/\/www.usmagazine.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/06\/TCDREHO_VO123Andy-Cohen-Confirms-RHONJ-Is-Actively-Casting-Amid-Deep-Pause.jpg?w=800&amp;quality=86&amp;strip=all 800w, https:\/\/www.usmagazine.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/06\/TCDREHO_VO123Andy-Cohen-Confirms-RHONJ-Is-Actively-Casting-Amid-Deep-Pause.jpg?w=900&amp;quality=86&amp;strip=all 900w, https:\/\/www.usmagazine.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/06\/TCDREHO_VO123Andy-Cohen-Confirms-RHONJ-Is-Actively-Casting-Amid-Deep-Pause.jpg?w=1000&amp;quality=86&amp;strip=all 1000w, https:\/\/www.usmagazine.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/06\/TCDREHO_VO123Andy-Cohen-Confirms-RHONJ-Is-Actively-Casting-Amid-Deep-Pause.jpg?w=1200&amp;quality=86&amp;strip=all 1200w, https:\/\/www.usmagazine.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/06\/TCDREHO_VO123Andy-Cohen-Confirms-RHONJ-Is-Actively-Casting-Amid-Deep-Pause.jpg?w=1400&amp;quality=86&amp;strip=all 1400w, https:\/\/www.usmagazine.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/06\/TCDREHO_VO123Andy-Cohen-Confirms-RHONJ-Is-Actively-Casting-Amid-Deep-Pause.jpg?w=1600&amp;quality=86&amp;strip=all 1600w, https:\/\/www.usmagazine.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/06\/TCDREHO_VO123Andy-Cohen-Confirms-RHONJ-Is-Actively-Casting-Amid-Deep-Pause.jpg?w=1800&amp;quality=86&amp;strip=all 1800w, https:\/\/www.usmagazine.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/06\/TCDREHO_VO123Andy-Cohen-Confirms-RHONJ-Is-Actively-Casting-Amid-Deep-Pause.jpg?w=1920&amp;quality=86&amp;strip=all 1920w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 680px) calc(100vw - 6em), (max-width: 1000px) 80vw, 1000px\"\/><\/div><figcaption class=\"wp-caption-text\"><span class=\"credit\">Eugene Golgursky \/ \u00a9Bravo \/ Courtesy Everett Collection<\/span><\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<p>Cohen also shed some light on the future of <em>The Real Housewives of New York City<\/em>, confirming that season 16 will welcome some new faces.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cWe are between seasons, where we typically do a little casting, which is what\u2019s happening now, and we\u2019re very close,\u201d he said.<\/p>\n<div class=\"link-related article link-related__with-thumb\">\n\t\t\t<a class=\"article__thumbnail related-ab-test\" href=\"https:\/\/www.usmagazine.com\/entertainment\/news\/is-dolores-catania-joining-the-real-housewives-of-rhode-island\/\" target=\"\" data-source=\"01\" rel=\"noopener\"><\/p>\n<figure class=\"article__figure\">\n<div style=\"padding-bottom:56.25%;\" class=\"ratio-based-placeholder\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/www.usmagazine.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/05\/Is-Dolores-Catania-Joining-RHORI.jpg?crop=0px%2C0px%2C2000px%2C1131px&amp;resize=400%2C225&amp;quality=55&amp;strip=all\" srcset=\"\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 480px) 400px, (max-width: 770px) calc(100vw - 6em), 200px\" alt=\"Is Dolores Catania Joining RHORI\" width=\"400\" height=\"225\" data-fallback-img=\"\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/05\/Is-Dolores-Catania-Joining-RHORI.jpg?quality=47&amp;strip=all\"\/><\/div>\n<\/figure>\n<p>\t\t<\/a><\/p>\n<div class=\"article__content\">\n<h3 class=\"article__title\">\n\t\t\t<a class=\"article__title-link related-ab-test\" href=\"https:\/\/www.usmagazine.com\/entertainment\/news\/is-dolores-catania-joining-the-real-housewives-of-rhode-island\/\" target=\"\" data-source=\"01\" rel=\"noopener\"><br \/>\n    <span class=\"related-badge\">Related: <\/span><span class=\"related-title\">Andy Cohen Addresses Rumors About Dolores Catania on the New &#8216;RHORI&#8217;<\/span><\/a><br \/>\n\t\t<\/h3>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<p>\n\t\t\tUPDATE, 5\/29\/25 at 2:56 p.m. ET: Andy Cohen has no update on Dolores Catania\u2019s possible involvement in The Real Housewives of Rhode Island despite what the rumor mill is saying. \u201cYou know what, we haven\u2019t even started shooting yet,\u201d Cohen, 56, told Us Weekly exclusively at Hoda Kotb\u2019s Joy 101 red carpet event on Wednesday, [\u2026]\t\t<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<p>While fans wait for <em>RHONJ<\/em> and <em>RHONY<\/em> to return, <a href=\"https:\/\/www.usmagazine.com\/entertainment\/news\/is-dolores-catania-joining-the-real-housewives-of-rhode-island\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">fans might see Dolores<\/a>, 54, pop up on the <em>Housewives<\/em> franchise\u2019s newest edition, <em>Real Housewives of Rhode Island<\/em>.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cDolores may be appearing on <em>The Real Housewives of Rhode Island<\/em>, but not necessarily in a friend or full-time capacity,\u201d an insider told <em>Us<\/em> in May. \u201cShe has authentic roots there, and the idea is she would set a tone but not as an official cast member.\u201d<\/p>\n<div id=\"news-block\">\n<div class=\"newsletter-form  \">\n<div class=\"newsletter-signup__success\" aria-live=\"polite\">\n<h3>Thank You!<\/h3>\n<p>You have successfully subscribed.<\/p>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<\/div><\/div>\n<p>Cohen also hyped up the <em>RHORI<\/em>, telling viewers that the cast is \u201chilarious.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>\u201cI don\u2019t think a lot of people realize what a very Italian community in Rhode Island,\u201d he said. \u201cAnd you know what? You don\u2019t mess with folks from Rhode-y.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>\u201cWe have found a very Italian group. They\u2019re hilarious, and they\u2019ve got big families, and so I\u2019m really excited to introduce everybody,\u201d he added.<\/p>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<p><br \/>\n<br \/><a href=\"https:\/\/www.usmagazine.com\/entertainment\/news\/rhonj-casting-andy-cohen-confirms-progress-on-season-15\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Source link <\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Andy Cohen is here to reassure fans that The Real Housewives of New Jersey is moving forward as it prepares for a 15th season. 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