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The Real Housewives of New York City<\/i><\/a> star <\/span>Jenna Lyons<\/a> is wearing a ring on <\/span>that<\/span><\/em> finger, but she’s not ready to say if she’s engaged or not.\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n The 55-year-old has been romantically linked with photographer Cass Bird for nearly a year, confirming their relationship publicly in an interview with <\/span>The New York Times<\/i> <\/a>in June 2023 with Lyons admitting to having “a massive crush” on Bird.\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n However, it wasn’t until a recent appearance on <\/span>NBC News Daily<\/span><\/em> anchor Kate Snow’s online series,<\/span> <\/span><\/i>The Drink With Kate Snow<\/i><\/a>, that Lyons hinted at a significant milestone in their journey together.<\/span><\/p>\n During the conversation, Lyons coyly teased about her blossoming love life, affirming that she is “happily” involved with someone. While she remained tight-lipped about the identity of her partner during season 14 of <\/span>RHONY<\/span><\/i>, she assured Snow that the unnamed individual discussed in the show is not her current flame, Bird.<\/span><\/p>\n Although Bird won’t be gracing the screen in the upcoming 15th season, Lyons revealed that her partner will be referenced throughout the episodes. “She’s not on the show,” Lyons clarified, “but I talk about her. I’m open about that. Yes, for sure.”<\/span><\/p>\n Lyons then added, “I don\u2019t want to make her part of the conversation. But I mean, it is hard to ignore the thing on my finger.”<\/span><\/p>\n Lyons couldn’t resist flaunting a sparkling ring during the interview. When Snow probed about a possible engagement, Lyons playfully deflected but hinted at a future walk down the aisle.<\/span><\/p>\n Engagement rumors initially ignited in September 2023 when Lyons shared a captivating black-and-white photo featuring the couple, prompting fans to flood the comments section with congratulations. Subsequent posts featuring Bird further fueled speculation, especially when Lyons showcased a tattoo session seemingly in celebration of her birthday.<\/span><\/p>\n In March<\/a>, it was confirmed that Lyons and all of her season 14 castmates — including <\/span>Sai De Silva<\/a>, <\/span>Ubah Hassan<\/a>, <\/span>Erin Lichy<\/a>, <\/span>Jessel Taank<\/a> and <\/span>Brynn Whitfield<\/a> — are in for season 15.\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n However, the former J. Crew beauty executive had some non-negotiable demands that needed to be met before she agreed to return.<\/span><\/p>\n \u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n Rumors <\/span>started swirling <\/a>about whether Lyons would return to <\/span>RHONY<\/span><\/i> after she skipped out on BravoCon 2023. When ET asked her about missing the event, she simply said she “had some things to do.”<\/span><\/p>\n “I had an event and I had some other things that I had to do that were personal,” she shared in November, just after BravoCon.\u00a0 “…It didn’t work out.”<\/span><\/p>\n